Brad Ellsworth on Abortion

• Voted NO on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines. (Jan 2007)

Brad Ellsworth on Budget & Economy

• Voted YES on defining "energy emergency" on federal gas prices. (Jun 2008)
• Voted YES on revitalizing severely distressed public housing. (Jan 2008)
• Voted YES on regulating the subprime mortgage industry. (Nov 2007)
• Retire half the public debt by 2006. (May 2001)

Brad Ellsworth on Civil Rights

• Voted YES on prohibiting job discrimination based on sexual orientation. (Nov 2007)
• Recognize Juneteenth as historical end of slavery. (Jun 2008)

Brad Ellsworth on Corporations

• Bad trade agreements are sweetheart deals for corporations. (Nov 2006)
• Voted YES on allowing stockholder voting on executive compensation. (Apr 2007)

Brad Ellsworth on Crime

• Meth labs & coarse culture threaten our communities. (Nov 2006)
• Voted YES on expanding services for offendors' re-entry into society. (Nov 2007)
• Increase funding for "COPS ON THE BEAT" program. (Jan 2007)

Brad Ellsworth on Drugs

Brad Ellsworth on Education

• Voted YES on additional $10.2B for federal education & HHS projects. (Nov 2007)

Brad Ellsworth on Energy & Oil

• Voted YES on tax incentives for energy production and conservation. (May 2008)
• Voted YES on tax incentives for renewable energy. (Feb 2008)
• Voted YES on investing in homegrown biofuel. (Aug 2007)
• Voted YES on criminalizing oil cartels like OPEC. (May 2007)
• Voted YES on removing oil & gas exploration subsidies. (Jan 2007)
• Balance fossil fuels and viable renewable energy. (Jul 2001)

Brad Ellsworth on Environment

• Voted YES on $9.7B for Amtrak improvements and operation thru 2013. (Jun 2008)

Brad Ellsworth on Families & Children

Brad Ellsworth on Foreign Policy

Brad Ellsworth on Free Trade

• Voted YES on promoting free trade with Peru. (Nov 2007)
• Voted YES on assisting workers who lose jobs due to globalization. (Oct 2007)

Brad Ellsworth on Government Reform

• Pass new ethics laws, but must also replace the lawbreakers. (Nov 2006)
• Voted YES on requiring lobbyist disclosure of bundled donations. (May 2007)
• Voted YES on granting Washington DC an Electoral vote & vote in Congress. (Apr 2007)
• Voted YES on protecting whistleblowers from employer recrimination. (Mar 2007)
• Supports Shays-Meehan Campaign Finance Reform. (Jul 2001)

Brad Ellsworth on Gun Control

• Ban gun registration & trigger lock law in Washington DC. (Mar 2007)

Brad Ellsworth on Health Care

• Voted YES on giving mental health full equity with physical health. (Mar 2008)
• Voted YES on Veto override: Extend SCHIP to cover 6M more kids. (Jan 2008)
• Voted YES on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility. (Oct 2007)
• Voted YES on requiring negotiated Rx prices for Medicare part D. (Jan 2007)
• Better and immediate funding for Medicare & Medicaid. (Dec 2000)
• Prescription drug benefit within Medicare. (Jun 2000)
• Establish a National Diabetes Coordinator. (Mar 2008)

Brad Ellsworth on Homeland Security

• Voted YES on requiring FISA warrants for wiretaps in US, but not abroad. (Mar 2008)
• Voted YES on Veto override: Congressional oversight of CIA interrogations. (Mar 2008)
• Voted YES on removing need for FISA warrant for wiretapping abroad. (Aug 2007)
• Voted YES on restricting no-bid defense contracts. (Mar 2007)
• Study & address suicides among veterans. (Apr 2008)

Brad Ellsworth on Immigration

• Tighten our borders & enforce the laws. (Nov 2006)

Brad Ellsworth on Jobs

• Voted YES on overriding presidential veto of Farm Bill. (Jun 2008)
• Voted YES on restricting employer interference in union organizing. (Mar 2007)
• Voted YES on increasing minimum wage to $7.25. (Jan 2007)

Brad Ellsworth on Principles & Values

• The church helps all of us decide who we are. (Nov 2006)
• Member of the "Blue Dog" Coalition of conservative Democrats. (Nov 2007)

Brad Ellsworth on Social Security

• Privatization removes the guarantee and reduces the benefit. (Nov 2006)
• Strengthen Trust Funds and take them off-budget. (May 2001)

Brad Ellsworth on Tax Reform

• Voted YES on extending AMT exemptions to avoid hitting middle-income. (Jun 2008)
• Voted YES on paying for AMT relief by closing offshore business loopholes. (Dec 2007)
• 50-25-25 budget formula for debt-tax cuts-spending. (Feb 2001)

Brad Ellsworth on War & Peace

• Voted YES on investigating Bush impeachment for lying about Iraq. (Jun 2008)
• Voted NO on redeploying US troops out of Iraq starting in 90 days. (May 2007)

Brad Ellsworth on Welfare & Poverty