Kenny Marchant on the Issues
The Incumbent's Record : U.S. House District 24 for the 2008 election.
Kenny Marchant on Abortion
- Parental notification for underage to receive abortion. (Nov 2004)
- Voted NO on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines. (Jan 2007)
- Voted NO on allowing human embryonic stem cell research. (May 2005
- Voted YES on restricting interstate transport of minors to get abortion (Apr 2005)
- Rated 100% by the NRLC, indicating a pro-life stance (190 members). (Dec 2006)
Kenny Marchant on Budget & Economy
- Voted NO on regulating the subprime mortgage industry. (Nov 2007)
Kenny Marchant on Civil Rights
- Voted NO on prohibiting job discrimination based on sexual orientation. (Nov 2007)
- Voted YES on Constitutionally defining marriage as one-man-one- woman. (Jul 2006)
- Voted YES on making the PATRIOT Act permanent. (Dec 2005
- Rated 0% by the HRC, indicating an anti-gay-rights stance. (Dec 2006)
- Rated 22% by the NAACP, indicating an anti-affirmative- action stance. (Dec 2006)
Kenny Marchant on Corporations
- Voted NO on allowing stockholder voting on executive compensation. (Apr 2007)
Kenny Marchant on Crime
- Voted NO on expanding services for offendors' re-entry into society. (Nov 2007)
- Rated 88% by the NCJA, indicating a "tough-on-crime" stance. (Dec 2005)
Kenny Marchant on Drugs
- Rated -10 by NORML, indicating a "hard-on-drugs" stance. (Dec 2006)
Kenny Marchant on Education
- Voted NO on additional $10.2B for federal education & HHS projects. (Nov 2007)
- Voted NO on allowing Courts to decide on "God" in Pledge of Allegiance. (Jul 2006)
- Voted NO on $84 million in grants for Black and Hispanic colleges. (Mar 2006)
Kenny Marchant on Energy & Oil
- Voted NO on investing in homegrown biofuel. (Aug 2007)
- Voted NO on criminalizing oil cartels like OPEC. (May 2007)
- Voted NO on removing oil & gas exploration subsidies. (Jan 2007)
- Voted NO on keeping moratorium on drilling for oil offshore. (Jun 2006)
- Voted YES on scheduling permitting for new oil refinieries. (Jun 2006)
- Voted YES on authorizing construction of new oil refineries. (Oct 2005
- Rated 0% by the CAF, indicating opposition to energy independence. (Dec 2006)
Kenny Marchant on Environment
- Voted NO on increasing AMTRAK funding by adding $214M to $900M. (Jun 2006)
- Voted NO on barring website promoting Yucca Mountain nuclear waste dump. (May 2006)
- Voted YES on de-authorizing "critical habitat" for endangered species. (Sep 2005)
Kenny Marchant on Foreign Policy
- Voted NO on deterring foreign arms transfers to China. (Jul 2005)
- Voted YES on reforming the UN by restricting US funding. (Jun 2005)
Kenny Marchant on Free Trade
- Voted YES on promoting free trade with Peru. (Nov 2007)
- Voted NO on assisting workers who lose jobs due to globalization. (Oct 2007)
- Voted YES on implementing CAFTA, Central America Free Trade. (Jul 2005)
Kenny Marchant on Government Reform
- Voted YES on requiring lobbyist disclosure of bundled donations. (May 2007)
- Voted NO on granting Washington DC an Electoral vote & vote in Congress. (Apr 2007)
- Voted NO on protecting whistleblowers from employer recrimination. (Mar 2007)
- Voted YES on requiring photo ID for voting in federal elections. (Sep 2006
- Voted YES on restricting independent grassroots political committees. (Apr 2006)
- Voted YES on prohibiting lawsuits about obesity against food providers. (Oct 2005)
- Voted YES on limiting attorney's fees in class action lawsuits. (Feb 2005)
Kenny Marchant on Gun Control
- Voted YES on prohibiting product misuse lawsuits on gun manufacturers. (Oct 2005)
Kenny Marchant on Health Care
- Voted NO on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility. (Oct 2007
- Voted NO on requiring negotiated Rx prices for Medicare part D. (Jan 2007)
- Voted YES on denying non-emergency treatment for lack of Medicare co-pay. (Feb 2006)
Kenny Marchant on Homeland Security
- Voted YES on removing need for FISA warrant for wiretapping abroad. (Aug 2007)
- Voted NO on restricting no-bid defense contracts. (Mar 2007)
