Sam Brownback MyOcracy topics and responses

Criminal Justice

Support for the construction of prisons or detention centers

• 1999-11-10: Voted YES on increasing penalties for drug offenses

  Increase the number of local prosecutors

• 1995-02-08: Voted YES on making federal death penalty appeals harder

Civil Rights

Support marriage rights between a man and a woman only

• 2010-11-02: Defend traditional marriage
• 2010-08-11: Supports Amendment to prevent same sex marriage
• 2008-06-25: Amend Constitution to define traditional marriage
• 2007-09-17: Carried amendment defining marriage to Senate floor
• 2007-09-17: Fight against hate crimes legislation
• 2007-02-25: Supports marriage as the union of a man and a woman
• 2006-12-31: by the HRC, indicating an anti-gay-rights stance
• 2006-06-07: Voted YES on constitutional ban of same-sex marriage
• 2002-06-11: Voted NO on adding sexual orientation to definition of hate crimes
• 2000-06-20: Voted NO on expanding hate crimes to include sexual orientation

  Support for gun rights

• 2010-08-11: Opposes restrictions on the right to bear arms
• 2010-08-11: by the NRA, indicating a pro-gun rights voting record
• 2009-04-02: Voted YES on allowing firearms in checked baggage on Amtrak trains
• 2009-02-03: Apply concealed carry permit to all other states where legal
• 2007-09-06: Voted YES on prohibiting foreign & UN aid that restricts US gun ownership
• 2007-04-22: Respect Second Amendment as strongly as First Amendment
• 2005-07-29: Voted YES on prohibiting lawsuits against gun manufacturers
• 1999-05-20: Voted NO on background checks at gun shows
• 1999-05-11: Voted YES on loosening license & background checks at gun shows

  Abortion rights: Ban all abortions

• 2010-08-11: Opposes both federal abortion funding & judicial activism
• 2009-02-04: Declare preborn as persons under 14th amendment
• 2008-03-14: Voted YES on defining unborn child as eligible for SCHIP
• 2008-03-13: Voted YES on prohibiting minors crossing state lines for abortion
• 2007-08-26: Leave abortion up to states, but with human life amendment
• 2007-04-11: Voted NO on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines
• 2007-02-25: Did not convert to pro-life during first campaign

  Ban abortions except in limited cases

• 2007-10-18: Voted YES on barring HHS grants to organizations that perform abortions
• 2007-09-17: No tax funding for organizations that promote abortion
• 2007-09-17: Roe is not in the Constitution
• 2006-07-25: Voted YES on notifying parents of minors who get out-of-state abortions
• 2003-03-12: Voted YES on banning partial birth abortions except for maternal life
• 2000-06-20: Voted YES on maintaining ban on Military Base Abortions

  Support for gun control measures

• 2004-03-02: Voted NO on banning lawsuits against gun manufacturers for gun violence

Economic Issues

Taxes for wealthier tax payers: Less

• 2008-03-13: Voted NO on increasing tax rate for people earning over $1 million
• 2008-02-13: Voted YES on raising the Death Tax exemption to $5M from $1M
• 2007-03-21: Voted YES on raising estate tax exemption to $5 million
• 2006-12-31: by the CTJ, indicating opposition to progressive taxation
• 2006-08-03: Voted YES on supporting permanence of estate tax cuts
• 2006-06-08: Voted YES on permanently repealing the `death tax`
• 2006-02-02: Voted YES on retaining reduced taxes on capital gains & dividends
• 2005-11-18: Voted YES on extending the tax cuts on capital gains and dividends
• 2003-05-23: Voted YES on $350 billion in tax breaks over 11 years
• 1998-04-02: Voted YES on requiring super-majority for raising taxes

  Reduce taxes for middle class tax payers

• 2008-03-13: Voted YES on allowing AMT reduction without budget offset
• 2007-03-23: Voted YES on repealing the Alternative Minimum Tax

