Tom Tancredo on Abortion

• Litmus test for judges: only appoint if they’d overturn Roe. (Sep 2007)
• Talk about the unborn as people, because they are. (Sep 2007)
• No tax funding for organizations that promote abortion. (Sep 2007)
• The unborn enjoy a God given right to life. (Sep 2007)
• Greatest day in history when Roe v. Wade is repealed. (May 2007)
• Embryonic stem cell research is morally reprehensible. (May 2007)
• Voted NO on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines. (Jan 2007)
• Voted NO on allowing human embryonic stem cell research. (May 2005)
• Voted YES on restricting interstate transport of minors to get abortions. (Apr 2005)
• 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)
• Rated 100% by the NRLC, indicating a pro-life stance. (Dec 2006)
• Grant the pre-born equal protection under 14th Amendment. (Jan 2007)

Tom Tancredo on Budget & Economy

• End womb-to-tomb protections; stick to Constitutional limits. (Dec 2007)
• Rein in out-of-control spending and balance the budget. (Sep 2007)
• Reduce budget deficit--restrict feds to Constitutional role. (May 2007)
• Voted NO 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)
• Voted YES on restricting bankruptcy rules. (Jan 2004)
• Allow $3 on 1040 form to pay off National Debt. (Sep 2000)

Tom Tancredo on Civil Rights

• We are just one kooky judge away from homosexual marriage. (Sep 2007)
• President can’t legislate morality; but can lead on morality. (Sep 2007)
• Do everything possible to support a marriage amendment. (Sep 2007)
• The state’s interest in marriage is procreation. (Sep 2007)
• Hyphenated-Americans balkanize our society. (Jun 2006)
• Cult of multiculturalism destructive to western civilization. (Jun 2006)
• We’re diversifying to death; promote AMERICAN culture. (Jun 2006)
• 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 YES on making the PATRIOT Act permanent. (Dec 2005)
• 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)
• Supports anti-flag desecration amendment. (Mar 2001)
• Rated 7% by the ACLU, indicating an anti-civil rights voting record. (Dec 2002)
• Rated 0% by the HRC, indicating an anti-gay-rights stance. (Dec 2006)
• Rated 19% by the NAACP, indicating an anti-affirmative-action stance. (Dec 2006)

Tom Tancredo on Corporations

• Strong immigration stance costs PAC and corporate support. (Jun 2006)
• Voted NO on allowing stockholder voting on executive compensation. (Apr 2007)
• Voted NO 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 77% by the US COC, indicating a pro-business voting record. (Dec 2003)

Tom Tancredo on Crime

• Far too many criminal statutes at the federal level. (Sep 2007)
• Death penalty is appropriate for heinous crimes like treason. (Sep 2007)
• Opposes “hate crimes” legislation. (Sep 2007)
• Prosecute all illegal adult pornography. (Sep 2007)
• Voted YES on expanding services for offendors' re-entry into society. (Nov 2007)
• 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)
• Rated 30% by CURE, indicating anti-rehabilitation crime votes. (Dec 2000)

Tom Tancredo on Drugs

• Disallow states from making their own medical marijuana laws. (Jul 2006)
• Porous border allows Mexican cartels to smuggle drugs. (Jun 2006)
• Mexican military helps drug smugglers cross border. (Jun 2006)
• Voted YES on military border patrols to battle drugs & terrorism. (Sep 2001)
• Voted YES on prohibiting needle exchange & medical marijuana in DC. (Oct 1999)
• Rated +20 by NORML, indicating a pro-drug-reform stance. (Dec 2006)

Tom Tancredo on Education

• We don’t need the Department of Education. (Dec 2007)
• It’s racist to say integration needed to educate black kids. (Sep 2007)
• Supports charter schools and voucher systems. (Sep 2007)
• Introduced voucher system in Colorado in 1992. (Sep 2007)
• Present scientific facts that support creationism. (Sep 2007)
• Equal funds for abstinence as contraceptive-based education. (Sep 2007)
• Tax-credited programs for Christian schooling. (Sep 2007)
• Does not believe in evolution. (May 2007)
• For first time, we’re telling students to NOT learn English. (Jun 2006)
• Should be OK to say “Merry Christmas” at public schools. (Jun 2006)
• Our students are taught Christian fanatics are the problem. (Jun 2006)
• 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 NO on $84 million in grants for Black and Hispanic colleges. (Mar 2006)
• Voted YES on allowing school prayer during the War on Terror. (Nov 2001)
• Voted NO on requiring states to test students. (May 2001)
• Supports requiring schools to allow prayer. (Jan 2001)
• Rated 8% by the NEA, indicating anti-public education votes. (Dec 2003)
• Supports a Constitutional Amendment for school prayer. (May 1997)

