Claire McCaskill topics and responses

Stimulus Spending to Beat Great Recession

PRO:

• 05/02/2006: Raise the minimum wage
• 07/30/2009: Voted YES on $192B additional anti-recession stimulus spending
• 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
• 05/02/2012: Ranked by UFCW, indicating an anti-management/pro-labor record

Acknowledging and Addressing Climate Change

PRO:

• 05/15/2008: Voted YES on addressing CO2 emissions without considering India & China
• 04/06/2011: Voted NO on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases
• 05/15/2007: Voted YES on factoring global warming into federal project planning

  CON:

• 04/01/2009: Voted YES on requiring full Senate debate and vote on cap-and-trade
• 04/02/2009: Voted YES on protecting middle-income taxpayers from a national energy tax

Getting Money Out of Politics

PRO:

• 02/25/2013: Matching fund for small donors, with debate requirements
• 08/15/2006: Ban lobbyist gifts to root out corruption
• 07/10/2012: Require full disclosure of independent campaign expenditures
• 01/06/2009: Repeal automatic Congressional pay raises
• 05/11/2010: Require Internet disclosure of all earmarks

Saving Elephants, Whales, Dolphins and Lions

PRO:

• 01/04/2007: Strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting
• 05/08/2013: Voted YES on protecting ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems

  CON:

• 01/13/2012: Ranked by HSLF, indicating an anti-animal welfare voting record

Renewable Energy

PRO:

• 05/02/2006: Energy independence by 2020 via alternative fuels
• 06/17/2008: Voted YES on tax incentives for energy production and conservation

  CON:

• 06/21/2007: Voted NO on removing oil & gas exploration subsidies

Making it Harder to Get a Gun

PRO:

• 04/02/2009: Voted NO on allowing firearms in checked baggage on Amtrak trains
• 04/17/2013: Voted YES on banning high-capacity magazines of over 10 bullets

  CON:

• 09/06/2007: Voted YES on prohibiting foreign & UN aid that restricts US gun ownership

Cutting the US Military Budget

PRO:

• 10/08/2006: Talk to North Korea to renounce nuclear program
• 07/11/2007: Voted YES on limiting soldiers' deployment to 12 months

  CON:

• 06/12/2008: Improve mental health care benefits for returning veterans
• 10/08/2006: Economic sanctions against Iran`s nuclear program
• 12/19/2007: Extend reserve retirement pay parity back to 9/11

Legalizing Marijuana and Industrial Hemp

PRO:

• 11/05/2013: Early advocate of drug courts

  CON:

• 09/19/2007: Require chemical resellers to certify against meth use
• 12/25/2005: National leader in the war on meth

Abortion Rights

PRO:

• 10/08/2006: Support embryonic stem cell research but not cloning
• 12/17/2009: Emergency contraception at all military health facilities
• 05/02/2006: Continue promising stem-cell research
• 04/26/2007: Provide emergency contraception at military facilities
• 11/13/2013: Ban anti-abortion limitations on abortion services
• 02/05/2007: Ensure access to and funding for contraception
• 03/05/2009: Voted NO on restricting UN funding for population control policies
• 10/18/2007: Voted NO on barring HHS grants to organizations that perform abortions
• 03/13/2008: Voted NO on prohibiting minors crossing state lines for abortion
• 04/11/2007: Voted YES on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines
• 09/01/2010: Endorsed by EMILY's list for pro-choice Democratic women
• 03/14/2008: Voted NO on defining unborn child as eligible for SCHIP

  CON:

• 10/08/2006: Support a ban on partial-birth abortion

Gay Rights and Gay Marriage

PRO:

• 04/03/2009: 2005: No amendment; existing law prohibits gay marriage
• 03/03/2010: Repeal Don't-Ask-Don't-Tell, and reinstate discharged gays
• 03/25/2013: Government should not limit marrying who you love

Repealing ObamaCare

PRO:

• 03/13/2008: Voted YES on means-testing to determine Medicare Part D premium

  CON:

• 02/14/2008: Voted NO on allowing tribal Indians to opt out of federal healthcare
• 05/02/2006: Negotiate for lower Rx prices and reimportation
• 06/11/2009: Voted YES on regulating tobacco as a drug
• 11/01/2007: Voted YES on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility
• 05/25/2011: Voted NO on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts
• 09/29/2006: Opposes annual limit on federal Medicare spending
• 07/15/2008: Voted YES on overriding veto on expansion of Medicare
• 04/18/2007: Voted YES on requiring negotiated Rx prices for Medicare part D
• 05/02/2006: Expand Medicare for people, not for drug companies
• 01/22/2009: Disclose payments from manufacturers to physicians
• 04/07/2008: Preserve access to Medicaid & SCHIP during economic downturn
• 01/29/2009: Voted YES on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program

Addressing and Fighting Income Inequality

PRO:

• 06/08/2006: Estate tax repeal takes care of millionaires
• 03/22/2012: Minimum tax rate of 30% for those earning over $1 million
• 03/21/2007: Voted NO on raising estate tax exemption to $5 million
• 02/13/2008: Voted NO on raising the Death Tax exemption to $5M from $1M
• 06/01/2006: Restore College Tuition Tax Credit as middle class tax break
• 03/23/2007: Voted NO on repealing the Alternative Minimum Tax
• 03/13/2008: Voted NO on allowing AMT reduction without budget offset