  Taxes for large corporations: Decrease

• 2009-03-11: Keep reduction of capital gains tax

  Reduce taxes for small businesses

• 2003-12-31: by the US COC, indicating a pro-business voting record

  Invest money in more public projects to improve infrastructure

• 2007-09-17: Rein in out-of-control spending and balance the budget

  Reduce taxes for all tax payers

• 2010-08-12: Taxpayer Protection Pledge: no new taxes

Education Issues

Support school vouchers

• 2000-03-02: Voted YES on Educational Savings Accounts
• 1998-06-24: Voted YES on education savings accounts
• 1997-09-30: Voted YES on school vouchers in DC

  Reduce federal government involvement with public education

• 2001-04-04: Voted NO on spending $448B of tax cut on education & debt reduction
• 1999-03-09: Voted YES on allowing more flexibility in federal school rules

  Support privatization of mass education

• 2003-12-31: by the NEA, indicating anti-public education votes

  Increase per pupil funding

• 2005-10-26: Voted NO on $5B for grants to local educational agencies

Environmental Issues

Support domestic continental drilling to tap new oil sources

• 2009-02-27: Allow horizontal drilling into Alaska's Coastal Plain
• 2005-11-03: Voted NO on disallowing an oil leasing program in Alaska's ANWR
• 2005-03-16: Voted NO on banning drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
• 2000-04-06: Voted YES on preserving budget for ANWR oil drilling

  Use tax incentives for wind energy development and use

• 2011-11-02: Letter to Congress supporting renewable energy tax credit
• 2011-01-12: New wind energy projects; make KS the Renewable State
• 2007-01-17: Set goal of 25% renewable energy by 2025

  Oppose cap-and-trade programs to address industrial emissions

• 2010-11-02: Signed the No Climate Tax Pledge by AFP
• 2009-04-01: Voted YES on requiring full Senate debate and vote on cap-and-trade
• 2005-06-16: Voted NO on reducing oil usage by 40% by 2025 (instead of 5%)

  Support off-shore drilling to tap new oil sources

• 2008-06-26: Open the Outer Continental Shelf for oil & gas leasing

  Increase tax incentives for solar energy development and use

• 1999-06-16: Voted NO on defunding renewable and solar energy

  Regulate average miles-per-gallon production for consumer vehicles

• 1999-09-15: Voted NO on ending discussion of CAFE fuel efficiency standards

Healthcare Issues

Reduce government involvement in the provision of health insurance for taxpayers

• 2010-08-11: Opposes government-run healthcare
• 2009-01-29: Voted NO on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program
• 2008-07-15: Voted NO on overriding veto on expansion of Medicare
• 2007-11-01: Voted NO on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility
• 2007-09-27: Expand Health Savings Accounts
• 2007-08-05: Market-based solution over socialized government-pay system
• 2007-07-03: Supports Health Savings Accounts, not government control
• 2007-07-03: Supports competitive marketplace with price transparency
• 2006-02-02: Voted NO on expanding enrollment period for Medicare Part D
• 2003-12-31: by APHA, indicating a anti-public health voting record

  Lower eligibility age for Medicare to increase coverage of older taxpayers

• 2008-03-13: Voted YES on means-testing to determine Medicare Part D premium

Immigration

Provide amnesty for undocumented individuals

• 2007-09-17: Oppose amnesty, but guest worker program ok
• 2007-07-03: Balance principles: nation of laws vs. compassionate society
• 2007-06-03: No new paths to citizenship, but reform bill ok if enforced
• 2007-02-25: Raise the number of legal immigrants over time
• 2006-05-18: Voted YES on giving Guest Workers a path to citizenship

  Oppose amnesty for undocumented individuals

• 2008-03-13: Voted NO on continuing federal funds for declared sanctuary cities
• 2007-06-28: Voted NO on comprehensive immigration reform

  Increase the number of work visas granted to foreign workers each year

• 2006-05-25: Voted YES on establishing a Guest Worker program
• 1998-07-23: Voted YES on allowing more foreign workers into the US for farm work
• 1998-05-18: Voted YES on visas for skilled workers

  Increase border security between U.S. and Mexico

• 2006-09-29: Voted YES on building a fence along the Mexican border

  Allow in-state tuition at public universities and colleges for undocumented students

• 2006-05-18: Voted YES on allowing illegal aliens to participate in Social Security

  Oppose in-state tuition at public universities and colleges for undocumented students

• 1997-06-24: Voted YES on limit welfare for immigrants