Tom Tancredo on Energy & Oil

• Give incentives in R&D to find new energy sources. (Dec 2007)
• Drill off the coasts of Florida and California. (Oct 2007)
• Global warming could be from humans, or could be nature. (May 2007)
• FactCheck: Global warming has dissent, but not 50-50 split. (May 2007)
• 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 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 scheduling permitting for new oil refinieries. (Jun 2006)
• Voted YES on authorizing construction of new oil refineries. (Oct 2005)
• 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)
• Rated 0% by the CAF, indicating opposition to energy independence. (Dec 2006)

Tom Tancredo on Environment

• Conservative AND conservationist: use free market. (Jun 2007)
• Scored 28% on Humane Society Scorecard on animal protection. (Jan 2007)
• US’s world-scale consumerism is a measure of success. (Jun 2006)
• Voted NO on increasing AMTRAK funding by adding $214M to $900M. (Jun 2006)
• Voted NO on barring website promoting Yucca Mountain nuclear waste dump. (May 2006)
• Voted YES on deauthorizing "critical habitat" for endangered species. (Sep 2005)
• Voted YES on speeding up approval of forest thinning projects. (Nov 2003)
• Rated 5% by the LCV, indicating anti-environment votes. (Dec 2003)
• Strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting. (Jan 2007)

Tom Tancredo on Families & Children

• Welfare hurts family; families teach morals & discipline. (Sep 2007)
• Voted YES on establishing nationwide AMBER alert system for missing kids. (Apr 2003)
• Voted YES on reducing Marriage Tax by $399B over 10 years. (Mar 2001)
• Member of the Missing & Exploited Children's Caucus. (Jan 2001)
• Rated 100% by the Christian Coalition: a pro-family voting record. (Dec 2003)

Tom Tancredo on Foreign Policy

• Get UN to follow through in Darfur on Sudan Peace Act. (Sep 2007)
• Don’t pressure Israel to give up land for promise of peace. (Sep 2007)
• Monitor the eradication of legal slavery in Sudan. (Sep 2007)
• Avoid ratifying Law of the Sea Treaty. (Sep 2007)
• Voted NO on deterring foreign arms transfers to China. (Jul 2005)
• Voted YES on reforming the UN by restricting US funding. (Jun 2005)
• Voted NO 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 NO on $156M to IMF for 3rd-world debt reduction. (Jul 2000)
• Voted NO on Permanent Normal Trade Relations with China. (May 2000)
• Voted NO on $15.2 billion for foreign operations. (Nov 1999)
• Member of the Congressional Human Rights Caucus. (Jan 2001)
• Urge China to respect religious freedom. (Mar 2001)
• Keep sanctions against Syria until WMDs are dismantled. (May 2007)
• Member of the Silk Road Congressional Caucus. (Nov 2007)

Tom Tancredo on Free Trade

• Oil trade imbalance is a national security risk. (Dec 2007)
• NAFTA has been a disaster for many places, especially Mexico. (Dec 2007)
• Voted NO on permanent normalized trade relations with China. (Nov 2007)
• Enforce trade & currency rules against China. (Oct 2007)
• CAFTA should be about trade; get rid of immigration parts. (Oct 2007)
• Don’t diminish sovereignty in hopes of influencing trade. (Sep 2007)
• No NAFTA Superhighway from Canada to Mexico. (Sep 2007)
• Fast track authority should not be renewed. (Sep 2007)
• Globalization is replacing “citizens” with “consumers”. (Jun 2006)
• 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 implementing CAFTA, Central America Free Trade. (Jul 2005)
• Voted YES on implementing US-Australia Free Trade Agreement. (Jul 2004)
• Voted NO on implementing US-Singapore free trade agreement. (Jul 2003)
• Voted NO on implementing free trade agreement with Chile. (Jul 2003)
• Voted YES on withdrawing from the WTO. (Jun 2000)
• End economic protectionism: let dairy compacts expire . (Aug 2001)
• Rated 61% by CATO, indicating a mixed record on trade issues. (Dec 2002)
• Extend trade restrictions on Burma to promote democracy. (Jun 2007)
• Block NAFTA Superhighway & North American Union. (Jan 2007)

