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Yvette Clarke topics and responses
Stimulus Spending to Beat Great Recession
PRO:
05/09/2013
: Voted NO on prioritizing spending in case debt limit is reached
09/26/2008
: Voted YES on $60B stimulus package for jobs, infrastructure, & energy
03/06/2013
: Raise the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour by 2016
07/29/2009
: Voted YES on $192B additional anti-recession stimulus spending
07/27/2011
: Increase debt limit from $14.3 trillion to $16.7 trillion
03/13/2013
: Sponsored investing $1 billion in transportation projects
Acknowledging and Addressing Climate Change
PRO:
04/07/2011
: Voted NO on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases
01/24/2008
: Let states define stricter-than-federal emission standards
06/26/2009
: Voted YES on enforcing limits on CO2 global warming pollution
Getting Money Out of Politics
PRO:
11/15/2012
: Establish 15 days of early voting in all states
02/09/2012
: Require full disclosure of independent campaign expenditures
02/25/2009
: Military spouses don't lose voting residency while abroad
11/07/2006
: Supports public financing of congressional campaigns
05/24/2007
: Voted YES on requiring lobbyist disclosure of bundled donations
02/05/2014
: Establish "My Voice Voucher" small campaign contributions
03/12/2013
: Corporate political spending is not free speech
Saving Elephants, Whales, Dolphins and Lions
PRO:
07/17/2009
: Voted YES on protecting free-roaming horses and burros
03/09/2007
: Promote conservation of rare felids & canids
Renewable Energy
PRO:
05/21/2008
: Voted YES on tax incentives for energy production and conservation
09/26/2008
: Voted YES on tax credits for renewable electricity, with PAYGO offsets
11/07/2006
: Block ANWR drilling; develop hybrid cars
01/18/2007
: Voted YES on removing oil & gas exploration subsidies
02/12/2008
: Voted YES on tax incentives for renewable energy
Making it Harder to Get a Gun
PRO:
07/25/2013
: Repeal "stand-your-ground" laws
05/07/2009
: Close the Gun Show Loophole; restrict show sales
GMOs and Food Labeling
PRO:
04/24/2013
: Require labeling genetically engineered food
Cutting the US Military Budget
PRO:
03/15/2007
: Voted YES on restricting no-bid defense contracts
CON:
11/07/2006
: Strongly supports Israel`s right to self-defense
01/27/2009
: Free postage for soldiers serving abroad
Legalizing Marijuana and Industrial Hemp
PRO:
01/01/2014
: Ranked by
NORML
, indicating a pro-legalization stance
06/27/2007
: End harsher sentencing for crack vs. powder cocaine
01/29/2008
: Allow rehabilitated drug convicts get student loans
01/06/2009
: Distribute sterile syringes to reduce AIDS and hepatitis
06/10/2008
: Voted NO on more funding for Mexico to fight drugs
Abortion Rights
PRO:
03/17/2009
: Teach teens about both abstinence & contraception
01/01/2012
: Ranked by
NARAL
, indicating a pro-choice stance
11/13/2013
: Ban anti-abortion limitations on abortion services
05/04/2011
: Voted NO on banning federal health coverage that includes abortion
02/05/2007
: Ensure access to and funding for contraception
01/11/2007
: Voted YES on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines
CON:
11/15/2012
: Encourage adoption of children in foster care
Gay Rights and Gay Marriage
PRO:
11/07/2006
: SONDA is 1st step to equality of gender preference
06/24/2009
: ENDA: prohibit employment discrimination for gays
01/06/2001
: Increase funding for AIDS treatment & prevention
03/10/2011
: Prohibit sexual-identity discrimination at schools
03/03/2010
: Repeal Don't-Ask-Don't-Tell, and reinstate discharged gays
07/08/2013
: Enforce against anti-gay discrimination in public schools
04/02/2009
: Voted YES on enforcing against anti-gay hate crimes
CON:
11/13/2007
: Voted NO on prohibiting job discrimination based on sexual orientation
Repealing ObamaCare
CON:
01/31/2001
: MEDS Plan: Cover senior Rx under Medicare
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
01/06/2001
: More funding for Rx benefits, community health, CHIPs
11/07/2006
: Health care is the fundamental right of every American
11/11/1999
: Make health care a right, not a privilege
10/25/2007
: Voted YES on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility
03/04/2009
: Expand the National Health Service Corps
01/12/2007
: Voted YES on requiring negotiated Rx prices for Medicare part D
04/15/2011
: Voted NO on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts
04/13/2011
: Voted NO on repealing the "Prevention and Public Health" slush fund
04/02/2009
: Voted YES on regulating tobacco as a drug
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:
04/16/2012
: Minimum tax rate of 30% for those earning over $1 million
02/08/2001
: American People's Dividend: Give $300 to every person
12/12/2007
: Voted YES on paying for AMT relief by closing offshore business loopholes
11/11/1999
: Reduce the concentration of wealth & wage inequality
CON:
06/25/2008
: Voted YES on extending AMT exemptions to avoid hitting middle-income
Building the Keystone XL Pipeline
CON:
05/12/2011
: Voted NO on opening Outer Continental Shelf to oil drilling
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