Scott Walker on Welfare

• Senate candidates accused of sexual abuse should withdraw. (Nov 2017)
• Support family security in workplace. (Oct 2017)
• Same-sex marriage could lead to legalizing pedophilia. (Aug 2017)
• Support Raise Up Agenda of paid family leave. (Aug 2017)
• Provide paid family and medical leave. (Jul 2017)
• $15,000 in unpaid nanny taxes from triplets in 2000. (Jan 2017)
• Partially support hospice/respite centers. (Oct 2016)
• Pornography corrodes values that sustain family life. (Jun 2016)
• No gender identity restrictions on child custody or adoption. (May 2016)
• Ancestors immigrated to Kansas; kids raised in Kansas. (Apr 2016)
• Paid leave insurance policy to fund FMLA maternity leave. (Mar 2016)
• Raise kids with values of hard work & education. (Mar 2016)
• Fund treatment for low-income children with Autism Spectrum. (Feb 2016)
• Increase access to effective contraception for women. (Jan 2016)
• Judicial discretion in releasing individual juvenile records. (Jan 2016)
• Made insurance cover therapy for autism. (Jan 2016)
• More nuclear families will improve the economy. (Jan 2016)
• We need childcare and parental leave. (Jan 2016)
• Alleviate the scourge of sex trafficking. (Dec 2015)
• FactCheck: Yes, ISIS declared fatwa to kill disabled kids. (Dec 2015)
• Universal national service option, to cut youth employment. (Dec 2015)
• Gave access to family planning for 35,000 low-income women. (Nov 2015)
• This campaign is all about two words: "Working Families". (Nov 2015)
• Don't penalize working women for having kids. (Oct 2015)
• Family means economy; make both strong. (Oct 2015)
• I'm a husband and a father, and an effective leader. (Oct 2015)
• 2008:Criticized Catholic Church for immunity on sexual abuse. (Sep 2015)
• AdWatch: Faith, family, and service give my life meaning. (Sep 2015)
• Sexually abused by his choir teacher as a schoolboy. (Sep 2015)
• Fight for the right to paid sick days. (Aug 2015)
• Paid maternity leave OK if voluntary, not mandated. (Aug 2015)
• Don't assume that mothers should always get custody. (Jul 2015)
• Half-million in foster care means system is dysfunctional. (Jul 2015)
• Kids in poverty can't go to school in condition to learn. (Jul 2015)
• Shame fathers who walk away from paternal obligations. (Jun 2015)
• Book "Bella's Gift" about their special-needs youngest child. (May 2015)
• Our parents never felt like victims even in Great Depression. (May 2015)
• Patriot Voices: online community to restore American dream. (May 2015)
• Strong families help produce a strong economy. (May 2015)
• Physician married to a physician; two sons and one dog. (Apr 2015)
• Childcare is an economic priority; not a side-issue. (Jan 2015)
• Don't allow kids to listen to toxic music like Beyonce. (Jan 2015)
• Families aren't looking for handouts, but for a fair shot. (Jan 2015)
• Six weeks of paid parental leave for federal employees. (Jan 2015)
• Rated 100% by the Christian Coalition: a pro-Family-Value voting record. (Dec 2014)
• Prepare kids for tomorrow with family values of grandparents. (Nov 2014)
• Cut budget for domestic violence prevention. (Oct 2014)
• Don't reauthorize Violence Against Women Act. (Oct 2014)
• PACWatch on DCF: not to fix it but to fight it. (Oct 2014)
• Let churches provide for families in need, not state. (Aug 2014)
• Close "Age Loophole": hard time for soliciting a minor. (Jul 2014)
• Expand Department of Child Safety against child abuse. (Jul 2014)
• Politics is not my passion; it's my God, my kids & family. (Jul 2014)
• Entered into "covenant marriage" with his wife. (Jun 2014)
• 2007: Ex-husband filed police report, but good friends now. (May 2014)
• 2013: Ex-boyfriend filed police report, but now regrets it. (May 2014)
• Authored recognition of National Foster Care Month. (May 2014)
• Married 33 years; four children and one grandchild. (May 2014)
• Partner with faith-based agencies for kids services. (May 2014)
• Sponsored recognition of National Foster Care Month. (May 2014)
• Double child tax credit to $6,000 per child. (Apr 2014)
• Everything else is unfulfilled if we fail at family. (Apr 2014)
• Government policy facilitates breakdown of family. (Apr 2014)
• Marriage at historical low; illegitimacy at historical high. (Apr 2014)
• $41.5 million for home and community-based disabled care. (Feb 2014)
• Impact of same-sex marriage on kids won't be known for years. (Feb 2014)
• Much-needed deep social change begins with family. (Feb 2014)
• Successfully prosecuted case on child sexual exploitation. (Feb 2014)
• A child's future should not be defined by their zip code. (Jan 2014)
• Cut infant mortality by 21%, after setting goal of 10%. (Jan 2014)
• Focus on things that Downs' kids CAN do. (Jan 2014)
• Genius of America is in your homes, not in the Capitol. (Jan 2014)
• Let's Move partnership: reduce childhood obesity. (Jan 2014)
• Office of Child Welfare Investigations is first step. (Jan 2014)
• Seeds of kids' success are sown early--beginning prenatally. (Jan 2014)
• Strong supporter of the Violence Against Women Act. (Jan 2014)
• Deeper appreciation of role faith plays in American families. (Dec 2013)