Tom Tancredo on Government Reform

• Focus on immigration and a war against radical Islam. (Dec 2007)
• No representation for DC; to do so, give it back to MD & VA. (Sep 2007)
• Ok to require valid ID for voting. (Sep 2007)
• Ok if church identifies candidates who favor its principles. (Sep 2007)
• Voted NO on requiring 527s to disclose donors & activities. (Jun 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 NO on protecting whistleblowers from employer recrimination. (Mar 2007)
• Voted YES on requiring photo ID for voting in federal elections. (Sep 2006)
• Voted YES on restricting independent grassroots political committees. (Apr 2006)
• Voted YES on prohibiting lawsuits about obesity against food providers. (Oct 2005)
• Voted YES on limiting attorney's fees in class action lawsuits. (Feb 2005)
• Voted YES on restricting frivolous lawsuits. (Sep 2004)
• Voted NO on campaign finance reform banning soft-money contributions. (Feb 2002)
• Voted YES on banning soft money donations to national political parties. (Jul 2001)
• Voted NO on banning soft money and issue ads. (Sep 1999)
• Prohibit non-legislated earmarks. (Jul 2005)

Tom Tancredo on Gun Control

• Completely support right to keep and bear arms. (Sep 2007)
• Voted YES on prohibiting product misuse lawsuits on gun manufacturers. (Oct 2005)
• Voted YES on prohibiting suing gunmakers & sellers for gun misuse. (Apr 2003)
• Voted YES on decreasing gun waiting period from 3 days to 1. (Jun 1999)
• Rated B+ by the NRA, indicating a pro-gun rights voting record. (Dec 2003)
• No United Nations taxation on firearms. (Sep 2003)
• Ban gun registration & trigger lock law in Washington DC. (Mar 2007)

Tom Tancredo on Health Care

• Greater individual opportunity for health savings accounts. (Oct 2007)
• Supports drug reimport from Canada & Health Savings Accounts. (Sep 2007)
• Individual responsibility does work in health care. (Sep 2007)
• Oppose mandated health insurance and universal coverage. (Sep 2007)
• Womb-to-tomb health care is not federal responsibility. (Aug 2007)
• FactCheck: Illegals use less medical care than citizens. (Aug 2007)
• Ridiculous to clone people for donating organs. (May 2007)
• Healthcare costs skyrocket by free treatment of aliens. (Jun 2006)
• 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 denying non-emergency treatment for lack of Medicare co-pay. (Feb 2006)
• Voted YES on limiting medical malpractice lawsuits to $250,000 damages. (May 2004)
• Voted NO 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 YES on allowing suing HMOs, but under federal rules & limited award. (Aug 2001)
• 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 22% by APHA, indicating a anti-public health voting record. (Dec 2003)
• Prohibit mandatory mental health screen for students. (May 2007)

Tom Tancredo on Homeland Security

• Politically-correct rules of engagement get troops killed. (Sep 2007)
• Waterboarding--simulated drowning--is not toruture. (Sep 2007)
• Use Jack Bauer-like methods to protect Western civilization. (May 2007)
• We are at war with Islamofascism. (Jun 2006)
• Islam’s basic tenets are inextricably linked to terrorism. (Jun 2006)
• Self-deluded NEA union blames America for 9/11. (Jun 2006)
• Technology can’t defeat religion-fueled suicide bombers. (Jun 2006)
• If nuked by Islamic terrorists, take out their holy sites. (Jun 2006)
• Active Hezbollah cells operate out of Mexico. (Jun 2006)
• Evil prowls this planet; defend with terrorist profiling. (Jun 2006)
• DHS not doing enough to keep terrorists out of US. (Jun 2006)
• Bar foreign workers from working in nuclear facilities. (Jun 2006)
• Press said “pro-peace” rallies: crowd chanted “Allah Akbar”. (Jun 2006)
• Voted NO on restricting no-bid defense contracts. (Mar 2007)
• Voted YES on allowing electronic surveillance without a warrant. (Sep 2006)
• Voted YES on continuing intelligence gathering without civil oversight. (Apr 2006)
• Voted YES on federalizing rules for driver licenses to hinder terrorists. (Feb 2005)
• Voted YES on continuing military recruitment on college campuses. (Feb 2005)
• Voted NO 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)
• Allow assassination of terrorist leaders. (Jan 2001)
• Rated 22% by SANE, indicating a pro-military voting record. (Dec 2003)

