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Date Posted: 18:52:55 06/27/08 Fri
Author: SS
Subject: *****************OBAMAISSUES******************

Barack Obama’s Stance on the Issues

ABORTION
• Supports Roe v. Wade; has criticized Supreme Court decision that upheld ban on partial-birth abortions; sponsored bill providing contraceptives for low-income women.

BUDGET & ECONOMY
• Supports federal programs to protect rural economy; has supported the Credit Card Bill of Rights; has called for more accountability in subprime mortgages; demands government be accountable for every single dollar for new proposed programs; supports expanding opportunities for minorities in home ownership & global marketplace.

CIVIL RIGHTS
• Supports strengthening the Americans with Disabilities Act; supports re-introducing the Equal Rights Amendment; believes ending racial profiling is a part of fight for justice; believes in better enforcing women’s pay equity by passing Equal Pay Act; believes in no black or white America, just a United States of America.

CORPORATIONS/BUSINESS
• Believes in rewarding companies that create domestic jobs under the REAL USA Plan; end tax breaks for companies that send jobs overseas; voted no on reforming bankruptcy to include means-testing & restrictions; believes in holding corporations responsible for pensions and work conditions

EDUCATION
• Favors increasing Bell Grant; sponsored legislations that recruit and reward good teachers; voted YES on shifting $11B from corporate tax loopholes to education; believes in free public college for any student with at least a B-minus average; backs a nationwide program to reconstruct crumbling school buildings; wants to address the growing achievement gap between students.

ENERGY POLICY
• Wants to reduce carbon emissions by 80% by 2050; wants 20% renewable energy by 2020; believes cap-and-trade is more specific on reducing greenhouse emissions; believes we cannot drill our way out of our addiction to oil; wants to designate sensitive ANWR area as protected wilderness.

FOREIGN POLICY
• US policy should promote democracy and human rights; never negotiate out of fear, and never fear to negotiate; president must abide by international human rights treaties; consider China a competitor but not an enemy; strengthen NATO to confront 21st-century threats.

GUN CONTROL
• Voted no on prohibiting lawsuits against gun manufacturers; favors banning semi-automatics; believes concealed carry is okay for retired police officers; respects the second Amendment but favors local gun bans.

HEALTH CARE
• Believes access to basic care should be ensured; believes the problem with health care is about affordability; favors prescription drug re-implementation; believes allowing senior citizens to bulk purchase will save taxpayers money; believes in more funding for Rx benefits, community health, CHIPs and AIDS prevention.

HOMELAND SECURITY

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