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James Sensenbrenner topics and responses
Stimulus Spending to Beat Great Recession
CON:
09/26/2008
: Voted NO on $60B stimulus package for jobs, infrastructure, & energy
07/29/2009
: Voted NO on $192B additional anti-recession stimulus spending
05/09/2013
: Voted YES on prioritizing spending in case debt limit is reached
02/17/2011
: Apply all remaining stimulus funds to budget deficit
01/20/2011
: Ban roadway signs indicating Recovery Act funding
01/03/2013
: Audit the Federal Reserve & its actions on mortgage loans
Acknowledging and Addressing Climate Change
CON:
01/09/2009
: Bar greenhouse gases from Clean Air Act rules
11/02/2010
: Signed the No Climate Tax Pledge by
AFP
06/26/2009
: Voted NO on enforcing limits on CO2 global warming pollution
06/26/2000
: Voted NO on starting implementation of Kyoto Protocol
05/12/2009
: List GHG emissions cost on electric bills
04/07/2011
: Voted YES on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases
Getting Money Out of Politics
PRO:
05/24/2007
: Voted YES on requiring lobbyist disclosure of bundled donations
01/16/2014
: No photo IDs to vote; they suppress the vote
07/12/2001
: Voted YES on banning soft money donations to national political parties
CON:
09/14/1999
: Voted NO on banning soft money and issue ads
02/14/2002
: Voted NO on campaign finance reform banning soft-money contributions
04/05/2006
: Voted YES on restricting independent grassroots political committees
Saving Elephants, Whales, Dolphins and Lions
CON:
01/13/2012
: Ranked by
HSLF
, indicating an anti-animal welfare voting record
09/29/2005
: Voted YES on deauthorizing "critical habitat" for endangered species
07/17/2009
: Voted NO on protecting free-roaming horses and burros
Renewable Energy
CON:
08/04/2007
: Voted NO on investing in homegrown biofuel
09/26/2008
: Voted NO on tax credits for renewable electricity, with PAYGO offsets
12/31/2006
: Ranked by the
CAF
, indicating opposition to energy independence
06/29/2006
: Voted NO on keeping moratorium on drilling for oil offshore
08/01/2001
: Voted NO on raising CAFE standards; incentives for alternative fuels
02/12/2008
: Voted NO on tax incentives for renewable energy
01/18/2007
: Voted NO on removing oil & gas exploration subsidies
06/07/2006
: Voted YES on scheduling permitting for new oil refinieries
Making it Harder to Get a Gun
CON:
10/20/2005
: Voted YES on prohibiting product misuse lawsuits on gun manufacturers
01/25/2011
: Allow veterans to register unlicensed guns acquired abroad
03/27/2007
: Ban gun registration & trigger lock law in Washington DC
12/31/2003
: Ranked by the
NRA
, indicating a pro-gun rights voting record
04/09/2003
: Voted YES on prohibiting suing gunmakers & sellers for gun misuse
09/02/2011
: Recognize heritage of hunting & shooting on federal lands
06/18/1999
: Voted YES on decreasing gun waiting period from 3 days to 1
GMOs and Food Labeling
CON:
12/31/2003
: Ranked by the
LCV
, indicating anti-environment votes
09/21/2011
: Stop considering manure as pollutant or hazardous
Cutting the US Military Budget
PRO:
07/22/1999
: Voted NO on $266 billion Defense Appropriations bill
CON:
04/03/2003
: Voted YES on emergency $78B for war in Iraq & Afghanistan
03/18/1999
: Voted YES on deploying SDI
09/27/1994
: No US troops under UN command; more defense spending
02/02/2005
: Voted YES on continuing military recruitment on college campuses
03/15/2007
: Voted NO on restricting no-bid defense contracts
Legalizing Marijuana and Industrial Hemp
PRO:
09/16/1998
: Voted NO on subjecting federal employees to random drug tests
06/10/2008
: Voted NO on more funding for Mexico to fight drugs
CON:
12/31/2006
: Ranked by
NORML
, indicating a "hard-on-drugs" stance
09/25/2001
: Voted YES on military border patrols to battle drugs & terrorism
10/14/1999
: Voted YES on prohibiting needle exchange & medical marijuana in DC
Abortion Rights
CON:
02/26/2004
: Voted YES on making it a crime to harm a fetus during another crime
05/24/2005
: Voted NO on allowing human embryonic stem cell research
12/31/2003
: Ranked by
NARAL
, indicating a pro-life voting record
05/04/2011
