Kerry's Voting Record
The following is a reprint of a recent email I sent out after doing a little research on Kerry's voting history (remember, question everything?)
Friends,
Prompted by many attacks on Kerry and his record in the Senate, I decided to do a little research on his voting records.Bush likes to make the accusation that Kerry says one thing and does another. He has accused Kerry of "flip-flopping" on the very issues that Kerry claims to either support or disagree with.
Being one to not make a decision based on accusations without proof, and certainly to not follow someone blindly because he happens to label himself Democrat, I wanted to know....
CAN KERRY'S RECORD BACK UP HIS CLAIMS?
If you watched the DNC in Boston, then you are probably aware of where Kerry stands on certain issues, and what his focus is on in this election. But let's review...
Health Care:
Kennedy Amdt. No. 545; To eliminate the dividend and upper bracket tax cuts, which primarily benefit the wealthy, to provide the additional funds necessary for an adequate medicare prescription drug benefit, including assuring that the benefit is comprehensive, with no gaps or excessive cost-sharing, covers all medicare beneficiaries, provides special help for beneficiaries with low income, and does not undermine employer retirement coverage
Kerry: Yes
Result: Rejected
On the Motion S.Amdt. 1592 Motion To Waive CBA Reed Amdt. No. 1592; To increase funding for immunization services.Kerry: Yes
Motion To Waive C.B.A. Mikulski Amdt. No. 605; To provide a partially refundable tax credit for caregiving related expenses.
Kerry: Yes
Result: Rejected
Harkin Amdt. No. 396; To help rural health care providers and hospitals receive a fair reimbursement for services under Medicare by reducing tax cuts to the wealthiest income brackets.
Kerry: Yes
Result: Rejected
Daschle Amdt. No, 361; To fulfill the U.S. commitment to provide health care to American Indians and Alaska Natives.
Kerry: yes
Result: Rejected
Conrad Amdt. No. 376; To provide full funding for the individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) part B grants over ten years by reducing tax breaks for the wealthiest tax payers.
Kerry: Yes
Result: Rejected
Environment:
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2028 Lieberman Amdt. No. 2028; To provide for a program of scientific research on abrupt climate change, to accelerate the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States by establishing a market-driven system of greenhouse gas tradeable allowances, to limit greenhouse gas emissions in the United States and reduce dependence upon foreign oil, and ensure benefits to consumers from the trading in such allowances.
Kerry: Yes
Result: Rejected
Frist Amdt. No. 850 As Amended; To eliminate methyl tertiary butyl ether from the United States fuel supply, to increase production and use of renewable fuel, and to increase the Nation's energy independence.
Kerry:Yes
Result: Agreed To
Lautenberg Amdt. No. 408; To require polluters to pay for cleanup of toxic waste sites, by reinstating the original superfund taxes.
Kerry: Yes
Result: Rejected
Corzine Amdt. No. 423; To provide increased funding for environmental protection and natural resources conservation.
Kerry: yes
Result: Rejected
Boxer Amdt. No. 272.; To prevent consideration of drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in a fast-track budget reconciliation bill.
Kerry: Yes
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 315 Kennedy Amdt. No. 315; To ensure that the budget includes funds to extend temporary unemployment compensation benefits, provides benefits to the million long-term unemployed Americans, and provides benefits to part-time and low-wage workers.
Kerry: Yes
Education:
Motion To Waive CBA Reed Amdt. No. 1596; To increase funding for certain literacy, library, and museum programs.
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 572 Dodd Amdt. No. 572; To improve access to higher education for middle-income families by making resources available to expand the Hope and Lifetime Learning Scholarship Credits and for lower-income families by making resources available to increase the maximum Pell Grant to $4500 and to provide an equal amount for deficit reduction by eliminating the 10 percent dividend tax exclusion for amounts above $500 and eliminating acceleration of the 38.6 percent income tax rate education.
Kerry: Yes
Result: Rejected
On the Motion S.Amdt. 557 Motion to Waive C.B.A. re: Schumer Amdt. No. 557; To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make higher education more affordable.
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 415 Dodd Amdt. No. 415; To increase funding for after-school programs to the levels promised by the No Child Left Behind Act to serve 1.6 million more children in FY 2004 and to increase funding for Head Start to serve 80 percent of eligible 3 and 4 year olds and increase the number of infants and toddlers served and for deficit reduction.
