Tim Johnson on Abortion

• Voted NO on defining unborn child as eligible for SCHIP. (Mar 2008)
• Voted YES on prohibiting minors crossing state lines for abortion. (Mar 2008)
• Voted NO on barring HHS grants to organizations that perform abortions. (Oct 2007)
• Voted YES on notifying parents of minors who get out-of-state abortions. (Jul 2006)
• Voted YES on $100M to reduce teen pregnancy by education & contraceptives. (Mar 2005)
• Voted NO 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 NO on maintaining ban on Military Base Abortions. (Jun 2000)
• Voted YES on banning partial birth abortions. (Oct 1999)
• Voted NO on banning human cloning. (Feb 1998)
• Rated 50% by NARAL, indicating a mixed voting record on abortion. (Dec 2003)
• Expand embryonic stem cell research. (Jun 2004)
• Expand contraceptive services for low-income women. (May 2006)
• Rated 50% by the NRLC, indicating a mixed record on abortion. (Dec 2006)
• Provide emergency contraception at military facilities. (Apr 2007)

Tim Johnson on Budget & Economy

• Called for banking oversight, but opposed by Bush & GOP. (Sep 2008)
• Voted NO on $40B in reduced federal overall spending. (Dec 2005)
• Voted NO on prioritizing national debt reduction below tax cuts. (Apr 2000)
• Voted YES on 1998 GOP budget. (May 1997)
• Voted NO on Balanced-budget constitutional amendment. (Mar 1997)
• Balance debt reduction, tax relief, & policy investment. (Jan 2001)
• Maintain & enforce existing spending caps in the future. (Sep 1998)

Tim Johnson on Civil Rights

• Base affirmative action on income, not race. (Jan 1996)
• Voted YES on recommending Constitutional ban on flag desecration. (Jun 2006)
• Voted NO on constitutional ban of same-sex marriage. (Jun 2006)
• Voted YES on adding sexual orientation to definition of hate crimes. (Jun 2002)
• Voted YES on loosening restrictions on cell phone wiretapping. (Oct 2001)
• Voted YES on expanding hate crimes to include sexual orientation. (Jun 2000)
• Voted YES on setting aside 10% of highway funds for minorities & women. (Mar 1998)
• Voted NO on ending special funding for minority & women-owned business. (Oct 1997)
• Shift from group preferences to economic empowerment of all. (Aug 2000)
• Supports anti-flag desecration amendment. (Mar 2001)
• Require 90 day delay for compliance before ADA lawsuits. (May 2002)
• Limit interstate class-action lawsuits to federal courts . (May 2002)
• Rated 40% by the ACLU, indicating a mixed civil rights voting record. (Dec 2002)
• Rated 78% by the HRC, indicating a pro-gay-rights stance. (Dec 2006)
• Rated 86% by the NAACP, indicating a pro-affirmative-action stance. (Dec 2006)

Tim Johnson on Corporations

• Don’t subsidize bloated compensation of failing firms’ CEOs. (Sep 2008)
• Voted YES 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)
• Voted YES on restricting rules on personal bankruptcy. (Jul 2001)
• Expand microloans to small businesses. (Apr 2002)
• Rated 39% by the US COC, indicating a mixed business voting record. (Dec 2003)

Tim Johnson on Crime

• Broaden use of death penalty. (Jan 1996)
• Truth in sentencing for violent criminals. (Jan 1996)
• Voted YES on $1.15 billion per year to continue the COPS program. (May 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 38% by CURE, indicating mixed votes on rehabilitation. (Dec 2000)
• More funding and stricter sentencing for hate crimes. (Apr 2001)
• Establish a domestic violence volunteer attorney network. (May 2007)
• Increase funding for "COPS ON THE BEAT" program. (Jan 2007)
• More prison cells; more truth in sentencing. (Nov 1993)
• Life imprisonment for repeat sexual predators. (Mar 1994)

Tim Johnson on Drugs

• Voted NO on increasing penalties for drug offenses. (Nov 1999)
• Rated D by VOTE-HEMP, indicating an anti-hemp voting record. (Dec 2003)
• Federal grants to Indian tribes to fight methamphetamine. (Dec 2006)
• Require chemical resellers to certify against meth use. (Sep 2007)

