Lisa Murkowski topics and responses

Stimulus Spending to Beat Great Recession

PRO:

• 07/30/2009: Voted YES on $192B additional anti-recession stimulus spending

  CON:

• 03/13/2008: Voted NO on increasing tax rate for people earning over $1 million
• 10/10/2004: Federal tax cuts are a means to spur economic growth
• 02/10/2009: Voted NO on additional $825 billion for economic recovery package
• 10/26/2010: Sometimes building infrastructure takes earmarks

Acknowledging and Addressing Climate Change

PRO:

• 02/08/2008: Develop technology for carbon dioxide sequestration

  CON:

• 05/15/2007: Voted NO on factoring global warming into federal project planning
• 04/01/2009: Voted YES on requiring full Senate debate and vote on cap-and-trade
• 05/15/2008: Voted NO on addressing CO2 emissions without considering India & China
• 04/02/2009: Voted YES on protecting middle-income taxpayers from a national energy tax
• 04/06/2011: Voted YES on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases

Getting Money Out of Politics

PRO:

• 02/02/2005: Subject independent 527s to rules for political committees
• 02/25/2013: Matching fund for small donors, with debate requirements
• 02/25/2009: Military spouses don't lose voting residency while abroad

  CON:

• 03/28/2006: Voted NO on establishing the Senate Office of Public Integrity
• 03/29/2006: Voted YES on allowing some lobbyist gifts to Congress

Saving Elephants, Whales, Dolphins and Lions

PRO:

• 05/08/2013: Voted YES on protecting ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems

  CON:

• 01/13/2012: Ranked by HSLF, indicating an anti-animal welfare voting record

Renewable Energy

PRO:

• 06/21/2007: Voted YES on removing oil & gas exploration subsidies

  CON:

• 06/16/2005: Voted NO on reducing oil usage by 40% by 2025 (instead of 5%)
• 12/31/2006: Ranked by the CAF, indicating opposition to energy independence
• 06/10/2003: Voted NO on targeting 100,000 hydrogen-powered vehicles by 2010
• 06/17/2008: Voted NO on tax incentives for energy production and conservation

Making it Harder to Get a Gun

PRO:

• 03/02/2004: Voted NO on banning lawsuits against gun manufacturers for gun violence

  CON:

• 04/02/2009: Voted YES on allowing firearms in checked baggage on Amtrak trains
• 10/12/2011: Loosen restrictions on interstate gun purchases
• 07/29/2005: Voted YES on prohibiting lawsuits against gun manufacturers
• 02/08/2008: Allow firearms in National Parks
• 04/12/2011: Allow veterans to register unlicensed guns acquired abroad
• 09/06/2007: Voted YES on prohibiting foreign & UN aid that restricts US gun ownership
• 04/17/2013: Voted NO on banning high-capacity magazines of over 10 bullets
• 03/23/2009: Dangerousness, not mental incompetence, limits gun rights
• 10/10/2004: Oppose reauthorizing the federal assault weapons ban
• 03/27/2007: Ban gun registration & trigger lock law in Washington DC
• 06/30/2004: Concealed weapons carry for law enforcement

GMOs and Food Labeling

PRO:

• 02/11/2013: Sponsored enforcing against illegal ocean fishing
• 04/24/2013: Require labeling genetically engineered food

  CON:

• 12/31/2003: Ranked by the LCV, indicating anti-environment votes

Cutting the US Military Budget

CON:

• 04/20/2005: Voted NO on requiring on-budget funding for Iraq, not emergency funding
• 07/11/2007: Voted NO on limiting soldiers' deployment to 12 months
• 12/31/2003: Ranked by SANE, indicating a pro-military voting record
• 06/12/2008: Improve mental health care benefits for returning veterans
• 08/17/2004: Committed to funding for Veterans` health care

Abortion Rights

PRO:

