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John McCain on Abortion
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Click here for 39 full quotes on Abortion
OR 2 older headlines
OR other political leaders on Abortion.
- Defund Planned Parenthood. (Oct 2016)
- I’ve never imposed a litmus test on Supreme Court nominees. (Oct 2008)
- Obama voted no on partial-birth ban & born-alive treatment. (Oct 2008)
- 2000: Pro-lifers attack McCain since CFR limits their power. (Mar 2008)
- Intentionally fuzzy on abortion; wants no litmus test. (Mar 2008)
- Pro-life and an advocate for the Rights of Man everywhere. (Feb 2008)
- GovWatch: 1999: Don’t force women to have illegal operations. (Feb 2008)
- 1999: Repealing Roe forces dangerous illegal abortions. (Oct 2007)
- Abortion issue shows what kind of country we are. (Aug 2007)
- Concerned if women undergo illegal dangerous operations. (May 2007)
- Supports federal funding of embryonic stem cell research. (May 2007)
- Prosecute abortion doctors, not women who get them. (Jan 2000)
- “Family Conference” if daughter wanted an abortion. (Jan 2000)
- Abortion OK if raped; and no testing for rape. (Jan 2000)
- Supports fetal tissue research; against over-intensity. (Jan 2000)
- Overturn Roe v. Wade, but keep incest & rape exceptions. (Jan 2000)
- Support adoption & foster care; work together on abortion. (Oct 1999)
- Wants Roe vs. Wade made irrelevant, but would not repeal it. (Aug 1999)
- Opposes partial-birth abortions & public financing. (Aug 1999)
- Nominate justices based on experience, and values. (Jun 1999)
- Restrict abortions; no partial-birth; no public funding. (Jul 1998)
Voting Record
- Supports repealing Roe v. Wade. (May 2007)
- Voted YES on restricting UN funding for population control policies. (Mar 2009)
- Voted YES on defining unborn child as eligible for SCHIP. (Mar 2008)
- Voted YES on barring HHS grants to organizations that perform abortions. (Oct 2007)
- Voted YES on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines. (Apr 2007)
- Voted YES on notifying parents of minors who get out-of-state abortions. (Jul 2006)
- Voted NO on $100M to reduce teen pregnancy by education & contraceptives. (Mar 2005)
- Voted YES on criminal penalty for harming unborn fetus during other crime. (Mar 2004)
- Voted YES on banning partial birth abortions except for maternal life. (Mar 2003)
- Voted YES on maintaining ban on Military Base Abortions. (Jun 2000)
- Voted YES on banning human cloning. (Feb 1998)
- Rated 0% by NARAL, indicating a pro-life voting record. (Dec 2003)
- Expand embryonic stem cell research. (Jun 2004)
- Rated 75% by the NRLC, indicating a mixed record on abortion. (Dec 2006)
- Prohibit transporting minors across state lines for abortion. (Jan 2008)
- Opposes public funding for abortion services. (Nov 2016)
- Supports parental notification for abortions by minors. (Nov 2016)
- Supports judges who strictly interpret Constitution. (Nov 2016)
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John McCain on Budget & Economy
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Click here for 65 full quotes on Budget & Economy
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- Pushed GOP platform to adopt Glass-Steagall. (Apr 2017)
- Obama's new spending is committing generational theft. (Nov 2010)
- Proposed firing SEC chairman for 2008 economic crisis. (Jan 2010)
- We’ve laid a $10 trillion debt on our young people. (Oct 2008)
- Energy independence & tax cuts for all. (Oct 2008)
- Stabilize mortgage industry so people stay in their homes. (Oct 2008)
- Cut down on earmarks & establish priorities. (Oct 2008)
- I have fought against excessive spending my entire career. (Sep 2008)
- Can’t pass trillions of dollars of debt to our children. (Jul 2008)
- GovWatch: Specified cuts are $10B, not $100B. (May 2008)
- 1980s Keating Five: biggest financial scandal in US history. (Mar 2008)
- Things are tough now, but we’re better off than in 2000. (Jan 2008)
- May have to go further to fix the subprime lending situation. (Jan 2008)
- Recession is partly psychological and not inevitable. (Jan 2008)
- I’m well-versed in economics; I was at the Reagan Revolution. (Jan 2008)
- FactCheck: Said--then denied--he needed economics education. (Jan 2008)
- Will be able to reduce war costs & have a stable Middle East. (Jan 2008)
- Reform insurance to cover violent weather patterns. (Jan 2008)
- To avoid recession, stop out-of-control spending. (Jan 2008)
- Loss of economic strength leads to losing military strength. (Dec 2007)
- Republicans have forgotten how to control spending. (Nov 2007)
- AdWatch: Outrageous to spend $233M for bridge to nowhere. (Nov 2007)
- FactCheck:Bridge-to-Nowhere never built; would serve 200,000. (Nov 2007)
- FactCheck: Criticized “Woodstock museum,” but skipped vote. (Nov 2007)
- Congress spends money like a drunken sailor. (May 2007)
- Consistent conservative voting on free-market principles. (Sep 2000)
- FactCheck: Obama’s new programs cost $286B; McCain’s $211B. (Oct 2008)
- Use veto power to reduce government spending. (Jan 2000)
- Distribute surplus: 23% tax cuts; 62% Social Security. (Jan 2000)
- $9B of pork in current budget bills; cut subsidies. (Oct 1999)
- For Balanced Budget Amend., & off-budget Social Security. (Jul 1999)
- List of budgetary spending priorities. (Jul 1998)
- Supports Balanced Budget Amendment. (Jul 1998)
- Apply surplus to Social Security, Medicare, tax cuts & debt. (Jul 1998)
Financial Bailout
- OpEd: Financial crisis gave best chance for 2008 comeback. (Nov 2010)
- OpEd: could have single-handedly killed the bailout. (Aug 2010)
- 2008 financial bailout bill: GOP gets blamed if it fails. (Jan 2010)
- Suspended campaign to call Sep. 2008 economic summit. (Jan 2010)
- Americans are innocent victims of Wall Street greed. (Oct 2008)
- $300B to buy up home mortgages; put a floor under it. (Oct 2008)
- FactCheck: $300B mortgage plan shifts burden to taxpayers. (Oct 2008)
- FactCheck: Yes, “fundamentals are strong” but “threatened”. (Oct 2008)
- Buy up bad mortgages so people can stay in homes. (Oct 2008)
- I suspended my campaign to help resolve financial crisis. (Oct 2008)
- FactCheck: Rescue package already has mortgage renegotiation. (Oct 2008)
- Have no doubt about the magnitude of financial crisis. (Sep 2008)
- Recoup financial bailout cost by cutting spending. (Sep 2008)
- Freeze on everything but Defense, Veterans & entitlements. (Sep 2008)
- These are tough times; we need changes; so keep taxes low. (Aug 2008)
- Bailing out Bear Stearns necessary to protect economy. (Apr 2008)
- Key is to not to bail out homeowners who speculated. (Apr 2008)
- Impose some fiscal discipline to revive the economy. (Jan 2008)
Voting Record
- Veto all pork-barrel bills and announce pork spenders. (May 2007)
- Voted NO on $192B additional anti-recession stimulus spending. (Jul 2009)
- Voted YES on modifying bankruptcy rules to avoid mortgage foreclosures. (May 2009)
- Voted NO on additional $825 billion for economic recovery package. (Feb 2009)
- Voted YES on $40B in reduced federal overall spending. (Dec 2005)
- Voted NO on prioritizing national debt reduction below tax cuts. (Apr 2000)
- Voted YES on 1998 GOP budget. (May 1997)
- Voted YES on Balanced-budget constitutional amendment. (Mar 1997)
- Balanced Budget Amendment with 3/5 vote to override. (Jan 2009)
- Disapprove of increasing the debt limit. (Jan 2012)
- Supports constitutional amendment for balanced budget. (Nov 2016)
- Maintain & enforce existing spending caps in the future. (Sep 1998)
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John McCain on Civil Rights
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Click here for 50 full quotes on Civil Rights
OR 3 older headlines
OR other political leaders on Civil Rights.
- 2008 concession: Obama helps country heal racial wounds. (Nov 2008)
- Equal pay for equal work case was a trial lawyer’s dream. (Oct 2008)
- FactCheck: Pay discrimination still subject to time limits. (Oct 2008)
- Supports CA Prop. 8: one-man-one-woman marriage. (Jul 2008)
- Voted against MLK holiday in 1983; now calls that a mistake. (Apr 2008)
- Supported CA Prop. 209, canceling affirmative action quotas. (Mar 2008)
- Pro-Confederacy activist continues as top S.C. adviser. (Mar 2008)
- Private ceremonies fine, but no gay marriage. (Oct 2007)
- Praised immigrants who join army to advance citizenship. (Oct 2007)
- Don’t ask, don’t tell is working; don’t tamper with it. (Jun 2007)
- Confederate flag on top of capitol was wrong; in front is ok. (May 2007)
- Leave gay marriage to the states. (Jan 2007)
- John Lewis was as courageous as anyone could ever hope to be. (Apr 2004)
- Fear did not restrain Dr. King to resist repression. (Apr 2004)
- 1994: No Senate hiring discrimination by sexual orientation. (Jan 2004)
- 1987: 1st Senate committee was Indian affairs, crucial to AZ. (Sep 2000)
- Support evangelism but don’t pander to evangelical leaders. (Feb 2000)
- Inter-racial dating ban is idiotic and cruel. (Feb 2000)
- Career-long history of supporting Indian causes. (Jan 2000)
- Ten Commandments would bring virtue to our schools. (Jan 2000)
- Confederate flag is a “symbol of heritage”. (Jan 2000)
- Allow, but not mandate, school prayer. (Jan 2000)
- Would be “comfortable” with a gay president. (Dec 1999)
- Flying Confederate flag should be left to states. (Sep 1999)
- 1st Amend. not a shield for hate groups. (Aug 1999)
- Indian gambling OK; lottery is not. (Aug 1999)
- Hollywood should voluntarily self-censor sex and violence. (Jul 1999)
- Supports Amendment against flag-burning. (Apr 1999)
- We don’t need laws against Spanish language & culture. (Mar 1999)
- Affirmative action OK for specific programs, but no quotas. (Jul 1998)
Voting Record
- Ban on same-sex marriage is unRepublican; leave it to states. (Nov 2006)
- Voted YES on reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act. (Feb 2013)
- Voted YES on recommending Constitutional ban on flag desecration. (Jun 2006)
- Voted NO on constitutional ban of same-sex marriage. (Jun 2006)
- Voted NO on adding sexual orientation to definition of hate crimes. (Jun 2002)
- Voted YES on loosening restrictions on cell phone wiretapping. (Oct 2001)
- Voted NO on expanding hate crimes to include sexual orientation. (Jun 2000)
- Voted YES on setting aside 10% of highway funds for minorities & women. (Mar 1998)
- Voted NO on ending special funding for minority & women-owned business. (Oct 1997)
- Voted YES on prohibiting same-sex marriage. (Sep 1996)
- Voted NO on prohibiting job discrimination by sexual orientation. (Sep 1996)
- Voted YES on Amendment to prohibit flag burning. (Dec 1995)
- Voted YES on banning affirmative action hiring with federal funds. (Jul 1995)
- Supports anti-flag desecration amendment. (Mar 2001)
- Require 90 day delay for compliance before ADA lawsuits. (May 2002)
- Limit interstate class-action lawsuits to federal courts . (May 2002)
- Rated 0% by the ACLU, indicating an anti-civil rights voting record. (Dec 2002)
- Rated 33% by the HRC, indicating a mixed record on gay rights. (Dec 2006)
- Rated 7% by the NAACP, indicating an anti-affirmative-action stance. (Dec 2006)
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John McCain on Corporations
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Click here for 14 full quotes on Corporations
OR other political leaders on Corporations.
- Businesses need a stable and predictable tax policy. (Aug 2009)
- Cut taxes for small business so they can thrive. (Oct 2008)
- Warned about corporate greed & excess; supports bailout. (Sep 2008)
- Need stricter interpretation and consolidation of regulators. (Sep 2008)
- Government should be on businesses’ side, not in their way. (Jun 2008)
- More deductible expensing of equipment investments. (Feb 2008)
- Cut corporate income taxes to keep jobs here. (Jan 2008)
- People worry about corporations unduly influencing elections. (Sep 2007)
- Skilled chair of Senate Commerce Committee since 1997. (Sep 2000)
- Voted NO on repealing tax subsidy for companies which move US jobs offshore. (Mar 2005)
- Voted YES on reforming bankruptcy to include means-testing & restrictions. (Mar 2005)
- Voted YES on restricting rules on personal bankruptcy. (Jul 2001)
- Rated 61% by the US COC, indicating a mixed business voting record. (Dec 2003)
- Rated 17% by UFCW, indicating a pro-management voting record. (May 2012)
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John McCain on Crime
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Click here for 18 full quotes on Crime
OR other political leaders on Crime.
- Judges have limited scope under the Constitution. (Nov 2006)
- More death penalty; stricter sentencing. (Jan 2000)
- More community policing; enough hate crime laws. (Jan 2000)
- Prosecute youths as adults, but separately; explore sources. (Jan 2000)
- Urges hearings on how FBI can deter Hate Crimes. (Aug 1999)
- 1st Amend. not a shield for hate groups. (Aug 1999)
- Pro-death penalty; more prisons; increased penalties. (Jul 1998)
- Voted YES on limiting death penalty appeals. (Apr 1996)
- Voted YES on limiting product liability punitive damage awards. (Mar 1996)
- Voted NO on restricting class-action lawsuits. (Dec 1995)
- Voted YES on repealing federal speed limits. (Jun 1995)
- Voted YES on mandatory prison terms for crimes involving firearms. (May 1994)
- Voted YES on rejecting racial statistics in death penalty appeals. (May 1994)
- Rated 29% by CURE, indicating anti-rehabilitation crime votes. (Dec 2000)
- Death penalty for killing police officers. (Oct 2015)
- Rated 45% by the NAPO, indicating a police-the-police stance. (Dec 2014)
- Establish an FBI registry of sexual offendors. (Oct 1996)
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John McCain on Drugs
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Click here for 16 full quotes on Drugs
OR other political leaders on Drugs.
- Recuses from alcohol votes because wife owns Anheiser-Busch. (Mar 2008)
- 1994: Wife Cindy accused of prescription drug abuse. (Sep 2007)
- Mexico should extradite drug dealers to the US. (Mar 2007)
- Administration is AWOL on the war on drugs. (Mar 2000)
- Public/private partnerships for drug treatment. (Jan 2000)
- Prevention & education apply to alcohol as well as marijuana. (Oct 1999)
- We’re losing drug war - just say no. (Oct 1999)
- $1B for detection equipment for more border interdiction. (Mar 1999)
- Mexico: balancing act between free trade & stopping drugs. (Mar 1999)
- Restrict methadone treatment programs. (Feb 1999)
- Stricter penalties; stricter enforcement. (Jul 1998)
- Voted YES on spending international development funds on drug control. (Jul 1996)
- Sponsored bill on drug testing for major league sports. (May 2005)
- Sponsored bill for grants to Indian tribes to fight meth. (Dec 2006)
- Rated C by NORML, indicating a mixed record on drug reform. (Nov 2016)
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John McCain on Education
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Click here for 59 full quotes on Education
OR 3 older headlines
OR other political leaders on Education.
