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Lou Barletta
(Republican, district 11)
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Lou Barletta on Abortion
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- Ban abortion after 20 weeks; de-fund Planned Parenthood. (Oct 2018)
- Legal protection for innocent human life. (Nov 2010)
- Voted YES on banning federal health coverage that includes abortion. (May 2011)
- Supports prohibiting human embryonic stem cell research. (Aug 2010)
- Opposes federal abortion funding. (Aug 2010)
- Prohibit federal funding for abortion. (May 2011)
- Prohibiting forced abortions by UN Population Fund. (May 2011)
- No family planning assistance that includes abortion. (Jan 2013)
- No taxpayer funding of abortions via ObamaCare. (Jan 2015)
- Include pre-born human beings in 14th Amendment protection. (Feb 2015)
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Lou Barletta on Budget & Economy
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- Recovery is found in private business, not big government. (Oct 2018)
- Congress is addicted to spending. (Nov 2010)
- Voted YES on prioritizing spending in case debt limit is reached. (May 2013)
- Voted YES on terminating the Home Affordable mortgage Program. (Mar 2011)
- Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the US Constitution. (Jan 2011)
- Ban roadway signs indicating Recovery Act funding. (Jun 2011)
- Disapprove of increasing the debt limit. (Jan 2012)
- Audit the Federal Reserve & its actions on mortgage loans. (Jan 2013)
- Prioritize critical spending in case debt limit reached. (Apr 2013)
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Lou Barletta on Corporations
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- Voted YES on workforce training by state block grants & industry partners. (Mar 2013)
- Repeal ObamaCare reporting requirements for small business. (Jan 2011)
- Rated 14% by UFCW, indicating a pro-management voting record. (May 2012)
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Lou Barletta on Crime
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- Supports capital punishment for certain crimes. (Aug 2010)
- Death penalty for killing police officers. (Nov 2015)
- Rated 85% by the NAPO, indicating a tough-on-crime stance. (Dec 2014)
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Lou Barletta on Education
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- Empower parents to choose kids' education environment. (Oct 2018)
- Voted YES on reauthorizing the DC opportunity scholarship program. (Mar 2011)
- Sponsored supporting the contributions of Catholic schools. (Jan 2013)
- A-PLUS lets states escape No Child Left Behind. (Jul 2015)
- Vouchers break link of low-income and low-quality schools. (Oct 2015)
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Lou Barletta on Energy & Oil
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- Don't regulate greenhouse gases; we're in a cooling trend. (Oct 2018)
- Use coal, nuclear, natural gas; consider alternatives. ()
- Energy regulations cost jobs. ()
- Voted YES on opening Outer Continental Shelf to oil drilling. (May 2011)
- Voted YES on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases. (Apr 2011)
- Signed the No Climate Tax Pledge by AFP. (Nov 2010)
- Drill for oil & gas in offshore OCS & Eastern Gulf of Mexico. (Jul 2016)
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Lou Barletta on Environment
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- Regulate all dog breeders down to kennels of 50 dogs. (Feb 2011)
- Stop considering manure as pollutant or hazardous. (Sep 2011)
- Limit EPA oversight to allow mining over fishing. (Jul 2014)
- No EPA expansion of regulated waters. (Jul 2014)
- Voted YES to require GMO labeling. (Jun 2016)
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Lou Barletta on Free Trade
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- Use tariffs as leverage to get better trade deals. (Oct 2018)
- Impose tariffs against countries which manipulate currency. (Feb 2011)
- Sponsored sugar quotas & import tariffs to stabilize prices. (Feb 2013)
- Sponsored imposing import fee on countries with undervalued currency. (May 2013)
- Rated 75% by the USAE, indicating support for trade engagement. (Dec 2012)
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Lou Barletta on Gun Control
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- No background checks; but limit bump stocks. (Oct 2018)
- Individual right to keep, own, and use firearms. (Nov 2010)
- Opposes all gun restrictions. ()
- National cross-state standard for concealed carry. (Jan 2017)
- Opposes restrictions on the right to bear arms. (Aug 2010)
- Loosen restrictions on interstate gun purchases. (Oct 2011)
- Allow veterans to register unlicensed guns acquired abroad. (Apr 2011)
- Recognize heritage of hunting & shooting on federal lands. (Sep 2011)
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Lou Barletta on Health Care
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- Cross-state insurance; develop wellness programs. (Nov 2010)
- Protected volunteer firefighters from ObamaCare. ()
- Voted YES on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts. (Apr 2011)
- Voted YES on repealing the "Prevention and Public Health" slush fund. (Apr 2011)
- Opposes government-run healthcare. (Aug 2010)
- Repeal any federal health care takeover. (Jul 2010)
- Increase funding for occupational & physical therapy. (Apr 2011)
- Sponsored merging Alzheimers diagnosis and care benefit. (May 2013)
- Religious exemption from ObamaCare individual mandate. (Jan 2015)
- Fully repealing ObamaCare is important, but not sufficient. (Feb 2015)
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Lou Barletta on Homeland Security
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- Military shouldn't have gay rights imposed. (Jul 2017)
- Deny air travel to those who want to destroy our way of life. (Nov 2010)
- Voted YES on extending the PATRIOT Act's roving wiretaps. (Feb 2011)
- Supports banning homosexuals in the military. (Aug 2010)
- Sponsored opposing the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty. (Mar 2013)
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Lou Barletta on Immigration
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- Zero-tolerance policy; stop DACA in its tracks. (Oct 2018)
- Avoiding immigrant family separation is amnesty. (Jun 2018)
- Crack down on fraudulent immigration documents. (Nov 2010)
- Make visa overstay a felony. ()
- Endorsed by the ALI, indicating a strongly anti-amnesty stance. (Nov 2010)
- No birthright citizenship unless one parent is an American. (Jan 2013)
- Voted YES to ban DREAMer immigrants from military service. (Jun 2016)
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Lou Barletta on Jobs
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- Voted YES on allowing compensatory time off for working overtime. (Apr 2013)
- Member of House Education and Labor Committee. (Mar 2011)
- Rated 55% by CEI, indicating a mixed voting record on Big Labor. (May 2012)
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Lou Barletta on Technology
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- End Net Neutrality; don't require equal access to all users. (Oct 2018)
- Spend on infrastructure before it costs more. ()
- Voted YES on protecting cyber security by sharing data with government. (Apr 2013)
- Voted YES on terminating funding for National Public Radio. (Mar 2011)
- Member of House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure. (Mar 2011)
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Lou Barletta on War & Peace
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- Withdraw from Obama's Iran nuclear treaty. (Oct 2018)
- Opposes action in Libya because no threat to US. (Mar 2011)
- Voted YES on banning armed forces in Libya without Congressional approval. (Jun 2011)
- Voted NO on removing US armed forces from Afghanistan. (Mar 2011)
- Boycott & sanctions against Iran for terrorism & nukes. (May 2011)
- Iranian nuclear weapons: prevention instead of containment. (Mar 2012)
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