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Ted Kennedy on Abortion
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Click here for 17 full quotes on Abortion
OR background on Abortion.
- 1987: "Robert Bork's America" forces back alley abortions. (Oct 2010)
- Voted NO on defining unborn child as eligible for SCHIP. (Mar 2008)
- Voted NO on prohibiting minors crossing state lines for abortion. (Mar 2008)
- Voted YES on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines. (Apr 2007)
- Voted NO on notifying parents of minors who get out-of-state abortions. (Jul 2006)
- Voted YES on $100M to reduce teen pregnancy by education & contraceptives. (Mar 2005)
- Voted NO on criminal penalty for harming unborn fetus during other crime. (Mar 2004)
- Voted NO on banning partial birth abortions except for maternal life. (Mar 2003)
- Voted NO on maintaining ban on Military Base Abortions. (Jun 2000)
- Voted NO on banning human cloning. (Feb 1998)
- Rated 100% by NARAL, indicating a pro-choice voting record. (Dec 2003)
- Expand embryonic stem cell research. (Jun 2004)
- Sponsored bill for emergency contraception for rape victims. (Sep 2006)
- Rated 0% by the NRLC, indicating a pro-choice stance. (Dec 2006)
- Protect the reproductive rights of women. (Jan 1993)
- Ensure access to and funding for contraception. (Feb 2007)
- Focus on preventing pregnancy, plus emergency contraception. (Jan 2009)
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Ted Kennedy on Budget & Economy
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OR background on Budget & Economy.
- Voted YES on additional $825 billion for economic recovery package. (Feb 2009)
- Voted NO on paying down federal debt by rating programs' effectiveness. (Mar 2007)
- Voted NO on $40B in reduced federal overall spending. (Dec 2005)
- Voted NO on prioritizing national debt reduction below tax cuts. (Apr 2000)
- Voted NO on 1998 GOP budget. (May 1997)
- Voted NO on Balanced-budget constitutional amendment. (Mar 1997)
- Require full disclosure about subprime mortgages. (Dec 2007)
- Reform mortgage rules to prevent foreclosure & bankruptcy. (Feb 2008)
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Ted Kennedy on Civil Rights
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Click here for 26 full quotes on Civil Rights
OR background on Civil Rights.
- 1987: "Robert Bork's America" means censorship & segregation. (Nov 2009)
- Alito joined CAP when CAP’s racism was in the news. (Jan 2006)
- ADA applies to private sector as well as public sector. (May 1989)
- Equal Rights Amendment recognizes "Founding Mothers". (Aug 1980)
- Voted NO on recommending Constitutional ban on flag desecration. (Jun 2006)
- Voted NO on constitutional ban of same-sex marriage. (Jun 2006)
- Voted YES on adding sexual orientation to definition of hate crimes. (Jun 2002)
- Voted YES on loosening restrictions on cell phone wiretapping. (Oct 2001)
- Voted YES 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 NO on prohibiting same-sex marriage. (Sep 1996)
- Voted YES on prohibiting job discrimination by sexual orientation. (Sep 1996)
- Voted NO on Amendment to prohibit flag burning. (Dec 1995)
- Voted NO on banning affirmative action hiring with federal funds. (Jul 1995)
- Rated 60% by the ACLU, indicating a mixed civil rights voting record. (Dec 2002)
- Sponsored bill for special-needs evacuation plans. (Sep 2005)
- Sponsored bill for a Rosa Parks commemorative postage stamp. (Dec 2005)
- Rated 100% by the HRC, indicating a pro-gay-rights stance. (Dec 2006)
- Rated 100% by the NAACP, indicating a pro-affirmative-action stance. (Dec 2006)
- Recognize Juneteenth as historical end of slavery. (Jun 2008)
- ENDA: prohibit employment discrimination for gays. (Jun 2009)
- Provide benefits to domestic partners of Federal employees. (Dec 2007)
- Re-introduce the Equal Rights Amendment. (Mar 2007)
- Reinforce anti-discrimination and equal-pay requirements. (Jan 2008)
- Honor the 100th anniversary of the NAACP. (Jan 2009)
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Ted Kennedy on Corporations
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- Voted YES on repealing tax subsidy for companies which move US jobs offshore. (Mar 2005)
- Voted NO on reforming bankruptcy to include means-testing & restrictions. (Mar 2005)
- Voted NO on restricting rules on personal bankruptcy. (Jul 2001)
- Rated 26% by the US COC, indicating an anti-business voting record. (Dec 2003)
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Ted Kennedy on Crime
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OR background on Crime.
- Survived 1979 assassination attempt in Senate office. (Jun 2009)
- Voted YES on reinstating $1.15 billion funding for the COPS Program. (Mar 2007)
- Voted YES on $1.15 billion per year to continue the COPS program. (May 1999)
- Voted NO on limiting death penalty appeals. (Apr 1996)
- Voted NO on limiting product liability punitive damage awards. (Mar 1996)
- Voted YES on restricting class-action lawsuits. (Dec 1995)
- Voted NO on repealing federal speed limits. (Jun 1995)
- Voted NO on rejecting racial statistics in death penalty appeals. (May 1994)
- Rated 57% by CURE, indicating mixed votes on rehabilitation. (Dec 2000)
- Moratorium on death penalty; more DNA testing. (Mar 2001)
- Require DNA testing for all federal executions. (Mar 2001)
- Increase funding for "COPS ON THE BEAT" program. (Jan 2007)
- Reduce recidivism by giving offenders a Second Chance. (Mar 2007)
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Ted Kennedy on Drugs
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OR background on Drugs.
