Gwen Moore topics and responses

Stimulus Spending to Beat Great Recession

PRO:

• 07/27/2011: Increase debt limit from $14.3 trillion to $16.7 trillion
• 05/09/2013: Voted NO on prioritizing spending in case debt limit is reached
• 09/26/2008: Voted YES on $60B stimulus package for jobs, infrastructure, & energy
• 11/02/2004: Raise the minimum wage and protect overtime pay
• 03/06/2013: Raise the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour by 2016
• 07/29/2009: Voted YES on $192B additional anti-recession stimulus spending

Acknowledging and Addressing Climate Change

PRO:

• 06/26/2009: Voted YES on enforcing limits on CO2 global warming pollution
• 02/10/2005: Establish greenhouse gas tradeable allowances
• 04/07/2011: Voted NO on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases

Getting Money Out of Politics

PRO:

• 04/05/2006: Voted NO on restricting independent grassroots political committees
• 11/05/2007: Prohibit 'voter caging' which intimidates minority voting
• 05/24/2007: Voted YES on requiring lobbyist disclosure of bundled donations
• 11/15/2012: Establish 15 days of early voting in all states
• 02/05/2014: Establish "My Voice Voucher" small campaign contributions
• 03/12/2013: Corporate political spending is not free speech
• 01/16/2014: No photo IDs to vote; they suppress the vote
• 02/09/2012: Require full disclosure of independent campaign expenditures
• 11/15/2011: Ban stock trading based on Congressional insider knowledge

Saving Elephants, Whales, Dolphins and Lions

PRO:

• 07/17/2009: Voted YES on protecting free-roaming horses and burros
• 04/13/2011: Prohibit invasive research on great apes
• 06/27/2012: Establish an International Conservation Strategy
• 02/28/2011: Regulate all dog breeders down to kennels of 50 dogs
• 01/04/2007: Strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting
• 03/09/2007: Promote conservation of rare felids & canids
• 01/13/2012: Ranked by HSLF, indicating a pro-animal welfare voting record

Renewable Energy

PRO:

• 09/26/2008: Voted YES on tax credits for renewable electricity, with PAYGO offsets
• 12/31/2006: Ranked by the CAF, indicating support for energy independence
• 08/04/2007: Voted YES on investing in homegrown biofuel
• 06/29/2006: Voted YES on keeping moratorium on drilling for oil offshore
• 06/07/2006: Voted NO on scheduling permitting for new oil refinieries
• 05/21/2008: Voted YES on tax incentives for energy production and conservation
• 02/12/2008: Voted YES on tax incentives for renewable energy
• 01/18/2007: Voted YES on removing oil & gas exploration subsidies

Making it Harder to Get a Gun

PRO:

• 07/25/2013: Repeal "stand-your-ground" laws
• 01/03/2013: Ban large-capacity ammunition
• 05/07/2009: Close the Gun Show Loophole; restrict show sales
• 01/03/2013: Stricter regulation on gun show firearm sales
• 01/03/2013: Ban "fire sale" of firearms after delicensing closure
• 10/20/2005: Voted NO on prohibiting product misuse lawsuits on gun manufacturers

GMOs and Food Labeling

CON:

• 09/29/2005: Voted NO on deauthorizing "critical habitat" for endangered species

Cutting the US Military Budget

PRO:

• 03/15/2007: Voted YES on restricting no-bid defense contracts
• 02/05/2007: Establish a Department of Peace and Nonviolence

Legalizing Marijuana and Industrial Hemp

PRO:

• 01/29/2008: Allow rehabilitated drug convicts get student loans
• 07/15/2011: Expunge records for first drug offenders after probation
• 06/10/2008: Voted NO on more funding for Mexico to fight drugs
• 06/27/2007: End harsher sentencing for crack vs. powder cocaine
• 01/01/2014: Ranked by NORML, indicating a pro-legalization stance

Abortion Rights

PRO:

• 11/13/2013: Ban anti-abortion limitations on abortion services
• 07/26/2011: Require pharmacies to fulfill contraceptive prescriptions
• 01/06/2009: Focus on preventing pregnancy, plus emergency contraception
• 04/27/2005: Voted NO on restricting interstate transport of minors to get abortions
• 12/31/2006: Ranked by the NRLC, indicating a pro-choice stance
• 01/11/2007: Voted YES on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines
• 06/02/2011: Let military perform abortions in cases of rape or incest
• 05/04/2011: Voted NO on banning federal health coverage that includes abortion
• 05/24/2005: Voted YES on allowing human embryonic stem cell research
• 02/05/2007: Ensure access to and funding for contraception

Gay Rights and Gay Marriage

PRO:

• 07/08/2013: Enforce against anti-gay discrimination in public schools
• 12/19/2007: Provide benefits to domestic partners of Federal employees
• 12/31/2006: Ranked by the HRC, indicating a pro-gay-rights stance
• 11/13/2007: Voted YES on prohibiting job discrimination based on sexual orientation
• 03/10/2011: Prohibit sexual-identity discrimination at schools
• 06/24/2009: ENDA: prohibit employment discrimination for gays
• 01/06/2001: Increase funding for AIDS treatment & prevention
• 03/03/2010: Repeal Don't-Ask-Don't-Tell, and reinstate discharged gays
• 04/02/2009: Voted YES on enforcing against anti-gay hate crimes
• 05/20/2009: Give domestic partnership benefits to Federal employees
• 07/18/2006: Voted NO on Constitutionally defining marriage as one-man-one-woman

Repealing ObamaCare

CON:

• 07/15/2008: Voted YES on overriding veto on expansion of Medicare
• 01/05/2011: Require insurers to cover breast cancer treatment
• 03/04/2009: Expand the National Health Service Corps
• 04/13/2011: Voted NO on repealing the "Prevention and Public Health" slush fund
• 11/11/1999: Make health care a right, not a privilege
• 04/15/2011: Voted NO on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts
• 01/05/2011: Establish a public insurance option via healthcare Exchanges
• 01/31/2001: MEDS Plan: Cover senior Rx under Medicare
• 04/02/2009: Voted YES on regulating tobacco as a drug
• 02/01/2006: Voted NO on denying non-emergency treatment for lack of Medicare co-pay
• 01/14/2009: Voted YES on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program
• 03/05/2008: Voted YES on giving mental health full equity with physical health
• 04/11/2013: Sponsored merging Alzheimers diagnosis and care benefit
• 01/06/2001: More funding for Rx benefits, community health, CHIPs
• 10/25/2007: Voted YES on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility
• 01/12/2007: Voted YES on requiring negotiated Rx prices for Medicare part D
• 01/23/2008: Voted YES on Veto override: Extend SCHIP to cover 6M more kids

Addressing and Fighting Income Inequality

PRO:

• 12/12/2007: Voted YES on paying for AMT relief by closing offshore business loopholes
• 04/16/2012: Minimum tax rate of 30% for those earning over $1 million
• 12/31/2006: Ranked by the CTJ, indicating support of progressive taxation
• 11/11/1999: Reduce the concentration of wealth & wage inequality
• 12/08/2005: Voted NO on retaining reduced taxes on capital gains & dividends
• 04/15/2013: Sponsored enforcing against corporate offshore tax haven banking
• 02/08/2001: American People's Dividend: Give $300 to every person

  CON:

• 06/25/2008: Voted YES on extending AMT exemptions to avoid hitting middle-income

Building the Keystone XL Pipeline

CON:

• 10/07/2005: Voted NO on authorizing construction of new oil refineries
• 05/12/2011: Voted NO on opening Outer Continental Shelf to oil drilling