Today's republicans are america's enemy within

Johnny Retro said:

Seems like you guys know it all
When will i see your names on the ballet?

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BadDog40 said:

Republicans ARE practicing seditious DEMAGOGUERY and insurrectionary OBSTRUCTIONISM intended to destabilize our economy for purposes of political exploitation.

Republicans AREN'T making a sincere effort to STOP the bleeding THEIR incompetent leadership and failed policies created. Instead, they're using conflicting economic theories as a smokescreen to conceal their subversive agenda, which is to cause President Obama and America to fail so they can blame Democrats for the consequences of THEIR calamitous mismanagement.

Republicans ARE preposterously professing that THEIR disgraceful political WHORING had nothing to do with the banking, real estate, stock market and employment catastrophes that resulted.

Republicans ARE trying to hamstring Democrats to prevent them from repairing the damage caused during a Republican presidency.

Republicans ARE offering controversial arguments they know no one can agree on to disrupt and prevent progressive change. They'd rather divide America and create political gridlock than endure the political consequences of effective Democratic governance. That's how they gained power and that's how they're trying to retain it.

Republicans AREN'T the LOYAL OPPOSITION; they ARE the ENEMY WITHIN whose personal priorities have eroded their moral and ethical standards to the point that duplicity and betrayal are their preferred modus operandi.

It's one thing to advocate their conservative beliefs; it's another thing entirely to willfully sabotage America's government because a successful Democratic presidency would not be vulnerable to the greed, fears and hatreds that have produced and sustained the radical Republican corporatism and extremism that have poisoned and crippled America.

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• Voted YES on defining unborn child as eligible for SCHIP. (Mar 200
• Voted YES on prohibiting minors crossing state lines for abortion. (Mar 200
• Voted YES on barring HHS grants to organizations that perform abortions. (Oct 2007)
• Voted NO on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines. (Apr 2007)
• Voted YES on notifying parents of minors who get out-of-state abortions. (Jul 2006)
• Voted NO on $100M to reduce teen pregnancy by education & contraceptives. (Mar 2005)
• Voted YES on criminal penalty for harming unborn fetus during other crime. (Mar 2004)
• Voted YES on banning partial birth abortions except for maternal life. (Mar 2003)
• Voted YES on maintaining ban on Military Base Abortions. (Jun 2000)
• Voted YES on banning partial birth abortions. (Oct 1999)
• Voted YES on banning human cloning. (Feb 199
• 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 200

• Voted YES on paying down federal debt by rating programs' effectiveness. (Mar 2007)
• Voted YES on $40B in reduced federal overall spending. (Dec 2005)
• Voted YES on prioritizing national debt reduction below tax cuts. (Apr 2000)
• Voted YES on 1998 GOP budget. (May 1997)
• Voted YES on Balanced-budget constitutional amendment. (Mar 1997)

• Voted YES on recommending Constitutional ban on flag desecration. (Jun 2006)
• Voted YES on constitutional ban of same-sex marriage. (Jun 2006)
• Voted NO on adding sexual orientation to definition of hate crimes. (Jun 2002)
• Voted YES on loosening restrictions on cell phone wiretapping. (Oct 2001)
• Voted NO on expanding hate crimes to include sexual orientation. (Jun 2000)
• Voted NO on setting aside 10% of highway funds for minorities & women. (Mar 199
• Voted YES on ending special funding for minority & women-owned business. (Oct 1997)
• Voted YES on prohibiting same-sex marriage. (Sep 1996)
• Voted NO on prohibiting job discrimination by sexual orientation. (Sep 1996)
• Voted YES on Amendment to prohibit flag burning. (Dec 1995)
• Voted YES on banning affirmative action hiring with federal funds. (Jul 1995)
• Supports anti-flag desecration amendment. (Mar 2001)
• Rated 20% 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 11% by the NAACP, indicating an anti-affirmative-action stance. (Dec 2006)

• Voted NO on repealing tax subsidy for companies which move US jobs offshore. (Mar 2005)
• Voted YES on reforming bankruptcy to include means-testing & restrictions. (Mar 2005)
• Voted YES on restricting rules on personal bankruptcy. (Jul 2001)
• Rated 100% by the US COC, indicating a pro-business voting record. (Dec 2003)

• Voted YES on reinstating $1.15 billion funding for the COPS Program. (Mar 2007)
• Voted NO on $1.15 billion per year to continue the COPS program. (May 1999)
• Voted YES on limiting death penalty appeals. (Apr 1996)
• Voted YES on limiting product liability punitive damage awards. (Mar 1996)
• Voted YES on restricting class-action lawsuits. (Dec 1995)
• Voted YES on repealing federal speed limits. (Jun 1995)
• Voted YES on mandatory prison terms for crimes involving firearms. (May 1994)
• Voted YES on rejecting racial statistics in death penalty appeals. (May 1994)
• Rated 25% by CURE, indicating anti-rehabilitation crime votes. (Dec 2000)

• Voted YES on increasing penalties for drug offenses. (Nov 1999)
• Voted YES on spending international development funds on drug control. (Jul 1996)
• Establish drug testing standards for major league sports. (May 2005)
• Federal grants to Indian tribes to fight methamphetamine. (Dec 2006)
• Enhance interdiction by criminalizing unflagged submarines. (Jul 200
• Require chemical resellers to certify against meth use. (Sep 2007)