Kerry: Yes
Result: Rejected
Veterans/Armed Services:
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2745 Nelson Amdt. No. 2745; To create a reserve fund to allow for an increase in Veterans' medical care by $1.8 billion by eliminating abusive tax loopholes.
Kerry: Yes
Result: Rejected
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1843 Boxer Amdt. No. 1843; To make retroactive the relief of hospitalized members of the uniformed services from the obligation to pay for food or subsistence while hospitalized; and to provide an offset for the additional cost.
Kerry: Yes
Result: Rejected
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 429 Landrieu Amdt. No. 429; To provide additional pay and benefits for active duty, guard, and reserve forces, such as augmenting Imminent Danger Pay and Family Separation allowance, and for modernization of equipment, weapons, and technology needs of the National Guard and Reserves in recognition of those currently involved in conflict Operations and the needs of their family members left behind.
Kerry: Yes
Result: Agreed To
Gun Control: (note, not a major focus of Kerry's campaign, but in my opinion, worth cosidering)
S.1805 Title: A bill to prohibit civil liability actions from being brought or continued against manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers of firearms or ammunition for damages resulting from the misuse of their products by others.
Kerry: No
Result: Accepted
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2637 Feinstein Amdt. No. 2637; To provide for a 10-year extension of the assault weapons ban.
Kerry: Yes
Result: Rejected
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2636 McCain Amdt. No. 2636; To require criminal background checks on all firearms transactions occurring at events that provide a venue for the sale, offer for sale, transfer, or exchange of firearms, and for other purposes.
Kerry: Yes
Kennedy Amdt. 2619; To expand the definition of armor piercing ammunition and to require the Attorney General to promulgate standards for the uniform testing of projectiles against body armor.Frist Amdt. No. 2625; To regulate the sale and possession of armor piercing ammunition, and for other purposes.
Kerry: Yes
National Security:
Lautenberg Amdt. No. 300; To restore national security funding.
Kerry: Yes
Result: Rejected
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 299 Schumer Amdt. No. 299; To provide immediate assistance to meet pressing homeland security needs by providing funding in 2003 for first responders, port security, bioterrorism preparedness and prevention, border security and transit security, the FBI; to restore the elimination of funding of the COPS program, firefighter equipment grants, Byrne Grants and Local Law enforcement grants; to provide a sustained commitment of resources for homeland security needs without reducing funding to other key domestic law enforcement and public safety priorities; and to reduce the deficit
Kerry: Yes
Result: Rejected
On the Motion S.Amdt. 264 Motion to Waive CBA Re: Conrad Amdt. No. 264; To prevent further deficit increases, except for national and homeland security and short-term effects of measures providing for economic recovery, until the President submits to Congress a detailed estimate of the full cost of the conflict with Iraq.
Kerry: Yes
Result: Rejected
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 381 Clinton Amdt. No. 381; To raise the 2003 caps by $3.5 billion for homeland security funding through a Domestic Defense Fund at the Homeland Security's Office of Domestic Preparedness in FY 2003 and to reduce the size of newly proposed tax cuts in the amount of $7 billion to pay for this amendment and for the cost of previously passed homeland security funding.
Kerry: Yes
Result: Rejected
Other Issues:
On the Motion S.Amdt. 678 Motion to Waive CBA re: Dorgan Amdt. No. 678; To provide emergency funding for food aid to HIV/AIDS affected populations in sub-Saharan Africa.
Kerry: Yes
Result: Rejected
Kerry Amdt. No. 281; To increase the budget allocation for programs to combat the global HIV/AIDS epidemic and to reduce the deficit.
Kerry: Yes
Result: Rejected
After reviewing some of his voting history, I firmly believe that Kerry "walks the talk" His voting history is extensive, so I've listed what is relevant to the issues brought up in the current election and additional issues which are important to me personally.
My challenge to everyone, Bush supporters and Kerry supporters alike, is verify the claims on both sides. I do not believe in "blind faith" on either side. I am a Democrat, but if a Republican candidate supported what I support, I would vote for him.
In this election we have a choice, and in my opinion an easy choice.
Four more years of Bush?
Higher deficit.Higher health care. Tax breaks for the wealthy. Sacrificing our environment for the almighty dollar.
Or do we effect some change?
http://www.johnkerry.com
Since posting the above, I noticed that the Rapid Response team at John Kerry's website did indeed respond to Bush's attack on his voting history. Sorry Dubya....try again!
