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Stimulus Spending to Beat Great Recession
PRO:
07/29/2009
: Voted YES on $192B additional anti-recession stimulus spending
03/06/2013
: Raise the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour by 2016
03/13/2013
: Sponsored investing $1 billion in transportation projects
09/26/2008
: Voted YES on $60B stimulus package for jobs, infrastructure, & energy
05/09/2013
: Voted NO on prioritizing spending in case debt limit is reached
07/27/2011
: Increase debt limit from $14.3 trillion to $16.7 trillion
Acknowledging and Addressing Climate Change
PRO:
06/26/2000
: Voted YES on starting implementation of Kyoto Protocol
CON:
06/26/2009
: Voted NO on enforcing limits on CO2 global warming pollution
04/07/2011
: Voted YES on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases
Getting Money Out of Politics
PRO:
11/15/2011
: Ban stock trading based on Congressional insider knowledge
04/05/2006
: Voted NO on restricting independent grassroots political committees
05/24/2007
: Voted YES on requiring lobbyist disclosure of bundled donations
CON:
07/12/2001
: Voted NO on banning soft money donations to national political parties
02/14/2002
: Voted NO on campaign finance reform banning soft-money contributions
09/14/1999
: Voted NO on banning soft money and issue ads
Saving Elephants, Whales, Dolphins and Lions
PRO:
07/17/2009
: Voted YES on protecting free-roaming horses and burros
02/28/2011
: Regulate all dog breeders down to kennels of 50 dogs
01/04/2007
: Strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting
01/13/2012
: Ranked by
HSLF
, indicating a pro-animal welfare voting record
03/24/2009
: Establish a Carbon Storage Research Corporation
CON:
07/10/2014
: Allow importing ivory from controlled sources
Renewable Energy
PRO:
08/04/2007
: Voted YES on investing in homegrown biofuel
01/18/2007
: Voted YES on removing oil & gas exploration subsidies
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
06/29/2006
: Voted YES on keeping moratorium on drilling for oil offshore
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
02/12/2008
: Voted YES on tax incentives for renewable energy
CON:
08/01/2001
: Voted NO on raising CAFE standards; incentives for alternative fuels
Making it Harder to Get a Gun
CON:
06/18/1999
: Voted YES on decreasing gun waiting period from 3 days to 1
01/06/2009
: National cross-state standard for concealed carry
04/09/2003
: Voted YES on prohibiting suing gunmakers & sellers for gun misuse
10/12/2011
: Loosen restrictions on interstate gun purchases
05/18/2010
: Teach kids Eddie Eagle GunSafe's lifesaving message
01/25/2011
: Allow veterans to register unlicensed guns acquired abroad
01/03/2001
: No lawsuits against gun manufacturers
03/27/2007
: Ban gun registration & trigger lock law in Washington DC
01/19/1999
: Individual right to self-defense at home and as self-defense
12/31/2003
: Ranked by the
NRA
, indicating a pro-gun rights voting record
10/20/2005
: Voted YES on prohibiting product misuse lawsuits on gun manufacturers
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:
02/05/2007
: Establish a Department of Peace and Nonviolence
03/15/2007
: Voted YES on restricting no-bid defense contracts
12/31/2003
: Ranked by
SANE
, indicating a pro-peace voting record
03/18/1999
: Voted NO on deploying SDI
02/02/2005
: Voted NO on continuing military recruitment on college campuses
CON:
11/16/2012
: Oppose Arms Treaty that limits gun trade to Israel & Taiwan
04/03/2003
: Voted YES on emergency $78B for war in Iraq & Afghanistan
07/22/1999
: Voted YES on $266 billion Defense Appropriations bill
Legalizing Marijuana and Industrial Hemp
PRO:
09/16/1998
: Voted NO on subjecting federal employees to random drug tests
12/31/2003
: Ranked by
VOTE-HEMP
, indicating a pro-hemp voting record
10/14/1999
: Voted NO on prohibiting needle exchange & medical marijuana in DC
09/25/2001
: Voted NO on military border patrols to battle drugs & terrorism
CON:
06/10/2008
: Voted YES on more funding for Mexico to fight drugs
