Marge Roukema on Abortion

• Voted NO on banning Family Planning funding in US aid abroad. (May 2001)
• Voted NO on federal crime to harm fetus while committing other crimes. (Apr 2001)
• Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortions. (Apr 2000)
• Voted YES on barring transporting minors to get an abortion. (Jun 1999)
• Protect the reproductive rights of women. (Jan 1993)

Marge Roukema on Budget & Economy

• Supports balanced budget amendment & line item veto. (Sep 1994)
• Maintain & enforce existing spending caps in the future. (Sep 1998)

Marge Roukema on Civil Rights

• Voted YES on banning gay adoptions in DC. (Jul 1999)
• Voted YES on ending preferential treatment by race in college admissions. (May 1998)
• Supports anti-flag desecration amendment. (Mar 2001)
• Constitutional Amendment for equal rights by gender. (Mar 2001)
• Require 90 day delay for compliance before ADA lawsuits. (May 2002)
• Limit interstate class-action lawsuits to federal courts . (May 2002)
• Supported legislation on violence against women & safety. (Jul 1999)
• Supported funding for women's and disadvantaged businesses. (Jul 1999)

Marge Roukema on Corporations

• Voted YES on Bankruptcy Overhaul requiring partial debt repayment. (Mar 2001)

Marge Roukema on Crime

• Voted NO on funding for alternative sentencing instead of more prisons. (Jun 2000)
• Voted YES on more prosecution and sentencing for juvenile crime. (Jun 1999)
• Voted NO on maintaining right of habeas 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)
• More prisons, more enforcement, effective death penalty. (Sep 1994)

Marge Roukema on Drugs

• Voted YES on military border patrols to battle drugs & terrorism. (Sep 2001)
• Voted NO on prohibiting needle exchange & medical marijuana in DC. (Oct 1999)

Marge Roukema on Education

• Voted YES on requiring states to test students. (May 2001)
• Voted NO on allowing vouchers in DC schools. (Aug 1998)
• Voted NO on vouchers for private & parochial schools. (Nov 1997)
• Voted YES on giving federal aid only to schools allowing voluntary prayer. (Mar 1994)
• Focus educational resources to help those with greatest need. (Jul 2001)
• Require state standards, regular assessments, and sanctions. (Jul 2001)
• Support Ed-Flex: more flexibility if more accountable. (Jul 2001)
• Supported funding for teacher training & other initiatives. (Jul 1999)

Marge Roukema on Energy & Oil

• Voted YES on raising CAFE standards; incentives for alternative fuels. (Aug 2001)
• Voted YES on prohibiting oil drilling & development in ANWR. (Aug 2001)
• Voted YES on starting implementation of Kyoto Protocol. (Jun 2000)
• Supports immediate reductions in greenhouse gases. (Sep 1998)

Marge Roukema on Environment

• Reduce liability for hazardous waste cleanup. (May 2001)
• Supports grants for brownfields remediation. (May 2002)
• Make EPA into a Cabinet department. (May 2002)
• Focus on results, not regulation. (Sep 1998)

Marge Roukema on Families & Children

• Voted YES on reducing Marriage Tax by $399B over 10 years. (Mar 2001)
• Use tax code to reinforce families. (Sep 1994)
• TV shows should have explicit viewer advisories. (Jun 1993)
• Supported funding child care, child health, & child housing. (Jul 1999)

Marge Roukema on Foreign Policy

• Voted NO on keeping Cuba travel ban until political prisoners released. (Jul 2001)
• Voted YES on withholding $244M in UN Back Payments until US seat restored. (May 2001)
• Voted NO on $156M to IMF for 3rd-world debt reduction. (Jul 2000)
• Voted YES on Permanent Normal Trade Relations with China. (May 2000)
• Voted NO on $15.2 billion for foreign operations. (Nov 1999)
• Multi-year commitment to Africa for food & medicine. (Apr 2001)

Marge Roukema on Free Trade

• Voted NO on withdrawing from the WTO. (Jun 2000)
• Voted YES on 'Fast Track' authority for trade agreements. (Sep 1998)
• Promote the Andean Free Trade Agreement. (May 2002)

