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Inslee(incumbent)
vs.Bryant(R)
vs.Fortunato(R)
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Justice(incumbent)
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Jay Inslee on Abortion
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Click here for 22 full quotes on Abortion
OR background on Abortion.
- Require that all health insurers cover the right of choice. (Jun 2019)
- Allow taxpayer-funded family planning clinics. (Mar 2019)
- Voted NO on banning federal health coverage that includes abortion. (May 2011)
- Voted YES on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines. (Jan 2007)
- Voted YES on allowing human embryonic stem cell research. (May 2005)
- Voted NO on restricting interstate transport of minors to get abortions. (Apr 2005)
- Voted NO on making it a crime to harm a fetus during another crime. (Feb 2004)
- Voted NO on banning partial-birth abortion except to save mother’s life. (Oct 2003)
- Voted NO on forbidding human cloning for reproduction & medical research. (Feb 2003)
- Voted NO on funding for health providers who don't provide abortion info. (Sep 2002)
- Voted NO on banning Family Planning funding in US aid abroad. (May 2001)
- Voted NO on banning partial-birth abortions. (Apr 2000)
- Voted NO on barring transporting minors to get an abortion. (Jun 1999)
- Rated 100% by NARAL, indicating a pro-choice voting record. (Dec 2003)
- Expand contraceptive services for low-income women. (May 2006)
- Emergency contraception for rape victims at all hospitals. (Sep 2006)
- Rated 0% by the NRLC, indicating a pro-choice stance. (Dec 2006)
- Provide emergency contraception at military facilities. (Apr 2007)
- Require pharmacies to fulfill contraceptive prescriptions. (Jul 2011)
- Protect the reproductive rights of women. (Jan 1993)
- Ensure access to and funding for contraception. (Feb 2007)
- Focus on preventing pregnancy, plus emergency contraception. (Jan 2009)
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Jay Inslee on Budget & Economy
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Click here for 14 full quotes on Budget & Economy
OR background on Budget & Economy.
- Leading state in job growth & personal-income growth. (Jan 2019)
- New world economy is emerging from Great Recession. (Jan 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)
- Voted YES on restricting bankruptcy rules. (Jan 2004)
- Ban abusive credit practices & enhance consumer disclosure. (Feb 2009)
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Jay Inslee on Civil Rights
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Click here for 20 full quotes on Civil Rights
OR background on Civil Rights.
- We have work ahead to undo racial inequities. (Jan 2021)
- Racial inequity not limited to criminal justice. (Oct 2020)
- Backed legalizing same-sex marriage in his state. (Mar 2019)
- Statehood for DC & Puerto Rico; they deserve representation. (Mar 2019)
- Marriage equality represents best of who we are as a state. (Jan 2013)
- Voted YES on prohibiting job discrimination based on sexual orientation. (Nov 2007)
- Voted NO on Constitutionally defining marriage as one-man-one-woman. (Jul 2006)
- Voted NO on making the PATRIOT Act permanent. (Dec 2005)
- Voted NO on Constitutional Amendment banning same-sex marriage. (Sep 2004)
- Voted NO on protecting the Pledge of Allegiance. (Sep 2004)
- Voted NO on constitutional amendment prohibiting flag desecration. (Jun 2003)
- Voted NO on banning gay adoptions in DC. (Jul 1999)
- Shift from group preferences to economic empowerment of all. (Aug 2000)
- Constitutional Amendment for equal rights by gender. (Mar 2001)
- Rated 87% by the ACLU, indicating a pro-civil rights voting record. (Dec 2002)
- Rated 100% by the HRC, indicating a pro-gay-rights stance. (Dec 2006)
- Rated 94% by the NAACP, indicating a pro-affirmative-action stance. (Dec 2006)
- ENDA: prohibit employment discrimination for gays. (Jun 2009)
- Constitutional Amendment for women's equal rights. (Jun 2011)
- Re-introduce the Equal Rights Amendment. (Mar 2007)
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Jay Inslee on Corporations
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Click here for 7 full quotes on Corporations
OR background on Corporations.
- Voted YES on letting shareholders vote on executive compensation. (Jul 2009)
- Voted YES on more funding for nanotechnology R&D and commercialization. (Jul 2009)
- Voted YES on allowing stockholder voting on executive compensation. (Apr 2007)
- Voted NO on replacing illegal export tax breaks with $140B in new breaks. (Jun 2004)
- Rated 37% by the US COC, indicating a mixed business voting record. (Dec 2003)
- Screen imports & ban lead in children's products. (Feb 2008)
- Rated 100% by UFCW, indicating an anti-management/pro-labor record. (May 2012)
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Jay Inslee on Crime
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Click here for 10 full quotes on Crime
OR background on Crime.
- Investigations & prosecutions into racial injustice. (Jan 2021)
- Mass incarceration comes from school-to-prison pipeline. (Jul 2019)
- End the death penalty. (Jan 2018)
- Voted YES on enforcing against anti-gay hate crimes. (Apr 2009)
- Voted YES on expanding services for offenders' re-entry into society. (Nov 2007)
- Voted YES on funding for alternative sentencing instead of more prisons. (Jun 2000)
- Voted YES on more prosecution and sentencing for juvenile crime. (Jun 1999)
- Rated 40% by CURE, indicating mixed votes on rehabilitation. (Dec 2000)
- More funding and stricter sentencing for hate crimes. (Apr 2001)
- Require DNA testing for all federal executions. (Mar 2001)
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Jay Inslee on Drugs
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Click here for 9 full quotes on Drugs
OR background on Drugs.