Tom Tancredo on Immigration

• Exits race with victory on forcing focus on immigration. (Dec 2007)
• Boycotted Univision debate because broadcast was in Spanish. (Dec 2007)
• I’m not going to aid any more immigration. (Nov 2007)
• FactCheck: no plan exists to pay Social Security to illegals. (Oct 2007)
• Amnesty is worst possible public policy you can ever have. (Sep 2007)
• No guest worker program; it creates second class citizens. (Sep 2007)
• It’s not based on racism--it’s about the rule of law. (Sep 2007)
• Illegal immigrants especially hurt African-American workers. (Jul 2007)
• Illegal immigrants especially hurt African-American workers. (Jul 2007)
• Consequences of immigration bill are survival of the nation. (Jun 2007)
• FactCheck: McCain’s bill does not codify federal non-English. (Jun 2007)
• Enough is enough: timeout on LEGAL immigration. (Jun 2007)
• Keep law that bars immigrants from running for president. (May 2007)
• We already have scores of programs for legal immigration. (Mar 2007)
• We CAN deal with 20M immigrants by enforcing on employers. (Mar 2007)
• Parts of Miami are like a Third World country. (Dec 2006)
• Opposes chain migration from anchor babies citizenship. (Dec 2006)
• No net benefit from immigration; annual $70B loss. (Jun 2006)
• Eliminate “chain migration” where illegals bring in families. (Jun 2006)
• It’s a myth that illegal immigrants benefit our economy. (Jun 2006)
• Our society is intoxicated with multiculturalism. (Jun 2006)
• Immigration agency acts as greeters; should act as enforcers. (Jun 2006)
• Left supports immigration for votes; right for cheap labor. (Jun 2006)

  Amnesty

• McCain’s plan is soft on immigration & amnesty. (May 2007)
• Letting immigrants stay is amnesty. (May 2007)
• Tried guest workers in 1986; led to more illegal immigration. (Mar 2007)
• Guest-worker program equals amnesty. (Dec 2006)
• Bush’s “guest worker” program IS amnesty. (Jun 2006)

  Mexican Border

• Rescind Bush’s order allowing Mexican trucks on US roads. (Sep 2007)
• No campaign ads in Spanish; preserve English. (Jun 2007)
• Anchor babies: pregnant Mexicans give birth to US citizens. (Jun 2006)
• End “catch & release” along Mexican border. (Jun 2006)
• Spend billions more to enforce border fully. (Jun 2006)
• Erect fence along entire Mexican & Canadian borders. (Jun 2006)
• Deploy military troops to support Border Patrol. (Jun 2006)
• Disallow Mexican “matricula” cards as valid ID cards. (Jun 2006)

  Voting Record

• Supports employer verification in 2005 reform bill. (Jun 2006)
• Voted YES on building a fence along the Mexican border. (Sep 2006)
• Voted YES on preventing tipping off Mexicans about Minuteman Project. (Jun 2006)
• Voted YES on reporting illegal aliens who receive hospital treatment. (May 2004)
• Voted NO on extending Immigrant Residency rules. (May 2001)
• No student visas from countries that support terrorism. (Jan 2003)
• Rated 100% by FAIR, indicating a voting record restricting immigration. (Dec 2003)
• Rated 100% by USBC, indicating a sealed-border stance. (Dec 2006)
• Government services in English only. (Mar 2008)
• Declare English as the official language of the US. (Feb 2007)
• Declared English the official language of the US. (Jan 1999)

Tom Tancredo on Jobs

• Union conflict is creative, but shouldn’t influence policy. (Oct 2007)
• No “sexual orientation” in Employment Non-Discrimination Act. (Sep 2007)
• H-2A visas already provide a guest worker program. (Mar 2007)
• Americans don’t shun jobs; they shun low wages. (Jun 2006)
• 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)
• Voted YES on end offshore tax havens and promote small business. (Oct 2004)
• Voted NO 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)
• Rated 20% by the AFL-CIO, indicating an anti-union voting record. (Dec 2003)

Tom Tancredo on Principles & Values

• Won’t vote GOP if nominee is lesser of two evils. (Oct 2007)
• Degrading morals could make us lose clash of civilizations. (Sep 2007)
• Defining mistake: waiting 30 years to accept Jesus as savior. (Aug 2007)
• We can no longer afford political correctness. (Aug 2007)
• Only Republican to appear at NAACP annual convention. (Jul 2007)
• As president, would tell Bush to never visit White House. (Jun 2007)
• Bush’s mistake: ran as conservative; governed as a liberal. (Jun 2007)
• Opposes McCain as nominee; wouldn’t support him if nominated. (Mar 2007)
• Audacious agenda: limited government & individual freedom. (Jun 2006)
• Label “lightning rod” suits me fine. (Jun 2006)
• We’ve lost 1950s selfless devotion to civic duty. (Jun 2006)
• Terrorists have no identity crisis, while we do. (Jun 2006)
• Religious affiliation: Presbyterian. (Nov 2000)
• Rated 0% by the AU, indicating opposition to church-state separation. (Dec 2006)

