A friend of mine put this list together. It’s useful in figuring out who Paul Ryan is. Re-posted here with permission.

Paul Ryan

Voted NO on allowing human embryonic stem cell research
Voted YES on terminating the Home Affordable mortgage Program
Voted NO on modifying bankruptcy rules to avoid mortgage foreclosures
Voted NO on additional $825 billion for economic recovery package
Voted NO on monitoring TARP funds to ensure more mortgage relief
Voted NO on $60B stimulus package for jobs, infrastructure, & energy
Voted NO on revitalizing severely distressed public housing
Voted NO on regulating the subprime mortgage industry
Voted YES on Constitutionally defining marriage as one-man-one-woman
Voted YES on making the PATRIOT Act permanent
Voted YES on Constitutional Amendment banning same-sex marriage
Voted YES on banning gay adoptions in DC
Voted NO on letting shareholders vote on executive compensation. (Jul 2009)
Voted YES on allowing stockholder voting on executive compensation. (Apr 2007)
Voted NO on enforcing against anti-gay hate crimes
Voted NO on expanding services for offenders’ re-entry into society
Voted NO on funding for alternative sentencing instead of more prisons
Voted YES on more prosecution and sentencing for juvenile crime
Voted YES on prohibiting needle exchange & medical marijuana in DC
Voted NO on $40B for green public schools
Voted NO on additional $10.2B for federal education & HHS projects
Voted NO on $84 million in grants for Black and Hispanic colleges
Voted YES on opening Outer Continental Shelf to oil drilling
Voted YES on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases
Voted NO on enforcing limits on CO2 global warming pollution
Voted NO on tax credits for renewable electricity, with PAYGO offsets
Voted NO on tax incentives for energy production and conservation
Voted NO on tax incentives for renewable energy
Voted NO on investing in homegrown biofuel
Voted NO on removing oil & gas exploration subsidies
Voted NO on raising CAFE standards; incentives for alternative fuels
Voted NO on prohibiting oil drilling & development in ANWR
Voted NO on starting implementation of Kyoto Protocol
Voted NO on protecting free-roaming horses and burros
Voted NO on environmental education grants for outdoor experiences
Voted YES on deauthorizing “critical habitat” for endangered species
Voted YES on speeding up approval of forest thinning projects
Voted NO on four weeks of paid parental leave for federal employees
Voted YES on requiring photo ID for voting in federal elections
Voted YES on restricting independent grassroots political committees
Voted YES on decreasing gun waiting period from 3 days to 1
Voted NO on expanding the Children’s Health Insurance Program
Voted NO on giving mental health full equity with physical health
Voted YES on allowing electronic surveillance without a warrant
Voted NO on restricting employer interference in union organizing
Voted YES on zero-funding OSHA’s Ergonomics Rules instead of $4.5B
Voted NO on strengthening the Social Security Lockbox
Voted NO on extending AMT exemptions to avoid hitting middle-income
Voted NO on paying for AMT relief by closing offshore business loopholes
Voted YES on retaining reduced taxes on capital gains & dividends
Voted YES on making the Bush tax cuts permanent
Voted YES on terminating funding for National Public Radio
Voted NO on establishing “network neutrality”

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