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Barbara Boxer topics and responses
PRO: - 02/10/2009: Voted YES on additional $825 billion for economic recovery package
- 03/13/2008: Voted YES on increasing tax rate for people earning over $1 million
- 07/30/2009: Voted YES on $192B additional anti-recession stimulus spending
- 05/02/2012: Ranked by UFCW, indicating an anti-management/pro-labor record
- 01/22/2013: Strengthen infrastructure, including rail, dams, & Internet
- 03/22/2012: Expand lending caps for credit unions to small business
- 11/19/2013: Raise the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour by 2016
PRO: - 04/02/2009: Voted NO on protecting middle-income taxpayers from a national energy tax
- 01/24/2008: Let states define stricter-than-federal emission standards
- 05/15/2008: Voted YES on addressing CO2 emissions without considering India & China
- 05/15/2007: Voted YES on factoring global warming into federal project planning
- 04/01/2009: Voted NO on requiring full Senate debate and vote on cap-and-trade
- 06/19/2003: Keep climate change in EPA "State of the Environment" report
- 03/19/2004: Keep efficient air conditioner rule to conserve energy
- 01/16/2007: Sign on to UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
- 09/19/2010: Supports passage of Cap-and-Trade energy legislation
- 04/06/2011: Voted NO on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases
- 07/30/2002: Support UNCED Rio Declaration at 2002 conference
PRO: - 02/25/2013: Matching fund for small donors, with debate requirements
- 04/02/2001: Voted YES on banning campaign donations from unions & corporations
- 03/29/2006: Voted NO on allowing some lobbyist gifts to Congress
- 10/07/1997: Voted YES on favoring 1997 McCain-Feingold overhaul of campaign finance
- 05/11/2010: Require Internet disclosure of all earmarks
- 07/10/2012: Require full disclosure of independent campaign expenditures
- 03/20/2002: Voted YES on banning "soft money" contributions and restricting issue ads
CON: - 03/28/2006: Voted NO on establishing the Senate Office of Public Integrity
PRO: - 01/04/2007: Strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting
- 01/09/2009: Fund projects for international conservation of cranes
- 03/09/2007: Promote conservation of rare felids & canids
- 02/28/2011: Regulate all dog breeders down to kennels of 50 dogs
- 01/13/2012: Ranked by HSLF, indicating a pro-animal welfare voting record
- 06/04/2008: Celebrate the recovery of the bald eagle
- 05/08/2013: Voted YES on protecting ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems
- 06/29/2001: End commercial whaling and illegal trade in whale meat
PRO: - 06/16/1999: Voted NO on defunding renewable and solar energy
- 12/31/2006: Ranked by the CAF, indicating support for energy independence
- 06/16/2005: Voted YES on reducing oil usage by 40% by 2025 (instead of 5%)
- 03/13/2002: Voted NO on terminating CAFE standards within 15 months
- 06/17/2008: Voted YES on tax incentives for energy production and conservation
- 06/10/2003: Voted YES on targeting 100,000 hydrogen-powered vehicles by 2010
CON: - 09/15/1999: Voted YES on ending discussion of CAFE fuel efficiency standards
PRO: - 05/07/2009: Close the Gun Show Loophole; restrict show sales
- 05/20/1999: Voted YES on background checks at gun shows
- 03/02/2004: Voted NO on banning lawsuits against gun manufacturers for gun violence
- 08/11/2010: Ranked by the NRA, indicating a pro-gun control voting record
- 01/22/2013: Ban large-capacity ammunition
- 04/02/2009: Voted NO on allowing firearms in checked baggage on Amtrak trains
- 07/21/1998: Voted NO on maintaining current law: guns sold without trigger locks
- 05/11/1999: Voted NO on loosening license & background checks at gun shows
- 07/29/2005: Voted NO on prohibiting lawsuits against gun manufacturers
- 04/17/2013: Voted YES on banning high-capacity magazines of over 10 bullets