- I pardoned thousands of people with drug crimes. (Jul 2019)
- Opposed marijuana legalization; now sees it as success. (Apr 2019)
- Pilot program for growing industrial hemp. (Mar 2016)
- Voted YES on more funding for Mexico to fight drugs. (Jun 2008)
- Voted NO on military border patrols to battle drugs & terrorism. (Sep 2001)
- Voted NO on prohibiting needle exchange & medical marijuana in DC. (Oct 1999)
- Rated +20 by NORML, indicating a pro-drug-reform stance. (Dec 2006)
- Rated 75% by NORML, indicating a pro-legalization stance. (Jan 2014)
- Rated B- by NORML, indicating a pro-drug-reform stance. (Nov 2016)
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Jay Inslee on Education
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Click here for 17 full quotes on Education
OR background on Education.
- Cut college tuition; provide assistance to neediest. (Apr 2019)
- Apprenticeships & college aid leads to jobs. (Jan 2019)
- Four-year degree isn't the only path to success. (Jan 2018)
- Create non-religious charter schools as open alternatives. (Apr 2016)
- Reverse transfer credits toward associate degrees. (Mar 2016)
- $1.2B for automatic COLA adjustments for teachers. (Jan 2014)
- Prioritize early childhood education. ()
- Increase teacher salary to help recruit and retain. ()
- 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)
- Voted YES on $84 million in grants for Black and Hispanic colleges. (Mar 2006)
- Voted NO on allowing school prayer during the War on Terror. (Nov 2001)
- Voted YES on requiring states to test students. (May 2001)
- Offer every parent Charter Schools and public school choice. (Aug 2000)
- Reduce class size to 18 children in grades 1 to 3. (Mar 2001)
- Rated 100% by the NEA, indicating pro-public education votes. (Dec 2003)
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Jay Inslee on Energy & Oil
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Click here for 59 full quotes on Energy & Oil
OR background on Energy & Oil.
- Forest wildfires are "climate fires". (Oct 2020)
- Washington state is a state of climate science acceptance. (Jan 2020)
- Climate change must be top priority; no middle ground. (Jul 2019)
- Ban fracking. (Jul 2019)
- Plan: $9 trillion investment, transition from coal. (Jun 2019)
- Ready to support anyone who adopts his climate change plan. (Jun 2019)
- Takes a more aggressive stance against fossil fuel companies. (Jun 2019)
- America ready to be inspired to pursue clean energy. (May 2019)
- Keep options open, including research on nuclear energy. (Apr 2019)
- Research nuclear energy; many problems unsolved. (Apr 2019)
- We're the optimists: can invent and create solutions. (Mar 2019)
- Supports oil refinery (plus biofuel) along Columbia River. (Jun 2015)
Climate Change
- We've got to do stop using coal in ten years. (Jul 2019)
- We need to address climate change for our grandchildren. (Jun 2019)
- We're the first generation to feel sting of climate change. (Jun 2019)
- Plan for 100% clean energy by 2030. (May 2019)
- Rejoin Paris Climate Agreement on Day 1. (Apr 2019)
- Carbon savings from investments, not carbon tax. (Apr 2019)
- Decarbonize economy; fund transition for coal/oil workers. (Apr 2019)
- No "silver bullet" for climate: "silver buckshot" instead. (Mar 2019)
- The real costs of climate change comes from doing nothing. (Mar 2019)
- Fighting climate change crucial, and profitable. (Mar 2019)
- We are last generation that can do something about climate. (Mar 2019)
- Fighting climate change must be top goal of next president. (Mar 2019)
- Supported renewable portfolio; supports Green New Deal. (Mar 2019)
- Clean energy means jobs. (Jan 2019)
- Decade-long track record on climate change. (Jan 2019)
- Climate change threatens environment & national security. (Jan 2019)
- Spur green R&D; restrict power plants and emissions. (Jan 2019)
- Establish solar-cell; expand use of electric ferries. (Jan 2019)
- Supports carbon tax. (Jan 2018)
- I see climate change already affecting Washingtonians. (Sep 2016)
- I cannot consciously accept the dangers of climate change. (Jan 2013)
Voting Record
- Mixed score on "350 Action's 2020 Climate Test". (Mar 2019)
- 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)
- Voted YES on investing in homegrown biofuel. (Aug 2007)
- Voted YES on criminalizing oil cartels like OPEC. (May 2007)
- Voted YES on removing oil & gas exploration subsidies. (Jan 2007)
- 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 NO on passage of the Bush Administration national energy policy. (Jun 2004)
- Voted NO on implementing Bush-Cheney national energy policy. (Nov 2003)
- 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)
- Supports tradable emissions permits for greenhouse gases. (Aug 2000)
- Preserve Alaska's ANWR instead of drilling it. (Feb 2001)
- Establish greenhouse gas tradeable allowances. (Feb 2005)
- Rated 100% by the CAF, indicating support for energy independence. (Dec 2006)
- Extend through 2016 the renewable energy tax credit. (Nov 2011)
- Member of House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (Mar 2011)
- Set goal of 25% renewable energy by 2025. (Jan 2007)
- Let states define stricter-than-federal emission standards. (Jan 2008)
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Jay Inslee on Environment
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Click here for 21 full quotes on Environment
OR background on Environment.
