Scott Brown On The Record

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- Scott Philip Brown was born September 12, 1959 to Judith Ann “Judi” and Claude Bruce Brown.

- In 2009 the dedication of the local Tea Party members support for Brown was overwhelming.
http://www.ontheissues.org/Archive/Give_Us_Liberty_Scott_Brown.htm

- Scott Brown described himself as "pro-choice", stating, "Listen, we're both pro-choice. I'm a moderate pro-choice Republican. I always have been." (2012)

- Scott Brown supports abortion. (2010)

- Scott Brown implemented the use of the death penalty in Massachusetts. (2002)

- Scott Brown strengthened penalties & sentences for drug-related crimes. (2002)

- Staff comment: Senator Brown is committed to reforming "No Child Left Behind". (2011)

- Scott Brown is a long time conservationist and has advocated strongly for conservation efforts in the U.S. Senate, including full funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). Senator Brown opposed the Cape Wind project due to conservationist concerns. (2011)

- Scott Brown supported using state funds to clean up former industrial and commercial sites that are contaminated, unused or abandoned. (2002)

- Scott Brown co-sponsored PUPS. In the past, legislation has excluded home/hobby breeders. This bill would, for the first time, require home/hobby breeders to follow the strict USDA requirements, such as engineering standards designed for large commercial kennels and not homes. Such regulations would be exceedingly difficult to meet in a home/residential breeding environment. (2011)

- Scott Brown was rated 80% by HSLF, indicating a pro-animal welfare voting record. (2012)

- Scott Brown supports intervention with or without the UN, and supports foreign aid and non-military aid. (2011)

- Scott Brown introduced the "No Entry for Supporters of the Iranian Regime Act of 2010." Under Brown's legislation, the Secretary of Homeland Security would create regulations to enforce the prohibition. (2011)

- "Scott Brown supports the state assault weapon ban here in Massachusetts and believes that states are the appropriate venue for making these types of decisions," Brown's campaign said. (2012)

- Scott Brown broke with the NRA to oppose a bill that has been the gun rights lobby's top priority in Washington. Known as the National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act, it would allow gun owners with permits from their own states to carry concealed weapons across state lines, regardless of local and state restrictions. Brown said he would vote against granting that permission. (2012)

- Scott Brown would require manufacturers to provide child-safety locks on guns. (2002)

- Scott Brown supports requiring background checks on gun sales between private citizens at gun shows. (2002)

- Scott Brown supports requiring a license for gun possession. (2002)

- Scott Brown believes that the Massachusetts Health Care Mandate is good and that government should have a limited role in providing healthcare insurance. (2011)

- "We support legislation to regulate smoking in the workplace and all public settings." Bill H.4249 ; vote number 430 (2003)

- Scott Brown supports "enhanced interrogation techniques" - called "torture" by others - feeling they lead to useful information, and opposes giving “suspected” terrorists constitutional rights. (2010)

- Ignoring the rule of law and “innocent until proven guilty”, Brown said: "To think that we would give people who want to kill us constitutional rights and lawyer them up at our expense instead of treating them as enemy combatants to get as much information as we can under legal means - it just makes no sense to me."

- A strong military and vigorous Homeland Defense will protect our interests and security around the world and at home. (2009)

- Scott Brown Voted YES on extending the PATRIOT Act's roving wiretaps. (2011)

- Scott Brown said a lot of things that his most enthusiastic supporters don't want to hear: He's “a proud union member” and “John Kerry would make a fine secretary of state”. (2012)

- Scott Brown supports the troop increase ordered by President Obama this fall, saying 30,000 more troops in Afghanistan is the only way to defeat al-Qaida.

- Brown co-sponsored Resolution on Iran's nuclear program; Whereas the UN Security Council has adopted multiple resolutions since 2006 demanding the full suspension of all uranium enrichment-related activities by Iran, particularly possible military dimensions; rejects any US policy that would rely on containment as an option in response to the Iranian nuclear threat. (2012)

http://www.ontheissues.org/senate/Scott_Brown.htm


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