Joe Biden on Abortion Click here for 20 full quotes on Abortion OR other candidates on Abortion OR background on Abortion.

Constitution does offer an inherent right to privacy. (Oct 2008) Roe v. Wade is as close to a consensus as we can get. (Oct 2008) Allow women to choose, but no federal funding. (Jul 2007) No public funding for abortion; it imposes a view. (Apr 2007) Supports partial-birth abortion ban, but not undoing Roe. (Apr 2007) Accepts Catholic church view that life begins at conception. (Apr 2007) Nominees should agree on constitutional right to privacy. (Apr 2007) Voted NO on defining unborn child as eligible for SCHIP. (Mar 2008) Voted NO on prohibiting minors crossing state lines for abortion. (Mar

2008) Voted YES on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines.

(Apr 2007) Voted NO on notifying parents of minors who get out-of-state

abortions. (Jul 2006) Voted YES on $100M to reduce teen pregnancy by education &

contraceptives. (Mar 2005) Voted NO on criminal penalty for harming unborn fetus during other

crime. (Mar 2004) Voted NO on maintaining ban on Military Base Abortions. (Jun 2000) Voted YES on banning partial birth abortions. (Oct 1999) Voted NO on banning human cloning. (Feb 1998) Rated 36% by NARAL, indicating a mixed voting record on abortion.

(Dec 2003) Expand embryonic stem cell research. (Jun 2004) Rated 0% by the NRLC, indicating a pro-choice stance. (Dec 2006) Ensure access to and funding for contraception. (Feb 2007)

Joe Biden on Budget & Economy Click here for 16 full quotes on Budget & Economy OR other candidates on Budget & Economy OR background on Budget & Economy.

Increase debt ceiling & Commission on Fiscal Responsibility. (Sep 2011) As banks become profitable, start fundamental reforms. (Sep 2011) 1996: Accused of sweetheart deal on sale of personal home. (Oct 2010) TARP stuck in our throats, but it worked. (May 2010) Obama’s economic plan focuses on middle class. (Oct 2008) Deregulation got us into the housing crisis. (Oct 2008) Bail out Fannie & Freddie, fairly, to stabilize market. (Sep 2008) Balancing budget is about priorities; GOP made wrong choices. (Dec 2007) Save Pentagon spending by getting the troops out of Iraq. (Dec 2007) More transparency for hedge funds and private equity funds. (Aug 2007) Invest in new programs by ending war & eliminating tax cuts. (Apr 2007)

Financial Bailout

FactCheck: McCain didn’t “lurch” from “strong” to “crisis”. (Oct 2008) Voted NO on $40B in reduced federal overall spending. (Dec 2005)

Voted NO 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)

Joe Biden on Civil Rights Click here for 25 full quotes on Civil Rights OR other candidates on Civil Rights OR background on Civil Rights.

I'm "absolutely comfortable" with same-sex marriage. (May 2012) 1976: Opposed school busing to combat segregation. (Oct 2010) Inalienable rights cannot be denied by any majority. (Oct 2010) 1987 Biden Report: Reject Bork; he'd roll back civil rights. (Nov 2009) No on gay marriage; yes on equal treatment. (Oct 2008) 1978: opposed busing except for gov’t-intended segregation. (Jul 2007) 1968: Wilmington riots failed at conversation between races. (Jul 2007) Nobody asks if you’re gay in a foxhole. (Jun 2007) Civil unions ok; gay marriage is probably inevitable. (Apr 2007) Voted NO on recommending Constitutional ban on flag desecration. (Jun 2006) Voted NO on constitutional ban of same-sex marriage. (Jun 2006) Voted YES on adding sexual orientation to definition of hate crimes. (Jun 2002) Voted YES on loosening restrictions on cell phone wiretapping. (Oct 2001) Voted YES on expanding hate crimes to include sexual orientation. (Jun 2000) Voted YES on setting aside 10% of highway funds for minorities & women. (Mar 1998) Voted NO on ending special funding for minority & women-owned business. (Oct 1997) Voted YES on prohibiting same-sex marriage. (Sep 1996) Voted YES on prohibiting job discrimination by sexual orientation. (Sep 1996) Voted NO on Amendment to prohibit flag burning. (Dec 1995) Voted NO on banning affirmative action hiring with federal funds. (Jul 1995) Rated 60% by the ACLU, indicating a mixed civil rights voting record. (Dec 2002) Issue a commemorative postage stamp of Rosa Parks. (Dec 2005) Rated 78% by the HRC, indicating a pro-gay-rights stance. (Dec 2006) Rated 100% by the NAACP, indicating a pro-affirmative-action stance. (Dec 2006) Re-introduce the Equal Rights Amendment. (Mar 2007)

Joe Biden on Corporations Click here for 9 full quotes on Corporations OR other candidates on Corporations OR background on Corporations.

Auto bailout saved a million American jobs. (Sep 2012) We bet on the auto industry; 400,000 new jobs means we won. (Mar 2012) We’ve yielded to corporate America on trade. (Dec 2007) OpEd: beholden to corporations because so many based in DE. (Nov 2007) Take burden off corporations so jobs stay in US. (Jun 2007) Voted YES 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 32% by the US COC, indicating an anti-business voting record. (Dec 2003)

Joe Biden on Crime Click here for 22 full quotes on Crime OR other candidates on Crime OR background on Crime.

1970: DE Public not receiving needed police protection. (Oct 2010) 1990 crime bill: more police & tougher penalties. (Oct 2010) Supreme Court wrong to deny federalization of wife-beating. (Oct 2008) Bush is impediment to hate crimes legislation. (Dec 2007) Biden Law of 1994 created several new capital offenses. (Nov 2007) Supports sentencing guidelines to put away violent criminals. (Jul 2007) Authored the Clinton crime bill & 100,000 cops on the street. (Jul 2007) Separate juveniles from adults in jail. (Jul 2007) Voted YES on reinstating $1.15 billion funding for the COPS Program. (Mar 2007) Voted YES on $1.15 billion per year to continue the COPS program. (May 1999) Voted NO on limiting death penalty appeals. (Apr 1996) Voted NO on limiting product liability punitive damage awards. (Mar 1996) Voted NO on restricting class-action lawsuits. (Dec 1995) Voted NO on repealing federal speed limits. (Jun 1995) Voted NO on mandatory prison terms for crimes involving firearms. (May 1994) Voted NO on rejecting racial statistics in death penalty appeals. (May 1994) Rated 71% by CURE, indicating pro-rehabilitation crime votes. (Dec 2000) More funding and stricter sentencing for hate crimes. (Apr 2001) Establish a domestic violence volunteer attorney network. (May 2007) Increase funding for "COPS ON THE BEAT" program. (Jan 2007) Reduce recidivism by giving offenders a Second Chance. (Mar 2007) Establish an FBI registry of sexual offendors. (Oct 1996)

Joe Biden on Drugs Click here for 17 full quotes on Drugs OR other candidates on Drugs OR background on Drugs.