- Middle ground solutions aren't going to save our air & water. (Jul 2019)
- Develop new nuclear technologies. (Jul 2019)
- Signs first human composting bill into law. (May 2019)
- Explore next-generation advanced nuclear technologies. (Apr 2019)
- Imperative to save the Southern Resident orcas. (Jan 2019)
- 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)
- Voted YES on increasing AMTRAK funding by adding $214M to $900M. (Jun 2006)
- Voted NO on barring website promoting Yucca Mountain nuclear waste dump. (May 2006)
- Voted NO on deauthorizing "critical habitat" for endangered species. (Sep 2005)
- Voted NO on speeding up approval of forest thinning projects. (Nov 2003)
- Rated 100% by the LCV, indicating pro-environment votes. (Dec 2003)
- Promote conservation of rare felids & canids. (Mar 2007)
- Make tax deduction permanent for conservation easements. (Mar 2009)
- Regulate all dog breeders down to kennels of 50 dogs. (Feb 2011)
- Prohibit invasive research on great apes. (Apr 2011)
- Rated 100% by HSLF, indicating a pro-animal welfare voting record. (Jan 2012)
- Strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting. (Jan 2007)
- Regulating 15 more contaminants under Clean Water Act. (Oct 1993)
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Jay Inslee on Families & Children
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Click here for 9 full quotes on Families & Children
OR background on Families & Children.
- Sex-ed in elementary school thru 12th grade. (Mar 2020)
- Expand early education with 'birth to 3' preschool program. (Jan 2019)
- Voted YES on four weeks of paid parental leave for federal employees. (Jun 2009)
- Voted YES on establishing nationwide AMBER alert system for missing kids. (Apr 2003)
- Voted NO on reducing Marriage Tax by $399B over 10 years. (Mar 2001)
- Give parents tools to balance work and family. (Aug 2000)
- Rated 15% by the Christian Coalition: an anti-Family-Value voting record. (Dec 2003)
- Sex Ed including both abstinence and contraception. (Mar 2009)
- TV shows should have explicit viewer advisories. (Jun 1993)
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Jay Inslee on Foreign Policy
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Click here for 14 full quotes on Foreign Policy
OR background on Foreign Policy.
- Welcome Syrian refugees. (Mar 2019)
- Voted YES on supporting democratic institutions in Pakistan. (Jun 2009)
- Voted YES on cooperating with India as a nuclear power. (Sep 2008)
- Voted NO on deterring foreign arms transfers to China. (Jul 2005)
- Voted NO on reforming the UN by restricting US funding. (Jun 2005)
- Voted YES on keeping Cuba travel ban until political prisoners released. (Jul 2001)
- 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 YES on Permanent Normal Trade Relations with China. (May 2000)
- Voted YES on $15.2 billion for foreign operations. (Nov 1999)
- Progressive Internationalism: globalize with US pre-eminence. (Aug 2000)
- Rated -1 by AAI, indicating a mixed Arab/Palestine voting record. (May 2012)
- Allow travel between the United States and Cuba. (Feb 2009)
- Ease the Israeli blockade on Gaza. (Jan 2010)
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Jay Inslee on Free Trade
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Click here for 16 full quotes on Free Trade
OR background on Free Trade.
- Demand changes to post-NAFTA agreement USMCA. (Jul 2019)
- Foreign trade & strong workforce are inextricably linked. (Sep 2016)
- Voted YES on promoting free trade with Peru. (Nov 2007)
- Voted YES on assisting workers who lose jobs due to globalization. (Oct 2007)
- Voted NO on implementing CAFTA, Central America Free Trade. (Jul 2005)
- Voted YES on implementing US-Australia Free Trade Agreement. (Jul 2004)
- Voted YES on implementing US-Singapore free trade agreement. (Jul 2003)
- Voted YES on implementing free trade agreement with Chile. (Jul 2003)
- Voted NO on withdrawing from the WTO. (Jun 2000)
- Build a rule-based global trading system. (Aug 2000)
- Rated 50% by CATO, indicating a mixed record on trade issues. (Dec 2002)
- Impose tariffs against countries which manipulate currency. (Feb 2011)
- Reauthorize the Ex-Im Bank. (Jul 2014)
- Support long-term reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank. (Apr 2015)
- Promote fair trade restricting Canadian wheat. (Oct 1993)
- Rated 63% by the USAE, indicating a mixed record on trade. (Dec 2012)
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Jay Inslee on Government Reform
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Click here for 21 full quotes on Government Reform
OR background on Government Reform.
- Supports National Popular Vote Interstate Compact. (Jul 2019)
- Filibuster is preventing climate change legislation. (May 2019)
- End the filibuster; it dooms good legislation. (Mar 2019)
- Access to Democracy package: no barriers to suppress voting. (Jan 2019)
- Favors automatic voter registration. (Jan 2018)
- Lean management: bring disruptive change to Olympia. (Jan 2013)
- Voted YES on Senate pay raise. (Jun 2009)
- Voted YES on requiring lobbyist disclosure of bundled donations. (May 2007)
- Voted YES on granting Washington DC an Electoral vote & vote in Congress. (Apr 2007)
- Voted YES on protecting whistleblowers from employer recrimination. (Mar 2007)
- 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 NO on restricting frivolous lawsuits. (Sep 2004)
- Voted YES on campaign finance reform banning soft-money contributions. (Feb 2002)
- Voted NO on banning soft money donations to national political parties. (Jul 2001)
- Voted YES on banning soft money and issue ads. (Sep 1999)
- Voluntary public financing for all general elections. (Aug 2000)
- Ban stock trading based on Congressional insider knowledge. (Nov 2011)
- Require full disclosure of independent campaign expenditures. (Mar 2012)
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Jay Inslee on Gun Control
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Click here for 10 full quotes on Gun Control
OR background on Gun Control.
