Specific Legislation

Major pieces of legislation typically generate a great deal of discussion from representatives. When that occurs, those pieces of legislation are dealt with separately so that the issues are not overloaded with information. The items below detail specific pieces of significant legislation.

2012 NDAA
2012 NDAA
The American Jobs Act
The American Jobs Act
Living Within Our Means and Investing in the Future
Living Within Our Means and Investing in the Future
Budget Control Act of 2011
Budget Control Act of 2011
Cut, Cap, and Balance
Cut, Cap, and Balance
The Paul Ryan Plan
The Paul Ryan Plan
TARP and GM
TARP and GM
The Stimulus
The Stimulus
TARP
TARP

Political Positions

This website is designed to display the political positions of representatives and candidates. Those positions are defined using floor speeches, voting records, sponsored and co-sponsored legislation, and interviews. The pages linked below are intended to assist the reader in forming their view on a representative or candidate by providing a factual account of the subjects. This includes the legislative history of each subject, a factual account of the legislation that a representative may have voted on, and in some cases provide historical facts or outcomes. These pages provide are intended to be an unbiased acount of each subject so that when candidates or representatives comment on the subject, the factual account can be referenced here.

Abortion
Abortion
China
China
Crime
Crime
Cuba
Cuba
Debt, Deficit, Spending, and the Size of Government
Debt, Deficit, Spending, and the Size of Government
Education
Education
Energy and the Environment
Energy and the Environment
Ethics
Ethics
Foreign Policy
Foreign Policy
Gay Marriage
Gay Marriage
Guantanamo Bay
Guantanamo Bay
Health Care
Health Care
Homeland Security
Homeland Security
Illegal Drugs
Illegal Drugs
Immigration
Immigration
International Aid
International Aid
Internet Freedom and Security
Internet Freedom and Security
Iran
Iran
Israel
Israel
Libya
Libya
Monetary Policy
Monetary Policy
NASA
NASA
Net Neutrality
Net Neutrality
Nuclear Weapons
Nuclear Weapons
Quantitative Easing
Quantitative Easing
Simpson-Bowles
Simpson-Bowles
Social Security
Social Security
Stem Cell Research
Stem Cell Research
Supreme Court Justices
Supreme Court Justices
Taxes
Taxes
Term Limits
Term Limits
The Constitution
The Constitution
The Economy
The Economy
The Fairness Doctrine
The Fairness Doctrine
The Federal Reserve
The Federal Reserve
The Filibuster
The Filibuster
The Second Amendment
The Second Amendment
The Tenth Amendment
The Tenth Amendment
The United Nations
The United Nations
The War in Afghanistan
The War in Afghanistan
The War in Iraq
The War in Iraq
Trade Policy
Trade Policy
Transportation
Transportation
Unions
Unions
Welfare and Unemployment
Welfare and Unemployment
World Trade Organization
World Trade Organization