Pete Domenici

The federal government should stop over-regulating and interfering with the energy industry and get out of the unconstitutional welfare business.

Increasing taxes on the profits of U.S. oil producers would drive gasoline, heating oil, and natural gas prices higher, as the increased tax expense would simply be passed on to consumers. Targeting the largest U.S. oil companies for making higher profits creates a disincentive to increasing exploration and production, and undermines the exceedingly large capital base required to rebuild after hurricanes devastate the oil patch. Moreover, it is unfair because other companies and sectors with even higher profit margins are ignored. Finally, the government should not be subsidizing energy development.

Would have created a cap-and-trade system for reducing carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases.

Federal aid to farmers and federal food aid to individuals are not authorized by the Constitution.

America is dangerously dependent on foreign oil and we should increase domestic oil production to mitigate an expected decline in foreign oil exports to America. Time is fleeting for preparing for a supply crisis.

The DREAM Act would implement an amnesty program by placing millions of illegal immigrants on a path toward citizenship.

Cloture would have ended floor debate on the Kennedy bill and enabled a vote by the full Senate on this dangerous piece of legislation.

This legislation contains an enormous amount of unconstitutional spending, would raise the federal minimum wage, and would authorize money for the Iraq War.

The bill violates the right to life for millions of unborn babies.

Congress must not continue to support massive amounts of irresponsible and unconstitutional spending.

Providing federal aid to local law enforcement programs is not only unconstitutional, but it also further federalizes the police system.

Repealing the estate tax would be a constitutional tax cut that would benefit all Americans who would be subject to estate taxes again in 2011 and all subsequent years according to current tax law.

This legislation preserves the right of free speech for grass-roots organizations to inform the public about events on Capitol Hill without subjecting them to repressive regulatory controls.