Rodney Frelinghuysen on Welfare And Poverty

• Rated 38% by HSLF, indicating a mixed voting record on animal welfare. (Jan 2012)
• Voted NO on opening Outer Continental Shelf to oil drilling. (May 2011)
• Voted NO on $2 billion more for Cash for Clunkers program. (Jul 2009)
• Voted YES 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)
• Voted NO on tax credits for renewable electricity, with PAYGO offsets. (Sep 2008)
• Voted YES on environmental education grants for outdoor experiences. (Sep 2008)
• Voted YES 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 YES on investing in homegrown biofuel. (Aug 2007)
• Voted NO on criminalizing oil cartels like OPEC. (May 2007)
• Strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting. (Jan 2007)
• Voted NO on removing oil & gas exploration subsidies. (Jan 2007)
• Rated 33% by CAF, indicating a mixed record on energy independence. (Dec 2006)
• Voted YES on increasing AMTRAK funding by adding $214M to $900M. (Jun 2006)
• Voted YES on keeping moratorium on drilling for oil offshore. (Jun 2006)
• Voted YES on scheduling permitting for new oil refinieries. (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 NO on deauthorizing "critical habitat" for endangered species. (Sep 2005)
• Voted YES on passage of the Bush Administration national energy policy. (Jun 2004)
• Rated 55% by the LCV, indicating a mixed record on environment. (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)
• Make EPA into a Cabinet department. (May 2002)
• Supports grants for brownfields remediation. (May 2002)
• Voted YES on prohibiting oil drilling & development in ANWR. (Aug 2001)
• Voted YES on raising CAFE standards; incentives for alternative fuels. (Aug 2001)
• Preserve Alaska's ANWR instead of drilling it. (Feb 2001)
• Voted YES on starting implementation of Kyoto Protocol. (Jun 2000)
• Focus on results, not regulation. (Sep 1998)
• Supports immediate reductions in greenhouse gases. (Sep 1998)