Pat Toomey MyOcracy topics and responses

Criminal Justice

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

  Support for the construction of prisons or detention centers

• 06/22/2000: Voted NO on funding for alternative sentencing instead of more prisons.

Civil Rights

Support 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
• 08/11/2010: by the NRA, indicating a pro-gun rights voting record
• 12/25/2009: Proud supporter of the Second Amendment
• 04/09/2003: Voted YES on prohibiting suing gunmakers & sellers for gun misuse
• 06/18/1999: Voted YES on decreasing gun waiting period from 3 days to 1

  Support marriage rights between a man and a woman only

• 08/11/2010: Supports banning homosexuals in the military
• 08/11/2010: Supports Amendment to prevent same sex marriage
• 12/25/2009: Protect the institution of marriage
• 09/30/2004: Voted YES on Constitutional Amendment banning same-sex marriage
• 07/29/1999: Voted YES on banning gay adoptions in DC

  Abortion rights: Ban all abortions

• 09/19/2010: Supports giving legal protection to unborn children
• 12/25/2009: Pro-life; encourage adoption over abortion
• 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
• 02/26/2004: Voted YES on making it a crime to harm a fetus during another crime
• 10/02/2003: Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortion except to save mother`s life

Economic Issues

Taxes for large corporations: Decrease

• 12/25/2009: Cut tax on capital gains and cut corporate tax rate
• 12/31/2003: by NTU, indicating a "Taxpayer's Friend" on tax votes
• 01/03/2001: Reduce the capital gains tax
• 03/09/2000: Voted YES on $46 billion in tax cuts for small business

  Taxes for wealthier tax payers: Less

• 12/25/2009: Government cannot create jobs, except by cutting taxes
• 04/04/2001: Voted YES on eliminating the Estate Tax ("death tax")
• 03/14/2001: Phaseout the death tax

  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

• 01/01/2012: Supports the Cut-Cap-and-Balance Pledge

  Reduce taxes for middle class tax payers

• 07/12/2000: Voted YES on eliminating the "marriage penalty"

  Implement national sales tax instead of income-based tax code

• 07/30/2003: Abolish IRS--replace income tax with national sales tax

Education Issues

Support privatization of mass education

• 12/31/2003: by the NEA, indicating anti-public education votes

  Reduce federal government involvement with public education

• 09/19/2010: Supports less federal & more local control of education

Environmental Issues

Oppose cap-and-trade programs to address industrial emissions

• 09/19/2010: Opposes passage of Cap-and-Trade energy legislation
• 06/26/2000: Voted NO on starting implementation of Kyoto Protocol

  Support domestic continental drilling to tap new oil sources

• 08/01/2001: Voted NO on prohibiting oil drilling & development in ANWR

  Support off-shore drilling to tap new oil sources

• 12/25/2009: Drill ANWR; drill offshore; drill Marcellus Shale

Healthcare Issues

Reduce 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
• 12/25/2009: Give choices and power to patients
• 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

Immigration

Oppose amnesty for undocumented individuals

• 09/19/2010: Opposes continued funding of sanctuary cities
• 09/19/2010: Opposes granting amnesty to illegal immigrants

  Improve enforcement of existing immigration laws

• 12/25/2009: Oppose amnesty; respect the rule of law

  Oppose in-state tuition at public universities and colleges for undocumented students

• 05/20/2004: Voted YES on reporting illegal aliens who receive hospital treatment