Dan Boren MyOcracy topics and responses

Civil Rights

Support for gun rights

• 10/12/2011: Loosen restrictions on interstate gun purchases
• 09/02/2011: Recognize heritage of hunting & shooting on federal lands
• 01/25/2011: Allow veterans to register unlicensed guns acquired abroad
• 05/18/2010: Teach kids Eddie Eagle GunSafe's lifesaving message
• 02/03/2009: Apply concealed carry permit to all other states where legal
• 10/20/2005: Voted YES on prohibiting product misuse lawsuits on gun manufacturers
• 11/02/2004: Will never vote to weaken your 2nd Amendment rights

  Ban abortions except in limited cases

• 05/05/2011: Prohibit federal funding for abortion
• 07/29/2010: Bar funding for abortion under federal Obamacare plans
• 04/27/2005: Voted YES on restricting interstate transport of minors to get abortions

  Support marriage rights between a man and a woman only

• 04/02/2009: Voted NO on enforcing against anti-gay hate crimes
• 12/31/2006: by the HRC, indicating an anti-gay-rights stance
• 07/18/2006: Voted YES on Constitutionally defining marriage as one-man-one-woman

  Abortion rights: Ban all abortions

• 12/01/2011: Ban abortions for sex selection or race selection
• 05/04/2011: Voted YES on banning federal health coverage that includes abortion

Economic Issues

Taxes for wealthier tax payers: Less

• 12/31/2006: by the CTJ, indicating opposition to progressive taxation
• 12/08/2005: Voted YES on retaining reduced taxes on capital gains & dividends

  Support a balanced federal budget by constitutional amendment

• 01/05/2011: Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the US Constitution
• 01/06/2009: Balanced Budget Amendment with 3/5 vote to override

  Implement a flat tax

• 01/06/2009: Replace income tax & employment tax with FairTax

  Implement national sales tax instead of income-based tax code

• 01/05/2011: Replace income tax & estate tax with 23% sales tax

Education Issues

Oppose school vouchers

• 03/30/2011: Voted NO on reauthorizing the DC opportunity scholarship program

Environmental Issues

Support off-shore drilling to tap new oil sources

• 05/12/2011: Voted YES on opening Outer Continental Shelf to oil drilling
• 01/18/2007: Voted NO on removing oil & gas exploration subsidies
• 06/29/2006: Voted NO on keeping moratorium on drilling for oil offshore

  Oppose cap-and-trade programs to address industrial emissions

• 06/26/2009: Voted NO on enforcing limits on CO2 global warming pollution
• 01/09/2009: Bar greenhouse gases from Clean Air Act rules

  Use tax incentives to promote efficient energy production and conservation

• 05/21/2008: Voted YES on tax incentives for energy production and conservation

  Use tax incentives for wind energy development and use

• 09/26/2008: Voted YES on tax credits for renewable electricity, with PAYGO offsets

  Eliminate tax incentives and/or subsidies to the fossil fuel industry

• 02/12/2008: Voted NO on tax incentives for renewable energy

  Reduce or remove environmental regulations that address oil refinement

• 09/29/2005: Voted YES on deauthorizing "critical habitat" for endangered species

Healthcare Issues

Increase amount of children covered by Medicaid reimbursements for health costs

• 01/14/2009: Voted YES on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program
• 01/23/2008: Voted YES on Veto override: Extend SCHIP to cover 6M more kids
• 12/05/2000: Better and immediate funding for Medicare & Medicaid

  Lower eligibility age for Medicare to increase coverage of older taxpayers

• 07/15/2008: Voted YES on overriding veto on expansion of Medicare
• 06/28/2000: Prescription drug benefit within Medicare

Immigration

Increase border security between U.S. and Mexico

• 09/14/2006: Voted YES on building a fence along the Mexican border
• 06/06/2006: Voted YES on preventing tipping off Mexicans about Minuteman Project