• Empower women to succeed at home and at work. (Dec 2013)
• Marriage is best between a man and woman. (Nov 2013)
• Let states decide same-sex marriage; keep federal DOMA. (Jun 2013)
• Let foster teens act as their own medical consenters. (May 2013)
• Money should not be a factor in a child's life, period. (Apr 2013)
• Passed historic family leave legislation. (Apr 2013)
• Conservatives and Hispanics share family values. (Mar 2013)
• Use TANF funds to publicize benefits of marriage. (Mar 2013)
• More funding & services for victims of domestic violence. (Feb 2013)
• Pass the Violence Against Women Act. (Feb 2013)
• Arizona's abused and neglected children need help. (Jan 2013)
• Great need for more and better child care services. (Jan 2013)
• More funding & services for victims of domestic violence. (Jan 2013)
• Sponsored supporting No Name-Calling Week in schools. (Jan 2013)
• Youth suicide: the most tragic child mental health problem. (Jan 2013)
• Encourage adoption of children in foster care. (Nov 2012)
• End incentives that favor co-habitation instead of marriage. (Nov 2012)
• Pornography leads to proliferation of rape and molestation. (Nov 2012)
• Real estate tax abatements for elderly on fixed income. (Nov 2012)
• Sponsored encouraging adoption of children in foster care. (Nov 2012)
• Two-parent families reduce violence on the streets. (Oct 2012)
• Biblical values create work ethic and family responsibility. (Sep 2012)
• Family's unconditional love more important than money. (Sep 2012)
• Marriage disappears where government dependency is highest. (Aug 2012)
• No "storybook marriage"; just family & faith. (Aug 2012)
• Severely disabled daughter is still life worth living. (Aug 2012)
• Work closest to my heart has been taking care of my family. (Jun 2012)
• Let families pass on their faith without recrimination. (May 2012)
• Abstinence-only education in K-12 schools. (Apr 2012)
• Government should play no role reproductive health services. (Apr 2012)
• Traditional family is most important thing for USA now. (Apr 2012)
• Contraception for teens helps fix fracturing families. (Feb 2012)
• Newt Gingrich's Family Values compared to Mitt's. (Feb 2012)
• 1983: Urged single mom to put up baby for adoption. (Jan 2012)
• 1996: Staff searched full-time to find runaway teenage girl. (Jan 2012)
• Abstinence-only education for 12-to-14 year olds. (Jan 2012)
• Address breakdown of American family from bully pulpit. (Jan 2012)
• Choose Respect: $12M to eradicate domestic violence epidemic. (Jan 2012)
• Christian society discourages out-of-wedlock pregnancies. (Jan 2012)
• Dependency encourages social problems. (Jan 2012)
• Gay adoption is a state issue; no federal ban. (Jan 2012)
• Led campaign against out-of-wedlock sex. (Jan 2012)
• Parents wonder if their kids will do as well as them. (Jan 2012)
• Polygamy violates marriage covenant. (Jan 2012)
• Reform child welfare system: collaborative & measurable. (Jan 2012)
• Family planning is 1st principle of reproductive healthcare. (Dec 2011)
• Kids working in libraries is fine; don't change labor laws. (Dec 2011)
• Leading advocate for foster and adopted children. (Dec 2011)
• Let poor kids work so they learn like middle class. (Dec 2011)
• Promote the family as economic anchor point. (Dec 2011)
• Rated 79% by Oregon Stand for Children. (Dec 2011)
• Foster care provider for girls with eating disorders. (Nov 2011)
• Reward high-school girls who graduate as virgins. (Nov 2011)
• Poverty rate 5% with two parents; 30% with one parent. (Oct 2011)
• Best results when family involved; worst with government. (Sep 2011)
• Bible's "be submissive to husband" means mutual respect. (Aug 2011)
• Every American family is its own little melting pot. (Aug 2011)
• Virginia families are under stress as never before. (Jul 2011)
• 1st Amendment protects videogame violence as "speech". (Jun 2011)
• Mother of 5; foster parent of 23 children. (Jun 2011)
• Raised 23 foster kids, with her own kids,as "treatment home". (Jun 2011)
• Responsibility for child's education resides with parents. (Jun 2011)
• Women entering paid work in 1970s has reshaped the family. (Apr 2011)
• Feminazis say all sex is rape, even the sex in marriage. (Mar 2011)
• Rough childhood makes me appreciate how blessed I am now. (Feb 2011)
• Supports relief for families who cannot afford their houses. (Dec 2010)
• Family values reduce poverty; war on poverty doesn't. (Nov 2010)
• Founding Fathers took strong families for granted. (Nov 2010)
• Mistake to assume teen daughter was a "good girl". (Nov 2010)
• On Down baby: God won't give me something I can't handle. (Nov 2010)
• Strengthen family, no matter how it looks, except same-sex. (Nov 2010)
• Supports abstinence-only education. (Nov 2010)
• 1991: Violence Against Women Act federalizes divorce law. (Oct 2010)
• Adults go to gyms, but don't pay attention to kids' fitness. (Oct 2010)
• Family brings us all together; about honesty & integrity. (Oct 2010)
• Prostitute was "serious sin" but made me a better family man. (Oct 2010)
• Treat kids with iron fists, to respect parents completely. (Oct 2010)
• 1990s: espoused anti-masturbation; porn is akin to adultery. (Sep 2010)