OpEd: Executive privilege doesn't apply to "Fast & Furious". (Jun 2012) Marijuana is a gateway drug; legalization is a mistake. (Dec 2010) 1988: Crafted new law creating national Drug Czar. (Oct 2010) 1990 crime bill: tougher penalties for drug offenders. (Oct 2010) Took lead on drug policy & narcotics control. (Nov 2007) National ban on smoking would reduce chronic illnesses. (Sep 2007) Absolutely do not lower drinking age from 21. (Sep 2007) FactCheck: 40,000 babies with alcohol syndrome, not 300,000. (Sep 2007) Increase penalties for dealing drugs near schools. (Sep 2007) Most violent crime is related to drugs. (Jul 2007) Divert drug offenders out of prison system. (Jun 2007) Created nation’s Drug Czar Office & drug courts. (Dec 2006) Voted NO on increasing penalties for drug offenses. (Nov 1999) Voted YES on spending international development funds on drug control. (Jul 1996) Rename "Drug Abuse" institute as "Diseases of Addiction". (Mar 2007) End harsher sentencing for crack vs. powder cocaine. (Jun 2007) Enhance interdiction by criminalizing unflagged submarines. (Jul 2008)

Joe Biden on Education Click here for 28 full quotes on Education OR other candidates on Education OR background on Education.

$500M for businesses partnerships at community colleges. (Feb 2012) No Child Left Behind was left behind. (Oct 2008) Hire more teachers and pay them for smaller classes. (Dec 2007) Laid out a $30 billion plan over five years for education. (Nov 2007) For longer school day & school year, & 16-year minimum. (Oct 2007)

$3000 tax credit for college for anyone earning under $150K. (Sep 2007)

There needs to be performance-based pay for teachers. (Aug 2007) Teach sex ed in schools; including prevention methods. (Aug 2007) Sent kids to private school after death of their mother. (Jul 2007) Overcome racial achievement gap with early education. (Jun 2007) Pay teachers more to get better educational results. (Apr 2007) FactCheck: Japan pays teachers more, but not India & China. (Apr

2007) NCLB needs more resources, but also is fundamentally flawed. (Feb

2007) Princeton was last Ivy holdout to admit women & minorities. (Jan

2006)

Voting Record

Voting for No Child Left Behind was a mistake. (Jul 2007) Voted YES on $52M for "21st century community learning centers".

(Oct 2005) Voted YES on $5B for grants to local educational agencies. (Oct 2005) Voted YES on shifting $11B from corporate tax loopholes to education.

(Mar 2005) Voted YES on funding smaller classes instead of private tutors. (May

2001) Voted YES on funding student testing instead of private tutors. (May

2001) Voted YES on spending $448B of tax cut on education & debt

reduction. (Apr 2001) Voted YES on Educational Savings Accounts. (Mar 2000) Voted YES on education savings accounts. (Jun 1998) Voted NO on school vouchers in DC. (Sep 1997) Voted YES on $75M for abstinence education. (Jul 1996) Voted NO on requiring schools to allow voluntary prayer. (Jul 1994) Voted YES on national education standards. (Feb 1994) Rated 91% by the NEA, indicating pro-public education votes. (Dec

2003)

Joe Biden on Energy & Oil Click here for 34 full quotes on Energy & Oil OR other candidates on Energy & Oil OR background on Energy & Oil.

1970s: Voted against the Trans-Alaska Pipeline. (Nov 2009) I have supported clean coal for 25 years. (Oct 2008) Cause of global warming is clearly Man-made. (Oct 2008) Obama believes in investing in alternative energy. (Oct 2008) Nuclear OK after dealing with security, safety, and waste. (Aug 2008) The energy challenge take sacrifice and is a moral crusade. (Dec 2007) FactCheck: Oil did not jump $18/bbl due to Iran Resolution. (Dec 2007) Supports cap-and-trade for greenhouse gases. (Nov 2007) Provide for emergency fuel assistance immediately. (Oct 2007) Make every automobile sold be a flex-fuel automobile. (Apr 2007) Voted YES on tax incentives for energy production and conservation. (Jun 2008) Voted YES on addressing CO2 emissions without considering India & China. (May 2008)

Voted YES on removing oil & gas exploration subsidies. (Jun 2007) Voted YES on factoring global warming into federal project planning. (May 2007) Voted YES on disallowing an oil leasing program in Alaska's ANWR. (Nov 2005) Voted YES on $3.1B for emergency oil assistance for hurricane-hit areas. (Oct 2005) Voted YES on reducing oil usage by 40% by 2025 (instead of 5%). (Jun 2005) Voted YES 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 YES on removing consideration of drilling ANWR from budget bill. (Mar 2003) Voted NO on drilling ANWR on national security grounds. (Apr 2002) Voted NO on terminating CAFE standards within 15 months. (Mar 2002) Voted NO 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 NO on approving a nuclear waste repository. (Apr 1997) Voted NO on do not require ethanol in gasoline. (Aug 1994) Keep efficient air conditioner rule to conserve energy. (Mar 2004) Establish greenhouse gas tradeable allowances. (Feb 2005) Sponsored bill raising CAFE by a 4% per year until 2018. (Jul 2006) Rated 83% by the CAF, indicating support for energy independence. (Dec 2006) Sign on to UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. (Jan 2007) Designate sensitive ANWR area as protected wilderness. (Nov 2007)

Joe Biden on Environment Click here for 15 full quotes on Environment OR other candidates on Environment OR background on Environment.

1970s: Push to prohibit refineries, to protect state beaches. (Oct 2010) America should guarantee Katrina reconstruction. (Jun 2007) Take away the billions of subsidy to the oil companies. (Jun 2007) Scored 80% on Humane Society Scorecard on animal protection. (Jan 2007) Voted YES on including oil & gas smokestacks in mercury regulations. (Sep 2005) Voted NO on confirming Gale Norton as Secretary of Interior. (Jan 2001) Voted NO on more funding for forest roads and fish habitat. (Sep 1999) Voted YES on transportation demo projects. (Mar 1998) Voted YES 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) End commercial whaling and illegal trade in whale meat. (Jun 2001) Rated 95% by the LCV, indicating pro-environment votes. (Dec 2003) EPA must do better on mercury clean-up. (Apr 2004) Strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting. (Jan 2007)

Joe Biden on Families & Children Click here for 8 full quotes on Families & Children OR other candidates on Families & Children OR background on Families & Children.

1991: VAWA is about civil rights, not divorce law. (Oct 2010) I’ve been a single parent; I know the difficulties. (Oct 2008) Fought for Family and Medical Leave, up to 12 unpaid weeks. (Sep 2007) 1990: authored the Violence Against Women Act. (Jul 2007) Voted NO on killing restrictions on violent videos to minors. (May 1999) Rated 16% by the Christian Coalition: an anti-Family-Value voting record. (Dec 2003) Permanent crime database for volunteers with kids. (Jul 2008)

Fund 2,500 Boys and Girls Clubs in underserved areas. (Dec 1997)

Joe Biden on Foreign Policy Click here for 38 full quotes on Foreign Policy OR other candidates on Foreign Policy OR background on Foreign Policy.

