David Loebsack on Abortion

• Don’t chip away at Roe v. Wade. (Nov 2006)
• Voted YES on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines. (Jan 2007)
• Ensure access to and funding for contraception. (Feb 2007)

David Loebsack on Budget & Economy

• Voted YES on defining "energy emergency" on federal gas prices. (Jun 2008)
• Voted YES on revitalizing severely distressed public housing. (Jan 2008)
• Voted YES on regulating the subprime mortgage industry. (Nov 2007)

David Loebsack on Civil Rights

• Vigilance against restricting civil liberties. (Nov 2006)
• Guarantee full civil rights for GLBT people. (Nov 2006)
• Continue affirmative action programs. (Nov 2006)
• Voted YES on prohibiting job discrimination based on sexual orientation. (Nov 2007)
• Recognize Juneteenth as historical end of slavery. (Jun 2008)
• Re-introduce the Equal Rights Amendment. (Mar 2007)
• Reinforce anti-discrimination and equal-pay requirements. (Jan 2008)

David Loebsack on Corporations

• Voted YES on allowing stockholder voting on executive compensation. (Apr 2007)

David Loebsack on Crime

• Eliminate the death penalty. (Nov 2006)
• Support prison rehabilitation & drug treatment. (Nov 2006)
• Voted YES on expanding services for offendors' re-entry into society. (Nov 2007)
• Increase funding for "COPS ON THE BEAT" program. (Jan 2007)

David Loebsack on Drugs

• Allow medical marijuana. (Nov 2006)
• More funding for Colombia to combat the war on drugs. (Nov 2006)

David Loebsack on Education

• Provide needed resources for failing schools. (Nov 2006)
• Voted YES on additional $10.2B for federal education & HHS projects. (Nov 2007)

David Loebsack on Energy & Oil

• Energy policy that benefits the Midwest, not the Mideast. (Nov 2006)
• Voted YES on tax incentives for energy production and conservation. (May 2008)
• Voted YES on tax incentives for renewable energy. (Feb 2008)
• Voted YES on investing in homegrown biofuel. (Aug 2007)
• Voted YES on criminalizing oil cartels like OPEC. (May 2007)
• Voted YES on removing oil & gas exploration subsidies. (Jan 2007)
• Regulate wholesale electricity & gas prices. (Mar 2001)
• Set goal of 25% renewable energy by 2025. (Jan 2007)

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David Loebsack on Foreign Policy

David Loebsack on Free Trade

• Fair trade agreements should help open markets. (Nov 2006)
• Voted NO on promoting free trade with Peru. (Nov 2007)
• Voted YES on assisting workers who lose jobs due to globalization. (Oct 2007)
• No MFN for China; condition trade on human rights. (Nov 1999)

David Loebsack on Government Reform

• Public campaign financing to end politics-as-usual. (Nov 2006)
• Voted YES on requiring lobbyist disclosure of bundled donations. (May 2007)
• Voted YES on granting Washington DC an Electoral vote & vote in Congress. (Apr 2007)
• Voted YES on protecting whistleblowers from employer recrimination. (Mar 2007)

David Loebsack on Gun Control

• Ban semi-automatics; require licenses & background checks. (Nov 2006)

David Loebsack on Health Care

• Work towards truly universal coverage. (Nov 2006)
• Voted YES on giving mental health full equity with physical health. (Mar 2008)
• Voted YES on Veto override: Extend SCHIP to cover 6M more kids. (Jan 2008)
• Voted YES on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility. (Oct 2007)
• MEDS Plan: Cover senior Rx under Medicare. (Jan 2001)
• Establish a national childhood cancer database. (Mar 2007)
• Make health care a right, not a privilege. (Nov 1999)

David Loebsack on Homeland Security

• Bush ignoring FISA courts may constitute impeachable offense. (Nov 2006)
• Voted YES on requiring FISA warrants for wiretaps in US, but not abroad. (Mar 2008)
• Voted YES on Veto override: Congressional oversight of CIA interrogations. (Mar 2008)
• Voted NO on removing need for FISA warrant for wiretapping abroad. (Aug 2007)
• Voted YES on restricting no-bid defense contracts. (Mar 2007)
• Study & address suicides among veterans. (Apr 2008)
• Appoint chiropractors as commissioned officers. (Apr 2008)
• Restore habeas corpus for detainees in the War on Terror. (Jun 2007)

David Loebsack on Immigration

• Supports temporary worker program; enforce employer laws. (Nov 2006)

David Loebsack on Jobs

• Voted YES on overriding presidential veto of Farm Bill. (Jun 2008)
• Voted YES on restricting employer interference in union organizing. (Mar 2007)
• Voted YES on increasing minimum wage to $7.25. (Jan 2007)

David Loebsack on Principles & Values

• Member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. (Oct 2001)

David Loebsack on Social Security

• I will never vote to privatize Social Security. (Nov 2006)
• Increase FICA cap to $150,000. (Nov 2006)

David Loebsack on Tax Reform

• Don’t repeal the estate tax; do repeal Bush tax cuts. (Nov 2006)
• Voted YES on extending AMT exemptions to avoid hitting middle-income. (Jun 2008)
• Voted YES on paying for AMT relief by closing offshore business loopholes. (Dec 2007)
• American People's Dividend: Give $300 to every person. (Feb 2001)

David Loebsack on War & Peace

• Iraq war did not need to happen; disengage immediately. (Nov 2006)
• Voted YES on redeploying US troops out of Iraq starting in 90 days. (May 2007)

David Loebsack on Welfare & Poverty

• Develop a strategy to eliminate extreme global poverty. (Dec 2007)
• Reduce the concentration of wealth & wage inequality. (Nov 1999)