Cynthia McKinney in Survey of 2006 House campaign websites
On Corporations:
Require reporting of outsourced jobs
McKinney introduced the following bills in the 109th Congress:- H.R.5376: Transparency and Responsibility for United States Trade Health Act:
To require nationals of the
United States that employ individuals in a foreign country to provide full transparency and disclosure in all their operations - H.R.5377: Corporate Code of Conduct Act:
To require nationals of the
United States that employ more than 20 persons in a foreign country to implement a Corporate Code of Conduct with respect to the employment of those persons, and for other purposes. - H.R.5378: Corporate Welfare Reduction and
Job Preservation Act:
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce by 50 percent certain tax benefits allowable to profitable large corporations which make certain workforce reductions.
Source: 2006 House campaign website, cynthiaforcongress.com, “Legis”
Nov 1, 2006
On Environment:
Assess toxic contaminants in aftermath of Katrina & Rita
McKinney introduced the following bill in the 109th Congress: H.R.4139: To minimize harm to populations impacted by the release of environmental contaminants, hazardous materials or infectious materials in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and
Rita by providing for a Comprehensive Environmental Sampling and Toxicity Assessment Plan (CESTAP) to assess and monitor air, water, soil and human populations, and for other purposes.
Source: 2006 House campaign website, cynthiaforcongress.com, “Legis”
Nov 1, 2006
On Foreign Policy:
No military assistance to Nigeria
McKinney introduced the following bills in the 109th Congress:- HCR.405: Opposing any agreement between the Government of the United States and the Government of Nigeria to deploy United States Armed Forces to Nigeria
- HCR.274: Reaffirming the
continued importance & applicability of the Posse Comitatus Act: Reaffirms prohibiting the use of the Army or Air Force as a posse comitatus to execute the laws except under circumstances expressly authorized by the Constitution or Act of Congress.
Source: 2006 House campaign website, cynthiaforcongress.com, “Legis”
Nov 1, 2006
On Government Reform:
Proposed proportional or instant runoff voting for Congress
McKinney introduced the following bill in the 109th Congress: H.R.2690: Voter Choice Act of 2005Authorizes a state entitled to more than one Representative in Congress to establish a number of districts for election of Representatives that is less tha
the number of Representatives to which the state is entitled, as long as the Representatives are elected:
- under a system meeting the constitutional standard of majority rule and of individuals having equal voting power;
- the system ensures the
election of any candidate in a multiseat district who receives a share of votes cast that is at least one vote greater than one-third of the total number of votes cast in the district; and
- the number of residents per Representative is equal for all
Representatives elected in the state.
Establishes a program under which the Election Assistance Commission shall make grants to eligible states to defray the costs of administering an instant runoff voting system or a proportional voting system
Source: 2006 House campaign website, cynthiaforcongress.com, “Legis”
Nov 1, 2006
On Homeland Security:
Suspend use of depleted uranium munitions
McKinney introduced the following bill in the 2005-2006 Congress: H.R.5303: Depleted Uranium Munitions Suspension and Study Act:
To require the suspension of the use, sale, development, production, testing, and export of depleted uranium munitions pending the outcome of certain studies of the health effects of such munitions, and for other purposes
Source: 2006 House campaign website, cynthiaforcongress.com, “Legis”
Nov 1, 2006
On Jobs:
Debt relief for black farmers who were cheated in ‘80s loans
McKinney introduced the following bill in the 109th Congress: H.R.3998: To provide farm debt and program relief to African-American farmers who suffered discrimination in the administration of Department of Agriculture farm credit programs and other
agriculture programs, and for other purposes Forgives all indebtedness, in connection with all farm operating loan program debt agreements entered into with the Department of Agriculture pursuant to the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development
Act, and requires payment of the minimum relief raised in the combined cases Pigford et al. v. Glickman and Brewington et al v. Glickman, with respect to each African-American farmer who: (1) was an “actual farmer” during the period beginning on
January 1, 1981, & extending through December 30, 1996; and (2) applied for, but failed to receive, farm credit program debt relief pursuant to specified federal law or through the Black Farmer Settlement as authorized by the previously mentioned cases.
Source: 2006 House campaign website, cynthiaforcongress.com, “Legis”
Nov 1, 2006
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