Tim Johnson on Education

• No school prayer amendment. (Jan 1996)
• Voted YES on additional $10.2B for federal education & HHS projects. (Oct 2007)
• Voted YES on $52M for "21st century community learning centers". (Oct 2005)
• Voted YES on $5B for grants to local educational agencies. (Oct 2005)
• Voted YES on shifting $11B from corporate tax loopholes to education. (Mar 2005)
• Voted YES on funding smaller classes instead of private tutors. (May 2001)
• Voted YES on funding student testing instead of private tutors. (May 2001)
• Voted YES on spending $448B of tax cut on education & debt reduction. (Apr 2001)
• Voted NO on Educational Savings Accounts. (Mar 2000)
• Voted YES on declaring memorial prayers and religious symbols OK at schools. (May 1999)
• Voted NO on allowing more flexibility in federal school rules. (Mar 1999)
• Voted NO on education savings accounts. (Jun 1998)
• Voted NO on school vouchers in DC. (Sep 1997)
• Voted NO on giving federal aid only to schools allowing voluntary prayer. (Mar 1994)
• Voted NO on giving federal aid only to schools allowing voluntary prayer. (Mar 1994)
• Offer every parent Charter Schools and public school choice. (Aug 2000)
• Firmly opposed to Bush’s voucher proposal. (Jan 2001)
• Rated 100% by the NEA, indicating pro-public education votes. (Dec 2003)
• Make employee educational assistance tax-deductible. (Jan 1993)

Tim Johnson on Energy & Oil

• Voted YES on tax incentives for energy production and conservation. (Jun 2008)
• Voted NO on addressing CO2 emissions without considering India & China. (May 2008)
• Voted YES 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 YES on reducing oil usage by 40% by 2025 (instead of 5%). (Jun 2005)
• Voted YES on banning drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. (Mar 2005)
• Voted YES on Bush Administration Energy Policy. (Jul 2003)
• Voted YES on targeting 100,000 hydrogen-powered vehicles by 2010. (Jun 2003)
• Voted YES on removing consideration of drilling ANWR from budget bill. (Mar 2003)
• Voted NO on drilling ANWR on national security grounds. (Apr 2002)
• Voted YES on terminating CAFE standards within 15 months. (Mar 2002)
• Voted NO on preserving budget for ANWR oil drilling. (Apr 2000)
• Voted YES on ending discussion of CAFE fuel efficiency standards. (Sep 1999)
• Voted NO on defunding renewable and solar energy. (Jun 1999)
• Voted YES on approving a nuclear waste repository. (Apr 1997)
• Supports tradable emissions permits for greenhouse gases. (Aug 2000)
• Keep efficient air conditioner rule to conserve energy. (Mar 2004)
• Rated 100% by the CAF, indicating support for energy independence. (Dec 2006)
• Set goal of 25% renewable energy by 2025. (Jan 2007)
• Supports immediate reductions in greenhouse gases. (Sep 1998)

Tim Johnson on Environment

• Doubled the Renewable Fuel Standard. (Aug 2008)
• Voted NO on prohibiting eminent domain for use as parks or grazing land. (Dec 2007)
• Voted YES on including oil & gas smokestacks in mercury regulations. (Sep 2005)
• Voted YES on confirming Gale Norton as Secretary of Interior. (Jan 2001)
• Voted YES on more funding for forest roads and fish habitat. (Sep 1999)
• Voted YES on transportation demo projects. (Mar 1998)
• Voted YES on reducing funds for road-building in National Forests. (Sep 1997)
• Supports grants for brownfields remediation. (May 2002)
• Make EPA into a Cabinet department. (May 2002)
• Rated 58% by the LCV, indicating a mixed record on environment. (Dec 2003)
• Establish commission to examine Katrina response. (Sep 2005)
• Strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting. (Jan 2007)
• Regulating 15 more contaminants under Clean Water Act. (Oct 1993)
• Focus on results, not regulation. (Sep 1998)

