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Stimulus Spending to Beat Great Recession
PRO:
05/09/2013
: Voted NO on prioritizing spending in case debt limit is reached
07/27/2011
: Sponsored bill increasing debt limit to $16.7 trillion
03/06/2013
: Raise the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour by 2016
09/26/2008
: Voted YES on $60B stimulus package for jobs, infrastructure, & energy
07/29/2009
: Voted YES on $192B additional anti-recession stimulus spending
CON:
01/03/2013
: Audit the Federal Reserve & its actions on mortgage loans
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
01/24/2008
: Let states define stricter-than-federal emission standards
Getting Money Out of Politics
PRO:
11/15/2011
: Ban stock trading based on Congressional insider knowledge
01/15/2013
: Matching fund for small donors, with debate requirements
02/05/2014
: Establish "My Voice Voucher" small campaign contributions
03/12/2013
: Corporate political spending is not free speech
01/16/2014
: No photo IDs to vote; they suppress the vote
11/15/2012
: Establish 15 days of early voting in all states
02/09/2012
: Require full disclosure of independent campaign expenditures
05/24/2007
: Voted YES on requiring lobbyist disclosure of bundled donations
Saving Elephants, Whales, Dolphins and Lions
PRO:
02/28/2011
: Regulate all dog breeders down to kennels of 50 dogs
01/13/2012
: Ranked by
HSLF
, indicating a pro-animal welfare voting record
07/17/2009
: Voted YES on protecting free-roaming horses and burros
Renewable Energy
PRO:
08/04/2007
: Voted YES on investing in homegrown biofuel
02/12/2008
: Voted YES on tax incentives for renewable energy
09/26/2008
: Voted YES on tax credits for renewable electricity, with PAYGO offsets
01/18/2007
: Voted YES on removing oil & gas exploration subsidies
05/21/2008
: Voted YES on tax incentives for energy production and conservation
01/17/2007
: Set goal of 25% renewable energy by 2025
11/02/2011
: Extend through 2016 the renewable energy tax credit
Making it Harder to Get a Gun
CON:
11/07/2006
: 100 percent National Rife Association record
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
Legalizing Marijuana and Industrial Hemp
PRO:
02/14/2013
: Exempt industrial hemp from marijuana laws
08/02/2012
: Exclude industrial hemp from definition of marijuana
01/01/2014
: Ranked by
NORML
, indicating a pro-legalization stance
06/10/2008
: Voted NO on more funding for Mexico to fight drugs
04/12/2013
: Sponsored no federal enforcement against legal state marijuana
Abortion Rights
PRO:
02/05/2007
: Ensure access to and funding for contraception
01/06/2009
: Focus on preventing pregnancy, plus emergency contraception
11/13/2013
: Ban anti-abortion limitations on abortion services
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
03/17/2009
: Teach teens about both abstinence & contraception
11/07/2006
: Abortion decision should be between a woman and her doctor
Gay Rights and Gay Marriage
PRO:
03/03/2010
: Repeal Don't-Ask-Don't-Tell, and reinstate discharged gays
11/13/2007
: Voted YES on prohibiting job discrimination based on sexual orientation
05/20/2009
: Give domestic partnership benefits to Federal employees
06/24/2009
: ENDA: prohibit employment discrimination for gays
07/08/2013
: Enforce against anti-gay discrimination in public schools
04/02/2009
: Voted YES on enforcing against anti-gay hate crimes
03/10/2011
: Prohibit sexual-identity discrimination at schools
Repealing ObamaCare
CON:
01/23/2008
: Voted YES on Veto override: Extend SCHIP to cover 6M more kids
01/05/2011
: Require insurers to cover breast cancer treatment
11/07/2006
: Everyone deserves access to health care
04/15/2011
: Voted NO on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts
01/12/2007
: Voted YES on requiring negotiated Rx prices for Medicare part D
01/31/2001
: MEDS Plan: Cover senior Rx under Medicare
07/15/2008
: Voted YES on overriding veto on expansion of Medicare
03/04/2009
: Expand the National Health Service Corps
04/13/2011
: Voted NO on repealing the "Prevention and Public Health" slush fund
01/14/2009
: Voted YES on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program
10/25/2007
: Voted YES on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility
04/11/2013
: Sponsored merging Alzheimers diagnosis and care benefit
04/02/2009
: Voted YES on regulating tobacco as a drug
11/11/1999
: Make health care a right, not a privilege
Addressing and Fighting Income Inequality
PRO:
02/08/2001
: American People's Dividend: Give $300 to every person
04/15/2013
: Sponsored enforcing against corporate offshore tax haven banking
11/11/1999
: Reduce the concentration of wealth & wage inequality
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
11/07/2006
: Tax cuts to wealthiest 1% are irresponsible
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
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