• Voted YES on additional $10.2B for federal education & HHS projects. (Oct 2007)
• Voted NO on $52M for "21st century community learning centers". (Oct 2005)
• Voted NO on $5B for grants to local educational agencies. (Oct 2005)
• Voted NO on shifting $11B from corporate tax loopholes to education. (Mar 2005)
• Voted NO on funding smaller classes instead of private tutors. (May 2001)
• Voted NO on funding student testing instead of private tutors. (May 2001)
• Voted NO on spending $448B of tax cut on education & debt reduction. (Apr 2001)
• Voted YES on Educational Savings Accounts. (Mar 2000)
• Voted YES on allowing more flexibility in federal school rules. (Mar 1999)
• Voted YES on education savings accounts. (Jun 199
• Voted YES on school vouchers in DC. (Sep 1997)
• Voted YES on $75M for abstinence education. (Jul 1996)
• Voted YES on requiring schools to allow voluntary prayer. (Jul 1994)
• Voted NO on national education standards. (Feb 1994)
• Rated 36% by the NEA, indicating a mixed record on public education. (Dec 2003)

• Voted NO on tax incentives for energy production and conservation. (Jun 200
• Voted NO on addressing CO2 emissions without considering India & China. (May 200
• Voted YES on removing oil & gas exploration subsidies. (Jun 2007)
• Voted YES on making oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal. (Jun 2007)
• Voted NO on factoring global warming into federal project planning. (May 2007)
• Voted NO on disallowing an oil leasing program in Alaska's ANWR. (Nov 2005)
• Voted NO on $3.1B for emergency oil assistance for hurricane-hit areas. (Oct 2005)
• Voted NO on reducing oil usage by 40% by 2025 (instead of 5%). (Jun 2005)
• Voted NO on banning drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. (Mar 2005)
• Voted YES on Bush Administration Energy Policy. (Jul 2003)
• Voted YES on targeting 100,000 hydrogen-powered vehicles by 2010. (Jun 2003)
• Voted NO on removing consideration of drilling ANWR from budget bill. (Mar 2003)
• Voted YES on drilling ANWR on national security grounds. (Apr 2002)
• Voted YES on terminating CAFE standards within 15 months. (Mar 2002)
• Voted YES on preserving budget for ANWR oil drilling. (Apr 2000)
• Voted NO on ending discussion of CAFE fuel efficiency standards. (Sep 1999)
• Voted NO on defunding renewable and solar energy. (Jun 1999)
• Voted YES on approving a nuclear waste repository. (Apr 1997)
• Voted YES on do not require ethanol in gasoline. (Aug 1994)
• Rated 33% by CAF, indicating a mixed record on energy independence. (Dec 2006)
• Open the Outer Continental Shelf for oil & gas leasing. (Jun 200
• Set goal of 25% renewable energy by 2025. (Jan 2007)

• Voted YES on prohibiting eminent domain for use as parks or grazing land. (Dec 2007)
• Voted NO on including oil & gas smokestacks in mercury regulations. (Sep 2005)
• Voted YES on confirming Gale Norton as Secretary of Interior. (Jan 2001)
• Voted YES on more funding for forest roads and fish habitat. (Sep 1999)
• Voted YES on transportation demo projects. (Mar 199
• Voted NO on reducing funds for road-building in National Forests. (Sep 1997)
• Voted YES on continuing desert protection in California. (Oct 1994)
• Voted YES on requiring EPA risk assessments. (May 1994)
• Rated 0% by the LCV, indicating anti-environment votes. (Dec 2003)
• Allow critical feeding on Conservation Reserves. (Jul 200
• Celebrate the recovery of the bald eagle. (Jun 200

• Voted NO on killing restrictions on violent videos to minors. (May 1999)
• Rated 100% by the Christian Coalition: a pro-family voting record. (Dec 2003)

• Voted YES on enlarging NATO to include Eastern Europe. (May 2002)
• Voted YES on killing a bill for trade sanctions if China sells weapons. (Sep 2000)
• Voted YES on cap foreign aid at only $12.7 billion. (Oct 1999)
• Voted YES on limiting the President's power to impose economic sanctions. (Jul 199
• Voted NO on limiting NATO expansion to only Poland, Hungary & Czech. (Apr 199
• Voted YES on $17.9 billion to IMF. (Mar 199
• Voted YES on Strengthening of the trade embargo against Cuba. (Mar 1996)
• Voted NO on ending Vietnam embargo. (Jan 1994)
• Multi-year commitment to Africa for food & medicine. (Apr 2001)
• Implement Darfur Peace Agreement with UN peacekeeping force. (Feb 200

• Voted YES on promoting free trade with Peru. (Dec 2007)
• Voted YES on free trade agreement with Oman. (Jun 2006)
• Voted YES on implementing CAFTA for Central America free-trade. (Jul 2005)
• Voted YES on establishing free trade between US & Singapore. (Jul 2003)
• Voted YES on establishing free trade between the US and Chile. (Jul 2003)
• Voted YES on extending free trade to Andean nations. (May 2002)
• Voted YES on granting normal trade relations status to Vietnam. (Oct 2001)
• Voted YES on removing common goods from national security export rules. (Sep 2001)
• Voted YES on permanent normal trade relations with China. (Sep 2000)
• Voted YES on expanding trade to the third world. (May 2000)
• Voted YES on renewing 'fast track' presidential trade authority. (Nov 1997)
• Voted YES on imposing trade sanctions on Japan for closed market. (May 1995)
• Rated 83% by CATO, indicating a pro-free trade voting record. (Dec 2002)