• Fund community youth programs for at-risk youth. (Sep 2010)
• Happy family of origin means all is in order in her life. (Sep 2010)
• Stop funding China's mandatory one-child policy. (May 2010)
• Our children watch what we do, not what we say. (Mar 2010)
• Restore dignity and honor to the White House. (Mar 2010)
• The Worst Generation precludes children from American Dream. (Mar 2010)
• Mandatory prosecution of restraining order violations. (Jan 2010)
• Nothing more contemptible than failing to pay child support. (Jan 2010)
• Presumption of shared parenting after divorce. (Jan 2010)
• 1992: Remember that Jesus was born to a homeless couple. (Nov 2009)
• 2004: Campaign event featured Mayor plus a single mother. (Nov 2009)
• Bumper sticker: My kid has more chromosomes than your kid. (Nov 2009)
• Daughter & teen mom Bristol helping prevent teen pregnancy. (Nov 2009)
• OpEd: Says families are off-limits; but attacks opponents'. (Nov 2009)
• Rights are a zero-sum game; somebody loses rights. (Nov 2009)
• Increase number of children eligible for free school meals. (Oct 2009)
• Victim-centered prosecution of crimes against children. (Sep 2009)
• Voted NO on four weeks of paid parental leave for federal employees. (Jun 2009)
• Voted YES on four weeks of paid parental leave for federal employees. (Jun 2009)
• Family anchors us and reminds us of what is truly important. (Mar 2009)
• Sex Ed including both abstinence and contraception. (Mar 2009)
• Sponsored bill that Sex Ed teach abstinence & contraception. (Mar 2009)
• Sponsored bill to teach teens about contraception. (Mar 2009)
• Teach teens about both abstinence & contraception. (Mar 2009)
• Caring for special needs kids is part of culture of life. (Jan 2009)
• Increase scrutiny & penalties for school child abuse. (Jan 2009)
• In AR, issued Family Protection Policy Directive. (Nov 2008)
• Supports traditional marriage and covenant marriage. (Nov 2008)
• I've been a single parent; I know the difficulties. (Oct 2008)
• 17-year-old unmarried daughter is 5 months pregnant. (Sep 2008)
• Prosecuted against no-show jobs at MBTA. (Sep 2008)
• Special-needs children will have her as a friend & advocate. (Sep 2008)
• Teach facts in public schools, not family values. (Sep 2008)
• V.P. role would include helping special-needs children. (Sep 2008)
• Co-sponsored legislation to protect women from violence. (Aug 2008)
• Help families with paid sick days and better family leave. (Aug 2008)
• Let states decide about family values in public schools. (Aug 2008)
• No family values in public schools. (Aug 2008)
• No federal authority to teach family values in schools. (Aug 2008)
• Opposes prayer in school in public schools. (Aug 2008)
• Praised by pro-life groups for keeping Down syndrome baby. (Aug 2008)
• Support healthy childbearing & treat post-partum depression. (Aug 2008)
• Supports protecting families. (Aug 2008)
• Teach family values in public schools. (Aug 2008)
• Teach family values? Whose family's values? (Aug 2008)
• Teach Green values in public schools. (Aug 2008)
• Whose family values should we teach? (Aug 2008)
• Parents provide guidance by turning off TV & video games. (Jul 2008)
• Permanent crime database for volunteers with kids. (Jul 2008)
• Zero-to-Five plan: childcare for working parents. (Jul 2008)
• Admit that too many fathers are missing from too many homes. (Jun 2008)
• Empower teachers to teach those moral values. (Jun 2008)
• FMLA is one of the greatest legislative accomplishments. (Jun 2008)
• I know what it means to have an absent father. (Jun 2008)
• Reward fathers who pay child support with larger EITC. (Jun 2008)
• Teach family values in public schools. (Jun 2008)
• Teach secular morals in public schools. (Jun 2008)
• Teach traditional family values in public schools. (Jun 2008)
• Whose "family values" would be taught in public schools? (Jun 2008)
• Adultery laws ought to stay, with more enforcement. (May 2008)
• Community standards include no porn shops near schools. (May 2008)
• Hypocrisy to tell kids to abstain from sex. (Apr 2008)
• Teach both abstinence and contraception to teens. (Apr 2008)
• Call for a White House Conference on Children and Youth. (Mar 2008)
• Increase penalties for child sexual slavery. (Mar 2008)
• Recognize the vital role of family child care homes. (Mar 2008)
• Supports adoption and foster care reform. (Mar 2008)
• Child development enhanced by having a mother & father. (Feb 2008)
• Expand flex-work & Family and Medical Leave Act. (Feb 2008)
• Free speech for "Coming Out Day" but not "Family Values"? (Feb 2008)
• Strong government relies on strong families. (Feb 2008)
• War on the Boy Scouts is a microcosm of larger culture war. (Feb 2008)
• We gravitate to bad behavior unless we revere authority. (Feb 2008)
• Parents should control what’s coming over the airwaves. (Jan 2008)
• Parents should control what�s coming over the airwaves. (Jan 2008)
• Supports dyslexia screening and early childhood education. (Jan 2008)
• Understand the totality of the American family. (Jan 2008)
• FactCheck: Teenage birth rate declined from 1991 to 2005. (Dec 2007)