- Achieved equality in schools; but failing schools don’t help. (Oct 2008)
- I want schools to answer to parents and students. (Sep 2008)
- Pay bonuses to teachers in the most troubled schools. (Jul 2008)
- Target funding to recruit top graduates as teachers. (Jul 2008)
- Direct $750 million to build virtual schools. (Jul 2008)
- Give parents easier access to obtain help for their children. (Jul 2008)
- Shake up failed school bureaucracies with competition. (Jun 2008)
- View has evolved on intelligent design vs. evolution. (Mar 2008)
- Endorses teaching intelligent design in schools. (Oct 2007)
- Teaching creationism should be decided by school districts. (Jun 2007)
- Believes in evolution, but sees the hand of God in nature. (May 2007)
- Against nationally imposed standards & funding strings. (Feb 2000)
- Teach virtues in all schools. (Dec 1999)
- Enlist retirees for tutoring. (Nov 1999)
- Good teachers should earn more than bad lawyers. (Oct 1999)
- Decisions on teaching evolution should be made locally. (Aug 1999)
- Help unqualified teachers find other lines of work. (Jul 1999)
- Supports tax-free savings accounts for education expenses. (Jul 1999)
- Supports “Reading Excellence”; and rewarding good schools. (Jul 1999)
- Supports at-risk programs; homeless ed.; anti-drop-out ed. (Jul 1999)
- Internet access, with filters, at every school & library. (Jun 1999)
- Merit pay & competency testing for teachers. (Jun 1999)
- Ed-ACT Bill: college plans; language proficiency. (May 1999)
School Choice
- Vouchers in DC work; parents wait in line for them. (Oct 2008)
- Vouchers and school choice for all. (Jul 2008)
- Offer more choices to those who wish to become teachers. (Jul 2008)
- Place parents & children at the center of education. (Feb 2008)
- We need more choice and competition in education. (Dec 2007)
- Charters, homeschooling, & vouchers are key to success. (Dec 2007)
- Local charters are the best Arizona schools. (Mar 2000)
- Let states decide if they link vouchers to student testing. (Feb 2000)
- Use sugar, oil, and ethanol subsidies to finance vouchers. (Jan 2000)
- Tax breaks for charters - not from public school funds. (Dec 1999)
- Vouchers & charters will improve our school system. (Oct 1999)
- Nationwide test of school vouchers. (Sep 1999)
- $5B program for 3-year test of school vouchers. (Jul 1999)
- Tax-funded vouchers for private schools or charter schools. (Jun 1999)
- Shift policy-making from bureaucrats to parents. (May 1999)
- Vouchers needed where teachers fail. (May 1999)
- Vouchers for any schools; more charter schools. (Jul 1998)
Voting Record
- Unrestricted block grants--let states decide spending. (Feb 2000)
- Voted NO on $52M for "21st century community learning centers". (Oct 2005)
- Voted NO on $5B for grants to local educational agencies. (Oct 2005)
- Voted NO on shifting $11B from corporate tax loopholes to education. (Mar 2005)
- Voted NO on funding smaller classes instead of private tutors. (May 2001)
- Voted NO on funding student testing instead of private tutors. (May 2001)
- Voted NO on spending $448B of tax cut on education & debt reduction. (Apr 2001)
- Voted YES on declaring memorial prayers and religious symbols OK at schools. (May 1999)
- Voted YES on allowing more flexibility in federal school rules. (Mar 1999)
- Voted YES on education savings accounts. (Jun 1998)
- Voted YES on school vouchers in DC. (Sep 1997)
- Voted YES on $75M for abstinence education. (Jul 1996)
- Voted YES on requiring schools to allow voluntary prayer. (Jul 1994)
- Voted NO on national education standards. (Feb 1994)
- Focus educational resources to help those with greatest need. (Jul 2001)
- Require state standards, regular assessments, and sanctions. (Jul 2001)
- Support Ed-Flex: more flexibility if more accountable. (Jul 2001)
- Rated 45% by the NEA, indicating a mixed record on public education. (Dec 2003)
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John McCain on Energy & Oil
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- FactCheck: Pushed cap-and-trade bill in 2009, but not since. (Feb 2013)
- FactCheck: No, Obama voted for $300M oil tax INCREASE. (Oct 2008)
- FactCheck: Obama not opposed to nuclear energy; just Yucca. (Sep 2008)
- GovWatch: Build 45 new nuclear power plants by 2030. (Jun 2008)
- GovWatch: Gas tax cut goes to oil companies, not consumers. (Jun 2008)
- Ethanol subsidy OK at $40/bbl oil; opposed it at $60/bbl. (Mar 2008)
- Public pressure on oil industry to invest in alternatives. (Oct 2007)
- Supports ethanol but opposes subsidies for it. (Oct 2007)
- Reinvest oil profits in nuclear power. (Jun 2007)
- Ethanol made no sense in ‘05 but with $60/bbl it makes sense. (May 2007)
- Supports alternative fuels, emission controls, & CWA. (Jul 1998)
Energy Independence
- Energy independence will create millions of jobs. (Oct 2008)
- Use alternative energy, including nuclear, coal, gas, solar. (Oct 2008)
- All of the above: nuclear, wind, tide, solar, gas, coal. (Oct 2008)
- Offshore drilling & nuke power instead of $700B to enemies. (Sep 2008)
- FactCheck: Voted against new investments in renewable energy. (Sep 2008)
- FactCheck: US sends $357B to hostile countries, not $700B. (Sep 2008)
- Attack the energy problem on every front. (Sep 2008)
- Job creation program with alternate energy & nuclear power. (Aug 2008)
- Address both the supply and demand sides of imported oil. (Jun 2008)
- Lexington Project: invest to achieve energy security. (Jun 2008)
- AdWatch: Obama is the “Dr. No” of energy security. (Jun 2008)
- GovWatch: No, Obama supported $150B in energy innovation. (Jun 2008)
- End moratorium on offshore oil drilling. (Jun 2008)
- GovWatch: Favors wind & solar in ad; favors nuclear in bills. (Jun 2008)
- GovWatch: 2003: Ethanol doesn’t increase energy independence. (Feb 2008)
- End reliance on petro-dictators with market-based reform. (Feb 2008)
- FactCheck: Oil independence will take 25 years, not 5 years. (Dec 2007)
Global Warming
- Dramatic Arctic changes might be man-made; might be natural. (Oct 2016)
- The snows of Kilimanjaro may soon exist only in literature. (Feb 2012)
- Nuclear power is the best way to fix climate change. (Oct 2008)
- AdWatch: Realistic climate plan that clashes with GOP. (Jun 2008)
- Be more active in addressing the issue of climate change. (Jan 2008)
- In favor of cap-and-trade. (Jan 2008)
- Climate change is real and must be addressed. (Dec 2007)
- Climate change is real; nuclear power is solution. (Oct 2007)
- Led delegation with Hillary, to see effects of polar warming. (Sep 2007)
- FactCheck: nuclear plants do emit no GHGs, but do have waste. (Jun 2007)
- Utility lobbyists influence White House climate policy. (Sep 2006)
- 2000: Held hearings on mounting evidence of climate change. (Jan 2004)
- 2000: Criticized Bush’s withdrawal from the Kyoto Treaty. (Jan 2004)
- Energy 2001: 1st Republican to sign onto reducing GHGS. (May 2002)
- Strength Clean Air & Water Acts; but not Kyoto. (Jan 2000)
Voting Record
- GovWatch: Yes, his cap-and-trade bill is mandatory. (Jun 2008)
- Voted YES on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases. (Apr 2011)
- Voted YES on protecting middle-income taxpayers from a national energy tax. (Apr 2009)
- Voted YES on requiring full Senate debate and vote on cap-and-trade. (Apr 2009)
- Voted YES on disallowing an oil leasing program in Alaska's ANWR. (Nov 2005)
- Voted NO on $3.1B for emergency oil assistance for hurricane-hit areas. (Oct 2005)
- Voted NO on reducing oil usage by 40% by 2025 (instead of 5%). (Jun 2005)
- Voted YES on banning drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. (Mar 2005)
- Voted NO on Bush Administration Energy Policy. (Jul 2003)
- Voted YES on targeting 100,000 hydrogen-powered vehicles by 2010. (Jun 2003)
- Voted YES on removing consideration of drilling ANWR from budget bill. (Mar 2003)
- Voted NO on drilling ANWR on national security grounds. (Apr 2002)
- Voted NO on terminating CAFE standards within 15 months. (Mar 2002)
- Voted YES on preserving budget for ANWR oil drilling. (Apr 2000)
- Voted YES on defunding renewable and solar energy. (Jun 1999)
- Voted YES on approving a nuclear waste repository. (Apr 1997)
- Voted NO on do not require ethanol in gasoline. (Aug 1994)
- Sponsored bill for greenhouse gas tradeable allowances. (Feb 2005)
- Rated 17% by the CAF, indicating opposition to energy independence. (Dec 2006)
- Gas tax holiday for the summer. (Apr 2008)
- Supports immediate reductions in greenhouse gases. (Sep 1998)
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John McCain on Environment
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- Attacked ethanol subsidies in Iowa, to ne heard in N.H. (Mar 2010)
- Create green jobs to help economy & environment. (Oct 2008)
- GovWatch: Voted for one Congressional Katrina investigation. (Jun 2008)
- Support much tougher regulations on emission requirements. (Jan 2008)
- FactCheck: Criticized $3M “bear DNA” study, but voted for it. (Nov 2007)
- Economic & environmental interests not mutually exclusive. (Sep 2007)
- Scored 40% on Humane Society Scorecard on animal protection. (Jan 2007)
- 1996: Put 3.5B acres of land into wilderness protection. (Jan 2004)
- Preserving wilderness among proudest achievements. (Sep 2002)
- 1980s: 1st House committee was water rights, crucial to AZ. (Sep 2000)
- Preserve and help our National Parks. (Jan 2000)
- Repeal ban on new roads in wilderness due to bad process. (Dec 1999)
- Use park visitor fees for park development bonds. (Dec 1999)
- Preserve natural resources for future. (Jul 1999)
- Voted YES on protecting ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems. (May 2013)
- Voted NO on $2 billion more for Cash for Clunkers program. (Aug 2009)
- Voted YES on including oil & gas smokestacks in mercury regulations. (Sep 2005)
- Voted YES on confirming Gale Norton as Secretary of Interior. (Jan 2001)
- Voted YES on transportation demo projects. (Mar 1998)
- Voted NO on reducing funds for road-building in National Forests. (Sep 1997)
- Voted NO on continuing desert protection in California. (Oct 1994)
- Voted YES on requiring EPA risk assessments. (May 1994)
- End commercial whaling and illegal trade in whale meat. (Jun 2001)
- Supports grants for brownfields remediation. (May 2002)
- Make EPA into a Cabinet department. (May 2002)
- Rated 53% by the LCV, indicating a mixed record on environment. (Dec 2003)
- EPA must do better on mercury clean-up. (Apr 2004)
- Rated 20% by HSLF, indicating an anti-animal welfare voting record. (Jan 2012)
- Loosen restrictions on predator control in Alaska. (Mar 2017)
- Focus on results, not regulation. (Sep 1998)
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John McCain on Families & Children
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- Adopted daughter from Mother Teresa's Bangladesh orphanage. (Mar 2010)
- Supports flex-time & unpaid family leave. (Nov 2004)
- Unfiltered Internet robs our children of their innocence. (Dec 1999)
- Parents should be active in media kids are exposed to. (Jul 1999)
- Label violent media products like we label cigarettes. (Jun 1999)
- Media Responsibility Act requires video & music labeling. (Jun 1999)
- Violence in media caused Littleton shootings. (Apr 1999)
- Voted YES on killing restrictions on violent videos to minors. (May 1999)
- Rated 83% by the Christian Coalition: a pro-Family-Value voting record. (Dec 2003)
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John McCain on Foreign Policy
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- Mistake to ban immigrants from Iraq; they're our allies. (Mar 2017)
- Russian election tampering could destroy democracy. (Feb 2017)
- Create League of Democracies, instead of UN with dictators. (Nov 2010)
- Preconditions required for talks with rogue states. (Sep 2008)
- I’m prepared for the dangerous threats in this world. (Sep 2008)
- No circumstances where president can disregard treaties. (Dec 2007)
- Maintain Cuban embargo; indict Castro. (Dec 2007)
- We need bigger army for more militaristic foreign policy. (Oct 2007)
- Somalia: alleviating starvation OK; nation-building not. (Oct 2007)
- 1994: Led opposition to Haiti intervention. (Sep 2007)
- We have good reason to expect solidarity of our allies. (Aug 2004)
- 2000: Internationalist vision with populist caution. (Sep 2000)
- Sit down with any leader, but only with pre-conditions. (Sep 2008)
- Overthrow “rogue” governments to keep Americans safe. (Feb 2000)
- Our conscience influences US intervention, as in Rwanda. (Feb 2000)
- Africa: Money for AIDS would be lost to corruption. (Jan 2000)
- Cuba: No diplomatic and trade relations. (Jul 1998)
Asia
- 1994: Worked with John Kerry to normalize Vietnam relations. (Mar 2008)
- 1970s: Vietnam justified because of Domino Theory. (Oct 2007)
- Suu Kyi and the people of Burma will rule themselves someday. (Apr 2004)
- Support the One-China policy, don’t weaken it. (Mar 2000)
- $1M political donations by Chinese Army should not be legal. (Jan 2000)
- China: Advocate for political reforms, and guard Taiwan. (Jun 1999)
- Inaction on spying led to Chinese nuclear improvement. (May 1999)
- Urge Japan to open economy to ensure Asian recovery. (May 1999)
- Korea: ease starvation, but avoid war during death throes. (Apr 1999)
- Engage with China as they become a great power. (Apr 1999)
Mideast
- Nuclear Iran is an existential threat to Israel. (Sep 2008)
- Situation in Pakistan very serious, but not nuclear threat. (Oct 2007)
- 1983: Called for rapid withdrawal of Marines from Lebanon. (Sep 2007)
- Naive to exclude nukes; naive to exclude attacking Pakistan. (Aug 2007)
Russia
- 2001: Publicly rebuke Uzbekistan for human rights violations. (Feb 2011)
- Ukraine now in Putin’s sights; penalize Russian aggression. (Oct 2008)
- Russian aggression in Georgia is wrong; I see KGB in Putin. (Sep 2008)
- FactCheck: Obama sought restraint in Georgia; so did Bush. (Sep 2008)
- Concern over Chechnya spreads to Caucasus oil reserves. (Jan 2000)
- Russia: Sanctions until Putin exits Chechnya. (Jan 2000)
- IMF’s Russia policies bad, but agency is OK. (Oct 1999)
Voting Record
- Pay dues to UN after UN reforms. (Jul 1998)
- Voted YES on cooperating with India as a nuclear power. (Oct 2008)
- Voted NO on killing a bill for trade sanctions if China sells weapons. (Sep 2000)
- Voted YES on capping foreign aid at only $12.7 billion. (Oct 1999)
- Voted YES on limiting the President's power to impose economic sanctions. (Jul 1998)
- Voted NO on limiting NATO expansion to only Poland, Hungary & Czech. (Apr 1998)
- Voted YES on $17.9 billion to IMF. (Mar 1998)
- Voted YES on Strengthening of the trade embargo against Cuba. (Mar 1996)
- Voted YES on ending Vietnam embargo. (Jan 1994)
- Sponsored bill suspending Russia's participation in the G-8. (Feb 2005)
- Libyan disarmament was a CIA success story. (Mar 2005)
