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Democratic Representative (MS-4):
Gene Taylor on the Issues

Gene Taylor on Abortion

* Voted YES on making it a crime to harm a fetus during another crime. (Feb 2004)
* Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortion except to save mother’s life. (Oct 2003)
* Voted YES on forbidding human cloning for reproduction & medical research. (Feb 2003)
* Voted YES on funding for health providers who don't provide abortion info. (Sep 2002)
* Voted YES on banning human cloning, including medical research. (Jul 2001)
* Voted YES on banning Family Planning funding in US aid abroad. (May 2001)
* Voted YES on federal crime to harm fetus while committing other crimes. (Apr 2001)
* Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortions. (Apr 2000)
* Voted YES on barring transporting minors to get an abortion. (Jun 1999)
* by NARAL, indicating a pro-life voting record. (Dec 2003)

Gene Taylor on Budget & Economy

* Voted YES on restricting bankruptcy rules. (Jan 2004)
* Retire half the public debt by 2006. (May 2001)

Gene Taylor on Civil Rights

* Voted YES on constitutional amendment prohibiting flag desecration. (Jun 2003)
* Voted YES on Constitutional amendment prohibiting Flag Desecration. (Jul 2001)
* Voted YES on banning gay adoptions in DC. (Jul 1999)
* Voted YES on Amendment to prohibit burning the US flag. (Jun 1999)
* Voted YES on ending preferential treatment by race in college admissions. (May 1998)
* Supports anti-flag desecration amendment. (Mar 2001)
* by the ACLU, indicating an anti-civil rights voting record. (Dec 2002)

Gene Taylor on Corporations

* Voted NO on replacing illegal export tax breaks with $140B in new breaks. (Jun 2004)
* Voted YES on Bankruptcy Overhaul requiring partial debt repayment. (Mar 2001)
* by the US COC, indicating a mixed business voting record. (Dec 2003)

Gene Taylor on Crime

* Voted NO on funding for alternative sentencing instead of more prisons. (Jun 2000)
* Voted YES on more prosecution and sentencing for juvenile crime. (Jun 1999)
* Voted NO on maintaining right of habeus corpus in Death Penalty Appeals. (Mar 1996)
* Voted YES on making federal death penalty appeals harder. (Feb 1995)
* Voted NO on replacing death penalty with life imprisonment. (Apr 1994)
* by CURE, indicating anti-rehabilitation crime votes. (Dec 2000)

Gene Taylor on Drugs

* Voted YES on military border patrols to battle drugs & terrorism. (Sep 2001)
* Voted NO on prohibiting needle exchange & medical marijuana in DC. (Oct 1999)
* Voted YES on subjecting federal employees to random drug tests. (Sep 1998)

Gene Taylor on Education

* Voted YES on allowing school prayer during the War on Terror. (Nov 2001)
* Voted YES on requiring states to test students. (May 2001)
* Voted YES on allowing vouchers in DC schools. (Aug 1998)
* Voted NO on vouchers for private & parochial schools. (Nov 1997)
* Voted YES on giving federal aid only to schools allowing voluntary prayer. (Mar 1994)
* Let schools display the words "God Bless America". (Oct 2001)
* Supports requiring schools to allow prayer. (Jan 2001)
* by the NEA, indicating a mixed record on public education. (Dec 2003)
* Supports a Constitutional Amendment for school prayer. (May 1997)

Gene Taylor on Energy & Oil

* 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 NO on prohibiting oil drilling & development in ANWR. (Aug 2001)
* Voted NO on starting implementation of Kyoto Protocol. (Jun 2000)
* Balance fossil fuels and viable renewable energy. (Jul 2001)

Gene Taylor on Environment

* Voted YES on speeding up approval of forest thinning projects. (Nov 2003)
* by the LCV, indicating a mixed record on environment. (Dec 2003)

Gene Taylor on Families & Children

* Voted YES on establishing nationwide AMBER alert system for missing kids. (Apr 2003)
* Voted YES on reducing Marriage Tax by $399B over 10 years. (Mar 2001)
* by the Christian Coalition: an anti-family voting record. (Dec 2003)

Gene Taylor on Foreign Policy

* Voted YES on keeping Cuba travel ban until political prisoners released. (Jul 2001)
* Voted YES on withholding $244M in UN Back Payments until US seat restored. (May 2001)
* Voted NO on $156M to IMF for 3rd-world debt reduction. (Jul 2000)
* Voted NO on Permanent Normal Trade Relations with China. (May 2000)
* Voted NO on $15.2 billion for foreign operations. (Nov 1999)

