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

Credit counseling reduces bankruptcies. Sununu co-sponsored amendment to require counseling

Corporations should not pay heavier taxes on windfall profits. Sununu voted against cloture on oil profits tax.

The U.S. should increase the cap on visas for skilled workers. Sununu supported expansion of visa cap.

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

The Federal Government should assist mortgage defaulters. Solutions have to be tailored to individual needs.

There should be no federal minimum wage. One of 28 Senators to vote for an Amendment to abolish the Federal Minimum Wage

Performance fees of hedge fund managers should be taxed as capital gains. Sununu voted to retain capital gains treatment for hedge funds

EVIDENCE: Should Congress follow "pay as you go" budget rules? No

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: Should Congress increase the federal minimum wage?

UNKNOWN: Should the government provide financial assistance to homeowners facing foreclosure?

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 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 the U.S. end agricultural subsidies?

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 Reserve have more authority to supervise financial institutions?

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

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

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

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?