Tim Johnson on Families & Children

• Voted NO on killing restrictions on violent videos to minors. (May 1999)
• Give parents tools to balance work and family. (Aug 2000)
• Small Business loans for child care businesses. (Apr 2003)
• Rated 16% by the Christian Coalition: an anti-family voting record. (Dec 2003)
• Disallow renting violent-rated video games to children. (Dec 2005)
• Permanent crime database for volunteers with kids. (Jul 2008)
• Call for a White House Conference on Children and Youth. (Mar 2008)
• TV shows should have explicit viewer advisories. (Jun 1993)

Tim Johnson on Foreign Policy

• Voted YES on enlarging NATO to include Eastern Europe. (May 2002)
• Voted YES on killing a bill for trade sanctions if China sells weapons. (Sep 2000)
• Voted NO on cap foreign aid at only $12.7 billion. (Oct 1999)
• Voted NO on limiting the President's power to impose economic sanctions. (Jul 1998)
• Voted NO on limiting NATO expansion to only Poland, Hungary & Czech. (Apr 1998)
• Voted YES on $17.9 billion to IMF. (Mar 1998)
• Progressive Internationalism: globalize with US pre-eminence. (Aug 2000)
• Multi-year commitment to Africa for food & medicine. (Apr 2001)
• Increase aid to avert humanitarian crisis in Congo. (Dec 2005)
• Impose sanctions and an import ban on Burma. (Oct 2007)
• Implement Darfur Peace Agreement with UN peacekeeping force. (Feb 2008)
• Acknowledge the Armenian Genocide of the early 1900s. (Mar 2007)

Tim Johnson on Free Trade

• Voted YES on promoting free trade with Peru. (Dec 2007)
• Voted NO on free trade agreement with Oman. (Jun 2006)
• Voted NO on implementing CAFTA for Central America free-trade. (Jul 2005)
• Voted NO on establishing free trade between US & Singapore. (Jul 2003)
• Voted NO on establishing free trade between the US and Chile. (Jul 2003)
• Voted NO on extending free trade to Andean nations. (May 2002)
• Voted YES on granting normal trade relations status to Vietnam. (Oct 2001)
• Voted YES on removing common goods from national security export rules. (Sep 2001)
• Voted YES on permanent normal trade relations with China. (Sep 2000)
• Voted YES on expanding trade to the third world. (May 2000)
• Voted YES on renewing 'fast track' presidential trade authority. (Nov 1997)
• Build a rule-based global trading system. (Aug 2000)
• Free & fair trade is key to economic growth . (Jan 2001)
• Quick vote on PNTR; China into WTO. (Jun 2000)
• Promote the Andean Free Trade Agreement. (May 2002)
• Rated 17% by CATO, indicating a pro-fair trade voting record. (Dec 2002)
• Ban Argentine meat imports to avoid foot & mouth disease. (Jul 2008)
• Promote fair trade restricting Canadian wheat. (Oct 1993)

Tim Johnson on Government Reform

• Voted YES on granting the District of Columbia a seat in Congress. (Sep 2007)
• Voted YES on allowing some lobbyist gifts to Congress. (Mar 2006)
• Voted NO on establishing the Senate Office of Public Integrity. (Mar 2006)
• Voted YES on banning "soft money" contributions and restricting issue ads. (Mar 2002)
• Voted NO on require photo ID (not just signature) for voter registration. (Feb 2002)
• Voted YES on banning campaign donations from unions & corporations. (Apr 2001)
• Voted YES on funding for National Endowment for the Arts. (Aug 1999)
• Voted YES on favoring 1997 McCain-Feingold overhaul of campaign finance. (Oct 1997)
• Voluntary public financing for all general elections. (Aug 2000)
• Prohibit voter intimidation in federal elections. (Mar 2007)
• Reduce federal government size & scope, including military. (Sep 1998)

Tim Johnson on Gun Control

• Voted YES on prohibiting foreign & UN aid that restricts US gun ownership. (Sep 2007)
• Voted YES on prohibiting lawsuits against gun manufacturers. (Jul 2005)
• Voted YES on background checks at gun shows. (May 1999)
• Voted NO on more penalties for gun & drug violations. (May 1999)
• Voted NO on loosening license & background checks at gun shows. (May 1999)
• Voted NO on maintaining current law: guns sold without trigger locks. (Jul 1998)
• Prevent unauthorized firearm use with "smart gun" technology. (Aug 2000)
• Rated C+ by the NRA, indicating a mixed voting record on gun rights. (Dec 2003)

