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The federal government should pass the proposed $700 billion financial system bailout. The bipartisan Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 passed by the Senate tonight was necessary to protect all Americans from the impact of our current economic crisis

Congress should increase the cap on federally insured bank deposits. Voted in favor of HR 1424

Corporations should pay heavier taxes on windfall profits. Cardin co-sponsors windfall profit tax on oil.

Bankruptcy courts should have the power to adjust home mortgages. Cardin voted not to table the bankruptcy mortgage amendment

The government should provide financial assistance to homeowners facing foreclosure. Cardin cosponsors S.2636

Congress should increase copyright protection for fashion designs. Cardin co-sponsored design protection bill

The U.S. should end agricultural subsidies. Cardin co-sponsored FRESH Act to end subsidies

Performance fees of hedge fund managers should be taxed as regular income. Cardin would pay for AMT freeze by taxing carried interest as regular income

Congress should increase the federal minimum wage. Cardin Has Shown Strong Support For Wage Hike

UNKNOWN: Should Lehman Brothers have been bailed out by the federal government?

UNKNOWN: Should organic farmers receive additional federal subsidies?

UNKNOWN: Is capitalism the most effective economic system?

UNKNOWN: Is the U.S. undergoing the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression?

UNKNOWN: How does outsourcing affect the U.S. economy?

UNKNOWN: What impact have Bush Administration policies had on the economy?

UNKNOWN: Should the U.S. pass the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement?

UNKNOWN: Should the U.S. increase the cap on visas for skilled workers?

UNKNOWN: Should AIG have been bailed out by the federal government?

UNKNOWN: Will the U.S. economy go into recession in 2008?

UNKNOWN: Should the U.S. federal government provide financial support to its auto industry?

UNKNOWN: Should food contain country-of-origin labeling?

UNKNOWN: Will the financial crisis lead to another economic depression?

UNKNOWN: Should governments subsidize property insurance coverage for natural disasters?

UNKNOWN: Should governments infuse capital directly into failing banks as part of their response to the financial crisis?

UNKNOWN: Should victims of major natural disasters be granted special relief in bankruptcy?

UNKNOWN: Should the U.S. provide tax breaks for businesses that do not outsource?

UNKNOWN: Do the economic benefits of a weak U.S. dollar outweigh the costs?

UNKNOWN: Should the U.S. enact a balanced budget amendment?

UNKNOWN: Should Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac be nationalized?

UNKNOWN: Should the Treasury Department block severance packages for Fannie and Freddie corporate executives?

UNKNOWN: Should the U.S. government try to recoup AIG bonuses?

UNKNOWN: Should the government offer cash rewards to citizens for developing new technology?

UNKNOWN: Should the Federal Government assist mortgage defaulters?

UNKNOWN: Should the Federal Reserve have more authority to supervise financial institutions?

UNKNOWN: Should the economic stimulus plan include a 'Buy American' provision?

UNKNOWN: Should the U.S. build more oil refineries?

UNKNOWN: Will the federal government's financial bailout package help stabilize the U.S. economy?

UNKNOWN: Which is most responsible for the U.S. auto industry's financial problems?

UNKNOWN: Which is having the greatest impact on rising oil prices?

UNKNOWN: Should unions be permitted to strike?