Robert Wittman MyOcracy topics and responses

Civil Rights

Support for gun rights

• 10/12/2011: Loosen restrictions on interstate gun purchases
• 09/02/2011: Recognize heritage of hunting & shooting on federal lands
• 01/25/2011: Allow veterans to register unlicensed guns acquired abroad
• 05/18/2010: Teach kids Eddie Eagle GunSafe's lifesaving message
• 04/30/2009: Allow reloading spent military small arms ammunition

  Ban abortions except in limited cases

• 03/13/2013: Sponsored prohibiting abortion information at school health centers
• 01/04/2013: No family planning assistance that includes abortion
• 11/15/2012: Encourage adoption of children in foster care
• 05/05/2011: Prohibit federal funding for abortion
• 07/29/2010: Bar funding for abortion under federal Obamacare plans

  Abortion rights: Ban all abortions

• 01/03/2013: Life and human rights begin at fertilization or cloning
• 05/04/2011: Voted YES on banning federal health coverage that includes abortion
• 01/07/2011: Congress shall protect life beginning with fertilization

  Support marriage rights between a man and a woman only

• 04/02/2009: Voted NO on enforcing against anti-gay hate crimes
• 06/25/2008: Amend Constitution to define traditional marriage

Economic Issues

Support a balanced federal budget by constitutional amendment

• 01/05/2011: Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the US Constitution
• 01/06/2009: Balanced Budget Amendment with 3/5 vote to override

  Taxes for large corporations: Decrease

• 05/11/2010: No European-style VAT (value-added tax)

  Increase taxes for all tax payers

• 01/06/2009: Repeal the Death Tax

  Taxes for wealthier tax payers: Less

• 01/05/2011: Permanently repeal the estate tax

  Implement a flat tax

• 01/06/2009: Replace income tax & employment tax with FairTax

  Implement national sales tax instead of income-based tax code

• 01/05/2011: Replace income tax & estate tax with 23% sales tax

Education Issues

Support school vouchers

• 03/30/2011: Voted YES on reauthorizing the DC opportunity scholarship program

Environmental Issues

Oppose cap-and-trade programs to address industrial emissions

• 06/26/2009: Voted NO on enforcing limits on CO2 global warming pollution
• 01/09/2009: Bar greenhouse gases from Clean Air Act rules

  Support off-shore drilling to tap new oil sources

• 05/12/2011: Voted YES on opening Outer Continental Shelf to oil drilling

  Eliminate tax incentives and/or subsidies to the fossil fuel industry

• 02/12/2008: Voted NO on tax incentives for renewable energy

  Increase tax incentives for solar energy development and use

• 04/15/2008: Establish a solar energy program on federal lands

Healthcare Issues

Reduce government involvement in the provision of health insurance for taxpayers

• 04/15/2011: Voted YES on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts
• 01/23/2008: Voted NO on Veto override: Extend SCHIP to cover 6M more kids

  Eliminate financial penalty from Obamacare for taxpayers that do not have health insurance

• 01/05/2011: Repeal the Job-Killing Health Care Law

  Lower eligibility age for Medicare to increase coverage of older taxpayers

• 07/15/2008: Voted YES on overriding veto on expansion of Medicare

Immigration

Oppose amnesty for undocumented individuals

• 04/01/2008: Oppose amnesty; wrong to reward illegal behavior
• 03/08/2008: Support fence construction where most illegal aliens cross