PRO: - 04/24/2013: Require labeling genetically engineered food
- 02/11/2013: Sponsored enforcing against illegal ocean fishing
- 12/31/2003: Ranked by the LCV, indicating pro-environment votes
PRO: - 07/11/2007: Voted YES on limiting soldiers' deployment to 12 months
- 12/31/2003: Ranked by SANE, indicating a pro-peace voting record
- 06/04/1996: Voted NO on considering deploying NMD, and amending ABM Treaty
- 08/18/2014: Non-proliferation includes disposing of nuclear materials
- 04/20/2005: Voted YES on requiring on-budget funding for Iraq, not emergency funding
- 09/05/1995: Voted NO on 1996 Defense Appropriations
CON: - 03/17/1999: Voted YES on deploying National Missile Defense ASAP
- 10/30/1997: Voted YES on favoring 36 vetoed military projects
- 05/26/1999: Voted NO on allowing another round of military base closures
- 02/24/1999: Voted YES on military pay raise of 4.8%
- 06/12/2008: Improve mental health care benefits for returning veterans
PRO: - 05/14/1999: Voted NO on more penalties for gun & drug violations
- 07/25/1996: Voted NO on spending international development funds on drug control
- 11/10/1999: Voted NO on increasing penalties for drug offenses
CON: - 12/08/2006: Federal grants to Indian tribes to fight methamphetamine
- 09/19/2007: Require chemical resellers to certify against meth use
PRO: - 09/26/2006: Sponsored bill for emergency contraception for rape victims
- 12/31/2006: Ranked by the NRLC, indicating a pro-choice stance
- 04/26/2007: Provide emergency contraception at military facilities
- 08/11/2004: Condemns restrictions on embryonic stem cell research
- 03/14/2008: Voted NO on defining unborn child as eligible for SCHIP
- 10/18/2007: Voted NO on barring HHS grants to organizations that perform abortions
- 04/11/2001: Recommended by EMILY's List of pro-choice women
- 06/04/2004: Expand embryonic stem cell research
- 04/30/2006: Baby is born at birth, not at partial-birth
- 01/06/2009: Focus on preventing pregnancy, plus emergency contraception
- 12/17/2009: Emergency contraception at all military health facilities
- 03/13/2008: Voted NO on prohibiting minors crossing state lines for abortion
- 03/25/2004: Voted NO on criminal penalty for harming unborn fetus during other crime
- 03/05/2009: Voted NO on restricting UN funding for population control policies
- 12/31/2003: Ranked by NARAL, indicating a pro-choice voting record
- 01/05/1993: Protect the reproductive rights of women
- 03/17/2005: Voted YES on $100M to reduce teen pregnancy by education & contraceptives
- 05/19/2006: Sponsored bill providing contraceptives for low-income women
- 11/13/2013: Ban anti-abortion limitations on abortion services
- 03/17/2009: Teach teens about both abstinence & contraception
- 06/16/2011: Let military perform abortions in cases of rape or incest
- 02/05/2007: Ensure access to and funding for contraception
- 06/20/2000: Voted NO on maintaining ban on Military Base Abortions
- 03/12/2003: Voted NO on banning partial birth abortions except for maternal life
- 07/25/2006: Voted NO on notifying parents of minors who get out-of-state abortions
- 04/11/2007: Voted YES on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines
- 08/11/2010: Opposes prohibiting human embryonic stem cell research
- 07/26/2011: Require pharmacies to fulfill contraceptive prescriptions
PRO: - 12/19/2007: Provide benefits to domestic partners of Federal employees
- 06/04/2013: Enforce against anti-gay discrimination in public schools
- 06/20/2000: Voted YES on expanding hate crimes to include sexual orientation
- 04/03/2001: More funding and stricter sentencing for hate crimes
- 03/10/2011: Prohibit sexual-identity discrimination at schools
- 12/31/2006: Ranked by the HRC, indicating a pro-gay-rights stance
- 09/10/1996: Voted YES on prohibiting job discrimination by sexual orientation
- 09/10/1996: Voted NO on prohibiting same-sex marriage
- 03/26/2003: Increase funding to combat the global HIV/AIDS epidemic
- 09/19/2010: Supports Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA)
- 06/24/2009: ENDA: prohibit employment discrimination for gays
- 03/03/2010: Repeal Don't-Ask-Don't-Tell, and reinstate discharged gays
- 09/02/2010: Full equality only with same-sex marriage
- 06/07/2006: Voted NO on constitutional ban of same-sex marriage
- 08/11/2004: No constitutional ban on gay marriage
- 06/11/2002: Voted YES on adding sexual orientation to definition of hate crimes
PRO: - 05/20/2003: Let states make bulk Rx purchases, and other innovations
- 05/08/2006: Voted NO on limiting medical liability lawsuits to $250,000
CON: - 02/14/2008: Voted NO on allowing tribal Indians to opt out of federal healthcare
- 04/07/2008: Preserve access to Medicaid & SCHIP during economic downturn
- 03/04/2009: Expand the National Health Service Corps
- 01/29/2009: Voted YES on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program
- 07/15/2008: Voted YES on overriding veto on expansion of Medicare
- 06/24/1997: Voted NO on Medicare means-testing
- 04/18/2007: Voted YES on requiring negotiated Rx prices for Medicare part D
- 06/26/2003: Voted YES on $40 billion per year for limited Medicare prescription drug benefit
- 03/16/2009: Expand health services for women veterans
- 04/18/1996: Voted YES on blocking medical savings acounts
- 05/25/2011: Voted NO on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts
- 11/03/2005: Voted YES on increasing Medicaid rebate for producing generics
- 02/02/2006: Voted YES on expanding enrollment period for Medicare Part D
- 11/01/2007: Voted YES on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility
- 04/11/2013: Merge Alzheimers diagnosis and care benefit
- 04/03/2001: Voted NO on funding GOP version of Medicare prescription drug benefit
- 07/13/1999: Voted NO on limiting self-employment health deduction
- 03/17/2005: Voted YES on negotiating bulk purchases for Medicare prescription drug
- 06/11/2009: Voted YES on regulating tobacco as a drug
- 12/31/2003: Ranked by APHA, indicating a pro-public health record
- 03/13/2008: Voted NO on means-testing to determine Medicare Part D premium
PRO: - 08/03/2006: Voted NO on supporting permanence of estate tax cuts
- 02/02/2006: Voted NO on retaining reduced taxes on capital gains & dividends
- 05/23/2003: Voted NO on $350 billion in tax breaks over 11 years
- 05/17/2001: Voted YES on reducing marriage penalty instead of cutting top tax rates
- 04/02/1998: Voted NO on requiring super-majority for raising taxes
- 03/13/2008: Voted NO on allowing AMT reduction without budget offset
- 04/04/2001: Voted YES on spending $448B of tax cut on education & debt reduction
- 11/18/2005: Voted NO on extending the tax cuts on capital gains and dividends
- 03/21/2007: Voted NO on raising estate tax exemption to $5 million
- 03/23/2007: Voted NO on repealing the Alternative Minimum Tax
- 02/02/2006: Voted YES on $47B for military by repealing capital gains tax cut
- 04/05/2000: Voted NO on prioritizing national debt reduction below tax cuts
- 07/18/2000: Voted NO on eliminating the 'marriage penalty'
- 02/13/2008: Voted NO on raising the Death Tax exemption to $5M from $1M
- 06/08/2006: Voted NO on permanently repealing the `death tax`
- 03/22/2012: Minimum tax rate of 30% for those earning over $1 million
- 12/31/2006: Ranked by the CTJ, indicating support of progressive taxation
- 12/31/2003: Ranked by NTU, indicating a "Big Spender" on tax votes
CON: - 10/02/1998: Voted YES on Internet sales tax moratorium
CON: - 04/06/2000: Voted NO on preserving budget for ANWR oil drilling
- 11/03/2005: Voted YES on disallowing an oil leasing program in Alaska's ANWR
- 03/16/2005: Voted YES on banning drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
- 11/07/2007: Designate sensitive ANWR area as protected wilderness
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