Paul Ryan on Abortion
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Life begins at conception, so protect unborn children. (Aug 2012)
Church-provided contraception is about rights & conscience. (Feb 2012)
Voted YES on banning federal health coverage that includes abortion. (May
2011)
Voted NO on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines. (Jan
2007)
Voted NO on allowing human embryonic stem cell research. (May 2005)
Voted YES on restricting interstate transport of minors to get abortions. (Apr
2005)
Voted YES on making it a crime to harm a fetus during another crime. (Feb
2004)
Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortion except to save mother’s life. (Oct
2003)
Voted YES on forbidding human cloning for reproduction & medical research.
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Voted YES on funding for health providers who don't provide abortion info.
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Voted YES on banning Family Planning funding in US aid abroad. (May 2001)
Voted YES on federal crime to harm fetus while committing other crimes.
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Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortions. (Apr 2000)
Voted YES on barring transporting minors to get an abortion. (Jun 1999)
Rated 0% by NARAL, indicating a pro-life voting record. (Dec 2003)
Rated 100% by the NRLC, indicating a pro-life stance. (Dec 2006)
Prohibit transporting minors across state lines for abortion. (Jan 2008)
Bar funding for abortion under federal Obamacare plans. (Jul 2010)
Prohibit federal funding for abortion. (May 2011)
Congress shall protect life beginning with fertilization. (Jan 2011)
Prohibit federal funding to groups like Planned Parenthood. (Jan 2011)
Grant the pre-born equal protection under 14th Amendment. (Jan 2007)
Paul Ryan on Budget & Economy
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FactCheck: S&P downgraded U.S. due to Congress, not Obama. (Aug 2012)
Solve $16 trillion debt before math & momentum overwhelm us. (Aug 2012)
FactCheck: Hometown SUV plant closed in '08,not due to Obama. (Aug 2012)
Bishops deny Ryan's "use of Catholic faith" as budget guide. (Apr 2012)
Mandatory spending cap as percentage of GDP. (Apr 2012)
On current fiscal path, US cannot afford superpower role. (Apr 2012)
Reduce deficit by $6.2T over 10 years with no tax increase. (Apr 2012)
CBO: Spending cuts & revenue increases make surplus by 2040. (Apr 2012)
Replace PAYGO with CUTGO: new spending must cut elsewhere. (Apr 2012)
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FactCheck:Stimulus spending created between 1.4M & 3.6M jobs. (Jan 2011)
Stimulus spending spree created debt but few jobs. (Jan 2011)
America is on an unsustainable fiscal path. (Sep 2010)
Automatic stabilizer spending is mandatory spending. (Jan 2010)
Freeze spending now, rather than in future budget. (Jan 2010)
Road Map for America's Future: cut entitlement spending. (Jul 2009)
Voted YES on terminating the Home Affordable mortgage Program. (Mar 2011)
Voted YES on $192B additional anti-recession stimulus spending. (Jul 2009)
Voted NO on modifying bankruptcy rules to avoid mortgage foreclosures. (Mar 2009)
Voted NO on additional $825 billion for economic recovery package. (Jan 2009)
Voted NO on monitoring TARP funds to ensure more mortgage relief. (Jan 2009)
Voted YES on $15B bailout for GM and Chrysler. (Dec 2008)
Voted NO on $60B stimulus package for jobs, infrastructure, & energy. (Sep 2008)
Voted NO on defining "energy emergency" on federal gas prices. (Jun 2008)
Voted NO on revitalizing severely distressed public housing. (Jan 2008)
Voted NO on regulating the subprime mortgage industry. (Nov 2007)
Voted YES on restricting bankruptcy rules. (Jan 2004)
Balanced Budget Amendment with 3/5 vote to override. (Jan 2009)
Member of the House Republican Economic Recovery Working Group. (Sep 2010)
Chair of House Budget Committee. (Mar 2011)
Paul Ryan on Civil Rights
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Keep DADT; no gay adoption; no need for gay hate crime laws. (Aug 2012)
Ban employment discrimination based on sexual orientation. (Apr 2012)
Annual pilgrimage to Selma AL for 1965 march anniversary. (Apr 2012)
Let each state separately define DOMA and marriage. (Jul 2004)
Voted YES on prohibiting job discrimination based on sexual orientation. (Nov 2007)
Voted YES on Constitutionally defining marriage as one-man-one-woman. (Jul 2006)
Voted YES on making the PATRIOT Act permanent. (Dec 2005)
Voted YES on Constitutional Amendment banning same-sex marriage. (Sep 2004)
Voted YES on protecting the Pledge of Allegiance. (Sep 2004)
Voted YES on banning gay adoptions in DC. (Jul 1999)
Supports anti-flag desecration amendment. (Mar 2001)
Rated 13% by the ACLU, indicating an anti-civil rights voting record. (Dec 2002)
Rated 0% by the HRC, indicating an anti-gay-rights stance. (Dec 2006)
Rated 36% by NAACP, indicating a mixed record on affirmative-action. (Dec 2006)
Paul Ryan on Corporations
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Stimulus was political patronage & corporate welfare. (Aug 2012)
Lower corporate tax rate to improve global competitiveness. (Aug 2012)
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Fannie & Freddie are failed experiment in corporate welfare. (Apr 2012)
Dodd-Frank reforms intensify too-big-to-fail problem. (Apr 2012)
25% top individual rate and top corporate tax rate. (Apr 2012)
8.5% Business Consumption Tax instead of taxing profit. (Jul 2009)
Voted NO on letting shareholders vote on executive compensation. (Jul 2009)
Voted YES on more funding for nanotechnology R&D and commercialization. (Jul 2009)
Voted YES on allowing stockholder voting on executive compensation. (Apr 2007)
Voted YES on replacing illegal export tax breaks with $140B in new breaks. (Jun 2004)
Voted YES on Bankruptcy Overhaul requiring partial debt repayment. (Mar 2001)
Rated 93% by the US COC, indicating a pro-business voting record. (Dec 2003)