• Restore dream of making children’s lives better than parents. (Dec 2007)
• Restore dream of making children�s lives better than parents. (Dec 2007)
• Conservative record:I drove pornography out of Times Square. (Oct 2007)
• 2-parent households rear kids with better health & education. (Sep 2007)
• Aging baby boomers need more independent & assisted living. (Sep 2007)
• Culture of selfish hedonism replaces marriage partnership. (Sep 2007)
• Fought for Family and Medical Leave, up to 12 unpaid weeks. (Sep 2007)
• High divorce rate fails at presenting role model. (Sep 2007)
• Marriage no longer worked after she became husband's peer. (Sep 2007)
• Marriage relationship between one man, one woman, for life. (Sep 2007)
• Promote culture of life & strengthen families. (Sep 2007)
• Respect God-given institution of the natural family. (Sep 2007)
• Supports convenant marriage; adopted it in Arkansas. (Sep 2007)
• Supports paid family leave; voted for Family & Medical Leave. (Sep 2007)
• The God-ordained family preceded the government. (Sep 2007)
• Allow same sex couples to adopt & immigrate. (Aug 2007)
• Authored the Family Medical Leave Act. (Aug 2007)
• 1990: authored the Violence Against Women Act. (Jul 2007)
• All kids should learn about sexual abuse. (Jul 2007)
• FactCheck: ‘Sex Ed for Kindergarten’ means ‘age-appropriate’. (Jul 2007)
• FactCheck: �Sex Ed for Kindergarten� means �age-appropriate�. (Jul 2007)
• Proudest of authoring the Family and Medical Leave Act. (Jul 2007)
• Talked to his kids about sex abuse & inappropriate touching. (Jul 2007)
• Strong military, strong economy, and strong families. (Jun 2007)
• Teach kids immovable standards of right & wrong. (Jun 2007)
• End marriage penalty for absent poor fathers. (Apr 2007)
• Invest in proven programs to reduce teen pregnancy. (Apr 2007)
• Our nation was built on institution of strong families. (Apr 2007)
• Add illness leave to Family and Medical Leave Act. (Mar 2007)
• More & more family functions are outsourced to corporations. (Feb 2007)
• Privatized foster care via for-profit companies. (Feb 2007)
• Supper with kids keeps them away from drugs & booze. (Feb 2007)
• To strengthen America, strengthen the American family. (Feb 2007)
• Annulled 14-year 1st marriage because wife was 2nd cousin. (Jan 2007)
• Damaged reputation by misdiagnosing Terri Schiavo by video. (Nov 2006)
• Priority on family and marriage values. (Nov 2006)
• Support traditional family life. (Nov 2006)
• Can’t replace family & church with government. (Oct 2006)
• Can�t replace family & church with government. (Oct 2006)
• Can't replace family & church with government. (Oct 2006)
• Family creed: Your word is your bond; be good loser & winner. (Oct 2006)
• Listening to evangelicals bridges major political fault line. (Oct 2006)
• Opposes explicit sex-education programs. (Jul 2006)
• Covenant Marriage: do whatever it takes to keep together. (Apr 2006)
• No-Fault Freedom: doing whatever we want damages society. (Apr 2006)
• Pre-marital cohabitation makes 50% more chance of divorce. (Apr 2006)
• Shotgun marriage wasn't all that bad in some cases. (Apr 2006)
• Teach abstinence as part of comprehensive sex ed. (Apr 2006)
• No marriage tax penalty. (Jan 2006)
• Prevent release of sexual predators into our neighborhoods. (Jan 2006)
• Disallow renting violent-rated video games to children. (Dec 2005)
• Ban high lead levels in children's toys. (Nov 2005)
• Sponsored bill banning high lead levels in children's toys. (Nov 2005)
• Voted NO on affirming marriage for heterosexuals only. (Sep 2005)
• Automatically awarding custody to moms celebrates sexism. (Jul 2005)
• Let parents decide on mental health screening for kids. (Jan 2005)
• Families are the building block of the nation. (Oct 2004)
• Expand character education in schools. (Aug 2004)
• Protect the family. (Aug 2004)
• Care for our children and protect the neighborhoods. (Jul 2004)
• Corporations are commercializing the world of the child. (Jul 2004)
• Extend the Child Tax Credit to Grandparents. (Jul 2004)
• Extend the Family Medical Leave Act to reservists families. (Jul 2004)
• Invest in smart babies, not smart bombs. (Jul 2004)
• 1988: actively safeguarded against rumors about women. (Apr 2004)
• Bush family motto: Do The Right Thing. (Apr 2004)
• Promoting marriage is not a proper role of government. (Apr 2004)
• Fighting for America’s Children: insurance & care for all. (Mar 2004)
• Fighting for America�s Children: insurance & care for all. (Mar 2004)
• Fully fund Head Start for all 3- and 4-year-olds. (Mar 2004)
• New “Kids Safety Effort” at the FDA. (Mar 2004)
• New �Kids Safety Effort� at the FDA. (Mar 2004)
• No Place Like Home initiative: find families for DCF kids. (Mar 2004)
• Supports Child Abuse Prevention & Treatment Act. (Mar 2004)
• Defend the institution of marriage against activist judges. (Jan 2004)
• Double funding for abstinence to prevent STDs. (Jan 2004)
• Rated 0% by the Christian Coalition: an anti-family voting record. (Dec 2003)
• Rated 0% by the Christian Coalition: an anti-Family-Value voting record. (Dec 2003)
• Rated 10% by the Christian Coalition: an anti-Family-Value voting record. (Dec 2003)
