Zoe Lofgren- U.S. Congress women for California
Zoe Lofgren is the congresswoman of California.
Here, this was what she voted and not voted on:
Crime
. Voted Yes on funding for alternative sentencing instead of more prisons.
( Jun 2000)
. Voted No on more prosecution and sentencing for juvenile crime.
( Jun 1999)
. Voted Yes on maintaing right of habeus corpus in Death Penalty Appeals.
( Mar 1996)
. Voted No on making federal death penalty appeals harder.
( Feb 1995)
. Rated 68% by CURE, indicating pro-rehabilitation crime votes.
( Dec 2000)
. More funding and stricter sentencing for hate crimes.
( Apr 2001)
. Require DNA testing for all federal executions.
( Mar 2001)
Education
. Voted No on allowing school prayer during the War on Terror.
( Nov 2001)
. Voted Yes on requiring states to test students.
( May 2001)
. Voted No on allowing vouchers in DC schools.
( Aug 1998)
. Voted No on vouchers for private & parochial schools.
( Nov 1997)
. Rated 90% by the NEA, indicating pro-public education votes
( Dec 2003)
. Supported funding for teacher training & other initiatives.
( Jul 1999)
Health Care
. Voted No on limiting medical malpractice lawsuits to $250,000 damages.
( May 2004)
. Voted No on limited prescription drug benefit for Medicare recipients.
( Nov 2003)
. Voted No on allowing reimportation of prescription drugs.
( Jul 2003)
. Voted No on small business association for buying health insurance.
( Jun 2003)
. Voted No on capping damages and setting time limits in medical lawsuits.
( Mar 2003)
. Voted No on allowing suits HMOs, but under federal rules & limited award.
( Aug 2001)
. Voted No on Prescription Drug Coverage under Medicare.
( Jun 2000)
. Voted No on banning physician –assisted suicide.
( Oct 1999)
. Voted No on establishing tax-exempt Medical Savings Accounts.
( Oct 1999)
. Rated 89% by APHA, indicating a pro-public health record.
( Apr 1998)
. Collect data on birth defects and present to the public.
( Apr 1998)
. Supported funding women’s health needs.
( Jul 1999)
. Supported funding older women’s health.
( Jul 1999)
. Supported funding Prenatal and Postpartum Care.
( Jul 1999)
. Supported funding Family and Children’s Coverage.
( Jul 1999)
Environment
. Voted No on speeding up approval of forest thinning projects.
( Nov 2003)
. Rated 100% by the LCV, indicating pro-environment votes.
( Dec 2003)
Tax Reform
. Voted Yes on permanently eliminating the so-called marriage penalty
( Apr 2004)
. Voted No on making the Bush tax cuts permanent.
( Apr 2002)
. Voted No on $99.5b economic stimulus: capital gains & income tax cuts.
( Oct 2001)
. Voted No on Tax Cut Package of $ 958b over 10 years.
( May 2001)
. Voted No on eliminating the Estate Tax.
( Apr 2001)
. Voted No on eliminating the “marriage penalty”.
( Jul 2000)
. Voted Yes on repealing the estate tax (“death tax”).
( Jun 2000)
. Voted No on $46 billion in tax cuts for small business.
( Mar 2000)
. Rated 28% by NTU, indicating a “Big Spender” on tax votes.
( Dec 2003)
. Tax incentives for child care; eliminate marriage penalty.
( Jul 1999)
Tax incentives for education, new schools, & families.
( Jul 1999)
-Didn’t find any information on Elderly Concerns and Employment/ Issues.
-Has a good quality to run for woman’s congress.
-Knows what she votes and doesn’t want to vote.
about it.
