Lynn Woolsey (D-CA) - Business

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Congress should increase the federal minimum wage. Woolsey wants to increase the federal minimum wage

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

The U.S. should allow farmers to grow industrial hemp. Co-sponsored H.R.1009: Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2007

Bankruptcy courts should have the power to adjust home mortgages. Woolsey co-sponsored bill to allow adjustment of home mortgages in bankruptcy

Victims of major natural disasters should be granted special relief in bankruptcy. Woolsey co-sponsored Hurricane Katrina Bankruptcy Relief

The U.S. should provide tax breaks for businesses that do not outsource. Patriot Corporations of America Act

The government should prohibit the financial services industry from executing universal default clauses. Woolsey cosponsored H.R.2146 to prohibit universal defaults

EVIDENCE: Should executive compensation packages require shareholder approval? Yes

EVIDENCE: Should Congress have passed the $787 billion stimulus bill? Yes

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 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 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 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: 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 Federal Government assist mortgage defaulters?

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: How should performance fees of hedge fund managers be taxed?

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?