12/31/2006
: Ranked by
NORML
, indicating a "hard-on-drugs" stance
03/14/2011
: Harsher sentencing for "pill mill" operators
Abortion Rights
CON:
04/27/2005
: Voted YES on restricting interstate transport of minors to get abortions
05/24/2005
: Voted NO on allowing human embryonic stem cell research
01/22/2008
: Prohibit transporting minors across state lines for abortion
07/29/2010
: Bar funding for abortion under federal Obamacare plans
05/05/2011
: Prohibit federal funding for abortion
01/04/2013
: No family planning assistance that includes abortion
04/05/2000
: Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortions
05/16/2001
: Voted YES on banning Family Planning funding in US aid abroad
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
10/02/2003
: Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortion except to save mother`s life
12/31/2006
: Ranked by the
NRLC
, indicating a pro-life stance
06/30/1999
: Voted YES on barring transporting minors to get an abortion
05/04/2011
: Voted YES on banning federal health coverage that includes abortion
02/26/2004
: Voted YES on making it a crime to harm a fetus during another crime
12/31/2003
: Ranked by
NARAL
, indicating a pro-life voting record
Gay Rights and Gay Marriage
PRO:
04/02/2009
: Voted YES on enforcing against anti-gay hate crimes
07/29/1999
: Voted NO on banning gay adoptions in DC
CON:
09/30/2004
: Voted YES on Constitutional Amendment banning same-sex marriage
11/13/2007
: Voted NO on prohibiting job discrimination based on sexual orientation
07/18/2006
: Voted YES on Constitutionally defining marriage as one-man-one-woman
Repealing ObamaCare
PRO:
03/07/2002
: Limit anti-trust lawsuits on health plans and insurers
01/12/2011
: Repeal ObamaCare reporting requirements for small business
CON:
12/31/2003
: Ranked by
APHA
, indicating a pro-public health record
04/11/2013
: Sponsored merging Alzheimers diagnosis and care benefit
10/25/2007
: Voted YES on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility
07/24/2003
: Voted YES on allowing reimportation of prescription drugs
04/02/2009
: Voted YES on regulating tobacco as a drug
11/22/2003
: Voted NO on limited prescription drug benefit for Medicare recipients
06/28/2000
: Voted NO on subsidizing private insurance for Medicare Rx drug coverage
04/15/2011
: Voted NO on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts
03/04/2009
: Expand the National Health Service Corps
01/05/2011
: Require insurers to cover breast cancer treatment
04/13/2011
: Voted NO on repealing the "Prevention and Public Health" slush fund
03/05/2008
: Voted YES on giving mental health full equity with physical health
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
07/15/2008
: Voted YES on overriding veto on expansion of Medicare
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
10/06/1999
: Voted NO on establishing tax-exempt Medical Savings Accounts
Addressing and Fighting Income Inequality
PRO:
01/05/1993
: Make employee educational assistance tax-deductible
12/08/2005
: Voted NO on retaining reduced taxes on capital gains & dividends
05/16/2001
: Voted NO on Tax cut package of $958 B over 10 years
07/12/2000
: Voted NO on eliminating the "marriage penalty"
03/09/2000
: Voted NO on $46 billion in tax cuts for small business
04/18/2002
: Voted NO on making the Bush tax cuts permanent
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
03/29/2001
: Voted NO on reducing Marriage Tax by $399B over 10 years
12/31/2006
: Ranked by the
CTJ
, indicating support of progressive taxation
CON:
04/04/2001
: Voted YES on eliminating the Estate Tax ("death tax")
06/25/2008
: Voted YES on extending AMT exemptions to avoid hitting middle-income
09/23/2004
: Voted YES on providing tax relief and simplification
03/14/2001
: Phaseout the death tax
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
CON:
10/07/2005
: Voted NO on authorizing construction of new oil refineries
08/01/2001
: Voted YES on prohibiting oil drilling & development in ANWR
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