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Niki Tsongas on Abortion
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Endorsed by EMILY�s List for support of abortion rights. (Oct 2007)
Voted NO on banning federal health coverage that includes abortion. (May 2011)
Ban anti-abortion limitations on abortion services. (Nov 2013)
Access safe, legal abortion without restrictions. (Mar 2015)
Focus on preventing pregnancy, plus emergency contraception. (Jan 2009)
Niki Tsongas on Budget & Economy
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Voted NO on prioritizing spending in case debt limit is reached. (May 2013)
Voted NO on terminating the Home Affordable mortgage Program. (Mar 2011)
Voted YES on $192B additional anti-recession stimulus spending. (Jul 2009)
Voted YES 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)
Increase debt limit from $14.3 trillion to $16.7 trillion. (Jul 2011)
Establish a usury limit of 16% for consumer credit cards. (Dec 2009)
Ban abusive credit practices & enhance consumer disclosure. (Feb 2009)
Niki Tsongas on Civil Rights
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Voted YES on reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act. (Feb 2013)
Voted YES on prohibiting job discrimination based on sexual orientation. (Nov 2007)
ENDA: prohibit employment discrimination for gays. (Jun 2009)
Constitutional Amendment for women's equal rights. (Jun 2011)
Prohibit sexual-identity discrimination at schools. (Mar 2011)
Ratify CEDAW (Discrimination Against Women). (Jan 2011)
Endorsed as "preferred" by The Feminist Majority indicating pro-women's rights. (Aug 2012)
Enforce against anti-gay discrimination in public schools. (Apr 2013)
Sponsored removing deadline for ratification of the ERA. (May 2013)
Enforce against wage discrimination based on gender. (Jan 2013)
Protect LGBT families from illegal immigrant deportation. (Sep 2011)
Niki Tsongas on Corporations
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Voted NO on workforce training by state block grants & industry partners. (Mar 2013)
Voted YES on letting shareholders vote on executive compensation. (Jul 2009)
Voted NO on more funding for nanotechnology R&D and commercialization. (Jul 2009)
Repeal ObamaCare reporting requirements for small business. (Jan 2011)
Rated 100% by UFCW , indicating an anti-management/pro-labor record. (May 2012)
Sponsored enforcing against corporate offshore tax haven banking. (Apr 2013)
Niki Tsongas on Crime
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Voted YES on enforcing against anti-gay hate crimes. (Apr 2009)
Voted YES on expanding services for offenders' re-entry into society. (Nov 2007)
Sponsored evidence-based & proven prevention for street gangs. (Mar 2013)
Rated 85% by the NAPO , indicating a tough-on-crime stance. (Dec 2014)
Niki Tsongas 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)
Niki Tsongas on Energy & Oil
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Voted NO on opening Outer Continental Shelf to oil drilling. (May 2011)
Voted NO on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases. (Apr 2011)
Voted YES 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 YES on tax incentives for renewable energy. (Feb 2008)
50% clean and carbon free electricity by 2030. (Mar 2016)
Niki Tsongas on Environment
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Voted YES on $2 billion more for Cash for Clunkers program. (Jul 2009)
Voted YES 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)
Make tax deduction permanent for conservation easements. (Mar 2009)
Regulate all dog breeders down to kennels of 50 dogs. (Feb 2011)
Member of House Natural Resources Committee. (Mar 2011)
Prohibits breeding or possessing Big Cat species. (Nov 2012)
Rated 75% by HSLF , indicating a pro-animal welfare voting record. (Jan 2012)
Sponsored tightening restrictions on hydrogen sulfide emissions. (Mar 2013)
Niki Tsongas on Foreign Policy
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Voted YES on supporting democratic institutions in Pakistan. (Jun 2009)
Voted NO on cooperating with India as a nuclear power. (Sep 2008)
Rated -1 by AAI , indicating a mixed Arab/Palestine voting record. (May 2012)
Integrate gender into diplomatic and foreign aid processes. (Aug 2012)
Condemn China's organ harvesting from Falun Gong prisoners. (Sep 2013)
$500M and 3,000 troops to Africa to fight Ebola. (Aug 2014)
Acknowledge the Armenian Genocide of the early 1900s. (Mar 2007)
Sanction Mugabe until Zimbabwe transitions to democracy. (Apr 2008)
Acknowledge the Armenian Genocide, as official US policy. (Mar 2009)
Allow travel between the United States and Cuba. (Feb 2009)
Niki Tsongas on Free Trade
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Voted NO on promoting free trade with Peru. (Nov 2007)
Voted YES on assisting workers who lose jobs due to globalization. (Oct 2007)
Impose tariffs against countries which manipulate currency. (Feb 2011)
Sponsored imposing import fee on countries with undervalued currency. (Apr 2013)
$25B more loans from Export-Import Bank. (Feb 2015)
Rated 50% by the USAE , indicating a mixed record on trade. (Dec 2012)
Niki Tsongas on Government Reform
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Voted YES on Senate pay raise. (Jun 2009)
Reduce the salary of Members of Congress. (Jan 2011)
Ban stock trading based on Congressional insider knowledge. (Nov 2011)
Require full disclosure of independent campaign expenditures. (Feb 2012)
Full disclosure of campaign spending. (Jan 2013)
Matching fund for small donors, with debate requirements. (Jan 2013)
No photo IDs to vote; they suppress the vote. (Jun 2014)
Public financing of federal campaigns by voter vouchers. (Jan 2015)
No separate contribution limits for party activities. (Jan 2015)