- Impose sanctions and an import ban on Burma. (Oct 2007)
- Rated +1 by AAI, indicating a mixed Arab/Palestine voting record. (May 2012)
- Supports standing with the nation of israel. (Nov 2016)
- Two-state solution despite Israeli settlements on West Bank. (Jan 2017)
- Urge Venezuela to re-open dissident radio & TV stations. (May 2007)
- Call for Burma's junta to release political prisoners. (Jun 2007)
- Let Ukraine & Georgia enter NATO. (Jan 2008)
- Sponsored bill supporting demonstrations against Iran. (Jun 2009)
- Pressure friendly Arab states to end Israeli boycott. (Oct 2007)
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John McCain on Free Trade
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- Free trade with Colombia is something that’s a no-brainer. (Oct 2008)
- When have Americans ever been afraid of foreign competition? (Jun 2008)
- Globalization is an opportunity--reduce barriers to trade. (Feb 2008)
- Consider subsidies a mistake, and oppose them. (Dec 2007)
- Every time US went protectionist, we paid heavy price. (Oct 2007)
- Supports ethanol, but by exporting, not by subsidies. (Oct 2007)
- No environmental provisions in trade agreements. (Nov 2004)
- Supports opening border to Mexican trucks. (May 2002)
- Against foreign sales corporations (offshore tax breaks). (Feb 2000)
- Substitute trade treaties for protectionism. (Jan 2000)
- Admit China to WTO based on their concessions. (Jun 1999)
- Free trade with any country except security risks. (May 1999)
- Retaliatory protectionism is a “murder-suicide pact”. (May 1999)
- Chile in NAFTA is good, but Fast Track isn’t. (May 1999)
- China: Keep open trade & diplomacy; but keep eyes open. (Apr 1999)
- Mexico: balancing act between free trade & stopping drugs. (Mar 1999)
- NAFTA has had unambiguously positive impact on US. (Mar 1999)
Voting Record
- Pro-NAFTA, pro-GATT, pro-MFN, pro-Fast Track. (Jul 1998)
- Voted YES on free trade agreement with Oman. (Jun 2006)
- Voted YES on implementing CAFTA for Central America free-trade. (Jul 2005)
- Voted YES on establishing free trade between US & Singapore. (Jul 2003)
- Voted YES on establishing free trade between the US and Chile. (Jul 2003)
- Voted YES on extending free trade to Andean nations. (May 2002)
- Voted YES on granting normal trade relations status to Vietnam. (Oct 2001)
- Voted NO on removing common goods from national security export rules. (Sep 2001)
- Voted YES on permanent normal trade relations with China. (Sep 2000)
- Voted YES on expanding trade to the third world. (May 2000)
- Voted YES on renewing 'fast track' presidential trade authority. (Nov 1997)
- Voted NO on imposing trade sanctions on Japan for closed market. (May 1995)
- Promote the Andean Free Trade Agreement. (May 2002)
- Rated 100% by CATO, indicating a pro-free trade voting record. (Dec 2002)
- Sponsored bill for trade with post-Orange Revolution Ukraine. (Apr 2005)
- Extend trade restrictions on Burma to promote democracy. (Jun 2007)
- Sponsored sugar quotas & import tariffs to stabilize prices. (Feb 2013)
- Voted YES to kill reauthorization of Ex-Im Bank. (Oct 2015)
- Rated 75% by the USAE, indicating support for trade engagement. (Dec 2012)
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John McCain on Government Reform
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- Hayworth was unethical lobbyist hawking infomercials. (Jul 2010)
- Considered one-term pledge to address age issue. (Jan 2010)
- Picked Palin because she took on entrenched bureaucracy. (Nov 2009)
- Led bipartisan "Gang of 14" on judicial nominee standoff. (Aug 2009)
- Partisan rancor isn’t a cause, it’s a symptom. (Sep 2008)
- Fought corruption and the big spenders in both parties. (Sep 2008)
- Share the credit for good ideas instead of fighting over it. (Sep 2008)
- Eliminate broken government programs--20% of all program. (Feb 2008)
- More sunshine on the Working Group on Financial Markets. (Jan 2008)
- No signing statements: either sign or veto bills. (Dec 2007)
- Focus on homeland safety, restoring trust, and fiscal policy. (Dec 2007)
- Authored line-item veto law; struck down by Supreme Court. (Oct 2007)
- Keating Five mea culpa established openness to press. (Oct 2007)
- Skepticism in government can lead to chaos. (Oct 2007)
- As usual, responsible for none of 309 earmarks in 2007. (Oct 2007)
- There’s only one president; V.P. sticks to official duties. (Aug 2007)
- OpEd: Led campaign finance reform because of Keating Five. (Oct 2005)
- McCain-Feingold is latest in line of 200 years of CFR. (Oct 2001)
- Infuriates fellow senators by battling pork-barrel spending. (Oct 2001)
- Reform called incumbent protection, but fought by incumbents. (Oct 2001)
- Reform election system, and get rid of electors. (Nov 2000)
- 2000: Theme "reformer & outsider" attacked as Senate insider. (Sep 2000)
- Early Congressional races included large war chests. (Sep 2000)
- McCain-Feingold reforms never appealed to GOP base. (Sep 2000)
- Reform focus endears him to many, but alienates GOP insiders. (Sep 2000)
- Reform was a lonely message in 2000. (Sep 2000)
- No term limits; they throw away the good with the bad. (Jan 2000)
- Influence peddling helps the Chinese Army. (Sep 1999)
- Politicans poll, posture, & influence-peddle. (Jun 1999)
- Supports Line-Item Veto and Balanced Budget. (May 1999)
- Supports term limits on Congress. (Jul 1998)
Campaign Finance Reform
- Citizens United was worst decision ever, but don't overturn. (Oct 2016)
- Alleged affair with lobbyist hurt image as reformer. (Jan 2010)
- 5-year struggle for CFR portrayed in press as epic tale. (Mar 2008)
- CFR cut soft money & increased hard money; both helped GOP. (Mar 2008)
- 1993: Proposed barring campaign funds for personal expenses. (Mar 2008)
- No litmus test for Supreme Court nominees on McCain-Feingold. (Feb 2008)
- The 527s need to be eliminated. (Oct 2007)
- OpEd: McCain-Feingold chilled grassroots political speech. (Oct 2007)
- 527s are clearly illegal; reform intended for small donors. (Apr 2007)
- Supported then opposed transparency in grassroots reporting. (Jan 2007)
- Profile in Courage award for preserving integrity of system. (Apr 2003)
- Campaign finance reform needed to restore faith in politics. (May 2002)
- Finance reform will prevail if we have the votes & the guts. (May 2002)
- Supported non-severability as key component of CFR. (May 2002)
- CFR passes Senate; focus on House, not court challenges. (Apr 2001)
- Differentiate “electioneering” from real issue ads. (Mar 2001)
- Clearer rules about campaign finance; no soft money. (Jan 2001)
- Replace battle of bucks with battle of ideas. (Feb 2000)
- Fight iron triangle: special interests, money, & legislation. (Feb 2000)
- Campaign reform that’s best for country, not for GOP. (Jan 2000)
- Take away soft money & “hurt the unions bad”. (Jan 2000)
- Money corrupts politics, and soft money corrupts absolutely. (Dec 1999)
- Campaign Finance: ban both labor union & corporate donations. (May 1999)
Earmarks & Pork
- Save $30M just by ending duplicative catfish regulation. (Apr 2012)
- Authorized earmarks OK; unauthorized earmarks not. (Feb 2012)
- Would fight for line-item veto, and veto pork. (Oct 2008)
- We need a reformer because system in Washington is broken. (Oct 2008)
- I fought earmarks even in defense spending. (Oct 2008)
- FactCheck: Killed corrupt $6.8B contract, but reinstated it. (Oct 2008)
- Get earmarks under control to deal with the financial crisis. (Sep 2008)
- Obama requested for $932M of pork projects; I fought pork. (Sep 2008)
- FactCheck: Earmarks have gone down in last 5 years. (Sep 2008)
- Earmarks are terrible and pernicious; Palin learned that. (Sep 2008)
- FactCheck: $35B in pork meant $484 per child, not $1000. (Jan 2008)
- I’m “the sheriff”, not Miss Congeniality, about pork bills. (Jan 2008)
- FactCheck: Claim of “24 years with no earmarks” mostly true. (Jan 2008)
- Close corporate loopholes; veto pork-barrel spending. (Jan 2000)
- Drain the big money swamp to kill lobbyist mosquitoes. (Dec 1999)
- End sugar subsidy; corporate welfare at its worst. (Aug 1999)
Voting Record
- Gets legislation passed despite lack of congeniality. (Mar 2000)
- Voted NO on Congressional pay raise. (Jul 2009)
- Voted NO on providing a US House seat for the District of Columbia. (Feb 2009)
- Voted NO on granting the District of Columbia a seat in Congress. (Sep 2007)
- Voted YES on requiring photo ID to vote in federal elections. (Jul 2007)
- Voted YES on allowing some lobbyist gifts to Congress. (Mar 2006)
- Voted YES on establishing the Senate Office of Public Integrity. (Mar 2006)
- Voted YES on banning "soft money" contributions and restricting issue ads. (Mar 2002)
- Voted YES on require photo ID (not just signature) for voter registration. (Feb 2002)
- Voted YES on banning campaign donations from unions & corporations. (Apr 2001)
- Voted NO on funding for National Endowment for the Arts. (Aug 1999)
- Voted YES on favoring 1997 McCain-Feingold overhaul of campaign finance. (Oct 1997)
- Voted YES on Approving the presidential line-item veto. (Mar 1996)
- Voted NO on banning more types of Congressional gifts. (Jul 1995)
- Supports Shays-Meehan Campaign Finance Reform. (Jul 2001)
- Sponsored bill subjecting 527s to political committee rules. (Feb 2005)
- Sponsored bill prohibiting non-legislated earmarks. (Jul 2005)
- Sponsored bill disclosing lobbyist info & gifts on Internet. (Dec 2005)
- Rethink flawed Presidential daily intelligence briefings. (Mar 2005)
- CIA yielded to conventional wisdom, not political pressure. (Mar 2005)
- Sponsored bill allowing individual votes on each earmark. (Feb 2006)
- Require Internet disclosure of all earmarks. (May 2010)
- Prohibit IRS audits targeting Tea Party political groups. (Feb 2014)
- Ban paid voter registration. (May 2009)
- Require all laws to cite Constitutional authorization. (Jun 2009)
- Reduce federal government size & scope, including military. (Sep 1998)
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John McCain on Gun Control
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- I know how to use guns; but I don’t own one. (Nov 2007)
- Prosecute criminals, not citizens for gun ownership. (Sep 2007)
- Don’t hold gun manufacturers liable for crimes. (Sep 2007)
- Opposes restrictions on assault weapons and ammunition types. (Sep 2007)
- Calls for GOP “tolerance” of closing gun show loopholes. (May 2002)
- Ban cheap guns; require safety locks; for gun show checks. (Aug 1999)
- Supports ban on certain assault weapons. (Aug 1999)
- Voted against Brady Bill & assault weapon ban. (Aug 1999)
- Guns are a problem, but so are violent web sites & videos. (Aug 1999)
- Punish criminals who abuse 2nd Amendment rights. (May 1999)
- Youth Violence Prevention Act restricts guns for kids. (May 1999)
- Repeal existing gun restrictions; penalize criminal use. (Jul 1998)
- Voted NO on banning high-capacity magazines of over 10 bullets. (Apr 2013)
- Voted YES on allowing firearms in checked baggage on Amtrak trains. (Apr 2009)
- Voted YES on prohibiting lawsuits against gun manufacturers. (Jul 2005)
- Voted YES on banning lawsuits against gun manufacturers for gun violence. (Mar 2004)
- Voted NO on background checks at gun shows. (May 1999)
- Voted YES on more penalties for gun & drug violations. (May 1999)
- Voted YES on loosening license & background checks at gun shows. (May 1999)
- Voted YES on maintaining current law: guns sold without trigger locks. (Jul 1998)
- Allow veterans to register unlicensed guns acquired abroad. (Apr 2011)
- Oppose the United Nations' Arms Trade Treaty. (Sep 2013)
- Opposes restrictions on right to bear arms. (Nov 2016)
- Reciprocity across state lines for concealed carry. (Apr 2018)
- Ban gun registration & trigger lock law in Washington DC. (Mar 2007)
- Allow firearms in National Parks. (Feb 2008)
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John McCain on Health Care
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- Repeal & replace, but don't throw anyone off healthcare. (Mar 2017)
- Get healthcare records online to reduce costs. (Oct 2008)
- 50% credit for businesses who provide employees insurance. (Oct 2008)
- Put health records online, to reduce medical errors. (Oct 2008)
- 1997: Give FDA more regulatory powers over tobacco. (Mar 2008)
- Preserve quality of health care by individual responsibility. (Dec 2007)
- Give individuals $2500 refundable tax credits for healthcare. (Oct 2007)
- Control health costs so manufacturers stay competitive. (Oct 2007)
- Stumped by whether contraceptives prevent spread of AIDS. (Oct 2007)
- 1997: Led fight for anti-tobacco legislation. (Sep 2007)
- No mandated universal system; no mandated insurance coverage. (Jun 2006)
- We should be able to reimport drugs from Canada. (Jan 2006)
- Include a health savings account in healthcare reform. (Jan 2006)
- Supports tax-free medical savings accounts & tax credits. (Nov 2004)
- Greater consumer access to generic drugs. (May 2002)
- 1998 tobacco bill attempted regulation via $1.10/pack tax. (Sep 2000)
- Favorite cause: Cleft-palate surgery for children. (Oct 2007)
- Higher taxes on cigarettes. (Jan 2000)
- Matching funds for seniors citizens’ prescription drugs. (Dec 1999)
- Expand health insurance to 11 million uninsured children. (Dec 1999)
- Keep health care promises to aging veterans. (Nov 1999)
- Address powerlessness when faced with health care crises. (Jul 1999)
- “Patient rights” means value human life over dollars. (Jul 1999)
- Expand medical savings; community health; & tax deductions. (Jul 1999)
- Patient Rights: access; MDs over HMOs; grievance process. (Jul 1999)
- Allow paying extra for choice of doctors & care. (Jul 1999)
- Full doctor-patient discussion even when it costs HMO. (Jul 1999)
- Supports patient rights; regulate nicotine as a drug. (Jul 1998)
- More tax-deductible health costs; limits on malpractice. (Jul 1998)
ObamaCare
- Voted against repealing ObamaCare's individual mandate. (Nov 2018)
- Repeal and replace the massive federal health-care law. (Sep 2010)
- Healthcare reform requires cultural change over a generation. (Nov 2008)
- Mandated heath insurance is Big Government at its best. (Oct 2008)
- Health care is a responsibility: just make it available. (Oct 2008)
- FactCheck: Plan is $5,000 per family, not $5,000 per person. (Oct 2008)
- Bring together smart Americans to solve Medicare. (Oct 2008)
- $5,000 refundable tax credit for every family. (Sep 2008)
- Family should make health decisions, not federal government. (Sep 2008)
- FactCheck: Obama’s plan is voluntary for adults. (Sep 2008)
- Tax credits to address crisis of health insurance. (Aug 2008)
- FactCheck: McCain’s $5,000 health tax credit would be taxed. (Aug 2008)
- Large tax credit for families to buy their health care. (Jul 2008)
