Norm Coleman on Abortion

• End partial birth abortion; require parental consent. (Aug 2002)
• Voted YES on defining unborn child as eligible for SCHIP. (Mar 2008)
• Voted YES on prohibiting minors crossing state lines for abortion. (Mar 2008)
• Voted YES on barring HHS grants to organizations that perform abortions. (Oct 2007)
• Voted NO on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines. (Apr 2007)
• Voted YES on notifying parents of minors who get out-of-state abortions. (Jul 2006)
• Voted NO on $100M to reduce teen pregnancy by education & contraceptives. (Mar 2005)
• Voted YES on criminal penalty for harming unborn fetus during other crime. (Mar 2004)
• Voted YES on banning partial birth abortions except for maternal life. (Mar 2003)
• Rated 0% by NARAL, indicating a pro-life voting record. (Dec 2003)
• Rated 100% by the NRLC, indicating a pro-life stance. (Dec 2006)
• Prohibit transporting minors across state lines for abortion. (Jan 2008)

Norm Coleman on Budget & Economy

• Address the housing crisis through a number of initiatives. (Aug 2008)
• Voted NO on paying down federal debt by rating programs' effectiveness. (Mar 2007)
• Voted YES on $40B in reduced federal overall spending. (Dec 2005)

Norm Coleman on Civil Rights

• Voted YES on recommending Constitutional ban on flag desecration. (Jun 2006)
• Voted YES on constitutional ban of same-sex marriage. (Jun 2006)
• Require 90 day delay for compliance before ADA lawsuits. (May 2002)
• Limit interstate class-action lawsuits to federal courts . (May 2002)
• Issue a commemorative postage stamp of Rosa Parks. (Dec 2005)
• Rated 22% by the HRC, indicating a mixed record on gay rights. (Dec 2006)
• Rated 43% by NAACP, indicating a mixed record on affirmative-action. (Dec 2006)

Norm Coleman on Corporations

• Reduce corporate tax; eliminate corporate capital gains tax. (Nov 2008)
• Voted NO on repealing tax subsidy for companies which move US jobs offshore. (Mar 2005)
• Voted YES on reforming bankruptcy to include means-testing & restrictions. (Mar 2005)
• Rated 91% by the US COC, indicating a pro-business voting record. (Dec 2003)
• Prevent money laundering by disclosing corporate owners. (May 2008)

Norm Coleman on Crime

• Too many suspects are released without trial or jail. (Sep 1998)
• Strengthen the State Gang Task Force. (Sep 1998)
• When we get tougher on enforcement, we see a change. (Sep 1998)
• Voted YES on reinstating $1.15 billion funding for the COPS Program. (Mar 2007)
• Increase funding for "COPS ON THE BEAT" program. (Jan 2007)
• Reduce recidivism by giving offenders a Second Chance. (Mar 2007)

Norm Coleman on Drugs

• Require chemical resellers to certify against meth use. (Sep 2007)

Norm Coleman on Education

• Led the effort to expand Pell Grant awards. (Aug 2008)
• Fully fund special education; no unfunded mandates. (Oct 2002)
• Supports charters; and teacher accountability. (Oct 2002)
• Merit pay rewards excellence & supports accountability. (Jun 1998)
• Supports charter schools and options for competition. (Jun 1998)
• Supported vouchers in 1996, now supports tax breaks. (Jun 1998)
• Voted YES on additional $10.2B for federal education & HHS projects. (Oct 2007)
• Voted NO on $52M for "21st century community learning centers". (Oct 2005)
• Voted NO on $5B for grants to local educational agencies. (Oct 2005)
• Voted YES on shifting $11B from corporate tax loopholes to education. (Mar 2005)
• Rated 45% by the NEA, indicating a mixed record on public education. (Dec 2003)

