Todd Tiahrt topics and responses

Stimulus Spending to Beat Great Recession

PRO:

• 07/29/2009: Voted YES on $192B additional anti-recession stimulus spending

  CON:

• 09/26/2008: Voted NO on $60B stimulus package for jobs, infrastructure, & energy
• 07/08/2010: Limit federal spending growth to per-capita inflation rate

Acknowledging and Addressing Climate Change

CON:

• 01/09/2009: Bar greenhouse gases from Clean Air Act rules
• 07/08/2010: Cap-and-trade has no impact on global temperatures
• 06/26/2009: Voted NO on enforcing limits on CO2 global warming pollution
• 11/02/2010: Signed the No Climate Tax Pledge by AFP
• 06/26/2000: Voted NO on starting implementation of Kyoto Protocol

Getting Money Out of Politics

PRO:

• 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
• 05/24/2007: Voted YES on requiring lobbyist disclosure of bundled donations

  CON:

• 09/14/1999: Voted NO on banning soft money and issue ads
• 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

PRO:

• 01/04/2007: Strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting

  CON:

• 09/29/2005: Voted YES on deauthorizing "critical habitat" for endangered species
• 07/17/2009: Voted NO on protecting free-roaming horses and burros

Renewable Energy

CON:

• 06/07/2006: Voted YES on scheduling permitting for new oil refinieries
• 09/26/2008: Voted NO on tax credits for renewable electricity, with PAYGO offsets
• 08/04/2007: Voted NO on investing in homegrown biofuel
• 07/08/2010: Explore proven energy reserves & keep energy prices low
• 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
• 01/18/2007: Voted NO on removing oil & gas exploration subsidies
• 08/01/2001: Voted NO on raising CAFE standards; incentives for alternative fuels
• 02/12/2008: Voted NO on tax incentives for renewable energy

Making it Harder to Get a Gun

PRO:

• 06/18/1999: Voted NO on decreasing gun waiting period from 3 days to 1

  CON:

• 10/20/2005: Voted YES on prohibiting product misuse lawsuits on gun manufacturers
• 05/18/2010: Teach kids Eddie Eagle GunSafe's lifesaving message
• 01/06/2009: National cross-state standard for concealed carry
• 03/27/2007: Ban gun registration & trigger lock law in Washington DC
• 12/08/2000: Support the Second Amendment
• 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

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:

• 07/22/1999: Voted YES on $266 billion Defense Appropriations bill
• 12/31/2003: Ranked by SANE, indicating a pro-military voting record
• 03/15/2007: Voted NO on restricting no-bid defense contracts
• 03/18/1999: Voted YES on deploying SDI
• 04/03/2003: Voted YES on emergency $78B for war in Iraq & Afghanistan
• 09/27/1994: No US troops under UN command; more defense spending
• 12/08/2000: Federal duty to provide missile defense
• 02/02/2005: Voted YES on continuing military recruitment on college campuses

Legalizing Marijuana and Industrial Hemp

PRO:

• 12/08/2000: War on Drugs has abused Bill of Rights

  CON:

• 01/01/2014: Ranked by NORML, indicating an anti-legalization stance
• 03/04/1999: Ban federal funding for needle-exchange programs
• 09/25/2001: Voted YES on military border patrols to battle drugs & terrorism
• 06/10/2008: Voted YES on more funding for Mexico to fight drugs
• 12/31/2006: Ranked by NORML, indicating a "hard-on-drugs" stance
• 10/14/1999: Voted YES on prohibiting needle exchange & medical marijuana in DC
• 09/16/1998: Voted YES on subjecting federal employees to random drug tests

Abortion Rights

CON:

