Orrin Hatch on Welfare And Poverty

• Federal collaboration for advanced nuclear technologies. (Jan 2016)
• Let states lease energy rights on federal lands. (Jun 2013)
• Voted NO on protecting ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems. (May 2013)
• Signed the No Climate Tax Pledge by AFP. (Aug 2012)
• Rated 20% by HSLF, indicating an anti-animal welfare voting record. (Jan 2012)
• Voted YES on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases. (Apr 2011)
• Voted NO on $2 billion more for Cash for Clunkers program. (Aug 2009)
• Voted YES on protecting middle-income taxpayers from a national energy tax. (Apr 2009)
• Voted YES on requiring full Senate debate and vote on cap-and-trade. (Apr 2009)
• Open the Outer Continental Shelf for oil & gas leasing. (Jun 2008)
• Voted NO on tax incentives for energy production and conservation. (Jun 2008)
• Voted NO on addressing CO2 emissions without considering India & China. (May 2008)
• Develop technology for carbon dioxide sequestration. (Feb 2008)
• Voted YES on prohibiting eminent domain for use as parks or grazing land. (Dec 2007)
• Voted NO 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)
• Rated 17% by the CAF, indicating opposition to energy independence. (Dec 2006)
• Voted NO on disallowing an oil leasing program in Alaska's ANWR. (Nov 2005)
• Voted NO 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 NO on banning drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. (Mar 2005)
• Rated 5% by the LCV, indicating anti-environment votes. (Dec 2003)
• Voted YES on Bush Administration Energy Policy. (Jul 2003)
• Voted NO on targeting 100,000 hydrogen-powered vehicles by 2010. (Jun 2003)
• Voted NO on removing consideration of drilling ANWR from budget bill. (Mar 2003)
• Voted YES on drilling ANWR on national security grounds. (Apr 2002)
• Voted YES on terminating CAFE standards within 15 months. (Mar 2002)
• Voted YES on confirming Gale Norton as Secretary of Interior. (Jan 2001)
• Voted YES on preserving budget for ANWR oil drilling. (Apr 2000)
• Eliminate Kyoto Accords and implement more local control. (Jan 2000)
• Revoke Kyoto Accords as environmental extremism. (Dec 1999)
• Voted NO on ending discussion of CAFE fuel efficiency standards. (Sep 1999)
• Voted YES on more funding for forest roads and fish habitat. (Sep 1999)
• Voted YES on defunding renewable and solar energy. (Jun 1999)
• Focus on market incentives to foster alternative fuels. (May 1999)
• Supports alternative fuels to meet EPA air standards. (May 1999)
• Tax credits for electric cars, alternative fuels & stations. (May 1999)
• Voted YES on transportation demo projects. (Mar 1998)
• Limit National Monuments to 50,000 acres. (Feb 1998)
• Voted NO on reducing funds for road-building in National Forests. (Sep 1997)
• Voted YES on approving a nuclear waste repository. (Apr 1997)
• Voted NO on continuing desert protection in California. (Oct 1994)
• Voted NO on do not require ethanol in gasoline. (Aug 1994)
• Voted YES on requiring EPA risk assessments. (May 1994)
• Congress should decide land use, not DOI. (Sep 1979)