Norm Coleman on Energy & Oil

• Speed up nuclear plant processing; send waste to Yucca. (Nov 2008)
• Drill offshore; but don’t drill ANWR. (Nov 2008)
• Helped pass wind-power tax credits for energy independence. (Oct 2008)
• Alternative energy; no ANWR drilling. (Oct 2002)
• 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 YES on factoring global warming into federal project planning. (May 2007)
• Voted YES on disallowing an oil leasing program in Alaska's ANWR. (Nov 2005)
• Voted YES on $3.1B for emergency oil assistance for hurricane-hit areas. (Oct 2005)
• Voted NO on reducing oil usage by 40% by 2025 (instead of 5%). (Jun 2005)
• Voted YES on banning drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. (Mar 2005)
• Voted YES on Bush Administration Energy Policy. (Jul 2003)
• Voted YES on targeting 100,000 hydrogen-powered vehicles by 2010. (Jun 2003)
• Voted YES on removing consideration of drilling ANWR from budget bill. (Mar 2003)
• Tax credit for gas stations providing 85% ethanol fuel. (Apr 2005)
• Sponsored bill raising CAFE by a 4% per year until 2018. (Jul 2006)
• Rated 50% by CAF, indicating a mixed record on energy independence. (Dec 2006)
• Open the Outer Continental Shelf for oil & gas leasing. (Jun 2008)
• Set goal of 25% renewable energy by 2025. (Jan 2007)

Norm Coleman on Environment

• Voted YES on prohibiting eminent domain for use as parks or grazing land. (Dec 2007)
• Voted YES on including oil & gas smokestacks in mercury regulations. (Sep 2005)
• Supports grants for brownfields remediation. (May 2002)
• Make EPA into a Cabinet department. (May 2002)
• Rated 21% by the LCV, indicating anti-environment votes. (Dec 2003)
• Allow critical feeding on Conservation Reserves. (Jul 2008)
• Inter-state compact for Great Lakes water resources. (Jul 2008)
• Celebrate the recovery of the bald eagle. (Jun 2008)
• Strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting. (Jan 2007)

Norm Coleman on Families & Children

• Rated 100% by the Christian Coalition: a pro-family voting record. (Dec 2003)
• Permanent crime database for volunteers with kids. (Jul 2008)

Norm Coleman on Foreign Policy

• Implement Darfur Peace Agreement with UN peacekeeping force. (Feb 2008)
• Seeds of Peace: promote coexistence in regions of conflict. (Apr 2008)
• Acknowledge the Armenian Genocide of the early 1900s. (Mar 2007)
• Urge Venezuela to re-open dissident radio & TV stations. (May 2007)
• Sanction Mugabe until Zimbabwe transitions to democracy. (Apr 2008)

Norm Coleman on Free Trade

• Supports Korea Trade; supports Fast Track. (Nov 2008)
• For private investment of IRA’s, but against privatization. (Sep 2002)
• Supports permanent normal trade relations with China. (Nov 2002)
• Voted YES on promoting free trade with Peru. (Dec 2007)
• Voted YES on free trade agreement with Oman. (Jun 2006)
• Voted YES on implementing CAFTA for Central America free-trade. (Jul 2005)
• Voted YES on establishing free trade between US & Singapore. (Jul 2003)
• Voted YES on establishing free trade between the US and Chile. (Jul 2003)
• Promote the Andean Free Trade Agreement. (May 2002)
• Extend trade restrictions on Burma to promote democracy. (Jun 2007)

Norm Coleman on Government Reform

• Frivolous lawsuits raise consumer prices. (Oct 2002)
• Voted YES on granting the District of Columbia a seat in Congress. (Sep 2007)
• Voted YES on requiring photo ID to vote in federal elections. (Jul 2007)
• Voted YES on allowing some lobbyist gifts to Congress. (Mar 2006)
• Voted NO on establishing the Senate Office of Public Integrity. (Mar 2006)
• Restrict lobbyist gifts & disclose lobbyist info on Internet. (Dec 2005)
• Establish the United States Public Service Academy. (Mar 2007)
• Ensure delivery of absentee ballots for troops overseas. (May 2008)

