James Webb on Abortion

• Supports Roe v. Wade and abortion rights. (Jun 2006)
• Voted NO on defining unborn child as eligible for SCHIP. (Mar 2008)
• Voted NO on prohibiting minors crossing state lines for abortion. (Mar 2008)
• Voted NO on barring HHS grants to organizations that perform abortions. (Oct 2007)
• Voted YES on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines. (Apr 2007)

James Webb on Budget & Economy

• Top of economy doing great; but workers not. (Jan 2007)
• Voted NO on paying down federal debt by rating programs' effectiveness. (Mar 2007)

James Webb on Civil Rights

• Affirmative action should apply to African-Americans only. (Sep 2006)
• Supports civil unions; opposes constitutional ban. (Jun 2006)
• Opposes constitutional ban of gay marriage. (Jun 2006)
• Government’s power should end at my front door. (Apr 2006)
• Realign politics by union of Scots-Irish & African Americans. (Jan 2006)

James Webb on Corporations

• GOP puts corporate interests first; Dems put workers first. (Apr 2006)

James Webb on Crime

• Voted NO on reinstating $1.15 billion funding for the COPS Program. (Mar 2007)
• Reduce recidivism by giving offenders a Second Chance. (Mar 2007)

James Webb on Drugs

James Webb on Education

• Public education levels the playing field. (May 2006)
• Voted YES on additional $10.2B for federal education & HHS projects. (Oct 2007)

James Webb on Energy & Oil

• Bush called for energy independence every year since 2001. (Jan 2007)
• Support alternative sources instead of drilling ANWR. (Jun 2006)
• Voted YES on tax incentives for energy production and conservation. (Jun 2008)
• Voted YES on addressing CO2 emissions without considering India & China. (May 2008)
• Voted YES on removing oil & gas exploration subsidies. (Jun 2007)
• Voted YES on making oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal. (Jun 2007)
• Voted NO on factoring global warming into federal project planning. (May 2007)
• Sign on to UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. (Jan 2007)

James Webb on Environment

• More funding to reduce traffic congestion. (Oct 2006)
• Voted NO on prohibiting eminent domain for use as parks or grazing land. (Dec 2007)

James Webb on Families & Children

James Webb on Foreign Policy

• Focus on strategic threats like China, not Iraq. (Apr 2006)

James Webb on Free Trade

• Enforce existing trade laws to create fair trade. (May 2006)
• GOP free trade dream world costs American jobs. (Apr 2006)
• Voted YES on promoting free trade with Peru. (Dec 2007)

James Webb on Government Reform

• Increasing number of lobbyists is a problem. (Jun 2006)
• Culture of corruption in Washington needs real reform. (Apr 2006)
• Voted YES on granting the District of Columbia a seat in Congress. (Sep 2007)
• Voted NO on requiring photo ID to vote in federal elections. (Jul 2007)

James Webb on Gun Control

• Voted YES on prohibiting foreign & UN aid that restricts US gun ownership. (Sep 2007)

James Webb on Health Care

• Focus on health access, not on corporate profits. (May 2006)
• Don’t let drug companies write Rx drug plan. (Apr 2006)
• Voted NO on means-testing to determine Medicare Part D premium. (Mar 2008)
• Voted NO on allowing tribal Indians to opt out of federal healthcare. (Feb 2008)
• Voted YES on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility. (Nov 2007)
• Voted YES on requiring negotiated Rx prices for Medicare part D. (Apr 2007)
• Establish a national childhood cancer database. (Mar 2007)

James Webb on Homeland Security

• No draft; 5% tax break to recruit soldiers. (Sep 2006)
• Continue terrorist interrogations within Geneva Accord rules. (Sep 2006)
• Wrote “Women Can’t Fight” in ‘79; now OK with military women. (Sep 2006)
• Decisions about women in military should be made militarily. (Sep 2006)
• Supports don’t ask, don’t tell rule for military. (Jun 2006)
• Quit Reagan administration protesting cuts to Navy budget. (Jun 2006)
• Republicans are illegally wiretapping Americans. (Apr 2006)
• Added soldiers’ statue to Vietnam Memorial. (Jan 2006)
• Voted NO on cutting $221M in benefits to Filipinos who served in WWII US Army. (Apr 2008)
• Voted YES on requiring FISA court warrant to monitor US-to-foreign calls. (Feb 2008)
• Voted YES on removing need for FISA warrant for wiretapping abroad. (Aug 2007)
• Voted YES on limiting soldiers' deployment to 12 months. (Jul 2007)
• Voted YES on implementing the 9/11 Commission report. (Mar 2007)

