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Cedric Richmond
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Cedric Richmond on Abortion
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OR background on Abortion.
- Voted NO on banning federal health coverage that includes abortion. (May 2011)
- Endorsed by NARAL, indicating a pro-choice stance. (Aug 2012)
- Ban anti-abortion limitations on abortion services. (Mar 2017)
- Access safe, legal abortion without restrictions. (Mar 2017)
- Funding abortion avoids discrimination against poor women. (Jan 2015)
- Constitutional right to terminate pregnancy for health. (May 2015)
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Cedric Richmond on Budget & Economy
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- Voted NO on prioritizing spending in case debt limit is reached. (May 2013)
- Voted NO on terminating the Home Affordable mortgage Program. (Mar 2011)
- Increase debt limit from $14.3 trillion to $16.7 trillion. (Jul 2011)
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Cedric Richmond on Civil Rights
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- Voted YES on reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act. (Feb 2013)
- Constitutional Amendment for women’s equal rights. (Jun 2011)
- Sponsored removing deadline for ratification of the ERA. (May 2013)
- Enforce against wage discrimination based on gender. (Jan 2013)
- Recognize 1961 Freedom Riders against segregated buses. (Feb 2014)
- Don’t elevate gender identity as a protected class. (May 2016)
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Cedric Richmond on Corporations
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- Voted NO on workforce training by state block grants & industry partners. (Mar 2013)
- Member of House Small Business Committee. (Mar 2011)
- Rated 100% by UFCW, indicating an anti-management/pro-labor record. (May 2012)
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Cedric Richmond on Crime
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- Fewer resources on incarceration and more on education. (Nov 2010)
- Sponsored evidence-based & proven prevention for street gangs. (Mar 2013)
- Rated 77% by the NAPO, indicating a tough-on-crime stance. (Dec 2014)
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Cedric Richmond on Education
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OR background on Education.
- Don’t treat all failing schools the same. (Nov 2010)
- Voted NO on reauthorizing the DC opportunity scholarship program. (Mar 2011)
- Sponsored 10/10 Loan Forgiveness: cancel college loans after 10 years. (Mar 2013)
- No-strings-attached block grant will kill transparency. (Jul 2015)
- Oppose private and religious school voucher programs. (Oct 2015)
- Make two years of community college free. (Jul 2015)
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Cedric Richmond on Energy & Oil
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- Voted NO on opening Outer Continental Shelf to oil drilling. (May 2011)
- Voted NO on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases. (Apr 2011)
- Voted YES on banning offshore oil drilling in Gulf of Mexico. (Jul 2016)
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Cedric Richmond on Environment
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- More funding for Lower Mississippi dredging. (Oct 2011)
- Rated 13% by HSLF, indicating an anti-animal welfare voting record. (Jan 2012)
- Require reporting lead in drinking water to the public. (Feb 2016)
- Voted YES to require GMO labeling. (Jun 2016)
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Cedric Richmond on Foreign Policy
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- Rated 0 by AAI, indicating a mixed Arab/Palestine voting record. (May 2012)
- $500M and 3,000 troops to Africa to fight Ebola. (Jul 2014)
- Trump harmed US interest by delaying military aid to Ukraine. (Dec 2019)
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Cedric Richmond on Government Reform
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- Ban stock trading based on Congressional insider knowledge. (Nov 2011)
- Require full disclosure of independent campaign expenditures. (Feb 2012)
- No photo IDs to vote; they suppress the vote. (Jun 2014)
- Establish “My Voice Voucher” small campaign contributions. (Mar 2017)
- Public financing of federal campaigns by voter vouchers. (Mar 2017)
- Statehood for the District of Columbia. (Jan 2015)
- Automatic voter registration for all citizens. (Mar 2015)
- Holiday on election day; revamp for easier voting access. (Mar 2019)
- Trump obstructed Congress by ignoring every subpoena. (Dec 2019)
- Trump mistakes himself for a monarch. (Dec 2019)
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Cedric Richmond on Health Care
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- Voted NO on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts. (Apr 2011)
- Voted NO on repealing the “Prevention and Public Health” slush fund. (Apr 2011)
- GOP can’t beat ObamaCare, so they pretend it’s a “disaster”. (Feb 2015)
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Cedric Richmond on Homeland Security
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- Voted NO on extending the PATRIOT Act’s roving wiretaps. (Feb 2011)
- Member of House Committee on Homeland Security. (Mar 2011)
- Restrict domestic monitoring of phone calls. (Oct 2013)
- End bulk data collection under USA PATRIOT Act. (Oct 2013)
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Cedric Richmond on Jobs
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- Voted NO on allowing compensatory time off for working overtime. (Apr 2013)
- Rated 0% by CEI, indicating a pro-worker rights voting record. (May 2012)
- Raise the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour by 2016. (Feb 2014)
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Cedric Richmond on War & Peace
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- Voted NO on banning armed forces in Libya without Congressional approval. (Jun 2011)
- Voted YES on removing US armed forces from Afghanistan. (Mar 2011)
- Iranian nuclear weapons: prevention instead of containment. (Apr 2012)
- No military force against Iran without Congress approval. (Feb 2020)
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Cedric Richmond on Welfare & Poverty
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- Voted NO on maintaining work requirement for welfare recipients. (Mar 2013)
- Sponsored funding re-development of abandoned & foreclosed properties. (Mar 2013)
- Sponsored maintaining SNAP nutrition assistance program. (Mar 2013)
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