Progress For America's Women Opposed by Buck McKeon

Buck McKeon on Crime
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* Voted NO on enforcing against anti-gay hate crimes. (Apr 2009)
* Voted NO on expanding services for offendors' 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)
* Voted NO on maintaining right of habeas corpus in Death Penalty Appeals. (Mar 1996)
* Voted YES on making federal death penalty appeals harder. (Feb 1995)
* Voted NO on replacing death penalty with life imprisonment. (Apr 1994)
* Rated 30% by CURE, indicating anti-rehabilitation crime votes. (Dec 2000)
* More prisons, more enforcement, effective death penalty. (Sep 1994)
* Prevent luxurious conditions in prisons. (Jan 1995)

Buck McKeon on Drugs

* Voted YES on more funding for Mexico to fight drugs. (Jun 2008)
* Voted YES on military border patrols to battle drugs & terrorism. (Sep 2001)
* Voted YES on prohibiting needle exchange & medical marijuana in DC. (Oct 1999)
* Voted NO on subjecting federal employees to random drug tests. (Sep 1998)
* Rated -30 by NORML, indicating a "hard-on-drugs" stance. (Dec 2006)

Buck McKeon on Education

* 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)
* Voted YES on allowing vouchers in DC schools. (Aug 1998)
* Voted YES on vouchers for private & parochial schools. (Nov 1997)
* Voted YES on giving federal aid only to schools allowing voluntary prayer. (Mar 1994)
* Let schools display the words "God Bless America". (Oct 2001)
* Supports requiring schools to allow prayer. (Jan 2001)
* Rated 25% by the NEA, indicating anti-public education votes. (Dec 2003)
* Support the goals and ideals of Charter Schools. (May 2007)
* Supports a Constitutional Amendment for school prayer. (May 1997)

Buck McKeon on Energy & Oil

* 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 NO 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 YES on passage of the Bush Administration national energy policy. (Jun 2004)
* Voted YES 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)

Buck McKeon on Environment

* Voted YES on $2 billion more for Cash for Clunkers program. (Jul 2009)
* Voted NO on protecting free-roaming horses and burros. (Jul 2009)
* Voted YES on environmental education grants for outdoor experiences. (Sep 2008)
* Voted NO on $9.7B for Amtrak improvements and operation thru 2013. (Jun 2008)
* Voted YES on increasing AMTRAK funding by adding $214M to $900M. (Jun 2006)
* Voted YES 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 0% by the LCV, indicating anti-environment votes. (Dec 2003)
* Strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting. (Jan 2007)
* Regulating 15 more contaminants under Clean Water Act. (Oct 1993)

Buck McKeon on Families & Children

* Voted NO on four weeks of paid parental leave for federal employees. (Jun 2009)
* Voted YES on establishing nationwide AMBER alert system for missing kids. (Apr 2003)
* Voted YES on reducing Marriage Tax by $399B over 10 years. (Mar 2001)
* Rated 92% by the Christian Coalition: a pro-family voting record. (Dec 2003)
* Use tax code to reinforce families. (Sep 1994)

Buck McKeon on Foreign Policy

* 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 NO 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 YES on $15.2 billion for foreign operations. (Nov 1999)
* 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)

Buck McKeon on Free Trade

* Voted YES on promoting free trade with Peru. (Nov 2007)
* Voted NO on assisting workers who lose jobs due to globalization. (Oct 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)
* Voted YES on 'Fast Track' authority for trade agreements. (Sep 1998)
* Rated 50% by CATO, indicating a mixed record on trade issues. (Dec 2002)

Buck McKeon on Government Reform

* Voted NO on Congressional pay raise. (Jun 2009)
* Voted YES on requiring lobbyist disclosure of bundled donations. (May 2007)
* Voted NO on granting Washington DC an Electoral vote & vote in Congress. (Apr 2007)
* Voted NO 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)
* Voted NO on banning soft money and issue ads. (Sep 1999)
* Limit punitive damages; term limits on Congress. (Sep 1994)
* Government is too big, too intrusive, too easy with money. (Sep 1994)

Buck McKeon on Gun Control

* 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)
* Ban gun registration & trigger lock law in Washington DC. (Mar 2007)
* Allow reloading spent military small arms ammunition. (Apr 2009)

Buck McKeon on Health Care

* Voted YES 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)

Buck McKeon on Homeland Security

* 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 NO 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)
* Improve educational assistance for veterans. (Apr 2008)
* No US troops under UN command; more defense spending. (Sep 1994)

Buck McKeon on Immigration

* 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)
* Voted YES on more immigrant visas for skilled workers. (Sep 1998)
* Rated 0% by FAIR, indicating a voting record loosening immigration. (Dec 2003)
* Rated 100% by USBC, indicating a sealed-border stance. (Dec 2006)
* Government services in English only. (Mar 2008)
* Declare English as the official language of the US. (Feb 2007)
* Declared English the official language of the US. (Jan 1999)

Buck McKeon on Jobs

* 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 YES 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)
* Incentives to businesses create jobs & raise wages. (Sep 1994)

Buck McKeon on Principles & Values

* Religious affiliation: Latter-day Saint. (Nov 2000)
* Rated 0% by the AU, indicating opposition to church-state separation. (Dec 2006)
* Contract with America: 10 bills in 1st 100 days of Congress. (Sep 1994)

Buck McKeon on Social Security

* 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)
* Reduce taxes on Social Security earnings. (Sep 1994)

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Buck McKeon on Tax Reform

* 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)
* 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 59% 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)
* Repeal marriage tax; cut middle class taxes. (Sep 1994)

Buck McKeon on Technology

* Voted YES on retroactive immunity for telecoms' warrantless surveillance. (Jun 2008)
* Voted NO on $23B instead of $4.9B for waterway infrastructure. (Nov 2007)
* Voted NO on establishing "network neutrality" (non-tiered 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)
* No performance royalties for radio music. (Mar 2009)

Buck McKeon on War & Peace

* 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 NO on disallowing the invasion of Kosovo. (May 1999)
* Strengthen sanctions on Syria & assist democratic transition. (Apr 2008)
* Sanctions on Iran to end nuclear program. (Apr 2009)

Buck McKeon on Welfare & Poverty

* Voted YES on instituting National Service as a new social invention. (Mar 2009)
* Voted NO 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)
* Limit welfare to 2 years & cut welfare spending. (Sep 1994)

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