- Harness market competition for comprehensive reform. (Feb 2008)
- The problem with health care in America is inflation. (Jan 2006)
- 1989: No mandatory catastrophic Medicare coverage. (Jan 2004)
- 1993: To socialize healthcare would be to ruin it. (Jan 2004)
Voting Record
- Allow appealing HMO decisions externally & in court. (Jul 1999)
- Voted YES on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts. (May 2011)
- Voted YES on regulating tobacco as a drug. (Jun 2009)
- Voted NO on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program. (Jan 2009)
- Voted NO on expanding enrollment period for Medicare Part D. (Feb 2006)
- Voted YES on increasing Medicaid rebate for producing generics. (Nov 2005)
- Voted YES on negotiating bulk purchases for Medicare prescription drug. (Mar 2005)
- Voted NO on $40 billion per year for limited Medicare prescription drug benefit. (Jun 2003)
- Voted YES on allowing reimportation of Rx drugs from Canada. (Jul 2002)
- Voted YES on allowing patients to sue HMOs & collect punitive damages. (Jun 2001)
- Voted YES on funding GOP version of Medicare prescription drug benefit. (Apr 2001)
- Voted NO on including prescription drugs under Medicare. (Jun 2000)
- Voted YES on limiting self-employment health deduction. (Jul 1999)
- Voted YES on increasing tobacco restrictions. (Jun 1998)
- Voted NO on Medicare means-testing. (Jun 1997)
- Voted NO on blocking medical savings acounts. (Apr 1996)
- Tax credits for those without employee health insurance. (May 2002)
- Tax deduction for long-term care insurance. (May 2002)
- Support telemedicine for underserved areas. (May 2002)
- $350 billion for prescriptions for poor seniors. (May 2002)
- Rated 25% by APHA, indicating a anti-public health voting record. (Dec 2003)
- Supports repealing mandated health insurance. (Nov 2016)
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John McCain on Homeland Security
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- Long-time foe of LCS, littoral combat ship. (Aug 2018)
- 3% increase in military is not enough; we need more. (Mar 2017)
- Vietnam POW: Ashamed of signing false confession. (Nov 2010)
- Obama opposed surge even after it appeared effective. (Jan 2010)
- 2008: guaranteed college for vets creates retention problems. (Jan 2010)
- FactCheck: Pushed for immediate withdrawal from Somalia. (Oct 2008)
- FactCheck: Voted against Lebanon deployment, but post-hoc. (Oct 2008)
- Credit Bush, troops, & luck, for not another 9/11. (Sep 2008)
- I hate war; it’s terrible beyond imagination. (Sep 2008)
- Clinton & Bush missed opportunities to get bin Laden. (Sep 2008)
- Disagrees with Bush often; but credits no attacks since 9/11. (Aug 2008)
- Applying habeas to Guantanamo let 30 terrorists attack US. (Jun 2008)
- GovWatch: Only 13 Gitmo recidivists & none attacked US. (Jun 2008)
- Improve human intelligence to get Osama bin Laden. (Jan 2008)
- Surveillance of overseas communications is ok. (Dec 2007)
- Ok to hold even US citizens as enemy combatants. (Dec 2007)
- Consult lawyers on war decisions; no half-cocked war basis. (Oct 2007)
- Ran the largest squadron in the US Navy. (Oct 2007)
- After 9/11, ask Americans to join military or AmeriCorps. (Oct 2007)
- Let loose smart, tough spies to catch Bin Laden. (Oct 2007)
- His Military Commissions Act ended up denying habeas corpus. (Oct 2007)
- 1973: Spokesperson for Operation Homecoming. (Oct 2007)
- 1977:Appointed as Navy liaison to Congress. (Oct 2007)
- 1970s: Communists negotiate when faced with force. (Oct 2007)
- I admire TR's zest for combat & pugnacious vitality. (Oct 2007)
- Leading proponent for drastically expanding National Service. (Oct 2007)
- Boost standing army from 750,000 to 900,000. (Oct 2007)
- Half of world's defense spending should be US as global cop. (Oct 2007)
- I’ve spent my life leading on national security issues. (Sep 2007)
- Radical Islamic extremism is a hydra-headed challenge. (Aug 2007)
- I support the Bush doctrine of pre-emptive war. (Jan 2006)
- We must provide our children a strong, better country. (Aug 2004)
- A lack of complacency shouldn’t provoke a lack of confidence. (Aug 2004)
- We don’t have as much to fear as we had in the past. (Apr 2004)
- Those who gave their lives deserve to be remembered. (Apr 2004)
- First reaction to Sept 11: “This is war”. (May 2002)
- Argued for base closings even in the wake of 9/11. (May 2002)
- Channel fear into productive missions and activities. (May 2002)
- 1993: Led effort to normalize relations with Vietnam. (Oct 2001)
- Accused in 2000 SC primary of ignoring veterans' groups. (Oct 2001)
- Focuses on issue-specific waste, not overall Pentagon reform. (Sep 2000)
- “Rogue state rollback” avoids use of US troops. (Mar 2000)
- Accepts gays in military under current policy. (Jan 2000)
- Military’s political leaders need military backgrounds. (Jan 2000)
- Women have proven themselves in combat-no restrictions. (Dec 1999)
- Bombing useless targets in Vietnam destroyed US morale. (Nov 1999)
- Pres. needs experience more than briefing books. (Sep 1999)
- Discard ABM Treaty and develop a missile defense. (Apr 1999)
- Use force, with US control, only for vital interests. (Apr 1999)
Defense Spending
- Make all defense contracts fixed-cost; costs out of control. (Sep 2008)
- Cited 245 pork projects, or $3.5M waste in defense bill. (Oct 2007)
- Clean up waste in defense acquisition. (May 2007)
- Eliminate defense pork, but increase most other defense. (Nov 2004)
- Terminate C-130, B-2, and Seawolf; use funds to modernize. (Dec 1999)
- Politicians keep unneeded bases open for political purposes. (Dec 1999)
- Keep health care promises to aging veterans. (Nov 1999)
- $6.4B of military spending waste is a disgrace. (Oct 1999)
- Raise military pay to avoid military draft. (Aug 1999)
- Military personnel on food stamps is a national disgrace. (Aug 1999)
- Europeans should spend more on defense, within NATO. (Apr 1999)
Torture
- 2005: interrogations must follow US Army Field Manual rules. (Aug 2011)
- Bush administration’s waterboarding was torture. (Aug 2008)
- McCain Amendment: Torture ban passed by veto-proof majority. (Jul 2008)
- Hiding torture is wrong, and harms US credibility abroad. (Dec 2007)
- Waterboarding is torture; we’re not going to torture people. (Nov 2007)
- Waterboarding is torture; & as A.G., Mukasey will declare it. (Nov 2007)
- Torture supported only by people without military experience. (Sep 2007)
- Torture is ineffective as interrogation & for world opinion. (May 2007)
- Close Guantanamo Bay prison; announce no-torture policy. (Apr 2007)
- Torture has never worked throughout history. (Apr 2007)
- Abusing prisoners hurts America's cause in War on Terror. (Sep 2006)
Vietnam
- Experience has taught me: the US military must not fail. (Sep 2008)
- Inappropriate to lie to public; tell Americans what we face. (Sep 2008)
- 1973: America is better country than when I left 6 years ago. (Mar 2008)
- Vietnam generation still haunted by specter of Vietnam. (Oct 2007)
- Casualty of Vietnam was loss of America’s faith in herself. (Oct 2007)
- Worked with John Kerry on Vietnam POWs. (Oct 2007)
- Immutable principle of war: luck is unreliable. (Aug 2007)
- Vietnam not wrong, but how it was fought and led was. (Sep 2002)
- Disagrees with Perot: No more POWs in Vietnam. (Feb 2000)
- Vietnam was a worthy cause despite losing. (Nov 1999)
Voting Record
- Keep “Don’t ask, don’t tell” policy - it works. (Jan 2000)
- Voted YES on extending the PATRIOT Act's roving wiretaps. (Feb 2011)
- Voted NO on limiting soldiers' deployment to 12 months. (Jul 2007)
- Voted NO on preserving habeas corpus for Guantanamo detainees. (Sep 2006)
- Voted NO on requiring CIA reports on detainees & interrogation methods. (Sep 2006)
- Voted YES on reauthorizing the PATRIOT Act. (Mar 2006)
- Voted YES on extending the PATRIOT Act's wiretap provision. (Dec 2005)
- Voted NO on restricting business with entities linked to terrorism. (Jul 2005)
- Voted NO on restoring $565M for states' and ports' first responders. (Mar 2005)
- Voted NO on adopting the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. (Oct 1999)
- Voted YES on allowing another round of military base closures. (May 1999)
- Voted YES on cutting nuclear weapons below START levels. (May 1999)
- Voted YES on deploying National Missile Defense ASAP. (Mar 1999)
- Voted YES on military pay raise of 4.8%. (Feb 1999)
- Voted NO on prohibiting same-sex basic training. (Jun 1998)
- Voted NO on favoring 36 vetoed military projects. (Oct 1997)
- Voted YES on banning chemical weapons. (Apr 1997)
- Voted YES on considering deploying NMD, and amending ABM Treaty. (Jun 1996)
- Voted NO on 1996 Defense Appropriations. (Sep 1995)
- Federalize aviation security. (Nov 2001)
- Rated 0% by SANE, indicating a pro-military voting record. (Dec 2003)
- Sponsored bill giving higher priority to rail security. (Jul 2005)
- Sponsored bill banning torture of terrorists in US custody. (Jul 2005)
- Innovate intelligence-gathering for future hard targets. (Mar 2005)
- Assessments of al Qaida in Afghanistan in 2001 were accurate. (Mar 2005)
- CIA needs more focus on counterterrorism. (Mar 2005)
- So-called Legal Issues are myths; not real CIA hindrances. (Mar 2005)
- Intelligence community shares information poorly. (Mar 2005)
- CIA should work more with scientists to understand WMDs. (Mar 2005)
- Sponsored bill for Iraq budget to be part of defense budget. (Jun 2006)
- Improve educational assistance for veterans. (Apr 2008)
- No transfers of Gitmo prisoners to US or abroad. (Jan 2015)
- $515B for military plus $89B off sequester for wars. (Oct 2015)
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John McCain on Immigration
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- Municipalities cannot exempt themselves from immigration law. (Mar 2017)
- Exclude our interpreters in Iraq from Muslim travel ban. (Feb 2017)
- 2005: guest worker program & path to citizenship. (Mar 2013)
- Campaign ad: "Complete the danged fence!". (Nov 2010)
- TV ad: Obama makes protecting AZ border incredibly difficult. (Nov 2010)
- 10-point plan to secure border; then try legal-worker deal. (Sep 2010)
- 2007 immigration bill split Republican Party. (Jan 2010)
- Doing nothing on immigration is really de facto amnesty. (Aug 2009)
- Party that attracts immigrants becomes the ruling party. (Aug 2009)
- Restart comprehensive reform only after securing borders. (Jun 2008)
- Other aspects only after consensus that borders are secure. (Feb 2008)
- Deport 2 million illegal immigrants who committed crimes. (Jan 2008)
- Would no longer push his own 2006 immigration proposal. (Jan 2008)
- Certify border is secure; only then allow guest workers. (Jan 2008)
- 2003 “amnesty” didn’t mean rewarding illegal behavior. (Jan 2008)
- Round up and deport two million aliens who committed crimes. (Jan 2008)
- FactCheck: Yes, he has used the word “amnesty” in the past. (Jan 2008)
- Do everything I can to help all immigrants learn English. (Dec 2007)
- Illegal immigrants are God’s children as well. (Nov 2007)
- Absences from negotiations hurt reform bill’s chances. (Oct 2007)
- 12 million illegals in country now is de facto amnesty. (Sep 2007)
- Amnesty is forgiveness; we offer fines; lines; & long waits. (Sep 2007)
- No official English; Native Americans use own languages. (Jun 2007)
- Immigration reform needed for national security. (Jun 2007)
- Hispanics serve our country, like every wave of immigrants. (Jun 2007)
- America expects us to work on immigration together. (May 2007)
- Bipartisanship shows preparedness for presidency. (May 2007)
- Change rule barring immigrants from running for president. (May 2007)
- Comprehensive reform requires temporary worker program. (May 2007)
- Comprehensive reform must include border security first. (Apr 2007)
- McCain-Kennedy bill: balanced alternative to HR.4437. (Jul 2006)
- I’ve never supported amnesty. (Jan 2006)
- We have to secure the borders first. (Jan 2006)
- Make possible for immigrants to do a job Americans won’t do. (Oct 2004)
- Give everyone in the world an opportunity to come to America. (Oct 2004)
- 1988: Honored by La Raza for opposing official English. (Jan 2004)
- More help for legal immigrants when immigrating & once here. (Jul 1998)
Voting Record
- No more ballot initiatives against immigration. (Mar 1999)
- Voted YES on comprehensive immigration reform. (Jun 2007)
- Voted YES on declaring English as the official language of the US government. (Jun 2007)
- Voted YES on building a fence along the Mexican border. (Sep 2006)
- Voted YES on establishing a Guest Worker program. (May 2006)
- Voted YES on allowing illegal aliens to participate in Social Security. (May 2006)
- Voted YES on giving Guest Workers a path to citizenship. (May 2006)
- Voted YES on allowing more foreign workers into the US for farm work. (Jul 1998)
- Voted YES on visas for skilled workers. (May 1998)
- Voted YES on limit welfare for immigrants. (Jun 1997)
- English immersion over bilingual education. (Jul 2001)
- Sponsored comprehensive immigration reform, without amnesty. (May 2005)
- Rated 18% by USBC, indicating an open-border stance. (Dec 2006)
- Supports additional border infrastructure. (Nov 2016)
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John McCain on Jobs
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- 2007 candor in Michigan: Those jobs aren't coming back. (Jan 2010)
- Cut business taxes so companies will keep jobs in US. (Sep 2008)
- Help workers find new jobs that won’t go away. (Sep 2008)
- Voted against minimum wage 19 times, when in pork bills. (Aug 2008)
- Raising taxes eliminates jobs. (Jul 2008)
- Produce jobs by producing America’s own energy. (Jul 2008)
- Overhaul unemployment insurance as a retraining program. (Feb 2008)
- Straight talk: some jobs aren’t coming back. (Jan 2008)
- Unions are monopolies; don’t compel people to join. (Oct 2007)
- Family farms: Crop insurance; reduce inheritance tax. (Jan 2000)
- Ethanol is not worth it, even in Iowa. (Dec 1999)
- Ethanol bad for environment & bad for consumers. (Nov 1999)
- End sugar subsidy; it hurts consumers & helps only tycoons. (Aug 1999)
- Ethanol subsidy is outdated; use funds for education. (Jul 1999)
- Voted YES on extending unemployment benefits from 39 weeks to 59 weeks. (Nov 2008)
- Voted NO on restricting employer interference in union organizing. (Jun 2007)
- Voted YES on increasing minimum wage to $7.25. (Feb 2007)
- Voted NO on raising the minimum wage to $7.25 rather than $6.25. (Mar 2005)
- Voted YES on repealing Clinton's ergonomic rules on repetitive stress. (Mar 2001)
- Voted YES on allowing workers to choose between overtime & comp-time. (May 1997)
- Voted YES on replacing farm price supports. (Feb 1996)
- Rated 15% by the AFL-CIO, indicating an anti-union voting record. (Dec 2003)
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John McCain on Principles & Values
