Do your Representatives Represent You? Fill in the following blanks with a prediction of Congressman Roskam’s votes or attitude on the issue. Underline or highlight all the votes you agree with as record them. If you do not understand an issue, click on the “full quotes” for a more detailed explanation. Go to http://house.ontheissues.org/IL/Peter_Roskam.htm Issue More federal funding for health care. Allowing illegal immigrants to earn citizenship. Abortion rights. Gun control. Expanding the armed forces Making taxes more progressive Prohibiting job discrimination based on sexual orientation. Same Sex Partnership Benefits Representative Roskam supports or opposes For each of the following issues, state where each of your Senator stands. (Strongly opposes, opposes, neutral, favors, strongly favors). Underline or highlight all the votes you agree with as you record them. The first one is done for you. If you do not understand an issue, click on the “full quotes” for a more detailed explanation. Go to http://www.ontheissues.org/Senate/Richard_Durbin .htm for Richard Durbin and http://www.ontheissues.org/Senate/Mark_Kirk.htm for Mark Kirk. (If Kirk has no voting record on the issue, write “n/a”.) Issues Senator Durbin’s Stand Abortion is a woman’s right. Favors Requiring hiring more women and minorities Constitutional Amendment Banning Same Sex Marriage. Death Penalty Absolute Right to Gun Ownership More federal funding for health coverage Enforcing laws against illegal drug use Expanding the armed forces Getting out of Iraq. Using alternative energy resources instead of coal Increasing Taxes for Millionares Senator Kirk’s Stand Which did you agree with (counting underlines/highlights) most? ______________________________________________________________ Which of the men best represent your views? This may not be the same answer as above if some issues are more important than others. Explain your answer. ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ Do you feel the Senator and our Congressman are similar or different? How can you explain this when they were voted into office by the same populous (people)? ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ Dick Durbin Mark Kirk Peter Roskam