- Voted NO on increasing penalties for drug offenses. (Nov 1999)
- Voted NO on spending international development funds on drug control. (Jul 1996)
- Rename "Drug Abuse" institute as "Diseases of Addiction". (Mar 2007)
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Ted Kennedy on Education
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Click here for 17 full quotes on Education
OR background on Education.
- Shepherded Bush's "No Child Left Behind" through Congress. (Nov 2010)
- Worked with George W. Bush on No Child Left Behind. (Nov 2010)
- Steadfast opponent of vouchers. (Jan 2001)
- Voted YES on $52M for "21st century community learning centers". (Oct 2005)
- Voted YES on $5B for grants to local educational agencies. (Oct 2005)
- Voted YES on shifting $11B from corporate tax loopholes to education. (Mar 2005)
- Voted YES on funding smaller classes instead of private tutors. (May 2001)
- Voted YES on funding student testing instead of private tutors. (May 2001)
- Voted YES on spending $448B of tax cut on education & debt reduction. (Apr 2001)
- Voted NO on Educational Savings Accounts. (Mar 2000)
- Voted NO on allowing more flexibility in federal school rules. (Mar 1999)
- Voted NO on education savings accounts. (Jun 1998)
- Voted NO on school vouchers in DC. (Sep 1997)
- Voted NO on $75M for abstinence education. (Jul 1996)
- Voted NO on requiring schools to allow voluntary prayer. (Jul 1994)
- Voted YES on national education standards. (Feb 1994)
- Rated 82% by the NEA, indicating pro-public education votes. (Dec 2003)
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Ted Kennedy on Energy & Oil
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OR background on Energy & Oil.
- OpEd: Opposes Cape Wind on NIMBY grounds. (Nov 2010)
- Opposes Cape Wind project. (May 2006)
- Proud of safe energy over nuclear future. (Aug 1980)
- Voted YES on addressing CO2 emissions without considering India & China. (May 2008)
- Voted YES on removing oil & gas exploration subsidies. (Jun 2007)
- Voted YES on making oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal. (Jun 2007)
- Voted YES on factoring global warming into federal project planning. (May 2007)
- Voted YES on disallowing an oil leasing program in Alaska's ANWR. (Nov 2005)
- Voted YES on $3.1B for emergency oil assistance for hurricane-hit areas. (Oct 2005)
- Voted YES 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 NO on preserving budget for ANWR oil drilling. (Apr 2000)
- Voted YES on ending discussion of CAFE fuel efficiency standards. (Sep 1999)
- Voted NO on defunding renewable and solar energy. (Jun 1999)
- Voted NO on approving a nuclear waste repository. (Apr 1997)
- Voted NO on do not require ethanol in gasoline. (Aug 1994)
- Keep efficient air conditioner rule to conserve energy. (Mar 2004)
- Rated 100% by the CAF, indicating support for energy independence. (Dec 2006)
- Designate sensitive ANWR area as protected wilderness. (Nov 2007)
- Let states define stricter-than-federal emission standards. (Jan 2008)
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Ted Kennedy on Environment
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OR background on Environment.
- Voted NO on prohibiting eminent domain for use as parks or grazing land. (Dec 2007)
- Voted YES on including oil & gas smokestacks in mercury regulations. (Sep 2005)
- Voted NO on confirming Gale Norton as Secretary of Interior. (Jan 2001)
- Voted NO on more funding for forest roads and fish habitat. (Sep 1999)
- Voted NO on transportation demo projects. (Mar 1998)
- Voted YES on reducing funds for road-building in National Forests. (Sep 1997)
- Voted YES 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)
- Rated 89% by the LCV, indicating pro-environment votes. (Dec 2003)
- EPA must do better on mercury clean-up. (Apr 2004)
- Celebrate the recovery of the bald eagle. (Jun 2008)
- Strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting. (Jan 2007)
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Ted Kennedy on Families & Children
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OR background on Families & Children.
- Voted YES on killing restrictions on violent videos to minors. (May 1999)
- Small Business loans for child care businesses. (Apr 2003)
- Rated 0% by the Christian Coalition: an anti-Family-Value voting record. (Dec 2003)
- Sex Ed including both abstinence and contraception. (Mar 2009)
- Teach teens about both abstinence & contraception. (Mar 2009)
- Fund 2,500 Boys and Girls Clubs in underserved areas. (Dec 1997)
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Ted Kennedy on Foreign Policy
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OR background on Foreign Policy.
