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Keith Ellison on Abortion
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OR background on Abortion.
- I am pro choice. (Nov 2006)
- Voted NO on banning federal health coverage that includes abortion. (May 2011)
- Voted YES on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines. (Jan 2007)
- Provide emergency contraception at military facilities. (Apr 2007)
- Let military perform abortions in cases of rape or incest. (Jun 2011)
- Rated 100% by Planned Parenthood, indicating a pro-choice stance. (Dec 2015)
- Ban anti-abortion limitations on abortion services. (Nov 2013)
- Access safe, legal abortion without restrictions. (Jan 2015)
- Funding abortion avoids discrimination against poor women. (Jan 2015)
- Constitutional right to terminate pregnancy for health. (May 2015)
- Ensure access to and funding for contraception. (Feb 2007)
- Focus on preventing pregnancy, plus emergency contraception. (Jan 2009)
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Keith Ellison on Budget & Economy
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OR background on Budget & Economy.
- Voted NO on prioritizing spending in case debt limit is reached. (May 2013)
- Voted NO on terminating the Home Affordable mortgage Program. (Mar 2011)
- Voted YES on $192B additional anti-recession stimulus spending. (Jul 2009)
- Voted YES on modifying bankruptcy rules to avoid mortgage foreclosures. (Mar 2009)
- Voted YES on additional $825 billion for economic recovery package. (Jan 2009)
- Voted YES on monitoring TARP funds to ensure more mortgage relief. (Jan 2009)
- Voted YES on $60B stimulus package for jobs, infrastructure, & energy. (Sep 2008)
- Voted YES on defining "energy emergency" on federal gas prices. (Jun 2008)
- Voted YES on revitalizing severely distressed public housing. (Jan 2008)
- Voted YES on regulating the subprime mortgage industry. (Nov 2007)
- Get minorities into home ownership & global marketplace. (Jan 2001)
- Member of House Banking Committee. (Mar 2011)
- Increase debt limit from $14.3 trillion to $16.7 trillion. (Jul 2011)
- Establish a usury limit of 16% for consumer credit cards. (Dec 2009)
- Ban abusive credit practices & enhance consumer disclosure. (Feb 2009)
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Keith Ellison on Civil Rights
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Click here for 20 full quotes on Civil Rights
OR background on Civil Rights.
- Voted YES on reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act. (Feb 2013)
- Voted YES on prohibiting job discrimination based on sexual orientation. (Nov 2007)
- Ending racial profiling is part of fight for justice. (Jan 2001)
- Recognize Juneteenth as historical end of slavery. (Jun 2008)
- ENDA: prohibit employment discrimination for gays. (Jun 2009)
- Constitutional Amendment for women's equal rights. (Jun 2011)
- Prohibit sexual-identity discrimination at schools. (Mar 2011)
- Endorsed as "preferred" by The Feminist Majority indicating pro-women's rights. (Aug 2012)
- Enforce against anti-gay discrimination in public schools. (Apr 2013)
- Sponsored removing deadline for ratification of the ERA. (May 2013)
- Enforce against wage discrimination based on gender. (Jan 2013)
- Recognize 1961 Freedom Riders against segregated buses. (Feb 2014)
- Don't elevate gender identity as a protected class. (May 2016)
- Let states recognize same sex marriage. (Jan 2015)
- Provide benefits to domestic partners of Federal employees. (Dec 2007)
- Re-introduce the Equal Rights Amendment. (Mar 2007)
- Reinforce anti-discrimination and equal-pay requirements. (Jan 2008)
- Give domestic partnership benefits to Federal employees. (May 2009)
- Recognize the 40th anniversary of Stonewall. (May 2009)
- Honor the 100th anniversary of the NAACP. (Jan 2009)
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Keith Ellison on Corporations
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OR background on Corporations.
- Voted NO on workforce training by state block grants & industry partners. (Mar 2013)
- Voted YES on letting shareholders vote on executive compensation. (Jul 2009)
- Voted NO on more funding for nanotechnology R&D and commercialization. (Jul 2009)
- Voted YES on allowing stockholder voting on executive compensation. (Apr 2007)
- Screen imports & ban lead in children's products. (Feb 2008)
- Rated 100% by UFCW, indicating an anti-management/pro-labor record. (May 2012)
- Sponsored enforcing against corporate offshore tax haven banking. (Apr 2013)
- Corporate political spending is not free speech. (Mar 2013)
- Deregulating banks encourages discriminatory practices. (Mar 2018)
- Reducing tax rates balloons federal deficit & cuts programs. (Nov 2017)
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Keith Ellison on Crime
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OR background on Crime.