Tim Johnson on Health Care

• Co-sponsored legislation to reduce the cost of health care. (Aug 2008)
• Voted NO on means-testing to determine Medicare Part D premium. (Mar 2008)
• Voted NO on allowing tribal Indians to opt out of federal healthcare. (Feb 2008)
• Voted YES on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility. (Nov 2007)
• Voted NO on limiting medical liability lawsuits to $250,000. (May 2006)
• Voted YES on expanding enrollment period for Medicare Part D. (Feb 2006)
• Voted YES on increasing Medicaid rebate for producing generics. (Nov 2005)
• Voted YES 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 allowing reimportation of Rx drugs from Canada. (Jul 2002)
• Voted YES on allowing patients to sue HMOs & collect punitive damages. (Jun 2001)
• Voted NO on funding GOP version of Medicare prescription drug benefit. (Apr 2001)
• Voted YES on including prescription drugs under Medicare. (Jun 2000)
• Voted NO on limiting self-employment health deduction. (Jul 1999)
• Voted YES on increasing tobacco restrictions. (Jun 1998)
• Voted NO on Medicare means-testing. (Jun 1997)
• Establish "report cards" on HMO quality of care. (Aug 2000)
• Invest funds to alleviate the nursing shortage. (Apr 2001)
• 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)
• Let states make bulk Rx purchases, and other innovations. (May 2003)
• Rated 88% by APHA, indicating a pro-public health record. (Dec 2003)
• Establish a national childhood cancer database. (Mar 2007)
• Preserve access to Medicaid & SCHIP during economic downturn. (Apr 2008)

Tim Johnson on Homeland Security

• Support full and mandatory VA funding and the new GI bill. (Aug 2008)
• Voted NO on cutting $221M in benefits to Filipinos who served in WWII US Army. (Apr 2008)
• Voted NO on requiring FISA court warrant to monitor US-to-foreign calls. (Feb 2008)
• Voted YES on preserving habeas corpus for Guantanamo detainees. (Sep 2006)
• Voted YES 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 YES 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 adopting the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. (Oct 1999)
• Voted NO on allowing another round of military base closures. (May 1999)
• Voted NO on cutting nuclear weapons below START levels. (May 1999)
• Voted YES on deploying National Missile Defense ASAP. (Mar 1999)
• Voted YES on military pay raise of 4.8%. (Feb 1999)
• Voted NO on prohibiting same-sex basic training. (Jun 1998)
• Voted NO on favoring 36 vetoed military projects. (Oct 1997)
• Voted YES on banning chemical weapons. (Apr 1997)
• Small business in developing homeland security technologies. (Jul 2002)
• Rated 100% by SANE, indicating a pro-peace voting record. (Dec 2003)
• Extend reserve retirement pay parity back to 9/11. (Dec 2007)
• Appoint chiropractors as commissioned officers. (Apr 2008)

Tim Johnson on Immigration

• For official English; against illegal immigrant citizenship. (Jan 1996)
• Voted YES on continuing federal funds for declared "sanctuary cities". (Mar 2008)
• Voted YES on building a fence along the Mexican border. (Sep 2006)
• Voted YES on establishing a Guest Worker program. (May 2006)
• Voted YES on allowing illegal aliens to participate in Social Security. (May 2006)
• Voted YES on giving Guest Workers a path to citizenship. (May 2006)
• Voted NO on allowing more foreign workers into the US for farm work. (Jul 1998)
• Voted YES on visas for skilled workers. (May 1998)
• Voted NO on limit welfare for immigrants. (Jun 1997)
• Voted YES on limiting immigrant benefits & controlling borders more tightly. (Sep 1996)
• Voted YES on prohibiting illegal immigrants from receiving FEMA benefits. (Jul 1994)
• Rated 25% by USBC, indicating an open-border stance. (Dec 2006)