US and Russia can disagree and still work together. (Mar 2011) 1986: Strict sanctions against South African apartheid. (Oct 2010) Nation-building can prevent full-scale military actions. (Oct 2010) 1990: Predicted that Soviet Union would cease to exist. (Oct 2010) New World Order should not mean US fights for the UN. (Oct 2010) First VP speech: Refute Bush's unilateralist foreign policy. (Oct 2010) Condemned 1,600 new housing units in East Jerusalem. (Oct 2010) Time to sit down and talk, talk, talk to enemies. (Oct 2008) Bush’s approach to middle east has been disastrous. (Oct 2008) FactCheck: McCain did not refuse to sit down with Spain. (Oct 2008) The US is less secure and more isolated in recent history. (Aug 2008) Even Bush recognizes we should talk to Iran. (Aug 2008) Doctrine of crisis prevention, not preemption. (Dec 2007) Hold China accountable; it’s capitulation, not competition. (Dec 2007) Move from a Musharraf policy to a Pakistan policy. (Nov 2007) Pakistani elections will be a sham if emergency not lifted. (Nov 2007) Pakistan is potentially most dangerous country in the world. (Aug 2007) China holds the mortgage on our house, to pay for war. (Aug 2007) American troops on the ground in Darfur now. (Jul 2007) US troops on ground in Sudan to end Darfur carnage. (Jun 2007) Biggest threat to US is from North Korea, Iran, & Russia. (Apr 2007) 1993: Strongly endorsed $1.6B Russia aid package. (Jun 2004) Voted YES on cooperating with India as a nuclear power. (Oct 2008) 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 NO on capping foreign aid at only $12.7 billion. (Oct 1999) Voted NO on limiting the President's power to impose economic sanctions. (Jul 1998) Voted NO on limiting NATO expansion to only Poland, Hungary & Czech. (Apr 1998) Voted YES on $17.9 billion to IMF. (Mar 1998) Voted YES on Strengthening of the trade embargo against Cuba. (Mar 1996) Voted YES on ending Vietnam embargo. (Jan 1994) Multi-year commitment to Africa for food & medicine. (Apr 2001) Impose sanctions and an import ban on Burma. (Oct 2007) Remove African National Congress from terrorist list. (May 2008) Implement Darfur Peace Agreement with UN peacekeeping force. (Feb 2008) Condemns Russia for provocative statements to Georgia. (May 2008) Acknowledge the Armenian Genocide of the early 1900s. (Mar 2007) Urge Venezuela to re-open dissident radio & TV stations. (May 2007)

Joe Biden on Free Trade Click here for 22 full quotes on Free Trade OR other candidates on Free Trade OR background on Free Trade.

Countervailing duties against unfair trade practices. (Mar 2012) Competition with China pushes for better products & policies. (Feb 2012) No to tariffs; just enforce the law. (Dec 2007) Built environmental and labor standards in trade agreements. (Dec 2007) Toughest choice: rationalizing competition & trade policy. (Dec 2007)

Opposes fast-track to protect labor rights. (Nov 2007) Shut down any imports of toys from China. (Oct 2007) President’s job is to create jobs, not to export jobs. (Aug 2007) No trade agreements without workers’ & environmental rights. (Jul 2007) Voted NO on free trade agreement with Oman. (Jun 2006) Voted NO on implementing CAFTA for Central America free-trade. (Jul 2005) Voted NO on establishing free trade between US & Singapore. (Jul 2003) Voted NO 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 42% by CATO, indicating a mixed record on trade issues. (Dec 2002) Extend trade restrictions on Burma to promote democracy. (Jun 2007)

Joe Biden on Government Reform Click here for 29 full quotes on Government Reform OR other candidates on Government Reform OR background on Government Reform.

1987: Bork fight changed rules of nomination process. (Oct 2010) 1973: Senators deserve more than $42,000 salary. (Oct 2010) 1987: Rejected Bork on grounds of too-strong originalism. (Nov 2009) Led fight against Bork based on ideology. (Oct 2008) Countries without state-church separation are in turmoil. (Oct 2008) Transparency on earmarks: $250B earmarked for Del. In 2009. (Sep 2008) Radical change to preserve family farmers. (Dec 2007) As Judiciary Chair, rejected Bork and supported Thomas. (Nov 2007) Would consider a Republican for head of DHS or Pentagon. (Aug 2007) Pledges to stop no-bid contracts. (Aug 2007) 1988: led fight against nomination of Robert Bork. (Jul 2007) The greatest sin is abuse of power. (Jul 2007) Roberts & Alito have turned Supreme Court upside down. (Jul 2007) History of racism was keeping black Americans from voting. (Jul 2007) Modern Congress is much cleaner than in 1970s or 1950s. (Feb 2003) Campaign reform in 1980s made more problems than it solved. (Feb 2003) Disallowed bringing pornography issues into Thomas hearing. (Feb 2003) Voted YES on granting the District of Columbia a seat in Congress. (Sep 2007) Voted NO on requiring photo ID to vote in federal elections. (Jul 2007) Voted NO on allowing some lobbyist gifts to Congress. (Mar 2006) Voted YES on establishing the Senate Office of Public Integrity. (Mar 2006) Voted YES on banning "soft money" contributions and restricting issue ads. (Mar 2002) Voted NO on require photo ID (not just signature) for voter registration. (Feb 2002) Voted YES on banning campaign donations from unions & corporations. (Apr 2001) Voted YES on funding for National Endowment for the Arts. (Aug 1999) Voted YES 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) Establish the United States Public Service Academy. (Mar 2007)

Joe Biden on Gun Control Click here for 8 full quotes on Gun Control OR other candidates on Gun Control OR background on Gun

Control.

Keep assault weapons ban; close gun show loophole. (Apr 2007) Voted NO on prohibiting lawsuits against gun manufacturers. (Jul 2005) Voted NO on banning lawsuits against gun manufacturers for gun violence. (Mar 2004) Voted YES on background checks at gun shows. (May 1999) Voted NO on more penalties for gun & drug violations. (May 1999) Voted NO on loosening license & background checks at gun shows. (May 1999) Voted NO on maintaining current law: guns sold without trigger locks. (Jul 1998) Rated F by the NRA, indicating a pro-gun control voting record. (Dec 2003)

Joe Biden on Health Care Click here for 28 full quotes on Health Care OR other candidates on Health Care OR background on Health Care.

Advised delaying ObamaCare while busy avoiding Depression. (May 2010) McCain health plan is ultimate Bridge to Nowhere. (Oct 2008) Modernize, simplify & expand health insurance. (Nov 2007) Help medical students find ways to finance their tuition. (Oct 2007) Start paying for universal coverage with $100B in redundancy. (Sep 2007) Rethink healthcare by focusing on prevention. (Sep 2007) Start with catastrophic insurance and insuring all kids. (Aug 2007) Got tested for AIDS after blood transfusion; no shame in it. (Jun 2007) Survived two aneurysms in the 1990s. (Oct 2005) Voted YES on overriding veto on expansion of Medicare. (Jul 2008) Voted NO on means-testing to determine Medicare Part D premium. (Mar 2008) Voted NO on allowing tribal Indians to opt out of federal healthcare. (Feb 2008) Voted YES on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility. (Nov 2007) Voted YES on requiring negotiated Rx prices for Medicare part D. (Apr 2007) Voted YES on expanding enrollment period for Medicare Part D. (Feb 2006) Voted YES on increasing Medicaid rebate for producing generics. (Nov 2005) Voted YES 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 YES on allowing patients to sue HMOs & collect punitive damages. (Jun 2001) Voted NO on funding GOP version of Medicare prescription drug benefit. (Apr 2001) Voted YES on including prescription drugs under Medicare. (Jun 2000) Voted NO on limiting self-employment health deduction. (Jul 1999) Voted YES on increasing tobacco restrictions. (Jun 1998) Voted NO on Medicare means-testing. (Jun 1997) Voted YES on blocking medical savings acounts. (Apr 1996) Rated 100% by APHA, indicating a pro-public health record. (Dec 2003) Establish a national childhood cancer database. (Mar 2007)

Joe Biden on Homeland Security Click here for 39 full quotes on Homeland Security OR other candidates on Homeland Security OR background on Homeland Security.