Statehood for the District of Columbia. (Jan 2015)
Automatic voter registration for all citizens. (Mar 2015)
Repeal automatic Congressional pay raises. (Jan 2009)
Niki Tsongas on Health Care
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Supports SCHIP bill, including veto override. (Oct 2007)
Voted NO on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts. (Apr 2011)
Voted NO 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 adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility. (Oct 2007)
Increase funding for occupational & physical therapy. (Apr 2011)
Establish a public insurance option via healthcare Exchanges. (Jan 2011)
Sponsored merging Alzheimers diagnosis and care benefit. (Apr 2013)
Religious exemption from ObamaCare individual mandate. (Jan 2015)
Provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE. (Jun 2009)
Niki Tsongas on Homeland Security
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Voted YES on extending the PATRIOT Act's roving wiretaps. (Feb 2011)
Voted YES 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)
Repeal Don't-Ask-Don't-Tell, and reinstate discharged gays. (Mar 2010)
Member of House Committee on Armed Services. (Mar 2011)
End bulk data collection under USA PATRIOT Act. (Mar 2014)
Niki Tsongas on Jobs
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Voted NO on allowing compensatory time off for working overtime. (Apr 2013)
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)
Form unions by card-check instead of secret ballot. (Mar 2009)
Rated 0% by CEI , indicating a pro-worker rights voting record. (May 2012)
Raise the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour by 2016. (Mar 2013)
Ban discriminatory compensation; allow 2 years to sue. (Jan 2009)
Stronger enforcement against gender-based pay discrimination. (Jan 2009)
Niki Tsongas on Tax Reform
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Voted YES on extending AMT exemptions to avoid hitting middle-income. (Jun 2008)
Voted YES on paying for AMT relief by closing offshore business loopholes. (Dec 2007)
Niki Tsongas 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 NO on retroactive immunity for telecoms' warrantless surveillance. (Jun 2008)
Voted YES on $23B instead of $4.9B for waterway infrastructure. (Nov 2007)
Niki Tsongas on War & Peace
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Set a timetable for withdrawing US troops from Iraq. (Oct 2007)
War costs $15 million an hour; time to change course. (Oct 2007)
Voted NO on banning armed forces in Libya without Congressional approval. (Jun 2011)
Voted YES on removing US armed forces from Afghanistan. (Mar 2011)
Voted YES on investigating Bush impeachment for lying about Iraq. (Jun 2008)
Niki Tsongas on Welfare & Poverty
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Voted NO on maintaining work requirement for welfare recipients. (Mar 2013)
Voted YES on instituting National Service as a new social invention. (Mar 2009)
Sponsored maintaining SNAP nutrition assistance program. (Mar 2013)
Public jobs on community-based public interest projects. (Dec 2009)
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Strongly Favors
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(+5 points on Social scale)
Endorsed by EMILY�s List for support of abortion rights: Favors topic 1 Ban anti-abortion limitations on abortion services: Strongly Favors topic 1 Access safe, legal abortion without restrictions: Strongly Favors topic 1 Focus on preventing pregnancy, plus emergency contraception: Favors topic 1 NO on banning federal health coverage that includes abortion: Strongly Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors
topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
(-5 points on Economic scale)
Constitutional Amendment for women's equal rights: Strongly Favors topic 2 Increase funding for occupational & physical therapy: Favors topic 2 Ratify CEDAW (Discrimination Against Women): Strongly Favors topic 2 Endorsed as "preferred" by The Feminist Majority indicating pro-women's rights: Strongly Favors topic 2 Sponsored removing deadline for ratification of the ERA: Strongly Favors topic 2 More funding & services for victims of domestic violence: Strongly Favors topic 2 Enforce against wage discrimination based on gender: Strongly Favors topic 2 Ban discriminatory compensation; allow 2 years to sue: Favors topic 2 Stronger enforcement against gender-based pay discrimination: Favors topic 2 YES on reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act: Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors
topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(+5 points on Social scale)
ENDA: prohibit employment discrimination for gays: Favors topic 3 Repeal Don't-Ask-Don't-Tell, and reinstate discharged gays: Favors topic 3 Prohibit sexual-identity discrimination at schools: Strongly Favors topic 3 Enforce against anti-gay discrimination in public schools: Strongly Favors topic 3 YES on prohibiting job discrimination based on sexual orientation: Strongly Favors topic 3 YES on enforcing against anti-gay hate crimes: Favors topic 3
Neutral on
topic 4:Keep God in the public sphere
(0 points on Social scale)
(No votes on which to base response)
Favors
topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
(-3 points on Economic scale)
Supports SCHIP bill, including veto override: Favors topic 5 Repeal ObamaCare reporting requirements for small business: Opposes topic 5 Establish a public insurance option via healthcare Exchanges: Strongly Favors topic 5 Sponsored merging Alzheimers diagnosis and care benefit: Favors topic 5 Religious exemption from ObamaCare individual mandate: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE: 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 NO on repealing the "Prevention and Public Health" slush fund: Strongly Favors topic 5 NO on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts: Favors topic 5 YES on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility: 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)
