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Mitch McConnell topics and responses
CON: - 02/10/2009: Voted NO on additional $825 billion for economic recovery package
- 02/04/2013: Audit the Federal Reserve & its actions on mortgage loans
- 12/12/2013: Opposed Farm Bill due to too-generous food stamp program
- 01/23/2012: Sponsored disapproving of increasing the debt limit
- 05/02/2012: Ranked by UFCW, indicating a pro-management voting record
- 03/13/2008: Voted NO on increasing tax rate for people earning over $1 million
- 07/30/2009: Voted NO on $192B additional anti-recession stimulus spending
CON: - 04/01/2009: Voted YES on requiring full Senate debate and vote on cap-and-trade
- 04/06/2011: Voted YES on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases
- 04/02/2009: Voted YES on protecting middle-income taxpayers from a national energy tax
- 05/15/2008: Voted NO on addressing CO2 emissions without considering India & China
- 05/15/2007: Voted NO on factoring global warming into federal project planning
CON: - 10/07/1997: Voted NO on favoring 1997 McCain-Feingold overhaul of campaign finance
- 05/20/2009: Ban paid voter registration
- 03/29/2006: Voted YES on allowing some lobbyist gifts to Congress
- 03/20/2002: Voted NO on banning "soft money" contributions and restricting issue ads
- 09/15/2010: Leading opponent of campaign finance reform
- 04/02/2001: Voted NO on banning campaign donations from unions & corporations
- 09/15/2010: 1990: Opposed Motor Voter: just registers uninformed voters
- 03/28/2006: Voted NO on establishing the Senate Office of Public Integrity
CON: - 05/08/2013: Voted NO on protecting ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems
- 01/13/2012: Ranked by HSLF, indicating an anti-animal welfare voting record
PRO: - 09/15/1999: Voted NO on ending discussion of CAFE fuel efficiency standards
CON: - 12/31/2006: Ranked by the CAF, indicating opposition to energy independence
- 03/13/2002: Voted YES on terminating CAFE standards within 15 months
- 06/17/2008: Voted NO on tax incentives for energy production and conservation
- 06/10/2003: Voted NO on targeting 100,000 hydrogen-powered vehicles by 2010
- 06/16/2005: Voted NO on reducing oil usage by 40% by 2025 (instead of 5%)
- 06/16/1999: Voted YES on defunding renewable and solar energy
- 06/21/2007: Voted NO on removing oil & gas exploration subsidies
PRO: - 03/02/2004: Voted NO on banning lawsuits against gun manufacturers for gun violence
CON: - 04/02/2009: Voted YES on allowing firearms in checked baggage on Amtrak trains
- 12/31/2003: Ranked by the NRA, indicating a pro-gun rights voting record
- 05/20/1999: Voted NO on background checks at gun shows
- 07/29/2005: Voted YES on prohibiting lawsuits against gun manufacturers
- 05/11/1999: Voted YES on loosening license & background checks at gun shows
- 09/06/2007: Voted YES on prohibiting foreign & UN aid that restricts US gun ownership
- 09/15/2010: Declines NRA contributions, but opposes gun control
- 07/21/1998: Voted YES on maintaining current law: guns sold without trigger locks
- 04/17/2013: Voted NO on banning high-capacity magazines of over 10 bullets
CON: - 12/31/2003: Ranked by the LCV, indicating anti-environment votes
CON: - 03/17/1999: Voted YES on deploying National Missile Defense ASAP
- 03/17/2014: AdWatch: Brought in new VA hospital; & higher pay for troops
- 05/26/1999: Voted NO on allowing another round of military base closures
- 12/31/2003: Ranked by SANE, indicating a pro-military voting record
- 07/11/2007: Voted NO on limiting soldiers' deployment to 12 months
- 09/15/2010: 1983: If we spend too little on defense, we lose America
- 10/30/1997: Voted YES on favoring 36 vetoed military projects
- 06/04/1996: Voted YES on considering deploying NMD, and amending ABM Treaty
- 09/05/1995: Voted YES on 1996 Defense Appropriations
- 02/24/1999: Voted YES on military pay raise of 4.8%
PRO: - 02/14/2013: Exempt industrial hemp from marijuana laws
CON: - 09/19/2007: Require chemical resellers to certify against meth use
- 09/25/2014: Strongly opposed to legalization of marijuana
- 07/25/1996: Voted YES on spending international development funds on drug control
- 05/14/1999: Voted YES on more penalties for gun & drug violations
- 11/10/1999: Voted YES on increasing penalties for drug offenses
- 12/31/2003: Ranked by VOTE-HEMP, indicating an anti-hemp voting record
CON: - 03/05/2009: Voted YES on restricting UN funding for population control policies
- 03/17/2005: Voted NO on $100M to reduce teen pregnancy by education & contraceptives
- 03/12/2003: Voted YES on banning partial birth abortions except for maternal life
- 06/20/2000: Voted YES on maintaining ban on Military Base Abortions
- 12/31/2006: Ranked by the NRLC, indicating a pro-life stance