Repeal ObamaCare reporting requirements for small business. (Jan 2011)
Rated 14% by UFCW, indicating a pro-management voting record. (May 2012)
Paul Ryan on Crime
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Fight identity theft with New Employee Verification Act. (Aug 2012)
Death penalty only for lethal crimes against minors. (Jan 2006)
Voted NO on enforcing against anti-gay hate crimes. (Apr 2009)
Voted NO on expanding services for offenders' re-entry into society. (Nov 2007)
Voted NO on funding for alternative sentencing instead of more prisons. (Jun 2000)
Voted YES on more prosecution and sentencing for juvenile crime. (Jun 1999)
Rated 30% by CURE, indicating anti-rehabilitation crime votes. (Dec 2000)
Paul Ryan on Drugs
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Speechwriter for Director of National Drug Control Policy. (Aug 2012)
Voted NO on more funding for Mexico to fight drugs. (Jun 2008)
Voted NO on military border patrols to battle drugs & terrorism. (Sep 2001)
Voted YES on prohibiting needle exchange & medical marijuana in DC. (Oct 1999)
Rated -10 by NORML, indicating a "hard-on-drugs" stance. (Dec 2006)
Paul Ryan on Education
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No Child Left Behind spends more money, but without results. (Aug 2012)
Stop pushing God from the public realm & public schools. (Aug 2012)
A-PLUS: Local decisions, not one-size-fits-all mandates. (Aug 2012)
Student loan increases just translate into increased tuition. (Apr 2012)
Voted YES on reauthorizing the DC opportunity scholarship program. (Mar
2011)
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Voted NO on $40B for green public schools. (May 2009)
Voted NO on additional $10.2B for federal education & HHS projects. (Nov
2007)
Voted NO on allowing Courts to decide on "God" in Pledge of Allegiance. (Jul
2006)
Voted NO on $84 million in grants for Black and Hispanic colleges. (Mar
2006)
Voted YES on allowing school prayer during the War on Terror. (Nov 2001)
Voted YES on requiring states to test students. (May 2001)
Rated 8% by the NEA, indicating anti-public education votes. (Dec 2003)
Paul Ryan on Energy & Oil
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Build new refineries; drill for our own oil. (Aug 2012)
Drill ANWR & use its $200B in revenue for alternative energy. (Aug 2012)
Support renewable portfolio standard for electric suppliers. (Aug 2012)
Cap-and-trade bureaucratically rations conventional energy. (Apr 2012)
Automaker bailout abused process to force new fuel standards. (Apr 2012)
Develop all American-made energy, including nuclear. (Apr 2012)
Voted YES on opening Outer Continental Shelf to oil drilling. (May 2011)
Voted YES on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases. (Apr 2011)
Voted NO on enforcing limits on CO2 global warming pollution. (Jun 2009)
Voted NO on tax credits for renewable electricity, with PAYGO offsets. (Sep 2008)
Voted NO on tax incentives for energy production and conservation. (May 2008)
Voted NO on tax incentives for renewable energy. (Feb 2008)
Voted NO on investing in homegrown biofuel. (Aug 2007)
Voted YES on criminalizing oil cartels like OPEC. (May 2007)
Voted NO on removing oil & gas exploration subsidies. (Jan 2007)
Voted NO on keeping moratorium on drilling for oil offshore. (Jun 2006)
Voted YES on scheduling permitting for new oil refinieries. (Jun 2006)
Voted YES on authorizing construction of new oil refineries. (Oct 2005)
Voted NO on passage of the Bush Administration national energy policy. (Jun 2004)
Voted NO on implementing Bush-Cheney national energy policy. (Nov 2003)
Voted NO on raising CAFE standards; incentives for alternative fuels. (Aug 2001)
Voted NO on prohibiting oil drilling & development in ANWR. (Aug 2001)
Voted NO on starting implementation of Kyoto Protocol. (Jun 2000)
Rated 0% by the CAF, indicating opposition to energy independence. (Dec 2006)
Bar greenhouse gases from Clean Air Act rules. (Jan 2009)
Drill the Outer Continental Shelf; & license new nuke plants. (Mar 2011)
Paul Ryan on Environment
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End farm subsidies to corporate agribusiness & millionaires. (Aug 2012)
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Strong conservation programs important for avid sportsmen. (Aug 2012)
No policies that might benefit environment but harm economy. (Aug 2012)
Prevent pollution and invasive species in the Great Lakes. (Aug 2012)
Sell millions of acres of federal land & federal assets. (Apr 2012)
Voted NO on $2 billion more for Cash for Clunkers program. (Jul 2009)
Voted NO on protecting free-roaming horses and burros. (Jul 2009)
Voted NO on environmental education grants for outdoor experiences. (Sep 2008)
Voted NO on $9.7B for Amtrak improvements and operation thru 2013. (Jun 2008)
Voted NO on increasing AMTRAK funding by adding $214M to $900M. (Jun 2006)
Voted NO on barring website promoting Yucca Mountain nuclear waste dump. (May 2006)
Voted YES on deauthorizing "critical habitat" for endangered species. (Sep 2005)
Voted YES on speeding up approval of forest thinning projects. (Nov 2003)
Rated 10% by the LCV, indicating anti-environment votes. (Dec 2003)
Inter-state compact for Great Lakes water resources. (Jul 2008)
Make tax deduction permanent for conservation easements. (Mar 2009)
Rated 13% by HSLF, indicating an anti-animal welfare voting record. (Jan 2012)
Strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting. (Jan 2007)
Paul Ryan on Families & Children
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NO on four weeks of paid parental leave for federal employees. (Jun 2009)
YES on establishing nationwide AMBER alert system for missing kids. (Apr 2003)
YES on reducing Marriage Tax by $399B over 10 years. (Mar 2001)
91% by the Christian Coalition: a pro-Family-Value voting record. (Dec 2003)
Paul Ryan on Foreign Policy
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Foreign Policy.
