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Orrin Hatch topics and responses
PRO: - 01/13/2000: More $ for defense, research, Ag, Education, police
CON: - 02/10/2009: Voted NO on additional $825 billion for economic recovery package
- 03/22/1999: Supports permanent research tax credit
- 01/01/2012: Supports the Cut-Cap-and-Balance Pledge
- 01/23/2012: Disapprove of increasing the debt limit
- 02/04/2013: Audit the Federal Reserve & its actions on mortgage loans
- 09/22/1998: Raising the minimum wage causes "disemployment"
- 12/20/1999: High taxes protect government bureaucracy
- 03/13/2008: Voted NO on increasing tax rate for people earning over $1 million
- 10/29/1999: Prosperity based on Reagan`s tax cuts plus balanced budget
- 07/30/2009: Voted NO on $192B additional anti-recession stimulus spending
- 05/02/2012: Ranked by UFCW, indicating a pro-management voting record
PRO: - 02/08/2008: Develop technology for carbon dioxide sequestration
CON: - 05/15/2007: Voted NO on factoring global warming into federal project planning
- 05/15/2008: Voted NO on addressing CO2 emissions without considering India & China
- 04/06/2011: Voted YES on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases
- 12/13/1999: Revoke Kyoto Accords as environmental extremism
- 11/02/2010: Signed the No Climate Tax Pledge by AFP
- 04/02/2009: Voted YES on protecting middle-income taxpayers from a national energy tax
- 04/01/2009: Voted YES on requiring full Senate debate and vote on cap-and-trade
- 01/16/2000: Eliminate Kyoto Accords and implement more local control
PRO: - 05/11/2010: Require Internet disclosure of all earmarks
- 02/25/2009: Military spouses don't lose voting residency while abroad
- 10/29/1999: Campaign reform by example: $36 donations instead of $1000
CON: - 03/20/2002: Voted NO on banning "soft money" contributions and restricting issue ads
- 10/04/1999: Soft money gets out the vote; against banning it
- 03/29/2006: Voted YES on allowing some lobbyist gifts to Congress
- 05/20/2009: Ban paid voter registration
- 03/28/2006: Voted NO on establishing the Senate Office of Public Integrity
- 04/02/2001: Voted NO on banning campaign donations from unions & corporations
- 10/07/1997: Voted NO on favoring 1997 McCain-Feingold overhaul of campaign finance
- 01/07/2000: McCain-Feingold campaign finance reform is unconstitutional
- 12/03/1999: Real campaign finance reform is disclosure & more disclosure
CON: - 05/08/2013: Voted NO on protecting ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems
- 01/13/2012: Ranked by HSLF, indicating an anti-animal welfare voting record
PRO: - 05/11/1999: Focus on market incentives to foster alternative fuels
- 09/15/1999: Voted NO on ending discussion of CAFE fuel efficiency standards
CON: - 06/16/1999: Voted YES on defunding renewable and solar energy
- 03/13/2002: Voted YES on terminating CAFE standards within 15 months
- 06/10/2003: Voted NO on targeting 100,000 hydrogen-powered vehicles by 2010
- 06/16/2005: Voted NO on reducing oil usage by 40% by 2025 (instead of 5%)
- 12/31/2006: Ranked by the CAF, indicating opposition to energy independence
- 06/17/2008: Voted NO on tax incentives for energy production and conservation
- 06/21/2007: Voted NO on removing oil & gas exploration subsidies
PRO: - 03/02/2004: Voted NO on banning lawsuits against gun manufacturers for gun violence
- 05/11/1999: Enforce existing gun laws & extend them to juveniles
- 05/14/1999: Guns should be sold with safety devices
CON: - 02/03/2009: Apply concealed carry permit to all other states where legal
- 01/06/2009: National cross-state standard for concealed carry
- 02/08/2008: Allow firearms in National Parks
- 07/21/1998: Voted YES on maintaining current law: guns sold without trigger locks
- 04/17/2013: Voted NO on banning high-capacity magazines of over 10 bullets
- 10/12/2011: Loosen restrictions on interstate gun purchases
- 09/06/2007: Voted YES on prohibiting foreign & UN aid that restricts US gun ownership
- 03/27/2007: Ban gun registration & trigger lock law in Washington DC
- 05/11/1999: Voted YES on loosening license & background checks at gun shows
- 10/29/1999: Supports 2nd Amendment, with stricter gun law enforcement
- 05/20/1999: Voted NO on background checks at gun shows
- 07/29/2005: Voted YES on prohibiting lawsuits against gun manufacturers
- 04/02/2009: Voted YES on allowing firearms in checked baggage on Amtrak trains
CON: - 12/31/2003: Ranked by the LCV, indicating anti-environment votes
PRO: - 04/20/2005: Voted YES on requiring on-budget funding for Iraq, not emergency funding
CON: - 06/16/2012: I fight every year to save Hill Air Force Base
- 02/24/1999: Voted YES on military pay raise of 4.8%
- 01/06/2000: Reverse low military readiness via leadership
- 12/31/2003: Ranked by SANE, indicating a pro-military voting record
- 03/17/1999: Voted YES on deploying National Missile Defense ASAP
- 10/30/1997: Voted YES on favoring 36 vetoed military projects
- 09/05/1995: Voted YES on 1996 Defense Appropriations
- 01/13/2000: Increase defense spending greatly
- 05/26/1999: Voted NO on allowing another round of military base closures
- 06/04/1996: Voted YES on considering deploying NMD, and amending ABM Treaty
- 07/11/2007: Voted NO on limiting soldiers' deployment to 12 months
CON: - 07/02/1999: Fight crime by fighting drugs and gangs
- 11/10/1999: Voted YES on increasing penalties for drug offenses
- 07/25/1996: Voted YES on spending international development funds on drug control
- 01/13/2000: Stricter sentencing; death penalty for drug traffickers
