Richard C. Green on Jobs
End federal agricultural subsidies
Q: Should federal agricultural subsidies be ended?A: Yes, most subsidies are now counter-productive and simply intensify federal control of all of our food production.
Source: Issues2000.org candidate questionnaire
Jul 2, 2000
Voted YES on killing an increase in the minimum wage.
The Kennedy (D-MA) Amdt would have increased the minimum wage by $1 an hour over two years, to $5.65 an hour beginning Jan. 1, 2001. The Kennedy Amdt would have also provided $9.5 billion in tax cuts over five years.
Green says, "A motion to table an"
Status: Motion to Table Agreed to Y)50; N)48; NV)2
Reference: Motion to table Kennedy Amdt #2751;
Bill S. 625
; vote number 1999-356
on Nov 9, 1999
Voted NO on allowing workers to choose between overtime & comp-time.
This bill would have allowed workers to choose between overtime and compensatory time.
Green says, "Stop interfering in the business affairs of private industry, or public not-for-profit foundations: federa"
Status: Cloture Motion Rejected Y)53; N)47
Reference: Motion to invoke cloture on a Committee amdt to S. 4;
Bill S. 4
; vote number 1997-68
on May 15, 1997
UNDECIDED on replacing farm price supports.
Replaces farm price supports with seven years of annual fixed payments.
Green says, "It seems that the more the federal government tries to "fix" agriculture,"
Status: Bill Passed Y)64; N)32; NV)4
Reference: Agriculture Market Transition Act of 1996;
Bill S. 1541
; vote number 1996-19
on Feb 7, 1996