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Peter Roskam 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
01/03/2013
: Audit the Federal Reserve & its actions on mortgage loans
05/09/2013
: Voted YES on prioritizing spending in case debt limit is reached
Acknowledging and Addressing Climate Change
CON:
01/09/2009
: Bar greenhouse gases from Clean Air Act rules
11/02/2010
: Signed the No Climate Tax Pledge by
AFP
04/07/2011
: Voted YES on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases
06/26/2009
: Voted NO 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
Saving Elephants, Whales, Dolphins and Lions
PRO:
01/04/2007
: Strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting
CON:
07/17/2009
: Voted NO on protecting free-roaming horses and burros
Renewable Energy
CON:
08/04/2007
: Voted NO on investing in homegrown biofuel
02/12/2008
: Voted NO on tax incentives for renewable energy
05/21/2008
: Voted NO on tax incentives for energy production and conservation
09/26/2008
: Voted NO on tax credits for renewable electricity, with PAYGO offsets
01/18/2007
: Voted NO on removing oil & gas exploration subsidies
Cutting the US Military Budget
PRO:
03/15/2007
: Voted YES on restricting no-bid defense contracts
Legalizing Marijuana and Industrial Hemp
CON:
06/10/2008
: Voted YES on more funding for Mexico to fight drugs
01/01/2014
: Ranked by
NORML
, indicating an anti-legalization stance
Abortion Rights
CON:
05/05/2011
: Prohibit federal funding for abortion
01/22/2008
: Prohibit transporting minors across state lines for abortion
01/04/2013
: No family planning assistance that includes abortion
01/11/2007
: Voted NO on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines
05/31/2011
: Prohibiting forced abortions by UN Population Fund
01/22/2007
: Grant the pre-born equal protection under 14th Amendment
07/29/2010
: Bar funding for abortion under federal Obamacare plans
05/04/2011
: Voted YES on banning federal health coverage that includes abortion
Gay Rights and Gay Marriage
CON:
11/13/2007
: Voted NO on prohibiting job discrimination based on sexual orientation
04/02/2009
: Voted NO on enforcing against anti-gay hate crimes
Repealing ObamaCare
PRO:
11/07/2006
: Supports HSAs; opposes Medicare waste
01/12/2011
: Repeal ObamaCare reporting requirements for small business
10/25/2007
: Voted NO on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility
04/13/2011
: Voted YES on repealing the "Prevention and Public Health" slush fund
04/15/2011
: Voted YES on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts
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
10/29/2009
: Establishment of Office of Health Care Fraud Prevention
01/14/2009
: Voted NO on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program
01/12/2007
: Voted NO on requiring negotiated Rx prices for Medicare part D
01/05/2011
: Repeal the Job-Killing Health Care Law
CON:
07/15/2008
: Voted YES on overriding veto on expansion of Medicare
04/02/2009
: Voted YES on regulating tobacco as a drug
04/11/2013
: Sponsored merging Alzheimers diagnosis and care benefit
Addressing and Fighting Income Inequality
PRO:
06/25/2008
: Voted NO on extending AMT exemptions to avoid hitting middle-income
11/07/2006
: 4-part plan to make Congress live within its means
CON:
05/11/2010
: No European-style VAT (value-added tax)
11/07/2006
: Eliminate marriage penalty & Death Tax
08/12/2010
: Taxpayer Protection Pledge: no new taxes
12/12/2007
: Voted NO on paying for AMT relief by closing offshore business loopholes
01/01/2012
: Supports the Taxpayer Protection Pledge
Building the Keystone XL Pipeline
PRO:
03/03/2011
: Drill the Outer Continental Shelf; & license new nuke plants
05/12/2011
: Voted YES on opening Outer Continental Shelf to oil drilling
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