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Candice Miller MyOcracy topics and responses
Criminal JusticeSupport for the construction of prisons or detention centers - 11/13/2007: Voted NO on expanding services for offenders' re-entry into society
Civil RightsBan abortions except in limited cases - 01/04/2013: No family planning assistance that includes abortion
- 05/05/2011: Prohibit federal funding for abortion
- 01/07/2011: Prohibit federal funding to groups like Planned Parenthood
- 07/29/2010: Bar funding for abortion under federal Obamacare plans
- 04/27/2005: Voted YES on restricting interstate transport of minors to get abortions
- 02/26/2004: Voted YES on making it a crime to harm a fetus during another crime
- 10/02/2003: Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortion except to save mother`s life
Support for gun rights - 10/12/2011: Loosen restrictions on interstate gun purchases
- 09/02/2011: Recognize heritage of hunting & shooting on federal lands
- 01/25/2011: Allow veterans to register unlicensed guns acquired abroad
- 02/03/2009: Apply concealed carry permit to all other states where legal
- 10/20/2005: Voted YES on prohibiting product misuse lawsuits on gun manufacturers
- 04/09/2003: Voted YES on prohibiting suing gunmakers & sellers for gun misuse
Support marriage rights between a man and a woman only - 04/02/2009: Voted NO on enforcing against anti-gay hate crimes
- 12/31/2006: by the HRC, indicating an anti-gay-rights stance
- 07/18/2006: Voted YES on Constitutionally defining marriage as one-man-one-woman
- 09/30/2004: Voted YES on Constitutional Amendment banning same-sex marriage
Prohibit workplace discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation - 11/13/2007: Voted YES on prohibiting job discrimination based on sexual orientation
Abortion rights: Ban all abortions - 05/04/2011: Voted YES on banning federal health coverage that includes abortion
Economic IssuesTaxes for wealthier tax payers: Less - 01/05/2011: Permanently repeal the estate tax
- 12/31/2006: by the CTJ, indicating opposition to progressive taxation
- 12/08/2005: Voted YES on retaining reduced taxes on capital gains & dividends
Support a balanced federal budget by constitutional amendment - 01/05/2011: Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the US Constitution
- 01/06/2009: Balanced Budget Amendment with 3/5 vote to override
Reduce taxes for all tax payers - 01/01/2012: Supports the Taxpayer Protection Pledge
- 08/12/2010: Taxpayer Protection Pledge: no new taxes
Reduce taxes for small businesses - 12/31/2003: by the US COC, indicating a pro-business voting record
Increase taxes for all tax payers - 01/06/2009: Repeal the Death Tax
Implement a flat tax - 09/23/2004: Voted YES on providing tax relief and simplification
Implement national sales tax instead of income-based tax code - 07/30/2003: Abolish IRS--replace income tax with national sales tax
Education IssuesSupport school vouchers - 03/30/2011: Voted YES on reauthorizing the DC opportunity scholarship program
Support privatization of mass education - 12/31/2003: by the NEA, indicating anti-public education votes
Environmental IssuesSupport off-shore drilling to tap new oil sources - 05/12/2011: Voted YES on opening Outer Continental Shelf to oil drilling
- 03/03/2011: Drill the Outer Continental Shelf; & license new nuke plants
- 06/29/2006: Voted NO on keeping moratorium on drilling for oil offshore
Oppose cap-and-trade programs to address industrial emissions - 11/02/2010: Signed the No Climate Tax Pledge by AFP
- 06/26/2009: Voted NO on enforcing limits on CO2 global warming pollution
- 01/09/2009: Bar greenhouse gases from Clean Air Act rules
Use tax incentives to promote efficient energy production and conservation - 05/21/2008: Voted YES on tax incentives for energy production and conservation
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
Reduce or remove environmental regulations that address oil refinement - 09/29/2005: Voted YES on deauthorizing "critical habitat" for endangered species
Healthcare IssuesReduce government involvement in the provision of health insurance for taxpayers - 04/15/2011: Voted YES on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts
- 07/04/2010: Repeal any federal health care takeover
- 12/31/2003: by APHA, indicating a anti-public health voting record
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
Eliminate financial penalty from Obamacare for taxpayers that do not have health insurance - 01/05/2011: Repeal the Job-Killing Health Care Law
Lower eligibility age for Medicare to increase coverage of older taxpayers - 07/15/2008: Voted YES on overriding veto on expansion of Medicare
ImmigrationIncrease border security between U.S. and Mexico - 09/14/2006: Voted YES on building a fence along the Mexican border
Allow in-state tuition at public universities and colleges for undocumented students - 05/20/2004: Voted NO on reporting illegal aliens who receive hospital treatment
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