Bob Casey MyOcracy topics and responses

Criminal Justice

Increase the number of police officers working in high-crime communities

• 03/23/2007: Voted YES on reinstating $1.15 billion funding for the COPS Program
• 01/23/2007: Increase funding for "COPS ON THE BEAT" program

Civil Rights

Abortion rights: Ban all abortions

• 03/14/2008: Voted YES on defining unborn child as eligible for SCHIP
• 03/13/2008: Voted YES on prohibiting minors crossing state lines for abortion
• 04/11/2007: Voted NO on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines
• 12/18/2005: Right to Privacy means contraception, not unborn
• 12/18/2005: Roe v. Wade Should Be Overturned
• 11/07/2004: Opposes public funding of abortion
• 11/02/2004: Opposes Woman`s Right to Abortion
• 11/02/2004: Supports Legal Protection for Human Life from Conception

  Support for gun rights

• 10/31/2012: Opposes restricting the Second Amendment
• 04/02/2009: Voted YES on allowing firearms in checked baggage on Amtrak trains
• 09/06/2007: Voted YES on prohibiting foreign & UN aid that restricts US gun ownership
• 02/21/2006: Strong supporter of the second amendment
• 11/02/2004: Opposes Increased Regulation on Firearm Ownership

  Ban abortions except in limited cases

• 10/31/2012: Supports parental notification for abortions
• 10/31/2012: Opposes churches providing birth control
• 07/29/2005: No embryonic stem cell research; adult research ok
• 11/02/2004: Opposes Tax-Funded Abortion
• 11/02/2004: Opposes Cloning of Human Embryos for Experimentation

  Prohibit workplace discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation

• 03/03/2010: Repeal Don't-Ask-Don't-Tell, and reinstate discharged gays
• 06/24/2009: ENDA: prohibit employment discrimination for gays
• 11/02/2004: Increased Penalties for Sexual Orientation Hate Crimes

  Support marriage rights between same-sex individuals

• 10/31/2012: Opposes a DOMA amendment
• 10/09/2005: No constitutional ban on gay marriage; civil unions ok
• 11/07/2004: Allow gay couples to adopt & share employment benefits

  Abortion rights: Women should choose

• 10/31/2012: Supports public abortion funding
• 10/18/2007: Voted NO on barring HHS grants to organizations that perform abortions

  Support marriage rights between a man and a woman only

• 04/29/2005: Supports Defense of Marriage Act, but not Amendment
• 11/02/2004: Opposes Legalization of Same-Sex Marriage

  Support for gun control measures

• 04/17/2013: Voted YES on banning high-capacity magazines of over 10 bullets

Economic Issues

Taxes for wealthier tax payers: More

• 10/31/2012: Opposes eliminating the inheritance tax
• 03/13/2008: Voted YES on increasing tax rate for people earning over $1 million
• 03/13/2008: Voted NO on allowing AMT reduction without budget offset
• 02/13/2008: Voted NO on raising the Death Tax exemption to $5M from $1M
• 03/23/2007: Voted NO on repealing the Alternative Minimum Tax
• 03/21/2007: Voted NO on raising estate tax exemption to $5 million
• 09/03/2006: Change estate tax to save $730B over 10 years
• 04/19/2006: Repeal tax cut on top 1% of earners
• 05/15/2002: Can`t justify $5B in tax cuts when schools are suffering

  Increase taxes for all tax payers

• 10/31/2012: Supports increasing tax rates

Education Issues

Increase per pupil funding

• 07/27/2010: Professional development grants for elementary principals
• 02/22/2006: Fight for more funding for public education

  Oppose school vouchers

• 11/07/2004: Opposes school vouchers

Environmental Issues

Eliminate tax incentives and/or subsidies to the fossil fuel industry

• 02/22/2006: Opposes drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
• 02/22/2006: Reduce emissions & dependence on foreign oil

  Oppose off-shore drilling to tap new oil sources

• 06/21/2007: Voted YES on removing oil & gas exploration subsidies

  Use tax incentives for wind energy development and use

• 01/17/2007: Set goal of 25% renewable energy by 2025

  Support cap-and-trade programs to address industrial emissions

• 01/16/2007: Sign on to UN Framework Convention on Climate Change

  Oppose cap-and-trade programs to address industrial emissions

• 04/01/2009: Voted YES on requiring full Senate debate and vote on cap-and-trade

  Increase tax incentives for solar energy development and use

• 03/15/2011: $5 billion in tax credits for alternative energy projects

  Oppose domestic continental drilling to tap new oil sources

• 11/07/2007: Designate sensitive ANWR area as protected wilderness

Healthcare Issues

Lower eligibility age for Medicare to increase coverage of older taxpayers

• 04/14/2011: Increase funding for occupational & physical therapy
• 07/15/2008: Voted YES on overriding veto on expansion of Medicare
• 04/07/2008: Preserve access to Medicaid & SCHIP during economic downturn
• 09/29/2006: Medicare Part D program is fundamentally flawed
• 02/22/2006: Fill the "doughnut hole" of missing Medicare Rx costs

  Increase amount of children covered by Medicaid reimbursements for health costs

• 01/29/2009: Voted YES on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program
• 11/01/2007: Voted YES on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility

Immigration

Provide amnesty for undocumented individuals

• 03/13/2008: Voted YES on continuing federal funds for declared "sanctuary cities"
• 06/28/2007: Voted YES on comprehensive immigration reform

  Improve enforcement of existing immigration laws

• 04/19/2006: Stricter employment rules and enforce the borders

  Increase the number of work visas granted to foreign workers each year

• 05/22/2007: Voted YES on eliminating the "Y" nonimmigrant guestworker program