Daniel Coats MyOcracy topics and responses

Criminal Justice

Increase the number of local prosecutors

• 04/17/1996: Voted YES on limiting death penalty appeals
• 05/11/1994: Voted YES on rejecting racial statistics in death penalty appeals

Civil Rights

Support marriage rights between a man and a woman only

• 08/11/2010: Supports banning homosexuals in the military
• 09/10/1996: Voted NO on prohibiting job discrimination by sexual orientation
• 09/10/1996: Voted YES on prohibiting same-sex marriage

  Support for gun rights

• 09/25/2013: Oppose the United Nations' Arms Trade Treaty
• 04/17/2013: Voted NO on banning high-capacity magazines of over 10 bullets

  Ban abortions except in limited cases

• 01/24/2013: No family planning assistance that includes abortion
• 05/05/2011: Prohibit federal funding for abortion

  Abortion rights: Ban all abortions

• 08/11/2010: Opposes both federal abortion funding & judicial activism
• 12/31/1998: Aligned 100% with National Right to Life Committee

  Support for gun control measures

• 10/24/2010: 1991: voted for Brady Bill & background checks

Economic Issues

Implement a flat tax

• 08/11/2010: Supports flat-rate federal tax; opposes increased tax rates
• 07/08/2010: Adopt a single-rate tax system

  Increase taxes for all tax payers

• 07/08/2010: Repeal tax hikes in capital gains and death tax

  Taxes for wealthier tax payers: Less

• 04/02/1998: Voted YES on requiring super-majority for raising taxes

  Support a balanced federal budget by constitutional amendment

• 07/08/2010: Demand a Balanced Budget amendment

  Reduce taxes for all tax payers

• 08/12/2010: Taxpayer Protection Pledge: no new taxes

  Implement national sales tax instead of income-based tax code

• 10/22/2010: Open to the FairTax, but no VAT

Education Issues

Support school vouchers

• 06/24/1998: Voted YES on education savings accounts
• 09/30/1997: Voted YES on school vouchers in DC

  Reduce federal government involvement with public education

• 02/06/2014: Denounce the Common Core State Standards

  Oppose school vouchers

• 08/11/2010: Opposes education vouchers for public or private school

Environmental Issues

Oppose cap-and-trade programs to address industrial emissions

• 11/02/2010: Signed the No Climate Tax Pledge by AFP
• 07/08/2010: Cap-and-trade has no impact on global temperatures

  Support domestic continental drilling to tap new oil sources

• 07/08/2010: Explore proven energy reserves & keep energy prices low

  Support cap-and-trade programs to address industrial emissions

• 10/22/2010: Accused of benefiting as lobbyist from pushing cap-and-trade

Healthcare Issues

Reduce government involvement in the provision of health insurance for taxpayers

• 05/25/2011: Voted YES on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts
• 08/11/2010: Supports repealing nationalized healthcare law
• 07/08/2010: Defund, repeal, & replace federal care with free market
• 07/04/2010: Repeal any federal health care takeover
• 04/18/1996: Voted NO on blocking medical savings acounts

Immigration

Increase the number of work visas granted to foreign workers each year

• 07/23/1998: Voted YES on allowing more foreign workers into the US for farm work
• 05/18/1998: Voted YES on visas for skilled workers

  Oppose amnesty for undocumented individuals

• 10/25/2010: Voted for amnesty 26 years ago; against a dozen times since

  Oppose in-state tuition at public universities and colleges for undocumented students

• 06/24/1997: Voted YES on limit welfare for immigrants