• Voted NO on granting the District of Columbia a seat in Congress. (Sep 2007)
• Voted YES on requiring photo ID to vote in federal elections. (Jul 2007)
• Voted YES on allowing some lobbyist gifts to Congress. (Mar 2006)
• Voted YES on establishing the Senate Office of Public Integrity. (Mar 2006)
• Voted NO on banning "soft money" contributions and restricting issue ads. (Mar 2002)
• Voted YES on require photo ID (not just signature) for voter registration. (Feb 2002)
• Voted NO on banning campaign donations from unions & corporations. (Apr 2001)
• Voted YES on funding for National Endowment for the Arts. (Aug 1999)
• Voted NO on favoring 1997 McCain-Feingold overhaul of campaign finance. (Oct 1997)
• Voted YES on Approving the presidential line-item veto. (Mar 1996)
• Voted NO on banning more types of Congressional gifts. (Jul 1995)
• Ensure delivery of absentee ballots for troops overseas. (May 200

• Voted YES on prohibiting foreign & UN aid that restricts US gun ownership. (Sep 2007)
• Voted YES on prohibiting lawsuits against gun manufacturers. (Jul 2005)
• Voted NO on banning lawsuits against gun manufacturers for gun violence. (Mar 2004)
• Voted NO on background checks at gun shows. (May 1999)
• Voted YES on more penalties for gun & drug violations. (May 1999)
• Voted YES on loosening license & background checks at gun shows. (May 1999)
• Voted YES on maintaining current law: guns sold without trigger locks. (Jul 199
• Ban gun registration & trigger lock law in Washington DC. (Mar 2007)

• Voted YES on means-testing to determine Medicare Part D premium. (Mar 200
• Voted YES on allowing tribal Indians to opt out of federal healthcare. (Feb 200
• Voted YES on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility. (Nov 2007)
• Voted NO on requiring negotiated Rx prices for Medicare part D. (Apr 2007)
• Voted YES on limiting medical liability lawsuits to $250,000. (May 2006)
• Voted NO on expanding enrollment period for Medicare Part D. (Feb 2006)
• Voted NO on increasing Medicaid rebate for producing generics. (Nov 2005)
• Voted NO on negotiating bulk purchases for Medicare prescription drug. (Mar 2005)
• Voted YES on $40 billion per year for limited Medicare prescription drug benefit. (Jun 2003)
• Voted YES on allowing reimportation of Rx drugs from Canada. (Jul 2002)
• Voted NO on allowing patients to sue HMOs & collect punitive damages. (Jun 2001)
• Voted YES on funding GOP version of Medicare prescription drug benefit. (Apr 2001)
• Voted NO on including prescription drugs under Medicare. (Jun 2000)
• Voted YES on limiting self-employment health deduction. (Jul 1999)
• Voted YES on increasing tobacco restrictions. (Jun 199
• Voted YES on Medicare means-testing. (Jun 1997)
• Voted NO on blocking medical savings acounts. (Apr 1996)
• Rated 0% by APHA, indicating a anti-public health voting record. (Dec 2003)

• Voted YES on cutting $221M in benefits to Filipinos who served in WWII US Army. (Apr 200
• Voted NO on requiring FISA court warrant to monitor US-to-foreign calls. (Feb 200
• Voted YES on removing need for FISA warrant for wiretapping abroad. (Aug 2007)
• Voted NO on limiting soldiers' deployment to 12 months. (Jul 2007)
• Voted NO on implementing the 9/11 Commission report. (Mar 2007)
• Voted NO on preserving habeas corpus for Guantanamo detainees. (Sep 2006)
• Voted NO on requiring CIA reports on detainees & interrogation methods. (Sep 2006)
• Voted YES on reauthorizing the PATRIOT Act. (Mar 2006)
• Voted YES on extending the PATRIOT Act's wiretap provision. (Dec 2005)
• Voted NO on restricting business with entities linked to terrorism. (Jul 2005)
• Voted NO on restoring $565M for states' and ports' first responders. (Mar 2005)
• Voted NO on adopting the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. (Oct 1999)
• Voted YES on allowing another round of military base closures. (May 1999)
• Voted YES on cutting nuclear weapons below START levels. (May 1999)
• Voted YES on deploying National Missile Defense ASAP. (Mar 1999)
• Voted YES on military pay raise of 4.8%. (Feb 1999)
• Voted YES on prohibiting same-sex basic training. (Jun 199
• Voted NO on favoring 36 vetoed military projects. (Oct 1997)
• Voted NO on banning chemical weapons. (Apr 1997)
• Voted YES on considering deploying NMD, and amending ABM Treaty. (Jun 1996)
• Voted YES on 1996 Defense Appropriations. (Sep 1995)
• Rated 0% by SANE, indicating a pro-military voting record. (Dec 2003)
• Improve mental health care benefits for returning veterans. (Jun 200
• Study & address suicides among veterans. (Apr 200
• School assistance to survivors of injured federal police. (Oct 1996)

