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| 2010-11-30 | Burdensome Food Safety Regulations [S510] | Passed (73-25) |
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| This bill overhauled food safety laws, expanded Food and Drug Administration enforcement powers and added 18,000 federal employees. The bill enormously increased the regulatory red tape to operate farms and processing centers but did nothing to reduce the many agencies now dealing with the same issue and did not in fact increase meat and poultry safety. | |||||
| 2010-12-18 | Immigration Policy Revisions (DREAM Act) [HR5281] | Rejected (55-41) |
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| The Senate defeated an attempt to stop debate and pass a bill granting children of illegal immigrants legal status 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, and while a majority of the Senate did vote to put this measure to a vote, under Senate rules 60 votes are required to limit debate. | |||||
| 2010-12-18 | "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Policy Repeal [HR2965] | Agreed To (65-31) |
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| The Senate voted to repeal the Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy, which prohibits military service by openly homosexual men and women. ACU opposed this major change in social policy during a lame duck session of congress in time of war. | |||||
| 2010-12-22 | New START Nuclear Arms Treaty [TREATYDOC1115] | Agreed To (71-26) |
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| The Senate voted to ratify a New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) with Russia. ACU opposed this treaty for its ambiguity regarding missile defense and other matters of substance without legal understandings to the contrary. ACU also opposed its adoption by a lame-duck session of Congress without proper consideration and debate. | |||||
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