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Begich
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Sullivan
(R)
vs.
Miller
(R)
vs.
Treadwell
(R)
AL:
Sessions
(R)
(unopposed)
AR:
Pryor
(D)
vs.
Cotton
(R)
vs.
Swaney
(G)
vs.
LaFrance
(L)
CO:
Udall
(D)
vs.
Gardner
(R)
vs.
Baumgardner
(R)
vs.
Buck
(R)
vs.
Stephens
(R)
vs.
Hill
(R)
DE:
Coons
(D)
vs.
Wade
(R)
GA:
Nunn
(D)
vs.
Perdue
(R)
vs.
Swafford
(L)
vs.
Kingston
(R)
vs.
Handel
(R)
HI:
Schatz
(D)
vs.
Cavasso
(R)
vs.
Hanabusa
(D)
vs.
Pirkowski
(R)
IA:
Braley
(D)
vs.
Ernst
(R)
vs.
Butzier
(L)
vs.
Whitaker
(R)
vs.
Clovis
(R)
ID:
Risch
(R)
vs.
Mitchell
(D)
IL:
Durbin
(D)
vs.
Oberweis
(R)
vs.
Hansen
(L)
vs.
Truax
(R)
KS:
Roberts
(R)
vs.
Taylor
(D)
vs.
Orman
(I)
vs.
Batson
(L)
vs.
Wolf
(R)
KY:
McConnell
(R)
vs.
Grimes
(D)
vs.
Bevin
(R)
LA:
Landrieu
(D)
vs.
Cassidy
(R)
vs.
Maness
(R)
MA:
Markey
(D)
vs.
Herr
(R)
vs.
Skarin
(I)
ME:
Collins
(R)
vs.
D`Amboise
(R)
vs.
Bellows
(D)
MI:
Land
(R)
vs.
Peters
(D)
vs.
Wiedenhoeft
(R)
MN:
Franken
(D)
vs.
McFadden
(R)
vs.
Johnson
(L)
vs.
Abeler
(R)
MS:
Cochran
(R)
vs.
Childers
(D)
vs.
McDaniel
(R)
MT:
Walsh
(D)
vs.
Curtis
(D)
vs.
Daines
(R)
vs.
Rankin
(I)
vs.
Edmunds
(R)
vs.
Bohlinger
(I)
NC:
Hagan
(D)
vs.
Tillis
(R)
vs.
Haugh
(L)
NE:
Sasse
(R)
vs.
Domina
(D)
vs.
Osborn
(R)
NH:
Shaheen
(D)
vs.
Brown
(R)
vs.
Martin
(R)
vs.
Rubens
(R)
vs.
Smith
(R)
vs.
Testerman
(R)
NJ:
Booker
(D)
vs.
Bell
(R)
vs.
Sabrin
(R)
NM:
Udall
(D)
vs.
Weh
(R)
vs.
Clements
(R)
OK-2:
Lankford
(R)
vs.
Johnson
(D)
vs.
Shannon
(R)
OK-6:
Inhofe
(R)
vs.
Silverstein
(D)
OR:
Merkley
(D)
vs.
Wehby
(R)
vs.
Conger
(R)
RI:
Reed
(D)
vs.
Zaccaria
(R)
SC-2:
Scott
(R)
vs.
Dickerson
(D)
vs.
Wade
(D)
SC-6:
Graham
(R)
vs.
Hutto
(D)
vs.
Ravenel
(I)
vs.
Stamper
(D)
vs.
Mace
(R)
vs.
Bright
(R)
SD:
Rounds
(R)
vs.
Weiland
(D)
vs.
Pressler
(I)
vs.
Howie
(I)
TN:
Alexander
(R)
vs.
Ball
(D)
vs.
Carr
(R)
vs.
Adams
(D)
TX:
Cornyn
(R)
vs.
Alameel
(D)
vs.
Sanchez
(G)
vs.
Roland
(L)
VA:<
Warner
(D)
vs.
Gillespie
(R)
vs.
Sarvis
(L)
WV:
Capito
(R)
vs.
Tennant
(D)
vs.
Buckley
(L)
vs.
Lawhorn
(I)
vs.
Raese
(R)
vs.
McGeehan
(R)
WY:
Enzi
(R)
vs.
Hardy
(D)
vs.