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- Bush: "I didn't campaign for McCain because he didn't ask". (Nov 2010)
- OpEd: Sought Christian endorsements, then rejected them. (Nov 2008)
- I am not President Bush; so don’t run against him!. (Oct 2008)
- Identified with Wright brothers, for tenacity & resolve. (Oct 2008)
- America is an idea and a cause worth fighting for. (Sep 2008)
- I’m running for president because my country saved me. (Sep 2008)
- Serve a cause greater than yourself. (Sep 2008)
- I’m a proud citizen of the greatest country on Earth. (Sep 2008)
- Reform, prosperity, and peace. (Aug 2008)
- 1980s: Paid back $112,000 in donations from Charles Keating. (Mar 2008)
- Keating scandal made McCain averse to partisanship. (Mar 2008)
- My most basic conservative principle: liberty comes from God. (Feb 2008)
- Disagrees with his mom; he can unite the party. (Feb 2008)
- Anticipates spirited debate on differences with Democrats. (Feb 2008)
- Proud of Justice O’Connor; favor Roberts and Alito. (Jan 2008)
- Reagan knows that I stick with my principles. (Jan 2008)
- GovWatch: No, Constitution says we’re not a Christian nation. (Jan 2008)
- Able to work with others with own set of principles. (Dec 2007)
- OpEd: congenital contrarian on numerous conservative issues. (Dec 2007)
- Op-Ed: Unexamined as both straight-talker and as maverick. (Oct 2007)
- Emulates TR on vigor, nationalism, common good, intervention. (Oct 2007)
- Published 5 books over period of 8 years. (Oct 2007)
- Considers his heroes as one of his qualifications to lead. (Oct 2007)
- Praises Teddy Roosevelt's expansion of executive power. (Oct 2007)
- Focus on what America COULD do; not what gov't SHOULDN'T do. (Oct 2007)
- 1999: Voted to convict Pres. Clinton of lying under oath. (Sep 2007)
- 1987: Association with Keating 5 worse than any culpability. (Sep 2007)
- 1991: Rebuked for "poor judgment" in Keating 5; & vindicated. (Sep 2007)
- Most important part of decision-making is self-awareness. (Aug 2007)
- If I lose capacity for anger, I lose capacity to serve. (Apr 2007)
- Courage is the capacity for action despite our fears. (Apr 2004)
- Humility from surviving veterans is remarkable. (Apr 2004)
- Just government is derived from the consent of the governed. (Apr 2004)
- We need moral courage to be honest all the time. (Apr 2004)
- Do the thing you think you cannot do. (Apr 2004)
- The allure of pride affects adults like it affects children. (Apr 2004)
- We are indebted to those who shed blood for us. (Apr 2004)
- It’s love that makes courage necessary. (Apr 2004)
- 2000: Decried "incumbency protection racket" then lost to it. (Oct 2002)
- Political style is to be straightforward. (Sep 2002)
- Principles are more important than personal happiness. (Sep 2002)
- Temper is same as other senators--he’s just more famous. (May 2002)
- Keep tight reign on emotions--not to high nor too depressed. (May 2002)
- Reputation of volcanic temper shared even within GOP. (Oct 2001)
- Re-adjusted to civilian life after POW years: no "imbalance". (Sep 2000)
- Secret Pledge of Allegiance: most meaning of POW's day. (Jul 1971)
- Fight to restore the pride and principles of our party. (Sep 2008)
- Faith bridges unbridgeable gaps in humanity. (Feb 2000)
- Calls himself conservative who attracts political center. (Feb 2000)
- Foreign policy should not be shaped by photo-ops & polls. (Jan 2000)
- Restore, renew, reform, & reinvigorate government. (Sep 1999)
- “New Patriotic Challenge”: stand against cynicism. (Sep 1999)
- Public officials have failed to set example for society. (Aug 1999)
Campaign Themes
- Palin is a reformer and a role model. (Oct 2008)
- I fight for Americans; I fight for you. (Sep 2008)
- Warning to Washington crowd: Change is coming. (Sep 2008)
- Fight for what’s right for our country. (Sep 2008)
- I’m a mainstream conservative; judge my record as a whole. (Feb 2008)
- This 2008 election is about hugely consequential things. (Feb 2008)
- The vision, knowledge, and background to be president. (Jan 2008)
- People want the truth, even if they disagree. (Jan 2008)
- I didn’t manage for profit, I led for patriotism. (Oct 2007)
- Philosophy of worthy sacrifice from For Whom the Bell Tolls. (Oct 2007)
- Hard Calls: consider stakes; time; preparedness; confidence. (Aug 2007)
- Reform gov’t, fight Islamic extremism; & restore integrity. (Apr 2007)
- I am here to serve, but not necessarily as president. (Apr 2007)
- Looks to Reagan, Teddy Roosevelt, & Eisenhower as models. (Apr 2007)
- Loyalty is important, but performance should come first. (Apr 2007)
- Man of the People: happy to be a Republican and a Reaganite. (Jan 2004)
- Straight Talk focuses on appeal via authenticity. (May 2002)
Past Campaigns
- July 2007: Stalled campaign seemed hopeless. (Aug 2009)
- Obama broke his word on public campaign financing. (Oct 2008)
- 2000: Positioned himself as anti-establishment underdog. (Mar 2008)
- 2004: Press speculated about Kerry-McCain, but McCain didn't. (Mar 2008)
- Known as a "staunch conservative" until 1999. (Mar 2008)
- GovWatch: 2002: Religious Right are “agents of intolerance”. (Feb 2008)
- FactCheck: Won NH & SC via independents, but lost GOP vote. (Jan 2008)
- 1983: Claiming Hanoi residency ended carpetbagger accusation. (Oct 2007)
- Keating Five scandal converted him to champion of reform. (Oct 2007)
- Keating Five: investigated during 90s Savings & Loan scandal. (Oct 2007)
- 1982: Won House seat by personally knocking on 20,000 doors. (Sep 2007)
- 1983: Flew to Phoenix every weekend in 1st year in Congress. (Sep 2007)
- Absent from Values Voter Presidential Debate. (Sep 2007)
- GOP lost 2006 due to corrupt spending, spending, spending. (Jun 2007)
- Straight Talk America PAC endorses 60 House candidates. (Dec 2006)
- McCain’s PAC endorses 19 Senate & 17 governor candidates. (Dec 2006)
- Denounces “Swift Boat Vets” ads as dishonest. (Aug 2004)
- 2000 race: More grass-roots populism than Republicanism. (Jan 2004)
- 2000 race: Maverick positions became threat to GOP. (Jan 2004)
- Residual bitterness at Bush from 2000 campaign. (May 2002)
- Time for closure on a bizarre situation. (Nov 2000)
- 1990: McCain & Glenn exonerated in Keating 5 scandal. (Sep 2000)
- Won 1992 AZ House election as newcomer & confident war hero. (Sep 2000)
- Suspends campaign, citing Republican preference for Bush. (Mar 2000)
- Will take reform crusade back to the Senate. (Mar 2000)
- Leaves race, urging service to country. (Mar 2000)
- Reagan Republican: simplify taxes, stop waste, pay down debt. (Mar 2000)
- Support conservative issues, not far-right leaders. (Mar 2000)
- The GOP should be inclusive. (Feb 2000)
- Campaigning to return government to the people. (Sep 1999)
Personal History
- Favorite movie: “Viva Zapata”, a heroic tale of sacrifice. (Sep 2008)
- OpEd: Senator Hothead nickname is well-earned. (Mar 2008)
- 1980: Second marriage only 3 months after first divorce. (Mar 2008)
- Inspired by Reagan while in the North Vietnam prison camps. (Jan 2008)
- Spent 10 years “doing everything I can to control my temper”. (Oct 2007)
- As teenager, inherited obligation to attend Annapolis. (Sep 2007)
- Admiral Slew McCain set John’s standard for grit & courage. (Sep 2007)
- Born at a Naval Air Station in the Panama Canal Zone. (Sep 2007)
- Relationship with father was one of respect, more than love. (Sep 2007)
- 1969: Wife Carol crippled in car crash while John was POW. (Sep 2007)
- 1974: First marriage ended in wake of return from POW camp. (Sep 2007)
- 1978: Married Cindy, 25 years younger, started over post-POW. (Sep 2007)
- Not youngest candidate, but certainly the most prepared. (May 2007)
- Admiral McCain’s health failed after retiring from the Navy. (Sep 2002)
- Spent nearly 23 years on active duty in the Navy. (Sep 2002)
- To understand McCain, understand grandfather Slew. (Sep 2000)
- Community of origin is the Navy, not a geographic community. (Sep 2000)
- Described himself as a "jock," but not exceptional. (Sep 2000)
- Temper usually directed at those higher; seldom at underling. (Sep 2000)
- From Hanoi to C.F.R., never chose path of least resistance. (Sep 2000)
- War injuries left him unable to raise arms above head. (Sep 2000)
- Survived as POW by faith to a higher cause. (Nov 1999)
- Refused release to hurt Vietnamese & remain loyal to POWs. (Nov 1999)
- Graduated 5th from bottom of Naval Academy class. (Nov 1999)
- “Profligate rake” during Academy and Junior Officer years. (Nov 1999)
Voting Record
- Voted with Republican Party 87.3% of 165 votes. (Sep 2007)
- Vote based on character, not issues. (Jan 2000)
- Voted NO on confirming of Sonia Sotomayor to Supreme Court. (Aug 2009)
- Voted YES on confirming Samuel Alito as Supreme Court Justice. (Jan 2006)
- Voted YES on confirming John Roberts for Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. (Sep 2005)
- Religious affiliation: Episcopalian. (Nov 2000)
- Member of the Republican Main Street Partnership . (Jan 2001)
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John McCain on Social Security
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- Future retirees cannot get what current ones get. (Oct 2008)
- It’s not that tough to fix Social Security, if bipartisan. (Oct 2008)
- Looming challenges of entitlements need personal accounts. (Feb 2008)
- We need personal savings accounts. (Oct 2007)
- Willing to compromise on raising cap above $90K. (May 2007)
- Save benefits by bipartisan agreement; but without new tax. (Apr 2007)
- Trust Fund is a ticking time bomb, set to go off in 2014. (Jan 2000)
- More believe in Elvis than in getting Social Security check. (Jan 2000)
- Option to invest 20% of payroll taxes in private accounts. (Jan 2000)
- Every dollar off-budget - no ifs, ands, or excuses. (Sep 1999)
- Disallow using Trust Fund for “emergency” spending. (Jun 1999)
- Allow workers to invest privately. (Jun 1999)
- Earnings test penalizes productivity in retirees. (Jun 1999)
- Eliminate the “earnings test” which taxes benefits. (May 1999)
- Lock up Trust Fund; devote 62% of budget surplus to it. (May 1999)
- Put surplus into Trust Fund; fulfill promised benefits. (Jul 1998)
- Voted YES on using the Social Security Surplus to fund tax reductions. (Jul 1999)
- Voted YES on Social Security Lockbox & limiting national debt. (Apr 1999)
- Voted YES on allowing Roth IRAs for retirees. (May 1998)
- Voted YES on allowing personal retirement accounts. (Apr 1998)
- Voted YES on deducting Social Security payments on income taxes. (May 1996)
- Rated 40% by the ARA, indicating a mixed record on senior issues. (Dec 2003)
- Rated 21% by ARA, indicating a mixed record on senior issues. (Jan 2013)
- Supports individual savings accounts and work incentives. (Sep 1998)
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John McCain on Tax Reform
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- Tap unused stimulus funds to declare a payroll tax holiday. (Sep 2010)
- Keep tax rates the same; let’s not raise anybody’s taxes. (Oct 2008)
- FactCheck: Obama voted for taxes 76 times, not 94 times. (Oct 2008)
- Worst thing in bad economic climate is to raise taxes. (Sep 2008)
- Double the child tax exemption from $3,500 to $7,000. (Sep 2008)
- FactCheck: $7,000-per-child tax EXEMPTION, not tax CREDIT. (Aug 2008)
- Double the personal tax exemption for every dependent. (Jul 2008)
- Terrible mistake to raise taxes during an economic downturn. (Jun 2008)
- Veto any tax increase; worst thing now is to raise taxes. (Feb 2008)
- 2001: tax package with spending restraint, against Bush cuts. (Feb 2008)
- Require a 3/5 majority vote in Congress to raise taxes. (Feb 2008)
- FactCheck: Against Bush tax cuts in 2003; for them in 2006. (Jan 2008)
- Romney raising fees a quarter-billion dollars is a tax hike. (Jan 2008)
- Opposed to the Bush tax cuts as spending got out of control. (Jan 2008)
- Supported Reagan tax cuts because matched by spending cuts. (Jan 2008)
- Reform the tax code that nobody trusts and believes in. (Dec 2007)
- We need a simpler, fairer tax code, but not FairTax. (Nov 2007)
- Tax system is fair; wealthy pay bulk of taxes. (Oct 2007)
- Opposed Bush tax cuts in 2001 & 2003; but now extend them. (Oct 2007)
- Won’t sign no-tax pledge; focus on cutting spending. (Sep 2007)
- Make tax reform commission & vote yes-or-no on outcome. (Aug 2007)
- FactCheck: Families spend $20B on tax prep, not $140B. (Aug 2007)
- Opposed Bush tax cuts, but must extend them now. (May 2007)
- New tax cuts account for contingencies and over-spending. (May 2007)
- Alternative minimum tax is eating Americans alive. (May 2007)
- Bush tax cuts fiscally reckless & favored rich;but keep them. (Apr 2007)
- Consistent on focusing tax cuts more toward middle class. (May 2002)
- Tax plan: $238B over 5 years; $500B over 10 years. (Feb 2000)
- Double child tax credit; add family incentives. (Feb 2000)
- “Balanced approach”, and starts a flat tax system. (Feb 2000)
- Reagan Republican: simplify taxes; cut waste. (Feb 2000)
- Big money interests fear closing loopholes. (Jan 2000)
- Remove charitable deduction; it only benefits rich. (Jan 2000)
- Replace employer-provided benefits with a tax cut. (Jan 2000)
- Middle-class tax cut: expand 15% tax bracket. (Jan 2000)
- Don’t promise tax cuts from future surpluses we may not have. (Jan 2000)
- 1st step to simplify taxes: close special interest loopholes. (Dec 1999)
- Supports flat tax; stop complexity by special interests. (Oct 1999)
- Keep lump-sum earned income tax credit. (Oct 1999)
- Cut marriage tax, inheritance tax, & earnings test. (Sep 1999)
- Taxes should be flatter, lower, and simpler. (Apr 1999)
Voting Record
- GovWatch: 2001: against tax cut that went to rich. (Feb 2008)
- Voting against Bush cuts then for them: not a mistake. (Jan 2008)
- Voted against Bush tax cuts for not reining in spending. (May 2007)
- Voted YES on allowing AMT reduction without budget offset. (Mar 2008)
- Voted YES on raising the Death Tax exemption to $5M from $1M. (Feb 2008)
- Voted YES on repealing the Alternative Minimum Tax. (Mar 2007)
- Voted YES on raising estate tax exemption to $5 million. (Mar 2007)
- Voted YES on supporting permanence of estate tax cuts. (Aug 2006)
- Voted YES on permanently repealing the `death tax`. (Jun 2006)
- Voted NO on $47B for military by repealing capital gains tax cut. (Feb 2006)
- Voted YES on retaining reduced taxes on capital gains & dividends. (Feb 2006)
- Voted YES on extending the tax cuts on capital gains and dividends. (Nov 2005)
- Voted NO on $350 billion in tax breaks over 11 years. (May 2003)
- Voted YES on reducing marriage penalty instead of cutting top tax rates. (May 2001)
- Voted NO on increasing tax deductions for college tuition. (May 2001)
- Voted YES on eliminating the 'marriage penalty'. (Jul 2000)
- Voted YES on phasing out the estate tax ("death tax"). (Jul 2000)
