Steve Cohen on Abortion

• Keep pregnancy termination a woman’s decision. (Nov 2006)
• Voted YES on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines. (Jan 2007)
• Provide emergency contraception at military facilities. (Apr 2007)
• Ensure access to and funding for contraception. (Feb 2007)

Steve Cohen on Budget & Economy

• Voted YES on defining "energy emergency" on federal gas prices. (Jun 2008)
• Voted YES on regulating the subprime mortgage industry. (Nov 2007)

Steve Cohen on Civil Rights

• Covenant with Black America: fight discriminatory practices. (Nov 2006)
• Recognize civil unions; be tolerant & don’t hate. (Nov 2004)
• 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)

Steve Cohen on Corporations

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

Steve Cohen on Crime

• Supports death penalty; prosecute violent minors as adults. (Nov 2004)
• End parole for violent offenders, but not victimless crimes. (Nov 2004)
• Voted YES on expanding services for offendors' re-entry into society. (Nov 2007)
• Increase funding for "COPS ON THE BEAT" program. (Jan 2007)
• Reduce recidivism by giving offenders a Second Chance. (Mar 2007)

Steve Cohen on Drugs

• Constant attention on meth, cocaine and crack. (Nov 2006)
• Decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana. (Nov 2004)
• End harsher sentencing for crack vs. powder cocaine. (Jun 2007)
• Allow rehabilitated drug convicts get student loans. (Jan 2008)

Steve Cohen on Education

• Sex ed should include abstinence AND contraception. (Nov 2004)
• More funding for teachers, pre-K,and after school. (Nov 2004)
• Voted YES on additional $10.2B for federal education & HHS projects. (Nov 2007)

Steve Cohen on Energy & Oil

• Ivest in ethanol, solar, wind, and hybrid cars. (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)

Steve Cohen on Environment

• Voted YES on $9.7B for Amtrak improvements and operation thru 2013. (Jun 2008)
• Promote conservation of rare felids & canids. (Mar 2007)
• Celebrate the recovery of the bald eagle. (Jun 2008)
• Strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting. (Jan 2007)

Steve Cohen on Families & Children

Steve Cohen on Foreign Policy

• Keep sanctions against Syria until WMDs are dismantled. (May 2007)
• Seeds of Peace: promote coexistence in regions of conflict. (Apr 2008)

Steve Cohen 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)
• Extend trade restrictions on Burma to promote democracy. (Jun 2007)
• No MFN for China; condition trade on human rights. (Nov 1999)

Steve Cohen on Government Reform

• Lower monetary limits on campaign contributions. (Nov 2006)
• Limit campaign contributions and campaign spending. (Nov 2004)
• 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)
• Prohibit voter intimidation in federal elections. (Mar 2007)
• Prohibit 'voter caging' which intimidates minority voting. (Nov 2007)

Steve Cohen on Gun Control

• Allow citizens to carry concealed guns. (Nov 2004)

Steve Cohen on Health Care

• Adequate health care is a fundamental right. (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)
• Voted YES on requiring negotiated Rx prices for Medicare part D. (Jan 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)

Steve Cohen 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)
• Voted NO on removing need for FISA warrant for wiretapping abroad. (Aug 2007)
• Voted YES on restricting no-bid defense contracts. (Mar 2007)
• Include post-traumatic stress disorder in vet's disability. (Feb 2008)
• 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)

Steve Cohen on Immigration

Steve Cohen 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)
• Extend unemployment compensation during recession. (Jan 2008)

Steve Cohen on Principles & Values

• Member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. (Oct 2001)
• Member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. (Nov 2007)

Steve Cohen on Social Security

• Oppose the Bush “private accounts” Wall Street windfall. (Nov 2006)
• Require small businesses to allow automatic IRA deposits. (Mar 2008)

Steve Cohen 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)
• American People's Dividend: Give $300 to every person. (Feb 2001)

Steve Cohen on War & Peace

• Bush lied toget us into Iraq; focus on Afghanistan instead. (Nov 2006)
• Voted YES on redeploying US troops out of Iraq starting in 90 days. (May 2007)
• Impeach Dick Cheney for lying about Iraq. (May 2007)
• Member of the Out-of-Iraq Congressional Caucus. (Jan 2007)
• Strengthen sanctions on Syria & assist democratic transition. (Apr 2008)

Steve Cohen on Welfare & Poverty

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