1979: Met with Soviet leaders about SALT II Treaty. (Oct 2010) Revealed location of top-secret bunker beneath VP residence. (Jun 2009) We spend same in 3 weeks in Iraq as 7 years in Afghanistan. (Oct 2008) Obama worked with Republicans to reduce nuclear weapons. (Oct 2008) Greatest security threat is from al Qaeda in Pakistan. (Oct 2008) Cut $350B in military programs, from Star Wars to F-22’s. (Dec 2007)

Universal national service, in military or Peace Corps. (Dec 2007) Talks about nations acquiring uranium are more complicated. (Oct 2007) Commitment to never use torture; no part of our policy, ever. (Sep 2007) Don’t Ask Don’t Tell is antiquated & unworkable. (Aug 2007) Missile defense is perfect metaphor for neo-isolationism. (Jul 2007) Urged Pres. Bush to return to Washington on 9/11. (Jul 2007) 1992: No Pax Americana. (Aug 2004) Voted NO on cutting $221M in benefits to Filipinos who served in WWII US Army. (Apr 2008) Voted YES on requiring FISA court warrant to monitor US-to-foreign calls. (Feb 2008) Voted NO on removing need for FISA warrant for wiretapping abroad. (Aug 2007) Voted YES on limiting soldiers' deployment to 12 months. (Jul 2007) Voted YES on implementing the 9/11 Commission report. (Mar 2007) Voted YES on preserving habeas corpus for Guantanamo detainees. (Sep 2006) Voted YES on requiring CIA reports on detainees & interrogation methods. (Sep 2006) Voted YES on reauthorizing the PATRIOT Act. (Mar 2006) Voted NO on extending the PATRIOT Act's wiretap provision. (Dec 2005) Voted YES on restricting business with entities linked to terrorism. (Jul 2005) Voted YES on restoring $565M for states' and ports' first responders. (Mar 2005) Voted YES on adopting the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. (Oct 1999) Voted YES on allowing another round of military base closures. (May 1999) Voted NO 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 NO on prohibiting same-sex basic training. (Jun 1998) Voted YES on favoring 36 vetoed military projects. (Oct 1997) Voted YES on banning chemical weapons. (Apr 1997) Voted NO on considering deploying NMD, and amending ABM Treaty. (Jun 1996) Voted NO on 1996 Defense Appropriations. (Sep 1995) Rated 80% by SANE, indicating a pro-peace voting record. (Dec 2003) Give higher priority to rail security. (Jul 2005) Apply habeas corpus to Guantanamo detainees. (Jul 2007) Restore habeas corpus for detainees in the War on Terror. (Jun 2007) School assistance to survivors of injured federal police. (Oct 1996)

Joe Biden on Immigration Click here for 21 full quotes on Immigration OR other candidates on Immigration OR background on Immigration.

FactCheck: 67% of illegal aliens speak Spanish; not 40%. (Dec 2007) H1-B visas only for jobs Americans can’t do. (Dec 2007) Americans will do any job if you pay them properly. (Dec 2007) Oppose granting driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants. (Nov 2007) Supported Bush plan: both border fence & path to citizenship. (Nov 2007) 2007: Immigration reform failed because McCain absent. (Oct 2007) Sanctuary cities exist because feds can’t enforce their laws. (Sep 2007) It’s impractical to deport 14 million illegal immigrants. (Jun 2007) Voted for border fence, but to tackle drug trafficking. (Jun 2007) Voted YES on continuing federal funds for declared "sanctuary cities". (Mar 2008) Voted YES on comprehensive immigration reform. (Jun 2007) Voted NO on declaring English as the official language of the US government. (Jun 2007) Voted YES on eliminating the "Y" nonimmigrant guestworker program. (May 2007) Voted YES on building a fence along the Mexican border. (Sep 2006) Voted YES on establishing a Guest Worker program. (May 2006) Voted YES on allowing illegal aliens to participate in Social Security. (May 2006) Voted YES on giving Guest Workers a path to citizenship. (May 2006) Voted YES on allowing more foreign workers into the US for farm work. (Jul 1998) Voted NO on visas for skilled workers. (May 1998)

Voted NO on limit welfare for immigrants. (Jun 1997) Rated 8% by USBC, indicating an open-border stance. (Dec 2006)

Joe Biden on Jobs Click here for 20 full quotes on Jobs OR other candidates on Jobs OR background on Jobs.

A job is about more than a paycheck; it's about dignity. (Sep 2012)

We value working class; Republicans value privileged class. (Mar 2012)

Extending unemployment benefits is the American way. (Dec 2010)

No job discrimination by sexual orientation. (Aug 2007)

Implement current recommendations on job safety. (Aug 2007)

FactCheck: His AFL-CIO rating of 85% is not best of all Dems. (Aug 2007)

Couldn’t afford living at minimum wage; advocates raising it. (Jul 2007)

Bush tries to strip away 100 years of labor progress. (Mar 2007)

Voted YES on overriding presidential veto of Farm Bill. (Jun 2008)

Voted NO on terminating legal challenges to English-only job rules. (Mar 2008)

Voted YES on restricting employer interference in union organizing. (Jun 2007)

Voted YES on increasing minimum wage to $7.25. (Feb 2007)

Voted YES on raising the minimum wage to $7.25 rather than $6.25. (Mar 2005)

Voted NO on repealing Clinton's ergonomic rules on repetitive stress. (Mar 2001)

Voted NO on killing an increase in the minimum wage. (Nov 1999)

Voted NO on allowing workers to choose between overtime & comp-time. (May 1997)

Voted YES on replacing farm price supports. (Feb 1996)

Protect overtime pay protections. (Jun 2003)

Rated 100% by the AFL-CIO, indicating a pro-union voting record. (Dec 2003)

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Joe Biden on Principles & Values Click here for 41 full quotes on Principles & Values OR 12 older headlines OR other candidates on Principles & Values OR background on Principles & Values.