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Speak with clarity instead of managing American decline. (Aug 2012)
Opposed Cuba embargo until 2008; now supports Cuban freedom. (Aug 2012)
American decline as world power is a choice, not a certainty. (Apr 2012)
Foreign-owned national debt puts US at risk during crises. (Apr 2012)
America is the most pro-human idea ever conceived. (Sep 2010)
Voted NO on supporting democratic institutions in Pakistan. (Jun 2009)
Voted YES on cooperating with India as a nuclear power. (Sep 2008)
Voted NO on deterring foreign arms transfers to China. (Jul 2005)
Voted YES on reforming the UN by restricting US funding. (Jun 2005)
Voted YES on keeping Cuba travel ban until political prisoners released. (Jul 2001)
Voted YES on withholding $244M in UN Back Payments until US seat restored. (May 2001)
Voted NO on $156M to IMF for 3rd-world debt reduction. (Jul 2000)
Voted YES on Permanent Normal Trade Relations with China. (May 2000)
Voted NO on $15.2 billion for foreign operations. (Nov 1999)
Multi-year commitment to Africa for food & medicine. (Apr 2001)
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Withhold UN funding until voluntary and program-specific. (Aug 2011)
Rated -3 by AAI, indicating a anti-Arab anti-Palestine voting record. (May 2012)
Acknowledge the Armenian Genocide of the early 1900s. (Mar 2007)
Acknowledge the Armenian Genocide, as official US policy. (Mar 2009)
Commitment to unbreakable U.S.-Israel bond. (Mar 2010)
Paul Ryan on Free Trade
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Level the playing field instead of pushing jobs overseas. (Aug 2012)
End farm subsidies and open up agricultural export markets. (Aug 2012)
8.5% tax on imports from foreign countries. (Jul 2009)
Voted YES on promoting free trade with Peru. (Nov 2007)
Voted YES on implementing CAFTA, Central America Free Trade. (Jul 2005)
Voted YES on implementing US-Australia Free Trade Agreement. (Jul 2004)
Voted YES on implementing US-Singapore free trade agreement. (Jul 2003)
Voted YES on implementing free trade agreement with Chile. (Jul 2003)
Voted NO on withdrawing from the WTO. (Jun 2000)
End economic protectionism: let dairy compacts expire . (Aug 2001)
Rated 67% by CATO, indicating a pro-free trade voting record. (Dec 2002)
Paul Ryan on Government Reform
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End the supervision and sanctimony of the central planners. (Aug 2012)
Budget Boondoggle Award: expose worst wasteful spending. (Aug 2012)
Limited government has evolved into centralized solutions. (Aug 2012)
Pledges no new earmarks; and Line Item Veto against them. (Aug 2012)
Government should not solve every social problem. (Feb 2011)
FactCheck: all-time high government was 1943, not 2009. (Jan 2011)
Individual liberty requires limited government. (Jan 2011)
1990s Republican majority succumbed to the earmark culture. (Sep 2010)
Create a constitutional version of the line-item veto. (Jan 2010)
Voted NO on Senate pay raise. (Jun 2009)
Voted YES on requiring lobbyist disclosure of bundled donations. (May 2007)
Voted YES on granting Washington DC an Electoral vote & vote in Congress. (Apr 2007)
Voted YES on protecting whistleblowers from employer recrimination. (Mar 2007)
Voted YES on requiring photo ID for voting in federal elections. (Sep 2006)
Voted YES on restricting independent grassroots political committees. (Apr 2006)
Voted YES on prohibiting lawsuits about obesity against food providers. (Oct 2005)
Voted YES on limiting attorney's fees in class action lawsuits. (Feb 2005)
Voted YES on restricting frivolous lawsuits. (Sep 2004)
Voted NO on campaign finance reform banning soft-money contributions. (Feb 2002)
Voted YES on banning soft money donations to national political parties. (Jul 2001)
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Voted NO on banning soft money and issue ads. (Sep 1999)
Prohibit non-legislated earmarks. (Jul 2005)
No recess appointments without Congressional approval. (Jan 2012)
Restrict campaign donations from foreigners or 3rd parties. (May 1999)
Require all laws to cite Constitutional authorization. (Jun 2009)
Paul Ryan on Gun Control
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Attorney General Holder in contempt over "Fast & Furious". (Jun 2012)
Avid bow hunter who skins his own prey. (Apr 2012)
Voted YES on prohibiting product misuse lawsuits on gun manufacturers. (Oct 2005)
Voted YES on prohibiting suing gunmakers & sellers for gun misuse. (Apr 2003)
Voted YES on decreasing gun waiting period from 3 days to 1. (Jun 1999)
Rated A by the NRA, indicating a pro-gun rights voting record. (Dec 2003)
National cross-state standard for concealed carry. (Jan 2009)
Ban gun registration & trigger lock law in Washington DC. (Mar 2007)
Allow reloading spent military small arms ammunition. (Apr 2009)
Paul Ryan on Health Care
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Health Care.
