Brian Bilbray on Abortion

• Voted YES on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines. (Jan 2007)
• Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortions. (Apr 2000)
• Voted YES on barring transporting minors to get an abortion. (Jun 1999)
• Rated 67% by the NRLC, indicating a mixed record on abortion. (Dec 2006)

Brian Bilbray on Budget & Economy

• Voted YES on defining "energy emergency" on federal gas prices. (Jun 2008)
• Voted NO on revitalizing severely distressed public housing. (Jan 2008)
• Voted NO on regulating the subprime mortgage industry. (Nov 2007)
• Allow $3 on 1040 form to pay off National Debt. (Sep 2000)
• Supports balanced budget amendment & line item veto. (Sep 1994)

Brian Bilbray on Civil Rights

• Voted NO on prohibiting job discrimination based on sexual orientation. (Nov 2007)
• Voted YES on Constitutionally defining marriage as one-man-one-woman. (Jul 2006)
• Voted NO on banning gay adoptions in DC. (Jul 1999)
• Voted YES on ending preferential treatment by race in college admissions. (May 1998)
• Require 90 day delay for compliance before ADA lawsuits. (May 2002)
• Limit interstate class-action lawsuits to federal courts . (May 2002)
• Rated 0% by the HRC, indicating an anti-gay-rights stance. (Dec 2006)
• Amend Constitution to define traditional marriage. (Jun 2008)

Brian Bilbray on Corporations

• Voted NO on allowing stockholder voting on executive compensation. (Apr 2007)

Brian Bilbray on Crime

• Impose truth in sentencing; build more prisons. (Nov 2000)
• Voted YES on expanding services for offendors' re-entry into society. (Nov 2007)
• Voted YES on funding for alternative sentencing instead of more prisons. (Jun 2000)
• Voted YES on more prosecution and sentencing for juvenile crime. (Jun 1999)
• Voted NO on maintaining right of habeas corpus in Death Penalty Appeals. (Mar 1996)
• Voted YES on making federal death penalty appeals harder. (Feb 1995)
• More prisons, more enforcement, effective death penalty. (Sep 1994)

Brian Bilbray on Drugs

• Voted YES on prohibiting needle exchange & medical marijuana in DC. (Oct 1999)
• Rated -20 by NORML, indicating a "hard-on-drugs" stance. (Dec 2006)

Brian Bilbray on Education

• Voted NO on additional $10.2B for federal education & HHS projects. (Nov 2007)
• Voted NO on allowing Courts to decide on "God" in Pledge of Allegiance. (Jul 2006)
• Voted YES on allowing vouchers in DC schools. (Aug 1998)
• Voted YES on vouchers for private & parochial schools. (Nov 1997)

Brian Bilbray on Energy & Oil

• Voted NO on tax incentives for energy production and conservation. (May 2008)
• Voted NO on tax incentives for renewable energy. (Feb 2008)
• Voted NO on investing in homegrown biofuel. (Aug 2007)
• Voted NO on criminalizing oil cartels like OPEC. (May 2007)
• Voted NO on removing oil & gas exploration subsidies. (Jan 2007)
• Voted NO on keeping moratorium on drilling for oil offshore. (Jun 2006)
• Voted YES on starting implementation of Kyoto Protocol. (Jun 2000)

Brian Bilbray on Environment

• Voted NO on $9.7B for Amtrak improvements and operation thru 2013. (Jun 2008)
• Voted NO on increasing AMTRAK funding by adding $214M to $900M. (Jun 2006)
• Supports grants for brownfields remediation. (May 2002)
• Make EPA into a Cabinet department. (May 2002)
• Strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting. (Jan 2007)

Brian Bilbray on Families & Children

• Increase penalties for child sexual slavery. (Mar 2008)
• Use tax code to reinforce families. (Sep 1994)

Brian Bilbray on Foreign Policy

• Voted NO on $156M to IMF for 3rd-world debt reduction. (Jul 2000)
• Voted YES on Permanent Normal Trade Relations with China. (May 2000)
• Voted NO on $15.2 billion for foreign operations. (Nov 1999)
• Acknowledge the Armenian Genocide of the early 1900s. (Mar 2007)

Brian Bilbray on Free Trade

• Voted YES on promoting free trade with Peru. (Nov 2007)
• Voted NO on assisting workers who lose jobs due to globalization. (Oct 2007)
• Voted NO on withdrawing from the WTO. (Jun 2000)
• Voted YES on 'Fast Track' authority for trade agreements. (Sep 1998)
• Promote the Andean Free Trade Agreement. (May 2002)