- Lost seat over assault weapons bill; confront NRA again. (Apr 2019)
- Acted for common-sense gun-safety where Congress won't. (Jan 2019)
- Arming teachers with guns is ridiculous. (Jan 2019)
- Pass common-sense gun laws. (Jan 2018)
- Gun violence is a public health crisis. ()
- Voted NO on prohibiting product misuse lawsuits on gun manufacturers. (Oct 2005)
- Voted NO on prohibiting suing gunmakers & sellers for gun misuse. (Apr 2003)
- Voted NO on decreasing gun waiting period from 3 days to 1. (Jun 1999)
- Prevent unauthorized firearm use with "smart gun" technology. (Aug 2000)
- Rated F by the NRA, indicating a pro-gun control voting record. (Dec 2003)
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Jay Inslee on Health Care
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Click here for 31 full quotes on Health Care
OR background on Health Care.
- COVID: Lower infections with masks, distancing, not Trump. (Oct 2020)
- Implemented statewide public option within ObamaCare. (May 2019)
- Medicare for all who want it: opt-in, not mandate. (May 2019)
- Declared emergency over measles anti-vaccination wave. (Apr 2019)
- Public option; more access to Medicare by lowering age. (Apr 2019)
- Lower eligibility for Medicare; provide public option. (Apr 2019)
- Take initial steps towards universal health care. (Mar 2019)
- 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)
- Voted YES on requiring negotiated Rx prices for Medicare part D. (Jan 2007)
- Voted NO on denying non-emergency treatment for lack of Medicare co-pay. (Feb 2006)
- Voted NO on limiting medical malpractice lawsuits to $250,000 damages. (May 2004)
- Voted NO on limited prescription drug benefit for Medicare recipients. (Nov 2003)
- Voted YES on allowing reimportation of prescription drugs. (Jul 2003)
- Voted NO on small business associations for buying health insurance. (Jun 2003)
- Voted NO on capping damages & setting time limits in medical lawsuits. (Mar 2003)
- 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 establishing tax-exempt Medical Savings Accounts. (Oct 1999)
- Establish "report cards" on HMO quality of care. (Aug 2000)
- Rated 100% by APHA, indicating a pro-public health record. (Dec 2003)
- Establish a national childhood cancer database. (Mar 2007)
- Establish a National Diabetes Coordinator. (Mar 2008)
- Expand the National Health Service Corps. (Mar 2009)
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Jay Inslee on Homeland Security
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Click here for 17 full quotes on Homeland Security
OR background on Homeland Security.
- 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)
- Voted NO on removing need for FISA warrant for wiretapping abroad. (Aug 2007)
- Voted YES on restricting no-bid defense contracts. (Mar 2007)
- 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 YES on continuing military recruitment on college campuses. (Feb 2005)
- Voted YES on supporting new position of Director of National Intelligence. (Dec 2004)
- Voted NO on adopting the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission. (Oct 2004)
- Voted YES on emergency $78B for war in Iraq & Afghanistan. (Apr 2003)
- Voted NO on permitting commercial airline pilots to carry guns. (Jul 2002)
- Voted YES on $266 billion Defense Appropriations bill. (Jul 1999)
- Voted YES on deploying SDI. (Mar 1999)
- Rated 89% by SANE, indicating a pro-peace voting record. (Dec 2003)
- Repeal Don't-Ask-Don't-Tell, and reinstate discharged gays. (Mar 2010)
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Jay Inslee on Immigration
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OR background on Immigration.
- I'm proud to be first governor to accept Syrian refugees. (Jul 2019)
- No additional funding for Southern Border wall. (Jul 2019)
- First governor to oppose Trump's heinous Muslim ban. (Jun 2019)
- More hearing officers to process asylum cases. (Apr 2019)
- Against Muslim ban; not afraid of diversity. (Apr 2019)
- Illegal immigration not a national emergency. (Feb 2019)
- Choose greatness instead of stoking fear among immigrants. (Feb 2019)
- Scholarships for DREAMers. (Jan 2018)
- Stand up proudly for DREAMers. (Jan 2017)
- Washington state welcomes Syrian refugees. (Nov 2015)
- Voted NO on building a fence along the Mexican border. (Sep 2006)
- Voted NO on preventing tipping off Mexicans about Minuteman Project. (Jun 2006)
- Voted NO on reporting illegal aliens who receive hospital treatment. (May 2004)
- Voted YES on extending Immigrant Residency rules. (May 2001)
- Rated 0% by FAIR, indicating a voting record loosening immigration. (Dec 2003)
- Rated 0% by USBC, indicating an open-border stance. (Dec 2006)
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Jay Inslee on Jobs
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OR background on Jobs.
- Goal is meaningful career training for anyone who wants it. (Jan 2020)
- Pay increases for teachers, nurses, and female-majority jobs. (Jul 2019)
- Reinvigorate collective bargaining & stand with unions. (Jun 2019)
- Increase minimum wage; ensure gender pay equity. (Mar 2019)
- Focus on job growth in high tech and military. (Jan 2013)
- Lower paid workers deserve to earn more. ()
- State should actively work to reduce CEO-worker pay gap. ()
- Voted YES on extending unemployment benefits from 39 weeks to 59 weeks. (Oct 2008)
- Voted NO on overriding presidential veto of Farm Bill. (Jun 2008)
- Voted YES on increasing minimum wage to $7.25. (Jan 2007)
- Voted YES on end offshore tax havens and promote small business. (Oct 2004)
- 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)
- Rated 87% by the AFL-CIO, indicating a pro-union voting record. (Dec 2003)
- Allow an Air Traffic Controller's Union. (Jan 2006)
- Form unions by card-check instead of secret ballot. (Mar 2009)
- Rated 0% by CEI, indicating a pro-worker rights voting record. (May 2012)
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Jay Inslee on Principles & Values
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OR background on Principles & Values.