- No simplistic axioms like “tough on crime”. (Nov 2006)
- Voted YES on enforcing against anti-gay hate crimes. (Apr 2009)
- Voted YES on expanding services for offenders' re-entry into society. (Nov 2007)
- Increase funding for "COPS ON THE BEAT" program. (Jan 2007)
- Reduce recidivism by giving offenders a Second Chance. (Mar 2007)
- Facilitate recovering crime victim restitution fees. (Apr 2011)
- Abolish the federal death penalty. (Sep 2011)
- Sponsored evidence-based & proven prevention for street gangs. (Mar 2013)
- National standards on excessive use of police force. (Jan 2016)
- First step: reduce recidivism & mass incarceration. (Dec 2018)
- Rated 69% by the NAPO, indicating a moderate stance on police issues. (Dec 2014)
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Keith Ellison on Drugs
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OR background on Drugs.
- Voted NO on more funding for Mexico to fight drugs. (Jun 2008)
- End harsher sentencing for crack vs. powder cocaine. (Jun 2007)
- Allow rehabilitated drug convicts get student loans. (Jan 2008)
- Expunge records for first drug offenders after probation. (Jul 2011)
- Exclude industrial hemp from definition of marijuana. (May 2011)
- Exempt industrial hemp from marijuana laws. (Feb 2013)
- Rated 75% by NORML, indicating a pro-legalization stance. (Jan 2014)
- Rated B by NORML, indicating a pro-drug-reform stance. (Nov 2016)
- Distribute sterile syringes to reduce AIDS and hepatitis. (Jan 2009)
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Keith Ellison on Education
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OR background on Education.
- Strong and comprehensive public education policy. (Nov 2006)
- Voted NO on reauthorizing the DC opportunity scholarship program. (Mar 2011)
- Voted YES on $40B for green public schools. (May 2009)
- Voted YES on additional $10.2B for federal education & HHS projects. (Nov 2007)
- $25B to renovate or repair elementary schools. (Sep 2011)
- Comprehensive sex ed for sexually-active adolescents. (Feb 2013)
- Sponsored 10/10 Loan Forgiveness: cancel college loans after 10 years. (Mar 2013)
- Sponsored extending subsidized federal student loan rates until 2015. (Apr 2013)
- No-strings-attached block grant will kill transparency. (Jul 2015)
- Oppose private and religious school voucher programs. (Oct 2015)
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Keith Ellison on Energy & Oil
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OR background on Energy & Oil.
- Energy independence through renewable energy. (Nov 2006)
- Voted NO on opening Outer Continental Shelf to oil drilling. (May 2011)
- Voted NO on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases. (Apr 2011)
- Voted YES on enforcing limits on CO2 global warming pollution. (Jun 2009)
- Voted YES on tax credits for renewable electricity, with PAYGO offsets. (Sep 2008)
- Voted YES on tax incentives for energy production and conservation. (May 2008)
- Voted YES on tax incentives for renewable energy. (Feb 2008)
- Voted YES on investing in homegrown biofuel. (Aug 2007)
- Voted YES on criminalizing oil cartels like OPEC. (May 2007)
- Voted YES on removing oil & gas exploration subsidies. (Jan 2007)
- Regulate wholesale electricity & gas prices. (Mar 2001)
- Sign on to UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. (Jan 2007)
- Voted YES on banning offshore oil drilling in Gulf of Mexico. (Jul 2016)
- 50% clean and carbon free electricity by 2030. (Mar 2016)
- Let states define stricter-than-federal emission standards. (Jan 2008)
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Keith Ellison on Environment
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- Voted YES on $2 billion more for Cash for Clunkers program. (Jul 2009)
- Voted YES on protecting free-roaming horses and burros. (Jul 2009)
- Voted YES on environmental education grants for outdoor experiences. (Sep 2008)
- Voted YES on $9.7B for Amtrak improvements and operation thru 2013. (Jun 2008)
- Make tax deduction permanent for conservation easements. (Mar 2009)
- Add polar bear & bluefin tuna to endangered species list. (May 2010)
- Regulate all dog breeders down to kennels of 50 dogs. (Feb 2011)
- Prohibit invasive research on great apes. (Apr 2011)
- Establish an International Conservation Strategy. (Jun 2012)
- Rated 100% by HSLF, indicating a pro-animal welfare voting record. (Jan 2012)
- Sponsored tightening restrictions on hydrogen sulfide emissions. (Mar 2013)
- Require labeling genetically engineered food. (Jun 2013)
- Require reporting lead in drinking water to the public. (Feb 2016)
- Keep restrictive rules for predator control in Alaska. (Feb 2017)
- Strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting. (Jan 2007)
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Keith Ellison on Families & Children
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OR background on Families & Children.