Cheney
(R)
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Pat Toomey topics and responses
Stimulus Spending to Beat Great Recession
CON:
02/04/2013
: Audit the Federal Reserve & its actions on mortgage loans
01/01/2012
: Supports the Cut-Cap-and-Balance Pledge
05/02/2012
: Ranked by
UFCW
, indicating a pro-management voting record
Acknowledging and Addressing Climate Change
CON:
04/06/2011
: Voted YES on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases
06/26/2000
: Voted NO on starting implementation of Kyoto Protocol
09/19/2010
:
Opposes
passage of Cap-and-Trade energy legislation
Getting Money Out of Politics
PRO:
05/11/1999
: Restrict campaign donations from foreigners or 3rd parties
07/12/2001
: Voted YES on banning soft money donations to national political parties
CON:
02/14/2002
: Voted NO on campaign finance reform banning soft-money contributions
09/14/1999
: Voted NO on banning soft money and issue ads
Saving Elephants, Whales, Dolphins and Lions
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
Renewable Energy
CON:
08/01/2001
: Voted NO on raising CAFE standards; incentives for alternative fuels
Making it Harder to Get a Gun
CON:
04/09/2003
: Voted YES on prohibiting suing gunmakers & sellers for gun misuse
12/31/2003
: Ranked by the
NRA
, indicating a pro-gun rights voting record
12/25/2009
: Proud supporter of the Second Amendment
06/18/1999
: Voted YES on decreasing gun waiting period from 3 days to 1
04/17/2013
: Voted NO on banning high-capacity magazines of over 10 bullets
08/11/2010
: Ranked by the
NRA
, indicating a pro-gun rights voting record
GMOs and Food Labeling
CON:
08/11/2010
: Targeted as "Dirty Dozen" for anti-environmentalism
12/31/2003
: Ranked by the
LCV
, indicating anti-environment votes
Cutting the US Military Budget
CON:
07/22/1999
: Voted YES on $266 billion Defense Appropriations bill
03/18/1999
: Voted YES on deploying SDI
12/25/2009
: Our country must have the strongest defense in the world
04/03/2003
: Voted YES on emergency $78B for war in Iraq & Afghanistan
Legalizing Marijuana and Industrial Hemp
CON:
09/25/2001
: Voted YES on military border patrols to battle drugs & terrorism
10/14/1999
: Voted YES on prohibiting needle exchange & medical marijuana in DC
Abortion Rights
CON:
12/25/2009
: Pro-life; encourage adoption over abortion
05/05/2011
: Prohibit federal funding for abortion
09/25/2002
: Voted YES on funding for health providers who don't provide abortion info
09/19/2010
:
Supports
giving legal protection to unborn children
04/05/2000
: Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortions
06/30/1999
: Voted YES on barring transporting minors to get an abortion
05/16/2001
: Voted YES on banning Family Planning funding in US aid abroad
10/02/2003
: Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortion except to save mother`s life
02/26/2004
: Voted YES on making it a crime to harm a fetus during another crime
12/31/2003
: Ranked by
NARAL
, indicating a pro-life voting record
Gay Rights and Gay Marriage
CON:
09/30/2004
: Voted YES on Constitutional Amendment banning same-sex marriage
08/11/2010
:
Supports
Amendment to prevent same sex marriage
08/11/2010
:
Supports
banning homosexuals in the military
07/29/1999
: Voted YES on banning gay adoptions in DC
12/25/2009
: Protect the institution of marriage
Repealing ObamaCare
PRO:
07/04/2010
: Repeal any federal health care takeover
03/13/2003
: Voted YES on capping damages & setting time limits in medical lawsuits
12/31/2003
: Ranked by
APHA
, indicating a anti-public health voting record
05/25/2011
: Voted YES on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts
02/08/1999
: Expand medical savings accounts for employers & individuals
12/25/2009
: Give choices and power to patients
10/06/1999
: Voted YES on establishing tax-exempt Medical Savings Accounts
06/28/2000
: Voted YES on subsidizing private insurance for Medicare Rx drug coverage
CON:
07/24/2003
: Voted YES on allowing reimportation of prescription drugs
11/22/2003
: Voted NO on limited prescription drug benefit for Medicare recipients
Addressing and Fighting Income Inequality
CON:
04/04/2001
: Voted YES on eliminating the Estate Tax ("death tax")
03/14/2001
: Phaseout the death tax
12/31/2003
: Ranked by
NTU
, indicating a "Taxpayer's Friend" on tax votes
08/11/2010
:
Opposes
both marriage penalty & federal tax increases
05/16/2001
: Voted YES on Tax cut package of $958 B over 10 years
01/01/2012
: Supports the Taxpayer Protection Pledge
03/09/2000
: Voted YES on $46 billion in tax cuts for small business
03/29/2001
: Voted YES on reducing Marriage Tax by $399B over 10 years
08/12/2010
: Taxpayer Protection Pledge: no new taxes
09/23/2004
: Voted YES on providing tax relief and simplification
07/30/2003
: Abolish IRS--replace income tax with national sales tax
07/12/2000
: Voted YES on eliminating the "marriage penalty"
12/25/2009
: Cut tax on capital gains and cut corporate tax rate
01/03/2001
: Reduce the capital gains tax
04/18/2002
: Voted YES on making the Bush tax cuts permanent
12/25/2009
: Government cannot create jobs, except by cutting taxes
Building the Keystone XL Pipeline
PRO:
12/25/2009
: Drill ANWR; drill offshore; drill Marcellus Shale
06/14/2010
: We need oil from deep water wells despite the Gulf spill
08/01/2001
: Voted NO on prohibiting oil drilling & development in ANWR
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