- Voted NO on across-the-board spending cut. (Oct 1999)
- Voted YES on requiring super-majority for raising taxes. (Apr 1998)
- Rated 72% by NTU, indicating "Satisfactory" on tax votes. (Dec 2003)
- Rated 50% by CTJ, indicating a mixed record on progressive taxation. (Dec 2006)
- Taxpayer Protection Pledge: no new taxes. (Aug 2010)
- Supports the Taxpayer Protection Pledge. (Jan 2012)
- Opposes increasing income tax rates. (Nov 2016)
- Supports eliminating the death tax. (Nov 2016)
- Implement socially fair, broad-based tax cuts. (Sep 1998)
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John McCain on Technology
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- I don't use email so I won't write things I later regret. (Mar 2015)
- $686K in donations from telecoms as chair of telecom cmte. (Mar 2008)
- Ban Internet taxes & new cell phone taxes. (Feb 2008)
- Don’t police Internet crime; go after money to reduce crime. (Oct 2007)
- Ban TV boxing; college football betting; & online gambling. (Oct 2007)
- Veto pork barrel; focus transportation spending on repairs. (Aug 2007)
- Special interest influence corruptly took HDTV frequencies. (May 2007)
- FactCheck: Special interests only delayed HDTV transfer. (May 2007)
- Provide unused spectrum to emergency officials. (Mar 2007)
- 1996 Telecomm Bill: public interest was not at the table. (May 2002)
- Uses Internet to read news & to get donations. (Mar 2000)
- Digital Divide requires tax credits for equipment & teachers. (Jan 2000)
- Internet tax ban saved consumers $600M this Xmas. (Jan 2000)
- Free TV & radio to candidates as a public interest. (Dec 1999)
- Make Internet tax moratorium permanent. (Dec 1999)
- Encourage teachers to learn high tech. (Oct 1999)
- Technology can hasten end of haves vs. have-nots. (Sep 1999)
- Get more government documents on-line. (Aug 1999)
- Telecommuncations Act was an influence-peddling scheme. (Jul 1999)
- Internet access, with filters, at every school & library. (Jun 1999)
- No government control over computer encryption. (Apr 1999)
- Voted YES on authorizing states to collect Internet sales taxes. (May 2013)
- Voted NO on restoring $550M in funding for Amtrak for 2007. (Mar 2006)
- Voted NO on disallowing FCC approval of larger media conglomerates. (Sep 2003)
- Voted YES on Internet sales tax moratorium. (Oct 1998)
- Voted NO on telecomm deregulation. (Feb 1996)
- Sponsored bill requiring text on TV for visually-impaired. (Apr 2005)
- Permanent ban on state & local taxation of Internet access. (Oct 2007)
- Require websites to police for copyrighted materials. (May 2011)
- Website for competitive federal awards. (Jun 2008)
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John McCain on War & Peace
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- We're in an Afghan stalemate & a Russian EU destruction. (Mar 2017)
- Putin is a thug; Russia understands only our strength. (Mar 2017)
- Mandate a three-part process to start war. (Jan 2015)
- Putin in Crimea: it's delusional to think Cold War is over. (Mar 2014)
- Chief Senate proponent of military intervention in Syria. (Jun 2013)
- 2007: No guarantee with surge; but no surge surely fails. (Nov 2010)
- Obama "an uncertain trumpet" for Afghan & Iraqi withdrawal. (Nov 2010)
- 2008: No one has supported Bush in Iraq more than I have. (Oct 2010)
- Bush mismanaged Iraq; until the surge. (Jan 2010)
- McCain Doctrine: when we go to war, complete the mission. (Aug 2009)
- Proudest moment: opposing Reagan on Lebanon deployment. (Mar 2008)
- Consistent opponent of involving US in civil wars abroad. (Oct 2007)
- 1983: Questioned US military presence in Lebanon. (Oct 2007)
- 1999: Kosovo: We are in it; now we must win it. (Sep 2007)
- 2000: Air bombing in Kosovo was immoral: it "wins ugly". (Feb 2003)
Global War on Terror
- In Afghanistan, employ same winning strategy as in Iraq. (Sep 2008)
- Don’t threaten Pakistan; it’s part of Afghan strategy. (Sep 2008)
- We face transcendent evil of radical Islamic extremism. (Sep 2008)
- Since 1998, championed policy of “rogue-state rollback”. (Oct 2007)
- Follow Osama bin Laden to the gates of hell. (May 2007)
- Prefers not to take troops out of Afghanistan. (Jan 2007)
- The War on Terror is the overriding and transcendent issue. (Oct 2004)
- The War on Terror is a fight between good and evil. (Aug 2004)
- The War on Terror a war we must fight. (Aug 2004)
- Avoiding the War on Terror has cost us dearly. (Aug 2004)
- Bush promised enemies would soon hear from us and they did. (Aug 2004)
- Our adversaries express a hatred for all good in humanity. (Aug 2004)
- 2000: Warned against radical Islamic terrorism. (May 2002)
- 2001: No pinprick responses to 9/11; it’s a long haul. (May 2002)
- 2001: Nuclear weapons unnecessary against terrorists. (May 2002)
- Palestine: Against declaration of statehood. (Feb 1999)
Iran
- Don’t wait for UN if Iran attacks Israel. (Oct 2008)
- FactCheck: Obama did declare Republican Guard terrorists. (Sep 2008)
- Strategic bombing of Iran OK only if imminent threat. (Dec 2007)
- Congress can only declare war; not micromanage wars. (Dec 2007)
- Keep military option open against Iran, even if no nukes. (Dec 2007)
- No direct talk with Iran; talk is over-rated. (Dec 2007)
- Iran & Syria must not get nukes; they’ll exterminate Israel. (Nov 2007)
- Iran is state sponsor of terrorism; no more evidence needed. (Nov 2007)
- Congressional consultation before attacking Iran’s nukes. (Oct 2007)
- Sanctions to prevent Iranian nukes; but don’t count on UN. (Sep 2007)
- Iran is sponsor of terrorism; US strike if they get nukes. (May 2007)
Iraq War
- 2007: Visited Iraq with Lieberman; led to endorsement. (Jan 2010)
- No Surrender Tour: Stop Democrats from Iraqi withdrawal. (Jan 2010)
- 2006: No good options in Iraq, but we can't afford to lose. (Aug 2009)
- Waving a white flag in Iraq will cause chaos and genocide. (Aug 2009)
- 2004: Iraq War was "necessary, achievable, and noble". (Aug 2009)
- Biden’s plan to partition Iraq was a cockamamie idea. (Oct 2008)
- FactCheck: Biden’s plan decentralized Iraq; not 3 countries. (Oct 2008)
- Bring our troops home with victory and with honor. (Oct 2008)
- 2007: Encouraging signs of normalcy in Iraq. (Oct 2008)
- FactCheck: Bush vetoed troop bill that Obama voted against. (Sep 2008)
- We now have a great strategy & are winning in Iraq. (Sep 2008)
- The next president has to decide how and when to leave Iraq. (Sep 2008)
- FactCheck: Admiral did not call Obama’s plan dangerous. (Sep 2008)
- Obama would lose a war to win a political campaign. (Sep 2008)
- Quoting “100 years in Iraq” is out-of-context. (Apr 2008)
- Despite deserters & Basra loss, Iraqi military doing better. (Apr 2008)
- 1998: Remove Saddam by force without UN approval. (Mar 2008)
- Costs will be far greater should we fail in Iraq. (Feb 2008)
- Not a matter of how long in Iraq, but a matter of casualties. (Feb 2008)
- Don’t let enemy lay in the weeds until we leave. (Jan 2008)
- Support the surge and bring troops home with honor. (Jan 2008)
- Timetable for withdrawal is a white flag of surrender. (Jan 2008)
- Staying for 100 years OK, if US casualties are low. (Jan 2008)
- The Iraq war was worth the price in blood and treasure. (Jan 2008)
- Ok with American presence in Iraq for 100 years. (Jan 2008)
- FactCheck: Yes, criticized Rumsfeld, but not before invasion. (Jan 2008)
- Help Maliki government move forward as rapidly as possible. (Nov 2007)
- I would much rather lose a campaign than lose a war. (Oct 2007)
- Stategy in Iraq: defeat al-Qaeda; limit Iran’s influence. (Sep 2007)
- Iraq is now the central front in the war against al-Qaeda. (Sep 2007)
- Americans want to win; bin Laden thinks he’s winning now. (Sep 2007)
- Democrats proposing failure in Iraq by withdrawing. (Sep 2007)
- Reducing military presence has never in history won a war. (Sep 2007)
- Bring troops home the right way: home with honor. (Sep 2007)
- Surge is working; let it continue until it succeeds. (Sep 2007)
- Tragic mistake of Iraq: no plan to deal with success. (Aug 2007)
- Support the surge even if benchmarks are not met. (Aug 2007)
- Did not read NIE before war vote, but was fully briefed. (Jun 2007)
- If new strategy not working by Sept., we still must succeed. (Jun 2007)
- Willing to be last man standing for US involvement in Iraq. (May 2007)
- Consequences of failure: regional chaos & we must come back. (May 2007)
- In hindsight, Iraq invasion was still justified. (May 2007)
- Timetable would be catastrophe, even if Iraq wants it. (May 2007)
- Advocated leaving Somalia, but no comparison to Iraq. (May 2007)
- War has been mismanaged, but we are now on the right track. (May 2007)
- War in Iraq has not gone well: dire but not hopeless. (Mar 2007)
- Al Qaeda may take over Iraqi oilwells. (Mar 2007)
- Prefers more troops for surge, but 20,000 is sufficient. (Jan 2007)
- Bush now has the right strategy, and it’s our last chance. (Jan 2007)
- Generals advising “no more troops” was a failed policy. (Jan 2007)
- McCain Principle: Committing troops means completing mission. (Jan 2007)
- If we leave Iraq, terrorists will follow us home. (Jan 2007)
- Send in a heavy wave of troops to Iraq to establish order. (Nov 2006)
- Looting, terrorism in Iraq a result of US mistakes. (Sep 2004)
- The Iraqi war was necessary after years of failed diplomacy. (Aug 2004)
- Saddam would have acquired terrible weapons again. (Aug 2004)
- The Iraqi war was necessary, achievable and noble. (Aug 2004)
- The cause of the Iraqi war was just. (Apr 2004)
- 1991: Urged formally declaring war on Iraq over Kuwait. (Jan 2004)
Vietnam
- OpEd: As war pilot, no remorse for dropping bombs on Hanoi. (Nov 2008)
- Vietnam's greatest injustice: burden of service on the poor. (Sep 2007)
- 1967: POW son of admiral was propaganda coup for N. Vietnam. (Sep 2000)
- 1966: Part of no-win situation in Operation Rolling Thunder. (Sep 2000)
- 1967: Survived USS Forrestal fire that killed over 100. (Sep 2000)
- 1967: Shot down on first mission over central Hanoi. (Sep 2000)
- 1967:Refused making propaganda film in exchange for medicine. (Sep 2000)
- 1968: Under torture, wrote coerced "confession". (Sep 2000)
- Silent about origins & necessity of Vietnam. (Sep 2000)
Voting Record
- Congress has no authority to cut off funds for Iraqi use. (Jan 2007)
- Voted NO on redeploying non-essential US troops out of Iraq in 9 months. (Dec 2007)
- Voted NO on redeploying troops out of Iraq by July 2007. (Jun 2006)
- Voted NO on investigating contract awards in Iraq & Afghanistan. (Nov 2005)
- Voted YES on requiring on-budget funding for Iraq, not emergency funding. (Apr 2005)
- Voted YES on $86 billion for military operations in Iraq & Afghanistan. (Oct 2003)
- Voted YES on authorizing use of military force against Iraq. (Oct 2002)
- Voted NO on allowing all necessary force in Kosovo. (May 1999)
- Voted YES on authorizing air strikes in Kosovo. (Mar 1999)
- Voted YES on ending the Bosnian arms embargo. (Jul 1995)
- Supports $48 billion in new spending for anti-terrorism. (Jan 2002)
- CIA assessments ib Iraqi WMDs were all wrong. (Mar 2005)
- Belief in Iraqi nukes was poor analysis of aluminum tubes. (Mar 2005)
- Belief in Iraqi BWs was based on one unreliable person. (Mar 2005)
- Belief in Iraqi CWs was based on flawed imagery. (Mar 2005)
- Iraq never had delivery systems to attack US mainland. (Mar 2005)
- CIA never questioned assumption that Saddam had WMDs. (Mar 2005)
- Conclusions on Iran and North Korea are all classified. (Mar 2005)
- Iranian nuclear weapons: prevention instead of containment. (May 2012)
- Iran must accept long-term intrusive nuke inspection. (Mar 2014)
- No nuclear deal with Iran without Congressional input. (Mar 2015)
- Support the completion of the US mission in Iraq. (Feb 2007)
- Sanctions on Iran to end nuclear program. (Apr 2009)
- Move the US Embassy to Jerusalem. (Nov 1995)
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John McCain on Welfare & Poverty
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- Lower and middle income Americans need more help. (Jan 2008)
- Require 40 hours work per week from welfare recipients. (Nov 2004)
- Supports block grants, welfare-to-work, state control. (Jan 2000)
- Anti-poverty shared by gov’t & faith-based orgs. (Jan 2000)
- List unoccupied HUD-owned homes, & give them away. (Feb 1999)
- Use tax code to address unemployment & working conditions. (Jul 1998)
- More housing assistance; tax breaks against homelessness. (Jul 1998)
- Pro-block grants; pro-welfare-to-work. (Jul 1998)
- Voted YES on instituting National Service as a new social invention. (Mar 2009)
- Voted YES on welfare block grants. (Aug 1996)
- Voted NO on eliminating block grants for food stamps. (Jul 1996)
- Voted YES on allowing state welfare waivers. (Jul 1996)
- Voted YES on welfare overhaul. (Sep 1995)
- Fully fund AmeriCorps. (Jun 2003)
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Opposes
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(-3 points on Social scale)
| Defund Planned Parenthood: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Pro-life and an advocate for the Rights of Man everywhere: Strongly Opposes topic 1 GovWatch: 1999: Don’t force women to have illegal operations: Favors topic 1 1999: Repealing Roe forces dangerous illegal abortions: Favors topic 1 Concerned if women undergo illegal dangerous operations: Favors topic 1 Prosecute abortion doctors, not women who get them: Opposes topic 1 Overturn Roe v. Wade, but keep incest & rape exceptions: Opposes topic 1 Wants Roe vs. Wade made irrelevant, but would not repeal it: Favors topic 1 Opposes partial-birth abortions & public financing: Opposes topic 1 Supports repealing Roe v. Wade: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Rated 0% by NARAL, indicating a pro-life voting record: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Expand embryonic stem cell research: Favors topic 1 Rated 75% by the NRLC, indicating a mixed record on abortion: Neutral on topic 1 Prohibit transporting minors across state lines for abortion: Opposes topic 1 Opposes public funding for abortion services: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Supports parental notification for abortions by minors: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Supports judges who strictly interpret Constitution: Strongly Favors topic 1 YES on defining unborn child as eligible for SCHIP: Opposes topic 1 YES on maintaining ban on Military Base Abortions: Opposes topic 1 YES on banning partial birth abortions except for maternal life: Strongly Opposes topic 1 YES on criminal penalty for harming unborn fetus during other crime: Opposes topic 1 NO on $100M to reduce teen pregnancy by education & contraceptives: Opposes topic 1 YES on notifying parents of minors who get out-of-state abortions: Opposes topic 1 YES on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines: Favors topic 1 YES on barring HHS grants to organizations that perform abortions: Opposes topic 1 YES on restricting UN funding for population control policies: Opposes topic 1 |
