Nancy Pelosi on the Issues

Issues2000.org ^ | 11-9-02

[Gillmeister]

Nancy Pelosi on Abortion Click here for 6 full quotes OR click here for background on Abortion. Voted NO on banning human cloning, including medical research. (Jul 2001) Voted NO on banning Family Planning funding in US aid abroad. (May 2001) Voted NO on federal crime to harm fetus while committing other crimes. (Apr 2001) Voted NO on banning partial-birth abortions. (Apr 2000) Voted NO on barring transporting minors to get an abortion. (Jun 1999) Supported funding contraception and UN family planning. (Jul 1999)

Nancy Pelosi on Budget & Economy Click here for the full quote OR click here for background on Budget & Economy. Voted NO on Bankruptcy Overhaul requiring partial debt repayment. (Mar 2001)

Nancy Pelosi on China Click here for 2 full quotes OR click here for background on China. Voted NO on Permanent Normal Trade Relations with China. (May 2000) No MFN for China; condition trade on human rights. (Nov 1999)

Nancy Pelosi on Civil Rights Click here for 7 full quotes OR click here for background on Civil Rights. Voted NO on Constitutional amendment prohibiting Flag Desecration. (Jul 2001) Voted NO on banning gay adoptions in DC. (Jul 1999) Voted NO on Amendment to prohibit burning the US flag. (Jun 1999) Voted NO on ending preferential treatment by race in college admissions. (May 1998) Constitutional Amendment for equal rights by gender. (Mar 2001) Supported legislation on violence against women & safety. (Jul 1999) Supported funding for women's and disadvantaged businesses. (Jul 1999)

Nancy Pelosi on Crime Click here for 8 full quotes OR click here for background on Crime. Voted YES on funding for alternative sentencing instead of more prisons. (Jun 2000) Voted NO on more prosecution and sentencing for juvenile crime. (Jun 1999) Voted YES on maintaining right of habeus corpus in Death Penalty Appeals. (Mar 1996) Voted NO on making federal death penalty appeals harder. (Feb 1995) Voted YES on replacing death penalty with life imprisonment. (Apr 1994) Moratorium on death penalty; more DNA testing. (Mar 2001) More funding and stricter sentencing for hate crimes. (Apr 2001) Require DNA testing for all federal executions. (Mar 2001)

Nancy Pelosi on Defense Click here for 4 full quotes OR click here for background on Defense. Voted YES on $266 billion Defense Appropriations bill. (Jul 1999) Voted NO on deploying SDI. (Mar 1999) End the use of anti-personnel mines. (Mar 2001) Recognize women veterans; assist military families. (Jul 1999)

Nancy Pelosi on Drugs Click here for 3 full quotes OR click here for background on Drugs. Voted NO on military border patrols to battle drugs & terrorism. (Sep 2001) Voted NO on prohibiting needle exchange & medical marijuana in DC. (Oct 1999) Legalize medical marijuana. (Jul 2001)

Nancy Pelosi on Education Click here for 4 full quotes OR click here for background on Education. Voted YES on requiring states to test students. (May 2001) Reduce class size to 18 children in grades 1 to 3. (Mar 2001) Opposes requiring schools to allow school prayer. (Jan 2001) Supported funding for teacher training & other initiatives. (Jul 1999)

Nancy Pelosi on Environment Click here for 5 full quotes OR click here for background on Environment. 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) Regulate wholesale electricity & gas prices. (Mar 2001) Preserve Alaska's ANWR instead of drilling it. (Feb 2001)

Nancy Pelosi on Families & Children Click here for 2 full quotes OR click here for background on Families & Children. Voted NO on reducing Marriage Tax by $399B over 10 years. (Mar 2001) Supported funding child care, child health, & child housing. (Jul 1999)

Nancy Pelosi on Foreign Policy Click here for 5 full quotes OR click here for background on Foreign Policy. 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 $15.2 billion for foreign operations. (Nov 1999) Multi-year commitment to Africa for food & medicine. (Apr 2001)

Nancy Pelosi on Free Trade Click here for 2 full quotes OR click here for background on Free Trade. Voted NO on withdrawing from the WTO. (Jun 2000) Voted NO on 'Fast Track' authority for trade agreements. (Sep 1998)

Nancy Pelosi on Government Reform Click here for 2 full quotes OR click here for background on Government Reform. Voted NO on banning soft money donations to national political parties. (Jul 2001) Voted YES on banning soft money. (Sep 1999)

Nancy Pelosi on Gun Control Click here for the full quote OR click here for background on Gun Control. Voted NO on decreasing gun waiting period from 3 days to 1. (Jun 1999)

Nancy Pelosi on Health Care Click here for 10 full quotes OR click here for background on Health Care. 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 NO on banning physician-assisted suicide. (Oct 1999) Voted NO on establishing tax-exempt Medical Savings Accounts. (Oct 1999) MEDS Plan: Cover senior Rx under Medicare. (Jan 2001) Make health care a right, not a privilege. (Nov 1999) Supported funding women's health needs. (Jul 1999) Supported funding older women's health. (Jul 1999) Supported funding Prenatal and Postpartum Care. (Jul 1999) Supported funding Family and Children's Coverage. (Jul 1999)