- 1960: Toured newly-independent Africa with Senate delegation. (Sep 2009)
- 1968: Pressed for aid for refugees from Biafra. (Sep 2009)
- 1972: Resolution for uniting Ireland & British out of North. (Sep 2009)
- 1971: Nixon's China initiative was a "magnificent gesture". (Jun 1996)
- Voted YES on enlarging NATO to include Eastern Europe. (May 2002)
- Voted YES on killing a bill for trade sanctions if China sells weapons. (Sep 2000)
- Voted NO 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 NO on Strengthening of the trade embargo against Cuba. (Mar 1996)
- Voted YES on ending Vietnam embargo. (Jan 1994)
- Acknowledge the Armenian Genocide of the early 1900s. (Mar 2007)
- Urge Venezuela to re-open dissident radio & TV stations. (May 2007)
- Pressure friendly Arab states to end Israeli boycott. (Oct 2007)
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Ted Kennedy on Free Trade
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OR background on Free Trade.
- Voted YES on promoting free trade with Peru. (Dec 2007)
- Voted NO on free trade agreement with Oman. (Jun 2006)
- Voted NO on implementing CAFTA for Central America free-trade. (Jul 2005)
- Voted NO on establishing free trade between US & Singapore. (Jul 2003)
- Voted NO on establishing free trade between the US and Chile. (Jul 2003)
- Voted NO on extending free trade to Andean nations. (May 2002)
- Voted YES on granting normal trade relations status to Vietnam. (Oct 2001)
- Voted YES on removing common goods from national security export rules. (Sep 2001)
- Voted YES on permanent normal trade relations with China. (Sep 2000)
- Voted NO on expanding trade to the third world. (May 2000)
- Voted NO on renewing 'fast track' presidential trade authority. (Nov 1997)
- Voted YES on imposing trade sanctions on Japan for closed market. (May 1995)
- Rated 25% by CATO, indicating a pro-fair trade voting record. (Dec 2002)
- Extend trade restrictions on Burma to promote democracy. (Jun 2007)
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Ted Kennedy on Government Reform
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OR background on Government Reform.
- 1969: Reject Supreme Court nominations on basis of ideology. (Sep 2009)
- Voted YES on granting the District of Columbia a seat in Congress. (Sep 2007)
- Voted NO on requiring photo ID to vote in federal elections. (Jul 2007)
- Voted NO 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 NO on require photo ID (not just signature) for voter registration. (Feb 2002)
- Voted YES on banning campaign donations from unions & corporations. (Apr 2001)
- Voted YES 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)
- Reject photo ID requirements for voting. (Sep 2005)
- Post earmarks on the Internet before voting on them. (Jan 2006)
- Establish the United States Public Service Academy. (Mar 2007)
- Prohibit voter intimidation in federal elections. (Mar 2007)
- Prohibit 'voter caging' which intimidates minority voting. (Nov 2007)
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Ted Kennedy on Gun Control
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OR background on Gun Control.
- Voted NO on prohibiting foreign & UN aid that restricts US gun ownership. (Sep 2007)
- Voted NO on prohibiting lawsuits against gun manufacturers. (Jul 2005)
- Voted NO on banning lawsuits against gun manufacturers for gun violence. (Mar 2004)
- Voted YES on background checks at gun shows. (May 1999)
- Voted NO on more penalties for gun & drug violations. (May 1999)
- Voted NO on loosening license & background checks at gun shows. (May 1999)
- Voted NO on maintaining current law: guns sold without trigger locks. (Jul 1998)
- Close the Gun Show Loophole; restrict show sales. (May 2009)
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Ted Kennedy on Health Care
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Click here for 35 full quotes on Health Care
OR background on Health Care.
- 2006: Supported RomneyCare as model for other states. (Mar 2010)
- 1972 book, "In Critical Condition", favored national system. (Sep 2009)
- 1974 cancer fight: address inhumanity of healthcare system. (Sep 2009)
- 1977: preferred single-payer but it's politically impossible. (Sep 2009)
- 1970s: Quadrupled federal spending on cancer research. (Feb 2009)
- Quality health care is a fundamental right, not a privilege. (Aug 2008)
- Acknowledged expert on healthcare issues. (Nov 2003)
- Let workers keep insurance when they change jobs. (Jan 1997)
- AIDS victims need protection against discrimination. (May 1989)
- Voted NO on means-testing to determine Medicare Part D premium. (Mar 2008)
- Voted NO on allowing tribal Indians to opt out of federal healthcare. (Feb 2008)
- Voted YES on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility. (Nov 2007)
- Voted YES on requiring negotiated Rx prices for Medicare part D. (Apr 2007)
- Voted NO on limiting medical liability lawsuits to $250,000. (May 2006)
- Voted YES 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 YES 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 NO on funding GOP version of Medicare prescription drug benefit. (Apr 2001)
- Voted YES on including prescription drugs under Medicare. (Jun 2000)
- Voted NO 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 YES on blocking medical savings acounts. (Apr 1996)
- Invest funds to alleviate the nursing shortage. (Apr 2001)
- Let states make bulk Rx purchases, and other innovations. (May 2003)
- Rated 100% by APHA, indicating a pro-public health record. (Dec 2003)
- End government propaganda on Medicare bill. (Mar 2004)
- Establish a national childhood cancer database. (Mar 2007)
- Preserve access to Medicaid & SCHIP during economic downturn. (Apr 2008)
- Disclose payments from manufacturers to physicians. (Jan 2009)
- Expand the National Health Service Corps. (Mar 2009)
- Collect data on birth defects and present to the public. (Apr 1998)
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Ted Kennedy on Homeland Security
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Click here for 31 full quotes on Homeland Security
OR background on Homeland Security.
