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Dan Boren on Abortion
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OR background on Abortion .
Voted YES on banning federal health coverage that includes abortion. (May 2011)
Voted YES on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines. (Jan 2007)
Voted YES on allowing human embryonic stem cell research. (May 2005)
Voted YES on restricting interstate transport of minors to get abortions. (Apr 2005)
Rated 82% by the NRLC , indicating a mixed record on abortion. (Dec 2006)
Bar funding for abortion under federal Obamacare plans. (Jul 2010)
Ban abortions for sex selection or race selection. (Dec 2011)
Prohibit federal funding for abortion. (May 2011)
Dan Boren on Budget & Economy
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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 YES on additional $825 billion for economic recovery package. (Jan 2009)
Voted YES on monitoring TARP funds to ensure more mortgage relief. (Jan 2009)
Voted YES on $15B bailout for GM and Chrysler. (Dec 2008)
Voted YES on $60B stimulus package for jobs, infrastructure, & energy. (Sep 2008)
Voted YES on defining "energy emergency" on federal gas prices. (Jun 2008)
Voted YES on revitalizing severely distressed public housing. (Jan 2008)
Voted YES on regulating the subprime mortgage industry. (Nov 2007)
Retire half the public debt by 2006. (May 2001)
Balanced Budget Amendment with 3/5 vote to override. (Jan 2009)
Truth in Spending: show actual costs vs. planned costs. (Jul 2010)
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the US Constitution. (Jan 2011)
Dan Boren on Civil Rights
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Code Talker Recognition Act: recognize WWII Native Americans. (Nov 2013)
Voted YES on Constitutionally defining marriage as one-man-one-woman. (Jul 2006)
Voted YES on making the PATRIOT Act permanent. (Dec 2005)
Rated 0% by the HRC , indicating an anti-gay-rights stance. (Dec 2006)
Rated 67% by NAACP , indicating a mixed record on affirmative-action. (Dec 2006)
Dan Boren on Corporations
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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)
Rated 14% by UFCW , indicating a pro-management voting record. (May 2012)
Dan Boren on Crime
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Voted NO on enforcing against anti-gay hate crimes. (Apr 2009)
Voted YES on expanding services for offenders' re-entry into society. (Nov 2007)
Dan Boren on Drugs
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Voted YES on more funding for Mexico to fight drugs. (Jun 2008)
Rated -10 by NORML , indicating a "hard-on-drugs" stance. (Dec 2006)
Rated 25% by NORML , indicating an anti-legalization stance. (Jan 2014)
Dan Boren on Education
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Voted NO on reauthorizing the DC opportunity scholarship program. (Mar 2011)
Voted YES on $40B for green public schools. (May 2009)
Voted YES 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 YES on $84 million in grants for Black and Hispanic colleges. (Mar 2006)
Dan Boren on Energy & Oil
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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 YES on tax credits for renewable electricity, with PAYGO offsets. (Sep 2008)
Voted YES 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 NO on scheduling permitting for new oil refinieries. (Jun 2006)
Voted NO on authorizing construction of new oil refineries. (Oct 2005)
Balance fossil fuels and viable renewable energy. (Jul 2001)
Rated 50% by CAF , indicating a mixed record on energy independence. (Dec 2006)
Establish a Carbon Storage Research Corporation. (Mar 2009)
Bar greenhouse gases from Clean Air Act rules. (Jan 2009)
No EPA regulation of greenhouse gases. (Jan 2011)
Dan Boren on Environment
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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 YES 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)
Make tax deduction permanent for conservation easements. (Mar 2009)
Member of House Natural Resources Committee. (Mar 2011)
Rated 13% by HSLF , indicating an anti-animal welfare voting record. (Jan 2012)
Dan Boren on Foreign Policy
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Voted YES 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 NO on reforming the UN by restricting US funding. (Jun 2005)
Rated -2 by AAI , indicating a anti-Arab anti-Palestine voting record. (May 2012)
Commitment to unbreakable U.S.-Israel bond. (Mar 2010)
