Dave Weldon in Survey of 2012 Senate campaign websites
On Abortion:
Roe v. Wade is greatest assault on human life
We need a candidate with a proven track record of protecting the unborn:- Weldon Conscience Clause (2004): Ended government discrimination against pro-life doctors, preventing medical practitioners from being forced to perform abortions.
- Weldon
Patenting Amendment: Prohibited the patenting of human organisms and codified into federal?law the fact that human life is not a commodity.
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Weldon Cloning Ban (2003): Comprehensive ban on human cloning to prevent the creation of cloned human embryos for destructive research or cloned babies.
- Overturning Roe V. Wade: This Supreme Court Decision is the greatest assault on human life.
President Obama and Senator Nelson have already appointed two pro-abortion Justices to the bench. Another term would allow them to solidify a pro-abortion bench for years to come, an outcome we simply cannot afford.
Source: 2012 Senate campaign website, daveweldonforsenate.com
Jun 25, 2012
On Budget & Economy:
Trillions in debt is immoral and reckless
President Obama has already run up more national debt than all Presidents from George Washington through George W. Bush--combined! That is unfathomable ?and irresponsible, and it must be stopped. Today, federal spending equals about
25% of our entire economy. At this pace, spending will increase from today's $3.6 trillion to over $5 trillion in 2020.This reckless spending threatens economic freedom, erodes individual liberty and undermines national sovereignty.
Federal spending must be reduced to close to the historical level of about 18% of the economy. Passing a Constitutional Balanced Budget Act will help us achieve this.
It's immoral to saddle our children and grandchildren with this debt. Yet Florida Senator Bill Nelson has voted for all of it. We need to change the culture in Washington.
Source: 2012 Senate campaign website, daveweldonforsenate.com
Jun 25, 2012
On Civil Rights:
Strong record of preserving traditional marriage
Dr. Weldon has a strong Congressional record of supporting family values and preserving traditional marriage:- Co-sponsored and voted for the Defense of Marriage Act.
- Co-sponsored and voted for the House-passed constitutional amendment defining
marriage as between one man and one woman in 2004 and 2006, to protect traditional marriage from liberal attacks.
- Will safeguard religious employers from being compelled to violate their values by President Obama's liberal administration.
- Opposed
President Obama's repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell. Obama's repeal undermines military readiness, permits same-sex marriages on bases, and threatens liberty of conscience for military chaplains and soldiers who may hold different views on open
homosexuality in the military workplace.
- Opposes the marriage tax penalty.
- Voted to prevent trafficking of child pornography.
- Authored the permanent repeal of the death tax.
- Strongly opposes abortion and has a 100% pro-life voting record.
Source: 2012 Senate campaign website, daveweldonforsenate.com
Jun 25, 2012
On Corporations:
US corporate tax rate is the highest in the developed world
ADOPTING PRO-GROWTH TAX POLICIES: Investments in job-creating ventures should be rewarded, not penalized. But the Obama Administration's proposed capital gains tax hike will kill jobs. America's job-stifling corporate tax rate is the highest in the
developed world--35%--while the rate in Sweden, for example, is only 26%. We must lower our rate to 25% so we can again be the job-creating capital of the world.
Source: 2012 Senate campaign website, daveweldonforsenate.com
Jun 25, 2012
On Health Care:
Autism is an epidemic; direct funding to defeat and cure it
As a physician, it is abundantly clear to me that autism should now be considered an epidemic in this country. In just the 14 years between graduating medical school and becoming a Congressman, the rate of autism occurrences rose drastically, which is
why I was a founding member of the Congressional Autism Caucus. I've spent years working with leaders in the autism community to discover any factors that contribute to its occurrence as well as explore all available research into its prevention,
including removing vaccine components like mercury additives .
Understanding autism and searching for a cure is a passion that I will carry with me to the Senate. In 2004, I spoke at the Defeat Autism Now Conference and the Autism One Conference in
Chicago regarding the autism epidemic affecting 1 in 163 children. I challenged public health officials to direct the funding to defeat this epidemic. Today, autism affects 1 in 88 children. America can't afford further delay in autism research.
Source: 2012 Senate campaign website, daveweldonforsenate.com
Jun 25, 2012
On Technology:
Fought for Space Shuttle upgrades & Constellation Program
Like all Floridians, I understand the value of a comprehensive space program. My pro-space credentials include:- Serving on the Appropriations Subcommittee to provide funding for NASA.
- Advocating for the International Space Station and Space
Shuttle Programs, and fighting for Space Shuttle upgrades.
- Founding the House Space Power Caucus, a bipartisan, bicameral group of Representatives and Senators who championed America's leadership in developing and utilizing national security space.
- Fighting for increased funding to improve the Eastern Range and for the 45th Space Wing.
- Supporting the Air Force's Evolved
Expendable Launch Vehicle program.
- Introducing the Spaceport Equality Act, which would let local communities issue tax-free bonds to develop and improve spaceports.
- Championing the cause of Space Florida in Washington and Tallahassee.
Source: 2012 Senate campaign website, daveweldonforsenate.com
Jun 25, 2012
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