- Voted YES on four weeks of paid parental leave for federal employees. (Jun 2009)
- Call for a White House Conference on Children and Youth. (Mar 2008)
- Sex Ed including both abstinence and contraception. (Mar 2009)
- Sponsored supporting No Name-Calling Week in schools. (May 2013)
- More funding & services for victims of domestic violence. (Jan 2013)
- Sponsored recognition of National Foster Care Month. (May 2014)
- Sponsored bill for more kids eligible for free school meals. (Oct 2009)
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Keith Ellison on Foreign Policy
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Click here for 11 full quotes on Foreign Policy
OR background on Foreign Policy.
- Voted YES on supporting democratic institutions in Pakistan. (Jun 2009)
- Voted NO on cooperating with India as a nuclear power. (Sep 2008)
- Seeds of Peace: promote coexistence in regions of conflict. (Apr 2008)
- Rated +8 by AAI, indicating pro-Arab pro-Palestine voting record. (May 2012)
- Condemn China's organ harvesting from Falun Gong prisoners. (Sep 2013)
- $500M and 3,000 troops to Africa to fight Ebola. (Jul 2014)
- Maintain World Bank funding as part of multilateralism. (Jan 2018)
- Acknowledge the Armenian Genocide of the early 1900s. (Mar 2007)
- Sanction Mugabe until Zimbabwe transitions to democracy. (Apr 2008)
- Allow travel between the United States and Cuba. (Feb 2009)
- Ease the Israeli blockade on Gaza. (Jan 2010)
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Keith Ellison on Free Trade
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OR background on Free Trade.
- Opposed to NAFTA and CAFTA; they cost MN jobs. (Nov 2006)
- Voted NO on promoting free trade with Peru. (Nov 2007)
- Voted YES on assisting workers who lose jobs due to globalization. (Oct 2007)
- Review free trade agreements biennially for rights violation. (Jun 2009)
- Impose tariffs against countries which manipulate currency. (Feb 2011)
- Require open markets for US goods in all trade agreements. (May 2011)
- Sponsored imposing import fee on countries with undervalued currency. (Mar 2013)
- $25B more loans from Export-Import Bank. (Feb 2015)
- Rated 50% by the USAE, indicating a mixed record on trade. (Dec 2012)
- No MFN for China; condition trade on human rights. (Nov 1999)
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Keith Ellison on Government Reform
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Click here for 19 full quotes on Government Reform
OR background on Government Reform.
- Voted YES on Senate pay raise. (Jun 2009)
- Voted YES on requiring lobbyist disclosure of bundled donations. (May 2007)
- Voted YES on granting Washington DC an Electoral vote & vote in Congress. (Apr 2007)
- Voted YES on protecting whistleblowers from employer recrimination. (Mar 2007)
- Election reform is #1 priority to prevent disenfranchisement. (Jan 2001)
- Establish the United States Public Service Academy. (Mar 2007)
- Prohibit voter intimidation in federal elections. (Mar 2007)
- Ban stock trading based on Congressional insider knowledge. (Nov 2011)
- Require full disclosure of independent campaign expenditures. (Feb 2012)
- Establish 15 days of early voting in all states. (Nov 2012)
- Full disclosure of campaign spending. (May 2013)
- Matching fund for small donors, with debate requirements. (Jan 2013)
- No photo IDs to vote; they suppress the vote. (Jun 2014)
- Establish "My Voice Voucher" small campaign contributions. (Feb 2014)
- Public financing of federal campaigns by voter vouchers. (Jan 2015)
- No separate contribution limits for party activities. (Jan 2015)
- Statehood for the District of Columbia. (Jan 2015)
- Automatic voter registration for all citizens. (Mar 2015)
- Prohibit 'voter caging' which intimidates minority voting. (Nov 2007)
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Keith Ellison on Gun Control
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OR background on Gun Control.
