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Stimulus Spending to Beat Great Recession
PRO:
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:
05/09/2013
: Voted YES on prioritizing spending in case debt limit is reached
Acknowledging and Addressing Climate Change
PRO:
06/26/2009
: Voted YES on enforcing limits on CO2 global warming pollution
06/26/2000
: Voted YES on starting implementation of Kyoto Protocol
CON:
04/07/2011
: Voted YES on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases
Getting Money Out of Politics
PRO:
02/25/2009
: Military spouses don't lose voting residency while abroad
05/24/2007
: Voted YES on requiring lobbyist disclosure of bundled donations
11/15/2011
: Ban stock trading based on Congressional insider knowledge
07/12/2001
: Voted YES on banning soft money donations to national political parties
CON:
09/14/1999
: Voted NO on banning soft money and issue ads
04/05/2006
: Voted YES on restricting independent grassroots political committees
02/14/2002
: Voted NO on campaign finance reform banning soft-money contributions
Saving Elephants, Whales, Dolphins and Lions
PRO:
01/04/2007
: Strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting
02/28/2011
: Regulate all dog breeders down to kennels of 50 dogs
04/13/2011
: Prohibit invasive research on great apes
07/17/2009
: Voted YES on protecting free-roaming horses and burros
Renewable Energy
PRO:
08/01/2001
: Voted YES on raising CAFE standards; incentives for alternative fuels
08/04/2007
: Voted YES on investing in homegrown biofuel
05/21/2008
: Voted YES on tax incentives for energy production and conservation
02/12/2008
: Voted YES on tax incentives for renewable energy
06/29/2006
: Voted YES on keeping moratorium on drilling for oil offshore
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
CON:
06/07/2006
: Voted YES on scheduling permitting for new oil refinieries
Making it Harder to Get a Gun
PRO:
12/31/2003
: Ranked by the
NRA
, indicating a pro-gun control voting record
05/07/2009
: Close the Gun Show Loophole; restrict show sales
06/18/1999
: Voted NO on decreasing gun waiting period from 3 days to 1
CON:
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
PRO:
12/31/2003
: Ranked by the
LCV
, indicating pro-environment votes
CON:
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
CON:
09/27/1994
: No US troops under UN command; more defense spending
04/03/2003
: Voted YES on emergency $78B for war in Iraq & Afghanistan
07/22/1999
: Voted YES on $266 billion Defense Appropriations bill
03/18/1999
: Voted YES on deploying SDI
12/19/2007
: Extend reserve retirement pay parity back to 9/11
Legalizing Marijuana and Industrial Hemp
PRO:
09/16/1998
: Voted NO on subjecting federal employees to random drug tests
CON:
03/14/2011
: Harsher sentencing for "pill mill" operators
09/25/2001
: Voted YES on military border patrols to battle drugs & terrorism
06/10/2008
: Voted YES on more funding for Mexico to fight drugs
10/14/1999
: Voted YES on prohibiting needle exchange & medical marijuana in DC
12/31/2006
: Ranked by
NORML
, indicating a "hard-on-drugs" stance
Abortion Rights
CON:
05/04/2011
: Voted YES on banning federal health coverage that includes abortion
04/05/2000
: Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortions
05/24/2005
: Voted NO on allowing human embryonic stem cell research
01/22/2007
: Grant the pre-born equal protection under 14th Amendment
02/04/2009
: Declare preborn as persons under 14th amendment
12/31/2003
: Ranked by
NARAL
, indicating a pro-life voting record
10/02/2003
: Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortion except to save mother`s life
12/01/2011
: Ban abortions for sex selection or race selection
05/05/2011
: Sponsored bill prohibiting federal funding for abortion
01/22/2008
: Prohibit transporting minors across state lines for abortion
07/29/2010
: Sponsored bill barring federal funding for abortion
01/04/2013
: No family planning assistance that includes abortion
09/25/2002
: Voted YES on funding for health providers who don't provide abortion info
04/27/2005
: Voted YES on restricting interstate transport of minors to get abortions
03/13/2013
: Sponsored prohibiting abortion information at school health centers
05/16/2001
: Voted YES on banning Family Planning funding in US aid abroad
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
06/30/1999
: Voted YES on barring transporting minors to get an abortion
01/11/2007
: Voted NO on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines
05/31/2011
: Prohibiting forced abortions by UN Population Fund
01/07/2011
: Prohibit federal funding to groups like Planned Parenthood
Gay Rights and Gay Marriage
CON:
07/29/1999
: Voted YES on banning gay adoptions in DC
11/13/2007
: Voted NO on prohibiting job discrimination based on sexual orientation
09/19/2013
: Protect anti-same-sex marriage opinions as free speech
06/25/2008
: Amend Constitution to define traditional marriage
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
04/02/2009
: Voted NO on enforcing against anti-gay hate crimes
12/31/2006
: Ranked by the
HRC
, indicating an anti-gay-rights stance
Repealing ObamaCare
PRO:
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
01/12/2011
: Repeal ObamaCare reporting requirements for small business
06/28/2000
: Voted YES on subsidizing private insurance for Medicare Rx drug coverage
04/15/2011
: Voted YES on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts
11/22/2003
: Voted YES on limited prescription drug benefit for Medicare recipients
07/04/2010
: Repeal any federal health care takeover
03/07/2002
: Limit anti-trust lawsuits on health plans and insurers
03/05/2008
: Voted NO on giving mental health full equity with physical health
03/13/2003
: Voted YES on capping damages & setting time limits in medical lawsuits
CON:
01/23/2008
: Voted YES on Veto override: Extend SCHIP to cover 6M more kids
04/11/2013
: Sponsored merging Alzheimers diagnosis and care benefit
01/14/2009
: Voted YES on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program
02/01/2006
: Voted NO on denying non-emergency treatment for lack of Medicare co-pay
06/03/2009
: Provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE
01/12/2007
: Voted YES on requiring negotiated Rx prices for Medicare part D
10/25/2007
: Voted YES on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility
04/02/2009
: Voted YES on regulating tobacco as a drug
07/15/2008
: Voted YES on overriding veto on expansion of Medicare
07/24/2003
: Voted YES on allowing reimportation of prescription drugs
Addressing and Fighting Income Inequality
CON:
12/08/2005
: Voted YES on retaining reduced taxes on capital gains & dividends
12/31/2006
: Ranked by the
CTJ
, indicating opposition to progressive taxation
04/04/2001
: Voted YES on eliminating the Estate Tax ("death tax")
03/14/2001
: Phaseout the death tax
04/18/2002
: Voted YES on making the Bush tax cuts permanent
09/23/2004
: Voted YES on providing tax relief and simplification
12/12/2007
: Voted NO on paying for AMT relief by closing offshore business loopholes
06/25/2008
: Voted YES on extending AMT exemptions to avoid hitting middle-income
09/27/1994
: Repeal marriage tax; cut middle class taxes
05/16/2001
: Voted YES on Tax cut package of $958 B over 10 years
03/09/2000
: Voted YES on $46 billion in tax cuts for small business
07/12/2000
: Voted YES on eliminating the "marriage penalty"
03/29/2001
: Voted YES on reducing Marriage Tax by $399B over 10 years
Building the Keystone XL Pipeline
CON:
02/28/2001
: Preserve Alaska's ANWR instead of drilling it
05/12/2011
: Voted NO on opening Outer Continental Shelf to oil drilling
08/01/2001
: Voted YES on prohibiting oil drilling & development in ANWR
10/07/2005
: Voted NO on authorizing construction of new oil refineries
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