Sheldon Whitehouse on Budget

• Grow the economy from the middle class out. (Oct 2012)
• Voted YES on $192B additional anti-recession stimulus spending. (Jul 2009)
• More enforcement of mortgage fraud and TARP fraud. (May 2009)
• Voted YES on modifying bankruptcy rules to avoid mortgage foreclosures. (May 2009)
• Ban abusive credit practices & enhance consumer disclosure. (Feb 2009)
• Voted YES on additional $825 billion for economic recovery package. (Feb 2009)
• Voted YES on $60B stimulus package for jobs, infrastructure, & energy. (Sep 2008)
• Reform mortgage rules to prevent foreclosure & bankruptcy. (Feb 2008)
• Require full disclosure about subprime mortgages. (Dec 2007)
• Voted NO on paying down federal debt by rating programs' effectiveness. (Mar 2007)
• Return to pay-as-you-go budgeting. (Sep 2006)
• We owe $1 trillion to China to fund Bush tax cuts. (Sep 2006)
• $300 tax rebate a bad deal if it means $150,000 future debt. (Aug 2005)