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Jim Cooper topics and responses
Stimulus Spending to Beat Great Recession
PRO:
07/29/2009
: Voted YES on $192B additional anti-recession stimulus spending
05/09/2013
: Voted NO on prioritizing spending in case debt limit is reached
03/06/2013
: Raise the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour by 2016
CON:
09/26/2008
: Voted NO on $60B stimulus package for jobs, infrastructure, & energy
Acknowledging and Addressing Climate Change
PRO:
04/07/2011
: Voted NO on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases
06/26/2009
: Voted YES on enforcing limits on CO2 global warming pollution
Getting Money Out of Politics
PRO:
01/15/2013
: Matching fund for small donors, with debate requirements
02/05/2014
: Establish "My Voice Voucher" small campaign contributions
07/12/2001
: Supports Shays-Meehan Campaign Finance Reform
04/05/2006
: Voted NO on restricting independent grassroots political committees
01/16/2014
: No photo IDs to vote; they suppress the vote
05/24/2007
: Voted YES on requiring lobbyist disclosure of bundled donations
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
Renewable Energy
PRO:
02/12/2008
: Voted YES on tax incentives for renewable energy
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
09/26/2008
: Voted YES on tax credits for renewable electricity, with PAYGO offsets
08/04/2007
: Voted YES on investing in homegrown biofuel
12/31/2006
: Ranked by the
CAF
, indicating support for energy independence
CON:
07/10/2001
: Balance fossil fuels and viable renewable energy
06/29/2006
: Voted NO on keeping moratorium on drilling for oil offshore
Making it Harder to Get a Gun
CON:
03/27/2007
: Ban gun registration & trigger lock law in Washington DC
10/20/2005
: Voted YES on prohibiting product misuse lawsuits on gun manufacturers
05/18/2010
: Teach kids Eddie Eagle GunSafe's lifesaving message
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
GMOs and Food Labeling
PRO:
12/31/2003
: Ranked by the
LCV
, indicating pro-environment votes
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
CON:
02/02/2005
: Voted YES on continuing military recruitment on college campuses
04/03/2003
: Voted YES on emergency $78B for war in Iraq & Afghanistan
Legalizing Marijuana and Industrial Hemp
CON:
03/14/2011
: Harsher sentencing for "pill mill" operators
12/31/2006
: Ranked by
NORML
, indicating a "hard-on-drugs" stance
06/10/2008
: Voted YES on more funding for Mexico to fight drugs
Abortion Rights
PRO:
02/26/2004
: Voted NO on making it a crime to harm a fetus during another crime
05/24/2005
: Voted YES on allowing human embryonic stem cell research
01/06/2009
: Focus on preventing pregnancy, plus emergency contraception
05/04/2011
: Voted NO on banning federal health coverage that includes abortion
01/11/2007
: Voted YES on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines
CON:
11/15/2012
: Encourage adoption of children in foster care
04/27/2005
: Voted YES on restricting interstate transport of minors to get abortions
10/02/2003
: Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortion except to save mother`s life
12/31/2003
: Ranked by
NARAL
, indicating a pro-life voting record
Gay Rights and Gay Marriage
PRO:
06/24/2009
: ENDA: prohibit employment discrimination for gays
11/13/2007
: Voted YES on prohibiting job discrimination based on sexual orientation
04/02/2009
: Voted YES on enforcing against anti-gay hate crimes
CON:
09/30/2004
: Voted YES on Constitutional Amendment banning same-sex marriage
07/18/2006
: Voted YES on Constitutionally defining marriage as one-man-one-woman
Repealing ObamaCare
CON:
12/31/2003
: Ranked by
APHA
, indicating a pro-public health record
04/15/2011
: Voted NO on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts
01/23/2008
: Voted YES on Veto override: Extend SCHIP to cover 6M more kids
11/22/2003
: Voted NO on limited prescription drug benefit for Medicare recipients
07/15/2008
: Voted YES on overriding veto on expansion of Medicare
01/14/2009
: Voted YES on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program
01/12/2007
: Voted YES on requiring negotiated Rx prices for Medicare part D
03/13/2003
: Voted NO on capping damages & setting time limits in medical lawsuits
12/05/2000
: Better and immediate funding for Medicare & Medicaid
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
10/25/2007
: Voted YES on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility
04/13/2011
: Voted NO on repealing the "Prevention and Public Health" slush fund
03/04/2009
: Expand the National Health Service Corps
07/24/2003
: Voted YES on allowing reimportation of prescription drugs
03/05/2008
: Voted YES on giving mental health full equity with physical health
Addressing and Fighting Income Inequality
PRO:
12/08/2005
: Voted NO on retaining reduced taxes on capital gains & dividends
12/12/2007
: Voted YES on paying for AMT relief by closing offshore business loopholes
12/31/2003
: Ranked by
NTU
, indicating a "Big Spender" on tax votes
09/23/2004
: Voted NO on providing tax relief and simplification
CON:
06/25/2008
: Voted YES on extending AMT exemptions to avoid hitting middle-income
Building the Keystone XL Pipeline
CON:
05/12/2011
: Voted NO on opening Outer Continental Shelf to oil drilling
10/07/2005
: Voted NO on authorizing construction of new oil refineries
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