Nancy Pelosi on Immigration Click here for 2 full quotes OR click here for background on Immigration. Voted YES on extending Immigrant Residency rules. (May 2001) Voted YES on more immigrant visas for skilled workers. (Sep 1998)

Nancy Pelosi on Labor & Farming Click here for 2 full quotes OR click here for background on Labor & Farming. Voted YES on $167B over 10 years for farm price supports. (Oct 2001) Voted NO on enforcing OSHA's Ergonomics Rules at cost of $4.5B. (Mar 2001)

Nancy Pelosi on Principles & Values Click here for 4 full quotes OR click here for background on Principles & Values. Religious affiliation: Catholic. (Nov 2000) Member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. (Oct 2001) Member of the Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues. (Jul 2001) Member of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus . (Jan 2001)

Nancy Pelosi on School Choice Click here for 2 full quotes OR click here for background on School Choice. Voted NO on allowing vouchers in DC schools. (Aug 1998) Voted NO on vouchers for private & parochial schools. (Nov 1997)

Nancy Pelosi on Social Security Click here for 3 full quotes OR click here for background 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) Supported pension reform and tax credits for long-term care. (Jul 1999)

Nancy Pelosi on Tax Reform Click here for 9 full quotes OR click here for background on Tax Reform. 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) American People's Dividend: Give $300 to every person. (Feb 2001) Tax incentives for child care; eliminate marriage penalty. (Jul 1999) Tax incentives for education, new schools, & families. (Jul 1999)

Nancy Pelosi on Technology Click here for 2 full quotes OR click here for background on Technology. Promote internet via Congressional Internet Caucus. (Jan 2001) Criminal penalties for e-mail spamming. (Feb 2001)

Nancy Pelosi on War & Peace Click here for 3 full quotes OR click here for background on War & Peace. Voted NO on disallowing the invasion of Kosovo. (May 1999) Condemns anti-Muslim bigotry in name of anti-terrorism. (Oct 2001) Wage war on Terrorism, not on fellow Americans. (Sep 2001)

Nancy Pelosi on Welfare & Poverty Click here for 3 full quotes OR click here for background on Welfare & Poverty. Voted NO on treating religious organizations equally for tax breaks. (Jul 2001) Voted NO on responsible fatherhood via faith-based organizations. (Nov 1999) Reduce the concentration of wealth & wage inequality. (Nov 1999)