Marge Roukema on Government Reform

• Voted NO on banning soft money donations to national political parties. (Jul 2001)
• Voted YES on banning soft money and issue ads. (Sep 1999)
• Limit punitive damages; term limits on Congress. (Sep 1994)
• Government is too big, too intrusive, too easy with money. (Sep 1994)
• Reduce federal government size & scope, including military. (Sep 1998)

Marge Roukema on Gun Control

• Voted NO on decreasing gun waiting period from 3 days to 1. (Jun 1999)

Marge Roukema on Health Care

• Voted NO on allowing suing HMOs, but under federal rules & limited award. (Aug 2001)
• Voted YES on subsidizing private insurance for Medicare Rx drug coverage. (Jun 2000)
• Voted YES on banning physician-assisted suicide. (Oct 1999)
• Voted YES on establishing tax-exempt Medical Savings Accounts. (Oct 1999)
• Limit anti-trust lawsuits on health plans and insurers. (Mar 2002)
• Tax credits for those without employee health insurance. (May 2002)
• Tax deduction for long-term care insurance. (May 2002)
• Support telemedicine for underserved areas. (May 2002)
• $350 billion for prescriptions for poor seniors. (May 2002)
• Collect data on birth defects and present to the public. (Apr 1998)
• Supported funding women's health needs. (Jul 1999)
• Supported funding older women's health. (Jul 1999)
• Supported funding Prenatal and Postpartum Care. (Jul 1999)
• Supported funding Family and Children's Coverage. (Jul 1999)

Marge Roukema on Homeland Security

• Voted YES on $266 billion Defense Appropriations bill. (Jul 1999)
• Voted YES on deploying SDI. (Mar 1999)
• End the use of anti-personnel mines. (Mar 2001)
• Federalize aviation security. (Nov 2001)
• No US troops under UN command; more defense spending. (Sep 1994)
• Recognize women veterans; assist military families. (Jul 1999)

Marge Roukema on Immigration

• Voted NO on extending Immigrant Residency rules. (May 2001)
• Voted YES on more immigrant visas for skilled workers. (Sep 1998)
• English immersion over bilingual education. (Jul 2001)
• Declared English the official language of the US. (Jan 1999)

Marge Roukema on Jobs

• Voted NO on $167B over 10 years for farm price supports. (Oct 2001)
• Voted YES on zero-funding OSHA's Ergonomics Rules instead of $4.5B. (Mar 2001)
• Incentives to businesses create jobs & raise wages. (Sep 1994)

Marge Roukema on Principles & Values

• Religious affiliation: Protestant. (Nov 2000)
• Member of the Republican Main Street Partnership . (Jan 2001)
• Member of the Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues. (Jul 2001)
• Contract with America: 10 bills in 1st 100 days of Congress. (Sep 1994)

Marge Roukema on Social Security

• Voted YES on raising 401(k) limits & making pension plans more portable. (May 2001)
• Voted YES on reducing tax payments on Social Security benefits. (Jul 2000)
• Voted NO on strengthening the Social Security Lockbox. (May 1999)
• Reduce taxes on Social Security earnings. (Sep 1994)
• Supports individual savings accounts and work incentives. (Sep 1998)
• Supported pension reform and tax credits for long-term care. (Jul 1999)

Marge Roukema on Tax Reform

• Voted YES on $99 B economic stimulus: capital gains & income tax cuts. (Oct 2001)
• Voted YES on Tax cut package of $958 B over 10 years. (May 2001)
• Voted YES on eliminating the Estate Tax ("death tax"). (Apr 2001)
• Voted YES on eliminating the "marriage penalty". (Jul 2000)
• Voted YES on $46 billion in tax cuts for small business. (Mar 2000)
• Phaseout the death tax. (Mar 2001)
• Repeal marriage tax; cut middle class taxes. (Sep 1994)
• Implement socially fair, broad-based tax cuts. (Sep 1998)
• Tax incentives for child care; eliminate marriage penalty. (Jul 1999)
• Tax incentives for education, new schools, & families. (Jul 1999)

Marge Roukema on War & Peace

• Voted NO on disallowing the invasion of Kosovo. (May 1999)
• Supports $48 billion in new spending for anti-terrorism. (Jan 2002)

Marge Roukema on Welfare & Poverty

• Voted YES on treating religious organizations equally for tax breaks. (Jul 2001)
• Voted YES on responsible fatherhood via faith-based organizations. (Nov 1999)
• Limit welfare to 2 years & cut welfare spending. (Sep 1994)