Matt Salmon MyOcracy topics and responses

Criminal Justice

Support for the construction of prisons or detention centers

• 06/22/2000: Voted NO on funding for alternative sentencing instead of more prisons.
• 09/27/1994: More prisons, more enforcement, effective death penalty

  Use of treatment centers for violators of criminal laws targeting drug-use

• 10/14/1999: Voted NO on prohibiting needle exchange & medical marijuana in DC

  Increase the number of local prosecutors

• 02/08/1995: Voted YES on making federal death penalty appeals harder

Civil Rights

Ban abortions except in limited cases

• 03/13/2013: Sponsored prohibiting abortion information at school health centers
• 01/04/2013: No family planning assistance that includes abortion

  Abortion rights: Ban all abortions

• 04/05/2000: Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortions
• 06/30/1999: Voted YES on barring transporting minors to get an abortion

  Support marriage rights between a man and a woman only

• 09/19/2013: Protect anti-same-sex marriage opinions as free speech
• 07/29/1999: Voted YES on banning gay adoptions in DC

Economic Issues

Reduce taxes for middle class tax payers

• 07/12/2000: Voted YES on eliminating the "marriage penalty"
• 09/27/1994: Repeal marriage tax; cut middle class taxes

  Taxes for large corporations: Decrease

• 03/09/2000: Voted YES on $46 billion in tax cuts for small business

  Support a balanced federal budget by constitutional amendment

• 09/27/1994: Supports balanced budget amendment & line item veto

  Reduce taxes for all tax payers

• 01/01/2012: Supports the Taxpayer Protection Pledge

Education Issues

Support school vouchers

• 08/06/1998: Voted YES on allowing vouchers in DC schools
• 11/04/1997: Voted YES on vouchers for private & parochial schools

  Reduce federal government involvement with public education

• 02/11/2014: Denounce the Common Core State Standards

Environmental Issues

Oppose cap-and-trade programs to address industrial emissions

• 11/02/2010: Signed the No Climate Tax Pledge by AFP
• 06/26/2000: Voted NO on starting implementation of Kyoto Protocol

Healthcare Issues

Reduce government involvement in the provision of health insurance for taxpayers

• 07/04/2010: Repeal any federal health care takeover
• 10/06/1999: Voted YES on establishing tax-exempt Medical Savings Accounts
• 02/08/1999: Expand medical savings accounts for employers & individuals

Immigration

Increase the number of work visas granted to foreign workers each year

• 09/24/1998: Voted YES on more immigrant visas for skilled workers