Fredipedia: The Definitive Fred Thompson Reference
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Posted on 05/08/2007 12:58:05 PM PDT by Nachum
Former Republican Senator (TN)
Voted NO on allowing reimportation of Rx drugs from Canada.
S. 812, as amended; Greater Access to Affordable Pharmaceuticals Act of 2002. Vote to pass a bill that would permit a single 30-month stay against Food and Drug Administration approval of a generic drug patent when a brand-name company's patent is challenged. The secretary of Health and Human Services would be authorized to announce regulations allowing pharmacists and wholesalers to import prescription drugs from Canada into the United States. Canadian pharmacies and wholesalers that provide drugs for importation would be required to register with Health and Human Services. Individuals would be allowed to import prescription drugs from Canada. The medication would have to be for an individual use and a supply of less than 90-days.
Reference: Bill S.812 ; vote number 2002-201 on Jul 31, 2002
Voted NO on allowing patients to sue HMOs & collect punitive damages.
Vote to provide federal protections, such as access to specialty and emergency room care, and allow patients to sue health insurers in state and federal courts. Economic damages would not be capped, and punitive damages would be capped at $5 million.
Reference: Bill S1052 ; vote number 2001-220 on Jun 29, 2001
Voted YES on funding GOP version of Medicare prescription drug benefit.
Vote to pass an amendment that would make up to $300 billion available for a Medicare prescription drug benefit for 2002 through 2011. The money would come from the budget's contingency fund. The amendment would also require a Medicare overhaul.
Reference: Bill H Con Res 83 ; vote number 2001-65 on Apr 3, 2001
Voted NO on including prescription drugs under Medicare.
Vote to establish a prescription drug benefit program through the Medicare health insurance program. Among other provisions, Medicare would contribute at least 50% of the cost of prescription drugs and beneficiaries would pay a $250 deductible
Reference: Bill HR.4690 ; vote number 2000-144 on Jun 22, 2000
Voted YES on limiting self-employment health deduction.
The Santorum (R-PA) amdt would effectively kill the Kennedy Amdt (D-MA) which would have allowed self-employed individuals to fully deduct the cost of their health insurance on their federal taxes. Status: Amdt Agreed to Y)53; N)47
Reference: Santorum Amdt #1234; Bill S. 1344 ; vote number 1999-202 on Jul 13, 1999
Voted NO on increasing tobacco restrictions.
This cloture motion was on a bill which would have increased tobacco restrictions. [YES is an anti-smoking vote].
Status: Cloture Motion Rejected Y)57; N)42; NV)1 Reference: Motion to invoke cloture on a modified committee substitute to S. 1415; Bill S. 1415 ; vote number 1998-161 on Jun 17, 1998
Voted YES on Medicare means-testing.
Approval of means-based testing for Medicare insurance premiums.
Status: Motion to Table Agreed to Y)70; N)20 Reference: Motion to table the Kennedy Amdt #440; Bill S. 947 ; vote number 1997-113 on Jun 24, 1997
Voted NO on medical savings acounts. Vote to block a plan which would allow tax-deductible medical savings accounts. Status: Amdt Agreed to Y)52; N)46; NV)2
Surprised he voted no on MSA’s.
Since HSA’s were added to the Federal Employee Plan 2 years ago, nearly every congressional office has at least 2 or 3 people enrolled in them. Staffers get $750 in cash to spend on healthcare, and the plans have gained a secret following among legislative aides on both sides.
Most have really made the plans pay off, as they stretch their budgets to get by in DC on their tiny salaries.
Yeah. A couple of his votes are a bit goofy. Perhaps they were in exchange for some pet thing of his.
I agree. Was kind of scratching my head on that one.
Fredipedia: The Definitive Fred Thompson Reference
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Yeah, MSAs were the one thing I hoped he had a record on ... he does.
I find it simply amazing that we get every possible bit of detail on everything Fred as done, yet I don’t seem to see the same attention paid to ANY of the other candidates..........
Perhaps someone is a bit worried about Fred.
Or, perhaps some are tired of being bamboozled by RINOs.
Do you know the full text of the bill? Do you know what pork might be involved?
Perhaps he had sound reasons for his votes.
Or he could have been bought off, according to you.
Or because so much junk was loaded onto that particular bill, it became meaningless.
:::cough, cough, Rudyites, cough:::
No offense intended, but if you believe Fred to be a RINO, what color is the sky in your world?
Yes. He voted no on MSAs.
>I find it simply amazing that we get every possible bit of detail on everything Fred ha done, yet I don’t seem to see the same attention paid to ANY of the other candidates....<
Oh, they are there. One must just read them.
The records for currently Federally employed candidates are open for all to research, and are answerable to the country. State employed candidates also retain records to research, and are answerable to the state. It is our responsibility to us to know all we can about each candidate before voting.
I didn’t mean “bought off.” I meant just the usual give and take of politicians.
I doubt that a man who had the fortitude to be the lone holdout in several 99-1 votes makes “deals” for his votes.
Yes, he’s Jesus.
” Or, perhaps some are tired of being bamboozled by RINOs.”
It appears you don’t like Fred or Rudy...I’m guessing McCain isn’t an option either. Does that leave Romney? Or is their a belief in Duncan, Paul, Tancredo?
Tancredo seems solid. Just not sure he can be elected. I’m not sure that the lesser of two evils is the right way to vote anymore. After getting Ahnuld here in Mexifornia, I’m a little gun shy.
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