Favors
topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| Equal pay for equal work case was a trial lawyer’s dream: Opposes topic 2 Inter-racial dating ban is idiotic and cruel: Favors topic 2 Affirmative action OK for specific programs, but no quotas: Favors topic 2 Rated 7% by the NAACP, indicating an anti-affirmative-action stance: Strongly Opposes topic 2 YES on reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act: Favors topic 2 YES on banning affirmative action hiring with federal funds: Strongly Opposes topic 2 NO on ending special funding for minority & women-owned business: Strongly Favors topic 2 NO on prohibiting same-sex basic training: Favors topic 2 YES on setting aside 10% of highway funds for minorities & women: Favors topic 2 |
Favors
topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(+2 points on Social scale)
| Supports CA Prop. 8: one-man-one-woman marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Leave gay marriage to the states: Favors topic 3 1994: No Senate hiring discrimination by sexual orientation: Strongly Favors topic 3 Accepts gays in military under current policy: Favors topic 3 Would be “comfortable” with a gay president: Favors topic 3 1st Amend. not a shield for hate groups: Neutral on topic 3 Ban on same-sex marriage is unRepublican; leave it to states: Strongly Favors topic 3 Keep “Don’t ask, don’t tell” policy - it works: Favors topic 3 Rated 33% by the HRC, indicating a mixed record on gay rights: Neutral on topic 3 YES on prohibiting same-sex marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 NO on prohibiting job discrimination by sexual orientation: Strongly Opposes topic 3 NO on expanding hate crimes to include sexual orientation: Opposes topic 3 NO on adding sexual orientation to definition of hate crimes: Strongly Opposes topic 3 NO on constitutional ban of same-sex marriage: Strongly Favors topic 3 |
Favors
topic 4:Keep God in the public sphere
(-3 points on Social scale)
| Secret Pledge of Allegiance: most meaning of POW's day: Favors topic 4 Support evangelism but don’t pander to evangelical leaders: Opposes topic 4 Faith bridges unbridgeable gaps in humanity: Neutral on topic 4 Ten Commandments would bring virtue to our schools: Strongly Favors topic 4 Allow, but not mandate, school prayer: Favors topic 4 Supports block grants, welfare-to-work, state control: Favors topic 4 Anti-poverty shared by gov’t & faith-based orgs: Strongly Favors topic 4 Pro-block grants; pro-welfare-to-work: Favors topic 4 Supports anti-flag desecration amendment: Favors topic 4 Rated 83% by the Christian Coalition: a pro-Family-Value voting record: Strongly Favors topic 4 YES on requiring schools to allow voluntary prayer: Favors topic 4 YES on $75M for abstinence education: Strongly Favors topic 4 YES on killing restrictions on violent videos to minors: Opposes topic 4 YES on declaring memorial prayers and religious symbols OK at schools: Favors topic 4 YES on recommending Constitutional ban on flag desecration: Favors topic 4 |
Opposes
topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| Repeal & replace, but don't throw anyone off healthcare: Opposes topic 5 Include a health savings account in healthcare reform: Opposes topic 5 Matching funds for seniors citizens’ prescription drugs: Favors topic 5 Expand health insurance to 11 million uninsured children: Strongly Favors topic 5 Allow paying extra for choice of doctors & care: Favors topic 5 More tax-deductible health costs; limits on malpractice: Favors topic 5 Repeal and replace the massive federal health-care law: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Mandated heath insurance is Big Government at its best: Strongly Favors topic 5 Family should make health decisions, not federal government: Opposes topic 5 Harness market competition for comprehensive reform: Strongly Opposes topic 5 1989: No mandatory catastrophic Medicare coverage: Opposes topic 5 1993: To socialize healthcare would be to ruin it: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Tax credits for those without employee health insurance: Strongly Favors topic 5 $350 billion for prescriptions for poor seniors: Favors topic 5 Rated 25% by APHA, indicating a anti-public health voting record: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Supports repealing mandated health insurance: Strongly Opposes topic 5 YES on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts: Opposes topic 5 NO on blocking medical savings acounts: Opposes topic 5 NO on Medicare means-testing: Favors topic 5 YES on limiting self-employment health deduction: Opposes topic 5 NO on including prescription drugs under Medicare: Opposes topic 5 YES on funding GOP version of Medicare prescription drug benefit: Opposes topic 5 NO on $40 billion per year for limited Medicare prescription drug benefit: Opposes topic 5 YES on increasing Medicaid rebate for producing generics: Favors topic 5 YES on negotiating bulk purchases for Medicare prescription drug: Strongly Favors topic 5 NO on expanding enrollment period for Medicare Part D: Opposes topic 5 NO on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program: Opposes topic 5 YES on regulating tobacco as a drug: Favors topic 5 |
Strongly Favors
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
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| Looming challenges of entitlements need personal accounts: Strongly Favors topic 6 We need personal savings accounts: Strongly Favors topic 6 More believe in Elvis than in getting Social Security check: Favors topic 6 Option to invest 20% of payroll taxes in private accounts: Strongly Favors topic 6 Allow workers to invest privately: Strongly Favors topic 6 Rated 40% by the ARA, indicating a mixed record on senior issues: Neutral on topic 6 Rated 21% by ARA, indicating a mixed record on senior issues: Neutral on topic 6 Supports individual savings accounts and work incentives: Favors topic 6 YES on deducting Social Security payments on income taxes: Favors topic 6 YES on allowing Roth IRAs for retirees: Favors topic 6 YES on allowing personal retirement accounts: Favors topic 6 YES on using the Social Security Surplus to fund tax reductions: Favors topic 6 |
Strongly Favors
topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
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| I want schools to answer to parents and students: Favors topic 7 Let local school boards decide hiring and spending: Strongly Favors topic 7 Vouchers and school choice for all: Strongly Favors topic 7 Place parents & children at the center of education: Strongly Favors topic 7 We need more choice and competition in education: Strongly Favors topic 7 Charters, homeschooling, & vouchers are key to success: Strongly Favors topic 7 Vouchers & charters will improve our school system: Strongly Favors topic 7 Nationwide test of school vouchers: Strongly Favors topic 7 $5B program for 3-year test of school vouchers: Strongly Favors topic 7 Tax-funded vouchers for private schools or charter schools: Strongly Favors topic 7 Vouchers for any schools; more charter schools: Strongly Favors topic 7 Unrestricted block grants--let states decide spending: Strongly Favors topic 7 Support Ed-Flex: more flexibility if more accountable: Favors topic 7 Rated 45% by the NEA, indicating a mixed record on public education: Neutral on topic 7 YES on school vouchers in DC: Strongly Favors topic 7 YES on education savings accounts: Favors topic 7 YES on allowing more flexibility in federal school rules: Strongly Favors topic 7 NO on funding smaller classes instead of private tutors: Favors topic 7 NO on funding student testing instead of private tutors: Favors topic 7 NO on $5B for grants to local educational agencies: Favors topic 7 |
Opposes
topic 8:Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
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| Create green jobs to help economy & environment: Opposes topic 8 Support much tougher regulations on emission requirements: Favors topic 8 Economic & environmental interests not mutually exclusive: Opposes topic 8 Scored 40% on Humane Society Scorecard on animal protection: Favors topic 8 1996: Put 3.5B acres of land into wilderness protection: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Preserving wilderness among proudest achievements: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Preserve and help our National Parks: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Preserve natural resources for future: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Led delegation with Hillary, to see effects of polar warming: Strongly Opposes topic 8 2000: Held hearings on mounting evidence of climate change: Strongly Opposes topic 8 End commercial whaling and illegal trade in whale meat: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Supports grants for brownfields remediation: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Rated 53% by the LCV, indicating a mixed record on environment: Neutral on topic 8 EPA must do better on mercury clean-up: Opposes topic 8 Loosen restrictions on predator control in Alaska: Strongly Favors topic 8 YES on protecting ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems: Opposes topic 8 NO on continuing desert protection in California: Strongly Favors topic 8 NO on reducing funds for road-building in National Forests: Opposes topic 8 |
Favors
topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
(-3 points on Social scale)
| More death penalty; stricter sentencing: Favors topic 9 Pro-death penalty; more prisons; increased penalties: Strongly Favors topic 9 Rated 29% by CURE, indicating anti-rehabilitation crime votes: Strongly Favors topic 9 Death penalty for killing police officers: Favors topic 9 Rated 45% by the NAPO, indicating a police-the-police stance: Strongly Opposes topic 9 YES on rejecting racial statistics in death penalty appeals: Favors topic 9 YES on mandatory prison terms for crimes involving firearms: Strongly Favors topic 9 YES on limiting death penalty appeals: Favors topic 9 YES on more penalties for gun & drug violations: Favors topic 9 |
Strongly Favors
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
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| Prosecute criminals, not citizens for gun ownership: Strongly Favors topic 10 Don’t hold gun manufacturers liable for crimes: Favors topic 10 Opposes restrictions on assault weapons and ammunition types: Strongly Favors topic 10 Ban cheap guns; require safety locks; for gun show checks: Opposes topic 10 Voted against Brady Bill & assault weapon ban: Strongly Favors topic 10 Punish criminals who abuse 2nd Amendment rights: Favors topic 10 Repeal existing gun restrictions; penalize criminal use: Strongly Favors topic 10 Allow veterans to register unlicensed guns acquired abroad: Favors topic 10 Opposes restrictions on right to bear arms: Strongly Favors topic 10 Reciprocity across state lines for concealed carry: Strongly Favors topic 10 Ban gun registration & trigger lock law in Washington DC: Strongly Favors topic 10 Allow firearms in National Parks: Strongly Favors topic 10 NO on banning high-capacity magazines of over 10 bullets: Strongly Favors topic 10 YES on maintaining current law: guns sold without trigger locks: Strongly Favors topic 10 YES on loosening license & background checks at gun shows: Favors topic 10 NO on background checks at gun shows: Strongly Favors topic 10 YES on banning lawsuits against gun manufacturers for gun violence: Strongly Favors topic 10 YES on prohibiting lawsuits against gun manufacturers: Strongly Favors topic 10 YES on allowing firearms in checked baggage on Amtrak trains: Favors topic 10 |
Opposes
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
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| Require a 3/5 majority vote in Congress to raise taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Tax system is fair; wealthy pay bulk of taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Remove charitable deduction; it only benefits rich: Favors topic 11 Middle-class tax cut: expand 15% tax bracket: Favors topic 11 Tax cuts should go to middle- & lower-income people: Favors topic 11 Cut marriage tax, inheritance tax, & earnings test: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Taxes should be flatter, lower, and simpler: Strongly Opposes topic 11 GovWatch: 2001: against tax cut that went to rich: Strongly Favors topic 11 Voted against Bush tax cuts for not reining in spending: Opposes topic 11 Rated 72% by NTU, indicating "Satisfactory" on tax votes: Neutral on topic 11 Rated 50% by CTJ, indicating a mixed record on progressive taxation: Neutral on topic 11 Taxpayer Protection Pledge: no new taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Supports the Taxpayer Protection Pledge: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Opposes increasing income tax rates: Opposes topic 11 Supports eliminating the death tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Implement socially fair, broad-based tax cuts: Favors topic 11 YES on raising the Death Tax exemption to $5M from $1M: Strongly Opposes topic 11 YES on allowing AMT reduction without budget offset: Opposes topic 11 YES on Internet sales tax moratorium: Opposes topic 11 YES on requiring super-majority for raising taxes: Opposes topic 11 YES on phasing out the estate tax ("death tax"): Opposes topic 11 YES on eliminating the 'marriage penalty': Opposes topic 11 NO on prioritizing national debt reduction below tax cuts: Favors topic 11 YES on reducing marriage penalty instead of cutting top tax rates: Favors topic 11 NO on spending $448B of tax cut on education & debt reduction: Opposes topic 11 NO on $350 billion in tax breaks over 11 years: Strongly Favors topic 11 YES on extending the tax cuts on capital gains and dividends: Strongly Opposes topic 11 NO on $47B for military by repealing capital gains tax cut: Opposes topic 11 YES on retaining reduced taxes on capital gains & dividends: Strongly Opposes topic 11 YES on permanently repealing the `death tax`: Strongly Opposes topic 11 YES on supporting permanence of estate tax cuts: Strongly Opposes topic 11 YES on raising estate tax exemption to $5 million: Strongly Opposes topic 11 YES on repealing the Alternative Minimum Tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11 |
Favors
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(+2 points on Social scale)