Friends,
Prompted by many attacks on Kerry and his record in the Senate, I decided to do a little research on his voting records.Bush likes to make the accusation that Kerry says one thing and does another. He has accused Kerry of "flip-flopping" on the very issues that Kerry claims to either support or disagree with.
Being one to not make a decision based on accusations without proof, and certainly to not follow someone blindly because he happens to label himself Democrat, I wanted to know....
CAN KERRY'S RECORD BACK UP HIS CLAIMS?
If you watched the DNC in Boston, then you are probably aware of where Kerry stands on certain issues, and what his focus is on in this election. But let's review...
Health Care:
Kennedy Amdt. No. 545; To eliminate the dividend and upper bracket tax cuts, which primarily benefit the wealthy, to provide the additional funds necessary for an adequate medicare prescription drug benefit, including assuring that the benefit is comprehensive, with no gaps or excessive cost-sharing, covers all medicare beneficiaries, provides special help for beneficiaries with low income, and does not undermine employer retirement coverage
Kerry: Yes
Result: Rejected
On the Motion S.Amdt. 1592 Motion To Waive CBA Reed Amdt. No. 1592; To increase funding for immunization services.Kerry: Yes
Motion To Waive C.B.A. Mikulski Amdt. No. 605; To provide a partially refundable tax credit for caregiving related expenses.
Kerry: Yes
Result: Rejected
Harkin Amdt. No. 396; To help rural health care providers and hospitals receive a fair reimbursement for services under Medicare by reducing tax cuts to the wealthiest income brackets.
Kerry: Yes
Result: Rejected
Daschle Amdt. No, 361; To fulfill the U.S. commitment to provide health care to American Indians and Alaska Natives.
Kerry: yes
Result: Rejected
Conrad Amdt. No. 376; To provide full funding for the individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) part B grants over ten years by reducing tax breaks for the wealthiest tax payers.
Kerry: Yes
Result: Rejected
Environment:
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2028 Lieberman Amdt. No. 2028; To provide for a program of scientific research on abrupt climate change, to accelerate the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States by establishing a market-driven system of greenhouse gas tradeable allowances, to limit greenhouse gas emissions in the United States and reduce dependence upon foreign oil, and ensure benefits to consumers from the trading in such allowances.
Kerry: Yes
Result: Rejected
Frist Amdt. No. 850 As Amended; To eliminate methyl tertiary butyl ether from the United States fuel supply, to increase production and use of renewable fuel, and to increase the Nation's energy independence.
Kerry:Yes
Result: Agreed To
Lautenberg Amdt. No. 408; To require polluters to pay for cleanup of toxic waste sites, by reinstating the original superfund taxes.
Kerry: Yes
Result: Rejected
Corzine Amdt. No. 423; To provide increased funding for environmental protection and natural resources conservation.
Kerry: yes
Result: Rejected
Boxer Amdt. No. 272.; To prevent consideration of drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in a fast-track budget reconciliation bill.
Kerry: Yes
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 315 Kennedy Amdt. No. 315; To ensure that the budget includes funds to extend temporary unemployment compensation benefits, provides benefits to the million long-term unemployed Americans, and provides benefits to part-time and low-wage workers.
Kerry: Yes
Education:
Motion To Waive CBA Reed Amdt. No. 1596; To increase funding for certain literacy, library, and museum programs.
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 572 Dodd Amdt. No. 572; To improve access to higher education for middle-income families by making resources available to expand the Hope and Lifetime Learning Scholarship Credits and for lower-income families by making resources available to increase the maximum Pell Grant to $4500 and to provide an equal amount for deficit reduction by eliminating the 10 percent dividend tax exclusion for amounts above $500 and eliminating acceleration of the 38.6 percent income tax rate education.
Kerry: Yes
Result: Rejected
On the Motion S.Amdt. 557 Motion to Waive C.B.A. re: Schumer Amdt. No. 557; To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make higher education more affordable.
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 415 Dodd Amdt. No. 415; To increase funding for after-school programs to the levels promised by the No Child Left Behind Act to serve 1.6 million more children in FY 2004 and to increase funding for Head Start to serve 80 percent of eligible 3 and 4 year olds and increase the number of infants and toddlers served and for deficit reduction.
