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Neil Abercrombie

Neil Abercrombie

U.S. Representative
Hawaii 1st District
Democrat
F
27%
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111th Congress

U.S. Congress: House
Score: 8

Patriot Act

The provisions violate the right of the people to (in the words of the Fourth Amendment) "be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures."
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: No Vote Cast: No
H R 3961

Debt Limit Increase

Raising the national debt allows the federal government to borrow more money and continue its gross fiscal irresponsibility.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: No Vote Cast: Yes
H J RES 45

Jobs Funding

Spending federal dollars to create jobs is unsustainable and unconstitutional.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: No Vote Cast: Yes
H R 2847

Financial Regulatory Reform

More government control of the economy will do more harm than good.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: No Vote Cast: Yes
H R 4173

Omnibus Appropriations

This legislation is comprised of six appropriations bills that Congress failed to complete separately. The price tag in the final version of H.R. 3288 is about $1.1 trillion.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: No Vote Cast: Yes Annual cost per household: -$9,387.00
H R 3288

Healthcare "Reform"

A federal government takeover of our healthcare system is not authorized by the Constitution and will cost most Americans more for healthcare.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: No Vote Cast: Yes
H R 3962

Interior-Environment Appropriations

The majority of funding in the bill is unconstitutional and wasteful.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: No Vote Cast: Yes
H R 2996

Agriculture Appropriations

Federal aid to farmers and federal food aid to individuals are not authorized by the Constitution.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: No Vote Cast: Yes
H R 2997

Energy-Water Appropriations

The Department of Energy is not authorized by the Constitution.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: No Vote Cast: Yes
H R 3183

Cash for Clunkers Funding

The federal government should not be subsidizing the car industry and because it is unconstitutional and wasteful.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: No Vote Cast: Yes
H R 3435

Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations

The array of social welfare programs funded by this bill is unconstitutional and has failed historically.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: No Vote Cast: Yes
H R 3293

Transportation-HUD Appropriations

Virtually every dollar assigned to this bill, whether it is for transportation or housing assistance, is unconstitutional and unaffordable.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: No
H R 3288

State-Foreign Aid Appropriations

Foreign aid is unconstitutional and unworkable.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: No Vote Cast: Yes
H R 3081

Cap and Trade

Would not merely "cap" carbon dioxide and other "greenhouse" gas emissions, ostensibly to fight global warming, but would reduce the amount of allowable emissions over time.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: No Vote Cast: Yes Annual cost per household: -$7,220.00
H R 2454

Supplemental Appropriations

The spending is over and above what the federal government had already budgeted, the United States never declared war against Iraq and Afghanistan, and some of the spending (e.g., Cash for Clunkers and foreign aid) is unconstitutional.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: No Vote Cast: Yes
H R 2346

Cash for Clunkers

The federal government should not be subsidizing the automotive companies via vouchers to customers. Besides, it's unconstitutional.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: No Vote Cast: Yes
H R 2751

Body Image Screening

Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) offered an amendment that would prohibit the use of Whole-Body Imaging as the primary method of screening at airports.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes Vote Cast: Yes
H R 2200

Supplemental Appropriations

The spending is over and above what the federal government had already budgeted, the United States never declared war against Iraq and Afghanistan, and some of the spending (e.g., foreign aid) is unconstitutional.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: No Vote Cast: Yes
H R 2346

Hate Crimes

This legislation would further federalize the criminal code as well as punish not only criminal acts, but the thoughts behind them.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: No Vote Cast: Yes
H R 1913

Budget Resolution

The final version of the Fiscal 2010 Budget Resolution (SCR13) calls for $3.56 trillion in federal spending for the fiscal year.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: No Vote Cast: Yes Annual cost per household: -$30,380.00
S CON RES 13

COPS Funding

Providing federal aid to local law-enforcement programs is not only unconstitutional, but also further federalizes the police system.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: No Vote Cast: Yes
H R 1139

National Service

National-service programs are not authorized by the Constitution.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: No Vote Cast: Yes
H R 1388

Economic Stimulus

Provide $787 billion - $575 billion in new spending and $212 billion in tax cuts - to stimulate the economy.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: No Vote Cast: Yes
H R 1

SCHIP

Federal healthcare programs are unconstitutional and would likely lower the quality of healthcare.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: No Vote Cast: Yes
H R 2

TARP Funding

The Constitution does not authorize Congress to grant financial aid or loans to private companies, e.g., banks and automakers.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes Vote Cast: No
H J RES 3
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