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John Mica topics and responses
Stimulus Spending to Beat Great Recession
PRO:
07/29/2009
: Voted YES on $192B additional anti-recession stimulus spending
CON:
09/26/2008
: Voted NO on $60B stimulus package for jobs, infrastructure, & energy
07/08/2010
: Limit federal spending growth to per-capita inflation rate
05/09/2013
: Voted YES on prioritizing spending in case debt limit is reached
01/03/2013
: Audit the Federal Reserve & its actions on mortgage loans
Acknowledging and Addressing Climate Change
CON:
04/07/2011
: Voted YES on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases
06/26/2000
: Voted NO on starting implementation of Kyoto Protocol
07/08/2010
: Cap-and-trade has no impact on global temperatures
01/09/2009
: Bar greenhouse gases from Clean Air Act rules
06/26/2009
: Voted NO on enforcing limits on CO2 global warming pollution
Getting Money Out of Politics
PRO:
02/25/2009
: Military spouses don't lose voting residency while abroad
05/11/1999
: Restrict campaign donations from foreigners or 3rd parties
05/24/2007
: Voted YES on requiring lobbyist disclosure of bundled donations
07/12/2001
: Voted YES on banning soft money donations to national political parties
CON:
02/14/2002
: Voted NO on campaign finance reform banning soft-money contributions
09/14/1999
: Voted NO on banning soft money and issue ads
04/05/2006
: Voted YES on restricting independent grassroots political committees
Saving Elephants, Whales, Dolphins and Lions
PRO:
01/04/2007
: Strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting
CON:
01/13/2012
: Ranked by
HSLF
, indicating an anti-animal welfare voting record
09/29/2005
: Voted YES on deauthorizing "critical habitat" for endangered species
07/17/2009
: Voted NO on protecting free-roaming horses and burros
Renewable Energy
CON:
05/21/2008
: Voted NO on tax incentives for energy production and conservation
01/18/2007
: Voted NO on removing oil & gas exploration subsidies
09/26/2008
: Voted NO on tax credits for renewable electricity, with PAYGO offsets
07/08/2010
: Explore proven energy reserves & keep energy prices low
08/04/2007
: Voted NO on investing in homegrown biofuel
08/01/2001
: Voted NO on raising CAFE standards; incentives for alternative fuels
12/31/2006
: Ranked by the
CAF
, indicating opposition to energy independence
06/29/2006
: Voted NO on keeping moratorium on drilling for oil offshore
06/07/2006
: Voted YES on scheduling permitting for new oil refinieries
Making it Harder to Get a Gun
PRO:
06/18/1999
: Voted NO on decreasing gun waiting period from 3 days to 1
CON:
01/06/2009
: National cross-state standard for concealed carry
12/31/2003
: Ranked by the
NRA
, indicating a pro-gun rights voting record
10/20/2005
: Voted YES on prohibiting product misuse lawsuits on gun manufacturers
10/12/2011
: Loosen restrictions on interstate gun purchases
04/09/2003
: Voted YES on prohibiting suing gunmakers & sellers for gun misuse
01/25/2011
: Allow veterans to register unlicensed guns acquired abroad
03/27/2007
: Ban gun registration & trigger lock law in Washington DC
GMOs and Food Labeling
CON:
12/31/2003
: Ranked by the
LCV
, indicating anti-environment votes
Cutting the US Military Budget
PRO:
03/15/2007
: Voted YES on restricting no-bid defense contracts
CON:
03/18/1999
: Voted YES on deploying SDI
09/27/1994
: No US troops under UN command; more defense spending
02/02/2005
: Voted YES on continuing military recruitment on college campuses
04/03/2003
: Voted YES on emergency $78B for war in Iraq & Afghanistan
12/31/2003
: Ranked by
SANE
, indicating a pro-military voting record
07/22/1999
: Voted YES on $266 billion Defense Appropriations bill
Legalizing Marijuana and Industrial Hemp
PRO:
06/10/2008
: Voted NO on more funding for Mexico to fight drugs
CON:
03/14/2011
: Harsher sentencing for "pill mill" operators
12/31/2006
: Ranked by
NORML
, indicating a "hard-on-drugs" stance
09/25/2001
: Voted YES on military border patrols to battle drugs & terrorism
09/16/1998
: Voted YES on subjecting federal employees to random drug tests
10/14/1999
: Voted YES on prohibiting needle exchange & medical marijuana in DC
01/01/2014
: Ranked by
NORML
, indicating an anti-legalization stance
12/31/2003
: Ranked by
VOTE-HEMP
, indicating an anti-hemp voting record
03/04/1999
: Ban federal funding for needle-exchange programs
Abortion Rights
CON:
05/16/2001
: Voted YES on banning Family Planning funding in US aid abroad
09/25/2002
: Voted YES on funding for health providers who don't provide abortion info
12/31/2006
: Ranked by the
NRLC
, indicating a pro-life stance
01/22/2008
