Charles Stenholm on Abortion

• Voted YES on making it a crime to harm a fetus during another crime. (Feb 2004)
• Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortion except to save mother’s life. (Oct 2003)
• Voted YES on forbidding human cloning for reproduction & medical research. (Feb 2003)
• Voted YES on funding for health providers who don't provide abortion info. (Sep 2002)
• Voted YES on banning Family Planning funding in US aid abroad. (May 2001)
• Voted YES on federal crime to harm fetus while committing other crimes. (Apr 2001)
• Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortions. (Apr 2000)
• Voted YES on barring transporting minors to get an abortion. (Jun 1999)
• Rated 0% by NARAL, indicating a pro-life voting record. (Dec 2003)

Charles Stenholm on Budget & Economy

• Voted YES on restricting bankruptcy rules. (Jan 2004)
• Allow $3 on 1040 form to pay off National Debt. (Sep 2000)
• Retire half the public debt by 2006. (May 2001)

Charles Stenholm on Civil Rights

• Voted YES on Constitutional Amendment banning same-sex marriage. (Sep 2004)
• Voted YES on protecting the Pledge of Allegiance. (Sep 2004)
• Voted YES on constitutional amendment prohibiting flag desecration. (Jun 2003)
• Voted YES on banning gay adoptions in DC. (Jul 1999)
• Voted NO on ending preferential treatment by race in college admissions. (May 1998)
• Supports anti-flag desecration amendment. (Mar 2001)
• Require "Privacy Impact Statement" on new federal rules. (Apr 2002)
• Rated 33% by the ACLU, indicating an anti-civil rights voting record. (Dec 2002)

Charles Stenholm on Corporations

• Voted YES on replacing illegal export tax breaks with $140B in new breaks. (Jun 2004)
• Voted YES on Bankruptcy Overhaul requiring partial debt repayment. (Mar 2001)
• Rated 83% by the US COC, indicating a pro-business voting record. (Dec 2003)

Charles Stenholm on Crime

• Voted NO 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)
• Voted NO on replacing death penalty with life imprisonment. (Apr 1994)
• Rated 40% by CURE, indicating mixed votes on rehabilitation. (Dec 2000)
• More prison cells; more truth in sentencing. (Nov 1993)

Charles Stenholm on Drugs

• Voted YES on military border patrols to battle drugs & terrorism. (Sep 2001)
• Voted NO on prohibiting needle exchange & medical marijuana in DC. (Oct 1999)
• Voted YES on subjecting federal employees to random drug tests. (Sep 1998)

Charles Stenholm on Education

• Voted YES on allowing school prayer during the War on Terror. (Nov 2001)
• Voted YES on requiring states to test students. (May 2001)
• Voted NO on allowing vouchers in DC schools. (Aug 1998)
• Voted NO on vouchers for private & parochial schools. (Nov 1997)
• Voted YES on giving federal aid only to schools allowing voluntary prayer. (Mar 1994)
• Supports requiring schools to allow prayer. (Jan 2001)
• Rated 100% by the NEA, indicating pro-public education votes. (Dec 2003)
• Supports a Constitutional Amendment for school prayer. (May 1997)

Charles Stenholm on Energy & Oil

• Voted YES on passage of the Bush Administration national energy policy. (Jun 2004)
• Voted YES on implementing Bush-Cheney national energy policy. (Nov 2003)
• Voted NO on raising CAFE standards; incentives for alternative fuels. (Aug 2001)
• Voted NO on prohibiting oil drilling & development in ANWR. (Aug 2001)
• Voted NO on starting implementation of Kyoto Protocol. (Jun 2000)
• Balance fossil fuels and viable renewable energy. (Jul 2001)

Charles Stenholm on Environment

• Voted YES on speeding up approval of forest thinning projects. (Nov 2003)
• Rated 15% by the LCV, indicating anti-environment votes. (Dec 2003)
• Regulating 15 more contaminants under Clean Water Act. (Oct 1993)

Charles Stenholm on Families & Children

• Voted YES on establishing nationwide AMBER alert system for missing kids. (Apr 2003)
• Voted NO on reducing Marriage Tax by $399B over 10 years. (Mar 2001)
• Rated 61% by the Christian Coalition: mixed voting record on families. (Dec 2003)

Charles Stenholm on Foreign Policy

• Voted YES on keeping Cuba travel ban until political prisoners released. (Jul 2001)
• Voted YES on withholding $244M in UN Back Payments until US seat restored. (May 2001)
• Voted YES on $156M to IMF for 3rd-world debt reduction. (Jul 2000)
• Voted YES on Permanent Normal Trade Relations with China. (May 2000)
• Voted YES on $15.2 billion for foreign operations. (Nov 1999)

Charles Stenholm on Free Trade

• Voted YES on implementing US-Australia Free Trade Agreement. (Jul 2004)
• Voted YES on implementing US-Singapore free trade agreement. (Jul 2003)
• Voted YES on implementing free trade agreement with Chile. (Jul 2003)
• Voted NO on withdrawing from the WTO. (Jun 2000)
• Voted YES on 'Fast Track' authority for trade agreements. (Sep 1998)
• Rated 53% by CATO, indicating a mixed record on trade issues. (Dec 2002)

Charles Stenholm on Government Reform

• Voted YES on restricting frivolous lawsuits. (Sep 2004)
• Voted YES on campaign finance reform banning soft-money contributions. (Feb 2002)
• Voted NO on banning soft money donations to national political parties. (Jul 2001)
• Voted YES on banning soft money and issue ads. (Sep 1999)
• Supports Shays-Meehan Campaign Finance Reform. (Jul 2001)

