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Lindsey Graham MyOcracy topics and responses
Criminal JusticeSupport for the construction of prisons or detention centers - 06/22/2000: Voted NO on funding for alternative sentencing instead of more prisons.
- 09/27/1994: More prisons, more enforcement, effective death penalty
Increase the number of police officers working in high-crime communities - 09/25/2001: Voted YES on military border patrols to battle drugs & terrorism
Legal age for prosecution as an adult: Decrease - 06/17/1999: Voted YES on more prosecution and sentencing for juvenile crime
Increase the number of local prosecutors - 02/08/1995: Voted YES on making federal death penalty appeals harder
Civil RightsSupport 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
- 03/23/2009: Dangerousness, not mental incompetence, limits gun rights
- 02/03/2009: Apply concealed carry permit to all other states where legal
- 09/06/2007: Voted YES on prohibiting foreign & UN aid that restricts US gun ownership
- 07/29/2005: Voted YES on prohibiting lawsuits against gun manufacturers
- 06/18/1999: Voted YES on decreasing gun waiting period from 3 days to 1
Abortion rights: Ban all abortions - 08/12/2008: Protect the sanctity of life
- 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
- 04/05/2000: Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortions
- 06/30/1999: Voted YES on barring transporting minors to get an abortion
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
- 07/25/2006: Voted YES on notifying parents of minors who get out-of-state abortions
- 03/12/2003: Voted YES on banning partial birth abortions except for maternal life
- 04/27/2001: Federal crime to harm fetus during an assault
Support marriage rights between a man and a woman only - 08/12/2008: Support the constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage
- 06/25/2008: Amend Constitution to define traditional marriage
- 12/31/2006: by the HRC, indicating an anti-gay-rights stance
- 06/07/2006: Voted YES on constitutional ban of same-sex marriage
- 07/29/1999: Voted YES on banning gay adoptions in DC
Support for gun control measures - 03/02/2004: Voted NO on banning lawsuits against gun manufacturers for gun violence
Economic IssuesTaxes 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
- 12/31/2006: by the CTJ, indicating opposition to progressive taxation
- 08/03/2006: Voted YES on supporting permanence of estate tax cuts
- 06/08/2006: Voted YES on permanently repealing the `death tax`
- 02/02/2006: Voted YES on retaining reduced taxes on capital gains & dividends
- 11/18/2005: Voted YES on extending the tax cuts on capital gains and dividends
- 05/23/2003: Voted YES on $350 billion in tax breaks over 11 years
- 04/04/2001: Voted YES on eliminating the Estate Tax ("death tax")
- 03/14/2001: Phaseout the death tax
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
- 07/12/2000: Voted YES on eliminating the "marriage penalty"
- 09/27/1994: Repeal marriage tax; cut middle class taxes
Support a balanced federal budget by constitutional amendment - 01/01/2012: Supports the Cut-Cap-and-Balance Pledge
- 01/06/2009: Balanced Budget Amendment with 3/5 vote to override
- 09/27/1994: Supports balanced budget amendment & line item veto
Implement a flat tax - 11/06/2007: Member of the Congressional Flat Tax Caucus
- 04/18/2002: Voted YES on making the Bush tax cuts permanent
- 05/16/2001: Voted YES on Tax cut package of $958 B over 10 years
Taxes for large corporations: Decrease - 12/31/2003: by NTU, indicating a "Taxpayer's Friend" on tax votes
- 03/09/2000: Voted YES on $46 billion in tax cuts for small business
Reduce taxes for all tax payers - 01/01/2012: Supports the Taxpayer Protection Pledge
- 08/12/2010: Taxpayer Protection Pledge: no new taxes
Reduce taxes for small businesses - 12/31/2003: by the US COC, indicating a pro-business voting record
Education IssuesSupport school vouchers - 08/06/1998: Voted YES on allowing vouchers in DC schools
- 11/04/1997: Voted YES on vouchers for private & parochial schools
Support privatization of mass education - 12/31/2003: by the NEA, indicating anti-public education votes
Increase per pupil funding - 10/26/2005: Voted NO on $5B for grants to local educational agencies
Reduce federal government involvement with public education - 02/06/2014: Sponsored denouncing the Common Core State Standards
Environmental IssuesSupport domestic continental drilling to tap new oil sources - 11/03/2005: Voted NO on disallowing an oil leasing program in Alaska's ANWR
- 03/16/2005: Voted NO on banning drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
- 08/01/2001: Voted NO on prohibiting oil drilling & development in ANWR
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
- 06/16/2005: Voted NO on reducing oil usage by 40% by 2025 (instead of 5%)
- 06/26/2000: Voted NO on starting implementation of Kyoto Protocol
Support off-shore drilling to tap new oil sources - 06/26/2008: Open the Outer Continental Shelf for oil & gas leasing
- 06/21/2007: Voted NO on removing oil & gas exploration subsidies
Reduce federal gasoline excise taxes - 04/17/2008: Gas tax holiday for the summer
Healthcare IssuesReduce government involvement in the provision of health insurance for taxpayers - 05/25/2011: Voted YES on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts
- 01/29/2009: Voted NO on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program
- 07/15/2008: Voted NO on overriding veto on expansion of Medicare
- 11/01/2007: Voted NO on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility
- 02/02/2006: Voted NO on expanding enrollment period for Medicare Part D
- 12/31/2003: by APHA, indicating a anti-public health voting record
- 10/06/1999: Voted YES on establishing tax-exempt Medical Savings Accounts
- 02/08/1999: Expand medical savings accounts for employers & individuals
Eliminate financial penalty from Obamacare for taxpayers that do not have health insurance - 03/03/2014: Opposed ObamaCare from day one
- 10/20/2013: Let ObamaCare show itself as a continuing debacle
Lower eligibility age for Medicare to increase coverage of older taxpayers - 04/14/2011: Increase funding for occupational & physical therapy
- 03/13/2008: Voted YES on means-testing to determine Medicare Part D premium
ImmigrationProvide amnesty for undocumented individuals - 06/23/2013: Secure border now in place with comprehensive immigration
- 06/23/2013: New amnesty is tough and ends incoming illegals
- 06/28/2007: Voted YES on comprehensive immigration reform
Increase the number of work visas granted to foreign workers each year - 05/25/2006: Voted YES on establishing a Guest Worker program
- 09/24/1998: Voted YES on more immigrant visas for skilled workers
Oppose amnesty for undocumented individuals - 03/13/2008: Voted NO on continuing federal funds for declared "sanctuary cities"
Increase border security between U.S. and Mexico - 09/29/2006: Voted YES on building a fence along the Mexican border
Allow in-state tuition at public universities and colleges for undocumented students - 05/18/2006: Voted YES on allowing illegal aliens to participate in Social Security
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