- We need to make decisions based on science and reality. (Mar 2020)
- Washington best state to do business and to be an employee. (Jan 2020)
- Met wife Trudi in high school; 3 kids & 2 grandkids. (Jan 2013)
- Religious affiliation: Protestant. (Nov 2000)
- Supports Hyde Park Declaration of "Third Way" centrism. (Aug 2000)
- New Democrat: "Third Way" instead of left-right debate. (Nov 2000)
- Member of Democratic Leadership Council. (Nov 2007)
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Jay Inslee on Social Security
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OR background on Social Security.
- Suspends laws allowing garnishment of stimulus checks. (Apr 2020)
- Voted YES on raising 401(k) limits & making pension plans more portable. (May 2001)
- Voted YES on reducing tax payments on Social Security benefits. (Jul 2000)
- Voted YES on strengthening the Social Security Lockbox. (May 1999)
- Create Retirement Savings Accounts. (Aug 2000)
- Rated 96% by the ARA, indicating a pro-senior voting record. (Dec 2011)
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Jay Inslee on Tax Reform
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OR background on Tax Reform.
- Reduce increases in unemployment tax. (Jan 2021)
- 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)
- Voted NO on retaining reduced taxes on capital gains & dividends. (Dec 2005)
- Voted NO on providing tax relief and simplification. (Sep 2004)
- Voted NO on making permanent an increase in the child tax credit. (May 2004)
- Voted NO on permanently eliminating the marriage penalty. (Apr 2004)
- Voted NO on making the Bush tax cuts permanent. (Apr 2002)
- 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 $46 billion in tax cuts for small business. (Mar 2000)
- Rated 24% 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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Jay Inslee on Technology
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OR background on Technology.
- Dramatically increase federal clean energy R&D investment. (Apr 2019)
- Regulate internet to protect privacy & net neutrality. (Mar 2019)
- Requires major rebuilding of America, means new jobs. (Mar 2019)
- Tradable R&D tax credit. (Jan 2013)
- Transportation package: creativity as important as concrete. (Jan 2013)
- 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)
- Voted YES on establishing "network neutrality" (non-tiered Internet). (Jun 2006)
- Voted YES on increasing fines for indecent broadcasting. (Feb 2005)
- Voted NO on promoting commercial human space flight industry. (Nov 2004)
- Voted NO on banning Internet gambling by credit card. (Jun 2003)
- Voted NO on allowing telephone monopolies to offer Internet access. (Feb 2002)
- Chief information officer to digitize federal government. (Aug 2000)
- Promote internet via Congressional Internet Caucus. (Jan 2001)
- Facilitate nationwide 2-1-1 phone line for human services. (Jan 2007)
- Popularize Electronic Signatures with ESIGN Day. (Jun 2010)
- Overturn FCC approval of media consolidation. (Mar 2008)
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Jay Inslee on War & Peace
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OR background on War & Peace.
- We need a president to stand up against drums of war. (Jul 2019)
- Bring the troops home from post-9-11 wars. (Jul 2019)
- Opposed war in Iraq; opposed use of torture. (Mar 2019)
- 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)
- Voted YES on redeploying US troops out of Iraq starting in 90 days. (May 2007)
- Voted NO on declaring Iraq part of War on Terror with no exit date. (Jun 2006)
- Voted YES on approving removal of Saddam & valiant service of US troops. (Mar 2004)
- Voted NO on authorizing military force in Iraq. (Oct 2002)
- Voted NO on disallowing the invasion of Kosovo. (May 1999)
- Boycott & sanctions against Iran for terrorism & nukes. (May 2011)
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Jay Inslee on Welfare & Poverty
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OR background on Welfare & Poverty.
- Reduce homelessness by half in next two years. (Jan 2020)
- Voted YES on instituting National Service as a new social invention. (Mar 2009)
- Voted YES on providing $70 million for Section 8 Housing vouchers. (Jun 2006)
- Voted NO on promoting work and marriage among TANF recipients. (Feb 2003)
- Voted NO on treating religious organizations equally for tax breaks. (Jul 2001)
- Voted YES on responsible fatherhood via faith-based organizations. (Nov 1999)
- Finish welfare reform by moving able recipients into jobs. (Aug 2000)
- Increase the earned income tax credit. (Jan 1993)
- Develop a strategy to eliminate extreme global poverty. (Dec 2007)
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Strongly Favors
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Require that all health insurers cover the right of choice: Strongly Favors topic 1 Allow taxpayer-funded family planning clinics: Strongly Favors topic 1 Rated 100% by NARAL, indicating a pro-choice voting record: Strongly Favors topic 1 Expand contraceptive services for low-income women: Favors topic 1 Emergency contraception for rape victims at all hospitals: Favors topic 1 Rated 0% by the NRLC, indicating a pro-choice stance: Strongly Favors topic 1 Provide emergency contraception at military facilities: Favors topic 1 Require pharmacies to fulfill contraceptive prescriptions: Favors topic 1 Protect the reproductive rights of women: Strongly Favors topic 1 Ensure access to and funding for contraception: 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 NO on barring transporting minors to get an abortion: Strongly Favors topic 1 NO on banning partial-birth abortions: Favors topic 1 NO on banning Family Planning funding in US aid abroad: Favors topic 1 NO on Unknown roll call for 2001-89: Favors topic 1 NO on funding for health providers who don't provide abortion info: Favors topic 1 NO on banning partial-birth abortion except to save mother’s life: Strongly Favors topic 1 NO on making it a crime to harm a fetus during another crime: Favors topic 1 NO on restricting interstate transport of minors to get abortions: Strongly Favors topic 1 YES on allowing human embryonic stem cell research: Favors topic 1 YES on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines: Favors topic 1 |
Strongly Favors
topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| We have work ahead to undo racial inequities: Strongly Favors topic 2 Racial inequity not limited to criminal justice: Favors topic 2 Pay increases for teachers, nurses, and female-majority jobs: Strongly Favors topic 2 Shift from group preferences to economic empowerment of all: Neutral on topic 2 Constitutional Amendment for equal rights by gender: Strongly Favors topic 2 Rated 94% by the NAACP, indicating a pro-affirmative-action stance: Strongly Favors topic 2 Constitutional Amendment for women's equal rights: Strongly Favors topic 2 Re-introduce the Equal Rights Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 2 YES on $84 million in grants for Black and Hispanic colleges: Strongly Favors topic 2 |
Strongly Favors
topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
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| Backed legalizing same-sex marriage in his state: Strongly Favors topic 3 More funding and stricter sentencing for hate crimes: Strongly Favors topic 3 Rated 100% by the HRC, indicating a pro-gay-rights stance: Strongly Favors topic 3 ENDA: prohibit employment discrimination for gays: Favors topic 3 Repeal Don't-Ask-Don't-Tell, and reinstate discharged gays: Favors topic 3 NO on banning gay adoptions in DC: Favors topic 3 NO on Constitutional Amendment banning same-sex marriage: Strongly Favors topic 3 NO on Constitutionally defining marriage as one-man-one-woman: 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 |
Opposes
topic 4:Keep God in the public sphere
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| Sex-ed in elementary school thru 12th grade: Opposes topic 4 Rated 15% by the Christian Coalition: an anti-Family-Value voting record: Strongly Opposes topic 4 Sex Ed including both abstinence and contraception: Opposes topic 4 TV shows should have explicit viewer advisories: Strongly Favors topic 4 YES on responsible fatherhood via faith-based organizations: Favors topic 4 NO on treating religious organizations equally for tax breaks: Strongly Opposes topic 4 NO on allowing school prayer during the War on Terror: Strongly Opposes topic 4 NO on constitutional amendment prohibiting flag desecration: Opposes topic 4 NO on protecting the Pledge of Allegiance: Opposes topic 4 |
Strongly Favors
topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
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| COVID: Lower infections with masks, distancing, not Trump: Strongly Favors topic 5 Implemented statewide public option within ObamaCare: Strongly Favors topic 5 Medicare for all who want it: opt-in, not mandate: Strongly Favors topic 5 Public option; more access to Medicare by lowering age: Strongly Favors topic 5 Lower eligibility for Medicare; provide public option: Favors topic 5 Take initial steps towards universal health care: Favors topic 5 Establish "report cards" on HMO quality of care: Favors topic 5 Rated 100% by APHA, indicating a pro-public health record: Strongly Favors topic 5 Establish a National Diabetes Coordinator: Favors topic 5 Expand the National Health Service Corps: Strongly 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 NO on establishing tax-exempt Medical Savings Accounts: Favors topic 5 NO on subsidizing private insurance for Medicare Rx drug coverage: Favors topic 5 YES on allowing reimportation of prescription drugs: Favors topic 5 NO on capping damages & setting time limits in medical lawsuits: Favors topic 5 NO on limited prescription drug benefit for Medicare recipients: Favors topic 5 NO on denying non-emergency treatment for lack of Medicare co-pay: Strongly 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 YES on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program: Favors topic 5 YES on regulating tobacco as a drug: Favors topic 5 |
Opposes
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
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| Suspends laws allowing garnishment of stimulus checks: Opposes topic 6 Create Retirement Savings Accounts: Favors topic 6 Rated 96% by the ARA, indicating a pro-senior voting record: Strongly Opposes topic 6 YES on strengthening the Social Security Lockbox: Opposes topic 6 YES on reducing tax payments on Social Security benefits: Favors topic 6 YES on raising 401(k) limits & making pension plans more portable: Favors topic 6 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
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| Expand early education with 'birth to 3' preschool program: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Create non-religious charter schools as open alternatives: Strongly Favors topic 7 Prioritize early childhood education: Opposes topic 7 Increase teacher salary to help recruit and retain: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Offer every parent Charter Schools and public school choice: Opposes topic 7 Reduce class size to 18 children in grades 1 to 3: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Rated 100% by the NEA, indicating pro-public education votes: Strongly Opposes topic 7 NO on reauthorizing the DC opportunity scholarship program: Strongly Opposes topic 7 YES on $40B for green public schools: Opposes topic 7 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 8:Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
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| Middle ground solutions aren't going to save our air & water: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Develop new nuclear technologies: Favors topic 8 Explore next-generation advanced nuclear technologies: Favors topic 8 Imperative to save the Southern Resident orcas: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Rated 100% by the LCV, indicating pro-environment votes: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Promote conservation of rare felids & canids: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Make tax deduction permanent for conservation easements: Opposes topic 8 Regulate all dog breeders down to kennels of 50 dogs: Opposes topic 8 Prohibit invasive research on great apes: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Regulating 15 more contaminants under Clean Water Act: Strongly Opposes topic 8 NO on deauthorizing "critical habitat" for endangered species: Strongly Opposes 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
