Worth Repeating
This is not up-to-date, but reveals Upton's values and priorities.
Rep. Fred Upton's Voting Record
1. Permanent Repeal of Estate Tax. HR 54970 7/29/06
Voted for permanent repeal of this tax. This tax effects 1/4 of 1% of the wealthiest US taxpayers and will cost the US treasury $1 trillion over 10 years (100B per year).
2. Reverse the Raid on Student loans. HR 609 3/30/06
Voted no on an amendment which would have cut interest on student loans from 6.8% to 3.4% and which would have provided $25 M to predominantly black institutions to encourage educational opportunities for low and middle income African Americans.
3. Energy. HR 6 7/28/05
Voted $5B in subsidies to oil companies, $9B to coal industry and $13B for new nuclear power plants with only minimal provisions for affordable or clean energy.
4. Fuel Economy Standards. HR 6 4/20/05
Voted against requiring the Dept. of Transportation to increase fuel economy standards to at least 33 mi/gal. for vehicles produced in 2015 and beyond.
5. Drilling for Oil in Artic National Wildlife Preserve. HR 5429 5/25/06
Voted for drilling thereby harming this sensitive, environmental habitat.
6. MTBE, Gasoline Additive. HR 6 4/21/05
Voted to shield MTBE manufacturers from liability lawsuits alleging contamination of drinking water.
7. Oil Refineries Protection. HR 3893 10/7/05
Voted to allow oil companies to recover fees from environmental groups that unsuccessfully bring challenges against oil companies and to minimize the ability of communities to have input on whether refineries are built in their neighborhoods.
8. Iraq Supplemental Funding Bills.
Voted for every supplemental bill supporting the beginning and continuation of the invasion/occupation of Iraq.
9. Military Tribunals and Torture. HR 6166 9/27/06
Voted to authorize the president to use military tribunals (no due process) to try suspected detainees and expand the interrogation techniques to include what most people would call torture.
10. Patriot Act. HR 3199 7/21/05
Voted to make permanent key provisions of this act which gives law enforcement officials sweeping powers which can easily abuse citizens' rights to privacy.