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ObamaCare's mandates & fines have no place in a free country. (Aug 2012)
Protect Medicare as an obligation to grandparents. (Aug 2012)
Choice of Medicare or certified plan, starting in 2022. (Aug 2012)
Replace ObamaCare with patient-centered reforms. (Aug 2012)
Patients' Choice Act: untie health coverage from employment. (Aug 2012)
Under age 54, provided with subsidy for private insurance. (Apr 2012)
2008 signature plank: reconfigure Medicare & Medicaid. (Apr 2012)
ObamaCare is government takeover of healthcare. (Apr 2012)
Obama: Ryan's budget plan ends Medicare as we know it. (Apr 2012)
Seniors are threatened with denied access to care. (Apr 2012)
Younger workers choose from subsidized coverage options. (Apr 2012)
CBO: Ryan cuts mandatory health costs from 15% to 6% of GDP. (Apr 2012)
CBO: Elderly pay more for Medicare under Ryan plan. (Apr 2012)
CBO: States pay more for Medicaid under Ryan plan. (Apr 2012)
FactCheck: No, Medicare cost doesn't exceed national defense. (May 2011)
FactCheck: costs go up just a bit; jobs go down just a bit. (Jan 2011)
FactCheck: No evidence that healthcare reform explodes debt. (Jan 2011)
Open-ended healthcare entitlement moves US toward bankruptcy. (Jan 2011)
Washington Way: closed-door deals & one-party votes. (Sep 2010)
ObamaCare passed with no GOP support & split Democrats. (Sep 2010)
For tax credits; high-risk pools; & regulatory reform. (Sep 2010)
Medicare is a $38 trillion unfunded liability--add vouchers. (Jan 2010)
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Road Map: buy health insurance from any state in the country. (Jul 2009)
Replace Medicare with $9500/year private insurance payment. (Jul 2009)
Voted YES on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts. (Apr 2011)
Voted YES on repealing the "Prevention and Public Health" slush fund. (Apr 2011)
Voted NO on regulating tobacco as a drug. (Apr 2009)
Voted NO on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program. (Jan 2009)
Voted YES on overriding veto on expansion of Medicare. (Jul 2008)
Voted NO on giving mental health full equity with physical health. (Mar 2008)
Voted NO on Veto override: Extend SCHIP to cover 6M more kids. (Jan 2008)
Voted NO on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility. (Oct 2007)
Voted NO on requiring negotiated Rx prices for Medicare part D. (Jan 2007)
Voted YES on denying non-emergency treatment for lack of Medicare co-pay. (Feb 2006)
Voted YES on limiting medical malpractice lawsuits to $250,000 damages. (May 2004)
Voted YES on limited prescription drug benefit for Medicare recipients. (Nov 2003)
Voted YES on allowing reimportation of prescription drugs. (Jul 2003)
Voted YES on small business associations for buying health insurance. (Jun 2003)
Voted YES on capping damages & setting time limits in medical lawsuits. (Mar 2003)
Voted YES on allowing suing HMOs, but under federal rules & limited award. (Aug 2001)
Voted YES on subsidizing private insurance for Medicare Rx drug coverage. (Jun 2000)
Voted YES on banning physician-assisted suicide. (Oct 1999)
Voted YES on establishing tax-exempt Medical Savings Accounts. (Oct 1999)
Rated 11% by APHA, indicating a anti-public health voting record. (Dec 2003)
Repeal the Job-Killing Health Care Law. (Jan 2011)
Paul Ryan on Homeland Security
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More funding for veterans. (Aug 2012)
$554B for national defense spending instead of $55B cut. (Apr 2012)
Voted YES on extending the PATRIOT Act's roving wiretaps. (Feb 2011)
Voted NO on requiring FISA warrants for wiretaps in US, but not abroad. (Mar 2008)
Voted NO on Veto override: Congressional oversight of CIA interrogations. (Mar 2008)
Voted YES on removing need for FISA warrant for wiretapping abroad. (Aug 2007)
Voted YES on restricting no-bid defense contracts. (Mar 2007)
Voted YES on allowing electronic surveillance without a warrant. (Sep 2006)
Voted YES on continuing intelligence gathering without civil oversight. (Apr 2006)
Voted YES on federalizing rules for driver licenses to hinder terrorists. (Feb 2005)
Voted YES on continuing military recruitment on college campuses. (Feb 2005)
Voted YES on supporting new position of Director of National Intelligence. (Dec 2004)
Voted YES on adopting the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission. (Oct 2004)
Voted YES on emergency $78B for war in Iraq & Afghanistan. (Apr 2003)
Voted YES on permitting commercial airline pilots to carry guns. (Jul 2002)
Voted YES on $266 billion Defense Appropriations bill. (Jul 1999)
Voted YES on deploying SDI. (Mar 1999)
Rated 22% by SANE, indicating a pro-military voting record. (Dec 2003)
Paul Ryan on Immigration
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Demand enforcement of immigration laws, without amnesty. (Aug 2012)
Make border fence construction a top priority. (Aug 2012)
More employer penalties but no "big brother" database. (Aug 2012)
Voted YES on building a fence along the Mexican border. (Sep 2006)
Voted YES on preventing tipping off Mexicans about Minuteman Project. (Jun 2006)
Voted NO on reporting illegal aliens who receive hospital treatment. (May 2004)
Voted YES on extending Immigrant Residency rules. (May 2001)
Rated 0% by FAIR, indicating a voting record loosening immigration. (Dec 2003)
Comprehensive immigration reform without amnesty. (May 2005)
Rated 83% by USBC, indicating a sealed-border stance. (Dec 2006)
Paul Ryan on Jobs
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12M new jobs by capping federal spending at 20% of
GDP. (Aug 2012)
Vibrant manufacturing sector needed for economy &
security. (Aug 2012)
Freeze federal paychecks to boost private sector
employment. (Apr 2012)
Voted YES on extending unemployment benefits from
39 weeks to 59 weeks. (Oct 2008)
Voted NO on overriding presidential veto of Farm Bill.