Tom Tancredo on Social Security

• Give people the ability to control their own money. (Oct 2007)
• Private Social Security accounts needed to end deficit. (Oct 2007)
• Personal retirement accounts allow investing in one’s future. (Sep 2007)
• There is no question that the system is broken. (Sep 2007)
• Voted YES on raising 401(k) limits & making pension plans more portable. (May 2001)
• Voted YES on reducing tax payments on Social Security benefits. (Jul 2000)
• Voted NO on strengthening the Social Security Lockbox. (May 1999)
• Invest surplus Trust Fund in market certificates. (Jan 2003)
• Rated 30% by the ARA, indicating an anti-senior voting record. (Dec 2003)

Tom Tancredo on Tax Reform

• Believe in a fair tax system. (Dec 2007)
• Promise to oppose any efforts to raise taxes. (Nov 2007)
• Takes the oath: no tax increase. (Oct 2007)
• Co-sponsored FairTax because income tax manipulates behavior. (Aug 2007)
• Support the fair tax & repeal of the 16th Amendment. (May 2007)
• Voted NO on extending AMT exemptions to avoid hitting middle-income. (Jun 2008)
• Voted YES on retaining reduced taxes on capital gains & dividends. (Dec 2005)
• Voted YES on providing tax relief and simplification. (Sep 2004)
• Voted YES on making permanent an increase in the child tax credit. (May 2004)
• Voted YES on permanently eliminating the marriage penalty. (Apr 2004)
• Voted YES on making the Bush tax cuts permanent. (Apr 2002)
• Voted YES on $99 B economic stimulus: capital gains & income tax cuts. (Oct 2001)
• Voted YES on Tax cut package of $958 B over 10 years. (May 2001)
• Voted YES on eliminating the Estate Tax ("death tax"). (Apr 2001)
• Voted YES on eliminating the "marriage penalty". (Jul 2000)
• Voted YES on $46 billion in tax cuts for small business. (Mar 2000)
• Phaseout the death tax. (Mar 2001)
• Abolish IRS--replace income tax with national sales tax. (Jul 2003)
• Rated 84% by NTU, indicating a "Taxpayer's Friend" on tax votes. (Dec 2003)
• Rated 17% by the CTJ, indicating opposition to progressive taxation. (Dec 2006)

Tom Tancredo on War & Peace

• Stop policing Iraq, but cannot leave. (Dec 2007)
• Congress cannot decide how to fight war; only fund or defund. (Sep 2007)
• Promote dissenters in Iran; but take action if needed. (Sep 2007)
• Iraq is a battlefield in war with radical Islam. (Sep 2007)
• We are in a war with radical Islam; Iraq is one battle. (Aug 2007)
• Stop restricting army with rules of engagement. (Aug 2007)
• If Islamic terrorists threaten nukes, we nuke Mecca & Medina. (Aug 2007)
• Opposed the troop surge, but supports the troops. (May 2007)
• Muslims attack us because it’s a dictate of their religion. (May 2007)
• Convert from constabulary force to supporting force. (May 2007)
• Ok to attack Iran if they develop nukes & threaten Israel. (May 2007)
• Surge opposed by all commanders; we’re leaving soon. (Mar 2007)
• Begin withdrawal from Iraq, to focus on radical Islam. (Mar 2007)
• 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 approving removal of Saddam & valiant service of US troops. (Mar 2004)
• Voted YES on authorizing military force in Iraq. (Oct 2002)
• Voted YES on disallowing the invasion of Kosovo. (May 1999)
• Solidarity with Israel in its fight against terrorism. (Apr 2002)
• Strengthen sanctions on Syria & assist democratic transition. (Apr 2008)

Tom Tancredo on Welfare & Poverty

• Welfare state in 1960s caused decline in black wage rates. (Sep 2007)
• Voted NO on providing $70 million for Section 8 Housing vouchers. (Jun 2006)
• Voted YES on promoting work and marriage among TANF recipients. (Feb 2003)
• Voted YES on treating religious organizations equally for tax breaks. (Jul 2001)
• Voted YES on responsible fatherhood via faith-based organizations. (Nov 1999)