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Sarvis
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Tennant
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Lawhorn
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AK:
Begich
(D)
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Sullivan
(R)
vs.
Miller
(R)
vs.
Treadwell
(R)
AL:
Sessions
(R)
(unopposed)
AR:
Pryor
(D)
vs.
Cotton
(R)
vs.
Swaney
(G)
vs.
LaFrance
(L)
CO:
Udall
(D)
vs.
Gardner
(R)
vs.
Baumgardner
(R)
vs.
Buck
(R)
vs.
Stephens
(R)
vs.
Hill
(R)
DE:
Coons
(D)
vs.
Wade
(R)
GA:
Nunn
(D)
vs.
Perdue
(R)
vs.
Swafford
(L)
vs.
Kingston
(R)
vs.
Handel
(R)
HI:
Schatz
(D)
vs.
Cavasso
(R)
vs.
Hanabusa
(D)
vs.
Pirkowski
(R)
IA:
Braley
(D)
vs.
Ernst
(R)
vs.
Butzier
(L)
vs.
Whitaker
(R)
vs.
Clovis
(R)
ID:
Risch
(R)
vs.
Mitchell
(D)
IL:
Durbin
(D)
vs.
Oberweis
(R)
vs.
Hansen
(L)
vs.
Truax
(R)
KS:
Roberts
(R)
vs.
Taylor
(D)
vs.
Orman
(I)
vs.
Batson
(L)
vs.
Wolf
(R)
KY:
McConnell
(R)
vs.
Grimes
(D)
vs.
Bevin
(R)
LA:
Landrieu
(D)
vs.
Cassidy
(R)
vs.
Maness
(R)
MA:
Markey
(D)
vs.
Herr
(R)
vs.
Skarin
(I)
ME:
Collins
(R)
vs.
D`Amboise
(R)
vs.
Bellows
(D)
MI:
Land
(R)
vs.
Peters
(D)
vs.
Wiedenhoeft
(R)
MN:
Franken
(D)
vs.
McFadden
(R)
vs.
Johnson
(L)
vs.
Abeler
(R)
MS:
Cochran
(R)
vs.
Childers
(D)
vs.
McDaniel
(R)
MT:
Walsh
(D)
vs.
Curtis
(D)
vs.
Daines
(R)
vs.
Rankin
(I)
vs.
Edmunds
(R)
vs.
Bohlinger
(I)
NC:
Hagan
(D)
vs.
Tillis
(R)
vs.
Haugh
(L)
NE:
Sasse
(R)
vs.
Domina
(D)
vs.
Osborn
(R)
NH:
Shaheen
(D)
vs.
Brown
(R)
vs.
Martin
(R)
vs.
Rubens
(R)
vs.
Smith
(R)
vs.
Testerman
(R)
NJ:
Booker
(D)
vs.
Bell
(R)
vs.
Sabrin
(R)
NM:
Udall
(D)
vs.
Weh
(R)
vs.
Clements
(R)
OK-2:
Lankford
(R)
vs.
Johnson
(D)
vs.
Shannon
(R)
OK-6:
Inhofe
(R)
vs.
Silverstein
(D)
OR:
Merkley
(D)
vs.
Wehby
(R)
vs.
Conger
(R)
RI:
Reed
(D)
vs.
Zaccaria
(R)
SC-2:
Scott
(R)
vs.
Dickerson
(D)
vs.
Wade
(D)
SC-6:
Graham
(R)
vs.
Hutto
(D)
vs.
Ravenel
(I)
vs.
Stamper
(D)
vs.
Mace
(R)
vs.
Bright
(R)
SD:
Rounds
(R)
vs.
Weiland
(D)
vs.
Pressler
(I)
vs.
Howie
(I)
TN:
Alexander
(R)
vs.
Ball
(D)
vs.
Carr
(R)
vs.
Adams
(D)
TX:
Cornyn
(R)
vs.
Alameel
(D)
vs.
Sanchez
(G)
vs.
Roland
(L)
VA:<
Warner
(D)
vs.
Gillespie
(R)
vs.
Sarvis
(L)
WV:
Capito
(R)
vs.
Tennant
(D)
vs.
Buckley
(L)
vs.
Lawhorn
(I)
vs.
Raese
(R)
vs.
McGeehan
(R)
WY:
Enzi
(R)
vs.
Hardy
(D)
vs.