| Municipalities cannot exempt themselves from immigration law: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Exclude our interpreters in Iraq from Muslim travel ban: Favors topic 12 Campaign ad: "Complete the danged fence!": Strongly Opposes topic 12 Party that attracts immigrants becomes the ruling party: Strongly Favors topic 12 Deport 2 million illegal immigrants who committed crimes: Favors topic 12 Certify border is secure; only then allow guest workers: Opposes topic 12 Praised immigrants who join army to advance citizenship: Favors topic 12 12 million illegals in country now is de facto amnesty: Favors topic 12 12 million illegals in country now is de facto amnesty: Strongly Favors topic 12 Immigration reform needed for national security: Strongly Favors topic 12 Give everyone in the world an opportunity to come to America: Favors topic 12 1988: Honored by La Raza for opposing official English: Favors topic 12 More help for legal immigrants when immigrating & once here: Strongly Favors topic 12 No more ballot initiatives against immigration: Strongly Favors topic 12 English immersion over bilingual education: Opposes topic 12 Sponsored comprehensive immigration reform, without amnesty: Strongly Favors topic 12 Rated 18% by USBC, indicating an open-border stance: Strongly Favors topic 12 Supports additional border infrastructure: Strongly Favors topic 12 YES on limit welfare for immigrants: Strongly Opposes topic 12 YES on visas for skilled workers: Favors topic 12 YES on allowing more foreign workers into the US for farm work: Favors topic 12 YES on allowing illegal aliens to participate in Social Security: Strongly Favors topic 12 YES on giving Guest Workers a path to citizenship: Strongly Favors topic 12 YES on establishing a Guest Worker program: Favors topic 12 YES on building a fence along the Mexican border: Strongly Opposes topic 12 YES on declaring English as the official language of the US government: Strongly Opposes topic 12 YES on comprehensive immigration reform: Strongly Favors topic 12 |
Strongly Favors
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Globalization is an opportunity--reduce barriers to trade: Strongly Favors topic 13 Consider subsidies a mistake, and oppose them: Strongly Favors topic 13 Every time US went protectionist, we paid heavy price: Strongly Favors topic 13 Supports ethanol, but by exporting, not by subsidies: Strongly Favors topic 13 No environmental provisions in trade agreements: Strongly Favors topic 13 Free trade with any country except security risks: Favors topic 13 Free trade is indispensable to our prosperity: Strongly Favors topic 13 NAFTA has had unambiguously positive impact on US: Strongly Favors topic 13 Pro-NAFTA, pro-GATT, pro-MFN, pro-Fast Track: Strongly Favors topic 13 Promote the Andean Free Trade Agreement: Strongly Favors topic 13 Rated 100% by CATO, indicating a pro-free trade voting record: Strongly Favors topic 13 Sponsored bill for trade with post-Orange Revolution Ukraine: Favors topic 13 Sponsored sugar quotas & import tariffs to stabilize prices: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Voted YES to kill reauthorization of Ex-Im Bank: Opposes topic 13 Rated 75% by the USAE, indicating support for trade engagement: Strongly Favors topic 13 YES on renewing 'fast track' presidential trade authority: Favors topic 13 YES on permanent normal trade relations with China: Strongly Favors topic 13 YES on expanding trade to the third world: Favors topic 13 NO on removing common goods from national security export rules: Opposes topic 13 YES on granting normal trade relations status to Vietnam: Favors topic 13 YES on extending free trade to Andean nations: Strongly Favors topic 13 YES on establishing free trade between US & Singapore: Favors topic 13 YES on establishing free trade between the US and Chile: Favors topic 13 YES on implementing CAFTA for Central America free-trade: Strongly Favors topic 13 YES on free trade agreement with Oman: Strongly Favors topic 13 |
Favors
topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| Mistake to ban immigrants from Iraq; they're our allies: Opposes topic 14 Russian election tampering could destroy democracy: Opposes topic 14 Create League of Democracies, instead of UN with dictators: Favors topic 14 Half of world's defense spending should be US as global cop: Strongly Favors topic 14 Overthrow “rogue” governments to keep Americans safe: Favors topic 14 UN is useful but cannot replace US world leadership: Favors topic 14 Don’t wait for UN if Iran attacks Israel: Strongly Favors topic 14 Sanctions to prevent Iranian nukes; but don’t count on UN: Opposes topic 14 Pay dues to UN after UN reforms: Favors topic 14 Sponsored bill banning torture of terrorists in US custody: Opposes topic 14 Oppose the United Nations' Arms Trade Treaty: Favors topic 14 No transfers of Gitmo prisoners to US or abroad: Strongly Favors topic 14 Supports standing with the nation of israel: Favors topic 14 Two-state solution despite Israeli settlements on West Bank: Favors topic 14 YES on $17.9 billion to IMF: Opposes topic 14 YES on capping foreign aid at only $12.7 billion: Strongly Favors topic 14 NO on preserving habeas corpus for Guantanamo detainees: Strongly Favors topic 14 NO on requiring CIA reports on detainees & interrogation methods: Strongly Favors topic 14 |
Favors
topic 15:Expand the military
(-3 points on Social scale)
| Long-time foe of LCS, littoral combat ship: Strongly Opposes topic 15 3% increase in military is not enough; we need more: Strongly Favors topic 15 We need bigger army for more militaristic foreign policy: Strongly Favors topic 15 Half of world's defense spending should be US as global cop: Strongly Favors topic 15 Clean up waste in defense acquisition: Opposes topic 15 Eliminate defense pork, but increase most other defense: Strongly Favors topic 15 Terminate C-130, B-2, and Seawolf; use funds to modernize: Opposes topic 15 Politicians keep unneeded bases open for political purposes: Opposes topic 15 Raise military pay to avoid military draft: Favors topic 15 Supports $48 billion in new spending for anti-terrorism: Favors topic 15 Rated 0% by SANE, indicating a pro-military voting record: Strongly Favors topic 15 Sponsored bill for Iraq budget to be part of defense budget: Opposes topic 15 $515B for military plus $89B off sequester for wars: Favors topic 15 Reduce federal government size & scope, including military: Opposes topic 15 NO on 1996 Defense Appropriations: Opposes topic 15 YES on considering deploying NMD, and amending ABM Treaty: Favors topic 15 NO on favoring 36 vetoed military projects: Strongly Opposes topic 15 YES on allowing another round of military base closures: Opposes topic 15 YES on military pay raise of 4.8%: Strongly Favors topic 15 YES on deploying National Missile Defense ASAP: Strongly Favors topic 15 YES on requiring on-budget funding for Iraq, not emergency funding: Opposes topic 15 NO on limiting soldiers' deployment to 12 months: Favors topic 15 |
Strongly Favors
topic 16:Make voter registration easier
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Big money interests fear closing loopholes: Favors topic 16 Limit campaign contributions, not free speech: Favors topic 16 Citizens United was worst decision ever, but don't overturn: Favors topic 16 OpEd: McCain-Feingold chilled grassroots political speech: Strongly Favors topic 16 527s are clearly illegal; reform intended for small donors: Strongly Favors topic 16 Campaign finance reform needed to restore faith in politics: Strongly Favors topic 16 Finance reform will prevail if we have the votes & the guts: Strongly Favors topic 16 CFR passes Senate; focus on House, not court challenges: Favors topic 16 Clearer rules about campaign finance; no soft money: Favors topic 16 Soft money makes gov’t work for special interests: Favors topic 16 Campaign Finance: ban both labor union & corporate donations: Favors topic 16 Supports multiple restrictions on campaign finance: Strongly Favors topic 16 Cozying up to big donors makes big problems: Favors topic 16 Supports Shays-Meehan Campaign Finance Reform: Favors topic 16 Sponsored bill subjecting 527s to political committee rules: Strongly Favors topic 16 Require Internet disclosure of all earmarks: Favors topic 16 Ban paid voter registration: Opposes topic 16 YES on favoring 1997 McCain-Feingold overhaul of campaign finance: Favors topic 16 YES on banning campaign donations from unions & corporations: Favors topic 16 YES on banning "soft money" contributions and restricting issue ads: Favors topic 16 YES on establishing the Senate Office of Public Integrity: Favors topic 16 YES on allowing some lobbyist gifts to Congress: Strongly Opposes topic 16 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements
(-5 points on Social scale)
| We're in an Afghan stalemate & a Russian EU destruction: Favors topic 17 Putin is a thug; Russia understands only our strength: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Obama "an uncertain trumpet" for Afghan & Iraqi withdrawal: Strongly Opposes topic 17 I support the Bush doctrine of pre-emptive war: Strongly Opposes topic 17 China: Advocate for political reforms, and guard Taiwan: Strongly Favors topic 17 Costs will be far greater should we fail in Iraq: Opposes topic 17 Timetable for withdrawal is a white flag of surrender: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Staying for 100 years OK, if US casualties are low: Strongly Opposes topic 17 The Iraq war was worth the price in blood and treasure: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Support the surge even if benchmarks are not met: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Willing to be last man standing for US involvement in Iraq: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Send in a heavy wave of troops to Iraq to establish order: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Russia: Sanctions until Putin exits Chechnya: Opposes topic 17 IMF’s Russia policies bad, but agency is OK: Favors topic 17 Iranian nuclear weapons: prevention instead of containment: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Iran must accept long-term intrusive nuke inspection: Opposes topic 17 No nuclear deal with Iran without Congressional input: Opposes topic 17 Support the completion of the US mission in Iraq: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Sanctions on Iran to end nuclear program: Opposes topic 17 YES on authorizing use of military force against Iraq: Strongly Opposes topic 17 NO on redeploying troops out of Iraq by July 2007: Strongly Opposes topic 17 NO on redeploying non-essential US troops out of Iraq in 9 months: Opposes topic 17 |
Favors
topic 18:Prioritize green energy
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| GovWatch: Build 45 new nuclear power plants by 2030: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Ethanol bad for environment & bad for consumers: Opposes topic 18 Supports alternative fuels, emission controls, & CWA: Favors topic 18 Dramatic Arctic changes might be man-made; might be natural: Strongly Opposes topic 18 The snows of Kilimanjaro may soon exist only in literature: Strongly Favors topic 18 Climate change is real and must be addressed: Favors topic 18 Utility lobbyists influence White House climate policy: Strongly Favors topic 18 2000: Criticized Bush’s withdrawal from the Kyoto Treaty: Strongly Favors topic 18 Strength Clean Air & Water Acts; but not Kyoto: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Make EPA into a Cabinet department: Strongly Favors topic 18 Sponsored bill for greenhouse gas tradeable allowances: Strongly Favors topic 18 Rated 17% by the CAF, indicating opposition to energy independence: Opposes topic 18 Gas tax holiday for the summer: Opposes topic 18 Supports immediate reductions in greenhouse gases: Strongly Favors topic 18 YES on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases: Opposes topic 18 NO on do not require ethanol in gasoline: Favors topic 18 YES on defunding renewable and solar energy: Strongly Opposes topic 18 YES on preserving budget for ANWR oil drilling: Opposes topic 18 NO on terminating CAFE standards within 15 months: Strongly Favors topic 18 YES on targeting 100,000 hydrogen-powered vehicles by 2010: Strongly Favors topic 18 YES on removing consideration of drilling ANWR from budget bill: Favors topic 18 NO on reducing oil usage by 40% by 2025 (instead of 5%): Strongly Opposes topic 18 YES on disallowing an oil leasing program in Alaska's ANWR: Strongly Favors topic 18 YES on banning drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: Favors topic 18 YES on requiring full Senate debate and vote on cap-and-trade: Opposes topic 18 YES on protecting middle-income taxpayers from a national energy tax: Opposes topic 18 NO on $2 billion more for Cash for Clunkers program: Opposes topic 18 |
Strongly Favors
topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Administration is AWOL on the war on drugs: Strongly Favors topic 19 We’re losing drug war - just say no: Strongly Favors topic 19 $1B for detection equipment for more border interdiction: Strongly Favors topic 19 Stricter penalties; stricter enforcement: Strongly Favors topic 19 Sponsored bill for grants to Indian tribes to fight meth: Strongly Favors topic 19 Rated C by NORML, indicating a mixed record on drug reform: Neutral on topic 19 YES on spending international development funds on drug control: Strongly Favors topic 19 YES on more penalties for gun & drug violations: Favors topic 19 |
Opposes
topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| Worst thing in bad economic climate is to raise taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Can’t pass trillions of dollars of debt to our children: Opposes topic 20 Lower and middle income Americans need more help: Strongly Favors topic 20 Cut corporate income taxes to keep jobs here: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Loss of economic strength leads to losing military strength: Strongly Favors topic 20 Republicans have forgotten how to control spending: Opposes topic 20 Won’t sign no-tax pledge; focus on cutting spending: Favors topic 20 Opposed Bush tax cuts, but must extend them now: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Use veto power to reduce government spending: Opposes topic 20 Supports Balanced Budget Amendment: Opposes topic 20 Recoup financial bailout cost by cutting spending: Opposes topic 20 Impose some fiscal discipline to revive the economy: Opposes topic 20 Disapprove of increasing the debt limit: Opposes topic 20 Rated 17% by UFCW, indicating a pro-management voting record: Opposes topic 20 Supports constitutional amendment for balanced budget: Favors topic 20 NO on additional $825 billion for economic recovery package: Strongly Opposes topic 20 NO on $192B additional anti-recession stimulus spending: Strongly Opposes topic 20 |
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