Jim Talent on Abortion

• Oppose embryonic stem cell research that involves cloning. (Oct 2006)
• Favor exemptions in abortion law but not stem cell research. (Oct 2006)
• Voted YES on notifying parents of minors who get out-of-state abortions. (Jul 2006)
• Voted NO on $100M to reduce teen pregnancy by education & contraceptives. (Mar 2005)
• Voted YES on criminal penalty for harming unborn fetus during other crime. (Mar 2004)
• Voted YES on banning partial birth abortions except for maternal life. (Mar 2003)
• 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)

Jim Talent on Budget & Economy

• The $300 billion spent on Iraq is 1 perfect of the GDP. (Oct 2006)
• Voted YES on $40B in reduced federal overall spending. (Dec 2005)
• Supports balanced budget amendment & line item veto. (Sep 1994)

Jim Talent on Civil Rights

• Voted YES on recommending Constitutional ban on flag desecration. (Jun 2006)
• Voted YES on constitutional ban of same-sex marriage. (Jun 2006)
• Voted YES on banning gay adoptions in DC. (Jul 1999)
• Voted YES on ending preferential treatment by race in college admissions. (May 1998)
• Issue a commemorative postage stamp of Rosa Parks. (Dec 2005)
• Supported funding for women's and disadvantaged businesses. (Jul 1999)

Jim Talent on Corporations

• Voted NO on repealing tax subsidy for companies which move US jobs offshore. (Mar 2005)
• Voted YES on reforming bankruptcy to include means-testing & restrictions. (Mar 2005)
• Rated 100% by the US COC, indicating a pro-business voting record. (Dec 2003)

Jim Talent 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)
• More prisons, more enforcement, effective death penalty. (Sep 1994)
• Prevent luxurious conditions in prisons. (Jan 1995)

Jim Talent on Drugs

• Voted YES on prohibiting needle exchange & medical marijuana in DC. (Oct 1999)
• Voted YES on subjecting federal employees to random drug tests. (Sep 1998)

Jim Talent on Education

• Return local control to Missouri?s public schools. (Sep 2002)
• Voted NO on $52M for "21st century community learning centers". (Oct 2005)
• Voted NO on $5B for grants to local educational agencies. (Oct 2005)
• Voted NO on shifting $11B from corporate tax loopholes to education. (Mar 2005)
• Voted YES on allowing vouchers in DC schools. (Aug 1998)
• Voted YES on vouchers for private & parochial schools. (Nov 1997)
• Voted YES on giving federal aid only to schools allowing voluntary prayer. (Mar 1994)
• Rated 27% by the NEA, indicating anti-public education votes. (Dec 2003)
• Make employee educational assistance tax-deductible. (Jan 1993)

Jim Talent on Energy & Oil

• Voted NO on disallowing an oil leasing program in Alaska's ANWR. (Nov 2005)
• Voted YES on $3.1B for emergency oil assistance for hurricane-hit areas. (Oct 2005)
• Voted NO on reducing oil usage by 40% by 2025 (instead of 5%). (Jun 2005)
• Voted NO on banning drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. (Mar 2005)
• Voted YES on Bush Administration Energy Policy. (Jul 2003)
• Voted NO on targeting 100,000 hydrogen-powered vehicles by 2010. (Jun 2003)
• Voted NO on removing consideration of drilling ANWR from budget bill. (Mar 2003)
• Sponsored bill for tax credit for providing 85% ethanol gas. (Apr 2005)

Jim Talent on Environment

• Voted NO on including oil & gas smokestacks in mercury regulations. (Sep 2005)
• Rated 5% by the LCV, indicating anti-environment votes. (Dec 2003)
• Regulating 15 more contaminants under Clean Water Act. (Oct 1993)

Jim Talent on Families & Children

• Rated 100% by the Christian Coalition: a pro-family voting record. (Dec 2003)
• Use tax code to reinforce families. (Sep 1994)
• TV shows should have explicit viewer advisories. (Jun 1993)

Jim Talent 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 YES on $15.2 billion for foreign operations. (Nov 1999)

Jim Talent on Free Trade

• Voted YES on free trade agreement with Oman. (Jun 2006)
• Voted YES on implementing CAFTA for Central America free-trade. (Jul 2005)
• Voted YES on establishing free trade between US & Singapore. (Jul 2003)
• Voted YES on establishing free trade between the US and Chile. (Jul 2003)
• Voted NO on withdrawing from the WTO. (Jun 2000)
• Voted YES on 'Fast Track' authority for trade agreements. (Sep 1998)

Jim Talent on Government Reform

• Voted NO on allowing some lobbyist gifts to Congress. (Mar 2006)
• Voted YES on establishing the Senate Office of Public Integrity. (Mar 2006)
• Voted NO 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)

Jim Talent on Gun Control

• Voted YES on prohibiting lawsuits against gun manufacturers. (Jul 2005)
• Voted NO on banning lawsuits against gun manufacturers for gun violence. (Mar 2004)
• Voted YES on decreasing gun waiting period from 3 days to 1. (Jun 1999)
• Rated A by the NRA, indicating a pro-gun rights voting record. (Dec 2003)

