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AK:
Begich
(D)
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Sullivan
(R)
vs.
Miller
(R)
vs.
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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Kirsten Gillibrand topics and responses
Stimulus Spending to Beat Great Recession
PRO:
05/02/2012
: Ranked by
UFCW
, indicating an anti-management/pro-labor record
07/30/2009
: Voted YES on $192B additional anti-recession stimulus spending
11/19/2013
: Raise the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour by 2016
09/26/2008
: Voted YES on $60B stimulus package for jobs, infrastructure, & energy
03/22/2012
: Expand lending caps for credit unions to small business
02/10/2009
: Voted YES on additional $825 billion for economic recovery package
01/22/2013
: Strengthen infrastructure, including rail, dams, & Internet
Acknowledging and Addressing Climate Change
PRO:
04/06/2011
: Voted NO on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases
04/01/2009
: Voted NO on requiring full Senate debate and vote on cap-and-trade
04/02/2009
: Voted NO on protecting middle-income taxpayers from a national energy tax
Getting Money Out of Politics
PRO:
01/06/2009
: Repeal automatic Congressional pay raises
05/24/2007
: Voted YES on requiring lobbyist disclosure of bundled donations
05/11/2010
: Require Internet disclosure of all earmarks
01/23/2009
: Sunlight Report: lobbyist meetings & earmarks on website
02/25/2013
: Matching fund for small donors, with debate requirements
07/10/2012
: Require full disclosure of independent campaign expenditures
07/12/2001
: Supports Shays-Meehan Campaign Finance Reform
11/07/2006
: No lobbyist gifts
Saving Elephants, Whales, Dolphins and Lions
PRO:
02/28/2011
: Regulate all dog breeders down to kennels of 50 dogs
04/13/2011
: Prohibit invasive research on great apes
01/09/2009
: Fund projects for international conservation of cranes
05/08/2013
: Voted YES on protecting ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems
01/13/2012
: Ranked by
HSLF
, indicating a pro-animal welfare voting record
Renewable Energy
PRO:
11/07/2006
: Raise CAFE; plus alternative energy R&D
01/18/2007
: Voted YES on removing oil & gas exploration subsidies
08/04/2007
: Voted YES on investing in homegrown biofuel
09/26/2008
: Voted YES on tax credits for renewable electricity, with PAYGO offsets
02/12/2008
: Voted YES on tax incentives for renewable energy
03/15/2011
: $5 billion in tax credits for alternative energy projects
CON:
07/10/2001
: Balance fossil fuels and viable renewable energy
Making it Harder to Get a Gun
PRO:
05/07/2009
: Close the Gun Show Loophole; restrict show sales
04/02/2009
: Voted NO on allowing firearms in checked baggage on Amtrak trains
10/16/2010
: Shifted to left because "I fight for my constituents"
08/11/2010
: Ranked by the
NRA
, indicating a pro-gun control voting record
04/17/2013
: Voted YES on banning high-capacity magazines of over 10 bullets
01/22/2013
: Ban large-capacity ammunition
CON:
03/27/2007
: Ban gun registration & trigger lock law in Washington DC
01/23/2009
: Earned high rating from the National Rifle Association
GMOs and Food Labeling
PRO:
04/24/2013
: Require labeling genetically engineered food
CON:
09/21/2011
: Allow longer than 10 years to rebuild depleted fisheries
Cutting the US Military Budget
PRO:
03/15/2007
: Voted YES on restricting no-bid defense contracts
CON:
10/17/2012
: No across-the-board budget cuts to anti-terrorism
12/19/2007
: Extend reserve retirement pay parity back to 9/11
Abortion Rights
PRO:
03/05/2009
: Voted NO on restricting UN funding for population control policies
11/13/2013
: Ban anti-abortion limitations on abortion services
01/06/2009
: Focus on preventing pregnancy, plus emergency contraception
01/23/2009
: Financially supported by Emily's List
08/11/2010
:
Supports
both federal abortion funding & judicial activism
07/26/2011
: Require pharmacies to fulfill contraceptive prescriptions
02/05/2007
: Ensure access to and funding for contraception
06/16/2011
: Sponsored bill allowing military abortions in cases of rape
03/05/2012
: Require coverage of contraception, even church employees
10/17/2012
: Let women make life-and-death decision about own body
01/11/2007
: Voted YES on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines
12/17/2009
: Emergency contraception at all military health facilities
09/01/2010
: Endorsed by EMILY's list for pro-choice Democratic women
03/17/2009
: Teach teens about both abstinence & contraception
Gay Rights and Gay Marriage
PRO:
06/04/2013
: Enforce against anti-gay discrimination in public schools
03/03/2010
: Repeal Don't-Ask-Don't-Tell, and reinstate discharged gays
06/24/2009
: ENDA: prohibit employment discrimination for gays
03/10/2011
: Prohibit sexual-identity discrimination at schools
08/11/2010
:
Opposes
Amendment to prevent same sex marriage
11/13/2007
: Voted YES on prohibiting job discrimination based on sexual orientation
01/23/2009
: Supports gay marriage
Repealing ObamaCare
CON:
06/03/2009
: Sponsored bill providing for autism treatment under TRICARE
01/29/2009
: Voted YES on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program
10/25/2007
: Voted YES on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility
03/05/2008
: Voted YES on giving mental health full equity with physical health
07/15/2008
: Voted YES on overriding veto on expansion of Medicare
01/12/2007
: Voted YES on requiring negotiated Rx prices for Medicare part D
01/23/2008
: Voted YES on Veto override: Extend SCHIP to cover 6M more kids
11/07/2006
: Medicare for all; allow drug reimportation
12/05/2000
: Better and immediate funding for Medicare & Medicaid
05/25/2011
: Voted NO on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts
01/14/2009
: Voted YES on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program
06/11/2009
: Voted YES on regulating tobacco as a drug
04/11/2013
: Merge Alzheimers diagnosis and care benefit
Addressing and Fighting Income Inequality
PRO:
08/11/2010
:
Supports
more federal taxes & keeping marriage penalty
12/12/2007
: Voted YES on paying for AMT relief by closing offshore business loopholes
CON:
06/25/2008
: Voted YES on extending AMT exemptions to avoid hitting middle-income
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