Side-by-side issue comparison to Paul Ryan. (Aug 2012) Tea Party should learn compromise, but are not 'terrorists'. (Aug 2012) Osama bin Laden is dead and General Motors is alive. (Jan 2012) 2010: Negotiated trades in bipartisan Senate bills. (Sep 2011) 1987: Accused of plagiarizing Neil Kinnock's speech. (Oct 2010) 1973: Base Nixon's resignation on violations, not politics. (Oct 2010) 1987: Clarion call: rekindle fires of idealism. (Oct 2010) 1987: Anti-Bork most organized opposition to Court nominee. (Oct 2010) 1966: Required to retake law school course for plagiarism. (Oct 2010) 1973: Reconsidered priesthood after losing wife in car crash. (Oct 2010) 2008: I would not be anyone's V.P. nor Secretary of State. (Oct 2010) 2008: Preferred Secretary of State role to Vice Presidency. (Jan 2010) 2008 primary: Obama is "articulate & bright & clean". (Jan 2009) Familiarity & experience balances Obama's inexperience. (Oct 2008) As VP, I’ll be point person in Congress. (Oct 2008) Models his role on LBJ’s vice presidency. (Oct 2008) Favorite movie: “Chariots of Fire”, for real heroism. (Oct 2008) 35-year track record of accomplishments. (Oct 2008) Failure is at times inevitable but giving up is unforgivable. (Aug 2008) Everyone is your equal, and everyone is equal to you. (Aug 2008) We need a wise leader like Obama, not just a good soldier. (Aug 2008) We should embrace change just like the previous generations. (Aug 2008) Insulted Indian-Americans in attempt to compliment vibrancy. (Nov 2007) MoveOn.org has not changed politics. (Sep 2007) Prayer gives you strength, but doesn’t prevent crises. (Aug 2007) Most decisive moment: engaging in civil rights movement. (Aug 2007) Politics is a noble calling. (Jul 2007) Childhood stuttering strengthened me. (Jul 2007) 1970: won first election, to County Council, in GOP district. (Jul 2007) 1972: beat GOP incumbent; 2nd youngest Senator ever elected. (Jul 2007) 1972: Wife & child killed in pre-inauguration auto accident. (Jul 2007) Remarried in 1977, willing to give up Senate for Jill. (Jul 2007) 1988: suffered aneurysm requiring brain surgery. (Jul 2007) Religion informs my values; my reason dictates outcomes. (Jul 2007) His book “Promises to Keep” written before presidential race. (Jul 2007) Apologized for saying Barack Obama was clean and articulate. (Apr 2007) Knocked out of 1988 race due to plagiarizing a speech. (Oct 2005) Voted NO on confirming Samuel Alito as Supreme Court Justice. (Jan 2006) Voted NO on confirming John Roberts for Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. (Sep 2005) Religious affiliation: Catholic. (Nov 2000) Rated 100% by the AU, indicating support of church-state separation. (Dec 2006)

Joe Biden on Social Security Click here for 7 full quotes on Social Security OR other candidates on Social Security OR background on Social Security.

Raise the $97,500 cap, but don’t raise retirement age. (Sep 2007) Prevent senior fraud by educating seniors about caution. (Nov 2002)

Voted NO on Social Security Lockbox & limiting national debt. (Apr 1999) Voted YES on allowing Roth IRAs for retirees. (May 1998) Voted NO on allowing personal retirement accounts. (Apr 1998) Voted YES on deducting Social Security payments on income taxes. (May 1996) Rated 89% by the ARA, indicating a pro-senior voting record. (Dec 2003)

Joe Biden on Tax Reform Click here for 25 full quotes on Tax Reform OR other candidates on Tax Reform OR background on Tax Reform.

Tax revenue increases must be part of budget deal. (Apr 2012) Middle class is U.S. economic engine and needs tax cuts. (Oct 2008) FactCheck: McCain did not vote with Obama on tax increase. (Oct 2008) Save $150 billion in tax cuts for people who don’t need them. (Dec 2007) Take away $85B in annual tax cuts for 1% of top earners. (Jul 2007) FactCheck: Top 1% only got $67B in 2007 tax cuts, not $85B. (Jul 2007) Eliminate the tax cut just for those people in the top 1%. (Mar 2007) Voted YES on increasing tax rate for people earning over $1 million. (Mar 2008) Voted NO on allowing AMT reduction without budget offset. (Mar 2008) Voted NO on raising the Death Tax exemption to $5M from $1M. (Feb 2008) Voted NO on repealing the Alternative Minimum Tax. (Mar 2007) Voted NO on raising estate tax exemption to $5 million. (Mar 2007) Voted NO on supporting permanence of estate tax cuts. (Aug 2006) Voted NO on permanently repealing the `death tax`. (Jun 2006) Voted YES on $47B for military by repealing capital gains tax cut. (Feb 2006) Voted NO on retaining reduced taxes on capital gains & dividends. (Feb 2006) Voted NO on extending the tax cuts on capital gains and dividends. (Nov 2005) Voted NO on $350 billion in tax breaks over 11 years. (May 2003) Voted YES on reducing marriage penalty instead of cutting top tax rates. (May 2001) Voted YES on increasing tax deductions for college tuition. (May 2001) Voted YES on eliminating the 'marriage penalty'. (Jul 2000) Voted NO on across-the-board spending cut. (Oct 1999) Voted NO on requiring super-majority for raising taxes. (Apr 1998) Rated 15% by NTU, indicating a "Big Spender" on tax votes. (Dec 2003) Rated 100% by the CTJ, indicating support of progressive taxation. (Dec 2006)

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Double amount of spectrum available for wireless broadband. (Feb 2012)

Internet is new public space; make it a force for democracy. (Nov 2011)

No exclusive government control over Internet resources. (Nov 2011)

WikiLeaks founder is a high-tech terrorist. (Dec 2010) Proposed $980M for tunnel repair; others have

dropped ball. (Aug 2007) Voted NO on restoring $550M in funding for Amtrak for

2007. (Mar 2006) Voted YES on disallowing FCC approval of larger media

conglomerates. (Sep 2003) Voted YES on Internet sales tax moratorium. (Oct

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1998) Voted YES on telecomm deregulation. (Feb 1996) Fund nanomaterial research project for car batteries.

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1971: Campaigned on wanting Vietnam War over. (Oct 2010)

Afghanistan

Advised caution in striking Osama bin Laden. (Jan 2012) Withdraw US troops continuously from Afghanistan until 2014. (Dec 2011) 2002: Iraq pivots from unfinished business in Afghanistan. (Oct 2010) 2008: Afghanistan is forgotten war, & Pakistan is neglected. (Oct 2010) Enemy is Al Qaeda, not Taliban; timetable for withdrawal ok. (Oct 2010) Not necessary to defeat Taliban; it's part of Afghan society. (Oct 2010) We're in Afghanistan because of Al Qaeda, period. (May 2010)

Iraq War

Proud of involvement in winding down Iraq war. (Dec 2011) 1998: only way to remove Saddam is massive military effort. (Aug 2011) OpEd: 2003 Iraq vote unmistakably authorized war. (Nov 2010) No vital interest in Kuwait in 1990; like Vietnam in 1972. (Oct 2010) 1990: One man deciding to go to war is tyranny. (Oct 2010) 2009: Monthly visit to Baghdad to wind down Iraq War. (May 2010) 2007: Supported funding Iraq War, against Obama. (Aug 2009) 2002: Waiting to be sure of Saddam danger could be too late. (Oct 2008) Post-colonial countries like Iraq need federal system. (Nov 2007) Third way: federalize Iraq; troops home; no chaos behind. (Nov 2007) Changed mind on Iraq pullout, not about political solution. (Sep 2007) Worth losing election to protect our troops. (Sep 2007) Leaving Iraq will cause generation-long regional war. (Aug 2007) Voted for Iraq War resolution to avoid war in Iraq. (Jul 2007) Bush invaded Iraq as the weakest of the Axis of Evil. (Jul 2007) End neocon fantasy of remaking Iraq in our image. (Jul 2007) Never de-fund a single soldier in Iraq. (Jul 2007) Fund the safety of the troops till 67 anti-war votes reached. (Jun 2007) Think about the decade after Iraq, not just the day after. (Apr 2007) In 2002 Saddam posed a threat of purchasing a nuclear bomb. (Apr 2007) US worse off than before Saddam because US lost credibility. (Apr 2007) Partitioning Iraq is inevitable, as shown by history. (Apr 2007) Decentralize Iraqi government; local control over daily life. (Apr 2007) Biden-Gelb plan: UN & Muslim powers to enforce Iraq unity. (Apr 2007) Decentralize Iraq to give people control over daily lives. (Feb 2007)