• Voted NO on continuing federal funds for declared "sanctuary cities". (Mar 200
• Voted NO on comprehensive immigration reform. (Jun 2007)
• Voted YES on declaring English as the official language of the US government. (Jun 2007)
• Voted NO on eliminating the "Y" nonimmigrant guestworker program. (May 2007)
• Voted YES on building a fence along the Mexican border. (Sep 2006)
• Voted NO on establishing a Guest Worker program. (May 2006)
• Voted NO on allowing illegal aliens to participate in Social Security. (May 2006)
• Voted NO on giving Guest Workers a path to citizenship. (May 2006)
• Voted YES on allowing more foreign workers into the US for farm work. (Jul 199
• Voted YES on visas for skilled workers. (May 199
• Voted YES on limit welfare for immigrants. (Jun 1997)
• Rated 100% by USBC, indicating a sealed-border stance. (Dec 2006)

• Voted YES on overriding presidential veto of Farm Bill. (Jun 200
• Voted YES on terminating legal challenges to English-only job rules. (Mar 200
• Voted YES on limiting farm subsidies to people earning under $750,000. (Dec 2007)
• Voted NO on restricting employer interference in union organizing. (Jun 2007)
• Voted YES on increasing minimum wage to $7.25. (Feb 2007)
• Voted NO on raising the minimum wage to $7.25 rather than $6.25. (Mar 2005)
• Voted YES on repealing Clinton's ergonomic rules on repetitive stress. (Mar 2001)
• Voted YES on killing an increase in the minimum wage. (Nov 1999)
• Voted YES on allowing workers to choose between overtime & comp-time. (May 1997)
• Voted YES on replacing farm price supports. (Feb 1996)
• Rated 0% by the AFL-CIO, indicating an anti-union voting record. (Dec 2003)

• Voted YES on confirming Samuel Alito as Supreme Court Justice. (Jan 2006)
• Voted YES on confirming John Roberts for Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. (Sep 2005)
• Religious affiliation: Baptist. (Nov 2000)
• Rated 0% by the AU, indicating opposition to church-state separation. (Dec 2006)
• Fund the 50 States Commemorative Coin Program. (Dec 1997)

• Voted YES on establishing reserve funds & pre-funding for Social Security. (Mar 2007)
• Voted YES on Social Security Lockbox & limiting national debt. (Apr 1999)
• Voted YES on allowing Roth IRAs for retirees. (May 199
• Voted YES on allowing personal retirement accounts. (Apr 199
• Voted YES on deducting Social Security payments on income taxes. (May 1996)
• Rated 0% by the ARA, indicating an anti-senior voting record. (Dec 2003)

• Voted NO on increasing tax rate for people earning over $1 million. (Mar 200
• Voted YES on allowing AMT reduction without budget offset. (Mar 200
• Voted YES on raising the Death Tax exemption to $5M from $1M. (Feb 200
• Voted YES on repealing the Alternative Minimum Tax. (Mar 2007)
• Voted YES on raising estate tax exemption to $5 million. (Mar 2007)
• Voted YES on supporting permanence of estate tax cuts. (Aug 2006)
• Voted YES on permanently repealing the `death tax`. (Jun 2006)
• Voted NO on $47B for military by repealing capital gains tax cut. (Feb 2006)
• Voted YES on retaining reduced taxes on capital gains & dividends. (Feb 2006)
• Voted YES on extending the tax cuts on capital gains and dividends. (Nov 2005)
• Voted YES on $350 billion in tax breaks over 11 years. (May 2003)
• Voted NO on reducing marriage penalty instead of cutting top tax rates. (May 2001)
• Voted NO on increasing tax deductions for college tuition. (May 2001)
• Voted YES on eliminating the 'marriage penalty'. (Jul 2000)
• Voted YES on across-the-board spending cut. (Oct 1999)
• Voted YES on requiring super-majority for raising taxes. (Apr 199
• Rated 72% by NTU, indicating "Satisfactory" on tax votes. (Dec 2003)
• Rated 0% by the CTJ, indicating opposition to progressive taxation. (Dec 2006)

• Voted YES on $23B instead of $4.9B for waterway infrastructure. (Nov 2007)
• Voted NO on restoring $550M in funding for Amtrak for 2007. (Mar 2006)
• Voted NO on disallowing FCC approval of larger media conglomerates. (Sep 2003)
• Voted YES on Internet sales tax moratorium. (Oct 199
• Voted YES on telecomm deregulation. (Feb 1996)

OregonMeds said:

Did you just want to make all the nutjobs come out of the woodwork again for the 50 millionth time with their same old crap op?

Greedy, theiving, hating, controlling, racist, republicans spam about this topic enough already but they are not all evill most are just ignorant to the truth, that they're being manipulated and in truth don't have a damn clue what is actually in their own and their fellow countrymans best interests.

Just because he won race is no longer an issue give me a break he didn't win 100% of the votes did he? I must have missed that I thought only 50 some percent of americans actually voted for him that leaves a portion of the 40 some percent to be racists and another portion just ignorant or don't care about anyone but themselves.
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Operation 420 said:

Everything you explain here is you.

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OregonMeds said:

This comment makes no sense.

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Stoney McFried said:

I'd just like to say...this guy is a senator in my state.

Chuck Grassley on Abortion

Click here for 14 full quotes on Abortion OR background on Abortion.