- 1972: Favored continuing the draft. (Feb 2011)
- Stopped at airport gates; established TSA ombudsman. (Sep 2009)
- All-powerful executive branch is genuinely troubling. (Jan 2006)
- 1970: Enlisted scientists to dispute ABM system. (Sep 2004)
- 1992: End Cold War military spending levels. (Aug 2004)
- Voted NO on cutting $221M in benefits to Filipinos who served in WWII US Army. (Apr 2008)
- Voted YES on requiring FISA court warrant to monitor US-to-foreign calls. (Feb 2008)
- Voted NO on removing need for FISA warrant for wiretapping abroad. (Aug 2007)
- Voted YES on limiting soldiers' deployment to 12 months. (Jul 2007)
- Voted YES on implementing the 9/11 Commission report. (Mar 2007)
- Voted YES on preserving habeas corpus for Guantanamo detainees. (Sep 2006)
- Voted YES on requiring CIA reports on detainees & interrogation methods. (Sep 2006)
- Voted YES on reauthorizing the PATRIOT Act. (Mar 2006)
- Voted NO on extending the PATRIOT Act's wiretap provision. (Dec 2005)
- Voted YES on restricting business with entities linked to terrorism. (Jul 2005)
- Voted YES on restoring $565M for states' and ports' first responders. (Mar 2005)
- Voted YES on adopting the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. (Oct 1999)
- Voted YES on allowing another round of military base closures. (May 1999)
- Voted NO 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 YES on favoring 36 vetoed military projects. (Oct 1997)
- Voted YES on banning chemical weapons. (Apr 1997)
- Voted NO on considering deploying NMD, and amending ABM Treaty. (Jun 1996)
- Voted NO on 1996 Defense Appropriations. (Sep 1995)
- Small business in developing homeland security technologies. (Jul 2002)
- Rated 100% by SANE, indicating a pro-peace voting record. (Dec 2003)
- Extend reserve retirement pay parity back to 9/11. (Dec 2007)
- Restore habeas corpus for detainees in the War on Terror. (Jun 2007)
- School assistance to survivors of injured federal police. (Oct 1996)
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Ted Kennedy on Immigration
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Click here for 18 full quotes on Immigration
OR background on Immigration.
- 2005 & 2007: guest worker program & path to citizenship. (Mar 2013)
- Undocumented workers are an exploited minority. (Feb 2009)
- 2007: Held firm for Grand Bargain on immigration reform. (Oct 2007)
- McCain-Kennedy bill: bipartisan alternative to HR.4437. (Jul 2006)
- OpEd: Started immigration crisis with Reform Act of 1965. (Jul 2006)
- Voted YES on continuing federal funds for declared "sanctuary cities". (Mar 2008)
- Voted YES on comprehensive immigration reform. (Jun 2007)
- Voted NO on declaring English as the official language of the US government. (Jun 2007)
- Voted NO on eliminating the "Y" nonimmigrant guestworker program. (May 2007)
- 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 NO on allowing more foreign workers into the US for farm work. (Jul 1998)
- Voted NO on visas for skilled workers. (May 1998)
- Voted NO on limit welfare for immigrants. (Jun 1997)
- Sponsored comprehensive immigration reform, without amnesty. (May 2005)
- Pay fair prevailing wage to guest workers. (May 2006)
- Rated 0% by USBC, indicating an open-border stance. (Dec 2006)
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Ted Kennedy on Jobs
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- Voted YES on extending unemployment benefits from 39 weeks to 59 weeks. (Nov 2008)
- Voted NO on terminating legal challenges to English-only job rules. (Mar 2008)
- Voted YES on limiting farm subsidies to people earning under $750,000. (Dec 2007)
- Voted YES on restricting employer interference in union organizing. (Jun 2007)
- Voted YES on increasing minimum wage to $7.25. (Feb 2007)
- Voted YES on raising the minimum wage to $7.25 rather than $6.25. (Mar 2005)
- Voted NO on repealing Clinton's ergonomic rules on repetitive stress. (Mar 2001)
- Voted NO on killing an increase in the minimum wage. (Nov 1999)
- Voted NO on allowing workers to choose between overtime & comp-time. (May 1997)
- Voted NO on replacing farm price supports. (Feb 1996)
- Protect overtime pay protections. (Jun 2003)
- Rated 100% by the AFL-CIO, indicating a pro-union voting record. (Dec 2003)
- Allow an Air Traffic Controller's Union. (Jan 2006)
- Match minimum wage increases to Congressional pay raises. (May 2006)
- Sponsored bill for card-check instead of secret union ballot. (Mar 2009)
- Extend unemployment compensation during recession. (Jan 2008)
- Ban discriminatory compensation; allow 2 years to sue. (Jan 2009)
- Stronger enforcement against gender-based pay discrimination. (Jan 2009)
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Ted Kennedy on Principles & Values
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- 2008 endorsement seen as passing the torch of Camelot. (Jan 2010)
- OpEd: Media covered up death of Mary Jo Kopechne. (Nov 2009)
- Mother's father Boston mayor; father's father state rep. (Sep 2009)
- 1939: lived in London as child of American Ambassador to UK. (Sep 2009)
- 1951: caught cheating & suspended from Harvard for one year. (Sep 2009)
- Chappaquiddick was horrible accident, but I was responsible. (Sep 2009)
- Inspired by JFK's & RFK's legacy; but not their surrogate. (Sep 2009)
- 1980: Lost Iowa caucus due to Secret Service impositions. (Sep 2009)