Reject privatization; don't raise the retirement age: Strongly Opposes topic 6 Rated 100% by ARA , indicating a pro-Trust Fund stance: 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
Opposes
topic 8:EPA regulations are too restrictive
(+2 points on Social scale)
Make tax deduction permanent for conservation easements: Opposes topic 8 Regulate all dog breeders down to kennels of 50 dogs: Opposes topic 8 Prohibits breeding or possessing Big Cat species: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Sponsored tightening restrictions on hydrogen sulfide emissions: Favors topic 8 YES on environmental education grants for outdoor experiences: Opposes topic 8 YES on protecting free-roaming horses and burros: Opposes topic 8
Opposes
topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
(+2 points on Social scale)
Sponsored evidence-based & proven prevention for street gangs: Opposes topic 9 Rated 85% by the NAPO , indicating a tough-on-crime stance: Favors topic 9 YES on expanding services for offenders' re-entry into society: Opposes topic 9
Opposes
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(-3 points on Economic scale)
Ban "fire sale" of firearms after delicensing closure: Opposes topic 10 Ban large-capacity ammunition: Opposes topic 10
Favors
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
(-3 points on Economic scale)
Sponsored enforcing against corporate offshore tax haven banking: Favors topic 11 YES on paying for AMT relief by closing offshore business loopholes: Strongly Favors topic 11 YES on extending AMT exemptions to avoid hitting middle-income: Opposes topic 11
Favors
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(+2 points on Social scale)
Supports undocumented immigrants earning citizenship: Favors topic 12 Allow more visas for STEM college graduates: Favors topic 12 Protect LGBT families from illegal immigrant deportation: Favors topic 12
Opposes
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
(-3 points on Economic scale)
Impose tariffs against countries which manipulate currency: Opposes topic 13 Sponsored imposing import fee on countries with undervalued currency: Opposes topic 13 $25B more loans from Export-Import Bank: Strongly Favors topic 13 Rated 50% by the USAE , indicating a mixed record on trade: Neutral on topic 13 YES on assisting workers who lose jobs due to globalization: Opposes topic 13 NO on promoting free trade with Peru: Opposes topic 13
Strongly Opposes
topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism
(-5 points on Economic scale)
Integrate gender into diplomatic and foreign aid processes: Strongly Opposes topic 14 Condemn China's organ harvesting from Falun Gong prisoners: Opposes topic 14 $500M and 3,000 troops to Africa to fight Ebola: Opposes topic 14 Allow travel between the United States and Cuba: Opposes topic 14 YES on Veto override: Congressional oversight of CIA interrogations: Opposes topic 14 YES on requiring FISA warrants for wiretaps in US, but not abroad: Strongly Opposes topic 14
Neutral on
topic 15:Expand the military
(0 points on Social scale)
(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors
topic 16:Make voter registration easier
(+5 points on Social scale)
Reduce the salary of Members of Congress: Favors topic 16 Ban stock trading based on Congressional insider knowledge: Strongly Favors topic 16 Require full disclosure of independent campaign expenditures: Strongly Favors topic 16 Full disclosure of campaign spending: Strongly Favors topic 16 Matching fund for small donors, with debate requirements: Favors topic 16 No photo IDs to vote; they suppress the vote: Favors topic 16 Public financing of federal campaigns by voter vouchers: Favors topic 16 No separate contribution limits for party activities: Favors topic 16 Statehood for the District of Columbia: Favors topic 16 Automatic voter registration for all citizens: Strongly Favors topic 16 Repeal automatic Congressional pay raises: Favors topic 16
Favors
topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements
(+2 points on Social scale)
Set a timetable for withdrawing US troops from Iraq: Favors topic 17 War costs $15 million an hour; time to change course: Strongly Favors topic 17 YES on removing US armed forces from Afghanistan: Strongly Favors topic 17 NO on banning armed forces in Libya without Congressional approval: Opposes topic 17 YES on investigating Bush impeachment for lying about Iraq: Favors topic 17
Strongly Favors
topic 18:Prioritize green energy
(-5 points on Economic scale)
50% clean and carbon free electricity by 2030: Strongly Favors topic 18 YES on tax incentives for renewable energy: Strongly Favors topic 18 NO on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases: Favors topic 18 NO on opening Outer Continental Shelf to oil drilling: Strongly Favors 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 YES on enforcing limits on CO2 global warming pollution: Favors topic 18 YES on $2 billion more for Cash for Clunkers program: Favors topic 18
Favors
topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
(-3 points on Social scale)
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)
Increase debt limit from $14.3 trillion to $16.7 trillion: Favors topic 20 Raise the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour by 2016: Favors topic 20 NO on prioritizing spending in case debt limit is reached: Favors topic 20 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