Tim Johnson on Jobs

• Voted YES on overriding presidential veto of Farm Bill. (Jun 2008)
• Voted NO on terminating legal challenges to English-only job rules. (Mar 2008)
• Voted YES on limiting farm subsidies to people earning under $750,000. (Dec 2007)
• Voted YES on raising the minimum wage to $7.25 rather than $6.25. (Mar 2005)
• Voted NO on repealing Clinton's ergonomic rules on repetitive stress. (Mar 2001)
• Voted NO on killing an increase in the minimum wage. (Nov 1999)
• Voted NO on allowing workers to choose between overtime & comp-time. (May 1997)
• Member of the Congressional Rural Caucus. (Jan 2001)
• Protect overtime pay protections. (Jun 2003)
• Rated 100% by the AFL-CIO, indicating a pro-union voting record. (Dec 2003)
• Allow an Air Traffic Controller's Union. (Jan 2006)
• Match minimum wage increases to Congressional pay raises. (May 2006)

Tim Johnson on Principles & Values

• Voted with Democratic Party 100% of 15 votes. (Sep 2007)
• 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: Lutheran. (Nov 2000)
• Supports Hyde Park Declaration of "Third Way" centrism. (Aug 2000)
• New Democrat: "Third Way" instead of left-right debate. (Nov 2000)
• Member of the Senate New Democrat Coalition. (Jan 2001)
• Rated 33% by the AU, a mixed record on church-state separation. (Dec 2006)
• Member of Democratic Leadership Council. (Nov 2007)
• Fund the 50 States Commemorative Coin Program. (Dec 1997)

Tim Johnson on Social Security

• Voted NO on using the Social Security Surplus to fund tax reductions. (Jul 1999)
• Voted NO on Social Security Lockbox & limiting national debt. (Apr 1999)
• Voted NO on allowing Roth IRAs for retirees. (May 1998)
• Voted NO on allowing personal retirement accounts. (Apr 1998)
• Create Retirement Savings Accounts. (Aug 2000)
• Rated 90% by the ARA, indicating a pro-senior voting record. (Dec 2003)
• Supports individual savings accounts and work incentives. (Sep 1998)

Tim Johnson on Tax Reform

• Voted YES on increasing tax rate for people earning over $1 million. (Mar 2008)
• Voted NO on allowing AMT reduction without budget offset. (Mar 2008)
• Voted NO on raising the Death Tax exemption to $5M from $1M. (Feb 2008)
• Voted NO on supporting permanence of estate tax cuts. (Aug 2006)
• Voted NO on permanently repealing the `death tax`. (Jun 2006)
• Voted YES 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 NO on $350 billion in tax breaks over 11 years. (May 2003)
• Voted YES on reducing marriage penalty instead of cutting top tax rates. (May 2001)
• Voted YES on increasing tax deductions for college tuition. (May 2001)
• Voted NO on eliminating the 'marriage penalty'. (Jul 2000)
• Voted NO on phasing out the estate tax ("death tax"). (Jul 2000)
• Voted NO on across-the-board spending cut. (Oct 1999)
• Voted NO on requiring super-majority for raising taxes. (Apr 1998)
• Rated 16% by NTU, indicating a "Big Spender" on tax votes. (Dec 2003)
• Rated 60% by CTJ, indicating a mixed record on progressive taxation. (Dec 2006)
• Implement socially fair, broad-based tax cuts. (Sep 1998)

Tim Johnson on War & Peace

• Voted NO on redeploying non-essential US troops out of Iraq in 9 months. (Dec 2007)
• Voted YES on designating Iran's Revolutionary Guards as terrorists. (Sep 2007)
• Voted NO on redeploying troops out of Iraq by July 2007. (Jun 2006)
• Voted YES 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 authorizing use of military force against Iraq. (Oct 2002)
• Voted YES on allowing all necessary force in Kosovo. (May 1999)
• Voted YES on authorizing air strikes in Kosovo. (Mar 1999)
• Condemns anti-Muslim bigotry in name of anti-terrorism. (Oct 2001)
• Require Congress' approval before military action in Iran. (Oct 2007)
• Move the US Embassy to Jerusalem. (Nov 1995)

Tim Johnson on Welfare & Poverty

• Put all welfare recipients to work. (Jan 1996)
• Finish welfare reform by moving able recipients into jobs. (Aug 2000)
• Establish a National Affordable Housing Trust Fund. (Jul 2003)
• Tax credits to promite home ownership in distressed areas. (Apr 2003)
• Increase the earned income tax credit. (Jan 1993)
• Fully fund Head Start; Job Corps; and WIC food program. (Apr 1993)