Dan Boren on Free Trade
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Voted YES on assisting workers who lose jobs due to globalization. (Oct 2007)
Voted NO on implementing CAFTA, Central America Free Trade. (Jul 2005)
Tariffs against countries undervaluing their currency. (May 2009)
Impose tariffs against countries which manipulate currency. (Feb 2011)
Rated 63% by the USAE , indicating a mixed record on trade. (Dec 2012)
Dan Boren on Government Reform
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Voted YES on Senate 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 YES on protecting whistleblowers from employer recrimination. (Mar 2007)
Voted NO 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)
Supports Shays-Meehan Campaign Finance Reform. (Jul 2001)
Ban stock trading based on Congressional insider knowledge. (Nov 2011)
Dan Boren on Gun Control
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Will never vote to weaken your 2nd Amendment rights. (Nov 2004)
Voted YES on prohibiting product misuse lawsuits on gun manufacturers. (Oct 2005)
National cross-state standard for concealed carry. (Jan 2009)
Teach kids Eddie Eagle GunSafe's lifesaving message. (May 2010)
Loosen restrictions on interstate gun purchases. (Oct 2011)
Allow veterans to register unlicensed guns acquired abroad. (Feb 2011)
Recognize heritage of hunting & shooting on federal lands. (Sep 2011)
Ban gun registration & trigger lock law in Washington DC. (Mar 2007)
Apply concealed carry permit to all other states where legal. (Feb 2009)
Dan Boren on Health Care
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Voted NO 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 YES on regulating tobacco as a drug. (Apr 2009)
Voted YES on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program. (Jan 2009)
Voted YES on overriding veto on expansion of Medicare. (Jul 2008)
Voted YES on giving mental health full equity with physical health. (Mar 2008)
Voted YES on Veto override: Extend SCHIP to cover 6M more kids. (Jan 2008)
Voted YES on requiring negotiated Rx prices for Medicare part D. (Jan 2007)
Voted NO on denying non-emergency treatment for lack of Medicare co-pay. (Feb 2006)
Better and immediate funding for Medicare & Medicaid. (Dec 2000)
Prescription drug benefit within Medicare. (Jun 2000)
Establish a national childhood cancer database. (Mar 2007)
Remove restrictions on estriol (menopause medication). (Jun 2008)
Require insurers to cover breast cancer treatment. (Jan 2011)
Increase funding for occupational & physical therapy. (Apr 2011)
Dan Boren on Homeland Security
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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 YES 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)
Free postage for soldiers serving abroad. (Jan 2009)
Member of House Committee on Intelligence. (Mar 2011)
Dan Boren on Immigration
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Voted YES on building a fence along the Mexican border. (Sep 2006)
Voted YES on preventing tipping off Mexicans about Minuteman Project. (Jun 2006)
Rated 67% by USBC , indicating a mixed record on open borders. (Dec 2006)
Dan Boren on Jobs
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Voted YES on extending unemployment benefits from 39 weeks to 59 weeks. (Oct 2008)
Voted YES on overriding presidential veto of Farm Bill. (Jun 2008)
Voted NO on restricting employer interference in union organizing. (Mar 2007)
Voted YES on increasing minimum wage to $7.25. (Jan 2007)
Allow an Air Traffic Controller's Union. (Jan 2006)
Rated 33% by CEI , indicating a pro-worker rights voting record. (May 2012)
Dan Boren on Tax Reform
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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)
50-25-25 budget formula for debt-tax cuts-spending. (Feb 2001)
Rated 0% by the CTJ , indicating opposition to progressive taxation. (Dec 2006)
Replace income tax & employment tax with FairTax. (Jan 2009)
Replace income tax & estate tax with 23% sales tax. (Jan 2011)
Dan Boren on Technology
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Voted NO on terminating funding for National Public Radio. (Mar 2011)
Voted YES 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" (non-tiered Internet). (Jun 2006)
Voted YES on increasing fines for indecent broadcasting. (Feb 2005)
Permanent ban on state & local taxation of Internet access. (Oct 2007)
End net neutrality; allow tiered Internet service. (Jan 2011)
No performance royalties for radio music. (Mar 2009)
