Find out how your U.S. Senators and Representative voted on traditional values during the 108 th session of Congress. Access TVC’s Voter Scorecard by clicking here: Scorecards 2004.
Congress is currently on recess and your two Senators and Representative are back in their home districts. You can find out how your Senators and Representatives voted on several key votes this session. We have included scores on partial-birth abortion ban; Roe v. Wade, “hate crime” legislation, traditional marriage, and others. After you review their votes, set up a meeting to discuss their positions on the issues outlined in the scorecard.
US Senate Score Card Questions
1. Would you vote to support the ban on Partial-Birth Abortion? (S3, Vote #46, 3/12/03, Passed 60-38)
2. Would you vote supporting the Supreme Court’s decision that Roe v. Wade was correctly decided legalizing abortion at every stage? (S3, Vote #48, 3/12/03, Passed 52-46)
3. Would you vote to stop blocking President Bush’s judicial nominees by giving them an up or down vote? (Cloture, Vote #143, 5/8/03, Failed 54-43)
4. Would you vote against ensuring that 33% of Global HIV/AIDS prevention funds go abstinence-until-marriage problems? (HR 1298, Vote # 180, 5/16/03, Failed 42-52)
5. Would you vote to allow abortions at US military facilities overseas? (1050, Vote #192, 5/22/03, Failed 48-51)
6. Would you vote to prohibit the use of federal tax dollars to fund international organizations that perform abortions overseas or work to legalize abortion overseas? (S925, Vote #267, 7/09/03, Failed 43-53)
7. Would you vote to make it a criminal offense to injure or kill a fetus during the commission of a violent crime? (HR 1997, Vote #63, 3/25/04, Passed 61-38)
8. Would you vote to support “hate crimes” legislation that penalizes the thoughts of individuals, and will lead to penalizing those who say the Bible teaches that homosexuality is a sin? (S2400, Vote #114, 6/15/04, Passed 65-33)
9. Would you support a Constitutional amendment protecting marriage as only between one man and one woman? (SJRes40, Vote #155, 7/14/04, Failed 48-50)
Tennessee
Alexander, L. (R )
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House of Representatives Score Card Questions
1. Would you vote in favor of cloning human embryos for experimentation and destruction? (HR 534, Vote #37, 2/27/03, Failed 174-231)
2. Would you vote to ensure that 33% of Global HIV/AIDS prevention funds go to abstinence-until-marriage programs? (HR 1298, Vote # 157, 5/01/03, Passed 220-197)
3. Would you vote to increase the child tax credit, and to accelerate marriage penalty relief? (HR2, Vote #182, 5/09/03, Passed 222-203)
4. Would you vote to allow abortions at US military facilities overseas? (HR 1588, Vote #215, 5/22/03, Failed 201-227)
5. Would you vote to support the ban on Partial-Birth Abortion? (HR 760, Vote # 242, 6/04/03, Passed 282-139)
6. Would you vote to permanently repeal the death tax? (HR 8, Vote #285, 6/18/03, Passed 230-199)
7. Would you vote to prohibit National Institutes of Health (NIH) from continuing to fund certain explicit sex studies, which primarily focus on homosexual, bisexual and transgendered sexual activity? (HR 2660, Vote #352, 7/10/03, Failed 210-212)
8. Would you vote to prohibit abortion internationally through the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)? (HR1950, Vote #362, 7/15/03, Passed 216-211)
9. Would you vote to increase funding for the National Endowment for the Arts? (HR 2691, Vote #376, 7/17/03, Passed 225-200)
10. Would you vote to prohibit faith-based organizations from using their biblical values as criteria for hiring when receiving federal funds? (HR 2210, Vote #441, 7/25/03, Failed 199-231)
11. Would you vote to make it a criminal offense to injure or kill a fetus during the commission of a violent crime? (HR 1997, Vote #31, 2/26/04, Passed 254-163)
12. Would you vote to remove jurisdiction from the Supreme Court and other federal courts over questions pertaining to the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). (HR 3313, Vote # 410, 7/22/04, Passed 233-194)
13. Would you vote to support “hate crimes” legislation that penalizes the thoughts of individuals, and will lead to penalizing those who say the Bible teaches that homosexuality is a sin? (HR 4200, Vote #473, 9/28/04, Passed 213-186)
14. Would you vote to support a Constitutional amendment to protect marriage between one man and one woman? (HJRES 106, Vote # 484, 9/30/04, Failed 227-186)
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14. +To see results for all states, go to: TVC Voter Scorecard
