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13-HRes63 on Feb 12, 2013

• WHEREAS between 6,000,000 to 8,000,000 cats and dogs are placed into shelters every year and between 3,000,000 and 4,000,000 are euthanized;
• WHEREAS the US has suffered a drastic economic crisis that has left animals behind in abandoned homes to die or left on the doorsteps of overpopulated shelters and rescues;
• WHEREAS there are between 4,000 to 6,000 animal shelters throughout the US in need of pet supplies, medical supplies, educational materials about owning a pet, as well as information on how to screen unqualified applicants and provide the best pet match for a family;
• WHEREAS increased knowledge and awareness of animal rescue programs throughout the US will significantly reduce the number of cats and dogs euthanized and reduce the number of animals returned to a shelter who have been rescued;
• WHEREAS a 'National Animal Rescue Day/Winslow's Day' will reduce the problem of pet overpopulation, provide animals with good homes, and create awareness as well as financial and educational resources for the problems animal shelters face each day;
• WHEREAS a 'National Animal Rescue Day/Winslow's Day' would encourage homes for harmless animals like Winslow, a Basset Hound who spent his first 8 months of life st

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  Participating counts on VoteMatch question 8. Question 8: EPA regulations are too restrictive Scores: -2=Strongly oppose; -1=Oppose; 0=neutral; 1=Support; 2=Strongly support.
  • Topic: Environment
  • Headline: Sponsored educating humans about spaying, neutering, & adopting pets (Score: -2)
  • Headline 2: Educate humans about spaying, neutering, & adopting pets (Score: -2)
    
    Participating counts on AmericansElect question 8.
  • Headline: Sponsored educating humans about spaying, neutering, & adopting pets (Answer: D)
  • Headline 2: Educate humans about spaying, neutering, & adopting pets (Answer: D)
  • AmericansElect Quiz Question 8 on Environment: Which of the following statements comes closest to your personal view?
    • A: Natural resources exist for the benefit of humanity
    • B: Natural resources exist for the benefit of humanity, but should be somewhat protected
    • C: Natural resources should be mostly protected, but also exist for the benefit of humanity
    • D: Natural resources exist on their own and should be completely protected
    • E: Unsure
    
    
    
  • Key for participation codes:
  • Sponsorships: p=sponsored; o=co-sponsored; s=signed
  • Memberships: c=chair; m=member; e=endorsed; f=profiled; s=scored
  • Resolutions: i=introduced; w=wrote; a=adopted
  • Cases: w=wrote; j=joined; d=dissented; c=concurred
  • Surveys: '+' supports; '-' opposes.
  
  
  

  Democrats participating in 13-HRes63
  Rob Andrews	s2p	New Jersey Democrat (resigned 2014)	Feb 12, 2013
  Timothy Bishop	s1o	New York Democrat	Jun 3, 2013
  Cheri Bustos	s1o	Illinois Democrat	Jun 3, 2013
  Tony Cardenas	s1o	California Democrat	Jun 3, 2013
  William Lacy Clay	s1o	Missouri Democrat	Jun 3, 2013
  Steve Cohen	s1o	Tennessee Democrat	Jun 3, 2013
  Sam Farr	s1o	California Democrat	Jun 3, 2013
  Alcee Hastings	s1o	Florida Democrat	Jun 3, 2013
  Jim Himes	s1o	Connecticut Democrat	Jun 11, 2013
  Hank Johnson	s1o	Georgia Democrat	Jun 3, 2013
  Sander Levin	s1o	Michigan Democrat	Jun 3, 2013
  Steve Lynch	s1o	Massachusetts Democrat (Senate run 2013)	Jun 3, 2013
  Carolyn Maloney	s1o	New York Democrat/Liberal	Jun 3, 2013
  Jim McGovern	s1o	Massachusetts Democrat	Jun 3, 2013
  Loretta Sanchez	s1o	CA Democratic Senate candidate	Jun 3, 2013
  Jackie Speier	s1o	California Democrat	Jun 3, 2013
  Frederica Wilson	s1o	Florida Democrat	Jun 3, 2013

  
  
  

  Republicans participating in 13-HRes63
  Kerry Bentivolio	s1o	Michigan Republican	Jun 11, 2013
  Rob Bishop	s1o	Utah Republican	Jun 3, 2013
  Vern Buchanan	s1o	Florida Republican	Jun 3, 2013
  Steve Chabot	s1o	Ohio Republican	Jun 3, 2013

  
  
  

  Independents participating in 13-HRes63
  Madeleine Bordallo	s1o	Guam Delegate	Jun 3, 2013

  
  
  

  Total recorded by OnTheIssues:

  Democrats: 17 Republicans: 4 Independents: 1