Candidate Research - Joseph Biden (D-Penn.)

Personal Info
Birth: November 20, 1942
Religion: Roman Catholic

On the Issues
Abortion: Abortion is a woman's right but disagress with partial birth abortion
Stem Cell Research: Expand embryonic stem cell research
Budget & Economy: Tax cuts more important than national debt reduction
Gay Marriage: OK with same-sex marriages
Crime: Establish an FBI registry of sexual offenders
Death Penalty: Against death penalty appeals limit
Drugs: Against increasing penalties for drug offenders
School Vouchers: Against school vouchers
Education: Funding for smaller classes rather than private tutors
Oil: Reduce oil usage by 40% by 2025
Energy: Ban drilling in AMWR
Gun Control: Stronger license and background checks at gun shows
Health Care: Pro-public health voting record
Immigration: For a Guest Worker program
Minimum Wage: Supports a minimum wage increase, Pro-union voting record
Social Security: Against Privitizing, Pro-senior voting record
Welfare: Supports welfare reform, against privitizing

Voting Record
Voted NO on criminal penalty for harming unborn fetus during other crime
Voted NO on banning human cloning
Voted NO on prioritizing national debt reduction below tax cuts
Voted NO on constitutional ban of same-sex marriage
Voted YES on adding sexual orientation to definition of hate crimes
Voted NO on limiting death penalty appeals
Voted NO on increasing penalties for drug offenses
Voted YES on funding smaller classes instead of private tutors
Voted YES on Educational Savings Accounts
Voted NO on school vouchers
Voted YES on disallowing an oil leasing program in Alaska's AMWR
Voted YES on reducing oil usage by 40% by 2025
Voted YES on reducing funds for road-building in National Forests
Voted NO on allowing some lobbyist gifts to Congress
Voted NO on prohibiting lawsuits against gun manufacturers
Voted YES on expanding enrollment period for Medicare Part D
Voted YES on increasing Medicaid rebate for producing generics
Voted YES on reauthorizing the PATRIOT Act
Voted YES on establishing a Guest Worker program
Voted YES on allowing illegal aliens to participate in Social Security
Voted YES on giving Guest Workers a path to citizenship
Voted YES on raising the minimum wage to $7.25
Voted NO on Social Security Lockbox & limiting national debt
Voted NO on redeploying troops out of Iraq by July 2007
Voted YES on welfare block grants