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Stimulus Spending to Beat Great Recession
PRO:
05/09/2013
: Voted NO on prioritizing spending in case debt limit is reached
07/29/2009
: Voted YES on $192B additional anti-recession stimulus spending
03/22/2012
: Expand lending caps for credit unions to small business
09/26/2008
: Voted YES on $60B stimulus package for jobs, infrastructure, & energy
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:
05/24/2007
: Voted YES on requiring lobbyist disclosure of bundled donations
02/14/2002
: Voted YES on campaign finance reform banning soft-money contributions
09/14/1999
: Voted YES on banning soft money and issue ads
01/06/2009
: Repeal automatic Congressional pay raises
11/15/2011
: Ban stock trading based on Congressional insider knowledge
01/16/2014
: No photo IDs to vote; they suppress the vote
CON:
07/12/2001
: Voted NO on banning soft money donations to national political parties
04/05/2006
: Voted YES on restricting independent grassroots political committees
Saving Elephants, Whales, Dolphins and Lions
PRO:
02/28/2011
: Regulate all dog breeders down to kennels of 50 dogs
01/13/2012
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HSLF
, indicating a pro-animal welfare voting record
07/17/2009
: Voted YES on protecting free-roaming horses and burros
01/04/2007
: Strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting
Renewable Energy
PRO:
01/18/2007
: Voted YES on removing oil & gas exploration subsidies
06/29/2006
: Voted YES on keeping moratorium on drilling for oil offshore
05/21/2008
: Voted YES on tax incentives for energy production and conservation
08/04/2007
: Voted YES on investing in homegrown biofuel
08/01/2001
: Voted YES on raising CAFE standards; incentives for alternative fuels
02/12/2008
: Voted YES on tax incentives for renewable energy
09/26/2008
: Voted YES on tax credits for renewable electricity, with PAYGO offsets
CON:
06/07/2006
: Voted YES on scheduling permitting for new oil refinieries
Making it Harder to Get a Gun
CON:
04/09/2003
: Voted YES on prohibiting suing gunmakers & sellers for gun misuse
01/25/2011
: Allow veterans to register unlicensed guns acquired abroad
12/31/2003
: Ranked by the
NRA
, indicating a pro-gun rights voting record
06/18/1999
: Voted YES on decreasing gun waiting period from 3 days to 1
10/20/2005
: Voted YES on prohibiting product misuse lawsuits on gun manufacturers
GMOs and Food Labeling
PRO:
08/11/2010
: Endorsed by LCV; supports conservation efforts
12/31/2003
: Ranked by the
LCV
, indicating pro-environment votes
CON:
09/29/2005
: Voted NO on deauthorizing "critical habitat" for endangered species
09/21/2011
: Allow longer than 10 years to rebuild depleted fisheries
Cutting the US Military Budget
PRO:
03/15/2007
: Voted YES on restricting no-bid defense contracts
CON:
12/06/2007
: Set minimum spending on defense at 4% of GDP
12/19/2007
: Extend reserve retirement pay parity back to 9/11
12/31/2003
: Ranked by
SANE
, indicating a pro-military voting record
07/22/1999
: Voted YES on $266 billion Defense Appropriations bill
11/16/2012
: Oppose Arms Treaty that limits gun trade to Israel & Taiwan
02/02/2005
: Voted YES on continuing military recruitment on college campuses
09/27/1994
: No US troops under UN command; more defense spending
01/27/2009
: Free postage for soldiers serving abroad
03/18/1999
: Voted YES on deploying SDI
04/03/2003
: Voted YES on emergency $78B for war in Iraq & Afghanistan
Legalizing Marijuana and Industrial Hemp
CON:
09/16/1998
: Voted YES on subjecting federal employees to random drug tests
10/14/1999
: Voted YES on prohibiting needle exchange & medical marijuana in DC
03/04/1999
: Ban federal funding for needle-exchange programs
12/31/2006
: Ranked by
NORML
, indicating a "hard-on-drugs" stance
06/10/2008
: Voted YES on more funding for Mexico to fight drugs
01/01/2014
: Ranked by
NORML
, indicating an anti-legalization stance
09/25/2001
: Voted YES on military border patrols to battle drugs & terrorism