- 05/14/1999: Voted YES on more penalties for gun & drug violations
- 04/28/1999: More penalties & more spending on drug interdiction
PRO: - 04/11/2007: Voted YES on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines
- 06/04/2004: Expand embryonic stem cell research
CON: - 03/14/2008: Voted YES on defining unborn child as eligible for SCHIP
- 05/05/2011: Prohibit federal funding for abortion
- 03/17/2005: Voted NO on $100M to reduce teen pregnancy by education & contraceptives
- 03/25/2004: Voted YES on criminal penalty for harming unborn fetus during other crime
- 01/22/2008: Prohibit transporting minors across state lines for abortion
- 03/05/2009: Voted YES on restricting UN funding for population control policies
- 10/18/2007: Voted YES on barring HHS grants to organizations that perform abortions
- 06/20/2000: Voted YES on maintaining ban on Military Base Abortions
- 07/25/2006: Voted YES on notifying parents of minors who get out-of-state abortions
- 12/13/1999: Abortions cause a societal insensitivity to life
- 03/13/2008: Voted YES on prohibiting minors crossing state lines for abortion
- 12/31/2003: Ranked by NARAL, indicating a pro-life voting record
- 03/12/2003: Voted YES on banning partial birth abortions except for maternal life
- 06/28/1999: Appoint conservative judges without litmus tests
CON: - 09/10/1996: Voted YES on prohibiting same-sex marriage
- 09/10/1996: Voted NO on prohibiting job discrimination by sexual orientation
- 12/31/2006: Ranked by the HRC, indicating an anti-gay-rights stance
- 06/11/2002: Voted NO on adding sexual orientation to definition of hate crimes
- 08/13/1999: Homosexuality is contrary to the Bible, but no intolerance
- 06/07/2006: Voted YES on constitutional ban of same-sex marriage
- 06/20/2000: Voted NO on expanding hate crimes to include sexual orientation
PRO: - 06/11/2009: Voted NO on regulating tobacco as a drug
- 04/18/2007: Voted NO on requiring negotiated Rx prices for Medicare part D
- 03/17/2005: Voted NO on negotiating bulk purchases for Medicare prescription drug
- 06/22/2000: Voted NO on including prescription drugs under Medicare
- 07/15/2008: Voted NO on overriding veto on expansion of Medicare
- 04/03/2001: Voted YES on funding GOP version of Medicare prescription drug benefit
- 06/24/1997: Voted YES on Medicare means-testing
- 04/18/1996: Voted NO on blocking medical savings acounts
- 12/31/2003: Ranked by APHA, indicating a anti-public health voting record
- 07/04/2010: Repeal any federal health care takeover
- 05/25/2011: Voted YES on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts
- 10/18/2012: ObamaCare is an "atrocious" act; repeal & replace
- 07/13/1999: Voted YES on limiting self-employment health deduction
- 01/29/2009: Voted NO on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program
- 02/02/2006: Voted NO on expanding enrollment period for Medicare Part D
- 11/03/2005: Voted NO on increasing Medicaid rebate for producing generics
- 03/13/2008: Voted YES on means-testing to determine Medicare Part D premium
CON: - 02/10/1997: Supports tax credit for "orphan drugs"
- 05/08/2006: Voted YES on limiting medical liability lawsuits to $250,000
- 02/14/2008: Voted NO on allowing tribal Indians to opt out of federal healthcare
- 03/11/1998: Supported federal Tobacco Settlement based on State deal
- 10/29/1999: Spent most of career solving health-care problems
- 06/26/2003: Voted YES on $40 billion per year for limited Medicare prescription drug benefit
- 11/01/2007: Voted YES on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility
- 10/29/1999: His CHIP program insures 7-10 million kids of working poor
CON: - 08/12/2010: Taxpayer Protection Pledge: no new taxes
- 05/23/2003: Voted YES on $350 billion in tax breaks over 11 years
- 12/31/2006: Ranked by the CTJ, indicating opposition to progressive taxation
- 03/13/2008: Voted YES on allowing AMT reduction without budget offset
- 11/18/2005: Voted YES on extending the tax cuts on capital gains and dividends
- 08/03/2006: Voted YES on supporting permanence of estate tax cuts
- 03/23/2007: Voted YES on repealing the Alternative Minimum Tax
- 02/02/2006: Voted NO on $47B for military by repealing capital gains tax cut
- 07/29/1999: Surplus means taxpayers paid too much -- so give it back
- 07/18/2000: Voted YES on eliminating the 'marriage penalty'
- 02/02/2006: Voted YES on retaining reduced taxes on capital gains & dividends
- 07/29/1999: Cutting capital gains helps most Americans, not just rich
- 04/04/2001: Voted NO on spending $448B of tax cut on education & debt reduction
- 02/13/2008: Voted YES on raising the Death Tax exemption to $5M from $1M
- 10/02/1998: Voted YES on Internet sales tax moratorium
- 01/01/2012: Supports the Taxpayer Protection Pledge
- 10/29/1999: Get rid of the entire IRS code and the IRS itself
- 04/02/1998: Voted YES on requiring super-majority for raising taxes
- 03/21/2007: Voted YES on raising estate tax exemption to $5 million
- 04/05/2000: Voted YES on prioritizing national debt reduction below tax cuts
- 05/17/2001: Voted NO on reducing marriage penalty instead of cutting top tax rates
- 06/08/2006: Voted YES on permanently repealing the `death tax`
PRO: - 04/06/2000: Voted YES on preserving budget for ANWR oil drilling
- 06/26/2013: Let states lease energy rights on federal lands
- 06/26/2008: Open the Outer Continental Shelf for oil & gas leasing
- 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
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