Norm Coleman on Gun Control

• Standardize concealed-carry law so urbanites can get permits. (Sep 1998)
• Mandatory sentences for repeat gun & gang offenders. (Sep 1998)
• Voted YES on prohibiting foreign & UN aid that restricts US gun ownership. (Sep 2007)
• Voted YES on prohibiting lawsuits against gun manufacturers. (Jul 2005)
• Voted NO on banning lawsuits against gun manufacturers for gun violence. (Mar 2004)
• Rated A by the NRA, indicating a pro-gun rights voting record. (Dec 2003)

Norm Coleman on Health Care

• Address fraud and abuse in our Medicare program. (Oct 2008)
• Favors some type of universal coverage. (Oct 2002)
• Voted YES 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)
• Voted YES on limiting medical liability lawsuits to $250,000. (May 2006)
• Voted YES on expanding enrollment period for Medicare Part D. (Feb 2006)
• Voted NO on increasing Medicaid rebate for producing generics. (Nov 2005)
• Voted NO on negotiating bulk purchases for Medicare prescription drug. (Mar 2005)
• Voted YES on $40 billion per year for limited Medicare prescription drug benefit. (Jun 2003)
• 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)
• Rated 0% by APHA, indicating a anti-public health voting record. (Dec 2003)
• Improve services for people with autism & their families. (Apr 2007)
• Establish a national childhood cancer database. (Mar 2007)

Norm Coleman on Homeland Security

• Established a reintegration program for returning troops. (Aug 2008)
• Continue R&D on missile defense, and deploy it. (Nov 2002)
• Voted YES on cutting $221M in benefits to Filipinos who served in WWII US Army. (Apr 2008)
• Voted NO 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 NO on limiting soldiers' deployment to 12 months. (Jul 2007)
• Voted YES on implementing the 9/11 Commission report. (Mar 2007)
• Voted NO on preserving habeas corpus for Guantanamo detainees. (Sep 2006)
• Voted NO on requiring CIA reports on detainees & interrogation methods. (Sep 2006)
• Voted YES on reauthorizing the PATRIOT Act. (Mar 2006)
• Voted YES on extending the PATRIOT Act's wiretap provision. (Dec 2005)
• Voted NO on restricting business with entities linked to terrorism. (Jul 2005)
• Voted YES on restoring $565M for states' and ports' first responders. (Mar 2005)
• Rated 0% by SANE, indicating a pro-military voting record. (Dec 2003)
• Extend reserve retirement pay parity back to 9/11. (Dec 2007)
• Appoint chiropractors as commissioned officers. (Apr 2008)

Norm Coleman on Immigration

• I do not support a path to citizenship. (Nov 2008)
• No benefits to Mexican citizens without consulting Congress. (Oct 2008)
• Voted NO 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 NO on eliminating the "Y" nonimmigrant guestworker program. (May 2007)
• Voted YES on building a fence along the Mexican border. (Sep 2006)
• Voted YES on establishing a Guest Worker program. (May 2006)
• Voted NO on allowing illegal aliens to participate in Social Security. (May 2006)
• Voted YES on giving Guest Workers a path to citizenship. (May 2006)
• Rated 25% by USBC, indicating an open-border stance. (Dec 2006)

Norm Coleman on Jobs

• Fair prices for farm goods. (Oct 2002)
• Gut the USDA’s milk marketing system. (Aug 2002)
• Voted YES on overriding presidential veto of Farm Bill. (Jun 2008)
• Voted YES on terminating legal challenges to English-only job rules. (Mar 2008)
• Voted NO on limiting farm subsidies to people earning under $750,000. (Dec 2007)
• Voted NO on restricting employer interference in union organizing. (Jun 2007)
• Voted YES on increasing minimum wage to $7.25. (Feb 2007)
• Voted NO on raising the minimum wage to $7.25 rather than $6.25. (Mar 2005)
• Rated 0% by the AFL-CIO, indicating an anti-union voting record. (Dec 2003)