• Rated 100% by the Christian Coalition: a pro-family voting record. (Dec 2003)
• Rated 100% by the Christian Coalition: a pro-Family-Value voting record. (Dec 2003)
• Rated 15% by the Christian Coalition: an anti-family voting record. (Dec 2003)
• Rated 15% by the Christian Coalition: an anti-Family-Value voting record. (Dec 2003)
• Rated 16% by the Christian Coalition: an anti-family voting record. (Dec 2003)
• Rated 16% by the Christian Coalition: an anti-Family-Value voting record. (Dec 2003)
• Rated 18% by the Christian Coalition: an anti-family voting record. (Dec 2003)
• Rated 20% by the Christian Coalition: an anti-family voting record. (Dec 2003)
• Rated 23% by the Christian Coalition: an anti-family voting record. (Dec 2003)
• Rated 23% by the Christian Coalition: an anti-Family-Value voting record. (Dec 2003)
• Rated 25% by the Christian Coalition: an anti-family voting record. (Dec 2003)
• Rated 25% by the Christian Coalition: an anti-Family-Value voting record. (Dec 2003)
• Rated 27% by the Christian Coalition: an anti-family voting record. (Dec 2003)
• Rated 30% by the Christian Coalition: an anti-family voting record. (Dec 2003)
• Rated 30% by the Christian Coalition: an anti-Family-Value voting record. (Dec 2003)
• Rated 33% by the Christian Coalition: an anti-family voting record. (Dec 2003)
• Rated 33% by the Christian Coalition: an anti-Family-Value voting record. (Dec 2003)
• Rated 38% by the Christian Coalition: mixed voting record on families. (Dec 2003)
• Rated 38% by the Christian Coalition: mixed voting record on Family Values. (Dec 2003)
• Rated 41% by the Christian Coalition: mixed voting record on families. (Dec 2003)
• Rated 46% by the Christian Coalition: mixed voting record on families. (Dec 2003)
• Rated 46% by the Christian Coalition: mixed voting record on Family Values. (Dec 2003)
• Rated 50% by the Christian Coalition: mixed voting record on families. (Dec 2003)
• Rated 50% by the Christian Coalition: mixed voting record on Family Values. (Dec 2003)
• Rated 53% by the Christian Coalition: mixed voting record on families. (Dec 2003)
• Rated 53% by the Christian Coalition: mixed voting record on Family Values. (Dec 2003)
• Rated 54% by the Christian Coalition: mixed voting record on families. (Dec 2003)
• Rated 55% by the Christian Coalition: mixed voting record on Family Values. (Dec 2003)
• Rated 58% by the Christian Coalition: mixed voting record on Family Values. (Dec 2003)
• Rated 61% by the Christian Coalition: mixed voting record on families. (Dec 2003)
• Rated 61% by the Christian Coalition: mixed voting record on Family Values. (Dec 2003)
• Rated 66% by the Christian Coalition: mixed voting record on Family Values. (Dec 2003)
• Rated 69% by the Christian Coalition: a pro-family voting record. (Dec 2003)
• Rated 69% by the Christian Coalition: a pro-Family-Value voting record. (Dec 2003)
• Rated 7% by the Christian Coalition: an anti-family voting record. (Dec 2003)
• Rated 7% by the Christian Coalition: an anti-Family-Value voting record. (Dec 2003)
• Rated 72% by the Christian Coalition: a pro-family voting record. (Dec 2003)
• Rated 75% by the Christian Coalition: a pro-family voting record. (Dec 2003)
• Rated 75% by the Christian Coalition: a pro-Family-Value voting record. (Dec 2003)
• Rated 76% by the Christian Coalition: a pro-family voting record. (Dec 2003)
• Rated 76% by the Christian Coalition: a pro-Family-Value voting record. (Dec 2003)
• Rated 8% by the Christian Coalition: an anti-family voting record. (Dec 2003)
• Rated 8% by the Christian Coalition: an anti-Family-Value voting record. (Dec 2003)
• Rated 81% by the Christian Coalition: a pro-family voting record. (Dec 2003)
• Rated 81% by the Christian Coalition: a pro-Family-Value voting record. (Dec 2003)
• Rated 83% by the Christian Coalition: a pro-family voting record. (Dec 2003)
• Rated 83% by the Christian Coalition: a pro-Family-Value voting record. (Dec 2003)
• Rated 84% by the Christian Coalition: a pro-family voting record. (Dec 2003)
• Rated 84% by the Christian Coalition: a pro-Family-Value voting record. (Dec 2003)
• Rated 9% by the Christian Coalition: an anti-family voting record. (Dec 2003)
• Rated 9% by the Christian Coalition: an anti-Family-Value voting record. (Dec 2003)
• Rated 90% by the Christian Coalition: a pro-family voting record. (Dec 2003)
• Rated 90% by the Christian Coalition: a pro-Family-Value voting record. (Dec 2003)
• Rated 91% by the Christian Coalition: a pro-family voting record. (Dec 2003)
• Rated 91% by the Christian Coalition: a pro-Family-Value voting record. (Dec 2003)
• Rated 92% by the Christian Coalition: a pro-family voting record. (Dec 2003)
• Rated 92% by the Christian Coalition: a pro-Family-Value voting record. (Dec 2003)
• Rated 92% by the Christian Coalition: an anti-family voting record. (Dec 2003)
• We have suffered because of our abandonment of His name. (Oct 2003)
• Fund Head Start to leave no child behind. (Sep 2003)
• Broken homes are one of the most pressing problems. (Aug 2003)
• Relief for working parents via taxes & schools. (Aug 2003)
• Church scandals caused by "right to privacy lifestyle". (Apr 2003)
