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(R)
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Treadwell
(R)
AL:
Sessions
(R)
(unopposed)
AR:
Pryor
(D)
vs.
Cotton
(R)
vs.
Swaney
(G)
vs.
LaFrance
(L)
CO:
Udall
(D)
vs.
Gardner
(R)
vs.
Baumgardner
(R)
vs.
Buck
(R)
vs.
Stephens
(R)
vs.
Hill
(R)
DE:
Coons
(D)
vs.
Wade
(R)
GA:
Nunn
(D)
vs.
Perdue
(R)
vs.
Swafford
(L)
vs.
Kingston
(R)
vs.
Handel
(R)
HI:
Schatz
(D)
vs.
Cavasso
(R)
vs.
Hanabusa
(D)
vs.
Pirkowski
(R)
IA:
Braley
(D)
vs.
Ernst
(R)
vs.
Butzier
(L)
vs.
Whitaker
(R)
vs.
Clovis
(R)
ID:
Risch
(R)
vs.
Mitchell
(D)
IL:
Durbin
(D)
vs.
Oberweis
(R)
vs.
Hansen
(L)
vs.
Truax
(R)
KS:
Roberts
(R)
vs.
Taylor
(D)
vs.
Orman
(I)
vs.
Batson
(L)
vs.
Wolf
(R)
KY:
McConnell
(R)
vs.
Grimes
(D)
vs.
Bevin
(R)
LA:
Landrieu
(D)
vs.
Cassidy
(R)
vs.
Maness
(R)
MA:
Markey
(D)
vs.
Herr
(R)
vs.
Skarin
(I)
ME:
Collins
(R)
vs.
D`Amboise
(R)
vs.
Bellows
(D)
MI:
Land
(R)
vs.
Peters
(D)
vs.
Wiedenhoeft
(R)
MN:
Franken
(D)
vs.
McFadden
(R)
vs.
Johnson
(L)
vs.
Abeler
(R)
MS:
Cochran
(R)
vs.
Childers
(D)
vs.
McDaniel
(R)
MT:
Walsh
(D)
vs.
Curtis
(D)
vs.
Daines
(R)
vs.
Rankin
(I)
vs.
Edmunds
(R)
vs.
Bohlinger
(I)
NC:
Hagan
(D)
vs.
Tillis
(R)
vs.
Haugh
(L)
NE:
Sasse
(R)
vs.
Domina
(D)
vs.
Osborn
(R)
NH:
Shaheen
(D)
vs.
Brown
(R)
vs.
Martin
(R)
vs.
Rubens
(R)
vs.
Smith
(R)
vs.
Testerman
(R)
NJ:
Booker
(D)
vs.
Bell
(R)
vs.
Sabrin
(R)
NM:
Udall
(D)
vs.
Weh
(R)
vs.
Clements
(R)
OK-2:
Lankford
(R)
vs.
Johnson
(D)
vs.
Shannon
(R)
OK-6:
Inhofe
(R)
vs.
Silverstein
(D)
OR:
Merkley
(D)
vs.
Wehby
(R)
vs.
Conger
(R)
RI:
Reed
(D)
vs.
Zaccaria
(R)
SC-2:
Scott
(R)
vs.
Dickerson
(D)
vs.
Wade
(D)
SC-6:
Graham
(R)
vs.
Hutto
(D)
vs.
Ravenel
(I)
vs.
Stamper
(D)
vs.
Mace
(R)
vs.
Bright
(R)
SD:
Rounds
(R)
vs.
Weiland
(D)
vs.
Pressler
(I)
vs.
Howie
(I)
TN:
Alexander
(R)
vs.
Ball
(D)
vs.
Carr
(R)
vs.
Adams
(D)
TX:
Cornyn
(R)
vs.
Alameel
(D)
vs.
Sanchez
(G)
vs.
Roland
(L)
VA:<
Warner
(D)
vs.
Gillespie
(R)
vs.
Sarvis
(L)
WV:
Capito
(R)
vs.
Tennant
(D)
vs.
Buckley
(L)
vs.
Lawhorn
(I)
vs.
Raese
(R)
vs.
McGeehan
(R)
WY:
Enzi
(R)
vs.
Hardy
(D)
vs.
