Jeff Flake topics and responses

Stimulus Spending to Beat Great Recession

CON:

• 01/01/2012: Supports the Cut-Cap-and-Balance Pledge
• 01/13/2012: Disapprove of increasing the debt limit
• 07/29/2009: Voted NO on $192B additional anti-recession stimulus spending
• 09/26/2008: Voted NO on $60B stimulus package for jobs, infrastructure, & energy

Acknowledging and Addressing Climate Change

CON:

• 04/07/2011: Voted YES on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases
• 01/09/2009: Bar greenhouse gases from Clean Air Act rules
• 11/02/2010: Signed the No Climate Tax Pledge by AFP

Getting Money Out of Politics

PRO:

• 07/16/2011: End the egregious practice of earmarking
• 04/05/2006: Voted NO on restricting independent grassroots political committees
• 11/15/2011: Ban stock trading based on Congressional insider knowledge
• 05/11/2010: Require Internet disclosure of all earmarks
• 07/12/2001: Voted YES on banning soft money donations to national political parties
• 01/06/2009: Repeal automatic Congressional pay raises
• 05/24/2007: Voted YES on requiring lobbyist disclosure of bundled donations

  CON:

• 02/14/2002: Voted NO on campaign finance reform banning soft-money contributions

Saving Elephants, Whales, Dolphins and Lions

CON:

• 01/13/2012: Ranked by HSLF, indicating an anti-animal welfare voting record
• 09/29/2005: Voted YES on deauthorizing "critical habitat" for endangered species
• 05/08/2013: Voted NO on protecting ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems
• 07/17/2009: Voted NO on protecting free-roaming horses and burros

Renewable Energy

PRO:

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

  CON:

• 08/01/2001: Voted NO on raising CAFE standards; incentives for alternative fuels
• 05/21/2008: Voted NO on tax incentives for energy production and conservation
• 06/07/2006: Voted YES on scheduling permitting for new oil refinieries
• 12/31/2006: Ranked by the CAF, indicating opposition to energy independence
• 05/03/2001: Repeal the gas tax
• 01/18/2007: Voted NO on removing oil & gas exploration subsidies
• 06/29/2006: Voted NO on keeping moratorium on drilling for oil offshore
• 02/12/2008: Voted NO on tax incentives for renewable energy
• 09/26/2008: Voted NO on tax credits for renewable electricity, with PAYGO offsets
• 08/04/2007: Voted NO on investing in homegrown biofuel

Making it Harder to Get a Gun

CON:

• 01/25/2011: Allow veterans to register unlicensed guns acquired abroad
• 03/27/2007: Ban gun registration & trigger lock law in Washington DC
• 12/08/2000: Support the Second Amendment
• 04/17/2013: Voted NO on banning high-capacity magazines of over 10 bullets
• 05/18/2010: Teach kids Eddie Eagle GunSafe's lifesaving message
• 10/20/2005: Voted YES on prohibiting product misuse lawsuits on gun manufacturers
• 12/31/2003: Ranked by the NRA, indicating a pro-gun rights voting record
• 04/09/2003: Voted YES on prohibiting suing gunmakers & sellers for gun misuse

GMOs and Food Labeling

CON:

• 12/31/2003: Ranked by the LCV, indicating anti-environment votes

Cutting the US Military Budget

PRO:

• 03/15/2007: Voted YES on restricting no-bid defense contracts
• 12/08/2000: End draft registration; all-volunteer forces
• 04/03/2003: Voted NO on emergency $78B for war in Iraq & Afghanistan

  CON:

• 12/31/2003: Ranked by SANE, indicating a pro-military voting record
• 12/08/2000: Federal duty to provide missile defense
• 02/02/2005: Voted YES on continuing military recruitment on college campuses

Legalizing Marijuana and Industrial Hemp

PRO:

• 12/08/2000: War on Drugs has abused Bill of Rights
• 09/25/2001: Voted NO on military border patrols to battle drugs & terrorism
• 12/31/2006: Ranked by NORML, indicating a pro-drug-reform stance
• 06/10/2008: Voted NO on more funding for Mexico to fight drugs

  CON:

• 07/16/2011: Most illegal aliens from Mexico have ties to drug cartels

Abortion Rights

CON:

• 05/16/2001: Voted YES on banning Family Planning funding in US aid abroad
• 12/31/2003: Ranked by NARAL, indicating a pro-life voting record
• 05/04/2011: Voted YES on banning federal health coverage that includes abortion
• 09/25/2002: Voted YES on funding for health providers who don't provide abortion info
• 10/02/2003: Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortion except to save mother`s life
• 02/26/2004: Voted YES on making it a crime to harm a fetus during another crime
• 12/31/2006: Ranked by the NRLC, indicating a pro-life stance
• 05/05/2011: Prohibit federal funding for abortion
• 05/24/2005: Voted NO on allowing human embryonic stem cell research
• 01/07/2011: Prohibit federal funding to groups like Planned Parenthood
• 04/27/2005: Voted YES on restricting interstate transport of minors to get abortions
• 01/11/2007: Voted NO on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines

Gay Rights and Gay Marriage

PRO:

• 11/13/2007: Voted YES on prohibiting job discrimination based on sexual orientation

  CON:

• 12/31/2006: Ranked by the HRC, indicating an anti-gay-rights stance
• 04/02/2009: Voted NO on enforcing against anti-gay hate crimes
• 07/18/2006: Voted YES on Constitutionally defining marriage as one-man-one-woman
• 09/30/2004: Voted YES on Constitutional Amendment banning same-sex marriage

Repealing ObamaCare

PRO:

• 01/05/2011: Repeal the Job-Killing Health Care Law
• 12/08/2000: Abolish federal Medicare entitlement; leave it to states
• 07/04/2010: Repeal any federal health care takeover
• 01/14/2009: Voted NO on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program
• 03/05/2008: Voted NO on giving mental health full equity with physical health
• 04/02/2009: Voted NO on regulating tobacco as a drug
• 04/15/2011: Voted YES on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts
• 07/04/2010: Repeal any federal health care takeover
• 01/12/2011: Repeal ObamaCare reporting requirements for small business
• 01/12/2007: Voted NO on requiring negotiated Rx prices for Medicare part D
• 02/01/2006: Voted YES on denying non-emergency treatment for lack of Medicare co-pay
• 04/13/2011: Voted YES on repealing the "Prevention and Public Health" slush fund
• 01/23/2008: Voted NO on Veto override: Extend SCHIP to cover 6M more kids
• 05/02/2012: ObamaCare is a heavy anchor to drag around
• 10/25/2007: Voted NO on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility
• 07/15/2008: Voted NO on overriding veto on expansion of Medicare
• 07/16/2011: Obamacare is not the answer; choice & competition are

  CON:

• 03/13/2003: Voted NO on capping damages & setting time limits in medical lawsuits
• 11/22/2003: Voted NO on limited prescription drug benefit for Medicare recipients
• 07/24/2003: Voted YES on allowing reimportation of prescription drugs

Addressing and Fighting Income Inequality

PRO:

• 10/10/2012: I have not and will not sign Americans for Tax Reform pledge
• 06/25/2008: Voted NO on extending AMT exemptions to avoid hitting middle-income

  CON:

• 07/30/2003: Abolish IRS--replace income tax with national sales tax
• 12/31/2003: Ranked by NTU, indicating a "Taxpayer's Friend" on tax votes
• 03/29/2001: Voted YES on reducing Marriage Tax by $399B over 10 years
• 04/18/2002: Voted YES on making the Bush tax cuts permanent
• 01/01/2012: Supports the Taxpayer Protection Pledge
• 09/23/2004: Voted YES on providing tax relief and simplification
• 05/11/2010: No European-style VAT (value-added tax)
• 12/08/2000: Overhaul income tax; end capital gains & inheritance tax
• 01/05/2011: Replace income tax & estate tax with 23% sales tax
• 12/12/2007: Voted NO on paying for AMT relief by closing offshore business loopholes
• 01/06/2009: Replace income tax & employment tax with FairTax
• 12/31/2006: Ranked by the CTJ, indicating opposition to progressive taxation
• 05/16/2001: Voted YES on Tax cut package of $958 B over 10 years
• 08/12/2010: Taxpayer Protection Pledge: no new taxes
• 01/03/2001: Reduce the capital gains tax
• 12/08/2005: Voted YES on retaining reduced taxes on capital gains & dividends
• 10/10/2012: Full extension of Bush tax cuts
• 04/04/2001: Voted YES on eliminating the Estate Tax ("death tax")

Building the Keystone XL Pipeline

PRO:

• 05/12/2011: Voted YES on opening Outer Continental Shelf to oil drilling
• 08/01/2001: Voted NO on prohibiting oil drilling & development in ANWR
• 10/07/2005: Voted YES on authorizing construction of new oil refineries