Trouble Spots

Syrian brutality must end; Assad must step down. (Dec 2011) We shared responsibility to bring democracy to Libya. (Dec 2011) Iran is isolated, and will be more so when Syria falls. (Dec 2011) 1992: lift Bosnian arms embargo; NATO air strikes on Serbs. (Oct 2010) 9/11: Urged Bush to stay in public, like DeGaulle in WWII. (Oct 2010) My push for Bosnian intervention saved 1000s of lives. (Oct 2008) Accept NIE conclusion that Iran stopped nukes in 2003. (Dec 2007) Muslims don’t like us because they do not trust us. (Dec 2007) Strong US intervention in trouble spots around the world. (Nov 2007) A military action resolution on Iran is a bad policy. (Oct 2007) It’s already US policy to go into Pakistan to get al Qaeda. (Aug 2007) 1995: pushed to lift arms embargo in Bosnia. (Jul 2007) 1995: pushed Clinton to bomb Serbia to free Kosovo. (Jul 2007) Do away with the policy of regime change for Iran. (Jun 2007) Replace pre-emption doctrine with prevention. (Apr 2007)

Voting Record

Regrets his war vote because Bush misused war authority. (Apr 2007) Vote for war allowed war only after all else failed. (Apr 2007) Introduced legislation barring US Military bases in Iraq. (Apr 2007) Vote for Iraq War was mistake; assumed Bush competence. (Feb 2007) Voted for Iraq war in 2002, but now a war critic. (Nov 2006) Voted NO on designating Iran's Revolutionary Guards as terrorists. (Sep 2007) Voted YES on redeploying US troops out of Iraq by March 2008. (Mar 2007) Voted NO on redeploying troops out of Iraq by July 2007. (Jun 2006) Voted YES on investigating contract awards in Iraq & Afghanistan. (Nov 2005) Voted YES on $86 billion for military operations in Iraq & Afghanistan. (Oct 2003) Voted YES on authorizing use of military force against Iraq. (Oct 2002) Voted NO on allowing all necessary force in Kosovo. (May 1999) Voted YES on authorizing air strikes in Kosovo. (Mar 1999) Voted YES on ending the Bosnian arms embargo. (Jul 1995) Condemns anti-Muslim bigotry in name of anti-terrorism. (Oct 2001) No troop surge: no military escalation in Iraq. (Jan 2007) Deploy UN multinational peacekeeping force in Darfur. (Jul 2007) Move the US Embassy to Jerusalem. (Nov 1995)

Joe Biden on Welfare & Poverty Click here for 9 full quotes on Welfare & Poverty OR other candidates on Welfare & Poverty OR background on Welfare & Poverty.

It's not "culture of dependency"; it's acquiring skills. (Sep 2012) No faith-based initiative; it ain’t broke, so don’t fix it. (Oct 2007) We’re no longer certain our kids will be better off than us. (Feb 2007) Voted YES on welfare block grants. (Aug 1996) Voted YES on eliminating block grants for food stamps. (Jul 1996) Voted NO on allowing state welfare waivers. (Jul 1996)

Voted YES on welfare overhaul. (Sep 1995) Fully fund AmeriCorps. (Jun 2003) Develop a strategy to eliminate extreme global poverty. (Dec 2007)

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Favors topic 1:Abortion is a woman's right (+2 points on Social scale)

No public funding for abortion; it imposes a view: Opposes topic 1Supports partial-birth abortion ban, but not undoing Roe: Opposes topic 1Accepts Catholic church view that life begins at conception: Opposes topic 1Rated 36% by NARAL, indicating a mixed voting record on abortion: Neutral on topic 1 Expand embryonic stem cell research: Favors topic 1 Rated 0% by the NRLC, indicating a pro-choice stance: Strongly Favors topic 1 Ensure access to and funding for contraception: Favors topic 1 NO on prohibiting minors crossing state lines for abortion: Strongly Favors topic 1 NO on defining unborn child as eligible for SCHIP: Favors topic 1 YES on banning partial birth abortions: Strongly Opposes topic 1 NO on maintaining ban on Military Base Abortions: Favors topic 1 NO on criminal penalty for harming unborn fetus during other crime: Favors topic 1 YES on $100M to reduce teen pregnancy by education & contraceptives: Favors topic 1 NO on notifying parents of minors who get out-of-state abortions: Favors topic 1 YES on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines: Favors topic 1

Favors topic 2:Require hiring more women & minorities (-3 points on Economic scale)

1976: Opposed school busing to combat segregation: Opposes topic 21978: opposed busing except for gov’t-intended segregation: Opposes topic 2Issue a commemorative postage stamp of Rosa Parks: Favors topic 2 Rated 100% by the NAACP, indicating a pro-affirmative-action stance: Strongly Favors topic 2 Re-introduce the Equal Rights Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 2 NO on banning affirmative action hiring with federal funds: Strongly Favors topic 2 NO on ending special funding for minority & women-owned business: Strongly Favors topic 2 NO on prohibiting same-sex basic training: Favors topic 2 YES on setting aside 10% of highway funds for minorities & women: Favors topic 2

Strongly Favors topic 3:Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (+5 points on Social scale)

I'm "absolutely comfortable" with same-sex marriage: Strongly Favors topic 3Inalienable rights cannot be denied by any majority: Strongly Favors topic 3No on gay marriage; yes on equal treatment: Opposes topic 3Nobody asks if you’re gay in a foxhole: Strongly Favors topic 3More funding and stricter sentencing for hate crimes: Strongly Favors

topic 3 Rated 78% by the HRC, indicating a pro-gay-rights stance: Strongly Favors topic 3 YES on prohibiting same-sex marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 YES on prohibiting job discrimination by sexual orientation: Strongly Favors topic 3 YES on expanding hate crimes to include sexual orientation: Favors topic 3 YES on adding sexual orientation to definition of hate crimes: Strongly Favors topic 3 NO on constitutional ban of same-sex marriage: Strongly Favors topic 3

Opposes topic 4:Teacher-led prayer in public schools (+2 points on Social scale)

Rated 16% by the Christian Coalition: an anti-Family-Value voting record: Strongly Opposes topic 4 Rated 100% by the AU, indicating support of church-state separation: Strongly Opposes topic 4 NO on requiring schools to allow voluntary prayer: Opposes topic 4 YES on $75M for abstinence education: Strongly Favors topic 4 NO on killing restrictions on violent videos to minors: Favors topic 4 NO on recommending Constitutional ban on flag desecration: Opposes topic 4