Kerry: Yes
Result: Rejected
Veterans/Armed Services:
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2745 Nelson Amdt. No. 2745; To create a reserve fund to allow for an increase in Veterans' medical care by $1.8 billion by eliminating abusive tax loopholes.
Kerry: Yes
Result: Rejected
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1843 Boxer Amdt. No. 1843; To make retroactive the relief of hospitalized members of the uniformed services from the obligation to pay for food or subsistence while hospitalized; and to provide an offset for the additional cost.
Kerry: Yes
Result: Rejected
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 429 Landrieu Amdt. No. 429; To provide additional pay and benefits for active duty, guard, and reserve forces, such as augmenting Imminent Danger Pay and Family Separation allowance, and for modernization of equipment, weapons, and technology needs of the National Guard and Reserves in recognition of those currently involved in conflict Operations and the needs of their family members left behind.
Kerry: Yes
Result: Agreed To
Gun Control: (note, not a major focus of Kerry's campaign, but in my opinion, worth cosidering)
S.1805 Title: A bill to prohibit civil liability actions from being brought or continued against manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers of firearms or ammunition for damages resulting from the misuse of their products by others.
Kerry: No
Result: Accepted
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2637 Feinstein Amdt. No. 2637; To provide for a 10-year extension of the assault weapons ban.
Kerry: Yes
Result: Rejected
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2636 McCain Amdt. No. 2636; To require criminal background checks on all firearms transactions occurring at events that provide a venue for the sale, offer for sale, transfer, or exchange of firearms, and for other purposes.
Kerry: Yes
Kennedy Amdt. 2619; To expand the definition of armor piercing ammunition and to require the Attorney General to promulgate standards for the uniform testing of projectiles against body armor.Frist Amdt. No. 2625; To regulate the sale and possession of armor piercing ammunition, and for other purposes.
Kerry: Yes
National Security:
Lautenberg Amdt. No. 300; To restore national security funding.
Kerry: Yes
Result: Rejected
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 299 Schumer Amdt. No. 299; To provide immediate assistance to meet pressing homeland security needs by providing funding in 2003 for first responders, port security, bioterrorism preparedness and prevention, border security and transit security, the FBI; to restore the elimination of funding of the COPS program, firefighter equipment grants, Byrne Grants and Local Law enforcement grants; to provide a sustained commitment of resources for homeland security needs without reducing funding to other key domestic law enforcement and public safety priorities; and to reduce the deficit
Kerry: Yes
Result: Rejected
On the Motion S.Amdt. 264 Motion to Waive CBA Re: Conrad Amdt. No. 264; To prevent further deficit increases, except for national and homeland security and short-term effects of measures providing for economic recovery, until the President submits to Congress a detailed estimate of the full cost of the conflict with Iraq.
Kerry: Yes
Result: Rejected
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 381 Clinton Amdt. No. 381; To raise the 2003 caps by $3.5 billion for homeland security funding through a Domestic Defense Fund at the Homeland Security's Office of Domestic Preparedness in FY 2003 and to reduce the size of newly proposed tax cuts in the amount of $7 billion to pay for this amendment and for the cost of previously passed homeland security funding.
Kerry: Yes
Result: Rejected
Other Issues:
On the Motion S.Amdt. 678 Motion to Waive CBA re: Dorgan Amdt. No. 678; To provide emergency funding for food aid to HIV/AIDS affected populations in sub-Saharan Africa.
Kerry: Yes
Result: Rejected
Kerry Amdt. No. 281; To increase the budget allocation for programs to combat the global HIV/AIDS epidemic and to reduce the deficit.
Kerry: Yes
Result: Rejected
After reviewing some of his voting history, I firmly believe that Kerry "walks the talk" His voting history is extensive, so I've listed what is relevant to the issues brought up in the current election and additional issues which are important to me personally.
My challenge to everyone, Bush supporters and Kerry supporters alike, is verify the claims on both sides. I do not believe in "blind faith" on either side. I am a Democrat, but if a Republican candidate supported what I support, I would vote for him.
In this election we have a choice, and in my opinion an easy choice.
Four more years of Bush?
Higher deficit.Higher health care. Tax breaks for the wealthy. Sacrificing our environment for the almighty dollar.
Or do we effect some change?
http://www.johnkerry.com
Since posting the above, I noticed that the Rapid Response team at John Kerry's website did indeed respond to Bush's attack on his voting history. Sorry Dubya....try again!
posted by Liz at 9:23 PM
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