* Voted YES on increasing penalties for drug offenses. (Nov 1999)
* Voted YES on spending international development funds on drug control. (Jul 1996)
Fred Thompson on Education
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* Voted NO on funding smaller classes instead of private tutors. (May 2001)
* Voted NO on funding student testing instead of private tutors. (May 2001)
* Voted NO on spending $448B of tax cut on education & debt reduction. (Apr 2001)
* Voted YES on Educational Savings Accounts. (Mar 2000)
* Voted YES on allowing more flexibility in federal school rules. (Mar 1999)
* Voted YES on education savings accounts. (Jun 1998)
* Voted YES on school vouchers in DC. (Sep 1997)
* Voted YES on $75M for abstinence education. (Jul 1996)
Fred Thompson on Energy & Oil
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* Voted YES on drilling ANWR on national security grounds. (Apr 2002)
* Voted YES on terminating CAFE standards within 15 months. (Mar 2002)
* Voted YES on preserving budget for ANWR oil drilling. (Apr 2000)
* Voted NO on ending discussion of CAFE fuel efficiency standards. (Sep 1999)
* Voted YES on defunding renewable and solar energy. (Jun 1999)
* Voted YES on approving a nuclear waste repository. (Apr 1997)
Fred Thompson on Environment
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* Voted YES on confirming Gale Norton as Secretary of Interior. (Jan 2001)
* Voted YES 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)
Fred Thompson on Families & Children
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* Voted YES on killing restrictions on violent videos to minors. (May 1999)
Fred Thompson on Foreign Policy
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* Voted YES on enlarging NATO to include Eastern Europe. (May 2002)
* Voted NO on killing a bill for trade sanctions if China sells weapons. (Sep 2000)
* Voted YES on cap foreign aid at only $12.7 billion. (Oct 1999)
* Voted YES 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 NO on $17.9 billion to IMF. (Mar 1998)
* Voted YES on Strengthening of the trade embargo against Cuba. (Mar 1996)
Fred Thompson on Free Trade
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* Voted YES on extending free trade to Andean nations. (May 2002)
* Voted YES on granting normal trade relations status to Vietnam. (Oct 2001)
* Voted NO 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)
Fred Thompson on Government Reform
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* Voted YES on banning "soft money" contributions and restricting issue ads. (Mar 2002)
* Voted YES 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)
Fred Thompson on Gun Control
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* Voted NO on background checks at gun shows. (May 1999)
* Voted NO on more penalties for gun & drug violations. (May 1999)
* Voted YES on loosening license & background checks at gun shows. (May 1999)
* Voted YES on maintaining current law: guns sold without trigger locks. (Jul 1998)
Fred Thompson on Health Care
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* Voted NO on allowing reimportation of Rx drugs from Canada. (Jul 2002)
* Voted NO on allowing patients to sue HMOs & collect punitive damages. (Jun 2001)
* Voted YES on funding GOP version of Medicare prescription drug benefit. (Apr 2001)
* Voted NO on including prescription drugs under Medicare. (Jun 2000)
* Voted YES on limiting self-employment health deduction. (Jul 1999)
* Voted NO on increasing tobacco restrictions. (Jun 1998)
* Voted YES on Medicare means-testing. (Jun 1997)
* Voted NO on medical savings acounts. (Apr 1996)
Just a sample. He is good.
Here is his immigration resume:
http://grades.betterimmigration.com/view_history.php3?District=TN&VIPID=743
Some of these health care votes I don't understand. What's wrong with medical savings accounts??? Didn't Steve Forbes pioneer that?
"Voted YES on favoring 1997 McCain-Feingold overhaul of campaign finance."
I heard Rick Santorum on Mark Levin today and he was talking about what a big mistake McCain-Feingold is.
"Voted YES on killing restrictions on violent videos to minors"
Am i reading this right? He wanted to get rid of restrictions on minors getting violent videos? If so, i don't get it.