Stupak voted against NAFTA
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He voted against the IWR
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He voted in favor of a resolution disapproving of Bush increasing troop strength in Iraq (the surge)
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Stupak voted in favor of Kucinich's bill to remove troops from Afghanistan
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Stupak is a co-sponser of HR 874 "Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act"
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Stupack was endorsed by the following unions in 2008:
International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 324
Michigan State AFL-CIO
Michigan Teamsters Joint Council No. 43
National Association of Social Workers
National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU)
Service Employees International Union (SEIU)
United Auto Workers (UAW)
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Representative Stupak supported the interests of the AFL-CIO 98 percent of the time during his legislative career up until 2008.
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Bart Stupak has voted with a majority of his Democratic colleagues 95.6% of the time during the current Congress.
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In this youtube video of a Stupak town meeting held October 9, 2009 in Cheboygan, Michigan, Stupak says he'll vote for the HCR bill even if his amendment is defeated.
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YouTube video of Stupak's speech the night of the House vote.
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Stupak supports universal health care:
"It’s caused a lot of internal conflict. ‘Am I doing the right thing,’ you know?" he told The Hill days before the health care vote Sunday. "I believe everyone should have health care. In all my correspondence — I’ve been saying for years — it’s a right, not a privilege."
"....He never signed up for federal health benefits, keeping a 1992 campaign promise that he would wait until universal health care was the law of the land. "
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Stupak calls out pro-life groups for what they are:
"Maybe these so-called groups for life are not really standing up for the sanctity of life," Stupak said. "Maybe they're there for political purposes. Maybe they've lost their mission."
"Yes," he admitted. "I find it amazing that when President Bush issued the executive order on embryonic stem cell research -- which I agreed with -- all these pro-life groups such as National Right to Life applauded it. And now President Obama issues one and suddenly it's not worth the paper it's written on."
"What does that teach us?" I asked.
"It's hypocrisy," he said.
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Connie Saltonstall got 37% of the vote in her 2008 run for the 105th state house seat.
http://miboecfr.nictusa.com/...
Mz. Saltonstall has expressed doubts she can defeat a Republican in the general election:
"Saltonstall, a former teacher and Charlevoix County commissioner who ran for the state House in 2008, said she realizes that if she wins, it could hurt the Democrats' chances of retaining the seat in what many consider a conservative district."
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NOW President Terry O'Neill:
"I think he does not belong in Congress," said O'Neill. But, she said, "It would not be a success to have a conservative Republican replace Bart Stupak."
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Michael Moore's assesment of Stupak's district:
He's a pretty quiet guy, a former Michigan State Police trooper who boldly decided to run some 18 years ago as a Democrat in a rural part of Michigan that votes almost exclusively for Republicans (yes, I know -- what am I doing here? I'll save that story for a future letter).
http://www.michaelmoore.com/...
"...David Haynes, a political science professor at Northern Michigan University. Still, he said, Saltonstall faces long odds.
"This district is pro-life, pro-gun and pro-working families," he said. "Democrats know that they would be at great risk if Bart wasn't on the ticket because then Republicans would have a good shot here."
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"He (Stupak) has an impeccable reputation with most Democrats in his district," said David Wasserman of the Cook Political Report. The attacks from Washington, Wasserman said, "play into Stupak’s argument that the guns aimed at defeating him are from outside the district."
http://www.kansascity.com/...
If anyone would care to donate to Stupak's campaign, here's a link to his Act Blue page:
http://www.actblue.com/...