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Walter Jones

Voted FOR investigating Bush for impeachment for "lying about Iraq."

Voted AGAINST investigating Pelosi for her assertions the CIA had misled her about interrogation techniques

Voted AGAINST the surge: Had Jones gotten his way, we would have surrendered to Al Qaeda, granting them victory in their most clearly defined battlefield against us.

Voted FOR using congress's purse-strings to force withdrawal from Iraq; one of only 2 G.O.P. representatives
to vote with the Dems on this bill (McArthur).

Voted FOR permanently raising taxes on businesses while temporarily extending tax credits on “green” initiatives. This was presented to the American people as "tax relief" (a deed that the ACU appropriately describes as "legislative sleight-of-hand") (ACU-8)

Voted FOR the Democrat's Mortgage Bailout (Round One). Introduced in May 08, this bill set the tone for the bailout fever that would soon infect Washington. Under threat of Bush veto, Kirk voted for the bill, which sought to further distort the marketplace by increasing the Federal Housing Authority's influence, guaranteeing hundreds of billions of dollars in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loans. Simultaneously, it provided a multi-billion dollar trust fund available to parties of questionable relevance and repute, such as ACORN (ACU-8). - For background into the bill's tie-in to our current bailout woes, see the following prescient NRO editorial: "Do Nothing, Congress."

Voted FOR the AMT "Relief" Bill, which raised taxes on U.S. energy producers. At a time of record high energy prices when some legislators were calling for a tax holiday at the gas pump, he was voting to raise taxes on the energy sector (ACU-8).

Voted FOR the economic stimulus bill of September 2008 (ACU-8).

Voted AGAINST a 2007 amendment to reinstate funds for missile defense (ACU-6).

Voted AGAINST strengthening missile defense in 2008 (ACU-8).

Voted AGAINST strenghtening missile defense in 2009 (ACU-17).

Voted FOR the 2007 Energy Policy that, according to the ACU, mandated reliance on biofuels while not allowing oil supplies to increase. The policy also stiffened regulations and raised taxes $2 billion.

Voted AGAINST Earmark Reform aimed to cut runaway spending (ACU-6).

Voted AGAINST off-shore drilling in 07 (ACU-6).

Voted AGAINST a 2006 conservative budget alternative that would have extended Bush’s tax cuts while
trimming more than 300 billion dollars of discretionary spending, done away with close to 150 programs, and
increased funds for the military and for veterans. It also would have opened ANWR for drilling (ACU-4) .

Voted AGAINST military tribunals for enemy combatants.

Voted AGAINST an amendment to cut discretionary spending by 2% while protecting the Bush tax cuts (ACU-2).

Voted AGAINST the 2005 Republican Budget Resolution that, according to the ACU, established "broad spending and revenue targets for five years, limiting discretionary spending to $843 billion in fiscal 2006, and requiring $70 billion in tax cuts and $34.7 billion in savings" (ACU-2).

Voted FOR censuring Joe Wilson for shouting "You Lie," during an Obama address (Kraushaar).

Voted FOR raising minimum wage after the Dems rejected tax cuts that would have protected entry-level workers and small businesses (ACU-6) . For insights into the harmful effects the measure, in its House form, would have meant to workers and small businesses, National Review Online consulted with four leading economists. All four economists agreed that only politicians stood to gain from the measure : "At Minimum…Should Republicans fight back against a minimum-wage increase?"