(Jun 2008)
Voted NO on restricting employer interference in union
organizing. (Mar 2007)
Voted NO on increasing minimum wage to $7.25. (Jan
2007)
Voted YES on end offshore tax havens and promote
small business. (Oct 2004)
Voted NO on $167B over 10 years for farm price
supports. (Oct 2001)
Voted YES on zero-funding OSHA's Ergonomics Rules
instead of $4.5B. (Mar 2001)
Rated 7% by the AFL-CIO, indicating an anti-union
voting record. (Dec 2003)
Allow an Air Traffic Controller's Union. (Jan 2006)
Rated 58% by CEI, indicating a mixed voting record on
Big Labor. (May 2012)
Paul Ryan on Principles & Values
Paperback: Mitt
Romney
vs. Barack Obama
On The Issues
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Lives now on same block in Janesville where he grew up. (Aug 2012)
Side-by-side issue comparison to Joe Biden. (Aug 2012)
I credit Ayn Rand for getting me involved in public service. (Aug 2012)
Ayn Rand is thought-provoking, but objectivism is ridiculous. (Aug 2012)
Pursue three goals: Freedom; Growth; and Renewal. (Aug 2012)
Won Tea Party Express poll based on fiscal conservatism. (Aug 2012)
Adhere to principles to avoid squabbles among conservatives. (Apr 2012)
Elected at age 28 & immediately focused on budget issues. (Apr 2012)
FactCheck: "Progressivists" is intentionally insulting term. (May 2011)
Liberals started calling themselves Progressivists. (Sep 2010)
Thinker of the "Young Guns" conservative movement. (Sep 2010)
America's greatest strengths lie in Americans themselves. (Jul 2009)
Religious affiliation: Catholic. (Nov 2000)
Rated 0% by the AU, indicating opposition to church-state separation. (Dec 2006)
Member of the House Republican Young Guns. (Sep 2010)
Paul Ryan on Social Security
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Give millions a chance to prosper in investor class. (Aug 2012)
Enthusiastically promoted Bush's semi-privatization scheme. (Apr 2012)
Current policy is raid, ration, raise taxes, & deny problem. (Apr 2012)
Only younger members in Congress support reform. (Nov 2010)
Invest 1/3 of payroll tax in personal savings account. (Sep 2010)
Comprehensive model to restructure retirement accounts. (May 2010)
Road Map: invest 5.1% income into personal account. (Jul 2009)
Proposed bill to invest 50% of FICA in personal accounts. (Dec 2007)
Voted YES on raising 401(k) limits & making pension plans more portable. (May 2001)
Voted YES on reducing tax payments on Social Security benefits. (Jul 2000)
Voted NO on strengthening the Social Security Lockbox. (May 1999)
Rated 10% by the ARA, indicating an anti-senior voting record. (Dec 2003)
Paul Ryan on Tax Reform
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Eliminate double taxes like the death tax and AMT. (Aug 2012)
CBO: Ryan increases revenue to 19% of GDP without saying how. (Apr 2012)
Road Map: simplified two-level flat tax. (Jul 2009)
Voted NO on extending AMT exemptions to avoid hitting middle-income. (Jun 2008)
Voted NO on paying for AMT relief by closing offshore business loopholes. (Dec 2007)
Voted YES on retaining reduced taxes on capital gains & dividends. (Dec 2005)
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Voted YES on providing tax relief and simplification. (Sep 2004)
Voted YES on making permanent an increase in the child tax credit. (May 2004)
Voted YES on permanently eliminating the marriage penalty. (Apr 2004)
Voted YES on making the Bush tax cuts permanent. (Apr 2002)
Voted YES on $99 B economic stimulus: capital gains & income tax cuts. (Oct 2001)
Voted YES on Tax cut package of $958 B over 10 years. (May 2001)
Voted YES on eliminating the Estate Tax ("death tax"). (Apr 2001)
Voted YES on eliminating the "marriage penalty". (Jul 2000)
Voted YES on $46 billion in tax cuts for small business. (Mar 2000)
Phaseout the death tax. (Mar 2001)
Rated 72% by NTU, indicating "Satisfactory" on tax votes. (Dec 2003)
Rated 0% by the CTJ, indicating opposition to progressive taxation. (Dec 2006)
Taxpayer Protection Pledge: no new taxes. (Aug 2010)
Member of House Ways and Means Committee. (Mar 2011)
Supports the Taxpayer Protection Pledge. (Jan 2012)
Paul Ryan on Technology
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Bring FISA up to 21st century communications
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Within government limits are things like infrastructure.
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Keep free expression on the Internet; I oppose SOPA.
(Jan 2012)
Keep free expression on the Internet; I oppose SOPA.
(Jan 2012)
Voted YES on terminating funding for National Public
Radio. (Mar 2011)
Voted NO on delaying digital TV conversion by four
months. (Mar 2009)
Voted YES on retroactive immunity for telecoms'
warrantless surveillance. (Jun 2008)
Voted YES on $23B instead of $4.9B for waterway
infrastructure. (Nov 2007)
Voted NO on establishing "network neutrality" (nontiered Internet). (Jun 2006)
Voted YES on increasing fines for indecent broadcasting.
(Feb 2005)
Voted YES on promoting commercial human space flight
industry. (Nov 2004)
Voted YES on banning Internet gambling by credit card.
(Jun 2003)
Voted YES on allowing telephone monopolies to offer
Internet access. (Feb 2002)
Permanent ban on state & local taxation of Internet
access. (Oct 2007)
Prohibit the return of the Fairness Doctrine. (Jan 2009)
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No performance royalties for radio music. (Mar 2009)
Paul Ryan on War & Peace
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Supported the Iraqi Surge; opposed call for sudden retreat. (Aug 2012)
Don't let Afghanistan return to a terrorist training camp. (Aug 2012)
No artificial surrender dates in Iraq and Afghanistan. (Aug 2012)
Remain vigilant in global War on Terrorism. (Aug 2012)
Voted YES on banning armed forces in Libya without Congressional approval. (Jun 2011)
Voted NO on removing US armed forces from Afghanistan. (Mar 2011)
Voted NO on investigating Bush impeachment for lying about Iraq. (Jun 2008)
Voted NO on redeploying US troops out of Iraq starting in 90 days. (May 2007)
Voted YES on declaring Iraq part of War on Terror with no exit date. (Jun 2006)
Voted YES on approving removal of Saddam & valiant service of US troops. (Mar 2004)
Voted YES on authorizing military force in Iraq. (Oct 2002)
Voted YES on disallowing the invasion of Kosovo. (May 1999)
Strengthen sanctions on Syria & assist democratic transition. (Apr 2008)
No contact & enforce sanctions on Iran until threat is gone. (May 2011)
