Tim Walz MyOcracy topics and responses

Criminal Justice

Increase the number of police officers working in high-crime communities

• 01/23/2007: Increase funding for "COPS ON THE BEAT" program

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

• 11/07/2006: Supports medical marijuana

Civil Rights

Support for gun rights

• 01/25/2011: Allow veterans to register unlicensed guns acquired abroad
• 03/23/2009: Dangerousness, not mental incompetence, limits gun rights
• 11/07/2006: Supports concealed carry

  Prohibit workplace discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation

• 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

  Abortion rights: Women should choose

• 05/04/2011: Voted NO on banning federal health coverage that includes abortion
• 11/07/2006: Abortions should always be legal

Economic Issues

Taxes for wealthier tax payers: More

• 11/07/2006: Don`t repeal the estate tax; do repeal Bush tax cuts
• 11/07/2006: The wealthy are not the engine of our economy

Education Issues

Support school vouchers

• 11/07/2006: Vouchers for public schools; tax incentives for college

  Increase per pupil funding

• 04/11/2013: Sponsored extending subsidized federal student loan rates until 2015

  Oppose school vouchers

• 03/30/2011: Voted NO on reauthorizing the DC opportunity scholarship program

Environmental Issues

Use tax incentives to promote efficient energy production and conservation

• 05/21/2008: Voted YES on tax incentives for energy production and conservation

  Support off-shore drilling to tap new oil sources

• 05/12/2011: Voted YES on opening Outer Continental Shelf to oil drilling

  Oppose off-shore drilling to tap new oil sources

• 01/18/2007: Voted YES on removing oil & gas exploration subsidies

  Use tax incentives for wind energy development and use

• 09/26/2008: Voted YES on tax credits for renewable electricity, with PAYGO offsets

  Support cap-and-trade programs to address industrial emissions

• 06/26/2009: Voted YES on enforcing limits on CO2 global warming pollution

  Eliminate tax incentives and/or subsidies to the fossil fuel industry

• 11/07/2006: Reduce our reliance on fossil fuels

  Increase tax incentives for solar energy development and use

• 02/12/2008: Voted YES on tax incentives for renewable energy

Healthcare Issues

Increase amount of children covered by Medicaid reimbursements for health costs

• 01/14/2009: Voted YES on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program
• 01/23/2008: Voted YES on Veto override: Extend SCHIP to cover 6M more kids
• 10/25/2007: Voted YES on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility

  Require all taxpayers to obtain full-coverage health insurance

• 11/07/2006: Supports universal health care

  Lower eligibility age for Medicare to increase coverage of older taxpayers

• 07/15/2008: Voted YES on overriding veto on expansion of Medicare

Immigration

Provide amnesty for undocumented individuals

• 11/07/2006: Supports path to citizenship for undocumented workers