Dick Cheney on Abortion

• Supports stem-cell research. (Jun 2003)
• Reach across the divide on adoptions & notification. (Oct 2000)
• Let FDA’s RU-486 decision stand; it’s only based on safety. (Oct 2000)
• Exemptions for rape, incest or woman’s life now OK. (Jul 2000)
• In Congress: No exceptions in the case of rape or incest. (Jul 2000)
• Against abortion rights. (Jul 1999)
• Co-sponsored “Preborn Children’s Civil Rights Act of 1985”. (Jan 1988)

Dick Cheney on Budget & Economy

• Cheney to Treasury: “Deficits don’t matter”. (Jan 2004)
• Tax cuts are crucial to getting recovery underway. (Oct 2003)
• Economy moves forward when Americans have more to invest. (Sep 2003)
• Increase domestic energy production without damage to land. (Oct 2000)
• In 1980s, US needed limited spending for deficit & Cold War. (Jul 2000)
• Supported Balanced Budget Amendment. (Jul 1999)
• Investment in defense brings economic growth. (Sep 1992)
• Don’t fund domestic priorities by cutting defense. (Sep 1992)
• Co-sponsored numerous bills for balancing the budget. (Jan 1986)
• Supported biennial budgeting for deficit reduction. (Jan 1986)
• Voted YES on $40B in reduced federal overall spending. (Dec 2005)

Dick Cheney on Civil Rights

• Gay marriage should be an issue for the states. (Oct 2004)
• “Freedom means freedom for everyone,” including gays. (Aug 2004)
• People should be free to enter into any kind of relationship. (Feb 2004)
• Equalize pay for stay-at-home moms vs. working women. (Oct 2000)
• Voted that US civil rights laws not apply to South Africa. (Jul 2000)
• Stopped military academies from banning gays. (Jul 2000)
• Voted against ERA in 1983. (Jul 2000)
• Kept ban on gays in military; and ban on women in combat. (Jan 1997)
• Criticized for calling Gulf War “best covered war”. (Jan 1995)
• Co-sponsored bills for equal rights for women in education. (Jan 1984)
• Voted for anti-busing Amendment. (Jan 1979)

Dick Cheney on Corporations

• FactCheck: Yes, Cheney has received $2M from Halliburton. (Oct 2004)
• FactCheck: Yes, Halliburton got $7B in no-bid Iraq contracts. (Oct 2004)
• FactCheck: Cheney profited from Halliburton’s past actions. (Oct 2004)
• FactCheck: Kerry plan affects 471,000 companies, not 900,000. (Oct 2004)
• Donates $100,000s from Halliburton, so not compensation. (Aug 2004)
• Halliburton accused of fraud because of Cheney association? (Apr 2004)
• Cheney claims no influence on Halliburton contracts. (Oct 2003)
• Halliburton receives $7B in no-bid contracts in Iraq. (Aug 2003)
• Defends Halliburton’s success and retirement package. (Aug 2000)

Dick Cheney on Crime

• Cap non-economic damages and limit awards for attorneys. (Oct 2004)
• Funds to fight gangs; more parole; juvenile clearinghouse. (Jan 1988)
• Character education; community service; pay restitution. (Jan 1988)
• Death penalty OK for espionage & treason. (Jan 1986)
• Co-sponsored bills for stricter & mandatory sentencing. (Jan 1986)

Dick Cheney on Drugs

• Was twice convicted of drunk driving charges. (Nov 2000)
• Mandatory penalties to fight for a drug-free America. (Jan 1988)
• Post federal rewards for snitching on drug sales. (Jan 1988)
• Request media participation in War on Drugs. (Jan 1986)
• More federal and foreign cooperation in fighting drugs. (Jan 1986)

Dick Cheney on Education

• We are making significant progress with No Child Left Behind. (Oct 2004)
• Bush passed most significant education reform in 40 years. (Sep 2004)
• Bush focuses on accountability; Gore on status quo. (Oct 2000)
• Demand accountability so no child is left behind. (Oct 2000)
• Teach reading, writing, and values. (Aug 2000)
• Tests will be taken, results will be measured. (Aug 2000)
• Voted against Head Start; but with surplus, supports it. (Jul 2000)
• Voted against Head Start, and against Dept. of Education. (Jul 2000)
• Supports school prayer. (Jul 1999)
• Supports certifying military retirees as teachers. (Sep 1992)
• Supports school-based management; & tax-deductible loans. (Jan 1988)
• Supported grants for low-income “bootstrap schools”. (Jan 1988)

  School Choice

• Money from failed schools can be used as parents decide best. (Sep 2000)
• Co-sponsored bill for parental choice within public schools. (Jan 1988)

Dick Cheney on Energy & Oil

• 2000: Energy Task Force studied Iraqi oilfield maps. (Jul 2008)
• Sued in Supreme Court for keeping energy policy secret. (Dec 2003)
• Energy use outstrips growth-so conserve AND drill. (Jun 2003)
• Met with Enron representatives in drawing up energy plan. (Feb 2002)
• Give nuclear power a fresh look. (May 2001)
• Energy plan focuses on production. (May 2001)
• Fuel cells from propane are “a tremendous development”. (Oct 2000)
• Member of Bush’s National Energy Policy Development Group. (May 2001)
• Tax credits & more funding for renewable energy research. (May 2001)
• Open small fraction of ANWR for regulated production . (May 2001)
• Long-term energy stability avoids high-polluting emergencies. (May 2001)

Dick Cheney on Environment

• Allow snowmobiles in National Parks. (Oct 2000)
• Don’t designate national monuments without local input. (Oct 2000)
• Don’t drill off California coast; but do drill ANWR. (Oct 2000)
• Voted against Clean Water Act and air pollution sanctions. (Jul 2000)
• Sponsored bills for amending CAA; user fees; grazing; energy. (Jan 1987)
• Sponsored bills for extending mining leases. (Jan 1987)
• OK to hunt, trap, & ski in National Parks & Forests. (Jan 1986)
• User fees in National Parks & Forests; drill ANWR. (Jan 1986)
• Co-sponsored bills on acid rain & unleaded fuel. (Jan 1986)
• Sponsored numerous bills for flood control & dams. (Jan 1985)
• Added 671,000 acres to Wyoming wilderness despite objections. (Jan 1984)
• Co-sponsored bills to limit water lawsuits & construct dams. (Jan 1984)

Dick Cheney on Families & Children

• For families: improve schools; reform taxes; restore honesty. (Aug 2000)
• Voted against WIC welfare nuttrition programs. (Jul 2000)
• More funds for pre-school & early education. (Jan 1988)
• More obscenity enforcement; more character education. (Jan 1988)
• More funds for foster care, adoption, & child support laws. (Jan 1988)

Dick Cheney on Foreign Policy

• There has to be reform of the Palestinian system. (Oct 2004)
• Unilateral sanctions on Iran do not work. (Oct 2004)
• Gadhafi in Libya surrendered all nuclear materials to the US. (Oct 2004)
• UN becomes irrelevant because of failures in Iraq. (Apr 2004)
• Tenet rejects Cheney statements on Iraq/Al-Qaida connection. (Mar 2004)
• Reach out to allies-but advisory role only. (Jan 2004)
• Bush Doctrine: hold to account countries complicit in terror. (Oct 2003)
• Cuba: replace sanctions with free trade enclave. (Jul 2000)
• Voted to support foreign aid programs. (Jul 2000)
• South Africa: Voted against apartheid sanctions in 1980s. (Jul 2000)
• Congress intereferes too much in designing foreign policy. (Feb 2000)
• Include former Soviet states in NATO for stability. (Jan 1997)
• Aiding Contras good; using money from Iran bad. (Jul 1989)
• Against Boland Amend.& Panama Treaty; for Campd David accord. (Jan 1988)
• Voted against South Africa sanctions; for AWACs to Arabia. (Jan 1986)
• Supported foreign aid to Latin America & Africa. (Jan 1986)
• Hard-liner towards Soviet Union in 1980s. (Jan 1984)
• Supported F-16 sales to Taiwan. (Sep 1992)

Dick Cheney on Free Trade

• Worldwide market thrives only with peaceful stability. (Sep 1992)
• Sponsored bills limiting trade & allowing import fees. (Jan 1989)
• Supported import tax on crude oil & “energy security”. (Jan 1988)
• Voted against textile import limits. (Jan 1986)
• Supported export promotion & import tax relief. (Jan 1986)
• Supports linking MFN to human rights outside of China. (Jan 1988)

Dick Cheney on Government Reform

• Needless regulation on employers costs $7,000 per worker. (Sep 2003)
• Opposed CFR because previous reforms failed. (May 2002)
• Didn’t vote in local elections because his focus was global. (Sep 2000)
• Accused in 1992 House banking scandal. (Jul 2000)
• Co-sponsored Line Item Veto for spending bills. (Jan 1988)
• Campaign reform: more parties; less unions & corporations. (Jan 1988)
• Co-sponsored Balanced Budget Amendment & spending reform. (Jan 1986)
• Co-sponsored House TV coverage & legislative openness. (Jan 1986)
• Sponsored bill for line-item veto on budgetary proposals. (Jan 1985)
• Voted for Congress salary cap; against Chrysler bailout. (Jan 1985)

Dick Cheney on Gun Control

• Now might outlaw plastic guns & cop-killer bullets. (Jul 2000)
• Trigger locks OK, and tougher enforcement. (Jul 2000)
• Opposed 7-day waiting period for buying guns. (Jul 2000)
• Voted against banning plastic bullets & cop-killer bullets. (Jul 2000)
• Voted in Congress to weaken gun control laws. (Jan 1986)

Dick Cheney on Health Care

• FactCheck: Claimed $15B for AIDS-actually $2B this year. (Oct 2004)
• We’ve made significant progress on the AIDS epidemic. (Oct 2004)
• Rising malpractice insurance rates is a devastating problem. (Oct 2004)
• The Medicare reform bill will help 40 million seniors. (Oct 2004)
• Limiting medical lawsuits keeps healthcare affordable. (Sep 2003)
• Limit federal role in health care. (Aug 2000)
• Prescription drug benefits for Medicare recipients. (Jul 2000)
• Fund Medicare psychologists; self-employees; & organ donors. (Jan 1989)
• Require HMO registration & AIDS testing. (Jan 1988)
• Voted against 1979 hospital cost control plan. (Jan 1979)
• Voted YES on funding GOP version of Medicare prescription drug benefit. (Apr 2001)

Dick Cheney on Homeland Security

• 6 years after 9/11, the war on terror is still real. (Feb 2008)
• Dunking terrorists ‘no brainer’ not endorsing waterboarding. (Oct 2006)
• Captured or killed thousands of Al Qaida members. (Oct 2004)
• Deal with Zarqawi by taking him out. (Oct 2004)
• Use a very aggressive policy of going after the terrorists. (Oct 2004)
• If Bush not elected, great danger of terrorist attack. (Sep 2004)
• Biggest threat today is terrorists getting nuclear weapons. (Sep 2004)
• No permission slip to defend the American people. (Sep 2004)
• Urged shooting down hijacked planes on 9/11. (Aug 2004)
• Steady, focused, relentless campaign against US enemies. (Dec 2003)
• Swift retaliation for USS Cole terrorist attack. (Oct 2000)
• American military is worse off today than in 1992. (Oct 2000)
• We must not send unprepared, demoralized troops to war. (Oct 2000)
• We cannot allow Saddam to have nuclear weapons. (Oct 2000)
• Restore bond of trust between military and President. (Aug 2000)
• Warned of nuclear proliferation in 1990s. (Jan 1997)
• Complained that Congress gave DoD unwanted weapons & forces. (Jan 1997)
• Added technology & infrastructure as pillars of military. (Jan 1997)
• Americans support force when appropriate & clear objective. (Apr 1991)
• Supported fully funding SDI in 1990s. (May 1989)
• Co-sponsored SDI; “peace thru strength”; base closings. (Jan 1986)
• Criticizes Clinton/Gore’s neglect, not military itself. (Aug 2000)

  Gulf War

• Gulf War: Rejected frontal assault in favor of “left hook”. (Jul 2000)
• Congressional authorization wasn’t needed for Kuwait. (Jan 1996)
• Gulf War: No, we should not have gone to Baghdad. (Apr 1991)
• Gulf War: We did it right to avoid a quagmire. (Apr 1991)

  Military Rebuilding

• US military is best in world, but trend is wrong direction. (Oct 2000)
• Military reductions are too much for post-Cold War. (Oct 2000)
• Decreased army means increased risk to lives of troops. (Aug 2000)
• Military today is overused and underresourced. (Aug 2000)
• Need to spend more, but spend it wisely. (Aug 2000)
• Cautious cuts: A-12, V22, F14D, Seawolf, 500,000 troops. (Jul 2000)
• In Congress, consistently voted to raise military spending. (Jul 2000)
• Downsized military while protecting “people programs”. (Jan 1997)

Dick Cheney on Immigration

• Toughen deportations; soften on USAF children immigrants. (Feb 1985)

Dick Cheney on Jobs

• FactCheck: Yes, 1.7M jobs added, but still net loss of 0.9M. (Oct 2004)
• Deal effectively with tax policy and reduce litigation costs. (Oct 2004)
• Tax relief for small business means more new jobs. (Sep 2003)
• Limit labor actions & overtime; require layoff notification. (Jan 1986)

Dick Cheney on Principles & Values

• FactCheck: Cheney wrong that he had not met Edwards before. (Oct 2004)
• The charges against Halliburton are false. (Oct 2004)
• Kerry sees two Americas; America sees two Kerrys. (Sep 2004)
• John Dean: Cheney more secretive than Nixon. (May 2004)
• John Dean: Cheney’s agenda: cut programs to expand military. (May 2004)
• Gave up any independent political existence from Bush. (Jun 2003)
• Media distracts public with focus on trivia. (Sep 2000)
• Personal charity is private and not a policy matter. (Sep 2000)
• Cheney’s retirement package could be a conflict of interest. (Aug 2000)
• Praises Bush for decency, integrity, and honor. (Aug 2000)
• Opportunity to serve led to acceptance of nomination. (Aug 2000)
• Bush will restore decency & integrity to Oval Office. (Aug 2000)
• Would vote differently today on ERA, Head Start, not Mandela. (Jul 2000)
• One of the most conservative voting records in Congress. (Jul 2000)
• Voting record in Congress consistently conservative. (Jul 2000)
• Persuaded by Bush’s “unique vision” to be his V.P. (Jul 2000)
• Lynne Cheney fights political correctness. (Jul 2000)
• Accepts nomination help change tone in Washington. (Jul 2000)
• Exert leadership toward post-nuclear world. (Sep 1992)
• Prosperity & security go hand in hand. (Sep 1992)
• Constructive personal style belies hard-line voting. (Jan 1987)
• Pragmatic conservation insider image in Congress. (Jan 1981)

Dick Cheney on Social Security

• Social Security will go bust without individual investment. (Oct 2000)
• Partially privatizing Social Security is acceptable. (Aug 2000)
• Save Social Security; stop talking & dividing generations. (Aug 2000)
• End earnings test; allow retirement income under SSI. (Jan 1988)
• Raise annual IRAs to $2,500; more cost-of-living increases. (Jan 1984)

Dick Cheney on Tax Reform

• Small businesses will be hurt without the tax cuts. (Oct 2004)
• The Bush tax cuts are working. (Sep 2004)
• Not the right time to raise taxes. (Oct 2003)
• We need to make sure that tax relief is permanent. (Sep 2003)
• They like tax credits; we like tax reform and tax cuts. (Oct 2000)
• Co-sponsored bills to maintain charity & mortgage deductions. (Jan 1989)
• No tax increases; deduct R&D and local taxes. (Jan 1988)
• Sponsored bills to deduct mine income & oil windfalls. (Jan 1987)
• Opposed Reagan’s tax overhaul as sellout to Dems. (Jan 1987)
• Keep mortgage bonds; loosen capital gains rules. (Jan 1984)
• Voted for oil tax break; for indexing income tax. (Jan 1982)
• Voted YES on $350 billion in tax breaks over 11 years. (May 2003)

Dick Cheney on War & Peace

• Adopted Kissinger’s “Victory is the only exit strategy”. (Oct 2006)
• Terrorist enemy’s hatred of us is limitless. (Sep 2004)
• US beat communism because of leadership & military force. (Aug 2004)
• Most dire view of terrorist threat of all Bush advisers. (Nov 2003)
• Need leadership and trust to make progress in Mideast. (Oct 2000)
• Serbs deserve credit - Russia and US should support them. (Oct 2000)
• Iran: against sanctions; makes oil deals there. (Jul 2000)
• Gulf War results: stable Arabs; secure Israel; confident US. (Apr 1991)
• Critical of Israeli policy which opposes US interests. (Jul 1989)
• Supports balance in supplying arms to both Israel & Arabs. (Jul 1989)
• Supported 1986 Libya bombing. (Jul 1989)
• Israel: Displeased with 1982 invasion of Lebanon. (Jul 1989)
• Outraged that Israel spied on US in 1980s. (Jul 1989)
• Mideast peace process must include Palestinian statehood. (Jul 1989)
• Opposed ground troops in Bosnia. (Jan 1997)

  Iraq War

• 2003: Accused of falsifying Niger uranium to justify Iraq. (May 2008)
• OpEd: Used fear of terrorism to intensify war sloganeering. (Mar 2008)
• Our new strategy in Iraq has succeeded by careful planning. (Feb 2008)
• Aug.’02: “No doubt” that Saddam had WMD (later proven wrong). (Oct 2006)
• Pushed Saddam-al Qaeda connection but CIA & Powell disagreed. (Oct 2006)
• Mar.’03: “Greeted as liberators”; no need for 100,000 troops. (Oct 2006)
• FactCheck: Oct. 2002 vote for appropriate force, not for war. (Oct 2004)
• FactCheck: Iraqi portion of losses is 38%, not “almost 50%”. (Oct 2004)
• FactCheck: Cheney DID suggest connection between Iraq & 9/11. (Oct 2004)
• Cheney would ‘recommend’ Iraq war again. (Oct 2004)
• Questioned on link between al-Zarqawi and Saddam Hussein. (Oct 2004)
• Never suggested there’s a connection between Iraq and 9/11. (Oct 2004)
• We’ve made significant progress in Iraq. (Oct 2004)
• Sending more troops won’t solve the problems in Iraq. (Oct 2004)
• Biggest threat comes from WMD and from Saddam. (Apr 2004)
• UN inspections would not reduce WMD threat. (Apr 2004)
• Contradicted Powell and sought to connect Saddam and 9/11. (Apr 2004)
• WMD inspections makes decision to take out Saddam harder. (Apr 2004)
• Pre-war planning: once the war starts, Saddam is “toast”. (Apr 2004)
• Sticking to story about Saddam/Al Qaeda connection. (Apr 2004)
• Saddam had intent to create WMD. (Feb 2004)
• Iraq is the central front in the war on terror. (Dec 2003)
• UN made itself irrelevant by irresoluteness on Iraq. (Nov 2002)
• US too soft on Iraq. (Sep 2000)

Dick Cheney on Welfare & Poverty

• Bush’s call for charity not heeded by Cheney’s 2% donations. (Sep 2000)
• Voted against WIC welfare nutrition programs. (Jul 2000)
• Raise public housing rent; pay with oil import revenue. (Jan 1988)
• Supported family services being provided by private groups. (Jan 1988)
• Co-sponsored bills for workfare; for local farmer control. (Jan 1988)
• Voted to cut public housing & mortgage subsidies. (Jan 1986)
• Co-sponsored bills for Enterprise Zones. (Jan 1986)
• Promote energy security with more LIHEAP spending. (May 2001)