: Voted YES on banning federal health coverage that includes abortion
10/02/2003
: Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortion except to save mother`s life
05/16/2001
: Voted YES on banning Family Planning funding in US aid abroad
05/31/2011
: Prohibiting forced abortions by UN Population Fund
04/05/2000
: Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortions
04/27/2005
: Voted YES on restricting interstate transport of minors to get abortions
07/29/2010
: Bar funding for abortion under federal Obamacare plans
05/05/2011
: Prohibit federal funding for abortion
12/31/2006
: Ranked by the
NRLC
, indicating a pro-life stance
09/25/2002
: Voted YES on funding for health providers who don't provide abortion info
01/11/2007
: Voted NO on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines
06/30/1999
: Voted YES on barring transporting minors to get an abortion
Gay Rights and Gay Marriage
CON:
12/31/2006
: Ranked by the
HRC
, indicating an anti-gay-rights stance
07/18/2006
: Voted YES on Constitutionally defining marriage as one-man-one-woman
04/02/2009
: Voted NO on enforcing against anti-gay hate crimes
11/13/2007
: Voted NO on prohibiting job discrimination based on sexual orientation
07/29/1999
: Voted YES on banning gay adoptions in DC
09/30/2004
: Voted YES on Constitutional Amendment banning same-sex marriage
Repealing ObamaCare
PRO:
01/12/2007
: Voted NO on requiring negotiated Rx prices for Medicare part D
02/01/2006
: Voted YES on denying non-emergency treatment for lack of Medicare co-pay
10/25/2007
: Voted NO on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility
10/06/1999
: Voted YES on establishing tax-exempt Medical Savings Accounts
04/15/2011
: Voted YES on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts
11/22/2003
: Voted YES on limited prescription drug benefit for Medicare recipients
06/28/2000
: Voted YES on subsidizing private insurance for Medicare Rx drug coverage
03/13/2003
: Voted YES on capping damages & setting time limits in medical lawsuits
04/13/2011
: Voted YES on repealing the "Prevention and Public Health" slush fund
01/23/2008
: Voted NO on Veto override: Extend SCHIP to cover 6M more kids
12/31/2003
: Ranked by
APHA
, indicating a anti-public health voting record
04/02/2009
: Voted NO on regulating tobacco as a drug
01/14/2009
: Voted NO on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program
07/15/2008
: Voted NO on overriding veto on expansion of Medicare
CON:
03/05/2008
: Voted YES on giving mental health full equity with physical health
07/24/2003
: Voted YES on allowing reimportation of prescription drugs
Addressing and Fighting Income Inequality
PRO:
06/25/2008
: Voted NO on extending AMT exemptions to avoid hitting middle-income
CON:
12/08/2005
: Voted YES on retaining reduced taxes on capital gains & dividends
12/31/2006
: Ranked by the
CTJ
, indicating opposition to progressive taxation
05/16/2001
: Voted YES on Tax cut package of $958 B over 10 years
07/12/2000
: Voted YES on eliminating the "marriage penalty"
03/29/2001
: Voted YES on reducing Marriage Tax by $399B over 10 years
09/23/2004
: Voted YES on providing tax relief and simplification
03/14/2001
: Phaseout the death tax
12/31/2003
: Ranked by
NTU
, indicating a "Taxpayer's Friend" on tax votes
04/04/2001
: Voted YES on eliminating the Estate Tax ("death tax")
12/12/2007
: Voted NO on paying for AMT relief by closing offshore business loopholes
01/06/2009
: Repeal the Death Tax
01/01/2012
: Supports the Taxpayer Protection Pledge
04/18/2002
: Voted YES on making the Bush tax cuts permanent
08/12/2010
: Taxpayer Protection Pledge: no new taxes
03/09/2000
: Voted YES on $46 billion in tax cuts for small business
09/27/1994
: Repeal marriage tax; cut middle class taxes
01/03/2013
: Repeal the death tax, immediately and with no expiration
Building the Keystone XL Pipeline
PRO:
05/12/2011
: Voted YES on opening Outer Continental Shelf to oil drilling
10/07/2005
: Voted YES on authorizing construction of new oil refineries
CON:
08/01/2001
: Voted YES on prohibiting oil drilling & development in ANWR
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