• Voted YES on defining unborn child as eligible for SCHIP. (Mar 200
• Voted YES on prohibiting minors crossing state lines for abortion. (Mar 200
• Voted YES on barring HHS grants to organizations that perform abortions. (Oct 2007)
• Voted NO on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines. (Apr 2007)
• Voted YES on notifying parents of minors who get out-of-state abortions. (Jul 2006)
• Voted NO on $100M to reduce teen pregnancy by education & contraceptives. (Mar 2005)
• Voted YES on criminal penalty for harming unborn fetus during other crime. (Mar 2004)
• Voted YES on banning partial birth abortions except for maternal life. (Mar 2003)
• Voted YES on maintaining ban on Military Base Abortions. (Jun 2000)
• Voted YES on banning partial birth abortions. (Oct 1999)
• Voted YES on banning human cloning. (Feb 199
• 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 200

Chuck Grassley on Budget & Economy

Click here for 5 full quotes on Budget & Economy OR background on Budget & Economy.

• Voted YES on paying down federal debt by rating programs' effectiveness. (Mar 2007)
• Voted YES on $40B in reduced federal overall spending. (Dec 2005)
• Voted YES on prioritizing national debt reduction below tax cuts. (Apr 2000)
• Voted YES on 1998 GOP budget. (May 1997)
• Voted YES on Balanced-budget constitutional amendment. (Mar 1997)

Chuck Grassley on Civil Rights

Click here for 15 full quotes on Civil Rights OR background on Civil Rights.

• Voted YES on recommending Constitutional ban on flag desecration. (Jun 2006)
• Voted YES on constitutional ban of same-sex marriage. (Jun 2006)
• Voted NO on adding sexual orientation to definition of hate crimes. (Jun 2002)
• Voted YES on loosening restrictions on cell phone wiretapping. (Oct 2001)
• Voted NO on expanding hate crimes to include sexual orientation. (Jun 2000)
• Voted NO on setting aside 10% of highway funds for minorities & women. (Mar 199
• Voted YES on ending special funding for minority & women-owned business. (Oct 1997)
• Voted YES on prohibiting same-sex marriage. (Sep 1996)
• Voted NO on prohibiting job discrimination by sexual orientation. (Sep 1996)
• Voted YES on Amendment to prohibit flag burning. (Dec 1995)
• Voted YES on banning affirmative action hiring with federal funds. (Jul 1995)
• Supports anti-flag desecration amendment. (Mar 2001)
• Rated 20% 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 11% by the NAACP, indicating an anti-affirmative-action stance. (Dec 2006)

Chuck Grassley on Corporations

Click here for 4 full quotes on Corporations OR background on Corporations.

• Voted NO on repealing tax subsidy for companies which move US jobs offshore. (Mar 2005)
• Voted YES on reforming bankruptcy to include means-testing & restrictions. (Mar 2005)
• Voted YES on restricting rules on personal bankruptcy. (Jul 2001)
• Rated 100% by the US COC, indicating a pro-business voting record. (Dec 2003)

Chuck Grassley on Crime

Click here for 9 full quotes on Crime OR background on Crime.

• Voted YES on reinstating $1.15 billion funding for the COPS Program. (Mar 2007)
• Voted NO on $1.15 billion per year to continue the COPS program. (May 1999)
• Voted YES on limiting death penalty appeals. (Apr 1996)
• Voted YES on limiting product liability punitive damage awards. (Mar 1996)
• Voted YES on restricting class-action lawsuits. (Dec 1995)
• Voted YES on repealing federal speed limits. (Jun 1995)
• Voted YES on mandatory prison terms for crimes involving firearms. (May 1994)
• Voted YES on rejecting racial statistics in death penalty appeals. (May 1994)
• Rated 25% by CURE, indicating anti-rehabilitation crime votes. (Dec 2000)

Chuck Grassley on Drugs

Click here for 6 full quotes on Drugs OR background on Drugs.

• Voted YES on increasing penalties for drug offenses. (Nov 1999)
• Voted YES on spending international development funds on drug control. (Jul 1996)
• Establish drug testing standards for major league sports. (May 2005)
• Federal grants to Indian tribes to fight methamphetamine. (Dec 2006)
• Enhance interdiction by criminalizing unflagged submarines. (Jul 200
• Require chemical resellers to certify against meth use. (Sep 2007)

Chuck Grassley on Education

Click here for 15 full quotes on Education OR background on Education.

• Voted YES on additional $10.2B for federal education & HHS projects. (Oct 2007)
• Voted NO on $52M for "21st century community learning centers". (Oct 2005)
• Voted NO on $5B for grants to local educational agencies. (Oct 2005)
• Voted NO on shifting $11B from corporate tax loopholes to education. (Mar 2005)
• Voted NO on funding smaller classes instead of private tutors. (May 2001)
• Voted NO on funding student testing instead of private tutors. (May 2001)
• Voted NO on spending $448B of tax cut on education & debt reduction. (Apr 2001)
• Voted YES on Educational Savings Accounts. (Mar 2000)
• Voted YES on allowing more flexibility in federal school rules. (Mar 1999)
• Voted YES on education savings accounts. (Jun 199
• Voted YES on school vouchers in DC. (Sep 1997)
• Voted YES on $75M for abstinence education. (Jul 1996)
• Voted YES on requiring schools to allow voluntary prayer. (Jul 1994)
• Voted NO on national education standards. (Feb 1994)
• Rated 36% by the NEA, indicating a mixed record on public education. (Dec 2003)

Chuck Grassley on Energy & Oil

Click here for 22 full quotes on Energy & Oil OR background on Energy & Oil.

