The Unconservative Gingrich Record

NEWT GINGRICH'S VOTING RECORD

04/02/1987 - He cosponsored the 1987 Fairness Doctrine

10/22/1991 - He voted for an amendment that would create a National Police Corps.

03/—/1993 - He Voted for sending $1.6 Billion in foreign aid to Russia.

11/27/1994 - He supported the GATT Treaty giving sovereignty to the U.N.

04/25/1996 - Voted for the single largest increase on Federal education spending ($3.5 Billion)

04/10/1995 - He supported Federal tax dollars being spent on abortions.

09/25/1996 - Introduced H.R. 4170, demanded life-sentence or execution for someone bringing 2 ounces of marijuana across the border.

01/22/1997 - Congress gave him a record-setting $300,000 fine for ethical wrongdoing.

11/29/2006 - He said that free speech should be curtailed in order to fight terrorism. Called for a "serious debate about the 1st Amendment."

02/15/2007 - He supported Bush's proposal for mandatory carbon caps.

09/28/2008 - Says if he were in office, he would have voted for the $700B TARP bailout.

10/01/2008 - Says in an article that TARP was a "workout, not a bailout."

12/08/2008 - He was paid $1.6m by Freddie Mac to halt Congress from bringing necessary reform.

08/03/2010 - Advocates attacks on Iran & North Korea.

11/15/2010 - He defended Romneycare

01/30/2011 - He lobbied for ethanol subsidies.

01/30/2011 - He suggested that flex-fuel vehicles be mandated for Americans.

02/13/2011 - He criticized Obama for sending LESS U.S. tax dollars to Egypt.

02/15/2011 - His book said that he believes man-made climate-change and advocated creating "a new endowment for conservation and the environment."

03/09/2011 - He blames his infidelity to multiple wives on his passion for the country.

03/15/2011 - Says that NAFTA worked because it created jobs in Mexico.

03/19/2011 - He has no regrets about supporting the expansion of Medicare drug coverage. (Now $7.2T unfunded liability)

03/23/2011 - He completely flip-flopped on Libyan intervention in 16 days.

05/12/2011 - He was more supportive of individual health-care mandates than Mitt Romney.

10/07/2011 - He said he'd ignore the Supreme Court if need be.

- Gingrich voted for an increase in the debt ceiling in 1979, 1980, 1981, and 1984

- Gingrich voted to permit the Federal Reserve to purchase Treasury Debt

- Bailed out savings and loan institutions in 1991. $40B Bank bailout

- Gingrich voted to strengthen the federal home loan agencies

- Gingrich voted for increased powers to the FDIC to bail out struggling savings and loans through reorganization, purchase of bad assets, or recapitalization.

- Gingrich voted in favor of the Chrysler Bailout in 1979

- Gingrich voted for an oil windfall profits tax in 1979, which was signed by Jimmy Carter.

- Urged the House to repeal the War Powers Act and give the Presidency more power.

- Urged Clinton to expand military presence in Bosnia.

- Gingrich voted against a provision requiring congressional approval prior to deployment of U.S. troops into Central America in 1983.

- Gingrich voted to increase CIA secrecy and against any requirement that the President report covert activity to congress before it is initiated.

- Gingrich voted for Jimmy Carter’s “Energy Mobilization Board.”

- Gingrich voted for an increase in taxes on coal producers in 1981

- Gingrich voted for a 5-cent increase in the gas tax to fund highway and other mass-transit projects.

- Gingrich was one of the few who voted against the 1984 bill requiring the President and Congress to submit a balanced budget

- Gingrich voted for congressional pay raises