No opinion on topic 8:Death Penalty (0 points on Social scale)

Biden Law of 1994 created several new capital offenses: Strongly Favors topic 8NO on rejecting racial statistics in death penalty appeals: Opposes topic 8 NO on limiting death penalty appeals: Opposes topic 8

Opposes topic 9:Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (+2 points on Social scale)

1970: DE Public not receiving needed police protection: Favors topic 91990 crime bill: more police & tougher penalties: Strongly Favors topic 9Supports sentencing guidelines to put away violent criminals: Strongly Favors topic 9Rated 71% by CURE, indicating pro-rehabilitation crime votes: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Increase funding for "COPS ON THE BEAT" program: Opposes topic 9 Reduce recidivism by giving offenders a Second Chance: Opposes topic 9 Permanent crime database for volunteers with kids: Favors topic 9 NO on mandatory prison terms for crimes involving firearms: Strongly Opposes topic 9 NO on more penalties for gun & drug violations: Opposes topic 9 YES on $1.15 billion per year to continue the COPS program: Opposes topic 9 YES on reinstating $1.15 billion funding for the COPS Program: Opposes topic 9

Strongly Opposes topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership (-5 points on Economic scale)

Keep assault weapons ban; close gun show loophole: Strongly Opposes topic 10Rated F by the NRA, indicating a pro-gun control voting record: Strongly Opposes topic 10 NO on maintaining current law: guns sold without trigger locks: Strongly Opposes topic 10 NO on loosening license & background checks at gun shows: Opposes topic 10 YES on background checks at gun shows: Strongly Opposes topic 10 NO on banning lawsuits against gun manufacturers for gun violence: Strongly Opposes topic 10 NO on prohibiting lawsuits against gun manufacturers: Strongly Opposes topic 10

Strongly Favors topic 5:More federal funding for health coverage (-5 points on Economic scale)

Start paying for universal coverage with $100B in redundancy: Strongly Favors topic 5Start with catastrophic insurance and insuring all kids: Favors topic 5Rated 100% by APHA, indicating a pro-public health record: Strongly Favors topic 5 NO on allowing tribal Indians to opt out of federal healthcare: Strongly Favors topic 5 NO on means-testing to determine Medicare Part D premium: Favors topic 5 YES on blocking medical savings acounts: Favors topic 5 NO on Medicare means-testing: Favors topic 5 NO on limiting self-employment health deduction: Favors topic 5 YES on including prescription drugs under Medicare: Favors topic 5 NO on funding GOP version of Medicare prescription drug benefit: Favors topic 5 YES on $40 billion per year for limited Medicare prescription drug benefit: Favors topic 5 YES on increasing Medicaid rebate for producing generics: Favors topic 5 YES on negotiating bulk purchases for Medicare prescription drug: Strongly Favors topic 5 YES on expanding enrollment period for Medicare Part D: Favors topic 5 YES on requiring negotiated Rx prices for Medicare part D: 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

Opposes topic 6:Privatize Social Security (-3 points on Economic scale)

Rated 89% by the ARA, indicating a pro-senior voting record: Strongly Opposes topic 6 YES on deducting Social Security payments on income taxes: Favors topic 6 YES on allowing Roth IRAs for retirees: Favors topic 6 NO on allowing personal retirement accounts: Opposes topic 6

Opposes topic 7:Parents choose schools via vouchers (-3 points on Economic scale)

Voting for No Child Left Behind was a mistake: Opposes topic 7Rated 91% by the NEA, indicating pro-public education votes: Strongly Opposes topic 7 NO on school vouchers in DC: Strongly Opposes topic 7 YES on education savings accounts: Favors topic 7 YES on Educational Savings Accounts: Favors topic 7 YES on funding smaller classes instead of private tutors: Opposes topic 7 YES on funding student testing instead of private tutors: Opposes topic 7 YES on $5B for grants to local educational agencies: Opposes topic 7

Strongly Favors topic 18:Replace coal & oil with alternatives

(-5 points on Economic scale)

I have supported clean coal for 25 years: Opposes topic 18Make every automobile sold be a flex-fuel automobile: Strongly Favors topic 18Rated 95% by the LCV, indicating pro-environment votes: Strongly Favors topic 18 Keep efficient air conditioner rule to conserve energy: Strongly Favors topic 18 Establish greenhouse gas tradeable allowances: Strongly Favors topic 18 Sponsored bill raising CAFE by a 4% per year until 2018: Strongly Favors topic 18 Rated 83% by the CAF, indicating support for energy independence: Favors topic 18

Fund nanomaterial research project for car batteries: Favors topic 18 Sign on to UN Framework Convention on Climate Change: Strongly Favors topic 18 Designate sensitive ANWR area as protected wilderness: Favors topic 18 NO on do not require ethanol in gasoline: Favors topic 18 YES on reducing funds for road-building in National Forests: Favors topic 18 NO on defunding renewable and solar energy: Strongly Favors topic 18

NO on ending discussion of CAFE fuel efficiency standards: Favors topic 18 NO on preserving budget for ANWR oil drilling: Favors topic 18 NO on terminating CAFE standards within 15 months: Strongly Favors topic 18 YES on targeting 100,000 hydrogen-powered vehicles by 2010: Strongly Favors topic 18 YES on removing consideration of drilling ANWR from budget bill: Favors topic 18 YES on reducing oil usage by 40% by 2025 (instead of 5%): Strongly Favors topic 18 YES on disallowing an oil leasing program in Alaska's ANWR: Strongly Favors topic 18 YES on banning drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: Favors topic 18 YES on factoring global warming into federal project planning: Favors topic 18 YES on removing oil & gas exploration subsidies: Strongly Favors topic 18 YES on addressing CO2 emissions without considering India & China: Favors topic 18 YES on tax incentives for energy production and conservation: Strongly Favors topic 18

Favors topic 19:Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (-3 points on Social scale)

1988: Crafted new law creating national Drug Czar: Strongly Favors topic 191990 crime bill: tougher penalties for drug offenders: Strongly Opposes topic 19Took lead on drug policy & narcotics control: Strongly Favors topic 19Increase penalties for dealing drugs near schools: Favors topic 19Divert drug offenders out of prison system: Strongly Opposes topic 19Created nation’s Drug Czar Office & drug courts: Strongly Favors topic 19Rename "Drug Abuse" institute as "Diseases of Addiction": Opposes topic 19 End harsher sentencing for crack vs. powder cocaine: Opposes topic 19 Enhance interdiction by criminalizing unflagged submarines: Favors topic 19 YES on spending international development funds on drug control: Strongly Favors topic 19 NO on more penalties for gun & drug violations: Opposes topic 19 NO on increasing penalties for drug offenses: Opposes topic 19

Opposes topic 20:Allow churches to provide welfare services (-3 points on Economic scale)

No faith-based initiative; it ain’t broke, so don’t fix it: Strongly Opposes topic 20YES on welfare overhaul: Favors topic 20 NO on allowing state welfare waivers: Opposes topic 20 YES on eliminating block grants for food stamps: Opposes topic 20 YES on welfare block grants: Favors topic 20