- Close the Gun Show Loophole; restrict show sales. (May 2009)
- Ban "fire sale" of firearms after delicensing closure. (Jan 2013)
- Ban large-capacity ammunition. (Jan 2013)
- Repeal "stand-your-ground" laws. (Jul 2013)
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Keith Ellison on Health Care
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Click here for 22 full quotes on Health Care
OR background on Health Care.
- Time for universal single payer health care. (Nov 2006)
- Voted NO on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts. (Apr 2011)
- Voted NO on repealing the "Prevention and Public Health" slush fund. (Apr 2011)
- Voted YES on regulating tobacco as a drug. (Apr 2009)
- Voted YES on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program. (Jan 2009)
- Voted YES on overriding veto on expansion of Medicare. (Jul 2008)
- Voted YES on giving mental health full equity with physical health. (Mar 2008)
- Voted YES on Veto override: Extend SCHIP to cover 6M more kids. (Jan 2008)
- Voted YES on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility. (Oct 2007)
- Voted YES on requiring negotiated Rx prices for Medicare part D. (Jan 2007)
- Increase funding for AIDS treatment & prevention. (Jan 2001)
- More funding for Rx benefits, community health, CHIPs. (Jan 2001)
- MEDS Plan: Cover senior Rx under Medicare. (Jan 2001)
- Improve services for people with autism & their families. (Apr 2007)
- Establish a national childhood cancer database. (Mar 2007)
- Require insurers to cover breast cancer treatment. (Jan 2011)
- Increase funding for occupational & physical therapy. (Apr 2011)
- Establish a public insurance option via healthcare Exchanges. (Jan 2011)
- Sponsored merging Alzheimers diagnosis and care benefit. (Apr 2013)
- GOP can't beat ObamaCare, so they pretend it's a "disaster". (Feb 2015)
- Expand the National Health Service Corps. (Mar 2009)
- Make health care a right, not a privilege. (Nov 1999)
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Keith Ellison on Homeland Security
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Click here for 15 full quotes on Homeland Security
OR background on Homeland Security.
- Voted NO on extending the PATRIOT Act's roving wiretaps. (Feb 2011)
- Voted YES on requiring FISA warrants for wiretaps in US, but not abroad. (Mar 2008)
- Voted YES on Veto override: Congressional oversight of CIA interrogations. (Mar 2008)
- Voted NO on removing need for FISA warrant for wiretapping abroad. (Aug 2007)
- Voted YES on restricting no-bid defense contracts. (Mar 2007)
- Establish a Department of Peace and Nonviolence. (Feb 2007)
- Extend reserve retirement pay parity back to 9/11. (Dec 2007)
- Include post-traumatic stress disorder in vet's disability. (Feb 2008)
- Study & address suicides among veterans. (Apr 2008)
- Repeal Don't-Ask-Don't-Tell, and reinstate discharged gays. (Mar 2010)
- Sponsored defunding nuclear-armed aircraft and nuclear R&D or testing. (Apr 2013)
- Restrict domestic monitoring of phone calls. (Oct 2013)
- End bulk data collection under USA PATRIOT Act. (Oct 2013)
- Funding wars separately is gimmick against sequestration. (Apr 2015)
- Restore habeas corpus for detainees in the War on Terror. (Jun 2007)
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Keith Ellison on Jobs
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OR background on Jobs.
- Voted NO on allowing compensatory time off for working overtime. (Apr 2013)
- Voted YES on extending unemployment benefits from 39 weeks to 59 weeks. (Oct 2008)
- Voted YES on overriding presidential veto of Farm Bill. (Jun 2008)
- Voted YES on restricting employer interference in union organizing. (Mar 2007)
- Voted YES on increasing minimum wage to $7.25. (Jan 2007)
- Form unions by card-check instead of secret ballot. (Mar 2009)
- Rated 0% by CEI, indicating a pro-worker rights voting record. (May 2012)
- Raise the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour by 2016. (Mar 2013)
- Extend unemployment compensation during recession. (Jan 2008)
- Ban discriminatory compensation; allow 2 years to sue. (Jan 2009)
- Stronger enforcement against gender-based pay discrimination. (Jan 2009)
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Keith Ellison on Principles & Values
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Click here for 8 full quotes on Principles & Values
OR background on Principles & Values.
