Bill Delahunt (D-MA)

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Arming crews may discourage attacks

U.S. Rep. William Delahunt (D-Quincy), whose district includes the academy’s campus, also called for arming merchant mariners to deter pirate attacks.

“If at any point they are fired upon by pirates, they would face the most severe consequences available,” Delahunt said.

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Yes Votes (244)

Artur Davis D AL-7
Susan Davis D CA-53
Danny Davis D IL-7
Lincoln Davis D TN-4
Peter DeFazio D OR-4
Diana DeGette D CO-1
William Delahunt D MA-10
Rosa DeLauro D CT-3
Norman Dicks D WA-6
John Dingell D MI-15
Lloyd Doggett D TX-25
Joe Donnelly D IN-2
Michael Doyle D PA-14
Steve Driehaus D OH-1
Donna Edwards D MD-4
Chet Edwards D TX-17
Keith Ellison D MN-5
Eliot Engel D NY-17
Anna Eshoo D CA-14
Bob Etheridge D NC-2
Sam Farr D CA-17
Chaka Fattah D PA-2
Bob Filner D CA-51
Bill Foster D IL-14
Barney Frank D MA-4
Marcia Fudge D OH-11
 

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From a Questionnaire:

I did not support the Senate’s $850 Billion Wall Street Bailout plan that passed the House today. I agree that decisive action must be taken, but this proposal does not address the underlying economic and financial problems that are at the heart of the current crisis.

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Voted YES on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines.
Allows federal funding for research that utilizes human embryonic stem cells, regardless of the date on which the stem cells were derived from a human embryo

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Voted YES on allowing human embryonic stem cell research.
To provide for human embryonic stem cell research. A YES vote would:
Call for stem cells to be taken from human embryos that were donated from in vitro fertilization clinics
Require that before the embryos are donated, that it be established that they were created for fertility treatment and in excess of clinical need and otherwise would be discarded
Stipulate that those donating the embryos give written consent and do not receive any compensation for the donation.
 

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Bill Delahunt on Abortion
Voted NO on forbidding human cloning for reproduction & medical research. (Feb 2003)

 

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Bill Delahunt on Civil Rights
Voted NO on Constitutionally defining marriage as one-man-one-woman. (Jul 2006)
Voted NO on Constitutional Amendment banning same-sex marriage. (Sep 2004)

 

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Bill Delahunt on Civil Rights
Voted YES on constitutional amendment prohibiting flag desecration. (Jun 2003)

 

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Bill Delahunt on Environment
Voted YES on increasing AMTRAK funding by adding $214M to $900M. (Jun 2006)

 

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Bill Delahunt on Government Reform
Voted YES on requiring lobbyist disclosure of bundled donations. (May 2007)
Voted YES on campaign finance reform banning soft-money contributions. (Feb 2002)
Voted YES on banning soft money and issue ads. (Sep 1999)

 

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Bill Delahunt on Government Reform
Voted YES on granting Washington DC an Electoral vote & vote in Congress. (Apr 2007)

 

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Yes 3) Do you support continued U.S. membership in the World Trade Organization (WTO)?

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X b) Implement a universal health care program to guarantee coverage to all Americans regardless of income.

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X c) The federal government should continue affirmative action programs.
 

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X c) The federal government should continue affirmative action programs.