Steve King topics and responses

Stimulus Spending to Beat Great Recession

PRO:

• 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
• 02/17/2011: Apply all remaining stimulus funds to budget deficit
• 07/08/2010: Limit federal spending growth to per-capita inflation rate
• 05/09/2013: Voted YES on prioritizing spending in case debt limit is reached
• 01/01/2012: Supports the Cut-Cap-and-Balance Pledge
• 09/26/2008: Voted NO on $60B stimulus package for jobs, infrastructure, & energy
• 01/13/2012: Disapprove of increasing the debt limit

Acknowledging and Addressing Climate Change

CON:

• 06/26/2009: Voted NO on enforcing limits on CO2 global warming pollution
• 07/08/2010: Cap-and-trade has no impact on global temperatures
• 04/07/2011: Voted YES on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases
• 01/05/2011: No EPA regulation of greenhouse gases
• 01/09/2009: Bar greenhouse gases from Clean Air Act rules

Getting Money Out of Politics

PRO:

• 05/24/2007: Voted YES on requiring lobbyist disclosure of bundled donations
• 04/05/2006: Voted NO on restricting independent grassroots political committees

Saving Elephants, Whales, Dolphins and Lions

CON:

• 09/29/2005: Voted YES on deauthorizing "critical habitat" for endangered species
• 01/13/2012: Ranked by HSLF, indicating an anti-animal welfare voting record
• 07/17/2009: Voted NO on protecting free-roaming horses and burros

Renewable Energy

PRO:

• 04/15/2008: Establish a solar energy program on federal lands
• 05/03/2011: Require 80% fuel-choice vehicles by 2018
• 11/02/2011: Extend through 2016 the renewable energy tax credit

  CON:

• 08/04/2007: Voted NO on investing in homegrown biofuel
• 12/31/2006: Ranked by the CAF, indicating opposition to energy independence
• 02/12/2008: Voted NO on tax incentives for renewable energy
• 09/26/2008: Voted NO on tax credits for renewable electricity, with PAYGO offsets
• 06/29/2006: Voted NO on keeping moratorium on drilling for oil offshore
• 05/21/2008: Voted NO on tax incentives for energy production and conservation
• 07/08/2010: Explore proven energy reserves & keep energy prices low
• 06/07/2006: Voted YES on scheduling permitting for new oil refinieries
• 01/18/2007: Voted NO on removing oil & gas exploration subsidies

Making it Harder to Get a Gun

CON:

• 12/31/2003: Ranked by the NRA, indicating a pro-gun rights voting record
• 04/30/2009: Allow reloading spent military small arms ammunition
• 10/20/2005: Voted YES on prohibiting product misuse lawsuits on gun manufacturers
• 03/27/2007: Ban gun registration & trigger lock law in Washington DC
• 01/25/2011: Allow veterans to register unlicensed guns acquired abroad
• 09/17/2003: No United Nations taxation on firearms
• 04/09/2003: Voted YES on prohibiting suing gunmakers & sellers for gun misuse
• 10/12/2011: Loosen restrictions on interstate gun purchases

GMOs and Food Labeling

CON:

• 12/31/2003: Ranked by the LCV, indicating anti-environment votes
• 09/21/2011: Stop considering manure as pollutant or hazardous

Cutting the US Military Budget

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
• 12/31/2003: Ranked by SANE, indicating a pro-military voting record
• 03/15/2007: Voted NO on restricting no-bid defense contracts
• 12/06/2007: Set minimum spending on defense at 4% of GDP

Legalizing Marijuana and Industrial Hemp

PRO:

• 06/10/2008: Voted NO on more funding for Mexico to fight drugs

  CON:

• 12/31/2006: Ranked by NORML, indicating a "hard-on-drugs" stance
• 01/01/2014: Ranked by NORML, indicating an anti-legalization stance

Abortion Rights

CON:

