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Stimulus Spending to Beat Great Recession
PRO:
03/22/2012
: Expand lending caps for credit unions to small business
CON:
07/08/2010
: Limit federal spending growth to per-capita inflation rate
05/09/2013
: Voted YES on prioritizing spending in case debt limit is reached
09/26/2008
: Voted NO on $60B stimulus package for jobs, infrastructure, & energy
07/29/2009
: Voted NO on $192B additional anti-recession stimulus spending
01/03/2013
: Audit the Federal Reserve & its actions on mortgage loans
Acknowledging and Addressing Climate Change
CON:
06/26/2009
: Voted NO on enforcing limits on CO2 global warming pollution
07/08/2010
: Cap-and-trade has no impact on global temperatures
04/07/2011
: Voted YES on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases
01/09/2009
: Bar greenhouse gases from Clean Air Act rules
11/02/2010
: Signed the No Climate Tax Pledge by
AFP
Getting Money Out of Politics
PRO:
05/24/2007
: Voted YES on requiring lobbyist disclosure of bundled donations
07/12/2001
: Voted YES on banning soft money donations to national political parties
02/25/2009
: Military spouses don't lose voting residency while abroad
CON:
04/05/2006
: Voted YES on restricting independent grassroots political committees
02/14/2002
: Voted NO on campaign finance reform banning soft-money contributions
Saving Elephants, Whales, Dolphins and Lions
CON:
07/17/2009
: Voted NO on protecting free-roaming horses and burros
01/13/2012
: Ranked by
HSLF
, indicating an anti-animal welfare voting record
Renewable Energy
CON:
09/26/2008
: Voted NO on tax credits for renewable electricity, with PAYGO offsets
08/01/2001
: Voted NO on raising CAFE standards; incentives for alternative fuels
01/18/2007
: Voted NO on removing oil & gas exploration subsidies
05/21/2008
: Voted NO on tax incentives for energy production and conservation
08/04/2007
: Voted NO on investing in homegrown biofuel
06/07/2006
: Voted YES on scheduling permitting for new oil refinieries
07/08/2010
: Explore proven energy reserves & keep energy prices low
02/12/2008
: Voted NO on tax incentives for renewable energy
12/31/2006
: Ranked by the
CAF
, indicating opposition to energy independence
06/29/2006
: Voted NO on keeping moratorium on drilling for oil offshore
Making it Harder to Get a Gun
CON:
02/03/2009
: Apply concealed carry permit to all other states where legal
10/12/2011
: Loosen restrictions on interstate gun purchases
01/25/2011
: Allow veterans to register unlicensed guns acquired abroad
12/08/2000
: Support the Second Amendment
09/17/2003
: No United Nations taxation on firearms
03/27/2007
: Ban gun registration & trigger lock law in Washington DC
01/06/2009
: National cross-state standard for concealed carry
12/31/2003
: Ranked by the
NRA
, indicating a pro-gun rights voting record
04/09/2003
: Voted YES on prohibiting suing gunmakers & sellers for gun misuse
10/20/2005
: Voted YES on prohibiting product misuse lawsuits on gun manufacturers
GMOs and Food Labeling
CON:
12/31/2003
: Ranked by the
LCV
, indicating anti-environment votes
Cutting the US Military Budget
PRO:
12/08/2000
: End draft registration; all-volunteer forces
CON:
04/03/2003
: Voted YES on emergency $78B for war in Iraq & Afghanistan
11/16/2012
: Oppose Arms Treaty that limits gun trade to Israel & Taiwan
03/15/2007
: Voted NO on restricting no-bid defense contracts
02/02/2005
: Voted YES on continuing military recruitment on college campuses
12/08/2000
: Federal duty to provide missile defense
12/31/2003
: Ranked by
SANE
, indicating a pro-military voting record
Legalizing Marijuana and Industrial Hemp
PRO:
12/08/2000
: War on Drugs has abused Bill of Rights
06/10/2008
: Voted NO on more funding for Mexico to fight drugs
CON:
09/25/2001
: Voted YES on military border patrols to battle drugs & terrorism
12/31/2006
: Ranked by
NORML
, indicating a "hard-on-drugs" stance
01/01/2014
: Ranked by
NORML
, indicating an anti-legalization stance
Abortion Rights
CON:
05/24/2005
: Voted NO on allowing human embryonic stem cell research
07/29/2010
: Bar funding for abortion under federal Obamacare plans
05/05/2011
: Prohibit federal funding for abortion
01/04/2013
: No family planning assistance that includes abortion
05/16/2001
: Voted YES on banning Family Planning funding in US aid abroad
12/31/2006
: Ranked by the