VoteMatch Responses (Click here for VoteMatch quiz) VoteMatch Question & Answer (Click on question for explanation and background) Based on these stances: (Click on topic for excerpt & citation) Strongly Favors Abortion is a woman's right (10 points on Social scale) Favors: Supported funding contraception and UN family planning. Strongly Favors: NO on barring transporting minors to get an abortion Favors: NO on banning partial-birth abortions Favors: NO on banning Family Planning funding in US aid abroad Strongly Favors: NO on banning human cloning, including medical research Favors: NO on federal crime to harm fetus while committing other crimes Strongly Favors Require companies to hire more women & minorities (0 points on Economic scale) Strongly Favors: Constitutional Amendment for equal rights by gender. Favors: Wage war on Terrorism, not on fellow Americans. Favors: Supported funding for women's and disadvantaged businesses. Favors: NO on ending preferential treatment by race in college admissions Strongly Favors Sexual orientation protected by civil rights laws (10 points on Social scale) Strongly Favors: More funding and stricter sentencing for hate crimes. Favors: NO on banning gay adoptions in DC. Opposes Teach moral standards In Public Schools (7 points on Social scale) Opposes: Opposes requiring schools to allow school prayer. Opposes: NO on Constitutional amendment prohibiting Flag Desecration Favors More Federal Funding for Health Coverage (2 points on Economic scale) Favors: MEDS Plan: Cover senior Rx under Medicare. Strongly Favors: Make health care a right, not a privilege. Neutral: Supported funding women's health needs. Favors: NO on establishing tax-exempt Medical Savings Accounts Favors: NO on Prescription Drug Coverage under Medicare Neutral Privatize Social Security (5 points on Economic scale) Neutral: Supported pension reform and tax credits for long-term care. Opposes: NO on reducing tax payments on Social Security benefits Favors: YES on raising 401(k) limits & making pension plans more portable Strongly Opposes Parents Choose Schools via Vouchers (0 points on Social scale) Strongly Opposes: Reduce class size to 18 children in grades 1 to 3. Strongly Opposes: NO on vouchers for private & parochial schools Opposes: NO on allowing vouchers in DC schools Strongly Opposes Death Penalty (10 points on Social scale) Opposes: Moratorium on death penalty; more DNA testing. Strongly Opposes: Require DNA testing for all federal executions. Strongly Opposes: YES on replacing death penalty with life imprisonment Strongly Opposes: NO on making federal death penalty appeals harder Opposes: YES on maintaining right of habeus corpus in Death Penalty Appeals Strongly Opposes Mandatory "Three Strikes" Sentencing Laws (10 points on Social scale) Opposes: NO on more prosecution and sentencing for juvenile crime Opposes: NO on Amendment to prohibit burning the US flag. Strongly Opposes: YES on funding for alternative sentencing instead of more prisons. Strongly Opposes Absolute right to gun ownership (0 points on Social scale) Strongly Opposes: NO on decreasing gun waiting period from 3 days to 1 Opposes Make Income Tax Flatter & Lower (2 points on Economic scale) Opposes: American People's Dividend: Give $300 to every person. Opposes: Reduce the concentration of wealth & wage inequality. Neutral: Tax incentives for child care; eliminate marriage penalty. Opposes: NO on repealing the estate tax ("death tax") Opposes: NO on eliminating the "marriage penalty" Opposes: NO on $46 billion in tax cuts for small business Opposes: NO on Tax Cut Package of $958B over 10 years Opposes: NO on reducing Marriage Tax by $399B over 10 years Opposes: NO on eliminating the Estate Tax Favors Immigration helps our economy-encourage it (7 points on Economic scale) Favors: YES on more immigrant visas for skilled workers Favors: YES on extending Immigrant Residency rules Neutral Support & Expand Free Trade (5 points on Economic scale) Strongly Opposes: NO on 'Fast Track' authority for trade agreements Strongly Favors: NO on withdrawing from the WTO Strongly Favors Link Human Rights to trade with China (0 points on Social scale) Strongly Favors: No MFN for China; condition trade on human rights. Strongly Favors: NO on Permanent Normal Trade Relations with China Favors More Spending on Armed Forces Personnel (2 points on Economic scale) Neutral: Recognize women veterans; assist military families. Favors: YES on $266 billion Defense Appropriations bill Strongly Favors Reduce spending on Missile Defense ("Star Wars") (0 points on Economic scale) Strongly Favors: NO on deploying SDI Strongly Favors Continue Foreign Aid to Russia, Israel, & others (0 points on Economic scale) Strongly Favors: Multi-year commitment to Africa for food & medicine. Favors: NO on disallowing the invasion of Kosovo Favors: YES on $15.2 billion for foreign operations Favors: YES on $156M to IMF for 3rd-world debt reduction Favors: NO on withholding $244M in UN Back Payments until US seat restored Strongly Favors Spend Resources to Stop Global Warming (0 points on Economic scale) Favors: Preserve Alaska's ANWR instead of drilling it. Strongly Favors: YES on starting implementation of Kyoto Protocol Strongly Favors: YES on raising CAFE standards; incentives for alternative fuels Strongly Favors: YES on prohibiting oil drilling & development in ANWR Strongly Opposes Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (10 points on Social scale) Strongly Opposes: Legalize medical marijuana. Strongly Opposes: NO on prohibiting needle exchange & medical marijuana in DC Strongly Opposes: NO on military border patrols to battle drugs & terrorism Strongly Opposes Allow churches to provide welfare services (10 points on Social scale) Opposes: NO on responsible fatherhood via faith-based organizations Strongly Opposes: NO on treating religious organizations equally for tax breaks

Nancy Pelosi is a Moderate Liberal. Click here for explanation.

[Mr. Mulliner]

That is an interesting site, but I've been plugging in a few names and seeing how they rate on the chart at the bottom. It seemed fairly accurate until I did Noam Chomsky. He comes out to be a moderate, only slightly to the left of center.

[DLfromthedesert]

And they both lok like Nita Lowey.

[evolved_rage]

She's a mutant!

[TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig]

Yea right, I forgot she had her whole face done except for her nose.

[TigersEye]

She's an alien. Just like this guy.

[cinFLA]

What we see here is the rise of the communists in the democratic party. Nothing more, nothing less.

[Holden Magroin]

Pelosi sounds no more liberal than any "moderate" Democrat.

[Holden Magroin]

The media thinks this woman is "telegenic"?

[LiteKeeper]

Go Nancy! Those of us in the VRWC celebrate they idea of you leading your party further to the Left, and the world of socialism.

[fire_eye]

OMIgod...
THAT thing is RIGHT out of one of those S-F movies where the alien life form takes over the Senator's body, gets elected President, and starts preparing Earth for domination...

[TigersEye]

Uhhhhh ... that's not a movie. That's the nightly news. :^(

[cinFLA]

Oh good, quick, go check the pumpkins....

Bernie Sanders, founder of the CPC and former leader is a member of DSA.

The head of the AFL-CIO is a member of the DSA

Pelosi is a member of the CPC. Maxine Waters is one of the founders of the CPC.

[BJungNan]

Is that Pelosi or Michael Jackson?