Republican Representative (FL-14):
Connie Mack IV on
the Issues
Connie Mack IV on
Abortion
- Voted YES on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines. (Jan 2007)
Connie Mack IV on
Budget & Economy
- Stop wasteful government spending. (Nov 2004)
- Voted NO on defining "energy emergency" on federal gas prices. (Jun 2008)
- Voted NO on revitalizing severely distressed public housing. (Jan 2008)
Connie Mack IV on
Civil Rights
- Voted NO on prohibiting job discrimination based on sexual orientation. (Nov 2007)
- Voted YES on Constitutionally defining marriage as one-man-one-woman. (Jul 2006)
Connie Mack IV on
Corporations
- Voted NO on allowing stockholder voting on executive compensation. (Apr 2007)
Connie Mack IV on
Crime
- Voted YES on expanding services for offendors' re-entry into society. (Nov 2007)
Connie Mack IV on
Drugs
No stance on record.
Connie Mack IV on
Education
- Voted YES on allowing Courts to decide on "God" in Pledge of Allegiance. (Jul 2006)
- Voted NO on $84 million in grants for Black and Hispanic colleges. (Mar 2006)
Connie Mack IV on
Energy & Oil
- Voted NO on tax incentives for energy production and conservation. (May 2008)
- Voted NO on tax incentives for renewable energy. (Feb 2008)
- Voted NO on investing in homegrown biofuel. (Aug 2007)
- Voted NO on criminalizing oil cartels like OPEC. (May 2007)
- Voted NO on removing oil & gas exploration subsidies. (Jan 2007)
- Voted NO on keeping moratorium on drilling for oil offshore. (Jun 2006)
- Voted YES on scheduling permitting for new oil refinieries. (Jun 2006)
Connie Mack IV on
Environment
- Voted NO on $9.7B for Amtrak improvements and operation thru 2013. (Jun 2008)
- Voted NO on increasing AMTRAK funding by adding $214M to $900M. (Jun 2006)
- Voted NO on barring website promoting Yucca Mountain nuclear waste dump. (May 2006)
Connie Mack IV on
Families & Children
No stance on record.
Connie Mack IV on
Foreign Policy
No stance on record.
Connie Mack IV on
Free Trade
- Voted YES on promoting free trade with Peru. (Nov 2007)
- Voted NO on assisting workers who lose jobs due to globalization. (Oct 2007)
Connie Mack IV on
Government Reform
- Voted NO on requiring lobbyist disclosure of bundled donations. (May 2007)
- Voted NO on granting Washington DC an Electoral vote & vote in Congress. (Apr 2007)
- Voted NO on protecting whistleblowers from employer recrimination. (Mar 2007)
- Voted YES on requiring photo ID for voting in federal elections. (Sep 2006)
- Voted NO on restricting independent grassroots political committees. (Apr 2006)
- Voted YES on limiting attorney's fees in class action lawsuits. (Feb 2005)
Connie Mack IV on
Gun Control
No stance on record.
Connie Mack IV on
Health Care
- Voted NO on giving mental health full equity with physical health. (Mar 2008)
- Voted NO on Veto override: Extend SCHIP to cover 6M more kids. (Jan 2008)
- Voted NO on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility. (Oct 2007)
- Voted NO on requiring negotiated Rx prices for Medicare part D. (Jan 2007)
Connie Mack IV on
Homeland Security
- Voted NO on requiring FISA warrants for wiretaps in US, but not abroad. (Mar 2008)
- Voted NO on Veto override: Congressional oversight of CIA interrogations. (Mar 2008)
- Voted YES on removing need for FISA warrant for wiretapping abroad. (Aug 2007)
- Voted NO on restricting no-bid defense contracts. (Mar 2007)
- Voted NO on allowing electronic surveillance without a warrant. (Sep 2006)
- Voted YES on continuing intelligence gathering without civil oversight. (Apr 2006)
- Voted YES on federalizing rules for driver licenses to hinder terrorists. (Feb 2005)
- Voted YES on continuing military recruitment on college campuses. (Feb 2005)
Connie Mack IV on
Immigration
- Voted YES on building a fence along the Mexican border. (Sep 2006)
- Voted YES on preventing tipping off Mexicans about Minuteman Project. (Jun 2006)
Connie Mack IV on
Jobs
- Voted NO on overriding presidential veto of Farm Bill. (Jun 2008)
- Voted NO on restricting employer interference in union organizing. (Mar 2007)
- Voted NO on increasing minimum wage to $7.25. (Jan 2007)
Connie Mack IV on
Principles & Values
- For the Pledge of Allegiance to be recited every day. (Nov 2004)
Connie Mack IV on
Social Security
No stance on record.
Connie Mack IV on
Tax Reform
- Voted NO on extending AMT exemptions to avoid hitting middle-income. (Jun 2008)
- Voted NO on paying for AMT relief by closing offshore business loopholes. (Dec 2007)
Connie Mack IV on
War & Peace
- Voted NO on investigating Bush impeachment for lying about Iraq. (Jun 2008)
- Voted NO on redeploying US troops out of Iraq starting in 90 days. (May 2007)
- Voted YES on declaring Iraq part of War on Terror with no exit date. (Jun 2006)
Connie Mack IV on
Welfare & Poverty
- Voted NO on providing $70 million for Section 8 Housing vouchers. (Jun 2006)
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