- Endorsed Obama despite intense pressure from Bill Clinton. (Aug 2009)
- Family tradition of service including constituent caretaking. (Feb 2009)
- 1992: Marriage to Vicki provided stability. (Feb 2009)
- 2008: Pass the torch to a new generation of Americans. (Feb 2009)
- Work begins anew; hope rises again; and the dream lives on. (Aug 2008)
- Upon losing 1980 caucus: "33% of Iowa couldn't be wrong". (Oct 2005)
- 1980: Initially hailed as Democratic Party's savior. (Aug 1999)
- 1972: Party's presidential hope as "Last Brother". (Jun 1996)
- 1972: Used Congress' subpoena power to investigate Watergate. (Jun 1996)
- 1973: Impeach Nixon if he refuses to give White House tapes. (Jun 1996)
- 1980: I want to be president to bring sense of restoration. (Jun 1996)
- Voted NO on confirming Samuel Alito as Supreme Court Justice. (Jan 2006)
- Voted NO on confirming John Roberts for Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. (Sep 2005)
- Religious affiliation: Catholic. (Nov 2000)
- Rated 100% by the AU, indicating support of church-state separation. (Dec 2006)
- Fund the 50 States Commemorative Coin Program. (Dec 1997)
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Ted Kennedy on Social Security
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- Voted NO on establishing reserve funds & pre-funding for Social Security. (Mar 2007)
- Voted NO on Social Security Lockbox & limiting national debt. (Apr 1999)
- Voted NO on allowing Roth IRAs for retirees. (May 1998)
- Voted NO on allowing personal retirement accounts. (Apr 1998)
- Voted NO on deducting Social Security payments on income taxes. (May 1996)
- Rated 89% by the ARA, indicating a pro-senior voting record. (Dec 2003)
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Ted Kennedy on Tax Reform
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- Voted YES on increasing tax rate for people earning over $1 million. (Mar 2008)
- Voted NO on allowing AMT reduction without budget offset. (Mar 2008)
- Voted NO on raising the Death Tax exemption to $5M from $1M. (Feb 2008)
- Voted NO on repealing the Alternative Minimum Tax. (Mar 2007)
- Voted NO on raising estate tax exemption to $5 million. (Mar 2007)
- Voted NO on supporting permanence of estate tax cuts. (Aug 2006)
- Voted NO on permanently repealing the `death tax`. (Jun 2006)
- Voted YES on $47B for military by repealing capital gains tax cut. (Feb 2006)
- Voted NO on retaining reduced taxes on capital gains & dividends. (Feb 2006)
- Voted NO 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 YES on increasing tax deductions for college tuition. (May 2001)
- Voted NO on eliminating the 'marriage penalty'. (Jul 2000)
- Voted NO on across-the-board spending cut. (Oct 1999)
- Voted NO on requiring super-majority for raising taxes. (Apr 1998)
- Rated 17% by NTU, indicating a "Big Spender" on tax votes. (Dec 2003)
- Rated 100% by the CTJ, indicating support of progressive taxation. (Dec 2006)
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Ted Kennedy on Technology
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- Paratransit for disabled prevents normal societal function. (May 1989)
- Voted YES on $23B instead of $4.9B for waterway infrastructure. (Nov 2007)
- Voted NO on restoring $550M in funding for Amtrak for 2007. (Mar 2006)
- Voted YES on disallowing FCC approval of larger media conglomerates. (Sep 2003)
- Voted NO on Internet sales tax moratorium. (Oct 1998)
- Voted YES on telecomm deregulation. (Feb 1996)
- Promote internet via Congressional Internet Caucus. (Jan 2001)
- Facilitate nationwide 2-1-1 phone line for human services. (Jan 2007)
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Ted Kennedy on War & Peace
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- Iraq is George Bush's Vietnam. (Nov 2010)
- 1969 Vietnam strategy was senseless, like "Hamburger Hill". (Sep 2009)
- 1968: gap between Vietnam rhetoric and reality on the ground. (Sep 2009)
- Bush squandered post-9-11 international goodwill. (Jul 2004)
- Fraudulent threat from Iraq was made up in Texas. (Sep 2003)
- Bush squandered world goodwill in rush to Iraq war. (Jun 2003)
- 1969: Get out of Southeast Asia lock, stock, and barrel. (Jun 1996)
- Voted YES on redeploying non-essential US troops out of Iraq in 9 months. (Dec 2007)
- Voted NO on designating Iran's Revolutionary Guards as terrorists. (Sep 2007)
- Voted YES on redeploying US troops out of Iraq by March 2008. (Mar 2007)
- Voted YES on redeploying troops out of Iraq by July 2007. (Jun 2006)
- Voted YES on investigating contract awards in Iraq & Afghanistan. (Nov 2005)
- Voted YES on requiring on-budget funding for Iraq, not emergency funding. (Apr 2005)
- Voted NO on $86 billion for military operations in Iraq & Afghanistan. (Oct 2003)
- Voted NO on authorizing use of military force against Iraq. (Oct 2002)
- Voted YES on allowing all necessary force in Kosovo. (May 1999)
- Voted YES on authorizing air strikes in Kosovo. (Mar 1999)
- Voted NO on ending the Bosnian arms embargo. (Jul 1995)
- Condemns anti-Muslim bigotry in name of anti-terrorism. (Oct 2001)
- Move the US Embassy to Jerusalem. (Nov 1995)
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Ted Kennedy on Welfare & Poverty
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- Welfare reform bill commits legislative child abuse. (Apr 2006)
- Voted YES on instituting National Service as a new social invention. (Mar 2009)