- 03/13/2008: Voted YES on prohibiting minors crossing state lines for abortion
- 03/25/2004: Voted YES on criminal penalty for harming unborn fetus during other crime
- 01/22/2008: Prohibit transporting minors across state lines for abortion
- 05/05/2011: Prohibit federal funding for abortion
- 10/18/2007: Voted YES on barring HHS grants to organizations that perform abortions
- 12/31/2003: Ranked by NARAL, indicating a pro-life voting record
- 07/25/2006: Voted YES on notifying parents of minors who get out-of-state abortions
- 03/14/2008: Voted YES on defining unborn child as eligible for SCHIP
- 04/11/2007: Voted NO on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines
CON: - 06/11/2002: Voted NO on adding sexual orientation to definition of hate crimes
- 06/20/2000: Voted NO on expanding hate crimes to include sexual orientation
- 09/10/1996: Voted YES on prohibiting same-sex marriage
- 09/10/1996: Voted NO on prohibiting job discrimination by sexual orientation
- 12/31/2006: Ranked by the HRC, indicating an anti-gay-rights stance
- 06/07/2006: Voted YES on constitutional ban of same-sex marriage
PRO: - 06/11/2009: Voted NO on regulating tobacco as a drug
- 07/15/2008: Voted NO on overriding veto on expansion of Medicare
- 03/13/2008: Voted YES on means-testing to determine Medicare Part D premium
- 07/13/1999: Voted YES on limiting self-employment health deduction
- 10/20/2013: ObamaCare is a train wreck; do what we can to repeal it
- 06/24/1997: Voted YES on Medicare means-testing
- 06/22/2000: Voted NO on including prescription drugs under Medicare
- 05/25/2011: Voted YES on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts
- 04/03/2008: Support enhanced health insurance marketplace pooling
- 03/17/2005: Voted NO on negotiating bulk purchases for Medicare prescription drug
- 04/03/2001: Voted YES on funding GOP version of Medicare prescription drug benefit
- 11/03/2005: Voted NO on increasing Medicaid rebate for producing generics
- 04/18/2007: Voted NO on requiring negotiated Rx prices for Medicare part D
- 11/01/2007: Voted NO on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility
- 02/02/2006: Voted NO on expanding enrollment period for Medicare Part D
- 01/29/2009: Voted NO on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program
- 02/14/2008: Voted YES on allowing tribal Indians to opt out of federal healthcare
- 12/31/2003: Ranked by APHA, indicating a anti-public health voting record
- 04/18/1996: Voted NO on blocking medical savings acounts
CON: - 06/26/2003: Voted YES on $40 billion per year for limited Medicare prescription drug benefit
- 05/08/2006: Voted YES on limiting medical liability lawsuits to $250,000
CON: - 04/04/2001: Voted NO on spending $448B of tax cut on education & debt reduction
- 03/23/2007: Voted YES on repealing the Alternative Minimum Tax
- 02/02/2006: Voted YES on retaining reduced taxes on capital gains & dividends
- 10/02/1998: Voted YES on Internet sales tax moratorium
- 08/21/2008: Resolve to lower capital gains taxes
- 03/13/2008: Voted YES on allowing AMT reduction without budget offset
- 02/02/2006: Voted NO on $47B for military by repealing capital gains tax cut
- 07/18/2000: Voted YES on eliminating the 'marriage penalty'
- 05/17/2001: Voted NO on reducing marriage penalty instead of cutting top tax rates
- 06/08/2006: Voted YES on permanently repealing the `death tax`
- 08/03/2006: Voted YES on supporting permanence of estate tax cuts
- 03/21/2007: Voted YES on raising estate tax exemption to $5 million
- 12/31/2006: Ranked by the CTJ, indicating opposition to progressive taxation
- 08/12/2010: Taxpayer Protection Pledge: no new taxes
- 12/31/2003: Ranked by NTU, indicating a "Taxpayer's Friend" on tax votes
- 02/13/2008: Voted YES on raising the Death Tax exemption to $5M from $1M
- 05/23/2003: Voted YES on $350 billion in tax breaks over 11 years
- 01/01/2012: Supports the Taxpayer Protection Pledge
- 11/18/2005: Voted YES on extending the tax cuts on capital gains and dividends
- 04/05/2000: Voted YES on prioritizing national debt reduction below tax cuts
- 04/02/1998: Voted YES on requiring super-majority for raising taxes
PRO: - 11/03/2005: Voted NO on disallowing an oil leasing program in Alaska's ANWR
- 09/15/2010: Find more, use less: drill ANWR & off coast
- 09/06/2008: Supports coal-to-liquid fuels, nuclear tech, & electric cars
- 06/26/2008: Open the Outer Continental Shelf for oil & gas leasing
- 04/06/2000: Voted YES on preserving budget for ANWR oil drilling
- 08/20/2008: Gas Price Reduction Act: drill offshore; harness oil shale
- 03/16/2005: Voted NO on banning drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
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