Jim Talent on Health Care

• 1st Health Security Initiative: Rx benefit & accountability. (Sep 2002)
• Voted YES on limiting medical liability lawsuits to $250,000. (May 2006)
• Voted NO on expanding enrollment period for Medicare Part D. (Feb 2006)
• Voted NO on increasing Medicaid rebate for producing generics. (Nov 2005)
• Voted NO on negotiating bulk purchases for Medicare prescription drug. (Mar 2005)
• Voted YES on $40 billion per year for limited Medicare prescription drug benefit. (Jun 2003)
• 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)
• Rated 0% by APHA, indicating a anti-public health voting record. (Dec 2003)
• Expand medical savings accounts for employers & individuals. (Feb 1999)
• Collect data on birth defects and present to the public. (Apr 1998)

Jim Talent on Homeland Security

• Strengthen national defense, improve military readiness. (Sep 2002)
• Keep F-18 production lines open in Missouri. (Sep 2002)
• Voted NO on preserving habeas corpus for Guantanamo detainees. (Sep 2006)
• Voted NO on requiring CIA reports on detainees & interrogation methods. (Sep 2006)
• Voted YES on reauthorizing the PATRIOT Act. (Mar 2006)
• Voted YES on extending the PATRIOT Act's wiretap provision. (Dec 2005)
• Voted NO on restricting business with entities linked to terrorism. (Jul 2005)
• Voted YES on restoring $565M for states' and ports' first responders. (Mar 2005)
• Voted YES on $266 billion Defense Appropriations bill. (Jul 1999)
• Voted YES on deploying SDI. (Mar 1999)
• Rated 0% by SANE, indicating a pro-military voting record. (Dec 2003)
• No US troops under UN command; more defense spending. (Sep 1994)

Jim Talent on Immigration

• Voted YES on building a fence along the Mexican border. (Sep 2006)
• Voted NO on establishing a Guest Worker program. (May 2006)
• Voted NO on allowing illegal aliens to participate in Social Security. (May 2006)
• Voted NO on giving Guest Workers a path to citizenship. (May 2006)
• Voted YES on more immigrant visas for skilled workers. (Sep 1998)
• Declared English the official language of the US. (Jan 1999)

Jim Talent on Jobs

• Open new markets for Missouri?s producers. (Sep 2002)
• Voted NO on raising the minimum wage to $7.25 rather than $6.25. (Mar 2005)
• Rated 0% by the AFL-CIO, indicating an anti-union voting record. (Dec 2003)
• Incentives to businesses create jobs & raise wages. (Sep 1994)

Jim Talent on Principles & Values

• Hastert should resign his speakership if found responsible. (Oct 2006)
• Voted YES on confirming Samuel Alito as Supreme Court Justice. (Jan 2006)
• Voted YES on confirming John Roberts for Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. (Sep 2005)
• Religious affiliation: Presbyterian. (Nov 2000)
• Rated C by the Club for Growth, pro-growth but not targeted. (Sep 2004)
• Contract with America: 10 bills in 1st 100 days of Congress. (Sep 1994)

Jim Talent on Social Security

• Keep promises to seniors: preserve and protect Soc. Sec. (Sep 2002)
• Voted YES on reducing tax payments on Social Security benefits. (Jul 2000)
• Voted NO on strengthening the Social Security Lockbox. (May 1999)
• Rated 0% by the ARA, indicating an anti-senior voting record. (Dec 2003)
• Reduce taxes on Social Security earnings. (Sep 1994)

Jim Talent on Tax Reform

• Permanent repeal of death tax and marriage penalty. (Sep 2002)
• Voted YES on supporting permanence of estate tax cuts. (Aug 2006)
• Voted YES on permanently repealing the `death tax`. (Jun 2006)
• Voted NO on $47B for military by repealing capital gains tax cut. (Feb 2006)
• Voted YES on retaining reduced taxes on capital gains & dividends. (Feb 2006)
• Voted YES on extending the tax cuts on capital gains and dividends. (Nov 2005)
• Voted YES on $350 billion in tax breaks over 11 years. (May 2003)
• Voted YES on eliminating the "marriage penalty". (Jul 2000)
• Voted YES on $46 billion in tax cuts for small business. (Mar 2000)
• Rated 72% by NTU, indicating "Satisfactory" on tax votes. (Dec 2003)
• Repeal marriage tax; cut middle class taxes. (Sep 1994)

Jim Talent on War & Peace

• Oppose an artificial timetable for withdrawing from Iraq. (Oct 2006)
• Need to season the Iraqi army before leaving Iraq. (Oct 2006)
• Our troops must stay in Iraq until the job is done. (Oct 2006)
• Would still have invaded Iraq knowing there were no weapons. (Oct 2006)
• Voted NO on redeploying troops out of Iraq by July 2007. (Jun 2006)
• Voted NO on investigating contract awards in Iraq & Afghanistan. (Nov 2005)
• Voted YES on requiring on-budget funding for Iraq, not emergency funding. (Apr 2005)
• Voted YES on $86 billion for military operations in Iraq & Afghanistan. (Oct 2003)
• Voted YES on disallowing the invasion of Kosovo. (May 1999)
• Move the US Embassy to Jerusalem. (Nov 1995)

Jim Talent on Welfare & Poverty

• Co-author of 1996 Welfare Reform bill. (Sep 2002)
• Voted YES on responsible fatherhood via faith-based organizations. (Nov 1999)
• Limit welfare to 2 years & cut welfare spending. (Sep 1994)