- Voted NO on welfare block grants. (Aug 1996)
- Voted YES on eliminating block grants for food stamps. (Jul 1996)
- Voted NO on allowing state welfare waivers. (Jul 1996)
- Voted NO on welfare overhaul. (Sep 1995)
- Establish a National Affordable Housing Trust Fund. (Jul 2003)
- Tax credits to promote home ownership in distressed areas. (Apr 2003)
- Fully fund AmeriCorps. (Jun 2003)
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VoteMatch Responses
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Strongly Favors
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Rated 100% by NARAL, indicating a pro-choice voting record: Strongly Favors topic 1 Expand embryonic stem cell research: Favors topic 1 Sponsored bill for emergency contraception for rape victims: Favors topic 1 Rated 0% by the NRLC, indicating a pro-choice stance: Strongly Favors topic 1 Protect the reproductive rights of women: Strongly Favors topic 1 Ensure access to and funding for contraception: Favors topic 1 Focus on preventing pregnancy, plus emergency contraception: Favors topic 1 Teach teens about both abstinence & contraception: Favors topic 1 NO on prohibiting minors crossing state lines for abortion: Strongly Favors topic 1 NO on defining unborn child as eligible for SCHIP: Favors topic 1 NO on Unknown roll call for 1999-340: Strongly Favors topic 1 NO on maintaining ban on Military Base Abortions: Favors topic 1 NO on banning partial birth abortions except for maternal life: Strongly Favors topic 1 NO on criminal penalty for harming unborn fetus during other crime: Favors topic 1 YES on $100M to reduce teen pregnancy by education & contraceptives: Favors topic 1 NO on notifying parents of minors who get out-of-state abortions: Favors topic 1 YES on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines: Favors topic 1 |
Strongly Favors
topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Equal Rights Amendment recognizes "Founding Mothers": Strongly Favors topic 2 Sponsored bill for a Rosa Parks commemorative postage stamp: Favors topic 2 Rated 100% by the NAACP, indicating a pro-affirmative-action stance: Strongly Favors topic 2 Recognize Juneteenth as historical end of slavery: Strongly Favors topic 2 Re-introduce the Equal Rights Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 2 Reinforce anti-discrimination and equal-pay requirements: Favors topic 2 Ban discriminatory compensation; allow 2 years to sue: Favors topic 2 Stronger enforcement against gender-based pay discrimination: Favors topic 2 Honor the 100th anniversary of the NAACP: Favors topic 2 NO on banning affirmative action hiring with federal funds: Strongly Favors 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 |
Strongly Favors
topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Rated 100% by the HRC, indicating a pro-gay-rights stance: Strongly Favors topic 3 ENDA: prohibit employment discrimination for gays: Favors topic 3 Provide benefits to domestic partners of Federal employees: Strongly Favors topic 3 NO on prohibiting same-sex marriage: Strongly Favors topic 3 YES on prohibiting job discrimination by sexual orientation: Strongly Favors topic 3 YES on expanding hate crimes to include sexual orientation: Favors topic 3 YES on adding sexual orientation to definition of hate crimes: Strongly Favors topic 3 NO on constitutional ban of same-sex marriage: Strongly Favors topic 3 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 4:Keep God in the public sphere
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Rated 0% by the Christian Coalition: an anti-Family-Value voting record: Strongly Opposes topic 4 Rated 100% by the AU, indicating support of church-state separation: Strongly Opposes topic 4 Sex Ed including both abstinence and contraception: Opposes topic 4 NO on requiring schools to allow voluntary prayer: Opposes topic 4 NO on $75M for abstinence education: Strongly Opposes topic 4 YES on killing restrictions on violent videos to minors: Opposes topic 4 NO on recommending Constitutional ban on flag desecration: Opposes topic 4 |
Strongly Favors
topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| 1977: preferred single-payer but it's politically impossible: Strongly Favors topic 5 Quality health care is a fundamental right, not a privilege: Strongly Favors topic 5 Invest funds to alleviate the nursing shortage: Favors topic 5 Let states make bulk Rx purchases, and other innovations: Opposes topic 5 Rated 100% by APHA, indicating a pro-public health record: Strongly Favors topic 5 Preserve access to Medicaid & SCHIP during economic downturn: Strongly Favors topic 5 Disclose payments from manufacturers to physicians: Favors topic 5 Expand the National Health Service Corps: Strongly Favors topic 5 NO on allowing tribal Indians to opt out of federal healthcare: Strongly Favors topic 5 NO on means-testing to determine Medicare Part D premium: Favors topic 5 YES on blocking medical savings acounts: Favors topic 5 NO on Medicare means-testing: Favors topic 5 NO on limiting self-employment health deduction: Favors topic 5 YES on including prescription drugs under Medicare: Favors topic 5 NO on funding GOP version of Medicare prescription drug benefit: Favors topic 5 YES on $40 billion per year for limited Medicare prescription drug benefit: Favors 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 YES on expanding enrollment period for Medicare Part D: Favors topic 5 NO on limiting medical liability lawsuits to $250,000: Opposes topic 5 YES on requiring negotiated Rx prices for Medicare part D: Favors topic 5 YES on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility: Favors topic 5 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Rated 89% by the ARA, indicating a pro-senior voting record: Strongly Opposes topic 6 NO on deducting Social Security payments on income taxes: Opposes topic 6 NO on allowing Roth IRAs for retirees: Opposes topic 6 NO on allowing personal retirement accounts: Opposes topic 6 NO on establishing reserve funds & pre-funding for Social Security: Opposes topic 6 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
