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Ed Markey MyOcracy topics and responses
Criminal JusticeUse of treatment centers for violators of criminal laws targeting drug-use - 01/29/2008: Allow rehabilitated drug convicts get student loans
- 06/22/2000: Voted YES on funding for alternative sentencing instead of more prisons.
- 10/14/1999: Voted NO on prohibiting needle exchange & medical marijuana in DC
- 09/16/1998: Voted NO on subjecting federal employees to random drug tests
Increase the number of police officers working in high-crime communities - 01/23/2007: Increase funding for "COPS ON THE BEAT" program
Civil RightsAbortion rights: Women should choose - 11/13/2013: Ban anti-abortion limitations on abortion services
- 06/06/2013: Endorsed by Planned Parenthood; supports abortion rights
- 06/06/2013: Litmus test for Supreme Court nominees on abortion
- 05/04/2011: Voted NO on banning federal health coverage that includes abortion
- 01/06/2009: Focus on preventing pregnancy, plus emergency contraception
- 04/27/2005: Voted NO on restricting interstate transport of minors to get abortions
- 02/26/2004: Voted NO on making it a crime to harm a fetus during another crime
- 10/02/2003: Voted NO on banning partial-birth abortion except to save mother`s life
- 04/05/2000: Voted NO on banning partial-birth abortions
- 06/30/1999: Voted NO on barring transporting minors to get an abortion
Support for gun control measures - 06/11/2013: Expand background checks; ban assault weapons; fight NRA
- 01/03/2013: Ban large-capacity ammunition
- 01/03/2013: Ban "fire sale" of firearms after delicensing closure
- 01/03/2013: Stricter regulation on gun show firearm sales
- 05/07/2009: Close the Gun Show Loophole; restrict show sales
- 10/20/2005: Voted NO on prohibiting product misuse lawsuits on gun manufacturers
- 04/09/2003: Voted NO on prohibiting suing gunmakers & sellers for gun misuse
- 06/18/1999: Voted NO on decreasing gun waiting period from 3 days to 1
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
- 04/02/2009: Voted YES on enforcing against anti-gay hate crimes
- 11/13/2007: Voted YES on prohibiting job discrimination based on sexual orientation
- 07/29/1999: Voted NO on banning gay adoptions in DC
Support marriage rights between same-sex individuals - 12/31/2006: by the HRC, indicating a pro-gay-rights stance
- 07/18/2006: Voted NO on Constitutionally defining marriage as one-man-one-woman
- 09/30/2004: Voted NO on Constitutional Amendment banning same-sex marriage
Support for gun rights - 06/06/2013: Fight the NRA for broader gun control measures
Economic IssuesTaxes for wealthier tax payers: More - 06/11/2013: Higher-income people should pay their fair share of taxes
- 04/16/2012: Minimum tax rate of 30% for those earning over $1 million
- 12/31/2006: by the CTJ, indicating support of progressive taxation
- 12/08/2005: Voted NO on retaining reduced taxes on capital gains & dividends
- 09/23/2004: Voted NO on providing tax relief and simplification
- 04/18/2002: Voted NO on making the Bush tax cuts permanent
- 05/16/2001: Voted NO on Tax cut package of $958 B over 10 years
- 04/04/2001: Voted NO on eliminating the Estate Tax ("death tax")
- 11/11/1999: Reduce the concentration of wealth & wage inequality
Taxes for large corporations: Increase - 04/15/2013: Sponsored enforcing against corporate offshore tax haven banking
- 03/09/2000: Voted NO on $46 billion in tax cuts for small business
Increase taxes for all tax payers - 12/31/2003: by NTU, indicating a "Big Spender" on tax votes
Reduce taxes for middle class tax payers - 02/08/2001: American People's Dividend: Give $300 to every person
Education IssuesIncrease per pupil funding - 04/11/2013: Sponsored extending subsidized federal student loan rates until 2015
- 12/31/2003: by the NEA, indicating pro-public education votes
- 03/14/2001: Reduce class size to 18 children in grades 1 to 3
Oppose school vouchers - 03/30/2011: Voted NO on reauthorizing the DC opportunity scholarship program
- 08/06/1998: Voted NO on allowing vouchers in DC schools
- 11/04/1997: Voted NO on vouchers for private & parochial schools
Environmental IssuesOppose off-shore drilling to tap new oil sources - 05/12/2011: Voted NO on opening Outer Continental Shelf to oil drilling
- 01/18/2007: Voted YES on removing oil & gas exploration subsidies
- 06/29/2006: Voted YES on keeping moratorium on drilling for oil offshore
Use tax incentives for wind energy development and use - 11/02/2011: Extend through 2016 the renewable energy tax credit
- 09/26/2008: Voted YES on tax credits for renewable electricity, with PAYGO offsets
Support cap-and-trade programs to address industrial emissions - 06/26/2009: Voted YES on enforcing limits on CO2 global warming pollution
- 02/10/2005: Establish greenhouse gas tradeable allowances
Oppose domestic continental drilling to tap new oil sources - 08/01/2001: Voted YES on prohibiting oil drilling & development in ANWR
- 02/28/2001: Preserve Alaska's ANWR instead of drilling it
Use tax incentives to promote efficient energy production and conservation - 05/21/2008: Voted YES on tax incentives for energy production and conservation
Eliminate tax incentives and/or subsidies to the fossil fuel industry - 06/11/2013: Simply unneeded to subsidize oil industry
Increase tax incentives for solar energy development and use - 02/12/2008: Voted YES on tax incentives for renewable energy
Regulate average miles-per-gallon production for consumer vehicles - 08/01/2001: Voted YES on raising CAFE standards; incentives for alternative fuels
Healthcare IssuesIncrease amount of children covered by Medicaid reimbursements for health costs - 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
- 10/25/2007: Voted YES on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility
Lower eligibility age for Medicare to increase coverage of older taxpayers - 07/15/2008: Voted YES on overriding veto on expansion of Medicare
- 01/31/2001: MEDS Plan: Cover senior Rx under Medicare
Establish government-assisted non-profit organizations from which all taxpayers would obtain health insurance - 12/31/2003: by APHA, indicating a pro-public health record
Eliminate financial penalty from Obamacare for taxpayers that do not have health insurance - 03/27/2013: Supported ObamaCare but would repeal aspects of it
Provide single-payer health insurance coverage to all taxpayers direct from government - 11/11/1999: Make health care a right, not a privilege
ImmigrationAllow in-state tuition at public universities and colleges for undocumented students - 05/20/2004: Voted NO on reporting illegal aliens who receive hospital treatment
Increase the number of work visas granted to foreign workers each year - 09/24/1998: Voted YES on more immigrant visas for skilled workers
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