Charles Stenholm on Gun Control

• Voted YES on prohibiting suing gunmakers & sellers for gun misuse. (Apr 2003)
• Voted NO on decreasing gun waiting period from 3 days to 1. (Jun 1999)
• No lawsuits against gun manufacturers. (Jan 2001)
• Rated A by the NRA, indicating a pro-gun rights voting record. (Dec 2003)
• No United Nations taxation on firearms. (Sep 2003)

Charles Stenholm on Health Care

• Voted YES on limiting medical malpractice lawsuits to $250,000 damages. (May 2004)
• Voted YES on limited prescription drug benefit for Medicare recipients. (Nov 2003)
• Voted YES on allowing reimportation of prescription drugs. (Jul 2003)
• Voted YES on small business associations for buying health insurance. (Jun 2003)
• Voted YES on capping damages & setting time limits in medical lawsuits. (Mar 2003)
• Voted NO on allowing suing HMOs, but under federal rules & limited award. (Aug 2001)
• Voted NO on subsidizing private insurance for Medicare Rx drug coverage. (Jun 2000)
• Voted YES on banning physician-assisted suicide. (Oct 1999)
• Voted NO on establishing tax-exempt Medical Savings Accounts. (Oct 1999)
• Better and immediate funding for Medicare & Medicaid. (Dec 2000)
• Prescription drug benefit within Medicare. (Jun 2000)
• Limit anti-trust lawsuits on health plans and insurers. (Mar 2002)
• Rated 33% by APHA, indicating a mixed record on public health issues. (Dec 2003)

Charles Stenholm on Homeland Security

• Voted YES on supporting new position of Director of National Intelligence. (Dec 2004)
• Voted YES on adopting the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission. (Oct 2004)
• Voted YES on emergency $78B for war in Iraq & Afghanistan. (Apr 2003)
• Voted YES on permitting commercial airline pilots to carry guns. (Jul 2002)
• Voted YES on $266 billion Defense Appropriations bill. (Jul 1999)
• Voted YES on deploying SDI. (Mar 1999)
• Rated 33% by SANE, indicating a mixed record on military issues. (Dec 2003)
• Establish a Women's Bureau in Dept. of Veterans Affairs. (Aug 1993)

Charles Stenholm on Immigration

• Voted NO on reporting illegal aliens who receive hospital treatment. (May 2004)
• Voted YES on extending Immigrant Residency rules. (May 2001)
• Voted YES on more immigrant visas for skilled workers. (Sep 1998)
• Rated 0% by FAIR, indicating a voting record loosening immigration. (Dec 2003)

Charles Stenholm on Jobs

• Voted YES on end offshore tax havens and promote small business. (Oct 2004)
• Voted YES on $167B over 10 years for farm price supports. (Oct 2001)
• Voted YES on zero-funding OSHA's Ergonomics Rules instead of $4.5B. (Mar 2001)
• Member of the Congressional Rural Caucus. (Jan 2001)
• Rated 60% by the AFL-CIO, indicating a mixed record on union issues. (Dec 2003)

Charles Stenholm on Principles & Values

• Religious affiliation: Lutheran. (Nov 2000)
• Member of the "Blue Dog" Coalition of conservative Democrats. (Nov 2000)
• Member of Democratic Leadership Council. (Nov 2000)
• New Democrat: "Third Way" instead of left-right debate. (Nov 2000)
• Member of the "Blue Dog" Coalition of conservative Democrats. (Nov 2007)

Charles Stenholm on Social Security

• Voted YES on raising 401(k) limits & making pension plans more portable. (May 2001)
• Voted NO on reducing tax payments on Social Security benefits. (Jul 2000)
• Voted YES on strengthening the Social Security Lockbox. (May 1999)
• Strengthen Trust Funds and take them off-budget. (May 2001)
• Rated 70% by the ARA, indicating a pro-senior voting record. (Dec 2003)

Charles Stenholm on Tax Reform

• Voted YES on providing tax relief and simplification. (Sep 2004)
• Voted NO on making permanent an increase in the child tax credit. (May 2004)
• Voted NO on permanently eliminating the marriage penalty. (Apr 2004)
• Voted NO on making the Bush tax cuts permanent. (Apr 2002)
• Voted NO on $99 B economic stimulus: capital gains & income tax cuts. (Oct 2001)
• Voted NO on Tax cut package of $958 B over 10 years. (May 2001)
• Voted YES on eliminating the Estate Tax ("death tax"). (Apr 2001)
• Voted NO on eliminating the "marriage penalty". (Jul 2000)
• Voted NO on $46 billion in tax cuts for small business. (Mar 2000)
• 50-25-25 budget formula for debt-tax cuts-spending. (Feb 2001)
• Rated 30% by NTU, indicating a "Big Spender" on tax votes. (Dec 2003)

Charles Stenholm on War & Peace

• Voted YES on approving removal of Saddam & valiant service of US troops. (Mar 2004)
• Voted YES on authorizing military force in Iraq. (Oct 2002)
• Voted NO on disallowing the invasion of Kosovo. (May 1999)

Charles Stenholm on Welfare & Poverty

• Voted NO on promoting work and marriage among TANF recipients. (Feb 2003)
• Voted NO on treating religious organizations equally for tax breaks. (Jul 2001)
• Voted YES on responsible fatherhood via faith-based organizations. (Nov 1999)