• Small Business loans for child care businesses. (Apr 2003)
• Voted NO on establishing nationwide AMBER alert system for missing kids. (Apr 2003)
• Voted YES on establishing nationwide AMBER alert system for missing kids. (Apr 2003)
• Think long-term to benefit our children. (Nov 2002)
• Restrict sex shops to small buffer zone. (Oct 2002)
• More insurance and options for low-income kids. (May 2002)
• Paid leave to care for child or elderly relative. (May 2002)
• Supports family leave benefits. (May 2002)
• Crisis of illegitimacy is a misleading half-truth. (Feb 2002)
• Definition of family is changing because people want it. (Feb 2002)
• Make child care a fully tax-deductible business expense. (Feb 2002)
• Marriage declined in the 1970s because wages stagnated. (Feb 2002)
• Increase KidCare; increase developmentally disabled services. (Jan 2002)
• Capital investment in child care infrastructure. (Dec 2001)
• Extend parental leave to 12 weeks of unemployment pay. (Dec 2001)
• At age 5, raised in Nebraska after parents divorced. (Nov 2001)
• Canceled wedding because he did not want to get divorced. (Nov 2001)
• Paid leave for new parents. (Nov 2001)
• Small Necessities Leave Act: 24 hours off per year. (Nov 2001)
• Strengthen assault laws to focus on domestic violence. (Nov 2001)
• Treat as crimes domestic stalking and harassment. (Nov 2001)
• Pressure Hollywood to stop attacking families. (Oct 2001)
• Encourage fathers' participation in child-raising. (Sep 2001)
• Federal funds & state involvement in fatherhood initiatives. (Aug 2001)
• Promotes the Special Olympics. (Jul 2001)
• Better jobs programs would result in more stable marriages. (Jun 2001)
• No mandated child safety seats. (Jun 2001)
• Stricter enforcement of child support. (Jun 2001)
• End the marriage penalty; encourage commitment to marriage. (May 2001)
• Parental consent over government intrusions into families. (May 2001)
• Balance of family & job is harder in new economy. (Mar 2001)
• Voted NO on reducing Marriage Tax by $399B over 10 years. (Mar 2001)
• Voted YES on reducing Marriage Tax by $399B over 10 years. (Mar 2001)
• $3M for more local domestic violence shelters. (Jan 2001)
• Committee for Working Families: chart NJ’s future. (Jan 2001)
• Committee for Working Families: chart NJ�s future. (Jan 2001)
• Invest in children in early years to prevent tragic failures. (Jan 2001)
• Long history as Missouri’s First Lady on family issues. (Jan 2001)
• Long history as Missouri�s First Lady on family issues. (Jan 2001)
• Member of the Missing & Exploited Children's Caucus. (Jan 2001)
• More restrictions on teenage driving. (Jan 2001)
• Require Internet filters on public computers. (Jan 2001)
• Supports “covenant marriage”. (Jan 2001)
• Supports �covenant marriage�. (Jan 2001)
• Working families are the backbone of New Jersey. (Jan 2001)
• Citizenship Education Fund focuses on youth development. (Dec 2000)
• Co-sponsored Homemaker IRA as bipartisan bill. (Dec 2000)
• Proposed Homemaker IRA; male senators don't think of that. (Dec 2000)
• Tax cut plan helps single people as well as families. (Nov 2000)
• Workplace child-care & more commitment to families. (Nov 2000)
• Internet filters, ratings, & parental monitoring for kids. (Oct 2000)
• Purpose of marriage is loving relationship, not happiness. (Oct 2000)
• Sensuality-saturated society trades love for lust. (Oct 2000)
• “Family Values” means politicians decide for your family. (Sep 2000)
• Blueprint: Focus on community; adoption; fatherhood; safety. (Sep 2000)
• Fight the assault on the American family. (Sep 2000)
• Focus on kids: drug-free schools & good health care. (Sep 2000)
• �Family Values� means politicians decide for your family. (Sep 2000)
• More funding for Violence Against Women Act. (Sep 2000)
• More parental involvement to reduce juvenile crime. (Sep 2000)
• Parents are losing children to culture’s violence. (Sep 2000)
• Parents are losing children to culture�s violence. (Sep 2000)
• Paying taxes hurts family time for middle class. (Sep 2000)
• Platform of family values in 1992 election. (Sep 2000)
• Safety at school & home: Project Sentry & Project ChildSafe. (Sep 2000)
• You know what’s best for your family better than politicians. (Sep 2000)
• You know what�s best for your family better than politicians. (Sep 2000)
• Enforce child support more. (Aug 2000)
• Give parents tools to balance work and family. (Aug 2000)
• Good parenting is the best ‘anti-drug’ we have. (Aug 2000)
• Good parenting is the best �anti-drug� we have. (Aug 2000)
• Government partnership creates family infrastructure. (Aug 2000)
• Send Elian back to Cuba; Castro is OK. (Aug 2000)
• Teach our children the values that defeat violence. (Aug 2000)
• With Bill Bennett, “Silver Sewer Awards” for immoral videos. (Aug 2000)
• With Bill Bennett, �Silver Sewer Awards� for immoral videos. (Aug 2000)
• $2.3 billion over 5 years for adoption & child welfare. (Jul 2000)
• $75M to support veterans to mentor youth. (Jul 2000)
• 1998: "Mothers Make Good Senators Too". (Jul 2000)
• Barred husbands from canceling wives' pensions. (Jul 2000)
• Fathers’ registry will promote involvement, responsibility. (Jul 2000)
