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Fred Upton topics and responses
Stimulus Spending to Beat Great Recession
PRO:
09/26/2008
: Voted YES on $60B stimulus package for jobs, infrastructure, & energy
03/22/2012
: Expand lending caps for credit unions to small business
07/29/2009
: Voted YES on $192B additional anti-recession stimulus spending
CON:
05/09/2013
: Voted YES on prioritizing spending in case debt limit is reached
Acknowledging and Addressing Climate Change
PRO:
09/09/1998
: Supports immediate reductions in greenhouse gases
CON:
02/28/2012
: Introduced Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011
06/26/2000
: Voted NO on starting implementation of Kyoto Protocol
01/09/2009
: Bar greenhouse gases from Clean Air Act rules
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
11/02/2010
: Signed the No Climate Tax Pledge by
AFP
Getting Money Out of Politics
PRO:
02/14/2002
: Voted YES on campaign finance reform banning soft-money contributions
01/16/2014
: No photo IDs to vote; they suppress the vote
01/06/2009
: Repeal automatic Congressional pay raises
11/15/2011
: Ban stock trading based on Congressional insider knowledge
05/24/2007
: Voted YES on requiring lobbyist disclosure of bundled donations
09/14/1999
: Voted YES on banning soft money and issue ads
CON:
04/05/2006
: Voted YES on restricting independent grassroots political committees
07/12/2001
: Voted NO on banning soft money donations to national political parties
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
03/09/2007
: Promote conservation of rare felids & canids
03/24/2009
: Establish a Carbon Storage Research Corporation
01/04/2007
: Strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting
Renewable Energy
PRO:
01/17/2007
: Set goal of 25% renewable energy by 2025
08/04/2007
: Voted YES on investing in homegrown biofuel
09/26/2008
: Voted YES on tax credits for renewable electricity, with PAYGO offsets
05/21/2008
: Voted YES on tax incentives for energy production and conservation
CON:
02/12/2008
: Voted NO on tax incentives for renewable energy
06/29/2006
: Voted NO on keeping moratorium on drilling for oil offshore
08/01/2001
: Voted NO on raising CAFE standards; incentives for alternative fuels
12/31/2006
: Ranked by the
CAF
, indicating opposition to energy independence
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
PRO:
06/18/1999
: Voted NO on decreasing gun waiting period from 3 days to 1
CON:
12/31/2003
: Ranked by the
NRA
, indicating a pro-gun rights voting record
03/27/2007
: Ban gun registration & trigger lock law in Washington DC
01/03/2001
: No lawsuits against gun manufacturers
05/18/2010
: Teach kids Eddie Eagle GunSafe's lifesaving message
10/12/2011
: Loosen restrictions on interstate gun purchases
01/25/2011
: Allow veterans to register unlicensed guns acquired abroad
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
GMOs and Food Labeling
CON:
12/31/2003
: Ranked by the
LCV
, indicating anti-environment votes
09/29/2005
: Voted NO on deauthorizing "critical habitat" for endangered species
Cutting the US Military Budget
PRO:
03/15/2007
: Voted YES on restricting no-bid defense contracts
09/09/1998
: Reduce federal government size & scope, including military
CON:
01/30/2002
: Supports $48 billion in new spending for anti-terrorism
02/02/2005
: Voted YES on continuing military recruitment on college campuses
03/18/1999
: Voted YES on deploying SDI
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
09/27/1994
: No US troops under UN command; more defense spending
07/22/1999
: Voted YES on $266 billion Defense Appropriations bill
Legalizing Marijuana and Industrial Hemp
CON:
06/10/2008
: Voted YES on more funding for Mexico to fight drugs
09/25/2001
: Voted YES on military border patrols to battle drugs & terrorism
01/01/2014
: Ranked by
NORML
, indicating an anti-legalization stance
12/31/2006
: Ranked by
NORML
, indicating a "hard-on-drugs" stance
10/14/1999
: Voted YES on prohibiting needle exchange & medical marijuana in DC
09/16/1998
: Voted YES on subjecting federal employees to random drug tests
Abortion Rights
PRO:
05/24/2005
: Voted YES on allowing human embryonic stem cell research
01/11/2007
