Bob Corker 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

Civil Rights

Support for gun rights

• 09/25/2013: Oppose the United Nations' Arms Trade Treaty
• 04/17/2013: Voted NO on banning high-capacity magazines of over 10 bullets
• 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
• 01/20/2006: Protect the Second Amendment`s guarantee

  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
• 10/10/2006: No stem cell research that destroys human life
• 01/20/2006: Pro-life, anti-partial birth, pro-parental consent

  Ban abortions except in limited cases

• 05/05/2011: Prohibit federal funding for abortion
• 10/18/2007: Voted YES on barring HHS grants to organizations that perform abortions
• 10/10/2006: Incrementally work to lessen number of abortions
• 01/20/2006: Only appoint judges who won`t overstep their bounds

  Support marriage rights between a man and a woman only

• 01/20/2006: Support the sanctity of marriage

Economic Issues

Taxes for wealthier tax payers: Less

• 03/13/2008: Voted NO on increasing tax rate for people earning over $1 million
• 02/13/2008: Voted YES on raising the Death Tax exemption to $5M from $1M
• 03/21/2007: Voted YES on raising estate tax exemption to $5 million
• 01/20/2006: Make President Bush`s tax cuts permanent
• 01/20/2006: Get control of our federal budget via efficiency

  Taxes for large corporations: Decrease

• 03/11/2009: Keep reduction of capital gains tax
• 01/20/2006: Reduce burden of taxation, litigation, and regulation

  Reduce taxes for middle class tax payers

• 03/13/2008: Voted YES on allowing AMT reduction without budget offset
• 03/23/2007: Voted YES on repealing the Alternative Minimum Tax

  Reduce taxes for all tax payers

• 01/01/2012: Supports the Taxpayer Protection Pledge
• 08/12/2010: Taxpayer Protection Pledge: no new taxes

Environmental Issues

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

• 10/10/2006: Strongly support biofuel; campaign chair is biodiesel seller
• 10/01/2006: Promote fuel cells & alternatives to reduce oil dependence

  Support off-shore drilling to tap new oil sources

• 06/26/2008: Open the Outer Continental Shelf for oil & gas leasing

  Oppose off-shore drilling to tap new oil sources

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

  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

Healthcare Issues

Reduce government involvement in the provision of health insurance for taxpayers

• 05/25/2011: Voted YES on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts
• 09/29/2006: Let competition determine Rx prices, not negotiation
• 01/20/2006: Encourage Health Savings Accounts

  Lower eligibility age for Medicare to increase coverage of older taxpayers

• 07/15/2008: Voted YES on overriding veto on expansion of Medicare
• 03/13/2008: Voted YES on means-testing to determine Medicare Part D premium

  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

Oppose amnesty for undocumented individuals

• 03/13/2008: Voted NO on continuing federal funds for declared "sanctuary cities"
• 06/28/2007: Voted NO on comprehensive immigration reform
• 01/20/2006: Control our borders and patrol our points of entry

  Provide amnesty for undocumented individuals

• 10/10/2006: Use technology to improve fence along Mexican border