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Tim Walberg
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Mark Schauer
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GOVERNMENT SPENDING
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-Received the “Taxpayers Hero” Award from
Citizens Against Government Waste in 2008.
-Believes in a policy of fiscal responsibility and
a smaller, more efficient government
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-Voted for the $800 billion spending “stimulus”
package. [Roll Call Vote 46 on 1-28-09]
-Voted for the $410 billion omnibus appropriations
bill that increased spending by 8.4%, included over 8,000
earmarks, and raised spending for the operation of Congress by
11%. [Roll Call Vote 86 on 2-25-09]
-Voted for Speaker Pelosi’s almost $4 trillion
Budget that increases the national debt by $5.3 trillion over the
next five years. [Roll Call Vote 192 on 4-2-09]
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HEALTH CARE
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-Introduced legislation to allow people to
purchase health insurance across state lines, let small businesses
join together to purchase health insurance for their employees at
a more affordable price, end lawsuit abuse, expand the flexibility
of medical savings accounts, and give individuals the same tax
benefits as corporations when purchasing health insurance.
-Strongly opposed the Obama-Pelosi government
takeover of health care and signed a pledge to repeal the
legislation so patient-centered reforms can be implemented.
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-Voted twice in favor of the Obama-Pelosi
government takeover of health care that will cost trillions, raise
taxes, reduce access to care for seniors, result in millions of
families losing access to their current coverage and add over a
hundred new bureaucracies. [Roll Call Vote 887 on 11-7-09 and Roll
Call Vote 165 on 3-21-10]
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TAXES
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-Introduced the Tax Increase Prevention Act to
stop higher taxes on work, savings, investment, marriage, small
businesses, and having and adopting children.
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-With Michigan in a recession, Mark Schauer voted
for Governor Granholm’s income tax increase and sales tax on
services. [Senate Roll Call votes 397 and 398 on October 1, 2007]
Schauer even introduced a bill to raise the income tax by 18%.
[Sen. Schauer introduced Senate Bill 605]
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NATIONAL DEBT
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-Fought to rein in federal government spending and
never voted to increase the national debt limit.
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-Voted for Speaker Pelosi’s Budget that
increases the national debt by $5.3 trillion over the next 5
years. [Roll Call Vote 192 on 4-2-09]
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ENERGY COSTS
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-Supports developing alternative sources;
exploring for more oil and natural gas; increasing wind, solar,
and nuclear power; building refineries; and promoting
conservation.
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-Voted for “cap and trade” legislation [Roll
Call Vote 477 on 6-26-09] that the Congressional Budget Office
predicts will increase gasoline costs by 77 cents per gallon and
could increase utility bills by 40-50%. [Rep. Upton Press Release
6-26-09]
-President Obama said ‘cap and trade’ policy
would cause “electric rates” to “skyrocket.” [San
Francisco Chronicle interview of Obama 1-17-08]
-Congressman John Dingell, a key Democrat and
longtime Chair of the Energy and Commerce Committee, says that
"nobody in this country realizes that cap and trade is a tax,
and it’s a great big one." [Congressman Dingell speaking in
committee on 4-27-09]
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LIFE
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-Pro-Life
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-Voted against a ban on partial-birth abortion.
[Senate Roll Call Vote 15 1-22-08]
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SECRET BALLOT
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- Supports
the secret ballot for workers.
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-Original co-sponsor of H.R. 1409, “Employee
Free Choice Act of 2009” on 3-10-09, which allows union bosses
to bypass the secret ballot in union organizing.
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MARRIAGE
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-Believes in and will defend “one man, one
woman” marriage.
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-Opposes defining marriage as between one man and
one woman. [Battle Creek Enquirer 3-6-04]
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ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION
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-Opposes driver’s licenses for illegal aliens.
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-Voted to allow illegal aliens to obtain a
Michigan driver’s license. [House Roll Call 61 2-7-02]
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OFFICIAL LANGUAGE
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-Believes English should be our official language.
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-Opposed making English our official language. [Battle Creek
Enquirer 3-16-06]
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