Dan Boren on War & Peace
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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 YES 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)
Boycott & sanctions against Iran for terrorism & nukes. (May 2011)
Iranian nuclear weapons: prevention instead of containment. (Mar 2012)
Sanctions on Iran to end nuclear program. (Apr 2009)
VoteMatch Responses
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topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(-3 points on Social scale)
Rated 82% by the NRLC , indicating a mixed record on abortion: Neutral on topic 1 Bar funding for abortion under federal Obamacare plans: Opposes topic 1 Ban abortions for sex selection or race selection: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Prohibit federal funding for abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 YES on banning federal health coverage that includes abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 YES on restricting interstate transport of minors to get abortions: Strongly Opposes topic 1 YES on allowing human embryonic stem cell research: Favors topic 1 YES on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines: Favors topic 1
Favors
topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
(-3 points on Economic scale)
Code Talker Recognition Act: recognize WWII Native Americans: Favors topic 2 Rated 67% by NAACP , indicating a mixed record on affirmative-action: Neutral on topic 2 Increase funding for occupational & physical therapy: Favors topic 2 YES on $84 million in grants for Black and Hispanic colleges: Strongly Favors topic 2
Strongly Opposes
topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(-5 points on Social scale)
Rated 0% by the HRC , indicating an anti-gay-rights stance: Strongly Opposes topic 3 YES on Constitutionally defining marriage as one-man-one-woman: Strongly Opposes topic 3 NO on enforcing against anti-gay hate crimes: Opposes topic 3
Favors
topic 4:Keep God in the public sphere
(-3 points on Social scale)
NO on allowing Courts to decide on "God" in Pledge of Allegiance: Favors topic 4
Favors
topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
(-3 points on Economic scale)
Better and immediate funding for Medicare & Medicaid: Favors topic 5 Require insurers to cover breast cancer treatment: Strongly Favors topic 5 YES on giving mental health full equity with physical health: Favors topic 5 YES on Veto override: Extend SCHIP to cover 6M more kids: Strongly Favors topic 5 YES on repealing the "Prevention and Public Health" slush fund: Strongly Opposes topic 5 NO on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts: Favors topic 5 NO on denying non-emergency treatment for lack of Medicare co-pay: Strongly Favors topic 5 YES on requiring negotiated Rx prices for Medicare part D: Favors topic 5 YES on overriding veto on expansion of Medicare: Favors topic 5 YES on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program: Favors topic 5 YES on regulating tobacco as a drug: Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
(-5 points on Economic scale)
Oppose raising retirement age and any privatization plan: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Strongly Opposes
topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
(-5 points on Economic scale)
NO on reauthorizing the DC opportunity scholarship program: Strongly Opposes topic 7 YES on $40B for green public schools: Opposes topic 7
Favors
topic 8:Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(-3 points on Social scale)
Make tax deduction permanent for conservation easements: Opposes topic 8 YES on deauthorizing "critical habitat" for endangered species: Strongly Favors topic 8 YES on environmental education grants for outdoor experiences: Opposes topic 8 NO on protecting free-roaming horses and burros: Favors topic 8
Opposes
topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
(+2 points on Social scale)
YES on expanding services for offenders' re-entry into society: Opposes topic 9
Strongly Favors
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(+5 points on Economic scale)
Will never vote to weaken your 2nd Amendment rights: Strongly Favors topic 10 National cross-state standard for concealed carry: Strongly Favors topic 10 Teach kids Eddie Eagle GunSafe's lifesaving message: Favors topic 10 Loosen restrictions on interstate gun purchases: Strongly Favors topic 10 Allow veterans to register unlicensed guns acquired abroad: Favors topic 10 Recognize heritage of hunting & shooting on federal lands: Favors topic 10 Ban gun registration & trigger lock law in Washington DC: Strongly Favors topic 10 Apply concealed carry permit to all other states where legal: Strongly Favors topic 10 YES on prohibiting product misuse lawsuits on gun manufacturers: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
