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Robert Menendez MyOcracy topics and responses
Criminal JusticeUse of treatment centers for violators of criminal laws targeting drug-use - 09/24/2006: Review current marijuana laws for cases of incurable disease
- 10/14/1999: Voted NO on prohibiting needle exchange & medical marijuana in DC
- 09/16/1998: Voted NO on subjecting federal employees to random drug tests
Increase the number of police officers working in high-crime communities - 03/23/2007: Voted YES on reinstating $1.15 billion funding for the COPS Program
- 01/23/2007: Increase funding for "COPS ON THE BEAT" program
Increase the number of local prosecutors - 02/08/1995: Voted YES on making federal death penalty appeals harder
- 04/14/1994: Voted NO on replacing death penalty with life imprisonment
Support for the construction of prisons or detention centers - 06/22/2000: Voted NO on funding for alternative sentencing instead of more prisons.
Civil RightsAbortion rights: Women should choose - 11/13/2013: Ban anti-abortion limitations on abortion services
- 12/17/2009: Emergency contraception at all military health facilities
- 03/17/2009: Teach teens about both abstinence & contraception
- 01/06/2009: Focus on preventing pregnancy, plus emergency contraception
- 03/14/2008: Voted NO on defining unborn child as eligible for SCHIP
- 03/13/2008: Voted NO on prohibiting minors crossing state lines for abortion
- 10/18/2007: Voted NO on barring HHS grants to organizations that perform abortions
- 07/25/2006: Voted NO on notifying parents of minors who get out-of-state abortions
- 04/27/2005: Voted NO on restricting interstate transport of minors to get abortions
- 10/02/2003: Voted NO on banning partial-birth abortion except to save mother`s life
- 04/05/2000: Voted NO on banning partial-birth abortions
- 06/30/1999: Voted NO on barring transporting minors to get an abortion
Support for gun control measures - 04/17/2013: Voted YES on banning high-capacity magazines of over 10 bullets
- 01/22/2013: Ban large-capacity ammunition
- 05/07/2009: Close the Gun Show Loophole; restrict show sales
- 04/02/2009: Voted NO on allowing firearms in checked baggage on Amtrak trains
- 09/06/2007: Voted NO on prohibiting foreign & UN aid that restricts US gun ownership
- 09/24/2006: Additional controls on handguns and rifles
- 10/20/2005: Voted NO on prohibiting product misuse lawsuits on gun manufacturers
- 04/09/2003: Voted NO on prohibiting suing gunmakers & sellers for gun misuse
- 06/18/1999: Voted NO on decreasing gun waiting period from 3 days to 1
Prohibit workplace discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation - 03/03/2010: Repeal Don't-Ask-Don't-Tell, and reinstate discharged gays
- 06/24/2009: ENDA: prohibit employment discrimination for gays
- 07/29/1999: Voted NO on banning gay adoptions in DC
Support marriage rights between same-sex individuals - 12/31/2006: by the HRC, indicating a pro-gay-rights stance
- 06/07/2006: Voted NO on constitutional ban of same-sex marriage
Economic IssuesTaxes for wealthier tax payers: More - 03/13/2008: Voted YES on increasing tax rate for people earning over $1 million
- 03/13/2008: Voted NO on allowing AMT reduction without budget offset
- 02/13/2008: Voted NO on raising the Death Tax exemption to $5M from $1M
- 03/23/2007: Voted NO on repealing the Alternative Minimum Tax
- 03/21/2007: Voted NO on raising estate tax exemption to $5 million
- 12/31/2006: by the CTJ, indicating support of progressive taxation
- 09/02/2006: Repealing the estate Tax only benefits the wealthiest 1%
- 08/03/2006: Voted NO on supporting permanence of estate tax cuts
- 06/08/2006: Voted NO on permanently repealing the `death tax`
- 12/08/2005: Voted NO on retaining reduced taxes on capital gains & dividends
- 09/23/2004: Voted NO on providing tax relief and simplification
- 04/18/2002: Voted NO on making the Bush tax cuts permanent
- 05/16/2001: Voted NO on Tax cut package of $958 B over 10 years
- 04/04/2001: Voted NO on eliminating the Estate Tax ("death tax")
Taxes for large corporations: Increase - 03/09/2000: Voted NO on $46 billion in tax cuts for small business
Increase taxes for all tax payers - 12/31/2003: by NTU, indicating a "Big Spender" on tax votes
Taxes for wealthier tax payers: Less - 02/02/2006: Voted YES on retaining reduced taxes on capital gains & dividends
Education IssuesIncrease per pupil funding - 12/31/2003: by the NEA, indicating pro-public education votes
Oppose school vouchers - 08/06/1998: Voted NO on allowing vouchers in DC schools
Environmental IssuesSupport cap-and-trade programs to address industrial emissions - 04/01/2009: Voted NO on requiring full Senate debate and vote on cap-and-trade
- 01/16/2007: Sign on to UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
- 02/10/2005: Establish greenhouse gas tradeable allowances
- 06/26/2000: Voted YES on starting implementation of Kyoto Protocol
Oppose domestic continental drilling to tap new oil sources - 11/07/2007: Designate sensitive ANWR area as protected wilderness
- 08/01/2001: Voted YES on prohibiting oil drilling & development in ANWR
- 02/28/2001: Preserve Alaska's ANWR instead of drilling it
Oppose off-shore drilling to tap new oil sources - 06/21/2007: Voted YES on removing oil & gas exploration subsidies
Use tax incentives for wind energy development and use - 01/17/2007: Set goal of 25% renewable energy by 2025
Eliminate tax incentives and/or subsidies to the fossil fuel industry - 09/24/2006: Past due time to ratify the Kyoto Protocol
Reduce federal gasoline excise taxes - 04/17/2008: Gas tax holiday for the summer
Regulate average miles-per-gallon production for consumer vehicles - 08/01/2001: Voted YES on raising CAFE standards; incentives for alternative fuels
Healthcare IssuesLower eligibility age for Medicare to increase coverage of older taxpayers - 04/14/2011: Increase funding for occupational & physical therapy
- 07/15/2008: Voted YES on overriding veto on expansion of Medicare
- 04/07/2008: Preserve access to Medicaid & SCHIP during economic downturn
- 02/02/2006: Voted YES on expanding enrollment period for Medicare Part D
Increase amount of children covered by Medicaid reimbursements for health costs - 01/29/2009: Voted YES on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program
- 11/01/2007: Voted YES on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility
Establish government-assisted non-profit organizations from which all taxpayers would obtain health insurance - 12/31/2003: by APHA, indicating a pro-public health record
ImmigrationProvide amnesty for undocumented individuals - 03/13/2008: Voted YES on continuing federal funds for declared "sanctuary cities"
- 06/28/2007: Voted YES on comprehensive immigration reform
- 09/24/2006: Enforcement-only means largest deportation in history
- 05/18/2006: Voted YES on giving Guest Workers a path to citizenship
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
- 05/20/2004: Voted NO on reporting illegal aliens who receive hospital treatment
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
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