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Mark Kirk MyOcracy topics and responses
Criminal JusticeIncrease the number of police officers working in high-crime communities - 09/25/2001: Voted YES on military border patrols to battle drugs & terrorism
Civil RightsSupport for gun control measures - 04/17/2013: Voted YES on banning high-capacity magazines of over 10 bullets
- 08/11/2010: by the NRA, indicating a pro-gun control voting record
- 05/07/2009: Close the Gun Show Loophole; restrict show sales
- 10/20/2005: Voted NO on prohibiting product misuse lawsuits on gun manufacturers
- 09/09/2000: Require trigger locks; enforce Brady Bill
Support marriage rights between same-sex individuals - 04/02/2013: Government has no place in defining who you should love
- 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
Prohibit workplace discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation - 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
Abortion rights: Women should choose - 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
Support for gun rights - 04/09/2003: Voted YES on prohibiting suing gunmakers & sellers for gun misuse
Support marriage rights between a man and a woman only - 08/11/2010: Supports banning homosexuals in the military
Economic IssuesTaxes for wealthier tax payers: Less - 10/10/2010: Ending Bush tax cuts may cause double-dip recession
- 12/25/2009: Tax increase is surest way to turn recession into depression
- 12/31/2006: by the CTJ, indicating opposition to progressive taxation
- 12/08/2005: Voted YES on retaining reduced taxes on capital gains & dividends
- 04/04/2001: Voted YES on eliminating the Estate Tax ("death tax")
- 03/14/2001: Phaseout the death tax
- 09/09/2000: Pay down the national debt; reduce wasteful spending
- 09/09/2000: End marriage penalty & death tax; simplify tax code
Reduce taxes for all tax payers - 01/01/2012: Supports the Taxpayer Protection Pledge
- 08/12/2010: Taxpayer Protection Pledge: no new taxes
- 08/11/2010: Opposes both marriage penalty & federal tax increases
Implement a flat tax - 09/23/2004: Voted YES on providing tax relief and simplification
- 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
Reduce taxes for small businesses - 12/31/2003: by the US COC, indicating a pro-business voting record
Support a balanced federal budget by constitutional amendment - 01/06/2009: Balanced Budget Amendment with 3/5 vote to override
Education IssuesSupport privatization of mass education - 12/31/2003: by the NEA, indicating anti-public education votes
Increase per pupil funding - 12/25/2009: Improve public education with local Education Advisory Board
Reduce federal government involvement with public education - 09/09/2000: Encourage flexible federal funding & local control
Environmental IssuesOppose off-shore drilling to tap new oil sources - 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 - 09/26/2008: Voted YES on tax credits for renewable electricity, with PAYGO offsets
- 01/17/2007: Set goal of 25% renewable energy by 2025
Support cap-and-trade programs to address industrial emissions - 06/26/2009: Voted YES on enforcing limits on CO2 global warming pollution
- 01/16/2007: Sign on to UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
Eliminate tax incentives and/or subsidies to the fossil fuel industry - 09/09/2000: Improve open space; improve mass transit & roads
- 09/09/2000: Clean up PCBs & nuclear waste
Oppose cap-and-trade programs to address industrial emissions - 11/02/2010: Signed the No Climate Tax Pledge by AFP
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
Oppose domestic continental drilling to tap new oil sources - 08/01/2001: Voted YES on prohibiting oil drilling & development in ANWR
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
- 07/04/2010: Repeal any federal health care takeover
- 07/04/2010: Repeal any federal health care takeover
- 12/25/2009: Cut waste & fraud; don't raise taxes; don't cut Medicare
- 12/31/2003: by APHA, indicating a anti-public health voting record
Increase 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
ImmigrationIncrease border security between U.S. and Mexico - 09/14/2006: Voted YES on building a fence along the Mexican border
- 06/06/2006: Voted YES on preventing tipping off Mexicans about Minuteman Project
Provide amnesty for undocumented individuals - 12/25/2009: Upgrade our nation's border security
Allow in-state tuition at public universities and colleges for undocumented students - 05/20/2004: Voted NO on reporting illegal aliens who receive hospital treatment
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