Meet the New Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi (Democrat).
See note on page bottom:
Click on the first few votes to go to the source page for this information:
• Voted NO on restricting interstate transport of minors to get abortions. (Apr 2005)
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• Voted NO on banning Family Planning funding in US aid abroad. (May 2001)
• Voted NO on federal crime to harm fetus while committing other crimes. (Apr 2001)
• Voted NO on banning partial-birth abortions. (Apr 2000)
• Voted NO on barring transporting minors to get an abortion. (Jun 1999)
• Rated 100% by NARAL, indicating a pro-choice voting record. (Dec 2003)
• Supported funding contraception and UN family planning. (Jul 1999)
• Voted NO on restricting bankruptcy rules. (Jan 2004)
• Voted NO on making the PATRIOT Act permanent. (Dec 2005)
• Voted NO on Constitutional Amendment banning same-sex marriage. (Sep 2004)
• Voted NO on protecting the Pledge of Allegiance. (Sep 2004)
• Voted NO on constitutional amendment prohibiting flag desecration. (Jun 2003)
• Voted NO on banning gay adoptions in DC. (Jul 1999)
• Voted NO on ending preferential treatment by race in college admissions. (May 1998)
• Rated 87% by the ACLU, indicating a pro-civil rights voting record. (Dec 2002)
• Supported legislation on violence against women & safety. (Jul 1999)
• Supported funding for women's and disadvantaged businesses. (Jul 1999)
• 2003) Voted YES on funding for alternative sentencing instead of more prisons. (Jun 2000)
• Voted NO on more prosecution and sentencing for juvenile crime. (Jun 1999)
• Voted YES on maintaining right of habeus corpus in Death Penalty Appeals. (Mar 1996)
• Voted NO on making federal death penalty appeals harder. (Feb 1995)
• Voted YES on replacing death penalty with life imprisonment. (Apr 1994)
• Rated 88% by CURE, indicating pro-rehabilitation crime votes. (Dec 2000)
• Voted for Moratorium on death penalty; more DNA testing. (Mar 2001)
• Voted for More funding and stricter sentencing for hate crimes. (Apr 2001)
• Require DNA testing for all federal executions. (Mar 2001)
• Voted NO on military border patrols to battle drugs & terrorism. (Sep 2001)
• Voted NO on prohibiting needle exchange & medical marijuana in DC. (Oct 1999)
• Voted NO on subjecting federal employees to random drug tests. (Sep 1998)
• Legalize medical marijuana. (Jul 2001)
• Voted YES on providing $70 million for Section 8 Housing vouchers. (Jun 2006)
• Voted NO on promoting work and marriage among TANF recipients. (Feb 2003)
• Voted NO on treating religious organizations equally for tax breaks. (Jul 2001)
• Voted NO on responsible fatherhood via faith-based organizations. (Nov 1999)
• Voted NO on declaring Iraq part of War on Terror with no exit date. (Jun 2006)
• Voted NO on approving removal of Saddam & valiant service of US troops. (Mar 2004)
• Voted NO on authorizing military force in Iraq. (Oct 2002)
• Voted NO on disallowing the invasion of Kosovo. (May 1999)
• Condemns anti-Muslim bigotry in name of anti-terrorism. (Oct 2001)
• Wage war on Terrorism, not on fellow Americans. (Sep 2001)
• Voted YES on establishing "network neutrality" (non-tiered Internet). (Jun 2006)
• Voted NO on promoting commercial human space flight industry. (Nov 2004)
• Voted NO on banning Internet gambling by credit card. (Jun 2003)
• Voted NO on allowing telephone monopolies to offer Internet access. (Feb 2002)
• Voted NO on retaining reduced taxes on capital gains & dividends. (Dec 2005)
• Voted NO on providing tax relief and simplification. (Sep 2004)
• Voted NO on making permanent an increase in the child tax credit. (May 2004)
• Voted NO on permanently eliminating the marriage penalty. (Apr 2004)
• Voted NO on making the Bush tax cuts permanent. (Apr 2002)
• Voted NO on $99 B economic stimulus: capital gains & income tax cuts. (Oct 2001)
• Voted NO on Tax cut package of $958 B over 10 years. (May 2001)
• Voted NO on eliminating the Estate Tax ("death tax"). (Apr 2001)
• Voted NO on eliminating the "marriage penalty". (Jul 2000)
• Voted NO on $46 billion in tax cuts for small business. (Mar 2000)
• Voted NO on American People's Dividend: Give $300 to every person. (Feb 2001)
• Rated 21% by NTU, indicating a "Big Spender" on tax votes. (Dec 2003)
• Voted NO on reducing tax payments on Social Security benefits. (Jul 2000)
• Rated 100% by the ARA, indicating a pro-senior voting record. (Dec 2003)
• Supported pension reform and tax credits for long-term care. (Jul 1999)
• Voted NO on end offshore tax havens and promote small business. (Oct 2004)
• Voted YES on $167B over 10 years for farm price supports. (Oct 2001)
• Voted NO on zero-funding OSHA's Ergonomics Rules instead of $4.5B. (Mar 2001)
• Rated 87% by the AFL-CIO, indicating a pro-union voting record. (Dec 2003)
• Voted NO 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)
• Voted YES on more immigrant visas for skilled workers. (Sep 1998)
• Voted NO on continuing intelligence gathering without civil oversight. (Apr 2006)
• Voted NO on federalizing rules for driver licenses to hinder terrorists. (Feb 2005)
• Voted NO on continuing military recruitment on college campuses. (Feb 2005)
• Voted YES on supporting new position of Director of National Intelligence. (Dec 2004)
• Voted NO on adopting the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission. (Oct 2004)
• Voted YES on emergency $78B for war in Iraq & Afghanistan. (Apr 2003)
• Voted NO on permitting commercial airline pilots to carry guns. (Jul 2002)
• Voted YES on $266 billion Defense Appropriations bill. (Jul 1999)
• Voted NO on deploying SDI. (Mar 1999)
• Rated 100% by SANE, indicating a pro-peace voting record. (Dec 2003)
• Voted NO on denying non-emergency treatment for lack of Medicare co-pay. (Feb 2006)
• Voted NO on limiting medical malpractice lawsuits to $250,000 damages. (May 2004)
• Voted NO on limited prescription drug benefit for Medicare recipients. (Nov 2003)
• Voted YES on allowing reimportation of prescription drugs. (Jul 2003)
• Voted NO on small business associations for buying health insurance. (Jun 2003)
• Voted NO on capping damages & setting time limits in medical lawsuits. (Mar 2003)
• Voted NO on allowing suing HMOs, but under federal rules & limited award. (Aug 2001)
• Voted NO on Prescription drug coverage under Medicare. (Jun 2000)
• Voted NO on banning physician-assisted suicide. (Oct 1999)
• Voted NO on establishing tax-exempt Medical Savings Accounts. (Oct 1999)
• Voted NO on prohibiting product misuse lawsuits on gun manufacturers. (Oct 2005)
• Voted NO on prohibiting suing gunmakers & sellers for gun misuse. (Apr 2003)
• Voted NO on decreasing gun waiting period from 3 days to 1. (Jun 1999)
• Rated F by the NRA, indicating a pro-gun control voting record. (Dec 2003)
Welcome Speaker Pelosi. Third in line to the Whitehouse – if you are counting the President of course.
Note for basmati: The link for "Copyright © 1999-2004 OnTheIssues.org & the SpeakOut Foundation" on the source page is inoperable and my permission to use these exerpts will be implied. Oh, and get a life.
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