: Prohibit transporting minors across state lines for abortion
05/05/2011
: Prohibit federal funding for abortion
04/27/2005
: Voted YES on restricting interstate transport of minors to get abortions
01/07/2011
: Prohibit federal funding to groups like Planned Parenthood
12/31/2003
: Ranked by
NARAL
, indicating a pro-life voting record
04/05/2000
: Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortions
10/02/2003
: Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortion except to save mother`s life
05/04/2011
: Voted YES on banning federal health coverage that includes abortion
02/26/2004
: Voted YES on making it a crime to harm a fetus during another crime
05/24/2005
: Voted NO on allowing human embryonic stem cell research
01/11/2007
: Voted NO on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines
03/13/2013
: Sponsored prohibiting abortion information at school health centers
01/04/2013
: No family planning assistance that includes abortion
01/22/2007
: Grant the pre-born equal protection under 14th Amendment
07/29/2010
: Bar funding for abortion under federal Obamacare plans
06/30/1999
: Voted YES on barring transporting minors to get an abortion
Gay Rights and Gay Marriage
CON:
07/29/1999
: Voted YES on banning gay adoptions in DC
12/31/2006
: Ranked by the
HRC
, indicating an anti-gay-rights stance
07/18/2006
: Voted YES on Constitutionally defining marriage as one-man-one-woman
09/30/2004
: Voted YES on Constitutional Amendment banning same-sex marriage
04/02/2009
: Voted NO on enforcing against anti-gay hate crimes
11/13/2007
: Voted NO on prohibiting job discrimination based on sexual orientation
Repealing ObamaCare
PRO:
01/23/2008
: Voted NO on Veto override: Extend SCHIP to cover 6M more kids
03/05/2008
: Voted NO on giving mental health full equity with physical health
04/13/2011
: Voted YES on repealing the "Prevention and Public Health" slush fund
10/06/1999
: Voted YES on establishing tax-exempt Medical Savings Accounts
10/25/2007
: Voted NO on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility
02/01/2006
: Voted YES on denying non-emergency treatment for lack of Medicare co-pay
04/15/2011
: Voted YES on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts
04/02/2009
: Voted NO on regulating tobacco as a drug
01/12/2007
: Voted NO on requiring negotiated Rx prices for Medicare part D
12/31/2003
: Ranked by
APHA
, indicating a anti-public health voting record
03/13/2003
: Voted YES on capping damages & setting time limits in medical lawsuits
01/14/2009
: Voted NO on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program
06/28/2000
: Voted YES on subsidizing private insurance for Medicare Rx drug coverage
07/08/2010
: Defund, repeal, & replace federal care with free market
01/12/2011
: Repeal ObamaCare reporting requirements for small business
07/15/2008
: Voted NO on overriding veto on expansion of Medicare
11/22/2003
: Voted YES on limited prescription drug benefit for Medicare recipients
CON:
07/24/2003
: Voted YES on allowing reimportation of prescription drugs
Addressing and Fighting Income Inequality
PRO:
06/25/2008
: Voted NO on extending AMT exemptions to avoid hitting middle-income
CON:
07/08/2010
: Adopt a single-rate tax system
03/14/2001
: Phaseout the death tax
12/31/2006
: Ranked by the
CTJ
, indicating opposition to progressive taxation
04/18/2002
: Voted YES on making the Bush tax cuts permanent
03/29/2001
: Voted YES on reducing Marriage Tax by $399B over 10 years
05/16/2001
: Voted YES on Tax cut package of $958 B over 10 years
01/05/2011
: Replace income tax & estate tax with 23% sales tax
07/08/2010
: Repeal tax hikes in capital gains and death tax
09/23/2004
: Voted YES on providing tax relief and simplification
04/04/2001
: Voted YES on eliminating the Estate Tax ("death tax")
03/09/2000
: Voted YES on $46 billion in tax cuts for small business
09/27/1994
: Repeal marriage tax; cut middle class taxes
08/12/2010
: Taxpayer Protection Pledge: no new taxes
01/06/2009
: Replace income tax & employment tax with FairTax
12/08/2005
: Voted YES on retaining reduced taxes on capital gains & dividends
05/11/2010
: No European-style VAT (value-added tax)
07/12/2000
: Voted YES on eliminating the "marriage penalty"
01/01/2012
: Supports the Taxpayer Protection Pledge
12/12/2007
: Voted NO on paying for AMT relief by closing offshore business loopholes
Building the Keystone XL Pipeline
PRO:
05/12/2011
: Voted YES on opening Outer Continental Shelf to oil drilling
08/01/2001
: Voted NO on prohibiting oil drilling & development in ANWR
10/07/2005
: Voted YES on authorizing construction of new oil refineries
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