Cheney
(R)
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Bruce Braley topics and responses
Stimulus Spending to Beat Great Recession
PRO:
05/09/2013
: Voted NO on prioritizing spending in case debt limit is reached
09/26/2008
: Voted YES on $60B stimulus package for jobs, infrastructure, & energy
07/29/2009
: Voted YES on $192B additional anti-recession stimulus spending
03/06/2013
: Raise the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour by 2016
03/22/2012
: Expand lending caps for credit unions to small business
Acknowledging and Addressing Climate Change
PRO:
06/26/2009
: Voted YES on enforcing limits on CO2 global warming pollution
04/07/2011
: Voted NO on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases
Getting Money Out of Politics
PRO:
02/09/2012
: Require full disclosure of independent campaign expenditures
11/15/2011
: Ban stock trading based on Congressional insider knowledge
01/16/2014
: No photo IDs to vote; they suppress the vote
05/24/2007
: Voted YES on requiring lobbyist disclosure of bundled donations
02/05/2014
: Establish "My Voice Voucher" small campaign contributions
Saving Elephants, Whales, Dolphins and Lions
PRO:
07/17/2009
: Voted YES on protecting free-roaming horses and burros
04/13/2011
: Prohibit invasive research on great apes
03/09/2007
: Promote conservation of rare felids & canids
02/28/2011
: Regulate all dog breeders down to kennels of 50 dogs
Renewable Energy
PRO:
11/02/2011
: Extend through 2016 the renewable energy tax credit
01/17/2007
: Set goal of 25% renewable energy by 2025
01/18/2007
: Voted YES on removing oil & gas exploration subsidies
08/04/2007
: Voted YES on investing in homegrown biofuel
02/12/2008
: Voted YES on tax incentives for renewable energy
05/03/2011
: Require 80% fuel-choice vehicles by 2018
09/26/2008
: Voted YES on tax credits for renewable electricity, with PAYGO offsets
11/07/2006
: Make Iowa the world`s renewable energy leader
05/21/2008
: Voted YES on tax incentives for energy production and conservation
Making it Harder to Get a Gun
PRO:
06/13/2013
: Ban sale of high-capacity magazines & recall existing ones
06/13/2013
: Allow lawsuits against gun manufacturers for gun violence
Cutting the US Military Budget
PRO:
03/15/2007
: Voted YES on restricting no-bid defense contracts
CON:
12/19/2007
: Extend reserve retirement pay parity back to 9/11
09/28/2014
: Yes, missed 75% of Veterans' hearings; but made 97% of votes
Legalizing Marijuana and Industrial Hemp
CON:
01/01/2014
: Ranked by
NORML
, indicating an anti-legalization stance
06/10/2008
: Voted YES on more funding for Mexico to fight drugs
03/14/2011
: Harsher sentencing for "pill mill" operators
Abortion Rights
PRO:
01/11/2007
: Voted YES on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines
01/01/2012
: Ranked by
NARAL
, indicating a pro-choice stance
11/13/2013
: Ban anti-abortion limitations on abortion services
06/02/2011
: Let military perform abortions in cases of rape or incest
02/05/2007
: Ensure access to and funding for contraception
11/07/2006
: Federal Funding for Stem Cell Research
01/06/2009
: Focus on preventing pregnancy, plus emergency contraception
05/04/2011
: Voted NO on banning federal health coverage that includes abortion
11/07/2006
: Uphold Roe v. Wade; no criminalization of medical decisions
Gay Rights and Gay Marriage
PRO:
06/24/2009
: ENDA: prohibit employment discrimination for gays
03/10/2011
: Prohibit sexual-identity discrimination at schools
03/03/2010
: Repeal Don't-Ask-Don't-Tell, and reinstate discharged gays
07/08/2013
: Enforce against anti-gay discrimination in public schools
04/02/2009
: Voted YES on enforcing against anti-gay hate crimes
Repealing ObamaCare
CON:
09/28/2014
: Vehemently opposes tort reform: don't take away right to sue
04/02/2009
: Voted YES on regulating tobacco as a drug
03/05/2008
: Voted YES on giving mental health full equity with physical health
09/28/2014
: ObamaCare should be fixed and improved, not repealed
04/11/2013
: Sponsored merging Alzheimers diagnosis and care benefit
04/15/2011
: Voted NO on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts
01/14/2009
: Voted YES on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program
01/23/2008
: Voted YES on Veto override: Extend SCHIP to cover 6M more kids
11/07/2006
: Expand access to healthcare to all Americans
01/05/2011
: Require insurers to cover breast cancer treatment
01/12/2007
: Voted YES on requiring negotiated Rx prices for Medicare part D
10/25/2007
: Voted YES on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility
07/15/2008
: Voted YES on overriding veto on expansion of Medicare
04/13/2011
: Voted NO on repealing the "Prevention and Public Health" slush fund
Addressing and Fighting Income Inequality
PRO:
04/16/2012
: Minimum tax rate of 30% for those earning over $1 million
12/12/2007
: Voted YES on paying for AMT relief by closing offshore business loopholes
11/07/2006
: Roll Back the Bush Tax Cut for Millionaires
CON:
06/25/2008
: Voted YES on extending AMT exemptions to avoid hitting middle-income
Building the Keystone XL Pipeline
CON:
09/28/2014
: Supported Keystone Pipeline initially, then rejected it
05/12/2011
: Voted NO on opening Outer Continental Shelf to oil drilling
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