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David Scott topics and responses
Stimulus Spending to Beat Great Recession
PRO:
07/27/2011
: Increase debt limit from $14.3 trillion to $16.7 trillion
07/29/2009
: Voted YES on $192B additional anti-recession stimulus spending
05/09/2013
: Voted NO on prioritizing spending in case debt limit is reached
03/06/2013
: Raise the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour by 2016
09/26/2008
: Voted YES on $60B stimulus package for jobs, infrastructure, & energy
03/21/2013
: Sponsored funding re-development of abandoned & foreclosed properties
Acknowledging and Addressing Climate Change
PRO:
08/01/2000
: Supports tradable emissions permits for greenhouse gases
04/07/2011
: Voted NO on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases
06/26/2009
: Voted YES on enforcing limits on CO2 global warming pollution
Getting Money Out of Politics
PRO:
05/24/2007
: Voted YES on requiring lobbyist disclosure of bundled donations
07/12/2001
: Supports Shays-Meehan Campaign Finance Reform
04/05/2006
: Voted NO on restricting independent grassroots political committees
Saving Elephants, Whales, Dolphins and Lions
PRO:
07/17/2009
: Voted YES on protecting free-roaming horses and burros
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
Renewable Energy
PRO:
05/21/2008
: Voted YES on tax incentives for energy production and conservation
06/29/2006
: Voted YES on keeping moratorium on drilling for oil offshore
02/12/2008
: Voted YES on tax incentives for renewable energy
08/04/2007
: Voted YES on investing in homegrown biofuel
09/26/2008
: Voted YES on tax credits for renewable electricity, with PAYGO offsets
06/07/2006
: Voted NO on scheduling permitting for new oil refinieries
01/17/2007
: Set goal of 25% renewable energy by 2025
01/18/2007
: Voted YES on removing oil & gas exploration subsidies
CON:
07/10/2001
: Balance fossil fuels and viable renewable energy
Making it Harder to Get a Gun
PRO:
07/25/2013
: Repeal "stand-your-ground" laws
08/01/2000
: Prevent unauthorized firearm use with "smart gun" technology
CON:
10/20/2005
: Voted YES on prohibiting product misuse lawsuits on gun manufacturers
04/09/2003
: Voted YES on prohibiting suing gunmakers & sellers for gun misuse
Cutting the US Military Budget
PRO:
12/31/2003
: Ranked by
SANE
, indicating a pro-peace voting record
03/15/2007
: Voted YES on restricting no-bid defense contracts
CON:
12/19/2007
: Extend reserve retirement pay parity back to 9/11
04/03/2003
: Voted YES on emergency $78B for war in Iraq & Afghanistan
02/02/2005
: Voted YES on continuing military recruitment on college campuses
Legalizing Marijuana and Industrial Hemp
PRO:
06/27/2007
: End harsher sentencing for crack vs. powder cocaine
12/31/2006
: Ranked by
NORML
, indicating a pro-drug-reform stance
CON:
06/10/2008
: Voted YES on more funding for Mexico to fight drugs
Abortion Rights
PRO:
09/26/2006
: Emergency contraception for rape victims at all hospitals
05/24/2005
: Voted YES on allowing human embryonic stem cell research
12/31/2006
: Ranked by the
NRLC
, indicating a pro-choice stance
12/31/2003
: Ranked by
NARAL
, indicating a pro-choice voting record
01/11/2007
: Voted YES on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines
05/19/2006
: Expand contraceptive services for low-income women
10/02/2003
: Voted NO on banning partial-birth abortion except to save mother`s life
04/27/2005
: Voted NO on restricting interstate transport of minors to get abortions
11/13/2013
: Ban anti-abortion limitations on abortion services
02/05/2007
: Ensure access to and funding for contraception
05/04/2011
: Voted NO on banning federal health coverage that includes abortion
CON:
02/26/2004
: Voted YES on making it a crime to harm a fetus during another crime
Gay Rights and Gay Marriage
PRO:
01/06/2001
: Increase funding for AIDS treatment & prevention
11/13/2007
: Voted YES on prohibiting job discrimination based on sexual orientation
04/02/2009
: Voted YES on enforcing against anti-gay hate crimes
CON:
09/30/2004
: Voted YES on Constitutional Amendment banning same-sex marriage
07/18/2006
: Voted YES on Constitutionally defining marriage as one-man-one-woman
Repealing ObamaCare
PRO:
03/13/2003
: Voted YES on capping damages & setting time limits in medical lawsuits
11/22/2003
: Voted YES on limited prescription drug benefit for Medicare recipients
07/24/2003
: Voted NO on allowing reimportation of prescription drugs
CON:
10/25/2007
: Voted YES on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility
01/05/2011
: Require insurers to cover breast cancer treatment
04/11/2013
: Sponsored merging Alzheimers diagnosis and care benefit
01/23/2008
: Voted YES on Veto override: Extend SCHIP to cover 6M more kids
04/15/2011
: Voted NO on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts
01/14/2009
: Voted YES on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program
04/02/2009
: Voted YES on regulating tobacco as a drug
03/04/2009
: Expand the National Health Service Corps
03/05/2008
: Voted YES on giving mental health full equity with physical health
04/13/2011
: Voted NO on repealing the "Prevention and Public Health" slush fund
01/12/2007
: Voted YES on requiring negotiated Rx prices for Medicare part D
12/05/2000
: Better and immediate funding for Medicare & Medicaid
01/06/2001
: More funding for Rx benefits, community health, CHIPs
02/01/2006
: Voted NO on denying non-emergency treatment for lack of Medicare co-pay
07/15/2008
: Voted YES on overriding veto on expansion of Medicare
08/01/2000
: Establish "report cards" on HMO quality of care
12/31/2003
: Ranked by
APHA
, indicating a pro-public health record
Addressing and Fighting Income Inequality
PRO:
12/31/2003
: Ranked by
NTU
, indicating a "Big Spender" on tax votes
12/08/2005
: Voted NO on retaining reduced taxes on capital gains & dividends
12/12/2007
: Voted YES on paying for AMT relief by closing offshore business loopholes
CON:
09/23/2004
: Voted YES on providing tax relief and simplification
06/25/2008
: Voted YES on extending AMT exemptions to avoid hitting middle-income
Building the Keystone XL Pipeline
CON:
10/07/2005
: Voted NO on authorizing construction of new oil refineries
05/12/2011
: Voted NO on opening Outer Continental Shelf to oil drilling
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