- First Muslim elected to Congress; will swear in on Koran. (Dec 2006)
- Member of Congressional Black Caucus. (Jan 2001)
- Reject Bush's Florida electors due to election fraud. (Jan 2001)
- Member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. (Oct 2001)
- Member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. (Nov 2007)
- Religious freedom means no religious registry. (May 2016)
- Question Trump on Emoluments clause. (May 2017)
- Endorsed Endorsed by Bernie Sanders/Our Revolution. (Nov 2016)
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Keith Ellison on Social Security
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OR background on Social Security.
- Reject privatization; don't raise the retirement age. (Aug 2010)
- Exclude Medicare and Social Security from deficit reduction. (Aug 2011)
- Sponsored keeping CPI for benefits instead of lower "Chained CPI". (Apr 2013)
- Rated 100% by ARA, indicating a pro-Trust Fund stance. (Jan 2013)
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Keith Ellison on Tax Reform
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Click here for 6 full quotes on Tax Reform
OR background on Tax Reform.
- Voted YES on extending AMT exemptions to avoid hitting middle-income. (Jun 2008)
- Voted YES on paying for AMT relief by closing offshore business loopholes. (Dec 2007)
- American People's Dividend: Give $300 to every person. (Feb 2001)
- Rated 0% by the CTJ, indicating opposition to progressive taxation. (Dec 2006)
- Minimum tax rate of 30% for those earning over $1 million. (Feb 2012)
- Raising estate tax to 1990s level means $448B in new revenue. (Apr 2015)
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Keith Ellison on Technology
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OR background on Technology.
- Voted NO on protecting cyber security by sharing data with government. (Apr 2013)
- Voted NO on terminating funding for National Public Radio. (Mar 2011)
- Voted YES on delaying digital TV conversion by four months. (Mar 2009)
- Voted NO on retroactive immunity for telecoms' warrantless surveillance. (Jun 2008)
- Voted YES on $23B instead of $4.9B for waterway infrastructure. (Nov 2007)
- Close digital divide with high-tech training. (Jan 2001)
- Facilitate nationwide 2-1-1 phone line for human services. (Jan 2007)
- Stop foreign internet piracy of copyrighted materials. (Jan 2012)
- Sponsored investing $1 billion in transportation projects. (Mar 2013)
- Let NSF decide research grants, not Congress. (Feb 2016)
- Overturn FCC approval of media consolidation. (Mar 2008)
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Keith Ellison on War & Peace
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OR background on War & Peace.
- Immediate withdrawal of US troops from Iraq. (Nov 2006)
- Voted YES on banning armed forces in Libya without Congressional approval. (Jun 2011)
- Voted YES on removing US armed forces from Afghanistan. (Mar 2011)
- Voted YES on investigating Bush impeachment for lying about Iraq. (Jun 2008)
- Voted YES on redeploying US troops out of Iraq starting in 90 days. (May 2007)
- Impeach Dick Cheney for lying about Iraq. (May 2007)
- Member of the Out-of-Iraq Congressional Caucus. (Jan 2007)
- Terminate funding for Iraq War on Dec. 31, 2011. (Aug 2011)
- Defund US military presence in Afghanistan. (Jan 2013)
- Aid the Syrian opposition with training & equipment. (Sep 2014)
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Keith Ellison on Welfare & Poverty
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Click here for 9 full quotes on Welfare & Poverty
OR background on Welfare & Poverty.
- Voted NO on maintaining work requirement for welfare recipients. (Mar 2013)
- Voted YES on instituting National Service as a new social invention. (Mar 2009)
- Grants for faith-based groups to teach English. (Apr 2011)
- Sponsored funding re-development of abandoned & foreclosed properties. (Mar 2013)
- Sponsored maintaining SNAP nutrition assistance program. (Mar 2013)
- Voted NO on transferring housing vouchers to ex-addicts. (Jun 2018)
- Develop a strategy to eliminate extreme global poverty. (Dec 2007)
- Public jobs on community-based public interest projects. (Dec 2009)
- Reduce the concentration of wealth & wage inequality. (Nov 1999)
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