Brian Bilbray on Government Reform

• Increase individual limits for campaign donations. (Nov 2000)
• Term limits for members of Congress. (Nov 2000)
• Voted YES on requiring lobbyist disclosure of bundled donations. (May 2007)
• Voted NO on granting Washington DC an Electoral vote & vote in Congress. (Apr 2007)
• Voted YES on protecting whistleblowers from employer recrimination. (Mar 2007)
• Voted YES on requiring photo ID for voting in federal elections. (Sep 2006)
• Voted YES on banning soft money and issue ads. (Sep 1999)
• Limit punitive damages; term limits on Congress. (Sep 1994)
• Government is too big, too intrusive, too easy with money. (Sep 1994)

Brian Bilbray on Gun Control

• Voted NO on decreasing gun waiting period from 3 days to 1. (Jun 1999)
• Ban gun registration & trigger lock law in Washington DC. (Mar 2007)

Brian Bilbray on Health Care

• Voted NO on giving mental health full equity with physical health. (Mar 2008)
• Voted NO on Veto override: Extend SCHIP to cover 6M more kids. (Jan 2008)
• Voted NO on requiring negotiated Rx prices for Medicare part D. (Jan 2007)
• Voted YES on subsidizing private insurance for Medicare Rx drug coverage. (Jun 2000)
• Voted YES on banning physician-assisted suicide. (Oct 1999)
• Voted YES on establishing tax-exempt Medical Savings Accounts. (Oct 1999)
• Tax credits for those without employee health insurance. (May 2002)
• Tax deduction for long-term care insurance. (May 2002)
• Support telemedicine for underserved areas. (May 2002)
• $350 billion for prescriptions for poor seniors. (May 2002)
• Expand medical savings accounts for employers & individuals. (Feb 1999)

Brian Bilbray on Homeland Security

• Voted NO on requiring FISA warrants for wiretaps in US, but not abroad. (Mar 2008)
• Voted NO on Veto override: Congressional oversight of CIA interrogations. (Mar 2008)
• Voted YES on removing need for FISA warrant for wiretapping abroad. (Aug 2007)
• Voted NO on restricting no-bid defense contracts. (Mar 2007)
• Voted YES on allowing electronic surveillance without a warrant. (Sep 2006)
• Voted YES on $266 billion Defense Appropriations bill. (Jul 1999)
• Voted YES on deploying SDI. (Mar 1999)
• No US troops under UN command; more defense spending. (Sep 1994)

Brian Bilbray on Immigration

• Reimburse states for providing services to illegal aliens. (Nov 2000)
• Voted YES on building a fence along the Mexican border. (Sep 2006)
• Voted YES on more immigrant visas for skilled workers. (Sep 1998)
• Rated 100% by USBC, indicating a sealed-border stance. (Dec 2006)
• Declare English as the official language of the US. (Feb 2007)
• Declared English the official language of the US. (Jan 1999)

Brian Bilbray on Jobs

• Increase the minimum wage. (Nov 2000)
• Voted NO on overriding presidential veto of Farm Bill. (Jun 2008)
• Voted NO on restricting employer interference in union organizing. (Mar 2007)
• Voted NO on increasing minimum wage to $7.25. (Jan 2007)
• Incentives to businesses create jobs & raise wages. (Sep 1994)

Brian Bilbray on Principles & Values

• Religious affiliation: Catholic. (Nov 2000)
• Endorsed by Log Cabin Republicans; supports gay rights. (Nov 2000)
• Member of the Republican Main Street Partnership . (Jan 2001)
• Rated 0% by the AU, indicating opposition to church-state separation. (Dec 2006)
• Contract with America: 10 bills in 1st 100 days of Congress. (Sep 1994)

Brian Bilbray on Social Security

• Allow investing portion of payroll tax in private accounts. (Nov 2000)
• Voted YES on reducing tax payments on Social Security benefits. (Jul 2000)
• Voted NO on strengthening the Social Security Lockbox. (May 1999)
• Reduce taxes on Social Security earnings. (Sep 1994)

Brian Bilbray on Tax Reform

• Voted YES on extending AMT exemptions to avoid hitting middle-income. (Jun 2008)
• Voted NO on paying for AMT relief by closing offshore business loopholes. (Dec 2007)
• Voted YES on eliminating the "marriage penalty". (Jul 2000)
• Voted YES on $46 billion in tax cuts for small business. (Mar 2000)
• Repeal marriage tax; cut middle class taxes. (Sep 1994)

Brian Bilbray on War & Peace

• Military action in Iraq only as part of international effort. (Nov 2000)
• Voted NO 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)
• Voted YES on declaring Iraq part of War on Terror with no exit date. (Jun 2006)
• Voted YES on disallowing the invasion of Kosovo. (May 1999)

Brian Bilbray on Welfare & Poverty

• Provide welfare through non-profit & religious organizations. (Nov 2000)
• Voted NO on providing $70 million for Section 8 Housing vouchers. (Jun 2006)
• Voted YES on responsible fatherhood via faith-based organizations. (Nov 1999)
• Limit welfare to 2 years & cut welfare spending. (Sep 1994)