• Voted NO on tax incentives for energy production and conservation. (Jun 200
• Voted NO on addressing CO2 emissions without considering India & China. (May 200
• Voted YES on removing oil & gas exploration subsidies. (Jun 2007)
• Voted YES on making oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal. (Jun 2007)
• Voted NO on factoring global warming into federal project planning. (May 2007)
• Voted NO on disallowing an oil leasing program in Alaska's ANWR. (Nov 2005)
• Voted NO on $3.1B for emergency oil assistance for hurricane-hit areas. (Oct 2005)
• Voted NO on reducing oil usage by 40% by 2025 (instead of 5%). (Jun 2005)
• Voted NO on banning drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. (Mar 2005)
• Voted YES on Bush Administration Energy Policy. (Jul 2003)
• Voted YES on targeting 100,000 hydrogen-powered vehicles by 2010. (Jun 2003)
• Voted NO on removing consideration of drilling ANWR from budget bill. (Mar 2003)
• Voted YES on drilling ANWR on national security grounds. (Apr 2002)
• Voted YES on terminating CAFE standards within 15 months. (Mar 2002)
• Voted YES on preserving budget for ANWR oil drilling. (Apr 2000)
• Voted NO on ending discussion of CAFE fuel efficiency standards. (Sep 1999)
• Voted NO on defunding renewable and solar energy. (Jun 1999)
• Voted YES on approving a nuclear waste repository. (Apr 1997)
• Voted YES on do not require ethanol in gasoline. (Aug 1994)
• Rated 33% by CAF, indicating a mixed record on energy independence. (Dec 2006)
• Open the Outer Continental Shelf for oil & gas leasing. (Jun 200
• Set goal of 25% renewable energy by 2025. (Jan 2007)

Chuck Grassley on Environment

Click here for 11 full quotes on Environment OR background on Environment.

• Voted YES on prohibiting eminent domain for use as parks or grazing land. (Dec 2007)
• Voted NO on including oil & gas smokestacks in mercury regulations. (Sep 2005)
• Voted YES on confirming Gale Norton as Secretary of Interior. (Jan 2001)
• Voted YES on more funding for forest roads and fish habitat. (Sep 1999)
• Voted YES on transportation demo projects. (Mar 199
• Voted NO on reducing funds for road-building in National Forests. (Sep 1997)
• Voted YES on continuing desert protection in California. (Oct 1994)
• Voted YES on requiring EPA risk assessments. (May 1994)
• Rated 0% by the LCV, indicating anti-environment votes. (Dec 2003)
• Allow critical feeding on Conservation Reserves. (Jul 200
• Celebrate the recovery of the bald eagle. (Jun 200

Chuck Grassley on Families & Children

Click here for 2 full quotes on Families & Children OR background on Families & Children.

• Voted NO on killing restrictions on violent videos to minors. (May 1999)
• Rated 100% by the Christian Coalition: a pro-family voting record. (Dec 2003)

Chuck Grassley on Foreign Policy

Click here for 10 full quotes on Foreign Policy OR background on Foreign Policy.

• Voted YES on enlarging NATO to include Eastern Europe. (May 2002)
• Voted YES on killing a bill for trade sanctions if China sells weapons. (Sep 2000)
• Voted YES on cap foreign aid at only $12.7 billion. (Oct 1999)
• Voted YES on limiting the President's power to impose economic sanctions. (Jul 199
• Voted NO on limiting NATO expansion to only Poland, Hungary & Czech. (Apr 199
• Voted YES on $17.9 billion to IMF. (Mar 199
• Voted YES on Strengthening of the trade embargo against Cuba. (Mar 1996)
• Voted NO on ending Vietnam embargo. (Jan 1994)
• Multi-year commitment to Africa for food & medicine. (Apr 2001)
• Implement Darfur Peace Agreement with UN peacekeeping force. (Feb 200

Chuck Grassley on Free Trade

Click here for 13 full quotes on Free Trade OR background on Free Trade.

• Voted YES on promoting free trade with Peru. (Dec 2007)
• Voted YES on free trade agreement with Oman. (Jun 2006)
• Voted YES on implementing CAFTA for Central America free-trade. (Jul 2005)
• Voted YES on establishing free trade between US & Singapore. (Jul 2003)
• Voted YES on establishing free trade between the US and Chile. (Jul 2003)
• Voted YES on extending free trade to Andean nations. (May 2002)
• Voted YES on granting normal trade relations status to Vietnam. (Oct 2001)
• Voted YES on removing common goods from national security export rules. (Sep 2001)
• Voted YES on permanent normal trade relations with China. (Sep 2000)
• Voted YES on expanding trade to the third world. (May 2000)
• Voted YES on renewing 'fast track' presidential trade authority. (Nov 1997)
• Voted YES on imposing trade sanctions on Japan for closed market. (May 1995)
• Rated 83% by CATO, indicating a pro-free trade voting record. (Dec 2002)

