Former Republican Representative (MO-8):
Bill Emerson on
the Issues
Bill Emerson on
Abortion
No stance on record.
Bill Emerson on
Budget & Economy
- Supports balanced budget amendment & line item veto. (Sep 1994)
Bill Emerson on
Civil Rights
No stance on record.
Bill Emerson on
Corporations
No stance on record.
Bill Emerson on
Crime
- 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)
- Moratorium on death penalty; more DNA testing. (Mar 2001)
- More prisons, more enforcement, effective death penalty. (Sep 1994)
Bill Emerson on
Drugs
No stance on record.
Bill Emerson on
Education
- Voted YES on giving federal aid only to schools allowing voluntary prayer. (Mar 1994)
Bill Emerson on
Energy & Oil
No stance on record.
Bill Emerson on
Environment
No stance on record.
Bill Emerson on
Families & Children
- Use tax code to reinforce families. (Sep 1994)
Bill Emerson on
Foreign Policy
No stance on record.
Bill Emerson on
Free Trade
No stance on record.
Bill Emerson on
Government Reform
- Limit punitive damages; term limits on Congress. (Sep 1994)
- Government is too big, too intrusive, too easy with money. (Sep 1994)
Bill Emerson on
Gun Control
No stance on record.
Bill Emerson on
Health Care
No stance on record.
Bill Emerson on
Homeland Security
- No US troops under UN command; more defense spending. (Sep 1994)
Bill Emerson on
Immigration
No stance on record.
Bill Emerson on
Jobs
- Incentives to businesses create jobs & raise wages. (Sep 1994)
Bill Emerson on
Principles & Values
- Contract with America: 10 bills in 1st 100 days of Congress. (Sep 1994)
Bill Emerson on
Social Security
- Reduce taxes on Social Security earnings. (Sep 1994)
Bill Emerson on
Tax Reform
- Repeal marriage tax; cut middle class taxes. (Sep 1994)
Bill Emerson on
War & Peace
No stance on record.
Bill Emerson on
Welfare & Poverty
- Limit welfare to 2 years & cut welfare spending. (Sep 1994)
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