NRLC
, indicating a pro-life stance
12/31/2003
: Ranked by
NARAL
, indicating a pro-life voting record
01/11/2007
: Voted NO on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines
05/04/2011
: Voted YES on banning federal health coverage that includes abortion
10/02/2003
: Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortion except to save mother`s life
04/27/2005
: Voted YES on restricting interstate transport of minors to get abortions
01/07/2011
: Prohibit federal funding to groups like Planned Parenthood
02/26/2004
: Voted YES on making it a crime to harm a fetus during another crime
09/25/2002
: Voted YES on funding for health providers who don't provide abortion info
Gay Rights and Gay Marriage
CON:
12/31/2006
: Ranked by the
HRC
, indicating an anti-gay-rights stance
07/18/2006
: Voted YES on Constitutionally defining marriage as one-man-one-woman
01/09/2014
: State definition of marriage supersedes federal gay marriage
04/02/2009
: Voted NO on enforcing against anti-gay hate crimes
06/25/2008
: Amend Constitution to define traditional marriage
09/30/2004
: Voted YES on Constitutional Amendment banning same-sex marriage
11/13/2007
: Voted NO on prohibiting job discrimination based on sexual orientation
Repealing ObamaCare
PRO:
10/25/2007
: Voted NO on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility
01/12/2007
: Voted NO on requiring negotiated Rx prices for Medicare part D
01/05/2011
: Repeal the Job-Killing Health Care Law
12/08/2000
: Abolish federal Medicare entitlement; leave it to states
04/15/2011
: Voted YES on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts
03/13/2003
: Voted YES on capping damages & setting time limits in medical lawsuits
01/23/2008
: Voted NO on Veto override: Extend SCHIP to cover 6M more kids
07/04/2010
: Repeal any federal health care takeover
12/31/2003
: Ranked by
APHA
, indicating a anti-public health voting record
01/05/2011
: Remove all funding from the 2010 national healthcare law
01/14/2009
: Voted NO on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program
03/05/2008
: Voted NO on giving mental health full equity with physical health
02/01/2006
: Voted YES on denying non-emergency treatment for lack of Medicare co-pay
07/08/2010
: Defund, repeal, & replace federal care with free market
01/12/2011
: Repeal ObamaCare reporting requirements for small business
04/02/2009
: Voted NO on regulating tobacco as a drug
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
07/15/2008
: Voted YES on overriding veto on expansion of Medicare
Addressing and Fighting Income Inequality
PRO:
06/25/2008
: Voted NO on extending AMT exemptions to avoid hitting middle-income
CON:
08/12/2010
: Taxpayer Protection Pledge: no new taxes
12/12/2007
: Voted NO on paying for AMT relief by closing offshore business loopholes
03/29/2001
: Voted YES on reducing Marriage Tax by $399B over 10 years
04/18/2002
: Voted YES on making the Bush tax cuts permanent
12/08/2005
: Voted YES on retaining reduced taxes on capital gains & dividends
12/31/2006
: Ranked by the
CTJ
, indicating opposition to progressive taxation
01/06/2009
: Replace income tax & employment tax with FairTax
04/04/2001
: Voted YES on eliminating the Estate Tax ("death tax")
01/05/2011
: Permanently repeal the estate tax
03/14/2001
: Phaseout the death tax
05/16/2001
: Voted YES on Tax cut package of $958 B over 10 years
01/03/2013
: Repeal the death tax, immediately and with no expiration
05/11/2010
: No European-style VAT (value-added tax)
07/08/2010
: Repeal tax hikes in capital gains and death tax
07/08/2010
: Adopt a single-rate tax system
12/08/2000
: Overhaul income tax; end capital gains & inheritance tax
01/01/2012
: Supports the Taxpayer Protection Pledge
01/05/2011
: Replace income tax & estate tax with 23% sales tax
07/30/2003
: Abolish IRS--replace income tax with national sales tax
09/23/2004
: Voted YES on providing tax relief and simplification
01/06/2009
: Repeal the Death Tax
Building the Keystone XL Pipeline
PRO:
03/03/2011
: Drill the Outer Continental Shelf; & license new nuke plants
08/01/2001
: Voted NO on prohibiting oil drilling & development in ANWR
10/07/2005
: Voted YES on authorizing construction of new oil refineries
05/12/2011
: Voted YES on opening Outer Continental Shelf to oil drilling
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