(+5 points on Economic scale)
Rated 0% by the CTJ , indicating opposition to progressive taxation: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Replace income tax & employment tax with FairTax: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Replace income tax & estate tax with 23% sales tax: 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 middle-income: Favors topic 11
Strongly Opposes
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(-5 points on Social scale)
Rated 67% by USBC , indicating a mixed record on open borders: Neutral on 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
Opposes
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
(-3 points on Economic scale)
Tariffs against countries undervaluing their currency: Opposes topic 13 Impose tariffs against countries which manipulate currency: Opposes topic 13 Rated 63% by the USAE , indicating a mixed record on trade: Neutral on topic 13 NO on implementing CAFTA, Central America Free Trade: Strongly Opposes topic 13 YES on assisting workers who lose jobs due to globalization: Opposes topic 13
Favors
topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism
(+2 points on Economic scale)
YES on Veto override: Congressional oversight of CIA interrogations: Opposes topic 14 NO on requiring FISA warrants for wiretaps in US, but not abroad: Strongly Favors topic 14 NO on reforming the UN by restricting US funding: Strongly Opposes topic 14 YES on continuing intelligence gathering without civil oversight: Favors topic 14 YES on removing need for FISA warrant for wiretapping abroad: Strongly Favors topic 14
Neutral on
topic 15:Expand the military
(0 points on Social scale)
Free postage for soldiers serving abroad: 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:Make voter registration easier
(+2 points on Social scale)
Supports Shays-Meehan Campaign Finance Reform: Favors topic 16 Ban stock trading based on Congressional insider knowledge: Strongly Favors topic 16 YES on restricting independent grassroots political committees: Opposes topic 16 YES on requiring lobbyist disclosure of bundled donations: Strongly Favors topic 16
Opposes
topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements
(-3 points on Social scale)
Boycott & sanctions against Iran for terrorism & nukes: Opposes topic 17 Iranian nuclear weapons: prevention instead of containment: Strongly 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 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 YES on investigating Bush impeachment for lying about Iraq: Favors topic 17
Opposes
topic 18:Prioritize green energy
(+2 points on Economic scale)
Balance fossil fuels and viable renewable energy: Favors topic 18 Rated 50% by CAF , indicating a mixed record on energy independence: Neutral on topic 18 Establish a Carbon Storage Research Corporation: Favors topic 18 Bar greenhouse gases from Clean Air Act rules: Strongly Opposes topic 18 No EPA regulation of greenhouse gases: 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 authorizing construction of new oil refineries: Strongly Favors topic 18 NO on scheduling permitting for new oil refinieries: Strongly Favors 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 NO on criminalizing oil cartels like OPEC: Opposes topic 18 YES on tax incentives for energy production and conservation: Strongly Favors topic 18 YES on tax credits for renewable electricity, with PAYGO offsets: Favors topic 18 NO on enforcing limits on CO2 global warming pollution: Opposes topic 18 YES on $2 billion more for Cash for Clunkers program: Favors topic 18
Strongly Favors
topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
(-5 points on Social scale)
Rated -10 by NORML , indicating a "hard-on-drugs" stance: Strongly Favors topic 19 Rated 25% by NORML , indicating an anti-legalization stance: Strongly Favors topic 19 YES on more funding for Mexico to fight drugs: Favors topic 19
Strongly Favors
topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(-5 points on Economic scale)
YES on $60B stimulus package for jobs, infrastructure, & energy: Strongly Favors topic 20 YES on $192B additional anti-recession stimulus spending: Strongly Favors topic 20