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| Steadfast opponent of vouchers: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Rated 82% by the NEA, indicating pro-public education votes: Strongly Opposes topic 7 NO on school vouchers in DC: Strongly Opposes topic 7 NO on education savings accounts: Opposes topic 7 NO on allowing more flexibility in federal school rules: Strongly Opposes topic 7 NO on Educational Savings Accounts: Opposes topic 7 YES on funding smaller classes instead of private tutors: Opposes topic 7 YES on funding student testing instead of private tutors: Opposes topic 7 YES on $5B for grants to local educational agencies: Opposes topic 7 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 8:Clean air and water are property rights
(-5 points on Social scale)
| End commercial whaling and illegal trade in whale meat: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Rated 89% by the LCV, indicating pro-environment votes: Strongly Opposes topic 8 EPA must do better on mercury clean-up: Opposes topic 8 Celebrate the recovery of the bald eagle: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting: Strongly Opposes topic 8 YES on continuing desert protection in California: Strongly Opposes topic 8 YES on reducing funds for road-building in National Forests: Favors topic 8 NO on prohibiting eminent domain for use as parks or grazing land: Opposes topic 8 |
Opposes
topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
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| Rated 57% by CURE, indicating mixed votes on rehabilitation: Neutral on topic 9 Moratorium on death penalty; more DNA testing: Opposes topic 9 Require DNA testing for all federal executions: Opposes topic 9 Increase funding for "COPS ON THE BEAT" program: Opposes topic 9 Reduce recidivism by giving offenders a Second Chance: Strongly Opposes topic 9 NO on rejecting racial statistics in death penalty appeals: Opposes topic 9 NO on limiting death penalty appeals: Opposes topic 9 NO on more penalties for gun & drug violations: Opposes topic 9 YES on $1.15 billion per year to continue the COPS program: Opposes topic 9 YES on reinstating $1.15 billion funding for the COPS Program: Opposes topic 9 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Close the Gun Show Loophole; restrict show sales: Opposes topic 10 NO on maintaining current law: guns sold without trigger locks: Strongly Opposes topic 10 NO on loosening license & background checks at gun shows: Opposes topic 10 YES on background checks at gun shows: Strongly Opposes topic 10 NO on banning lawsuits against gun manufacturers for gun violence: Strongly Opposes topic 10 NO on prohibiting lawsuits against gun manufacturers: Strongly Opposes topic 10 NO on prohibiting foreign & UN aid that restricts US gun ownership: Opposes topic 10 |
Strongly Favors
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Rated 17% by NTU, indicating a "Big Spender" on tax votes: Strongly Favors topic 11 Rated 100% by the CTJ, indicating support of progressive taxation: Strongly Favors topic 11 NO on raising the Death Tax exemption to $5M from $1M: Strongly Favors topic 11 NO on allowing AMT reduction without budget offset: Favors topic 11 NO on Internet sales tax moratorium: Favors topic 11 NO on requiring super-majority for raising taxes: Favors topic 11 NO on eliminating the 'marriage penalty': Favors 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 YES on spending $448B of tax cut on education & debt reduction: Favors topic 11 NO on $350 billion in tax breaks over 11 years: Strongly Favors topic 11 NO on extending the tax cuts on capital gains and dividends: Strongly Favors topic 11 YES on $47B for military by repealing capital gains tax cut: Favors topic 11 NO on retaining reduced taxes on capital gains & dividends: Strongly Favors topic 11 NO on permanently repealing the `death tax`: Strongly Favors topic 11 NO on supporting permanence of estate tax cuts: Strongly Favors topic 11 NO on raising estate tax exemption to $5 million: Strongly Favors topic 11 NO on repealing the Alternative Minimum Tax: Strongly Favors topic 11 |
Strongly Favors
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
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| 2007: Held firm for Grand Bargain on immigration reform: Favors topic 12 Sponsored comprehensive immigration reform, without amnesty: Strongly Favors topic 12 Rated 0% by USBC, indicating an open-border stance: Strongly Favors topic 12 YES on continuing federal funds for declared "sanctuary cities": Strongly Favors topic 12 NO on limit welfare for immigrants: Strongly Favors topic 12 NO on visas for skilled workers: Opposes topic 12 NO on allowing more foreign workers into the US for farm work: Opposes 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 NO on eliminating the "Y" nonimmigrant guestworker program: Neutral topic 12 NO on declaring English as the official language of the US government: Strongly Favors topic 12 YES on comprehensive immigration reform: Strongly Favors topic 12 |