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| Investigations & prosecutions into racial injustice: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Mass incarceration comes from school-to-prison pipeline: Opposes topic 9 End the death penalty: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Rated 40% by CURE, indicating mixed votes on rehabilitation: Neutral on topic 9 Require DNA testing for all federal executions: Opposes topic 9 YES on more prosecution and sentencing for juvenile crime: Favors topic 9 YES on funding for alternative sentencing instead of more prisons.: Strongly Opposes topic 9 YES on expanding services for offenders' re-entry into society: Opposes topic 9 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
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| Lost seat over assault weapons bill; confront NRA again: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Acted for common-sense gun-safety where Congress won't: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Arming teachers with guns is ridiculous: Opposes topic 10 Pass common-sense gun laws: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Gun violence is a public health crisis: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Prevent unauthorized firearm use with "smart gun" technology: Opposes topic 10 Rated F by the NRA, indicating a pro-gun control voting record: Strongly Opposes topic 10 NO on decreasing gun waiting period from 3 days to 1: Strongly Opposes topic 10 NO on prohibiting suing gunmakers & sellers for gun misuse: Strongly Opposes topic 10 NO on prohibiting product misuse lawsuits on gun manufacturers: Strongly Opposes topic 10 |
Favors
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
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| Reduce increases in unemployment tax: Opposes topic 11 Illegal immigration not a national emergency: Favors topic 11 Rated 24% 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 YES on eliminating the "marriage penalty": Opposes topic 11 YES on $46 billion in tax cuts for small business: Opposes topic 11 NO on Tax cut package of $958 B over 10 years: Favors topic 11 NO on reducing Marriage Tax by $399B over 10 years: Favors topic 11 NO on eliminating the Estate Tax ("death tax"): Favors topic 11 NO on making the Bush tax cuts permanent: Strongly Favors topic 11 NO on providing tax relief and simplification: Strongly Favors topic 11 NO on retaining reduced taxes on capital gains & dividends: Strongly 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 |
Strongly Favors
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
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| No additional funding for Southern Border wall: Strongly Favors topic 12 First governor to oppose Trump's heinous Muslim ban: Favors topic 12 More hearing officers to process asylum cases: Strongly Favors topic 12 Against Muslim ban; not afraid of diversity: Favors topic 12 Choose greatness instead of stoking fear among immigrants: Strongly Favors topic 12 Scholarships for DREAMers: Strongly Favors topic 12 Stand up proudly for DREAMers: Strongly Favors topic 12 Rated 0% by FAIR, indicating a voting record loosening immigration: Strongly Favors topic 12 Rated 0% by USBC, indicating an open-border stance: Strongly Favors topic 12 YES on extending Immigrant Residency rules: Favors topic 12 NO on reporting illegal aliens who receive hospital treatment: Strongly Favors topic 12 NO on preventing tipping off Mexicans about Minuteman Project: Strongly Favors topic 12 NO on building a fence along the Mexican border: Strongly Favors topic 12 |
Favors
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
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| Demand changes to post-NAFTA agreement USMCA: Opposes topic 13 Foreign trade & strong workforce are inextricably linked: Favors topic 13 Build a rule-based global trading system: Favors topic 13 Rated 50% by CATO, indicating a mixed record on trade issues: Neutral on topic 13 Impose tariffs against countries which manipulate currency: Opposes topic 13 Reauthorize the Ex-Im Bank: Favors topic 13 Support long-term reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank: Strongly Favors topic 13 Promote fair trade restricting Canadian wheat: Opposes topic 13 Rated 63% by the USAE, indicating a mixed record on trade: Neutral on topic 13 YES on Permanent Normal Trade Relations with China: Strongly Favors topic 13 NO on withdrawing from the WTO: Strongly Favors topic 13 YES on implementing US-Singapore free trade agreement: Strongly Favors topic 13 YES on implementing free trade agreement with Chile: Strongly Favors topic 13 YES on implementing US-Australia Free Trade Agreement: Favors topic 13 YES on end offshore tax havens and promote small business: Opposes topic 13 NO on implementing CAFTA, Central America Free Trade: Strongly Opposes topic 13 YES on assisting workers who lose jobs due to globalization: Opposes topic 13 YES on promoting free trade with Peru: Favors topic 13 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism
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| I'm proud to be first governor to accept Syrian refugees: Opposes topic 14 Welcome Syrian refugees: Opposes topic 14 Washington state welcomes Syrian refugees: Strongly 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 NO on withholding $244M in UN Back Payments until US seat restored: Strongly Opposes topic 14 NO on reforming the UN by restricting US funding: Strongly Opposes topic 14 NO on continuing intelligence gathering without civil oversight: Opposes topic 14 NO on removing need for FISA warrant for wiretapping abroad: Strongly Opposes topic 14 |
Favors
topic 15:Expand the military
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| Rated 89% by SANE, indicating a pro-peace voting record: Strongly Opposes topic 15 YES on $266 billion Defense Appropriations bill: Favors topic 15 YES on deploying SDI: Favors topic 15 YES on emergency $78B for war in Iraq & Afghanistan: Strongly Favors topic 15 YES on continuing military recruitment on college campuses: Favors topic 15 YES on restricting no-bid defense contracts: Strongly Opposes topic 15 |
Strongly Favors
topic 16:Make voter registration easier
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| Supports National Popular Vote Interstate Compact: Favors topic 16 Statehood for DC & Puerto Rico; they deserve representation: Strongly Favors topic 16 Access to Democracy package: no barriers to suppress voting: Strongly Favors topic 16 Favors automatic voter registration: Strongly 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 YES on banning soft money and issue ads: Favors topic 16 NO on banning soft money donations to national political parties: Opposes topic 16 YES on campaign finance reform banning soft-money contributions: Favors topic 16 NO on restricting independent grassroots political committees: Favors topic 16 YES on requiring lobbyist disclosure of bundled donations: Strongly Favors topic 16 |
