Cynthia on Issues

Congressional Voting Record:

~ Voted NO on declaring Iraq part of War on Terror with no exit date. (Jun 2006)

~ Introduced MLK Records Act, to unseal assassination files. (Dec 2007)

~ Voted NO on making the PATRIOT Act permanent. (Dec 2005)

~ Voted NO on banning gay adoptions in DC. (Jul 1999)

~ Voted YES on allowing human embryonic stem cell research. (May 2005)

~ Voted NO on banning partial-birth abortions. (Apr 2000)

~ Voted NO on barring transporting minors to get an abortion. (Jun 1999)

~ Voted NO on Bankruptcy Overhaul requiring partial debt repayment. (Mar 2001)

~ Voted YES on funding for alternative sentencing instead of more prisons. (Jun 2000)

~ Voted YES on maintaining right of habeus corpus in Death Penalty Appeals. (Mar 1996)

~ Voted NO on making federal death penalty appeals harder. (Feb 1995)

~ Voted YES on replacing death penalty with life imprisonment. (Apr 1994)

~ Voted NO on military border patrols to battle drugs & terrorism. (Sep 2001)

~ Voted NO on prohibiting needle exchange & medical marijuana in DC. (Oct 1999)

~ Voted YES on $84 million in grants for Black and Hispanic colleges. (Mar 2006)

~ Voted NO on giving federal aid only to schools allowing voluntary prayer. (Mar 1994)

~ Voted YES 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)

~ Voted YES on raising CAFE standards; incentives for alternative fuels. (Aug 2001)

~ Voted YES on prohibiting oil drilling & development in ANWR. (Aug 2001)

~ Voted YES on starting implementation of Kyoto Protocol. (Jun 2000)

~ Voted YES on increasing AMTRAK funding by adding $214M to $900M. (Jun 2006)

~ Voted NO on deauthorizing "critical habitat" for endangered species. (Sep 2005)

~ Voted NO on withholding $244M in UN Back Payments until US seat restored. (May 2001)

~ Voted YES on $156M to IMF for 3rd-world debt reduction. (Jul 2000)

~ Voted NO on implementing CAFTA, Central America Free Trade. (Jul 2005)

~ Voted YES on withdrawing from the WTO. (Jun 2000)

~ Voted NO on 'Fast Track' authority for trade agreements. (Sep 1998)

~ Voted NO on requiring photo ID for voting in federal elections. (Sep 2006)

~ Voted NO on restricting independent grassroots political committees. (Apr 2006)

~ Voted NO on prohibiting lawsuits about obesity against food providers. (Oct 2005)

~ Voted NO on limiting attorney's fees in class action lawsuits. (Feb 2005)

~ Voted YES on banning soft money and issue ads. (Sep 1999)

~ Voted NO on decreasing gun waiting period from 3 days to 1. (Jun 1999)

~ Voted NO on denying non-emergency treatment for lack of Medicare co-pay. (Feb 2006)

~ Voted NO on allowing suing HMOs, but under federal rules & limited award. (Aug 2001)

~ Voted NO on subsidizing private insurance for Medicare Rx drug coverage. (Jun 2000)

~ Voted NO on banning physician-assisted suicide. (Oct 1999)

~ Voted NO on allowing electronic surveillance without a warrant. (Sep 2006)

~ Voted NO on continuing intelligence gathering without civil oversight. (Apr 2006)

~ Voted NO on federalizing rules for driver licenses to hinder terrorists. (Feb 2005)

~ Voted NO on continuing military recruitment on college campuses. (Feb 2005)

~ Voted NO on $266 billion Defense Appropriations bill. (Jul 1999)

~ Voted NO on deploying SDI. (Mar 1999)

~ Voted NO on building a fence along the Mexican border. (Sep 2006)

~ Voted YES on $167B over 10 years for farm price supports. (Oct 2001)

~ Voted NO on zero-funding OSHA's Ergonomics Rules instead of $4.5B. (Mar 2001)

~ Voted YES on reducing tax payments on Social Security benefits. (Jul 2000)

~ Voted YES on strengthening the Social Security Lockbox. (May 1999)

~ Voted NO on $99 B economic stimulus: capital gains & income tax cuts. (Oct 2001)

~ Voted NO on Tax cut package of $958 B over 10 years. (May 2001)

~ Voted NO on eliminating the Estate Tax ("death tax"). (Apr 2001)

~ Voted YES on eliminating the "marriage penalty". (Jul 2000)

~ Voted YES on providing $70 million for Section 8 Housing vouchers. (Jun 2006)

All information taken from http://archive.ontheissues.org/Cynthia_McKinney.htm. Visit OntheIssues.Org for further information on Cynthia's voting record.

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