Strongly Favors topic 11:Make taxes more progressive (-5 points on Economic scale)

Tax revenue increases must be part of budget deal: Strongly Favors topic 11Take away $85B in annual tax cuts for 1% of top earners: Strongly Favors topic 11Rated 15% by NTU, indicating a "Big Spender" on tax votes: Strongly Favors topic 11 Rated 100% by the CTJ, indicating support of progressive taxation: Strongly Favors topic 11 NO on raising the Death Tax exemption to $5M from $1M: Strongly Favors topic 11 YES on increasing tax rate for people earning over $1 million: Strongly Favors topic 11 NO on allowing AMT reduction without budget offset: Favors topic 11 YES on Internet sales tax moratorium: Opposes topic 11 NO on requiring super-majority for raising taxes: Favors topic 11 YES on eliminating the 'marriage penalty': Opposes topic 11 NO on prioritizing national debt reduction below tax cuts: Favors topic 11 YES on reducing marriage penalty instead of cutting top tax rates: Favors topic 11 YES on spending $448B of tax cut on education & debt reduction: Favors topic 11 NO on $350 billion in tax breaks over 11 years: Strongly Favors topic 11 NO on extending the tax cuts on capital gains and dividends: Strongly Favors topic 11 YES on $47B for military by repealing capital gains tax cut: Favors topic 11 NO on retaining reduced taxes on capital gains & dividends: Strongly Favors topic 11 NO on permanently repealing the `death tax`: Strongly Favors topic 11

NO on supporting permanence of estate tax cuts: Strongly Favors topic 11 NO on raising estate tax exemption to $5 million: Strongly Favors topic 11 NO on repealing the Alternative Minimum Tax: Strongly Favors topic 11

Favors topic 12:Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (+2 points on Social scale)

Oppose granting driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants: Opposes topic 12It’s impractical to deport 14 million illegal immigrants: Favors topic 12Rated 8% by USBC, indicating an open-border stance: Strongly Favors topic 12 YES on continuing federal funds for declared "sanctuary cities": Strongly Favors topic 12 NO on limit welfare for immigrants: Strongly Favors topic 12 NO on visas for skilled workers: Opposes topic 12 YES on allowing more foreign workers into the US for farm work: Favors topic 12 YES on allowing illegal aliens to participate in Social Security: Strongly Favors topic 12 YES on giving Guest Workers a path to citizenship: Strongly Favors topic 12 YES on establishing a Guest Worker program: Favors topic 12 YES on building a fence along the Mexican border: Strongly Opposes topic 12 YES on eliminating the "Y" nonimmigrant guestworker program: Neutral topic 12 NO on declaring English as the official language of the US

government: Strongly Favors topic 12 YES on comprehensive immigration reform: Strongly Favors topic 12

Opposes topic 13:Support & expand free trade (-3 points on Economic scale)

Countervailing duties against unfair trade practices: Strongly Opposes topic 13Competition with China pushes for better products & policies: Favors topic 13Opposes fast-track to protect labor rights: Strongly Opposes topic 13President’s job is to create jobs, not to export jobs: Opposes topic 13No trade agreements without workers’ & environmental rights: Opposes topic 13Rated 42% by CATO, indicating a mixed record on trade issues: Neutral on topic 13 YES on renewing 'fast track' presidential trade authority: Favors topic 13 YES on permanent normal trade relations with China: Strongly Favors topic 13 YES on expanding trade to the third world: Favors topic 13 YES on removing common goods from national security export rules: Favors topic 13 YES on granting normal trade relations status to Vietnam: Favors topic 13 YES on extending free trade to Andean nations: Strongly Favors topic 13 NO on establishing free trade between US & Singapore: Opposes topic 13 NO on establishing free trade between the US and Chile: Opposes topic 13 NO on implementing CAFTA for Central America free-trade: Strongly Opposes topic 13 NO on free trade agreement with Oman: Strongly Opposes topic 13

Opposes topic 15:Expand the armed forces (+2 points on Social scale)

We spend same in 3 weeks in Iraq as 7 years in Afghanistan: Opposes topic 15Universal national service, in military or Peace Corps: Favors topic 15Missile defense is perfect metaphor for neo-isolationism: Opposes topic 15Rated 80% by SANE, indicating a pro-peace voting record: Strongly Opposes topic 15 NO on 1996 Defense Appropriations: Opposes topic 15 NO on considering deploying NMD, and amending ABM Treaty: Opposes topic 15 YES on favoring 36 vetoed military projects: Strongly Favors topic 15 YES on allowing another round of military base closures: Opposes topic 15 YES on military pay raise of 4.8%: Strongly Favors topic 15 YES on deploying National Missile Defense ASAP: Strongly Favors topic 15 YES on limiting soldiers' deployment to 12 months: Opposes topic 15

Strongly Favors topic 16:Stricter limits on political campaign funds (-5 points on Economic scale)

YES on favoring 1997 McCain-Feingold overhaul of campaign finance: Favors topic 16 YES on banning campaign donations from unions & corporations: Favors topic 16 YES on banning "soft money" contributions and restricting issue ads: Favors topic 16 YES on establishing the Senate Office of Public Integrity: Favors topic 16 NO on allowing some lobbyist gifts to Congress: Strongly Favors topic 16

Strongly Favors topic 14: Commitment to never use torture; no part of our policy, ever:

The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (+5 points on Social scale)

Strongly Favors topic 14Apply habeas corpus to Guantanamo detainees: Strongly Favors topic 14 Restore habeas corpus for detainees in the War on Terror: Favors topic 14 YES on requiring FISA court warrant to monitor US-to-foreign calls: Strongly Favors topic 14 NO on extending the PATRIOT Act's wiretap provision: Strongly Favors topic 14 YES on reauthorizing the PATRIOT Act: Opposes topic 14 YES on preserving habeas corpus for Guantanamo detainees: Strongly Favors topic 14 YES on requiring CIA reports on detainees & interrogation methods: Strongly Favors topic 14 NO on removing need for FISA warrant for wiretapping abroad: Strongly Favors topic 14

Favors topic 17:US out of Iraq & Afghanistan (+2 points on Social scale)

Withdraw US troops continuously from Afghanistan until 2014: Favors topic 17Proud of involvement in winding down Iraq war: Favors topic 171998: only way to remove Saddam is massive military effort: Strongly Favors topic 17No vital interest in Kuwait in 1990; like Vietnam in 1972: Strongly Favors topic 171990: One man deciding to go to war is tyranny: Strongly Favors topic 17We will end Iraq War; McCain has no end in sight: Strongly Favors topic 17Worth losing election to protect our troops: Strongly Opposes topic 17Never de-fund a single soldier in Iraq: Strongly Opposes topic 17Fund the safety of the troops till 67 anti-war votes reached: Opposes topic 17Change the fundamental premise of Iraq engagement: Strongly Favors topic 17Voted for Iraq war in 2002, but now a war critic: Strongly Favors topic 17Multi-year commitment to Africa for food & medicine: Strongly Favors topic 17 No troop surge: no military escalation in Iraq: Strongly Favors topic 17 NO on redeploying troops out of Iraq by July 2007: Strongly Opposes topic 17 YES on redeploying US troops out of Iraq by March 2008: Strongly Favors topic 17