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The SEC should reinstate the uptick rule. “Reinstating the uptick rule is critical to stopping the artificial manipulation of stock prices and restoring confidence in the market,”

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

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

The federal government should pass the proposed $700 billion financial system bailout. Voted for it.

The federal government's financial bailout package will help stabilize the U.S. economy. "It will take time, and then you will see the other markets react positively"

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

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

The U.S. should enact a balanced budget amendment. Supports balanced budget amendment & line item veto.

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. Chambliss voted to retain capital gains treatment for hedge funds

EVIDENCE: Should the U.S. build more oil refineries? Yes

EVIDENCE: Should the SEC strengthen regulations on short selling? Yes

EVIDENCE: Should Congress have passed the $787 billion stimulus bill? No

EVIDENCE: Should Congress increase the cap on federally insured bank deposits? 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 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 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: 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?