• 02/26/2004: Voted YES on making it a crime to harm a fetus during another crime
• 01/11/2007: Voted NO on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines
• 07/29/2010: Bar funding for abortion under federal Obamacare plans
• 10/02/2003: Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortion except to save mother`s life
• 12/31/2006: Ranked by the NRLC, indicating a pro-life stance
• 01/22/2007: Grant the pre-born equal protection under 14th Amendment
• 06/30/1999: Voted YES on barring transporting minors to get an abortion
• 04/05/2000: Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortions
• 05/24/2005: Voted NO on allowing human embryonic stem cell research
• 09/25/2002: Voted YES on funding for health providers who don't provide abortion info
• 01/22/2008: Prohibit transporting minors across state lines for abortion
• 04/27/2005: Voted YES on restricting interstate transport of minors to get abortions
• 12/31/2003: Ranked by NARAL, indicating a pro-life voting record
• 05/16/2001: Voted YES on banning Family Planning funding in US aid abroad

Gay Rights and Gay Marriage

CON:

• 12/31/2006: Ranked by the HRC, indicating an anti-gay-rights stance
• 06/25/2008: Amend Constitution to define traditional marriage
• 04/02/2009: Voted NO on enforcing against anti-gay hate crimes
• 07/29/1999: Voted YES on banning gay adoptions in DC
• 09/30/2004: Voted YES on Constitutional Amendment banning same-sex marriage
• 07/18/2006: Voted YES on Constitutionally defining marriage as one-man-one-woman
• 11/13/2007: Voted NO on prohibiting job discrimination based on sexual orientation

Repealing ObamaCare

PRO:

• 03/13/2003: Voted YES on capping damages & setting time limits in medical lawsuits
• 07/08/2010: Defund, repeal, & replace federal care with free market
• 10/29/2013: Calls for Sebelius resignation over ObamaCare fiasco
• 03/16/2010: FactCheck: Yes, ObamaCare levies some taxes before services
• 02/01/2006: Voted YES on denying non-emergency treatment for lack of Medicare co-pay
• 07/24/2003: Voted NO on allowing reimportation of prescription drugs
• 01/23/2008: Voted NO on Veto override: Extend SCHIP to cover 6M more kids
• 12/08/2000: Abolish federal Medicare entitlement; leave it to states
• 01/14/2009: Voted NO on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program
• 01/12/2007: Voted NO on requiring negotiated Rx prices for Medicare part D
• 11/22/2003: Voted YES on limited prescription drug benefit for Medicare recipients
• 06/28/2000: Voted YES on subsidizing private insurance for Medicare Rx drug coverage
• 07/04/2010: Repeal any federal health care takeover
• 12/31/2003: Ranked by APHA, indicating a anti-public health voting record
• 04/02/2009: Voted NO on regulating tobacco as a drug
• 10/06/1999: Voted YES on establishing tax-exempt Medical Savings Accounts
• 10/25/2007: Voted NO on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility

  CON:

• 03/05/2008: Voted YES on giving mental health full equity with physical health
• 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:

• 05/16/2001: Voted YES on Tax cut package of $958 B over 10 years
• 03/14/2001: Phaseout the death tax
• 04/04/2001: Voted YES on eliminating the Estate Tax ("death tax")
• 12/08/2000: Overhaul income tax; end capital gains & inheritance tax
• 12/12/2007: Voted NO on paying for AMT relief by closing offshore business loopholes
• 01/06/2009: Replace income tax & employment tax with FairTax
• 12/31/2006: Ranked by the CTJ, indicating opposition to progressive taxation
• 03/09/2000: Voted YES on $46 billion in tax cuts for small business
• 09/23/2004: Voted YES on providing tax relief and simplification
• 03/29/2001: Voted YES on reducing Marriage Tax by $399B over 10 years
• 07/08/2010: Adopt a single-rate tax system
• 09/27/1994: Repeal marriage tax; cut middle class taxes
• 01/06/2009: Repeal the Death Tax
• 04/18/2002: Voted YES on making the Bush tax cuts permanent
• 05/11/2010: No European-style VAT (value-added tax)
• 07/08/2010: Repeal tax hikes in capital gains and death tax
• 08/12/2010: Taxpayer Protection Pledge: no new taxes
• 07/12/2000: Voted YES on eliminating the "marriage penalty"
• 12/08/2005: Voted YES on retaining reduced taxes on capital gains & dividends

Building the Keystone XL Pipeline

PRO:

• 10/07/2005: Voted YES on authorizing construction of new oil refineries
• 08/01/2001: Voted NO on prohibiting oil drilling & development in ANWR