• 08/11/2010: Supports federal abortion funding
• 04/11/2007: Voted YES on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines
• 08/11/2010: Opposes prohibiting human embryonic stem cell research
• 10/18/2007: Voted NO on barring HHS grants to organizations that perform abortions
• 03/14/2008: Voted NO on defining unborn child as eligible for SCHIP

  CON:

• 03/17/2005: Voted NO on $100M to reduce teen pregnancy by education & contraceptives
• 12/31/2003: Ranked by NARAL, indicating a pro-life voting record
• 03/13/2008: Voted YES on prohibiting minors crossing state lines for abortion
• 03/12/2003: Voted YES on banning partial birth abortions except for maternal life
• 07/25/2006: Voted YES on notifying parents of minors who get out-of-state abortions
• 03/05/2009: Voted YES on restricting UN funding for population control policies
• 03/25/2004: Voted YES on criminal penalty for harming unborn fetus during other crime

Gay Rights and Gay Marriage

CON:

• 06/07/2006: Voted YES on constitutional ban of same-sex marriage
• 12/31/2006: Ranked by the HRC, indicating an anti-gay-rights stance

Repealing ObamaCare

PRO:

• 02/02/2006: Voted NO on expanding enrollment period for Medicare Part D
• 11/03/2005: Voted NO on increasing Medicaid rebate for producing generics
• 03/17/2005: Voted NO on negotiating bulk purchases for Medicare prescription drug
• 04/18/2007: Voted NO on requiring negotiated Rx prices for Medicare part D
• 03/13/2008: Voted YES on means-testing to determine Medicare Part D premium
• 12/31/2003: Ranked by APHA, indicating a anti-public health voting record

  CON:

• 03/16/2009: Expand health services for women veterans
• 02/14/2008: Voted NO on allowing tribal Indians to opt out of federal healthcare
• 06/30/2004: Won increased Medicare Nurse Practitioners Fees
• 01/29/2009: Voted YES on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program
• 06/30/2004: Won Medicaid fund increases
• 06/30/2004: Increased doctor reimbursements under Medicare
• 06/11/2009: Voted YES on regulating tobacco as a drug
• 07/15/2008: Voted YES on overriding veto on expansion of Medicare
• 06/26/2003: Voted YES on $40 billion per year for limited Medicare prescription drug benefit
• 11/01/2007: Voted YES on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility
• 05/08/2006: Voted YES on limiting medical liability lawsuits to $250,000
• 05/25/2011: Voted NO on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts

Addressing and Fighting Income Inequality

CON:

• 02/02/2006: Voted YES on retaining reduced taxes on capital gains & dividends
• 02/02/2006: Voted NO on $47B for military by repealing capital gains tax cut
• 03/13/2008: Voted YES on allowing AMT reduction without budget offset
• 02/13/2008: Voted YES on raising the Death Tax exemption to $5M from $1M
• 06/08/2006: Voted YES on permanently repealing the `death tax`
• 12/31/2006: Ranked by the CTJ, indicating opposition to progressive taxation
• 01/01/2012: Supports the Taxpayer Protection Pledge
• 11/18/2005: Voted YES on extending the tax cuts on capital gains and dividends
• 03/21/2007: Voted YES on raising estate tax exemption to $5 million
• 03/23/2007: Voted YES on repealing the Alternative Minimum Tax
• 08/12/2010: Taxpayer Protection Pledge: no new taxes
• 05/23/2003: Voted YES on $350 billion in tax breaks over 11 years
• 08/03/2006: Voted YES on supporting permanence of estate tax cuts

Building the Keystone XL Pipeline

PRO:

• 06/26/2008: Open the Outer Continental Shelf for oil & gas leasing
• 10/29/2004: Need a president who will sign ANWR
• 02/27/2009: Sponsored bill for horizontal drilling into Coastal Plain
• 10/20/2004: Get ANWR with a Republican-led majority
• 11/03/2005: Voted NO on disallowing an oil leasing program in Alaska's ANWR
• 03/16/2005: Voted NO on banning drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge