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Senator Joe Biden – Democrat (Delaware) - Campaign Website
Senator BidenJoe Biden, born November 16, 1942, in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
 
On Abortion -
  • Does not believe in public funding for abortion; it imposes a view. (Apr 2007)
  • Supports partial-birth abortion ban, but not undoing Roe. (Apr 2007)
  • Accepts Catholic church view that life begins at conception. (Apr 2007)
  • Believes the nominees should agree on constitutional right to privacy. (Apr 2007)
  • Voted YES on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines. (Apr 2007)
  • Voted NO on notifying parents of minors who get out-of-state abortions. (Jul 2006)
  • Voted YES on $100M to reduce teen pregnancy by education & contraceptives. (Mar 2005)
  • Voted NO on criminal penalty for harming unborn fetus during other crime. (Mar 2004)
  • Voted NO on maintaining ban on Military Base Abortions. (Jun 2000)
  • Voted YES on banning partial birth abortions. (Oct 1999)
  • Voted NO on banning human cloning. (Feb 1998)
  • Agrees with expanding embryonic stem cell research. (Jun 2004)
  • Supports federal funding for stem cell research and voted to expand development. (June 2004)

    • * Joe Biden believes that the Roe v. Wade decision should remain, supporting its opinion that women have a right to privacy in deciding to have a baby. As a Roman Catholic, he believes that life begins at conception, but also believes that abortion is a personal choice and that the government should have no part in it. He voted in favor of a 1999 bill to ban in most circumstances what it calls "partial birth abortion" and on the 2003 Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act. Biden has defended these votes as recently as April 2007. He has also stated his opposition to federal funding of abortions. He has joined with Democrats in voting against parental notification and a ban on abortions on military bases. Biden's record on abortion is generally pro-choice, receiving a 100% rating from NARAL Pro-Choice America in four of the last five years.

 
On Budget & Economy -
  • More transparency for hedge funds and private equity funds. (Aug 2007)
  • Invest in new programs by ending war & eliminating tax cuts. (Apr 2007)
  • Voted NO on $40B in reduced federal overall spending. (Dec 2005)
  • Voted NO on prioritizing national debt reduction below tax cuts. (Apr 2000)
  • Voted YES on 1998 GOP budget. (May 1997)
  • Voted YES on Balanced-budget constitutional amendment. (Mar 1997)
On Civil Rights -
  • Same-Sex Couples – Same-Sex marriage should not be allowed, but same-sex couples should be able to enter into civil unions with the same rights as marriage. (Dec 2007)
  • Says nobody asks if you're gay in a foxhole. (Jun 2007)
  • Believes civil unions are ok; gay marriage is probably inevitable. (Apr 2007)
  • Voted NO on recommending Constitutional ban on flag desecration. (Jun 2006)
  • Voted NO on constitutional ban of same-sex marriage. (Jun 2006)
  • Voted YES on adding sexual orientation to definition of hate crimes. (Jun 2002)
  • Voted YES on loosening restrictions on cell phone wiretapping. (Oct 2001)
  • Voted YES on expanding hate crimes to include sexual orientation. (Jun 2000)
  • Voted YES on setting aside 10% of highway funds for minorities & women. (Mar 1998)
  • Voted NO on ending special funding for minority & women-owned business. (Oct 1997)
  • Voted YES on prohibiting same-sex marriage. (Sep 1996)
  • Voted YES on prohibiting job discrimination by sexual orientation. (Sep 1996)
  • Voted NO on Amendment to prohibit flag burning. (Dec 1995)
  • Voted NO on banning affirmative action hiring with federal funds. (Jul 1995)
  • Rated 60% by the ACLU, indicating a mixed civil rights voting record. (Dec 2002)
On Corporations -
  • Favors taking the burden off corporations so jobs stay in US. (Jun 2007)
  • Voted YES 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)
  • Voted YES on restricting rules on personal bankruptcy. (Jul 2001)
  • Rated 32% by the US COC, indicating an anti-business voting record. (Dec 2003)
On Crime -
  • Authored the Clinton crime bill & 100,000 cops on the street. (Jul 2007)
  • Voted YES on reinstating $1.15 billion funding for the COPS Program. (Mar 2007)
  • Voted YES on $1.15 billion per year to continue the COPS program. (May 1999)
  • Voted NO on limiting product liability punitive damage awards. (Mar 1996)
  • Voted NO on restricting class-action lawsuits. (Dec 1995)
  • Voted NO on repealing federal speed limits. (Jun 1995)
  • Voted NO on mandatory prison terms for crimes involving firearms. (May 1994)
  • Voted NO on rejecting racial statistics in death penalty appeals. (May 1994)
  • Rated 71% by CURE, indicating pro-rehabilitation record on crime. (Dec 2000)
  • Believes in more funding and stricter sentencing for hate crimes. (Apr 2001)
  • Wants to establish an FBI registry of sexual offenders. (Oct 1996)
On Drugs -
  • Believes in increasing penalties for dealing drugs near schools. (Sep 2007)
  • Would divert drug offenders out of prison system. (Jun 2007)
  • Created nation's Drug Czar Office & drug courts. (Dec 2006)
  • Voted NO on increasing penalties for drug offenses. (Nov 1999)
  • Voted YES on spending international development funds on drug control. (Jul 1996)
On Education -
  • Says there needs to be performance-based pay for teachers. (Aug 2007)
  • Believes sex ed should be taught in schools; including prevention methods. (Aug 2007)
  • Believes children should be sent to private school after the death of their mother. (Jul 2007)
  • Believes we can overcome racial achievement gap with early education. (Jun 2007)
  • Believes we need to pay teachers more to get better educational results. (Apr 2007)
  • FactCheck: Japan pays teachers more, but not India & China. (Apr 2007)
  • Says the NCLB needs more resources, but also is fundamentally flawed. (Feb 2007)
  • Says princeton was the last Ivy holdout to admit women & minorities. (Jan 2006)

    • Voting Record

    • Voting for No Child Left Behind was a mistake. (Jul 2007)
    • Voted YES on $52M for "21st century community learning centers". (Oct 2005)
    • Voted YES on $5B for grants to local educational agencies. (Oct 2005)
    • Voted YES on shifting $11B from corporate tax loopholes to education. (Mar 2005)
    • Voted YES on funding smaller classes instead of private tutors. (May 2001)
    • Voted YES on funding student testing instead of private tutors. (May 2001)
    • Voted YES on spending $448B of tax cut on education & debt reduction. (Apr 2001)
    • Voted YES on Educational Savings Accounts. (Mar 2000)
    • Voted YES on education savings accounts. (Jun 1998)
    • Voted NO on school vouchers in DC. (Sep 1997)
    • Voted YES on $75M for abstinence education. (Jul 1996)
    • Voted NO on requiring schools to allow voluntary prayer. (Jul 1994)
    • Voted YES on national education standards. (Feb 1994)
    • Rated 91% by the NEA, indicating pro-public education votes. (Dec 2003)

    * Biden received a 91% voting record from the National Education Association (NEA) showing a pro-teacher union voting record. He supports abstinence education, is against student vouchers and voluntary prayer in schools. He voted in favor of Educational Savings Accounts. In regards to the No Child Left Behind Act, Biden stated: Classrooms are too big; we need smaller classrooms, period. A lot of teachers are going to be retiring. We need a program where we attract the best and brightest students coming out of our colleges to be teachers, and pay them.

On Energy & Oil -
  • Supports the promotion of renewable energy, including ethanol and other biodiesel fuels. (Mar 2005)
  • Says we need to make every automobile sold be a flex-fuel automobile. (Apr 2007)
  • Voted YES on removing oil & gas exploration subsidies. (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 YES 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 NO on drilling ANWR on national security grounds. (Apr 2002)
  • Voted NO on terminating CAFE standards within 15 months. (Mar 2002)
  • Voted NO on preserving budget for ANWR oil drilling. (Apr 2000)
  • Voted NO on ending discussion of CAFE fuel efficiency standards. (Sep 1999)
  • Voted NO on defunding renewable and solar energy. (Jun 1999)
  • Voted NO on approving a nuclear waste repository. (Apr 1997)
  • Voted NO on do not require ethanol in gasoline. (Aug 1994)

    • Energy *

    Biden opposes drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and supports governmental funding to find new energy sources.
    Biden believes action must be taken on global warming. He supports the creation of a new treaty on climate change that would require emissions reductions from developing countries such as Brazil, India, China, and Mexico. He has also stated his support for investment in technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, as well as the creation of a "cap and trade" system. Biden supports the promotion of renewable energy, including ethanol and other biodiesel fuels.

On Environment -

  • Global Warming - Believes we should create a cap-and-trade system that limits carbon emissions companies are allowed to produce. Companies that emit below the limits earn credits to be sold to companies that don't meet the limits. (Dec 2007)
  • Says America should guarantee Katrina reconstruction. (Jun 2007)
  • believes we should take away the billions of subsidy to the oil companies. (Jun 2007)
  • Voted YES on including oil & gas smokestacks in mercury regulations. (Sep 2005)
  • Voted NO on confirming Gale Norton as Secretary of Interior. (Jan 2001)
  • Voted NO on more funding for forest roads and fish habitat. (Sep 1999)
  • Voted YES on transportation demo projects. (Mar 1998)
  • Voted YES on reducing funds for road-building in National Forests. (Sep 1997)
  • Voted YES on continuing desert protection in California. (Oct 1994)
  • Voted YES on requiring EPA risk assessments. (May 1994)
  • Supports ending commercial whaling and illegal trade in whale meat. (Jun 2001)
  • Rated 95% by the LCV, indicating pro-environment votes. (Dec 2003)
On Families & Children -

  • Fought for Family and Medical Leave, up to 12 unpaid weeks. (Sep 2007)
  • Voted NO on killing restrictions on violent videos to minors. (May 1999)
  • Rated 16% by the Christian Coalition: an anti-family voting record. (Dec 2003)
  • Favors funding 2,500 Boys and Girls Clubs in underserved areas. (Dec 1997)
On Foreign Policy -

  • Believes Pakistan is potentially most dangerous country in the world. (Aug 2007)
  • Claims China holds the mortgage on our house, to pay for war. (Aug 2007)
  • American troops on the ground in Darfur now. (Jul 2007)
  • Favors US troops on ground in Sudan to end Darfur carnage. (Jun 2007)
  • Believes the biggest threat to US is from North Korea, Iran, & Russia. (Apr 2007)
  • Voted YES on enlarging NATO to include Eastern Europe. (May 2002)
  • Voted YES on killing a bill for trade sanctions if China sells weapons. (Sep 2000)
  • Voted NO on cap foreign aid at only $12.7 billion. (Oct 1999)
  • Voted NO on limiting the President's power to impose economic sanctions. (Jul 1998)
  • Voted NO on limiting NATO expansion to only Poland, Hungary & Czech. (Apr 1998)
  • Voted YES on $17.9 billion to IMF. (Mar 1998)
  • Voted YES on Strengthening of the trade embargo against Cuba. (Mar 1996)
  • Voted YES on ending Vietnam embargo. (Jan 1994)
  • Favors a multi-year commitment to Africa for food & medicine. (Apr 2001)
On Free Trade -

  • Claims the President's job is to create jobs, not to export jobs. (Aug 2007)
  • Voted NO on free trade agreement with Oman. (Jun 2006)
  • Voted NO on implementing CAFTA for Central America free-trade. (Jul 2005)
  • Voted NO on establishing free trade between US & Singapore. (Jul 2003)
  • Voted NO on establishing free trade between the US and Chile. (Jul 2003)
  • Voted YES on extending free trade to Andean nations. (May 2002)
  • Voted YES on granting normal trade relations status to Vietnam. (Oct 2001)
  • Voted YES on removing common goods from national security export rules. (Sep 2001)
  • Voted YES on permanent normal trade relations with China. (Sep 2000)
  • Voted YES on expanding trade to the third world. (May 2000)
  • Voted YES on renewing 'fast track' presidential trade authority. (Nov 1997)
  • Voted YES on imposing trade sanctions on Japan for closed market. (May 1995)
  • Rated 42% by CATO, indicating a mixed record on trade issues. (Dec 2002)
On Government Reform -

  • Would consider a Republican for head of DHS or Pentagon. (Aug 2007)
  • Pledges to stop no-bid contracts. (Aug 2007)
  • Voted NO on allowing some lobbyist gifts to Congress. (Mar 2006)
  • Voted YES on establishing the Senate Office of Public Integrity. (Mar 2006)
  • Voted YES on banning "soft money" contributions and restricting issue ads. (Mar 2002)
  • Voted NO on require photo ID (not just signature) for voter registration. (Feb 2002)
  • Voted YES on banning campaign donations from unions & corporations. (Apr 2001)
  • Voted YES on funding for National Endowment for the Arts. (Aug 1999)
  • Voted YES on favoring 1997 McCain-Feingold overhaul of campaign finance. (Oct 1997)
  • Voted YES on Approving the presidential line-item veto. (Mar 1996)
  • Voted NO on banning more types of Congressional gifts. (Jul 1995)
On Gun Control -

  • Supports keeping assault weapons ban; close gun show loophole. (Apr 2007)
  • Voted NO on prohibiting lawsuits against gun manufacturers. (Jul 2005)
  • Voted NO on banning lawsuits against gun manufacturers for gun violence. (Mar 2004)
  • Voted YES on background checks at gun shows. (May 1999)
  • Voted NO on more penalties for gun & drug violations. (May 1999)
  • Voted NO on loosening license & background checks at gun shows. (May 1999)
  • Voted NO on maintaining current law: guns sold without trigger locks. (Jul 1998)
  • Rated F by the NRA, indicating a pro-gun control voting record. (Dec 2003)
On Health Care -

  • On Reducing Health Care – Provide incentives for healthy living and reduce chronic care costs. (Dec 2007)
  • Start with catastrophic insurance and insuring all kids. (Aug 2007)
  • He got tested for AIDS after blood transfusion; no shame in it. (Jun 2007)
  • Voted YES on requiring negotiated Rx prices for Medicare part D. (Apr 2007)
  • Voted YES on expanding enrollment period for Medicare Part D. (Feb 2006)
  • Voted YES on increasing Medicaid rebate for producing generics. (Nov 2005)
  • Voted YES 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)
  • Voted YES on allowing reimportation of Rx drugs from Canada. (Jul 2002)
  • Voted YES on allowing patients to sue HMOs & collect punitive damages. (Jun 2001)
  • Voted NO on funding GOP version of Medicare prescription drug benefit. (Apr 2001)
  • Voted YES on including prescription drugs under Medicare. (Jun 2000)
  • Voted NO on limiting self-employment health deduction. (Jul 1999)
  • Voted YES on increasing tobacco restrictions. (Jun 1998)
  • Voted NO on Medicare means-testing. (Jun 1997)
  • Voted YES on medical savings acounts. (Apr 1996)
  • Rated 100% by APHA, indicating a pro-public health record. (Dec 2003)
On Homeland Security -

  • Claims Don't Ask Don't Tell is antiquated & unworkable. (Aug 2007)
  • Voted YES on implementing the 9/11 Commission report. (Mar 2007)
  • Voted YES on preserving habeus corpus for Guantanamo detainees. (Sep 2006)
  • Voted YES on requiring CIA reports on detainees & interrogation methods. (Sep 2006)
  • Voted YES on reauthorizing the PATRIOT Act. (Mar 2006)
  • Voted NO on extending the PATRIOT Act's wiretap provision. (Dec 2005)
  • Voted YES on restricting business with entities linked to terrorism. (Jul 2005)
  • Voted YES on restoring $565M for states' and ports' first responders. (Mar 2005)
  • Voted YES on adopting the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. (Oct 1999)
  • Voted YES on allowing another round of military base closures. (May 1999)
  • Voted NO on cutting nuclear weapons below START levels. (May 1999)
  • Voted YES on deploying National Missile Defense ASAP. (Mar 1999)
  • Voted YES on military pay raise of 4.8%. (Feb 1999)
  • Voted NO on prohibiting same-sex basic training. (Jun 1998)
  • Voted YES on favoring 36 vetoed military projects. (Oct 1997)
  • Voted YES on banning chemical weapons. (Apr 1997)
  • Voted NO on considering deploying NMD, and amending ABM Treaty. (Jun 1996)
  • Voted NO on 1996 Defense Appropriations. (Sep 1995)
  • Rated 80% by SANE, indicating a pro-peace voting record. (Dec 2003)
  • Supports school assistance to survivors of injured federal police. (Oct 1996)
On Immigration -

  • On dealing with illegal immigration - Believes the federal government should establish a new program for temporary migrant workers, also known as guest workers. (Dec 2007)
  • States it's impractical to deport 14 million illegal immigrants. (Jun 2007)
  • Voted for border fence, but to tackle drug trafficking. (Jun 2007)
  • Voted YES on comprehensive immigration reform. (Jun 2007)
  • Voted NO on declaring English as the official language of the US government. (Jun 2007)
  • Voted YES 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 YES on allowing illegal aliens to participate in Social Security. (May 2006)
  • Voted YES on giving Guest Workers a path to citizenship. (May 2006)
  • Voted YES on allowing more foreign workers into the US for farm work. (Jul 1998)
  • Voted NO on visas for skilled workers. (May 1998)
  • Voted NO on limit welfare for immigrants. (Jun 1997
    • )

    Immigration Issues *

    In 2006, Sen. Biden supported the interests of the American Immigration Lawyers Association 100 percent, the interests of the U.S. Border Control 8 percent in 2005-2006. He supported the interests of the Federation for American Immigration Reform 0 percent in 2005. He supports amnesty/permanent legalization for illegal aliens and temporary legalization for illegal aiens as guestworkers.

On Jobs -
  • Stands behind no job discrimination by sexual orientation. (Aug 2007)
  • Implement current recommendations on job safety. (Aug 2007)
  • Couldn't afford living at minimum wage; advocates raising it. (Jul 2007)
  • Claims Bush tries to strip away 100 years of labor progress. (Mar 2007)
  • Voted YES on restricting employer interference in union organizing. (Jun 2007)
  • Voted YES on increasing minimum wage to $7.25. (Feb 2007)
  • Voted YES on raising the minimum wage to $7.25 rather than $6.25. (Mar 2005)
  • Voted NO on repealing Clinton's ergonomic rules on repetitive stress. (Mar 2001)
  • Voted NO on killing an increase in the minimum wage. (Nov 1999)
  • Voted NO on allowing workers to choose between overtime & comp-time. (May 1997)
  • Voted YES on replacing farm price supports. (Feb 1996)
  • Supports protecting overtime pay protections. (Jun 2003)
  • Rated 100% by the AFL-CIO, indicating a pro-union voting record. (Dec 2003)
On Principles & Values -

  • States prayer gives you strength, but doesn't prevent crises. (Aug 2007)
  • Most decisive moment: engaging in civil rights movement. (Aug 2007)
  • Believes the next president has no margin of error, post-Bush. (Aug 2007)
  • Religion informs my values; my reason dictates outcomes. (Jul 2007)
  • Apologized for saying Barack Obama was clean and articulate. (Apr 2007)
  • Embellishment forced withdrawal from 1988 presidential race. (Apr 2007)
  • Believes his biggest mistake was thinking he could work with George Bush. (Apr 2007)
  • Plans to seek presidential nomination in 2008. (Jun 2005)
  • Voted NO on confirming Samuel Alito as Supreme Court Justice. (Jan 2006)
  • Voted NO on confirming John Roberts for Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. (Sep 2005)
  • Religious affiliation: Catholic. (Nov 2000)
On Social Security -

  • Supports preventing senior fraud by educating seniors about caution. (Nov 2002)
  • Voted NO on Social Security Lockbox & limiting national debt. (Apr 1999)
  • Voted YES on allowing Roth IRAs for retirees. (May 1998)
  • Voted NO on allowing personal retirement accounts. (Apr 1998)
  • Voted YES on deducting Social Security payments on income taxes. (May 1996)
  • Opposed to the privatization of social security
  • Rated 89% by the ARA, indicating a pro-senior voting record. (Dec 2003)
On Tax Reform -

  • Improving the Income Tax – Wants to allow President Bush’s tax cuts to expire for the wealthy and provide more tax breaks or credits for the middle class. (Dec 2007)
  • Favors taking away $85B in annual tax cuts for 1% of top earners. (Jul 2007)
  • FactCheck: Top 1% only got $67B in 2007 tax cuts, not $85B. (Jul 2007)
  • Supports eliminating the tax cut just for those people in the top 1%. (Mar 2007)
  • Voted NO on repealing the Alternative Minimum Tax. (Mar 2007)
  • Voted NO on raising estate tax exemption to $5 million. (Mar 2007)
  • Voted NO on supporting permanence of estate tax cuts. (Aug 2006)
  • Voted NO on permanently repealing the `death tax`. (Jun 2006)
  • Voted YES on $47B for military by repealing capital gains tax cut. (Feb 2006)
  • Voted NO on retaining reduced taxes on capital gains & dividends. (Feb 2006)
  • Voted NO on extending the tax cuts on capital gains and dividends. (Nov 2005)
  • Voted NO on $350 billion in tax breaks over 11 years. (May 2003)
  • Voted YES on reducing marriage penalty instead of cutting top tax rates. (May 2001)
  • Voted YES on increasing tax deductions for college tuition. (May 2001)
  • Voted YES on eliminating the 'marriage penalty'. (Jul 2000)
  • Voted NO on across-the-board spending cut. (Oct 1999)
  • Voted NO on requiring super-majority for raising taxes. (Apr 1998)
  • Rated 15% by NTU, indicating a "Big Spender" on tax votes. (Dec 2003)

    • * Biden is against the Bush administration's tax cuts and would "take back one year of the tax cuts for Americans who make over a million dollars a year, and put this money in a dedicated Homeland Security and Public Safety Trust Fund to implement the 9/11 Commission recommendations and invest in law enforcement."

On Technology -

  • Proposed $980M for tunnel repair; others have dropped ball. (Aug 2007)
  • Voted NO on restoring $550M in funding for Amtrak for 2007. (Mar 2006)
  • Voted YES on disallowing FCC approval of larger media conglomerates. (Sep 2003)
  • Voted YES on Internet sales tax moratorium. (Oct 1998)
  • Voted YES on telecomm deregulation. (Feb 1996)
On War & Peace -
  • The government should continue to fund the Iraq war because the US government must support the troops. (Dec 2007)
  • Believes we need to set a date for withdrawing most US combat troops. (Dec 2007)
  • Believes the United States never should have gone into Iraq because there were no weapons of mass destructions (WMD). (Dec 2007)
  • Believes leaving Iraq will cause generation-long regional war. (Aug 2007)
  • It's already US policy to go into Pakistan to get al Qaeda. (Aug 2007)
  • Claims Bush has lied for 7 years; tell truth on Iraq. (Aug 2007)
  • States we can't just pull out; one year to remove 160,000 troops. (Jul 2007)
  • Says he would rather lose elections than to lose troops' lives. (Jun 2007)
  • Supports drawing down troops immediately and all out by '08. (Jun 2007)
  • Supports funding the safety of the troops till 67 anti-war votes reached. (Jun 2007)
  • Do away with the policy of regime change for Iran. (Jun 2007)
  • Supports moving combat troops out of harm's way now. (Apr 2007)
  • Not micromanaging war to authorize & define mission. (Apr 2007)
  • Supports a target date, not a deadline(Apr 2007)
  • Think about the decade after Iraq, not just the day after. (Apr 2007)
  • States there will be a residual force left in Iraq. (Apr 2007)
  • Says the US is worse off than before Saddam because US lost credibility. (Apr 2007)
  • Believes partitioning Iraq is inevitable, as shown by history. (Apr 2007)
  • Supports changing the fundamental premise of Iraq engagement. (Apr 2007)
  • Favors replacing pre-emption doctrine with prevention. (Apr 2007)
  • Supports decentralizing the Iraqi government; local control over daily life. (Apr 2007)
  • Biden-Gelb plan: UN & Muslim powers to enforce Iraq unity. (Apr 2007)
  • Stop training thugs as the national Iraqi police force. (Apr 2007)
  • Supports decentralizing Iraq to give people control over daily lives. (Feb 2007)

    • Voting Record

    • Regrets his war vote because Bush misused war authority. (Apr 2007)
    • Vote for war allowed war only after all else failed. (Apr 2007)
    • Introduced legislation barring US Military bases in Iraq. (Apr 2007)
    • Vote for Iraq War was mistake; assumed Bush competence. (Feb 2007)
    • Voted for Iraq war in 2002, but now a war critic. (Nov 2006)
    • Voted YES 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 YES on investigating contract awards in Iraq & Afghanistan. (Nov 2005)
    • Voted YES on $86 billion for military operations in Iraq & Afghanistan. (Oct 2003)
    • Voted YES on authorizing use of military force against Iraq. (Oct 2002)
    • Voted NO on allowing all necessary force in Kosovo. (May 1999)
    • Voted YES on authorizing air strikes in Kosovo. (Mar 1999)
    • Voted YES on ending the Bosnian arms embargo. (Jul 1995)
    • Condemns anti-Muslim bigotry in name of anti-terrorism. (Oct 2001)
 
On Welfare & Poverty -

  • Says we're no longer certain our kids will be better off than us. (Feb 2007)
  • Voted YES on welfare block grants. (Aug 1996)
  • Voted YES on eliminating block grants for food stamps. (Jul 1996)
  • Voted NO on allowing state welfare waivers. (Jul 1996)
  • Voted YES on welfare overhaul. (Sep 1995)
  • Supports fully funding AmeriCorps. (Jun 2003)
  • Supports welfare reform.
*Source: Wikipedia
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