- Voted YES on allowing electronic surveillance without a warrant. (Sep 2006)
- Voted YES on continuing intelligence gathering without civil oversight. (Apr 2006)
- Voted YES on federalizing rules for driver licenses to hinder terrorists. (Feb 2005)
- Voted YES on continuing military recruitment on college campuses. (Feb 2005)
Kenny Marchant on Immigration
- Voted YES on building a fence along the Mexican border. (Sep 2006)
- Voted YES on preventing tipping off Mexicans about Minuteman Project. (Jun 2006)
- Rated 100% by USBC, indicating a sealed-border stance. (Dec 2006)
Kenny Marchant on Jobs
- Voted NO on restricting employer interference in union organizing. (Mar 2007)
- Voted YES on increasing minimum wage to $7.25. (Jan 2007)
Kenny Marchant on Principles & Values
- Rated 0% by the AU, indicating opposition to church-state separation. (Dec 2006)
Kenny Marchant on Tax Reform
- Make Bush's tax cuts permanent. (Nov 2004)
- Voted NO on paying for AMT relief by closing offshore business loopholes. (Dec 2007)
- Voted YES on retaining reduced taxes on capital gains & dividends. (Dec 2005)
- Rated 0% by the CTJ, indicating opposition to progressive taxation. (Dec 2006)
Kenny Marchant on Technology
- Voted NO on $23B instead of $4.9B for waterway infrastructure. (Nov 2007)
- Voted NO on establishing "network neutrality" (non-tiered Internet). (Jun 2006)
- Voted YES on increasing fines for indecent broadcasting. (Feb 2005)
Kenny Marchant on War & Peace
- Voted NO on redeploying US troops out of Iraq starting in 90 days. (May 2007)
- Voted YES on declaring Iraq part of War on Terror with no exit date. (Jun 2006)
The Legislative Accomplishments of Kenny Marchant 2004-2008
(Link to Blog)
Items 1 through 5
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1. H.CON.RES.204 : Expressing
the sense of the Congress that States and local political subdivisions
are not preempted from the enactment and enforcement of
immigration-related laws and ordinances that do not directly conflict
with Federal immigration laws.
Sponsor: Rep Marchant, Kenny [TX-24] (introduced 9/5/2007) Cosponsors (14)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 9/5/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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2. H.CON.RES.232 : It is the
Sense of the Congress that the confidentiality mandates for minors
should be removed from family planning services programs operating under
Title X of the Public Health Services Act and Medicaid.
Sponsor: Rep Marchant, Kenny [TX-24] (introduced 10/10/2007) Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 10/10/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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3. H.R.2814 : To authorize the
Secretary of Energy to provide loan guarantees for 100 percent of the
cost of construction of new domestic nuclear power production
facilities.
Sponsor: Rep Marchant, Kenny [TX-24] (introduced 6/21/2007) Cosponsors (8)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Science and Technology
Latest Major Action: 6/25/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
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4. H.R.5748 : To amend title
XIX of the Social Security Act to permit States to exclude earned income
in determining eligibility for medical assistance for individuals with
extremely high prescription drug costs.
Sponsor: Rep Marchant, Kenny [TX-24] (introduced 4/9/2008) Cosponsors (4)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 4/10/2008 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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5. H.AMDT.514 to H.R.3043 Amendment sought reduce funding for the the International Labor Affairs Bureau by $58,419,000.
Sponsor: Rep Marchant, Kenny [TX-24] (introduced 7/17/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 7/17/2007
House amendment not agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Marchant
amendment (A005) Failed by recorded vote: 149 - 277 (Roll no. 644).