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Policy Positions >> Welfare And Poverty

Pete Sessions on Welfare And Poverty

  • Allow importing ivory from controlled sources. (Jul 2014)
  • Rated 13% by HSLF, indicating an anti-animal welfare voting record. (Jan 2012)
  • Voted YES on opening Outer Continental Shelf to oil drilling. (May 2011)
  • Voted YES on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases. (Apr 2011)
  • Drill the Outer Continental Shelf; & license new nuke plants. (Mar 2011)
  • Signed the No Climate Tax Pledge by AFP. (Nov 2010)
  • Voted NO on $2 billion more for Cash for Clunkers program. (Jul 2009)
  • Voted NO on protecting free-roaming horses and burros. (Jul 2009)
  • Voted NO on enforcing limits on CO2 global warming pollution. (Jun 2009)
  • Make tax deduction permanent for conservation easements. (Mar 2009)
  • Bar greenhouse gases from Clean Air Act rules. (Jan 2009)
  • Voted NO on environmental education grants for outdoor experiences. (Sep 2008)
  • Voted NO on tax credits for renewable electricity, with PAYGO offsets. (Sep 2008)
  • Voted NO on $9.7B for Amtrak improvements and operation thru 2013. (Jun 2008)
  • Voted NO on tax incentives for energy production and conservation. (May 2008)
  • Voted NO on tax incentives for renewable energy. (Feb 2008)
  • Voted NO on investing in homegrown biofuel. (Aug 2007)
  • Voted NO on criminalizing oil cartels like OPEC. (May 2007)
  • Voted NO on removing oil & gas exploration subsidies. (Jan 2007)
  • Rated 0% by the CAF, indicating opposition to energy independence. (Dec 2006)
  • Voted NO on keeping moratorium on drilling for oil offshore. (Jun 2006)
  • Voted NO on barring website promoting Yucca Mountain nuclear waste dump. (May 2006)
  • Voted YES on authorizing construction of new oil refineries. (Oct 2005)
  • Voted YES on deauthorizing "critical habitat" for endangered species. (Sep 2005)
  • Voted YES on passage of the Bush Administration national energy policy. (Jun 2004)
  • Rated 0% by the LCV, indicating anti-environment votes. (Dec 2003)
  • Voted YES on implementing Bush-Cheney national energy policy. (Nov 2003)
  • Voted YES on speeding up approval of forest thinning projects. (Nov 2003)
  • Voted NO on prohibiting oil drilling & development in ANWR. (Aug 2001)
  • Voted NO on raising CAFE standards; incentives for alternative fuels. (Aug 2001)
  • Establish a grassland reserve program to conserve grassland. (May 2001)
  • Voted NO on starting implementation of Kyoto Protocol. (Jun 2000)