• 02/26/2004: Voted YES on making it a crime to harm a fetus during another crime
• 12/31/2006: Ranked by the NRLC, indicating a pro-life stance
• 01/11/2007: Voted NO on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines
• 07/29/2010: Bar funding for abortion under federal Obamacare plans
• 05/05/2011: Prohibit federal funding for abortion
• 01/07/2011: Congress shall protect life beginning with fertilization
• 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
• 01/04/2013: No family planning assistance that includes abortion
• 12/31/2003: Ranked by NARAL, indicating a pro-life voting record
• 05/31/2011: Prohibiting forced abortions by UN Population Fund
• 01/07/2011: Prohibit federal funding to groups like Planned Parenthood
• 12/01/2011: Ban abortions for sex selection or race selection
• 10/02/2003: Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortion except to save mother`s life
• 01/22/2007: Grant the pre-born equal protection under 14th Amendment
• 02/04/2009: Declare preborn as persons under 14th amendment
• 01/22/2008: Prohibit transporting minors across state lines for abortion
• 05/04/2011: Voted YES on banning federal health coverage that includes abortion

Gay Rights and Gay Marriage

CON:

• 11/13/2007: Voted NO on prohibiting job discrimination based on sexual orientation
• 06/25/2008: Amend Constitution to define traditional marriage
• 09/30/2004: Voted YES on Constitutional Amendment banning same-sex marriage
• 04/02/2009: Voted NO on enforcing against anti-gay hate crimes
• 09/23/2009: Gay marriage is path to socialism
• 12/31/2006: Ranked by the HRC, indicating an anti-gay-rights stance
• 07/18/2006: Voted YES on Constitutionally defining marriage as one-man-one-woman

Repealing ObamaCare

PRO:

• 01/12/2007: Voted NO on requiring negotiated Rx prices for Medicare part D
• 01/14/2009: Voted NO on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program
• 01/05/2011: Repeal the Job-Killing Health Care Law
• 01/23/2008: Voted NO on Veto override: Extend SCHIP to cover 6M more kids
• 02/01/2006: Voted YES on denying non-emergency treatment for lack of Medicare co-pay
• 10/25/2007: Voted NO on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility
• 04/02/2009: Voted NO on regulating tobacco as a drug
• 12/31/2003: Ranked by APHA, indicating a anti-public health voting record
• 04/15/2011: Voted YES on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts
• 03/13/2003: Voted YES on capping damages & setting time limits in medical lawsuits
• 11/22/2003: Voted YES on limited prescription drug benefit for Medicare recipients
• 07/04/2010: Repeal any federal health care takeover
• 03/05/2008: Voted NO on giving mental health full equity with physical health
• 07/08/2010: Defund, repeal, & replace federal care with free market
• 04/13/2011: Voted YES on repealing the "Prevention and Public Health" slush fund
• 07/15/2008: Voted NO on overriding veto on expansion of Medicare

  CON:

• 07/24/2003: Voted YES on allowing reimportation of prescription drugs

Addressing and Fighting Income Inequality

CON:

• 08/12/2010: Taxpayer Protection Pledge: no new taxes
• 07/08/2010: Repeal tax hikes in capital gains and death tax
• 07/08/2010: Adopt a single-rate tax system
• 07/30/2003: Abolish IRS--replace income tax with national sales tax
• 05/11/2010: No European-style VAT (value-added tax)
• 01/06/2009: Replace income tax & employment tax with FairTax
• 12/31/2006: Ranked by the CTJ, indicating opposition to progressive taxation
• 12/12/2007: Voted NO on paying for AMT relief by closing offshore business loopholes
• 01/05/2011: Replace income tax & estate tax with 23% sales tax
• 12/08/2005: Voted YES on retaining reduced taxes on capital gains & dividends
• 09/23/2004: Voted YES on providing tax relief and simplification
• 01/01/2012: Supports the Taxpayer Protection Pledge

Building the Keystone XL Pipeline

PRO:

• 03/03/2011: Drill the Outer Continental Shelf; & license new nuke plants
• 10/07/2005: Voted YES on authorizing construction of new oil refineries
• 05/12/2011: Voted YES on opening Outer Continental Shelf to oil drilling