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Keith Ellison topics and responses
Stimulus Spending to Beat Great Recession
PRO:
03/06/2013
: Raise the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour by 2016
03/21/2013
: Sponsored funding re-development of abandoned & foreclosed properties
03/13/2013
: Sponsored investing $1 billion in transportation projects
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
07/27/2011
: Increase debt limit from $14.3 trillion to $16.7 trillion
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
01/16/2007
: Sign on to UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
01/24/2008
: Let states define stricter-than-federal emission standards
04/07/2011
: Voted NO on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases
Getting Money Out of Politics
PRO:
03/12/2013
: Corporate political spending is not free speech
01/15/2013
: Matching fund for small donors, with debate requirements
02/09/2012
: Require full disclosure of independent campaign expenditures
11/15/2011
: Ban stock trading based on Congressional insider knowledge
11/15/2012
: Establish 15 days of early voting in all states
02/05/2014
: Establish "My Voice Voucher" small campaign contributions
01/16/2014
: No photo IDs to vote; they suppress the vote
05/24/2007
: Voted YES on requiring lobbyist disclosure of bundled donations
11/05/2007
: Prohibit 'voter caging' which intimidates minority voting
Saving Elephants, Whales, Dolphins and Lions
PRO:
01/13/2012
: Ranked by
HSLF
, indicating a pro-animal welfare voting record
02/28/2011
: Regulate all dog breeders down to kennels of 50 dogs
07/17/2009
: Voted YES on protecting free-roaming horses and burros
05/28/2010
: Add polar bear & bluefin tuna to endangered species list
06/27/2012
: Establish an International Conservation Strategy
04/13/2011
: Prohibit invasive research on great apes
01/04/2007
: Strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting
Renewable Energy
PRO:
01/18/2007
: Voted YES on removing oil & gas exploration subsidies
11/07/2006
: Energy independence through renewable energy
08/04/2007
: Voted YES on investing in homegrown biofuel
09/26/2008
: Voted YES on tax credits for renewable electricity, with PAYGO offsets
02/12/2008
: Voted YES on tax incentives for renewable energy
05/21/2008
: Voted YES on tax incentives for energy production and conservation
Making it Harder to Get a Gun
PRO:
01/03/2013
: Ban large-capacity ammunition
07/25/2013
: Repeal "stand-your-ground" laws
01/03/2013
: Ban "fire sale" of firearms after delicensing closure
05/07/2009
: Close the Gun Show Loophole; restrict show sales
GMOs and Food Labeling
PRO:
04/24/2013
: Require labeling genetically engineered food
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
04/11/2013
: Sponsored defunding nuclear-armed aircraft and nuclear R&D or testing
CON:
12/19/2007
: Extend reserve retirement pay parity back to 9/11
Legalizing Marijuana and Industrial Hemp
PRO:
01/29/2008
: Allow rehabilitated drug convicts get student loans
08/02/2012
: Exclude industrial hemp from definition of marijuana
02/14/2013
: Exempt industrial hemp from marijuana laws
01/01/2014
: Ranked by
NORML
, indicating a pro-legalization stance
06/27/2007
: End harsher sentencing for crack vs. powder cocaine
01/06/2009
: Distribute sterile syringes to reduce AIDS and hepatitis
07/15/2011
: Expunge records for first drug offenders after probation
06/10/2008
: Voted NO on more funding for Mexico to fight drugs
Abortion Rights
PRO:
11/07/2006
: I am pro choice
06/02/2011
: Let military perform abortions in cases of rape or incest
01/11/2007
: Voted YES on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines
11/13/2013
: Ban anti-abortion limitations on abortion services
04/26/2007
: Provide emergency contraception at military facilities
02/05/2007
: Ensure access to and funding for contraception
05/04/2011
: Voted NO on banning federal health coverage that includes abortion
01/06/2009
: Focus on preventing pregnancy, plus emergency contraception
Gay Rights and Gay Marriage
PRO:
12/19/2007
: Provide benefits to domestic partners of Federal employees
07/08/2013
: Enforce against anti-gay discrimination in public schools
04/02/2009
: Voted YES on enforcing against anti-gay hate crimes
11/13/2007
: Voted YES on prohibiting job discrimination based on sexual orientation
03/10/2011
: Prohibit sexual-identity discrimination at schools
01/06/2001
: Increase funding for AIDS treatment & prevention
03/03/2010
: Repeal Don't-Ask-Don't-Tell, and reinstate discharged gays
05/13/2009
: Recognize the 40th anniversary of Stonewall
01/25/2013
: Sponsored supporting No Name-Calling Week in schools
06/24/2009
: ENDA: prohibit employment discrimination for gays
05/20/2009
: Give domestic partnership benefits to Federal employees
Repealing ObamaCare
CON:
03/05/2008
: Voted YES on giving mental health full equity with physical health
04/02/2009
: Voted YES on regulating tobacco as a drug
10/25/2007
: Voted YES on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility
01/23/2008
: Voted YES on Veto override: Extend SCHIP to cover 6M more kids
11/07/2006
: Time for universal single payer health care
03/04/2009
: Expand the National Health Service Corps
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
07/15/2008
: Voted YES on overriding veto on expansion of Medicare
01/05/2011
: Require insurers to cover breast cancer treatment
01/06/2001
: More funding for Rx benefits, community health, CHIPs
01/31/2001
: MEDS Plan: Cover senior Rx under Medicare
01/05/2011
: Establish a public insurance option via healthcare Exchanges
11/11/1999
: Make health care a right, not a privilege
04/11/2013
: Sponsored merging Alzheimers diagnosis and care benefit
04/15/2011
: Voted NO on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts
04/13/2011
: Voted NO on repealing the "Prevention and Public Health" slush fund
Addressing and Fighting Income Inequality
PRO:
04/15/2013
: Sponsored enforcing against corporate offshore tax haven banking
11/11/1999
: Reduce the concentration of wealth & wage inequality
02/08/2001
: American People's Dividend: Give $300 to every person
04/16/2012
: Minimum tax rate of 30% for those earning over $1 million
12/12/2007
: Voted YES on paying for AMT relief by closing offshore business loopholes
CON:
06/25/2008
: Voted YES on extending AMT exemptions to avoid hitting middle-income
12/31/2006
: Ranked by the
CTJ
, indicating opposition to progressive taxation
Building the Keystone XL Pipeline
CON:
05/12/2011
: Voted NO on opening Outer Continental Shelf to oil drilling
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