MOMs:McCain VOTE- NO - AGAINST CHILDREN!

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Registered: 09-08-2008
MOMs:McCain VOTE- NO - AGAINST CHILDREN!
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Wed, 09-10-2008 - 3:12pm

McCain Rated As America’s Worst Senator For Children»
Today, the Children’s Defense Fund Action Council released its 2007 Nonpartisan Congressional Scorecard. CDF reports some positive news, particularly that average scores for members of Congress “improved from the previous three years with more Members scoring 100 percent than in 2004, 2005 or 2006.”

Many, however, did not fare so well. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) received a 10 percent rating — the worst in the U.S. Senate.

CDF ranked members on 10 votes affecting children:

1. Increase minimum wage (H.R. 2)
2. Increase funding for children with disabilities (S. Con. Res. 21)
3. Protect children from unsafe medications (S. 1082)
4. 2008 Budget resolution (S. Con. Res. 21)
5. SCHIP Reauthorization (H.R. 976)
6. College Cost Reduction and Access Act (H.R. 2669)
7. SCHIP (H.R. 976 - motion to concur)
8. DREAM Act (S. 2205)
9. Funding child health and education (H.R. 3043)
10. Improving Head Start programs (H.R. 1429)

McCain has missed 57 percent of Senate votes this session, being absent or voting “present” for 8 out of 10 children-related votes. McCain voted “yes” to increase the minimum wage; his only other vote was voting “no” on SCHIP reauthorization on Aug. 2, 2007:

Furthermore, the rankings weren’t divided by party. Sens. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), and Gordon Smith (R-OR) received strong 70 percent rankings.

McCain’s CDF score has steadily declined over the years. In 2004, he received a 38 percent; in 2005, 22 percent; in 2006, 10 percent.

Read the full report here.
http://thinkprogress.org/2008/02/27/mccain-children/

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Registered: 10-25-2006
Wed, 09-10-2008 - 3:16pm
I wonder how he'll explain that record during the debates.

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http://www.pnhp.org/news/2009/october/meet_the_new_health_.php

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQTBYQlQ7yM

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Registered: 09-08-2008
Wed, 09-10-2008 - 3:44pm

McCain will do what he always does:

1) Wrinkle his brow and pretend he doesn't remember the vote.

2) Say he has to take a look at it because he doesn't remember.

3) Change the subject to war

4) Say he was a POW when the vote took place.

lol.