Boycott & sanctions against Iran for terrorism & nukes. (May 2011)
Sanctions on Iran to end nuclear program. (Apr 2009)
Paul Ryan on Welfare & Poverty
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Cold social programs have displaced civility and charity. (Aug 2012)
Subsidize and deregulate our wealth of faith based charities. (Aug 2012)
Remove anti-poverty programs that dishonor human dignity. (Apr 2012)
End federal food stamps with block grant to the states. (Apr 2012)
Direct federal grants to persistently impoverished districts. (Apr 2012)
Food stamp program is rife with waste, fraud & abuse. (Apr 2012)
Time-limit & work requirement for need-based aid. (Apr 2012)
Left federal barriers to community & institution empowerment. (Apr 2012)
Voted NO on instituting National Service as a new social invention. (Mar 2009)
Voted YES on providing $70 million for Section 8 Housing vouchers. (Jun 2006)
Voted YES on promoting work and marriage among TANF recipients. (Feb 2003)
Voted YES on treating religious organizations equally for tax breaks. (Jul 2001)
Voted YES on responsible fatherhood via faith-based organizations. (Nov 1999)
VoteMatch Responses
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VoteMatch Question & Answer
Based on these stances:
(Click on question for explanation
and background)
Strongly Opposes topic 1:
Abortion is a woman's right
(-5 points on Social scale)
(Click on topic for excerpt & citation)
Life begins at conception, so protect unborn children: Strongly
Opposes topic 1
Church-provided contraception is about rights & conscience:
Opposes topic 1
Rated 0% by NARAL, indicating a pro-life voting record: Strongly
Opposes topic 1
Rated 100% by the NRLC, indicating a pro-life stance: Strongly
Opposes topic 1
Prohibit transporting minors across state lines for abortion:
Opposes topic 1
Bar funding for abortion under federal Obamacare plans: Opposes
topic 1
Prohibit federal funding for abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Congress shall protect life beginning with fertilization: Strongly
Opposes topic 1
Prohibit federal funding to groups like Planned Parenthood:
Strongly Opposes topic 1
Grant the pre-born equal protection under 14th Amendment:
Opposes topic 1
YES on banning federal health coverage that includes abortion:
Strongly Opposes topic 1
YES on barring transporting minors to get an abortion: Strongly
Opposes topic 1
YES on banning partial-birth abortions: Opposes topic 1
YES on banning Family Planning funding in US aid abroad:
Opposes topic 1
YES on federal crime to harm fetus while committing other
crimes: Opposes topic 1
YES on funding for health providers who don't provide abortion
info: Opposes topic 1
YES on banning partial-birth abortion except to save mother’s
life: Strongly Opposes topic 1
YES on making it a crime to harm a fetus during another crime:
Opposes topic 1
YES on restricting interstate transport of minors to get abortions:
Strongly Opposes topic 1
NO on allowing human embryonic stem cell research: Opposes
topic 1
NO on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines:
Opposes topic 1
Opposes topic 2:
Require hiring more women &
minorities
(+2 points on Economic scale)
Annual pilgrimage to Selma AL for 1965 march anniversary:
Favors topic 2
Rated 36% by NAACP, indicating a mixed record on affirmativeaction: Neutral on topic 2
NO on $84 million in grants for Black and Hispanic colleges:
Strongly Opposes topic 2
Opposes topic 3:
Same-sex domestic partnership
benefits
(-3 points on Social scale)
Ban employment discrimination based on sexual orientation:
Favors topic 3
Let each state separately define DOMA and marriage: Strongly
Opposes topic 3
Rated 0% by the HRC, indicating an anti-gay-rights stance:
Strongly Opposes topic 3
YES on banning gay adoptions in DC: Opposes topic 3
YES on Constitutional Amendment banning same-sex marriage:
Strongly Opposes topic 3
YES on Constitutionally defining marriage as one-man-one-
woman: Strongly Opposes topic 3
YES on prohibiting job discrimination based on sexual
orientation: Strongly Favors topic 3
NO on enforcing against anti-gay hate crimes: Opposes topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4:
Teacher-led prayer in public
schools
(-5 points on Social scale)
Stop pushing God from the public realm & public schools: Strongly
Favors topic 4
Supports anti-flag desecration amendment: Favors topic 4
Rated 91% by the Christian Coalition: a pro-Family-Value voting
record: Strongly Favors topic 4
Rated 0% by the AU, indicating opposition to church-state
separation: Strongly Favors topic 4
YES on allowing school prayer during the War on Terror: Strongly
Favors topic 4
YES on protecting the Pledge of Allegiance: Favors topic 4
NO on allowing Courts to decide on "God" in Pledge of Allegiance:
Favors topic 4
Favors topic 8:
Death Penalty
Death penalty only for lethal crimes against minors: Favors topic 8
(-3 points on Social scale)
Strongly Favors topic 9:
Mandatory Three Strikes
sentencing laws
(-5 points on Social scale)
Rated 30% by CURE, indicating anti-rehabilitation crime votes:
Strongly Favors topic 9
YES on more prosecution and sentencing for juvenile crime:
Favors topic 9
NO on funding for alternative sentencing instead of more
prisons.: Strongly Favors topic 9
NO on expanding services for offenders' re-entry into society:
Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10:
Absolute right to gun ownership
(+5 points on Economic scale)
Strong conservation programs important for avid sportsmen:
Favors topic 10
Avid bow hunter who skins his own prey: Strongly Favors topic 10
Rated A by the NRA, indicating a pro-gun rights voting record:
Strongly Favors topic 10
National cross-state standard for concealed carry: Strongly Favors
topic 10
Ban gun registration & trigger lock law in Washington DC: Strongly
Favors topic 10
Allow reloading spent military small arms ammunition: Strongly
Favors topic 10
YES on decreasing gun waiting period from 3 days to 1: Strongly
Favors topic 10
YES on prohibiting suing gunmakers & sellers for gun misuse:
Strongly Favors topic 10
YES on prohibiting product misuse lawsuits on gun
manufacturers: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 5:
More federal funding for health
coverage
(+5 points on Economic scale)
ObamaCare's mandates & fines have no place in a free country:
Strongly Opposes topic 5
Choice of Medicare or certified plan, starting in 2022: Opposes
topic 5
Replace ObamaCare with patient-centered reforms: Strongly
Opposes topic 5
