Wes Watkins on Abortion

• Voted YES on banning Family Planning funding in US aid abroad. (May 2001)
• Voted YES 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)

Wes Watkins on Budget & Economy

• Allow $3 on 1040 form to pay off National Debt. (Sep 2000)

Wes Watkins on Civil Rights

• Voted YES on banning gay adoptions in DC. (Jul 1999)
• Voted NO on ending preferential treatment by race in college admissions. (May 1998)
• Supports anti-flag desecration amendment. (Mar 2001)

Wes Watkins on Corporations

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

Wes Watkins 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)
• No TV, R-rated movies, or coffeepots in prison cells. (Mar 2001)

Wes Watkins on Drugs

• Voted YES on military border patrols to battle drugs & terrorism. (Sep 2001)
• Voted YES on prohibiting needle exchange & medical marijuana in DC. (Oct 1999)

Wes Watkins on Education

• Voted YES on requiring states to test students. (May 2001)
• Voted YES on allowing vouchers in DC schools. (Aug 1998)
• Voted YES on vouchers for private & parochial schools. (Nov 1997)
• Supports a Constitutional Amendment for school prayer. (May 1997)

Wes Watkins on Energy & Oil

• Voted NO on raising CAFE standards; incentives for alternative fuels. (Aug 2001)
• Voted NO on prohibiting oil drilling & development in ANWR. (Aug 2001)
• Voted NO on starting implementation of Kyoto Protocol. (Jun 2000)

Wes Watkins on Environment

Wes Watkins on Families & Children

• Voted YES on reducing Marriage Tax by $399B over 10 years. (Mar 2001)

Wes Watkins 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)

Wes Watkins on Free Trade

• Voted NO on withdrawing from the WTO. (Jun 2000)
• Voted YES on 'Fast Track' authority for trade agreements. (Sep 1998)

Wes Watkins on Government Reform

• Voted YES on banning soft money donations to national political parties. (Jul 2001)
• Voted NO on banning soft money and issue ads. (Sep 1999)

Wes Watkins on Gun Control

• Voted YES on decreasing gun waiting period from 3 days to 1. (Jun 1999)
• No lawsuits against gun manufacturers. (Jan 2001)

Wes Watkins on Health Care

• Voted YES 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)
• Collect data on birth defects and present to the public. (Apr 1998)

Wes Watkins on Homeland Security

• Voted YES on $266 billion Defense Appropriations bill. (Jul 1999)
• Voted YES on deploying SDI. (Mar 1999)

Wes Watkins on Immigration

• Voted YES on extending Immigrant Residency rules. (May 2001)
• Voted YES on more immigrant visas for skilled workers. (Sep 1998)
• Declared English the official language of the US. (Jan 1999)

Wes Watkins on Jobs

• Voted YES 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)
• Member of the Congressional Rural Caucus. (Jan 2001)

Wes Watkins on Principles & Values

• Religious affiliation: Presbyterian. (Nov 2000)

Wes Watkins 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)

Wes Watkins 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)

Wes Watkins on War & Peace

• Voted YES on disallowing the invasion of Kosovo. (May 1999)

Wes Watkins on Welfare & Poverty

• Voted YES on treating religious organizations equally for tax breaks. (Jul 2001)
• Voted NO on responsible fatherhood via faith-based organizations. (Nov 1999)