Richard C. Green on Health Care
UNDECIDED on limiting self-employment health deduction.
The Santorum (R-PA) amdt would effectively kill the Kennedy Amdt (D-MA) which would have allowed self-employed individuals to fully deduct the cost of their health insurance on their federal taxes.
Green says, "Abolish the income tax. Disassemble the IRS. Let those who are self-employed seek the medical care that they want or need according to the dictates of a free market in medical services. Stop interfering in people's daily lives."
Status: Amdt Agreed to Y)53; N)47
Reference: Santorum Amdt #1234;
Bill S. 1344
; vote number 1999-202
on Jul 13, 1999
Voted YES on increasing tobacco restrictions.
This cloture motion was on a bill which would have increased tobacco restrictions. [YES is an anti-smoking vote].
Green says, "Prohibitions on alcohol"
Status: Cloture Motion Rejected Y)57; N)42; NV)1
Reference: Motion to invoke cloture on a modified committee substitute to S. 1415;
Bill S. 1415
; vote number 1998-161
on Jun 17, 1998
Voted YES on banning human cloning.
This cloture motion was in order to end debate and move to consideration of legislation banning human cloning. [A YES vote opposes human cloning].
Green says, "Cloning is"
Status: Cloture Motion Rejected Y)42; N)54; NV)4
Reference: Motion to invoke cloture on motion to proceed to S. 1601;
Bill S. 1601
; vote number 1998-10
on Feb 11, 1998
UNDECIDED on Medicare means-testing.
Approval of means-based testing for Medicare insurance premiums.
Green says, "Either Medicare is available to all Citizens of these united States, or it is not: no secondary classes of our citizenship are to be created by federal law or by State actions."
Status: Motion to Table Agreed to Y)70; N)20
Reference: Motion to table the Kennedy Amdt #440;
Bill S. 947
; vote number 1997-113
on Jun 24, 1997
UNDECIDED on medical savings acounts.
Vote to block a plan which would allow tax-deductible medical savings accounts.
Green says, "Abolish the income tax and disassemble the Internal Revenue Service: then people can make their own decisions about their own money without federal bureaucrats meddling, or "massaging" them for social purposes (no matter how worthy)."
Status: Amdt Agreed to Y)52; N)46; NV)2
Reference: Kassebaum Amdt #3677;
Bill S. 1028
; vote number 1996-72
on Apr 18, 1996