Chuck Grassley on Government Reform

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• Voted NO on granting the District of Columbia a seat in Congress. (Sep 2007)
• Voted YES on requiring photo ID to vote in federal elections. (Jul 2007)
• Voted YES on allowing some lobbyist gifts to Congress. (Mar 2006)
• Voted YES on establishing the Senate Office of Public Integrity. (Mar 2006)
• Voted NO on banning "soft money" contributions and restricting issue ads. (Mar 2002)
• Voted YES on require photo ID (not just signature) for voter registration. (Feb 2002)
• Voted NO on banning campaign donations from unions & corporations. (Apr 2001)
• Voted YES on funding for National Endowment for the Arts. (Aug 1999)
• Voted NO on favoring 1997 McCain-Feingold overhaul of campaign finance. (Oct 1997)
• Voted YES on Approving the presidential line-item veto. (Mar 1996)
• Voted NO on banning more types of Congressional gifts. (Jul 1995)
• Ensure delivery of absentee ballots for troops overseas. (May 200

Chuck Grassley on Gun Control

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• Voted YES on prohibiting foreign & UN aid that restricts US gun ownership. (Sep 2007)
• Voted YES on prohibiting lawsuits against gun manufacturers. (Jul 2005)
• Voted NO on banning lawsuits against gun manufacturers for gun violence. (Mar 2004)
• Voted NO on background checks at gun shows. (May 1999)
• Voted YES on more penalties for gun & drug violations. (May 1999)
• Voted YES on loosening license & background checks at gun shows. (May 1999)
• Voted YES on maintaining current law: guns sold without trigger locks. (Jul 199
• Ban gun registration & trigger lock law in Washington DC. (Mar 2007)

Chuck Grassley on Health Care

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• Voted YES on means-testing to determine Medicare Part D premium. (Mar 200
• Voted YES on allowing tribal Indians to opt out of federal healthcare. (Feb 200
• Voted YES on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility. (Nov 2007)
• Voted NO on requiring negotiated Rx prices for Medicare part D. (Apr 2007)
• Voted YES on limiting medical liability lawsuits to $250,000. (May 2006)
• Voted NO on expanding enrollment period for Medicare Part D. (Feb 2006)
• Voted NO on increasing Medicaid rebate for producing generics. (Nov 2005)
• Voted NO on negotiating bulk purchases for Medicare prescription drug. (Mar 2005)
• Voted YES on $40 billion per year for limited Medicare prescription drug benefit. (Jun 2003)
• Voted YES on allowing reimportation of Rx drugs from Canada. (Jul 2002)
• Voted NO on allowing patients to sue HMOs & collect punitive damages. (Jun 2001)
• Voted YES on funding GOP version of Medicare prescription drug benefit. (Apr 2001)
• Voted NO on including prescription drugs under Medicare. (Jun 2000)
• Voted YES on limiting self-employment health deduction. (Jul 1999)
• Voted YES on increasing tobacco restrictions. (Jun 199
• Voted YES on Medicare means-testing. (Jun 1997)
• Voted NO on blocking medical savings acounts. (Apr 1996)
• Rated 0% by APHA, indicating a anti-public health voting record. (Dec 2003)

Chuck Grassley on Homeland Security

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• Voted YES on cutting $221M in benefits to Filipinos who served in WWII US Army. (Apr 200
• Voted NO on requiring FISA court warrant to monitor US-to-foreign calls. (Feb 200
• Voted YES on removing need for FISA warrant for wiretapping abroad. (Aug 2007)
• Voted NO on limiting soldiers' deployment to 12 months. (Jul 2007)
• Voted NO on implementing the 9/11 Commission report. (Mar 2007)
• Voted NO on preserving habeas corpus for Guantanamo detainees. (Sep 2006)
• Voted NO on requiring CIA reports on detainees & interrogation methods. (Sep 2006)
• Voted YES on reauthorizing the PATRIOT Act. (Mar 2006)
• Voted YES on extending the PATRIOT Act's wiretap provision. (Dec 2005)
• Voted NO on restricting business with entities linked to terrorism. (Jul 2005)
• Voted NO on restoring $565M for states' and ports' first responders. (Mar 2005)
• Voted NO on adopting the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. (Oct 1999)
• Voted YES on allowing another round of military base closures. (May 1999)
• Voted YES on cutting nuclear weapons below START levels. (May 1999)
• Voted YES on deploying National Missile Defense ASAP. (Mar 1999)
• Voted YES on military pay raise of 4.8%. (Feb 1999)
• Voted YES on prohibiting same-sex basic training. (Jun 199
• Voted NO on favoring 36 vetoed military projects. (Oct 1997)
• Voted NO on banning chemical weapons. (Apr 1997)
• Voted YES on considering deploying NMD, and amending ABM Treaty. (Jun 1996)
• Voted YES on 1996 Defense Appropriations. (Sep 1995)
• Rated 0% by SANE, indicating a pro-military voting record. (Dec 2003)
• Improve mental health care benefits for returning veterans. (Jun 200
• Study & address suicides among veterans. (Apr 200
• School assistance to survivors of injured federal police. (Oct 1996)

Chuck Grassley on Immigration

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• Voted NO on continuing federal funds for declared "sanctuary cities". (Mar 200
• Voted NO on comprehensive immigration reform. (Jun 2007)
• Voted YES on declaring English as the official language of the US government. (Jun 2007)
• Voted NO on eliminating the "Y" nonimmigrant guestworker program. (May 2007)
• Voted YES on building a fence along the Mexican border. (Sep 2006)
• Voted NO on establishing a Guest Worker program. (May 2006)
• Voted NO on allowing illegal aliens to participate in Social Security. (May 2006)
• Voted NO on giving Guest Workers a path to citizenship. (May 2006)
• Voted YES on allowing more foreign workers into the US for farm work. (Jul 199
• Voted YES on visas for skilled workers. (May 199
• Voted YES on limit welfare for immigrants. (Jun 1997)
• Rated 100% by USBC, indicating a sealed-border stance. (Dec 2006)