Under age 54, provided with subsidy for private insurance:
Opposes topic 5
ObamaCare is government takeover of healthcare: Strongly
Opposes topic 5
Younger workers choose from subsidized coverage options:
Strongly Opposes topic 5
Open-ended healthcare entitlement moves US toward
bankruptcy: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Washington Way: closed-door deals & one-party votes: Strongly
Opposes topic 5
ObamaCare passed with no GOP support & split Democrats:
Strongly Opposes topic 5
For tax credits; high-risk pools; & regulatory reform: Strongly
Opposes topic 5
Road Map: buy health insurance from any state in the country:
Opposes topic 5
Replace Medicare with $9500/year private insurance payment:
Strongly Opposes topic 5
Rated 11% by APHA, indicating a anti-public health voting
record: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Repeal the Job-Killing Health Care Law: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Repeal ObamaCare reporting requirements for small business:
Opposes topic 5
NO on giving mental health full equity with physical health:
Opposes topic 5
NO on Veto override: Extend SCHIP to cover 6M more kids:
Strongly Opposes topic 5
YES on repealing the "Prevention and Public Health" slush fund:
Strongly Opposes topic 5
YES on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts:
Opposes topic 5
YES on establishing tax-exempt Medical Savings Accounts:
Opposes topic 5
YES on subsidizing private insurance for Medicare Rx drug
coverage: Opposes topic 5
YES on allowing reimportation of prescription drugs: Favors topic 5
YES on capping damages & setting time limits in medical
lawsuits: Opposes topic 5
YES on limited prescription drug benefit for Medicare recipients:
Opposes topic 5
YES on denying non-emergency treatment for lack of Medicare
co-pay: Strongly Opposes topic 5
NO on requiring negotiated Rx prices for Medicare part D: Opposes
topic 5
NO on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility: Opposes
topic 5
YES on overriding veto on expansion of Medicare: Favors topic 5
NO on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program:
Opposes topic 5
NO on regulating tobacco as a drug: Opposes topic 5
Strongly Favors topic 6:
Privatize Social Security
(+5 points on Economic scale)
Give millions a chance to prosper in investor class: Strongly Favors
topic 6
Enthusiastically promoted Bush's semi-privatization scheme:
Strongly Favors topic 6
Invest 1/3 of payroll tax in personal savings account: Favors topic
6
Road Map: invest 5.1% income into personal account: Strongly
Favors topic 6
Proposed bill to invest 50% of FICA in personal accounts: Strongly
Favors topic 6
Rated 10% by the ARA, indicating an anti-senior voting record:
Strongly Favors topic 6
NO on strengthening the Social Security Lockbox: Favors topic 6
YES on reducing tax payments on Social Security benefits: Favors
topic 6
YES on raising 401(k) limits & making pension plans more
portable: Favors topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7:
Parents choose schools via
vouchers
(+5 points on Economic scale)
A-PLUS: Local decisions, not one-size-fits-all mandates: Favors
topic 7
Rated 8% by the NEA, indicating anti-public education votes:
Strongly Favors topic 7
YES on reauthorizing the DC opportunity scholarship program:
Strongly Favors topic 7
NO on environmental education grants for outdoor experiences:
Favors topic 7
NO on $40B for green public schools: Favors topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 18:
Replace coal & oil with alternatives
(+5 points on Economic scale)
No policies that might benefit environment but harm economy:
Opposes topic 18
Cap-and-trade bureaucratically rations conventional energy:
Strongly Opposes topic 18
Develop all American-made energy, including nuclear: Strongly
Opposes topic 18
Rated 10% by the LCV, indicating anti-environment votes:
Strongly Opposes topic 18
Rated 0% by the CAF, indicating opposition to energy
independence: Opposes topic 18
Bar greenhouse gases from Clean Air Act rules: Strongly Opposes
topic 18
Drill the Outer Continental Shelf; & license new nuke plants:
Strongly Opposes topic 18
NO on tax incentives for renewable energy: Strongly Opposes topic
18
YES on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases: Opposes
topic 18
YES on opening Outer Continental Shelf to oil drilling: Strongly
Opposes topic 18
NO on starting implementation of Kyoto Protocol: Strongly Opposes
topic 18
NO on raising CAFE standards; incentives for alternative fuels:
Strongly Opposes topic 18
NO on prohibiting oil drilling & development in ANWR: Strongly
Opposes topic 18
YES on authorizing construction of new oil refineries: Strongly
Opposes topic 18
YES on scheduling permitting for new oil refinieries: Strongly
Opposes topic 18
NO on keeping moratorium on drilling for oil offshore: Strongly
Opposes topic 18
NO on removing oil & gas exploration subsidies: Strongly Opposes
topic 18
NO on investing in homegrown biofuel: Strongly Opposes topic 18
YES on criminalizing oil cartels like OPEC: Favors topic 18
NO on tax incentives for energy production and conservation:
Strongly Opposes topic 18
NO on tax credits for renewable electricity, with PAYGO offsets:
Opposes topic 18
NO on enforcing limits on CO2 global warming pollution: Opposes
topic 18
NO on $2 billion more for Cash for Clunkers program: Opposes
topic 18
Favors topic 19:
Drug use is immoral: enforce laws
against it
(-3 points on Social scale)
Speechwriter for Director of National Drug Control Policy: Strongly
Favors topic 19
Rated -10 by NORML, indicating a "hard-on-drugs" stance:
Strongly Favors topic 19
YES on prohibiting needle exchange & medical marijuana in DC:
Strongly Favors topic 19
NO on military border patrols to battle drugs & terrorism: Strongly
Opposes topic 19
NO on more funding for Mexico to fight drugs: Opposes topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20:
Allow churches to provide welfare
services
(+5 points on Economic scale)
Cold social programs have displaced civility and charity: Favors
topic 20
Subsidize and deregulate our wealth of faith based charities:
Strongly Favors topic 20
Left federal barriers to community & institution empowerment:
Favors topic 20
YES on responsible fatherhood via faith-based organizations:
Favors topic 20
YES on treating religious organizations equally for tax breaks:
Strongly Favors topic 20
NO on instituting National Service as a new social invention:
Favors topic 20
Strongly Opposes topic 11:
Make taxes more progressive
(+5 points on Economic scale)
