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Baron Hill

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Table of Contents [hide]
    1. Roles
    2. Controversies
      1. Campaign Finance
      2. Negative Campaigning
    3. On the issues 
      1. Energy Independence
      2. Health Care Costs
      3. Against Cutting Taxes

City: Seymour
Occupation: U.S. Representative, IN-9

Roles

Controversies

  • Endorsed Barack Obama for President in the wake of the Jeremiah Wright controversy.
  • Flip-flopped on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), eventually voting for passage of a watered-down bill (H.R. 3685) that did not include gender identity within its scope.1
  • Flip-flopped on State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SHIP) voting against the program expansion, then voting to override the president's veto. 2
  • Ever fearful of being on camera, Hill cancelled attending an event called "a Declaration of Peace for the war in Iraq", after finding out the event was to be recorded and broadcast on public television. 3

Campaign Finance

As of 06/30/2008 with total receipts of $1,708,316, political committees contributed over $1,106,800, with only $287,024 being contributed by Hoosiers. 4

Negative Campaigning

Baron Hill is running the generic Democratic ad attacking former U.S. Rep. Mike Sodrel for supporting the privatization of social security. A YouTube clip of Hill at a town hall meeting in 2004 makes clear that he likes the idea of privatizing social security, noting that he worked for Merrill Lynch before being elected to Congress. More importantly, the ad misrepresents Sodrel's position on the issue.

On the issues 

  • Voted NO on banning abortion funding in US aid abroad (May 2001)
  • Voted NO on Constitutional Amendment banning same-sex marriage (Sep 2004)
  • Voted NO on protecting the Pledge of Allegiance (Sep 2004)
  • Voted NO on constitutional amendment prohibiting flag desecration (Jun 2003)
  • Voted NO on military border patrols to battle drugs & terrorism. (Sep 2001)
  • Voted NO on prohibiting needle exchange & medical marijuana in DC. (Oct 1999)

Energy Independence

  • Voted NO on passage of the Bush Administration national energy policy. (Jun 2004)
  • Voted NO on implementing Bush-Cheney national energy policy. (Nov 2003)
  • Voted YES on prohibiting oil drilling & development in ANWR. (Aug 2001)
  • Voted YES on starting implementation of Kyoto Protocol. (Jun 2000)
  • Voted YES on Permanent Normal Trade Relations with China. (May 2000)

    • Health Care Costs

  • Voted NO on restricting frivolous lawsuits. (Sep 2004)
  • Voted NO on limiting medical malpractice lawsuits to $250,000 damages. (May 2004)
  • Voted NO on small business associations for buying health insurance. (Jun 2003)
  • Voted NO on capping damages & setting time limits in medical lawsuits. (Mar 2003)
  • Voted NO on establishing tax-exempt Medical Savings Accounts. (Oct 1999)
  • Voted NO on reporting illegal aliens who receive hospital treatment. (May 2004)

    • Against Cutting Taxes

  • Voted NO on reducing tax payments on Social Security benefits. (Jul 2000)
  • Voted NO on providing tax relief and simplification. (Sep 2004)
  • Voted NO on making permanent an increase in the child tax credit. (May 2004)
  • Voted NO on permanently eliminating the marriage penalty. (Apr 2004)
  • Voted NO on making the Bush tax cuts permanent. (Apr 2002)
  • Voted NO on Tax cut package of $958 B over 10 years. (May 2001)
  • Voted NO on eliminating the Estate Tax ("death tax"). (Apr 2001)
  • Voted NO on eliminating the "marriage penalty". (Jul 2000)
  • Voted NO on $46 billion in tax cuts for small business. (Mar 2000)
  • 5
    1. 1. EDNA Wikipedia entry
    2. 2. News & Tribune 10/19/2007
    3. 3. Bloomington Herald Times via Hoosier Pundit 09/2007
    4. 4. CampaignMoney.com
    5. 5. Source: OnTheIssues.org