Heath Shuler on Abortion

• Pro-life; all life is sacred. (Nov 2006)
• Voted NO on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines. (Jan 2007)

Heath Shuler 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)
• Retire half the public debt by 2006. (May 2001)

Heath Shuler on Civil Rights

• Voted NO on prohibiting job discrimination based on sexual orientation. (Nov 2007)

Heath Shuler on Corporations

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

Heath Shuler on Crime

• Voted YES on expanding services for offendors' re-entry into society. (Nov 2007)
• Increase funding for "COPS ON THE BEAT" program. (Jan 2007)

Heath Shuler on Drugs

Heath Shuler on Education

• Voted YES on additional $10.2B for federal education & HHS projects. (Nov 2007)

Heath Shuler on Energy & Oil

• Supports domestic renewable energy. (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)
• Balance fossil fuels and viable renewable energy. (Jul 2001)

Heath Shuler on Environment

• Voted YES on $9.7B for Amtrak improvements and operation thru 2013. (Jun 2008)

Heath Shuler on Families & Children

Heath Shuler on Foreign Policy

Heath Shuler on Free Trade

• Fair trade laws protect American jobs. (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)
• Block NAFTA Superhighway & North American Union. (Jan 2007)

Heath Shuler on Government Reform

• 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)
• Supports Shays-Meehan Campaign Finance Reform. (Jul 2001)
• Prohibit voter intimidation in federal elections. (Mar 2007)

Heath Shuler on Gun Control

• Ban gun registration & trigger lock law in Washington DC. (Mar 2007)

Heath Shuler on Health Care

• 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)
• Voted YES on requiring negotiated Rx prices for Medicare part D. (Jan 2007)
• Better and immediate funding for Medicare & Medicaid. (Dec 2000)
• Prescription drug benefit within Medicare. (Jun 2000)
• Establish a national childhood cancer database. (Mar 2007)

Heath Shuler on Homeland Security

• Voted NO 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 YES 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)

Heath Shuler on Immigration

• No amnesty; secure borders are a national security issue. (Nov 2006)

Heath Shuler 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)

Heath Shuler on Principles & Values

• Member of the "Blue Dog" Coalition of conservative Democrats. (Nov 2007)

Heath Shuler on Social Security

• No privatizing nor dismantling. (Nov 2006)
• Strengthen Trust Funds and take them off-budget. (May 2001)

Heath Shuler on Tax Reform

• 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)
• 50-25-25 budget formula for debt-tax cuts-spending. (Feb 2001)

Heath Shuler on War & Peace

• Change course in Iraq but do not leave a political vacuum. (Nov 2006)
• Voted YES 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)

Heath Shuler on Welfare & Poverty

• Develop a strategy to eliminate extreme global poverty. (Dec 2007)