Abortion Rights
CON:
01/11/2007
: Voted NO on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines
05/04/2011
: Voted YES on banning federal health coverage that includes abortion
12/31/2006
: Ranked by the
NRLC
, indicating a pro-life stance
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
02/26/2004
: Voted YES on making it a crime to harm a fetus during another crime
05/05/2011
: Prohibit federal funding for abortion
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
04/05/2000
: Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortions
05/16/2001
: Voted YES on banning Family Planning funding in US aid abroad
09/25/2002
: Voted YES on funding for health providers who don't provide abortion info
12/31/2003
: Ranked by
NARAL
, indicating a pro-life voting record
Gay Rights and Gay Marriage
PRO:
04/03/2001
: More funding and stricter sentencing for hate crimes
11/13/2007
: Voted YES on prohibiting job discrimination based on sexual orientation
04/02/2009
: Voted YES on enforcing against anti-gay hate crimes
CON:
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
07/29/1999
: Voted YES on banning gay adoptions in DC
Repealing ObamaCare
PRO:
01/05/2011
: Repeal the Job-Killing Health Care Law
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
06/28/2000
: Voted YES on subsidizing private insurance for Medicare Rx drug coverage
03/13/2003
: Voted YES on capping damages & setting time limits in medical lawsuits
04/13/2011
: Voted YES on repealing the "Prevention and Public Health" slush fund
07/24/2003
: Voted NO on allowing reimportation of prescription drugs
10/06/1999
: Voted YES on establishing tax-exempt Medical Savings Accounts
02/01/2006
: Voted YES on denying non-emergency treatment for lack of Medicare co-pay
01/12/2011
: Repeal ObamaCare reporting requirements for small business
12/31/2003
: Ranked by
APHA
, indicating a anti-public health voting record
CON:
01/12/2007
: Voted YES on requiring negotiated Rx prices for Medicare part D
07/15/2008
: Voted YES on overriding veto on expansion of Medicare
01/23/2008
: Voted YES on Veto override: Extend SCHIP to cover 6M more kids
05/24/2002
: Tax credits for those without employee health insurance
04/11/2013
: Sponsored merging Alzheimers diagnosis and care benefit
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
05/24/2002
: $350 billion for prescriptions for poor seniors
03/05/2008
: Voted YES on giving mental health full equity with physical health
01/14/2009
: Voted YES on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program
Addressing and Fighting Income Inequality
PRO:
06/25/2008
: Voted NO on extending AMT exemptions to avoid hitting middle-income
CON:
12/08/2005
: Voted YES on retaining reduced taxes on capital gains & dividends
05/16/2001
: Voted YES on Tax cut package of $958 B over 10 years
09/27/1994
: Repeal marriage tax; cut middle class taxes
01/01/2012
: Supports the Taxpayer Protection Pledge
08/12/2010
: Taxpayer Protection Pledge: no new taxes
01/06/2009
: Repeal the Death Tax
09/23/2004
: Voted YES on providing tax relief and simplification
03/09/2000
: Voted YES on $46 billion in tax cuts for small business
12/12/2007
: Voted NO on paying for AMT relief by closing offshore business loopholes
05/11/2010
: No European-style VAT (value-added tax)
03/14/2001
: Phaseout the death tax
07/12/2000
: Voted YES on eliminating the "marriage penalty"
03/29/2001
: Voted YES on reducing Marriage Tax by $399B over 10 years
04/18/2002
: Voted YES on making the Bush tax cuts permanent
04/04/2001
: Voted YES on eliminating the Estate Tax ("death tax")
12/31/2006
: Ranked by the
CTJ
, indicating opposition to progressive taxation
Building the Keystone XL Pipeline
CON:
05/12/2011
: Voted NO on opening Outer Continental Shelf to oil drilling
10/07/2005
: Voted NO on authorizing construction of new oil refineries
08/01/2001
: Voted YES on prohibiting oil drilling & development in ANWR
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