Dick Cheney in CNN political race coverage


On Abortion: In Congress: No exceptions in the case of rape or incest

Cheney believes the government’s role in social issues should be limited. [In Congress in the 1980s], he opposed federal funding for abortions -- with no exceptions in the case of rape or incest.
Source: CNN.com coverage Jul 24, 2000

On Civil Rights: Voted against ERA in 1983

[In Congress in the 1980s], Cheney voted against the Equal Rights Amendment for women, along with 146 other members of Congress in 1983.
Source: CNN.com coverage Jul 24, 2000

On Corporations: Cheney claims no influence on Halliburton contracts

Halliburton Co., the energy services giant once led by Dick Cheney, has called on its employees to write letters to newspapers and lawmakers in defense of the company’s image. Democrats have criticized the government for giving Halliburton contracts in Iraq without a competitive bidding process. So far under the contract, Halliburton has been paid about $1.4 billion of a possible $7 billion total. Cheney and Halliburton have denied that the company enjoyed any favoritism in winning the government job. Cheney still receives about $150,000 a year in deferred payments, and he also holds more than 433,000 stock options, all above Halliburton’s most recently traded price. Cheney insists that the deferred compensation was set up two years before he became a vice presidential candidate and that he assigned all his stock options to a charitable trust just before being sworn in. “I have no financial interest in Halliburton of any kind and haven’t had, now, for over three years,” he said.
Source: CNN.com coverage Oct 25, 2003

On Education: Voted against Head Start, and against Dept. of Education

On Education, [in Congress in the 1980s], Cheney consistently opposed funding of Head Start and voted against creating the Department of Education.
Source: CNN.com coverage Jul 24, 2000

On Environment: Voted against Clean Water Act and air pollution sanctions

[In Congress in the 1980s], On the environment, Cheney opposed refunding the Clean Water Act. He voted to postpone sanctions slapped on air polluters that failed to meet pollution standards. And he voted against legislation to require oil, chemical and other industries from making public records of emissions known to cause cancer, birth defects and other chronic diseases.
Source: CNN.com coverage Jul 24, 2000

On Gun Control: Voted against banning plastic bullets & cop-killer bullets

Cheney opposes gun control limits. He was one of just 21 members of Congress, in December of 1985, to vote against a ban on armor piercing bullets -- called cop killer bullets. Three years later he was one of only four members of the House voting against a ban on plastic guns that could slip through airport security machines undetected. The National Rifle Association did not oppose this ban. Also in 1988, Cheney voted to scrap a proposed national seven-day waiting period on handgun purchases.
Source: CNN.com coverage Jul 24, 2000

On Homeland Security: In Congress, consistently voted to raise military spending

[In Congress in the 1980s], Dick Cheney consistently voted to raise military spending. He also supported aid to the Nicaraguan rebels, even after a moratorium on funding was passed.
Source: CNN.com coverage Jul 24, 2000

On Homeland Security: If Bush not elected, great danger of terrorist attack

If we make the wrong choice, then the danger is that we’ll get hit again -- that we’ll be hit in a way that will be devastating from the standpoint of the United States. And then we’ll fall back into the pre-9/11 mindset, if you will, that in fact these terrorist attacks are just criminal acts and that we’re not really at war. I think that would be a terrible mistake for us.
Source: CNN.com coverage Sep 7, 2004

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