Nancy Pelosi

[Congressional biography]

Born: March 26, 1940 in Baltimore, MD

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Key House Vote Data for Nancy Pelosi in 2010

Date	Subject	Result	Conserv. Position	Pelosi Voted
2010-03-21	Banning Taxpayer Funded Abortion [HR4872]	Failed (199-232)
The House defeated an effort to include a ban on federal funding of abortion in the health care overhaul legislation.
2010-03-25	Health Care Reconciliation [HR4872]	Agreed To (220-207)
After passing the health care overhaul bill in 2009, the House used the reconciliation process to get a bill through the Senate making some "fixes" to the Health Care Act, including tax increases and allowing federal funding of abortions. The bill also included a government takeover of the student loan program. ACU opposes this improper use of reconciliation and the substance of this effort.
2010-05-28	Science and Technology Programs [HR5116]	Passed (262-150)
The House authorized the expenditure of $85.6 billion for science and research programs at various federal agencies. This was an unwarrented major increase in funding on top of increased funding in the "stimulus" bill and greatly expanded the scope of the program.
2010-06-24	Campaign Finance Disclosure [HR5175]	Passed (219-206)
This was an attempt to reverse the Supreme Court's recent decision upholding free speech rights for groups of private individuals, corporations and labor unions in political campaign advertising. Although some groups received waivers from the restrictions imposed by the bill, ACU supports a robust and untrammeled political debate and so opposed these restrictions.
2010-06-30	Financial Regulatory Overhaul [HR4173]	Agreed To (237-192)
The House passed a massive reorganization of the regulations governing financial institutions in the United States, creating dozens of new agencies, new reporting requirements, and making permanent the "too big to fail" doctrine that originated in the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). Although billed as protecting credit consumers, this legislation actually protects large banks and other financial institutions at the expense of community banks and less traditional sources of credit and did nothing to reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
2010-07-01	Unemployment Benefit Extension [HR5618]	Passed (270-153)
The House passed legislation not only extending unemployment benefits once again, but making the extension retroactive and providing for 100 percent federal [taxpayer] funding for these extended benefits. There was no corresponding reduction in spending, thus the deficit was increased by $34 billion.
2010-12-02	Child Nutrition Programs [S3307]	Passed (264-157)
A bill to continue the federal child nutrition programs for another five years, creating or expanding 17 programs while giving the federal government control over school meals. Also added was an unfunded mandate to school districts for "wellness" programs.
2010-12-08	Social Security / Railroad Retirement One-time Payment [HR5987]	Failed (254-153)
This bill would have given all Social Security and Railroad Retirement recipients a one-time payment of $250 regardless of income because they did not get a cost-of-living increase this year, adding $14 billion to the deficit. Although a majority of the House voted for it, a two-thirds majority was required.
2010-12-08	Immigration Policy Revisions [HR5281]	Agreed To (216-198)
This bill grants children of illegal immigrants amnesty if they have been in the United States continuously for more than five years and were younger than 16 when they entered the country, acquired a GED or enlisted in the military, and were younger than 30 on the date of enactment. ACU opposes this kind of piecemeal amnesty for those in the country illegally.
2010-12-15	"Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Repeal [HR2965]	Agreed To (250-175)
This bill repeals the Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy, which prohibits military service by openly homosexual men and women. ACU opposed passing this major change in social policy during a lame-duck session of Congress in time of war.

Represents a "Yes" vote.   Represents a "No" vote.   Indicates that this member voted against the conservative position on a particular vote. "No vote" means that this member did not cast a vote (or voted 'Present' instead of Yes or No).