Chuck Grassley on Jobs

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• Voted YES on overriding presidential veto of Farm Bill. (Jun 200
• Voted YES on terminating legal challenges to English-only job rules. (Mar 200
• Voted YES on limiting farm subsidies to people earning under $750,000. (Dec 2007)
• Voted NO on restricting employer interference in union organizing. (Jun 2007)
• Voted YES on increasing minimum wage to $7.25. (Feb 2007)
• Voted NO on raising the minimum wage to $7.25 rather than $6.25. (Mar 2005)
• Voted YES on repealing Clinton's ergonomic rules on repetitive stress. (Mar 2001)
• Voted YES on killing an increase in the minimum wage. (Nov 1999)
• Voted YES on allowing workers to choose between overtime & comp-time. (May 1997)
• Voted YES on replacing farm price supports. (Feb 1996)
• Rated 0% by the AFL-CIO, indicating an anti-union voting record. (Dec 2003)

Chuck Grassley on Principles & Values

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• Voted YES on confirming Samuel Alito as Supreme Court Justice. (Jan 2006)
• Voted YES on confirming John Roberts for Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. (Sep 2005)
• Religious affiliation: Baptist. (Nov 2000)
• Rated 0% by the AU, indicating opposition to church-state separation. (Dec 2006)
• Fund the 50 States Commemorative Coin Program. (Dec 1997)

Chuck Grassley on Social Security

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• Voted YES on establishing reserve funds & pre-funding for Social Security. (Mar 2007)
• Voted YES on Social Security Lockbox & limiting national debt. (Apr 1999)
• Voted YES on allowing Roth IRAs for retirees. (May 199
• Voted YES on allowing personal retirement accounts. (Apr 199
• Voted YES on deducting Social Security payments on income taxes. (May 1996)
• Rated 0% by the ARA, indicating an anti-senior voting record. (Dec 2003)

Chuck Grassley on Tax Reform

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• Voted NO on increasing tax rate for people earning over $1 million. (Mar 200
• Voted YES on allowing AMT reduction without budget offset. (Mar 200
• Voted YES on raising the Death Tax exemption to $5M from $1M. (Feb 200
• Voted YES on repealing the Alternative Minimum Tax. (Mar 2007)
• Voted YES on raising estate tax exemption to $5 million. (Mar 2007)
• Voted YES on supporting permanence of estate tax cuts. (Aug 2006)
• Voted YES on permanently repealing the `death tax`. (Jun 2006)
• Voted NO on $47B for military by repealing capital gains tax cut. (Feb 2006)
• Voted YES on retaining reduced taxes on capital gains & dividends. (Feb 2006)
• Voted YES on extending the tax cuts on capital gains and dividends. (Nov 2005)
• Voted YES on $350 billion in tax breaks over 11 years. (May 2003)
• Voted NO on reducing marriage penalty instead of cutting top tax rates. (May 2001)
• Voted NO on increasing tax deductions for college tuition. (May 2001)
• Voted YES on eliminating the 'marriage penalty'. (Jul 2000)
• Voted YES on across-the-board spending cut. (Oct 1999)
• Voted YES on requiring super-majority for raising taxes. (Apr 199
• Rated 72% by NTU, indicating "Satisfactory" on tax votes. (Dec 2003)
• Rated 0% by the CTJ, indicating opposition to progressive taxation. (Dec 2006)

Chuck Grassley on Technology

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• Voted YES on $23B instead of $4.9B for waterway infrastructure. (Nov 2007)
• Voted NO on restoring $550M in funding for Amtrak for 2007. (Mar 2006)
• Voted NO on disallowing FCC approval of larger media conglomerates. (Sep 2003)
• Voted YES on Internet sales tax moratorium. (Oct 199
• Voted YES on telecomm deregulation. (Feb 1996)

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TheBrutalTruth said:

And who is it Stoney?

Though I don't see that all of his votes were bad, just some of them.

Some of the votes I agree with on general principle.

Yes on Internet Sales Tax Moratorium
Yes on Telecom Dereg
Yes on balanced budget amendment
yes on repealing the Crisis Ridden AMT
Yes on G$ 350 (GigaDollars or Billion Dollars) in tax cuts
Yes on repealing death tax
yes on across the board spending cut
No on hate crimes legislation (which criminalizes thought instead of the actual crime)

Of course there are some votes that I disagree with, but no one is perfect.

Federal Government takes too much and gives too little in return because there are too many layers of bureaucracy. The only duties that were assigned to the federal government were ensuring the security of our commerce with foreign nations, and being able to form treaties securing it. The federal government was also supposed to ensure that the states were not waging economic warfare against each other. I would say that his voting record indicates that he believes in a smaller federal government that is not involved in the areas that should be under the juris of the states.

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Stoney McFried said:

It's good old Chuck Grassley.Armed with 20 year old misinformation about marijuana, he's against medical marijuana even for terminal cases.

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