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The economic stimulus plan should not include a 'Buy American' provision. Enzi voted for the McCain amendment.

The federal government should not pass the proposed $700 billion financial system bailout. I cannot vote for a bill to authorize $700 billion in taxpayer money without a substantial chance of success

The federal government's financial bailout package will not help stabilize the U.S. economy. I cannot vote for a bill to authorize $700 billion in taxpayer money without a substantial chance of success

The government should not provide financial assistance to homeowners facing foreclosure. Government bailouts will never be the solution to the housing crisis

The U.S. should build more oil refineries. I have pushed the oil industry to reinvest more profits into expanding production capacity and infrastructure for new refineries and pipelines

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

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

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

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

The Bush Administration stimulus package will not prevent a recession. Enzi votes against unstimulating stimulus

Food should contain country-of-origin labeling. Enzi encourages support for food labeling

The U.S. should enact a balanced budget amendment. Voted YES on Balanced-budget constitutional amendment.

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. Enzi voted to retain capital gains treatment for hedge funds

EVIDENCE: Which should have a higher priority in Barack Obama's stimulus package? Tax cuts

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