: Voted YES on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines
05/16/2001
: Voted NO on banning Family Planning funding in US aid abroad
CON:
09/25/2002
: Voted YES on funding for health providers who don't provide abortion info
02/26/2004
: Voted YES on making it a crime to harm a fetus during another crime
06/30/1999
: Voted YES on barring transporting minors to get an abortion
10/02/2003
: Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortion except to save mother`s life
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
05/05/2011
: Prohibit federal funding for abortion
04/05/2000
: Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortions
12/31/2003
: Ranked by
NARAL
, indicating a pro-life voting record
05/04/2011
: Voted YES on banning federal health coverage that includes abortion
Gay Rights and Gay Marriage
PRO:
11/07/2000
: Endorsed by Log Cabin Republicans; supports gay rights
CON:
07/29/1999
: Voted YES on banning gay adoptions in DC
04/02/2009
: Voted NO on enforcing against anti-gay hate crimes
07/18/2006
: Voted YES on Constitutionally defining marriage as one-man-one-woman
11/13/2007
: Voted NO on prohibiting job discrimination based on sexual orientation
09/30/2004
: Voted YES on Constitutional Amendment banning same-sex marriage
12/31/2006
: Ranked by the
HRC
, indicating an anti-gay-rights stance
Repealing ObamaCare
PRO:
07/24/2003
: Voted NO on allowing reimportation of prescription drugs
06/28/2000
: Voted YES on subsidizing private insurance for Medicare Rx drug coverage
01/12/2007
: Voted NO on requiring negotiated Rx prices for Medicare part D
03/13/2003
: Voted YES on capping damages & setting time limits in medical lawsuits
10/06/1999
: Voted YES on establishing tax-exempt Medical Savings Accounts
04/13/2011
: Voted YES on repealing the "Prevention and Public Health" slush fund
07/04/2010
: Repeal any federal health care takeover
04/15/2011
: Voted YES on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts
01/12/2011
: Repeal ObamaCare reporting requirements for small business
12/31/2003
: Ranked by
APHA
, indicating a anti-public health voting record
02/01/2006
: Voted YES on denying non-emergency treatment for lack of Medicare co-pay
11/22/2003
: Voted YES on limited prescription drug benefit for Medicare recipients
01/05/2011
: Repeal the Job-Killing Health Care Law
CON:
05/24/2002
: $350 billion for prescriptions for poor seniors
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
03/05/2008
: Voted YES on giving mental health full equity with physical health
05/24/2002
: Tax credits for those without employee health insurance
04/02/2009
: Voted YES on regulating tobacco as a drug
07/15/2008
: Voted YES on overriding veto on expansion of Medicare
01/14/2009
: Voted YES on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program
Addressing and Fighting Income Inequality
PRO:
09/09/1998
: Implement socially fair, broad-based tax cuts
01/05/1993
: Make employee educational assistance tax-deductible
06/25/2008
: Voted NO on extending AMT exemptions to avoid hitting middle-income
12/08/2005
: Voted NO on retaining reduced taxes on capital gains & dividends
CON:
03/09/2000
: Voted YES on $46 billion in tax cuts for small business
03/29/2001
: Voted YES on reducing Marriage Tax by $399B over 10 years
07/12/2000
: Voted YES on eliminating the "marriage penalty"
12/12/2007
: Voted NO on paying for AMT relief by closing offshore business loopholes
09/23/2004
: Voted YES on providing tax relief and simplification
01/01/2012
: Supports the Taxpayer Protection Pledge
04/18/2002
: Voted YES on making the Bush tax cuts permanent
12/31/2006
: Ranked by the
CTJ
, indicating opposition to progressive taxation
05/16/2001
: Voted YES on Tax cut package of $958 B over 10 years
08/12/2010
: Taxpayer Protection Pledge: no new taxes
04/04/2001
: Voted YES on eliminating the Estate Tax ("death tax")
09/27/1994
: Repeal marriage tax; cut middle class taxes
Building the Keystone XL Pipeline
PRO:
05/12/2011
: Voted YES on opening Outer Continental Shelf to oil drilling
08/01/2001
: Voted NO on prohibiting oil drilling & development in ANWR
10/07/2005
: Voted YES on authorizing construction of new oil refineries
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