Cheney
(R)
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John Cornyn topics and responses
Stimulus Spending to Beat Great Recession
PRO:
07/30/2009
: Voted YES on $192B additional anti-recession stimulus spending
10/17/2008
: Voting for $700B bailout demonstrates leadership
CON:
02/10/2009
: Voted NO on additional $825 billion for economic recovery package
02/04/2013
: Audit the Federal Reserve & its actions on mortgage loans
03/13/2008
: Voted NO on increasing tax rate for people earning over $1 million
01/23/2012
: Disapprove of increasing the debt limit
05/02/2012
: Ranked by
UFCW
, indicating a pro-management voting record
Acknowledging and Addressing Climate Change
CON:
05/15/2007
: Voted NO on factoring global warming into federal project planning
04/01/2009
: Voted YES on requiring full Senate debate and vote on cap-and-trade
05/15/2008
: Voted NO on addressing CO2 emissions without considering India & China
04/06/2011
: Voted YES on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases
04/02/2009
: Voted YES on protecting middle-income taxpayers from a national energy tax
Getting Money Out of Politics
PRO:
05/11/2010
: Require Internet disclosure of all earmarks
02/25/2009
: Military spouses don't lose voting residency while abroad
CON:
03/28/2006
: Voted NO on establishing the Senate Office of Public Integrity
03/29/2006
: Voted YES on allowing some lobbyist gifts to Congress
11/15/2013
: Create anti-Tea Party PACs to counter Super PACs
Saving Elephants, Whales, Dolphins and Lions
CON:
01/13/2012
: Ranked by
HSLF
, indicating an anti-animal welfare voting record
05/08/2013
: Voted NO on protecting ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems
Renewable Energy
CON:
06/17/2008
: Voted NO on tax incentives for energy production and conservation
06/16/2005
: Voted NO on reducing oil usage by 40% by 2025 (instead of 5%)
06/21/2007
: Voted NO on removing oil & gas exploration subsidies
06/10/2003
: Voted NO on targeting 100,000 hydrogen-powered vehicles by 2010
12/31/2006
: Ranked by the
CAF
, indicating opposition to energy independence
Making it Harder to Get a Gun
PRO:
03/02/2004
: Voted NO on banning lawsuits against gun manufacturers for gun violence
CON:
07/29/2005
: Voted YES on prohibiting lawsuits against gun manufacturers
04/14/2013
: Focus on mental illness, not on background checks
04/17/2013
: Voted NO on banning high-capacity magazines of over 10 bullets
12/31/2003
: Ranked by the
NRA
, indicating a pro-gun rights voting record
09/06/2007
: Voted YES on prohibiting foreign & UN aid that restricts US gun ownership
04/02/2009
: Voted YES on allowing firearms in checked baggage on Amtrak trains
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
CON:
06/12/2008
: Improve mental health care benefits for returning veterans
12/31/2003
: Ranked by
SANE
, indicating a pro-military voting record
04/20/2005
: Voted NO on requiring on-budget funding for Iraq, not emergency funding
07/11/2007
: Voted NO on limiting soldiers' deployment to 12 months
Legalizing Marijuana and Industrial Hemp
CON:
07/20/2011
: Legal pot causes similar attitudes to other illegal drugs
Abortion Rights
CON:
12/31/2006
: Ranked by the
NRLC
, indicating a pro-life stance
01/22/2008
: Prohibit transporting minors across state lines for abortion
12/31/2003
: Ranked by
NARAL
, indicating a pro-life voting record
03/25/2004
: Voted YES on criminal penalty for harming unborn fetus during other crime
03/17/2005
: Voted NO on $100M to reduce teen pregnancy by education & contraceptives
04/11/2007
: Voted NO on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines
07/25/2006
: Voted YES on notifying parents of minors who get out-of-state abortions
05/05/2011
: Prohibit federal funding for abortion
03/12/2003
: Voted YES on banning partial birth abortions except for maternal life
03/05/2009
: Voted YES on restricting UN funding for population control policies
12/10/2013
: Endorsed by Texas Right to Life
10/18/2007
: Voted YES on barring HHS grants to organizations that perform abortions
03/13/2008
: Voted YES on prohibiting minors crossing state lines for abortion
03/14/2008
: Voted YES on defining unborn child as eligible for SCHIP
Gay Rights and Gay Marriage
CON:
12/31/2006
: Ranked by the
HRC
, indicating an anti-gay-rights stance
06/07/2006
: Voted YES on constitutional ban of same-sex marriage
Repealing ObamaCare
PRO:
06/26/2003
: Voted NO on $40 billion per year for limited Medicare prescription drug benefit
11/01/2007
: Voted NO on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility
01/29/2009
: Voted NO on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program
12/31/2003
: Ranked by
APHA
, indicating a anti-public health voting record
05/25/2011
: Voted YES on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts
10/17/2008
: Don`t expand CHIP nationally until all Texans are covered
06/20/2002
: Freedom from health care tyranny & more individual choice
02/02/2006
: Voted NO on expanding enrollment period for Medicare Part D
03/13/2008
: Voted YES on means-testing to determine Medicare Part D premium
04/18/2007
: Voted NO on requiring negotiated Rx prices for Medicare part D
11/03/2005
: Voted NO on increasing Medicaid rebate for producing generics
03/17/2005
: Voted NO on negotiating bulk purchases for Medicare prescription drug
02/14/2008
: Voted YES on allowing tribal Indians to opt out of federal healthcare
CON:
07/15/2008
: Voted YES on overriding veto on expansion of Medicare
06/11/2009
: Voted YES on regulating tobacco as a drug
05/08/2006
: Voted YES on limiting medical liability lawsuits to $250,000
Addressing and Fighting Income Inequality
CON:
01/06/2009
: Replace income tax & employment tax with FairTax
03/13/2008
: Voted YES on allowing AMT reduction without budget offset
06/08/2006
: Voted YES on permanently repealing the `death tax`
08/12/2010
: Taxpayer Protection Pledge: no new taxes
02/13/2008
: Voted YES on raising the Death Tax exemption to $5M from $1M
05/23/2003
: Voted YES on $350 billion in tax breaks over 11 years
11/18/2005
: Voted YES on extending the tax cuts on capital gains and dividends
02/02/2006
: Voted YES on retaining reduced taxes on capital gains & dividends
03/23/2007
: Voted YES on repealing the Alternative Minimum Tax
02/02/2006
: Voted NO on $47B for military by repealing capital gains tax cut
08/03/2006
: Voted YES on supporting permanence of estate tax cuts
06/20/2002
: Make Bush tax cuts permanent, kill death tax
03/11/2009
: Keep reduction of capital gains tax
12/31/2006
: Ranked by the
CTJ
, indicating opposition to progressive taxation
12/31/2003
: Ranked by
NTU
, indicating a "Taxpayer's Friend" on tax votes
01/01/2012
: Supports the Taxpayer Protection Pledge
03/21/2007
: Voted YES on raising estate tax exemption to $5 million
Building the Keystone XL Pipeline
PRO:
11/03/2005
: Voted NO on disallowing an oil leasing program in Alaska's ANWR
06/26/2013
: Let states lease energy rights on federal lands
03/16/2005
: Voted NO on banning drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
06/26/2008
: Open the Outer Continental Shelf for oil & gas leasing
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