• Fathers� registry will promote involvement, responsibility. (Jul 2000)
• Gay adoption OK; all adoptions are private contracts. (Jul 2000)
• Asks retailers to limit violent video games to kids. (Jun 2000)
• Balance visitation rights between parent & child interests. (Jun 2000)
• Child upbringing is an unalienable right. (Jun 2000)
• Commercialism & TV make childrearing more difficult. (Jun 2000)
• Democracy needs youth’s energy & participation. (Jun 2000)
• Democracy needs youth�s energy & participation. (Jun 2000)
• Grandparents get no visitation rights unless parents agree. (Jun 2000)
• Require companies to allow unpaid family leave. (Jun 2000)
• Support personal responsibility; teach dispute resolution. (Jun 2000)
• Forgive college debt to encourage more day-care workers. (May 2000)
• Let rape victims sue alleged attackers as gender-bias crime. (May 2000)
• No moral and ethical decline since 1960s. (May 2000)
• Outraged at paternal irresponsibility-enforce child support. (May 2000)
• Rape victims cannot sue their alleged attackers. (May 2000)
• Give Elian citizenship; decide fate in family court. (Apr 2000)
• Give Elian US citizenship, and decide in state court. (Apr 2000)
• Promote abstinence in schools and via churches. (Apr 2000)
• Parental accountability is more important than trigger locks. (Mar 2000)
• Good jobs build good families-we’ve created 360,000 jobs. (Feb 2000)
• Good jobs build good families-we�ve created 360,000 jobs. (Feb 2000)
• TV ads targeting kids are “electronic child molesting”. (Feb 2000)
• TV ads targeting kids are �electronic child molesting�. (Feb 2000)
• Better education & development to reduce juvenile crime. (Jan 2000)
• Celebrate marriage; support it via tax cuts & other policy. (Jan 2000)
• Child Protection should move toward permanent foster homes. (Jan 2000)
• Don’t lower crime age as a result of adult moral failure. (Jan 2000)
• Don�t lower crime age as a result of adult moral failure. (Jan 2000)
• Families are the first dept. of Housing, Education & Welfare. (Jan 2000)
• Health insurance is family responsibility, not government’s. (Jan 2000)
• Health insurance is family responsibility, not government�s. (Jan 2000)
• Kids need love from a two-parent marriage. (Jan 2000)
• Leave no child behind, via improving schools & health care. (Jan 2000)
• Pro-marriage & virtue; anti-porn & Hollywood promiscuity. (Jan 2000)
• Radical gay agenda is destroying the family. (Jan 2000)
• Save kids’ souls-they don’t need free speech. (Jan 2000)
• Save kids� souls-they don�t need free speech. (Jan 2000)
• Tougher Internet child pornography laws. (Jan 2000)
• Columbine resulted from our undermining the sanctity of life. (Dec 1999)
• Don’t raid unemployment funds for family leave. (Dec 1999)
• Don�t raid unemployment funds for family leave. (Dec 1999)
• Nazi salutes indicated problem at Columbine. (Dec 1999)
• School violence: media responsibility & adult supervision. (Dec 1999)
• Shape our children’s consciences in the fear of God. (Dec 1999)
• Shape our children�s consciences in the fear of God. (Dec 1999)
• Youth Violence Commission to investigate causes of violence. (Dec 1999)
• Allow easier adoption by loving married couples. (Nov 1999)
• Reinforce marriage as a legal contract. (Nov 1999)
• $2.6B for preschool, childcare, colleges, and volunteers. (Oct 1999)
• Corporate TV marketers are raising our kids. (Oct 1999)
• Create a nationwide system for childcare. (Oct 1999)
• Encourage-not require-notifying parents for contraceptives. (Oct 1999)
• Expand Family Leave laws. (Oct 1999)
• Global economy ignores the 6:30 dinner hour. (Oct 1999)
• Proposed senior Americorps for mentoring kids. (Oct 1999)
• Give our children education & character, as lasting gifts. (Jul 1999)
• Parental involvement with school & kids solves social woes. (Jul 1999)
• Protect Children from Sexual Material on the Internet. (Jul 1999)
• Supported funding child care, child health, & child housing. (Jul 1999)
• Welfare reform promotes families. (Jul 1999)
• Abstinence Ed should get funded as much as Sex Ed. (Jun 1999)
• Appropriate to draw a moral line for children. (Jun 1999)
• Blame Hollywood; maybe post Ten Commandments. (Jun 1999)
• Business; civil; govt; & parents: do more for kids. (Jun 1999)
• Children are ignored because they have no political money. (Jun 1999)
• Disintegration of the family causes social ills. (Jun 1999)
• Free parents to raise good kids, rather than blame them. (Jun 1999)
• Maintain federal welfare funding for child support. (Jun 1999)
• More daycare funds; caseworkers; “Second Chance” homes. (Jun 1999)
• More daycare funds; caseworkers; �Second Chance� homes. (Jun 1999)
• Religious memorials OK; Ten Commandments sometimes OK. (Jun 1999)
• Children in poverty need health care and day care. (May 1999)
• Ease adoption rules for church-based marriages. (May 1999)
• Encourage media responsibility to stop juvenile violence. (May 1999)
• Media: self-enforce ratings & no marketing violence to kids. (May 1999)
• V-chip OK, but cultural changes are better. (May 1999)
• Voted NO on killing restrictions on violent videos to minors. (May 1999)