Strongly Favors
topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements
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| We need a president to stand up against drums of war: Strongly Favors topic 17 Bring the troops home from post-9-11 wars: Strongly Favors topic 17 Opposed war in Iraq; opposed use of torture: Favors topic 17 Progressive Internationalism: globalize with US pre-eminence: Favors topic 17 Boycott & sanctions against Iran for terrorism & nukes: Opposes 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 NO on authorizing military force in Iraq: Strongly Favors topic 17 NO on declaring Iraq part of War on Terror with no exit date: Strongly Favors topic 17 YES on redeploying US troops out of Iraq starting in 90 days: Strongly Favors topic 17 YES on investigating Bush impeachment for lying about Iraq: Favors topic 17 |
Strongly Favors
topic 18:Prioritize green energy
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| Forest wildfires are "climate fires": Strongly Favors topic 18 Washington state is a state of climate science acceptance: Strongly Favors topic 18 Climate change must be top priority; no middle ground: Strongly Favors topic 18 Ban fracking: Favors topic 18 Plan: $9 trillion investment, transition from coal: Strongly Favors topic 18 Ready to support anyone who adopts his climate change plan: Strongly Favors topic 18 Takes a more aggressive stance against fossil fuel companies: Strongly Favors topic 18 America ready to be inspired to pursue clean energy: Strongly Favors topic 18 Filibuster is preventing climate change legislation: Favors topic 18 Signs first human composting bill into law: Strongly Favors topic 18 Dramatically increase federal clean energy R&D investment: Favors topic 18 Keep options open, including research on nuclear energy: Strongly Favors topic 18 Research nuclear energy; many problems unsolved: Opposes topic 18 We're the optimists: can invent and create solutions: Strongly Favors topic 18 Requires major rebuilding of America, means new jobs: Strongly Favors topic 18 Supports oil refinery (plus biofuel) along Columbia River: Opposes topic 18 We've got to do stop using coal in ten years: Strongly Favors topic 18 We need to address climate change for our grandchildren: Strongly Favors topic 18 We're the first generation to feel sting of climate change: Strongly Favors topic 18 Plan for 100% clean energy by 2030: Strongly Favors topic 18 Rejoin Paris Climate Agreement on Day 1: Strongly Favors topic 18 Carbon savings from investments, not carbon tax: Opposes topic 18 Decarbonize economy; fund transition for coal/oil workers: Strongly Favors topic 18 No "silver bullet" for climate: "silver buckshot" instead: Favors topic 18 The real costs of climate change comes from doing nothing: Strongly Favors topic 18 Fighting climate change crucial, and profitable: Strongly Favors topic 18 We are last generation that can do something about climate: Strongly Favors topic 18 Fighting climate change must be top goal of next president: Strongly Favors topic 18 Supported renewable portfolio; supports Green New Deal: Strongly Favors topic 18 Clean energy means jobs: Strongly Favors topic 18 Decade-long track record on climate change: Strongly Favors topic 18 Climate change threatens environment & national security: Strongly Favors topic 18 Spur green R&D; restrict power plants and emissions: Strongly Favors topic 18 Establish solar-cell; expand use of electric ferries: Strongly Favors topic 18 Supports carbon tax: Strongly Favors topic 18 I see climate change already affecting Washingtonians: Strongly Favors topic 18 I cannot consciously accept the dangers of climate change: Favors topic 18 Mixed score on "350 Action's 2020 Climate Test": Favors topic 18 Supports tradable emissions permits for greenhouse gases: Favors topic 18 Preserve Alaska's ANWR instead of drilling it: Favors topic 18 Establish greenhouse gas tradeable allowances: Strongly Favors topic 18 Rated 100% by the CAF, indicating support for energy independence: Favors topic 18 Extend through 2016 the renewable energy tax credit: Strongly Favors topic 18 Set goal of 25% renewable energy by 2025: Strongly Favors topic 18 Let states define stricter-than-federal emission standards: 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 starting implementation of Kyoto Protocol: Strongly Favors topic 18 YES on raising CAFE standards; incentives for alternative fuels: Strongly Favors topic 18 YES on prohibiting oil drilling & development in ANWR: Strongly Favors topic 18 NO on authorizing construction of new oil refineries: Strongly Favors topic 18 NO on scheduling permitting for new oil refinieries: Strongly Favors topic 18 YES on keeping moratorium on drilling for oil offshore: Strongly Favors topic 18 YES on removing oil & gas exploration subsidies: Strongly Favors topic 18 YES on investing in homegrown biofuel: Strongly Favors topic 18 YES on criminalizing oil cartels like OPEC: 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 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
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| I pardoned thousands of people with drug crimes: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Opposed marijuana legalization; now sees it as success: Opposes topic 19 Rated +20 by NORML, indicating a pro-drug-reform stance: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Rated 75% by NORML, indicating a pro-legalization stance: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Rated B- by NORML, indicating a pro-drug-reform stance: Strongly Opposes topic 19 NO on prohibiting needle exchange & medical marijuana in DC: Strongly Opposes topic 19 NO on military border patrols to battle drugs & terrorism: Strongly Opposes topic 19 YES on more funding for Mexico to fight drugs: Favors topic 19 |
Strongly Favors
topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
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| Goal is meaningful career training for anyone who wants it: Strongly Favors topic 20 Reduce homelessness by half in next two years: Strongly Favors topic 20 Leading state in job growth & personal-income growth: Strongly 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 |
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