Reply #36: Interesting.... lets look at his stands on the issues.... [View All]

[ShaneGR]

http://www.ontheissues.org/Senate/Bill_Nelson.htm

* 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 banning partial birth abortions except for maternal life. (Mar 2003)
* Rated 100% by NARAL, indicating a pro-choice voting record. (Dec 2003)
* Expand embryonic stem cell research. (Jun 2004)

* Favors requiring companies to hire more women & minorities. (Sep 2000)
* Voted YES 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)
* Rated 60% by the ACLU, indicating a mixed civil rights voting record. (Dec 2002)

* 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 NO on restricting rules on personal bankruptcy. (Jul 2001)
* Rated 48% by the US COC, indicating a mixed business voting record. (Dec 2003)

More funding and stricter sentencing for hate crimes. (Apr 2001)

* Opposes parents choosing schools via vouchers. (Sep 2000)
* Voted YES on $52M for "21st century community learning centers". (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)
* Rated 91% by the NEA, indicating pro-public education votes. (Dec 2003)

* Supports spending resources to stop Global Warming. (Sep 2000)
* Voted YES on disallowing an oil leasing program in Alaska's AMWR. (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)
* Include pickup trucks in CAFE; include hybrids in HOV lanes. (Feb 2002)
* Keep efficient air conditioner rule to conserve energy. (Mar 2004)


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