• Voted NO on restricting violent videos to minors. (May 1999)
• Voted YES on killing restrictions on violent videos to minors. (May 1999)
• Voted YES on restricting violent videos to minors. (May 1999)
• Filter - or avoid - media that romanticizes violence. (Apr 1999)
• Juvenile violence based on mass media & abortion. (Apr 1999)
• Littleton due to lack of school discipline, not TV. (Apr 1999)
• Keep TANF program focused on family welfare, not other tasks. (Mar 1999)
• Supported raising the drinking age to 21. (Feb 1999)
• Community regulates behavior better than government. (Jan 1999)
• No more tax subsidy for child care; parents’ responsibilty. (Jan 1999)
• No more tax subsidy for child care; parents� responsibilty. (Jan 1999)
• Re-create family & community by prosecuting family crimes. (Jan 1999)
• Health care & education are building blocks of healthy kids. (Nov 1998)
• Supports abstinence education in schools. (Nov 1998)
• Lewinsky affair is part of anything-goes culture. (Sep 1998)
• Family breakdown is symptom; disease is lack of character. (Jun 1998)
• Government can't replace family as building block of society. (Jun 1998)
• Porn industries make billions; but damage America morally. (Jun 1998)
• Sexual "revolution" causes illegitimacy & family dysfunction. (Jun 1998)
• Yes, we legislate morality; including "victimless" crimes. (Jun 1998)
• Family government is the highest form of government. (May 1998)
• Strengthen families by downsizing government. (May 1998)
• Teach kids right (abstinence) and wrong (drugs & gangs). (Apr 1998)
• Child care assistance needed for relatives, not facilities. (Jan 1998)
• Government cannot substitute for families. (Jan 1998)
• Legislate to support values & responsibility. (Jan 1998)
• More child tax credits; more flex-time. (Jan 1998)
• Parents need more time with kids, not more taxes. (Jan 1998)
• Fund 2,500 Boys and Girls Clubs in underserved areas. (Dec 1997)
• Minimum mandatory jail sentences for family violence. (Dec 1997)
• OpEd: married three times, but opposes gay marriage. (Jun 1997)
• OpEd: refused to pay child support, but supports DOMA. (Jun 1997)
• Enforce child support with criminal prosecution. (May 1997)
• Urban kids need connections & family to find meaning. (Jan 1997)
• Children First: father pay child support or go to jail. (Sep 1996)
• Prioritize family over business. (Sep 1996)
• Early intervention & accountability for juvenile crime. (Aug 1996)
• Against Ameri-Corps National Service Program. (Jul 1996)
• Child tax credit favors family budget over federal budget. (Jul 1996)
• Moral rebirth begins with tax policies that help families. (Jul 1996)
• Re-establish shame to enforce family values and behavior. (Jul 1996)
• Repeal income tax so parents can afford education. (May 1996)
• No society can survive with 12-year-olds having babies. (Apr 1996)
• National speed limit saves lives. (Mar 1996)
• Commercial TV separates children from parents. (Dec 1995)
• Voted for National Service & summer youth programs. (Sep 1995)
• Demand child support or fathers face jail. (Aug 1995)
• Nurture, not police. (Aug 1995)
• Enforcing “responsible entertainment” is censorship. (Jul 1995)
• Enforcing �responsible entertainment� is censorship. (Jul 1995)
• Less govt & lower taxes means better child raising. (Jul 1995)
• 1979: his marriage collapsed because "all humans sin". (Jun 1995)
• Marriage penalty costs low-income couples $4,600 per year. (Jun 1995)
• Voted for V-Chip & telecomm self-censorship. (Jun 1995)
• Co-established bipartisan task force on the family. (Jan 1995)
• Families are not anything other than heterosexual couples. (Jan 1995)
• It's conceivable I was insensitive during my divorce. (Jan 1995)
• Welfare system destroys the family; replace welfare state. (Jan 1995)
• Enforce child support. (Dec 1994)
• Welfare incentives encourage teen pregnancy. (Dec 1994)
• Use tax code to reinforce families. (Sep 1994)
• For juvenile crime, nothing helps like good parenting. (Oct 1993)
• We’ve neglected our children & they’ve lost self-esteem. (Sep 1993)
• We�ve neglected our children & they�ve lost self-esteem. (Sep 1993)
• TV shows should have explicit viewer advisories. (Jun 1993)
• At EDS, adultery is grounds for immediate dismissal. (Nov 1992)
• Place disadvantaged kids in government-funded homes. (Nov 1992)
• Get deadbeat dads to pay up, to help single moms. (Oct 1992)
• Government out of your pocketbook and your bedroom. (Aug 1992)
• Best environment for kids is two-parent family. (May 1992)
• Moral sense comes from your family, not Big Brother. (May 1992)
• No welfare sponsorship for teen moms out of wedlock. (Jan 1992)
• Jackson populism: attack big business; stress family values. (Jul 1991)
• Don't make life too easy for children. (Jul 1990)
• Family Savings Plan: incentives for more saving. (Jan 1990)
• Our anchor has always been faith and family. (Jan 1990)
• State role on medical care for children undermines freedom. (Dec 1987)
• We believe in the family as the keystone of the community. (Jan 1972)
• Smart girls don't swear; it reduces their femininity. (Apr 1971)
• Enforce child protection and child support. (Jan 1999) Abstinence