Norm Coleman on Principles & Values

• Experience needed to forge deals about real problems. (Oct 2008)
• Voted with Republican Party 76.9% of 312 votes. (Sep 2007)
• Switched parties, but didn’t switch his opinions on issues. (Feb 2002)
• Voted YES on confirming Samuel Alito as Supreme Court Justice. (Jan 2006)
• Voted YES on confirming John Roberts for Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. (Sep 2005)
• Member of the Republican Main Street Partnership . (Jan 2001)
• Rated 0% by the AU, indicating opposition to church-state separation. (Dec 2006)

Norm Coleman on Social Security

• Introduced resolution to address notch benefit disparity. (Oct 2008)
• Address growing financial needs of America’s seniors. (Oct 2008)
• Individual retirement accounts as part of comprehensive plan. (Oct 2008)
• For private investment of IRA’s, but against privatization. (Sep 2002)
• Voted YES on establishing reserve funds & pre-funding for Social Security. (Mar 2007)
• Rated 0% by the ARA, indicating an anti-senior voting record. (Dec 2003)

Norm Coleman on Tax Reform

• Eliminate capital gains tax & estate tax. (Nov 2008)
• Clinton tax increases failed to create jobs. (Oct 2002)
• Permanently repeal the estate tax. (Aug 2002)
• Wrong, wrong, wrong to not topple Saddam in 1991. (Aug 2002)
• We are taxed across the board, and that has to change. (Aug 1998)
• Voted NO on increasing tax rate for people earning over $1 million. (Mar 2008)
• Voted YES on allowing AMT reduction without budget offset. (Mar 2008)
• Voted YES on raising the Death Tax exemption to $5M from $1M. (Feb 2008)
• Voted YES on repealing the Alternative Minimum Tax. (Mar 2007)
• Voted YES on raising estate tax exemption to $5 million. (Mar 2007)
• Voted YES on supporting permanence of estate tax cuts. (Aug 2006)
• Voted YES on permanently repealing the `death tax`. (Jun 2006)
• Voted NO on $47B for military by repealing capital gains tax cut. (Feb 2006)
• Voted YES on retaining reduced taxes on capital gains & dividends. (Feb 2006)
• Voted YES on extending the tax cuts on capital gains and dividends. (Nov 2005)
• Voted YES on $350 billion in tax breaks over 11 years. (May 2003)
• Rated 69% by NTU, indicating "Satisfactory" on tax votes. (Dec 2003)
• Rated 0% by the CTJ, indicating opposition to progressive taxation. (Dec 2006)

Norm Coleman on War & Peace

• The surge in Iraq succeeded; failure isn’t an option. (Oct 2008)
• Supports strike on Iraq: Saddam is a menace. (Sep 2002)
• Voted NO on redeploying non-essential US troops out of Iraq in 9 months. (Dec 2007)
• Voted YES on designating Iran's Revolutionary Guards as terrorists. (Sep 2007)
• Voted NO on redeploying US troops out of Iraq by March 2008. (Mar 2007)
• Voted NO on redeploying troops out of Iraq by July 2007. (Jun 2006)
• Voted NO on investigating contract awards in Iraq & Afghanistan. (Nov 2005)
• Voted YES on requiring on-budget funding for Iraq, not emergency funding. (Apr 2005)
• Voted YES on $86 billion for military operations in Iraq & Afghanistan. (Oct 2003)
• Deploy UN multinational peacekeeping force in Darfur. (Jul 2007)
• Condemn Iranian Pres. Ahmadinejad's anti-Israel statement. (Feb 2008)

Norm Coleman on Welfare & Poverty

• Create jobs and there’s no need for welfare. (Aug 1998)
• Create safety net; not a web you get stuck in. (Aug 1998)