James Webb on Immigration

• Secure the border first; them deal with other aspects. (Oct 2006)
• Tamper-proof ID card; stricter enforcement against employers. (Jun 2006)
• Allow illegal immigrants a path to citizenship. (Jun 2006)
• Voted YES on continuing federal funds for declared "sanctuary cities". (Mar 2008)
• Voted NO on comprehensive immigration reform. (Jun 2007)
• Voted YES on declaring English as the official language of the US government. (Jun 2007)
• Voted YES on eliminating the "Y" nonimmigrant guestworker program. (May 2007)

James Webb on Jobs

• I will lead the ANTI out-sourcing of American jobs. (Apr 2006)
• Voted YES on overriding presidential veto of Farm Bill. (Jun 2008)
• Voted NO on terminating legal challenges to English-only job rules. (Mar 2008)
• Voted YES on limiting farm subsidies to people earning under $750,000. (Dec 2007)
• Voted YES on restricting employer interference in union organizing. (Jun 2007)
• Voted YES on increasing minimum wage to $7.25. (Feb 2007)

James Webb on Principles & Values

• Endorsed Allen in 2000; turned away because of Iraq blunder. (Sep 2006)
• America doesn’t lack ideas, it lacks leaders. (May 2006)
• Progressive approach prioritizing fairness and justice. (May 2006)
• Marines take care of their people; politicians have not. (Apr 2006)
• Secretary of the Navy, published author; decorated veteran. (Jan 2006)
• Converted from Republican; supported Robb & Kerry. (Jan 2006)

James Webb on Social Security

• Opposes using Social Security taxes for private accounts. (Sep 2006)
• Voted NO on establishing reserve funds & pre-funding for Social Security. (Mar 2007)

James Webb on Tax Reform

• Our tax policy is creating a permanent underclass. (May 2006)
• Our tax policies make no sense. (Apr 2006)
• Voted YES on increasing tax rate for people earning over $1 million. (Mar 2008)
• Voted NO on allowing AMT reduction without budget offset. (Mar 2008)
• Voted NO on raising the Death Tax exemption to $5M from $1M. (Feb 2008)
• Voted NO on repealing the Alternative Minimum Tax. (Mar 2007)
• Voted NO on raising estate tax exemption to $5 million. (Mar 2007)

James Webb on War & Peace

• Bush took us into this war recklessly; we predicted chaos. (Jan 2007)
• Bush can join us in ending war, or we will show him the way. (Jan 2007)
• US has patiently endured a mismanaged war for 4 years. (Jan 2007)
• Shift toward diplomacy & leave Iraq in short order. (Jan 2007)
• No patriotism question when Eisenhower questioned Korean War. (Oct 2006)
• We’re burning out our troops in Iraq. (Sep 2006)
• Terrorists are in Iraq because we invaded, not vice-versa. (Sep 2006)
• Saddam and al Qaeda were natural enemies. (Sep 2006)
• Iran cooperated with US in Afghanistan, until “Axis of Evil”. (Sep 2006)
• $300B better spent on Iraqi containment. (Sep 2006)
• Convene international conference to involve others in Iraq. (Sep 2006)
• No Mideast peace as long as US forces are in Iraq. (Sep 2006)
• It was a mistake to go to Iraq; said so before Senate vote. (Jun 2006)
• America is fighting the wrong war in Iraq. (May 2006)
• Honors troops but questions Bush’s strategic errors. (Apr 2006)
• A cogent critic of the war in Iraq. (Jan 2006)
• Opposed the War on Iraq on pragmatic grounds. (Jan 2006)
• Voted NO on redeploying non-essential US troops out of Iraq in 9 months. (Dec 2007)
• Voted NO on designating Iran's Revolutionary Guards as terrorists. (Sep 2007)
• Voted YES on redeploying US troops out of Iraq by March 2008. (Mar 2007)

James Webb on Welfare & Poverty