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Thomas Evert Petri (born May 28 1940), American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1979, representing . The district ...[Wikipedia]

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Regulations on campaign contributions do not violate the First Amendment.

Petri voted for a bill that would limit campaign contributions

Approved 5/27/2008 1:36 AM

The Patriot Act is constitutional.

Voted YES on making the PATRIOT Act permanent

Approved 5/14/2008 10:26 AM

The Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act is constitutional.

Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortion except to save mother’s life.

Approved 5/14/2008 10:26 AM

Voters should be required to show identification in order to vote.

Voted YES on requiring photo ID for voting in federal elections

Approved 5/14/2008 10:24 AM

The District of Columbia should not have a seat in Congress.

Voted NO on granting Washington DC an Electoral vote & vote in Congress

Approved 5/14/2008 10:24 AM

The U.S. should build a fence along the Mexican border.

Voted YES on building a fence along the Mexican border

Approved 5/14/2008 12:36 AM

U.S.-born children of illegal immigrants should not become citizens at birth.

Children of illegal immigrants, born in the United States, should not automatically receive US citizenship.

Approved 5/14/2008 12:36 AM

The U.S. should have an official language.

Petri supports establishing English as the official and recognized language of the United States.

Approved 5/13/2008 3:30 PM | 1 comments

The U.S. should not set a timetable to withdraw troops from Iraq.

Voted YES on declaring Iraq part of War on Terror with no exit date

Approved 5/13/2008 3:25 PM

Based on the information available at the time of the invasion, it was justified.

Voted YES on authorizing military force in Iraq

Approved 5/13/2008 3:25 PM

The U.S. should not deploy more troops to Iraq.

Petri Disapproves Troop Surge

Approved 5/11/2008 9:59 PM

President Bush's immigration proposal is equivalent to amnesty.

"Serious concerns about any proposal to grant amnesty"

Approved 9/17/2007 5:02 AM

People residing illegally in the United States should not be offered a path to citizenship.

Illegals should not be allowed a "pathway to citizenship"

Approved 9/13/2007 2:23 PM

The US should not institute a national ID card system.

Petri co-sponsored bill to prohibit national I.D.

Approved 8/31/2007 3:18 PM