Gene Taylor on Free Trade

* Voted NO on implementing the US-Singapore free trade agreement. (Jul 2003)
* Voted NO on implementing free trade agreement with Chile. (Jul 2003)
* Voted YES on withdrawing from the WTO. (Jun 2000)
* Voted NO on 'Fast Track' authority for trade agreements. (Sep 1998)
* by CATO, indicating a pro-fair trade voting record. (Dec 2002)

Gene Taylor on Government Reform

* 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)
* Supports Shays-Meehan Campaign Finance Reform. (Jul 2001)

Gene Taylor on Gun Control

* Voted YES on prohibiting suing gunmakers & sellers for gun misuse. (Apr 2003)
* Voted YES on decreasing gun waiting period from 3 days to 1. (Jun 1999)
* by the NRA, indicating a pro-gun rights voting record. (Dec 2003)

Gene Taylor on Health Care

* Voted YES 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 YES on small business associations for buying health insurance. (Jun 2003)
* Voted YES on capping damages and 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 Prescription Drug Coverage under Medicare. (Jun 2000)
* Voted YES on banning physician-assisted suicide. (Oct 1999)
* Voted NO on establishing tax-exempt Medical Savings Accounts. (Oct 1999)
* Better and immediate funding for Medicare & Medicaid. (Dec 2000)
* Prescription drug benefit within Medicare. (Jun 2000)
* by APHA, indicating a mixed record on public health issues. (Dec 2003)

Gene Taylor on Homeland Security

* Voted YES on emergency $78B for war in Iraq & Afghanistan. (Apr 2003)
* Voted YES 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)
* by SANE, indicating a mixed record on military issues. (Dec 2003)

Gene Taylor on Immigration

* Voted YES on reporting illegal aliens who receive hospital treatment. (May 2004)
* Voted NO on extending Immigrant Residency rules. (May 2001)
* Voted NO on more immigrant visas for skilled workers. (Sep 1998)
* by FAIR, indicating a voting record loosening immigration. (Dec 2003)

Gene Taylor on Jobs

* Voted YES on $167B over 10 years for farm price supports. (Oct 2001)
* Voted YES on zero-funding OSHA's Ergonomics Rules instead of $4.5B. (Mar 2001)
* Member of the Congressional Rural Caucus. (Jan 2001)
* by the AFL-CIO, indicating a pro-labor voting record. (Dec 2003)

Gene Taylor on Principles & Values

* Religious affiliation: Catholic. (Nov 2000)
* Member of the "Blue Dog" Coalition of conservative Democrats. (Nov 2000)

Gene Taylor on Social Security

* Voted YES on raising 401(k) limits & making pension plans more portable. (May 2001)
* Voted NO on reducing tax payments on Social Security benefits. (Jul 2000)
* Voted YES on strengthening the Social Security Lockbox. (May 1999)
* Strengthen Trust Funds and take them off-budget. (May 2001)
* by the ARA, indicating a pro-senior voting record. (Dec 2003)

Gene Taylor on Tax Reform

* Voted NO on making permanent an increase in the child tax credit. (May 2004)
* Voted NO on permanently eliminating the so-called marriage penalty. (Apr 2004)
* Voted NO on making the Bush tax cuts permanent. (Apr 2002)
* Voted NO on $99.5B economic stimulus: capital gains & income tax cuts. (Oct 2001)
* Voted NO on Tax Cut Package of $958B over 10 years. (May 2001)
* Voted NO on eliminating the Estate Tax. (Apr 2001)
* Voted NO on eliminating the "marriage penalty". (Jul 2000)
* Voted NO on repealing the estate tax ("death tax"). (Jun 2000)
* Voted NO on $46 billion in tax cuts for small business. (Mar 2000)
* 50-25-25 budget formula for debt-tax cuts-spending. (Feb 2001)
* by NTU, indicating a "Big Spender" on tax votes. (Dec 2003)

Gene Taylor on War & Peace

* Voted YES on approving removal of Saddam & valiant service of US troops. (Mar 2004)
* Voted YES on authorizing military force in Iraq. (Oct 2002)
* Voted NO on disallowing the invasion of Kosovo. (May 1999)

Gene Taylor on Welfare & Poverty

* Voted YES 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)