Henry Cuellar on Abortion

• Voted YES on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines. (Jan 2007)
• Voted YES on allowing human embryonic stem cell research. (May 2005)
• Voted YES on restricting interstate transport of minors to get abortions. (Apr 2005)
• Rated 80% by the NRLC, indicating a mixed record on abortion. (Dec 2006)

Henry Cuellar 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)

Henry Cuellar on Civil Rights

• Voted YES on prohibiting job discrimination based on sexual orientation. (Nov 2007)
• Voted YES on Constitutionally defining marriage as one-man-one-woman. (Jul 2006)
• Voted YES on making the PATRIOT Act permanent. (Dec 2005)
• Issue a commemorative postage stamp of Rosa Parks. (Dec 2005)
• Rated 25% by the HRC, indicating a mixed record on gay rights. (Dec 2006)
• Rated 75% by NAACP, indicating a mixed record on affirmative-action. (Dec 2006)
• Re-introduce the Equal Rights Amendment. (Mar 2007)

Henry Cuellar on Corporations

• Voted NO on allowing stockholder voting on executive compensation. (Apr 2007)

Henry Cuellar 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)

Henry Cuellar on Drugs

• Rated -10 by NORML, indicating a "hard-on-drugs" stance. (Dec 2006)
• Enhance interdiction by criminalizing unflagged submarines. (Jul 2008)

Henry Cuellar on Education

• Voted YES on additional $10.2B for federal education & HHS projects. (Nov 2007)
• Voted NO on allowing Courts to decide on "God" in Pledge of Allegiance. (Jul 2006)
• Voted YES on $84 million in grants for Black and Hispanic colleges. (Mar 2006)

Henry Cuellar on Energy & Oil

• Voted YES on tax incentives for energy production and conservation. (May 2008)
• Voted NO on tax incentives for renewable energy. (Feb 2008)
• Voted YES on investing in homegrown biofuel. (Aug 2007)
• Voted NO on criminalizing oil cartels like OPEC. (May 2007)
• Voted YES on removing oil & gas exploration subsidies. (Jan 2007)
• Voted NO on keeping moratorium on drilling for oil offshore. (Jun 2006)
• Voted NO on scheduling permitting for new oil refinieries. (Jun 2006)
• Voted NO on authorizing construction of new oil refineries. (Oct 2005)
• Rated 50% by CAF, indicating a mixed record on energy independence. (Dec 2006)
• Set goal of 25% renewable energy by 2025. (Jan 2007)

Henry Cuellar on Environment

• Voted YES on $9.7B for Amtrak improvements and operation thru 2013. (Jun 2008)
• Voted YES on increasing AMTRAK funding by adding $214M to $900M. (Jun 2006)
• Voted NO on barring website promoting Yucca Mountain nuclear waste dump. (May 2006)
• Voted YES on deauthorizing "critical habitat" for endangered species. (Sep 2005)

Henry Cuellar on Families & Children

Henry Cuellar on Foreign Policy

• Voted NO on deterring foreign arms transfers to China. (Jul 2005)

Henry Cuellar on Free Trade

• Voted YES on promoting free trade with Peru. (Nov 2007)
• Voted YES on assisting workers who lose jobs due to globalization. (Oct 2007)
• Voted YES on implementing CAFTA, Central America Free Trade. (Jul 2005)

Henry Cuellar 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)
• Voted NO on requiring photo ID for voting in federal elections. (Sep 2006)
• Voted NO on restricting independent grassroots political committees. (Apr 2006)
• Voted YES on prohibiting lawsuits about obesity against food providers. (Oct 2005)
• Voted YES on limiting attorney's fees in class action lawsuits. (Feb 2005)
• Prohibit voter intimidation in federal elections. (Mar 2007)

Henry Cuellar on Gun Control

• Voted YES on prohibiting product misuse lawsuits on gun manufacturers. (Oct 2005)
• Ban gun registration & trigger lock law in Washington DC. (Mar 2007)

Henry Cuellar 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)
• Voted NO on denying non-emergency treatment for lack of Medicare co-pay. (Feb 2006)
• Establish a national childhood cancer database. (Mar 2007)

Henry Cuellar on Homeland Security

• Help improve veterans’ and military personnel’s benefits. (Nov 2004)
• 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 YES on removing need for FISA warrant for wiretapping abroad. (Aug 2007)
• Voted YES on restricting no-bid defense contracts. (Mar 2007)
• Voted YES 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)

Henry Cuellar on Immigration

• Voted NO on building a fence along the Mexican border. (Sep 2006)
• Voted NO on preventing tipping off Mexicans about Minuteman Project. (Jun 2006)
• Comprehensive immigration reform without amnesty. (May 2005)
• Rated 17% by USBC, indicating an open-border stance. (Dec 2006)

Henry Cuellar 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)

Henry Cuellar on Principles & Values

• Rated 8% by the AU, indicating opposition to church-state separation. (Dec 2006)
• Member of Congressional Hispanic Caucus. (Nov 2007)

Henry Cuellar on Social Security

Henry Cuellar 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)
• Voted YES on retaining reduced taxes on capital gains & dividends. (Dec 2005)
• Rated 0% by the CTJ, indicating opposition to progressive taxation. (Dec 2006)

Henry Cuellar on War & Peace

• 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)
• Voted YES on declaring Iraq part of War on Terror with no exit date. (Jun 2006)

Henry Cuellar on Welfare & Poverty

• Voted YES on providing $70 million for Section 8 Housing vouchers. (Jun 2006)