Niki Tsongas on Abortion

• Endorsed by EMILY’s List for support of abortion rights. (Oct 2007)

Niki Tsongas 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)

Niki Tsongas on Civil Rights

• Voted YES on prohibiting job discrimination based on sexual orientation. (Nov 2007)

Niki Tsongas on Corporations

Niki Tsongas on Crime

• Voted YES on expanding services for offendors' re-entry into society. (Nov 2007)

Niki Tsongas on Drugs

Niki Tsongas on Education

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

Niki Tsongas on Energy & Oil

• Voted YES on tax incentives for energy production and conservation. (May 2008)
• Voted YES on tax incentives for renewable energy. (Feb 2008)

Niki Tsongas on Environment

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

Niki Tsongas on Families & Children

Niki Tsongas on Foreign Policy

• Acknowledge the Armenian Genocide of the early 1900s. (Mar 2007)
• Sanction Mugabe until Zimbabwe transitions to democracy. (Apr 2008)

Niki Tsongas on Free Trade

• Voted NO on promoting free trade with Peru. (Nov 2007)
• Voted YES on assisting workers who lose jobs due to globalization. (Oct 2007)

Niki Tsongas on Government Reform

Niki Tsongas on Gun Control

Niki Tsongas on Health Care

• Supports SCHIP bill, including veto override. (Oct 2007)
• 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)

Niki Tsongas on Homeland Security

• 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)

Niki Tsongas on Immigration

• Supports undocumented immigrants earning citizenship. (Oct 2007)

Niki Tsongas on Jobs

• Voted YES on overriding presidential veto of Farm Bill. (Jun 2008)

Niki Tsongas on Principles & Values

• Casts 2007 House election as referendum on Bush’s policies. (Oct 2007)

Niki Tsongas on Social Security

Niki Tsongas 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)

Niki Tsongas on War & Peace

• Set a timetable for withdrawing US troops from Iraq. (Oct 2007)
• War costs $15 million an hour; time to change course. (Oct 2007)
• Voted YES on investigating Bush impeachment for lying about Iraq. (Jun 2008)

Niki Tsongas on Welfare & Poverty