Lower corporate tax rate to improve global competitiveness:
Opposes topic 11
Eliminate double taxes like the death tax and AMT: Strongly
Opposes topic 11
Reduce deficit by $6.2T over 10 years with no tax increase:
Strongly Opposes topic 11
25% top individual rate and top corporate tax rate: Strongly
Opposes topic 11
Phaseout the death tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Rated 72% by NTU, indicating "Satisfactory" on tax votes: Neutral
on topic 11
Rated 0% by the CTJ, indicating opposition to progressive
taxation: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Taxpayer Protection Pledge: no new taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Supports the Taxpayer Protection Pledge: Strongly Opposes topic 11
YES on eliminating the "marriage penalty": Opposes topic 11
YES on $46 billion in tax cuts for small business: Opposes topic 11
YES on Tax cut package of $958 B over 10 years: Opposes topic 11
YES on reducing Marriage Tax by $399B over 10 years: Opposes
topic 11
YES on eliminating the Estate Tax ("death tax"): Opposes topic 11
YES on making the Bush tax cuts permanent: Strongly Opposes topic
11
YES on providing tax relief and simplification: Strongly Opposes topic
11
YES on retaining reduced taxes on capital gains & dividends:
Strongly Opposes topic 11
NO on paying for AMT relief by closing offshore business
loopholes: Strongly Opposes topic 11
NO on extending AMT exemptions to avoid hitting middleincome: Favors topic 11
Opposes topic 12:
Illegal immigrants earn citizenship
(-3 points on Social scale)
Demand enforcement of immigration laws, without amnesty:
Strongly Opposes topic 12
Make border fence construction a top priority: Strongly Opposes
topic 12
Rated 0% by FAIR, indicating a voting record loosening
immigration: Strongly Favors topic 12
Comprehensive immigration reform without amnesty: Strongly
Favors topic 12
Rated 83% by USBC, indicating a sealed-border stance: Strongly
Opposes topic 12
YES on extending Immigrant Residency rules: Favors topic 12
NO on reporting illegal aliens who receive hospital treatment:
Strongly Favors topic 12
YES on preventing tipping off Mexicans about Minuteman Project:
Strongly Opposes topic 12
YES on building a fence along the Mexican border: Strongly
Opposes topic 12
Favors topic 13:
Support & expand free trade
(+2 points on Economic scale)
Level the playing field instead of pushing jobs overseas: Opposes
topic 13
8.5% tax on imports from foreign countries: Strongly Opposes topic
13
End economic protectionism: let dairy compacts expire : Strongly
Favors topic 13
Rated 67% by CATO, indicating a pro-free trade voting record:
Strongly Favors topic 13
YES on Permanent Normal Trade Relations with China: Strongly
Favors topic 13
NO on withdrawing from the WTO: Strongly Favors topic 13
YES on implementing US-Singapore free trade agreement:
Strongly Favors topic 13
YES on implementing free trade agreement with Chile: Strongly
Favors topic 13
YES on implementing US-Australia Free Trade Agreement: Favors
topic 13
YES on end offshore tax havens and promote small business:
Opposes topic 13
YES on implementing CAFTA, Central America Free Trade:
Strongly Favors topic 13
YES on promoting free trade with Peru: Favors topic 13
Favors topic 15:
Expand the armed forces
(-3 points on Social scale)
More funding for veterans: Favors topic 15
$554B for national defense spending instead of $55B cut: Strongly
Favors topic 15
Rated 22% by SANE, indicating a pro-military voting record:
Strongly Favors topic 15
YES on $266 billion Defense Appropriations bill: Favors topic 15
YES on deploying SDI: Favors topic 15
YES on emergency $78B for war in Iraq & Afghanistan: Strongly
Favors topic 15
YES on continuing military recruitment on college campuses:
Favors topic 15
YES on restricting no-bid defense contracts: Strongly Opposes topic
15
Favors topic 16:
Stricter limits on political
campaign funds
(-3 points on Economic scale)
Restrict campaign donations from foreigners or 3rd parties: Favors
topic 16
NO on banning soft money and issue ads: Opposes topic 16
YES on banning soft money donations to national political
parties: Favors topic 16
NO on campaign finance reform banning soft-money
contributions: Opposes topic 16
YES on restricting independent grassroots political committees:
Opposes topic 16
YES on requiring lobbyist disclosure of bundled donations:
Strongly Favors topic 16
Strongly Opposes topic 14:
The Patriot Act harms civil liberties
(-5 points on Social scale)
Bring FISA up to 21st century communications standards:
Strongly Opposes topic 14
NO on Veto override: Congressional oversight of CIA
interrogations: Strongly Opposes topic 14
NO on requiring FISA warrants for wiretaps in US, but not
abroad: Strongly Opposes topic 14
YES on extending the PATRIOT Act's roving wiretaps: Strongly
Opposes topic 14
YES on making the PATRIOT Act permanent: Strongly Opposes topic
14
YES on continuing intelligence gathering without civil oversight:
Strongly Opposes topic 14
YES on allowing electronic surveillance without a warrant: Strongly
Opposes topic 14
YES on removing need for FISA warrant for wiretapping abroad:
Strongly Opposes topic 14
YES on retroactive immunity for telecoms' warrantless
surveillance: Opposes topic 14
Strongly Opposes topic 17:
US out of Iraq & Afghanistan
(-5 points on Social scale)
Supported the Iraqi Surge; opposed call for sudden retreat:
Strongly Opposes topic 17
Don't let Afghanistan return to a terrorist training camp: Strongly
Opposes topic 17
No artificial surrender dates in Iraq and Afghanistan: Strongly
Opposes topic 17
Remain vigilant in global War on Terrorism: Opposes topic 17
Multi-year commitment to Africa for food & medicine: Strongly
Favors topic 17
Strengthen sanctions on Syria & assist democratic transition:
Strongly Opposes topic 17
No contact & enforce sanctions on Iran until threat is gone:
Strongly Opposes topic 17
Boycott & sanctions against Iran for terrorism & nukes: Opposes
topic 17
Sanctions on Iran to end nuclear program: Opposes topic 17
NO on removing US armed forces from Afghanistan: Strongly
Opposes topic 17
YES on banning armed forces in Libya without Congressional
approval: Favors topic 17
YES on authorizing military force in Iraq: Strongly Opposes topic 17
YES on declaring Iraq part of War on Terror with no exit date:
Strongly Opposes topic 17
NO on redeploying US troops out of Iraq starting in 90 days:
Strongly Opposes topic 17
NO on investigating Bush impeachment for lying about Iraq:
Opposes topic 17