Opposes
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| Rated 25% by CATO, indicating a pro-fair trade voting record: Strongly Opposes topic 13 NO on renewing 'fast track' presidential trade authority: Opposes topic 13 YES on permanent normal trade relations with China: Strongly Favors topic 13 NO on expanding trade to the third world: Opposes topic 13 YES on removing common goods from national security export rules: Favors topic 13 YES on granting normal trade relations status to Vietnam: Favors topic 13 NO on extending free trade to Andean nations: Strongly Opposes topic 13 NO on establishing free trade between US & Singapore: Opposes topic 13 NO on establishing free trade between the US and Chile: Opposes topic 13 NO on implementing CAFTA for Central America free-trade: Strongly Opposes topic 13 NO on free trade agreement with Oman: Strongly Opposes topic 13 YES on promoting free trade with Peru: Favors topic 13 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 14:Maintain US sovereignty from UN
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Restore habeas corpus for detainees in the War on Terror: Opposes topic 14 YES on requiring FISA court warrant to monitor US-to-foreign calls: Opposes topic 14 YES on $17.9 billion to IMF: Opposes topic 14 NO on capping foreign aid at only $12.7 billion: Strongly Opposes topic 14 YES on preserving habeas corpus for Guantanamo detainees: Strongly Opposes topic 14 YES on requiring CIA reports on detainees & interrogation methods: Strongly Opposes topic 14 NO on removing need for FISA warrant for wiretapping abroad: Strongly Opposes topic 14 |
Opposes
topic 15:Expand the military
(+2 points on Social scale)
| 1970: Enlisted scientists to dispute ABM system: Strongly Opposes topic 15 1992: End Cold War military spending levels: Strongly Opposes topic 15 Rated 100% by SANE, indicating a pro-peace voting record: Strongly Opposes topic 15 Extend reserve retirement pay parity back to 9/11: Favors topic 15 NO on 1996 Defense Appropriations: Opposes topic 15 NO on considering deploying NMD, and amending ABM Treaty: Opposes topic 15 YES on favoring 36 vetoed military projects: Strongly Favors 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 YES on limiting soldiers' deployment to 12 months: Opposes topic 15 |
Strongly Favors
topic 16:Stricter limits on voting rights
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Prohibit 'voter caging' which intimidates minority voting: Favors 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 NO on allowing some lobbyist gifts to Congress: Strongly Favors topic 16 |
Strongly Favors
topic 17:Stay out of Iran
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| NO on authorizing use of military force against Iraq: Strongly Favors topic 17 YES on redeploying troops out of Iraq by July 2007: Strongly Favors topic 17 YES on redeploying US troops out of Iraq by March 2008: Strongly Favors topic 17 YES on redeploying non-essential US troops out of Iraq in 9 months: Favors topic 17 |
Favors
topic 18:Prioritize green energy
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| OpEd: Opposes Cape Wind on NIMBY grounds: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Opposes Cape Wind project: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Keep efficient air conditioner rule to conserve energy: Strongly Favors topic 18 Rated 100% by the CAF, indicating support for energy independence: Favors topic 18 Designate sensitive ANWR area as protected wilderness: Favors topic 18 Let states define stricter-than-federal emission standards: Strongly Favors topic 18 NO on do not require ethanol in gasoline: Favors topic 18 NO on defunding renewable and solar energy: Strongly Favors topic 18 YES on ending discussion of CAFE fuel efficiency standards: Opposes topic 18 NO on preserving budget for ANWR oil drilling: Favors 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 YES on reducing oil usage by 40% by 2025 (instead of 5%): Strongly Favors 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 factoring global warming into federal project planning: Favors topic 18 YES on removing oil & gas exploration subsidies: Strongly Favors topic 18 YES on addressing CO2 emissions without considering India & China: Favors topic 18 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 19:Never legalize marijuana
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| Rename "Drug Abuse" institute as "Diseases of Addiction": Strongly Opposes topic 19 NO on spending international development funds on drug control: Strongly Opposes topic 19 NO on more penalties for gun & drug violations: Opposes topic 19 NO on increasing penalties for drug offenses: Opposes topic 19 |
Strongly Favors
topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| YES on increasing tax rate for people earning over $1 million: Strongly Favors topic 20 YES on additional $825 billion for economic recovery package: Strongly Favors topic 20 |
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