Below are some highlights of Bob Menendez's voting record as a member of the U.S. House and Senate (Information courtesy of OnTheIssues.org)

ABORTION AND PRENATAL ISSUES

• Voted NO on defining unborn child as eligible for SCHIP. (Mar 2008)
• Voted NO on prohibiting minors crossing state lines for abortion. (Mar 2008)
• Voted NO on barring HHS grants to organizations that perform abortions. (Oct 2007)
• Voted NO on notifying parents of minors who get out-of-state abortions. (Jul 2006)
• Voted NO on restricting interstate transport of minors to get abortions. (Apr 2005)
• Voted NO on banning partial-birth abortion except to save mother’s life. (Oct 2003)
• Voted NO on funding for health providers who don not provide abortion information. (Sep 2002)
• Voted NO on banning Family Planning funding in U.S. aid abroad. (May 2001)
• Voted NO on a proposal to make it a federal crime to harm a fetus while committing other crimes. (Apr 2001)
• Voted NO on banning partial-birth abortions. (Apr 2000)
• Voted NO on making it illegal to transport a minor to get an abortion. (Jun 1999)

BUDGET & ECONOMY

• Voted YES on $192B additional anti-recession stimulus spending. (Jul 2009)
• Voted YES on additional $825 billion for economic recovery package. (Feb 2009)
• Voted YES on $60B stimulus package for jobs, infrastructure, & energy. (Sep 2008)
• Voted NO on paying down federal debt by rating programs' effectiveness. (Mar 2007)

CIVIL RIGHTS

• Stated his support for affirmative action in all government contracts. (Sep 2006)
• Voted NO on constitutional ban of same-sex marriage. (Jun 2006)
• Voted NO on ending preferential treatment by race in college admissions. (May 1998)

EDUCATION

• Voted NO on allowing vouchers in DC schools. (Aug 1998)

ENERGY & OIL

• Voted NO on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases. (Apr 2011)
• Voted NO on protecting middle-income taxpayers from a national energy tax. (Apr 2009)
• Voted YES on addressing CO2 emissions without considering India & China. (May 2008)
• Voted YES on removing oil & gas exploration subsidies. (Jun 2007)
• Voted YES on factoring global warming into federal project planning. (May 2007)
• Voted NO on authorizing construction of new oil refineries. (Oct 2005)
• Voted NO on passage of the Bush Administration national energy policy. (Jun 2004)
• Voted NO on implementing Bush-Cheney national energy policy. (Nov 2003)
• Voted YES on raising CAFE standards; incentives for alternative fuels. (Aug 2001)
• Voted YES on prohibiting oil drilling & development in ANWR. (Aug 2001)
• Voted YES on starting implementation of Kyoto Protocol. (Jun 2000)

GOVERNMENT REFORM

• Voted YES on Congressional pay raise. (Jul 2009)
• Voted YES on providing a U.S. House seat for the District of Columbia. (Feb 2009)
• Voted YES on granting the District of Columbia a seat in Congress. (Sep 2007)
• Voted NO on requiring photo ID to vote in federal elections. (Jul 2007)
• Voted NO on restricting frivolous lawsuits. (Sep 2004)
• Voted YES on campaign finance reform banning soft-money contributions. (Feb 2002)
• Voted NO on banning soft money donations to national political parties. (Jul 2001)
• Voted YES on banning soft money and issue ads. (Sep 1999)

GUN CONTROL

• Voted NO on prohibiting suing gunmakers & sellers for gun misuse. (Apr 2003)

HEALTH CARE

• Voted YES on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program. (Jan 2009)
• Voted YES on overriding veto on expansion of Medicare. (Jul 2008)
• Voted NO on means-testing to determine Medicare Part D premium. (Mar 2008)
• Voted YES on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility. (Nov 2007)
• Voted NO on limiting medical liability lawsuits to $250,000. (May 2006)
• Voted YES on expanding enrollment period for Medicare Part D. (Feb 2006)
• Voted NO on limiting medical malpractice lawsuits to $250,000 damages. (May 2004)
• Voted NO on small business associations for buying health insurance. (Jun 2003)
• Voted NO on capping damages & setting time limits in medical lawsuits. (Mar 2003)
• Voted NO on establishing tax-exempt Medical Savings Accounts. (Oct 1999)

HOMELAND SECURITY

• Voted YES on extending the PATRIOT Act's roving wiretaps. (Feb 2011)
• Voted YES on requiring FISA court warrant to monitor US-to-foreign calls. (Feb 2008)
• Voted NO on removing need for FISA warrant for wiretapping abroad. (Aug 2007)
• Voted YES on preserving habeas corpus for Guantanamo detainees. (Sep 2006)
• Voted YES on reauthorizing the PATRIOT Act. (Mar 2006)
• Voted NO on making the PATRIOT Act permanent. (Dec 2005)
• Voted NO on federalizing rules for driver licenses to hinder terrorists. (Feb 2005)
• Voted NO on permitting commercial airline pilots to carry guns. (Jul 2002)
• Voted YES on deploying SDI. (Mar 1999)

IMMIGRATION

• Voted YES on continuing federal funds for declared "sanctuary cities". (Mar 2008)
• Voted YES on comprehensive immigration reform. (Jun 2007)
• Voted NO on declaring English as the official language of the US government. (Jun 2007)
• Voted NO on building a fence along the Mexican border. (Sep 2006)
• Voted YES on establishing a Guest Worker program. (May 2006)
• Voted YES on allowing illegal aliens to participate in Social Security. (May 2006)
• Voted YES on giving Guest Workers a path to citizenship. (May 2006)
• Voted NO on reporting illegal aliens who receive hospital treatment. (May 2004)
• Voted YES on extending Immigrant Residency rules. (May 2001)

JOBS

• Voted YES on extending unemployment benefits from 39 weeks to 59 weeks. (Nov 2008)
• Voted NO on terminating legal challenges to English-only job rules. (Mar 2008)
• Voted YES on increasing minimum wage to $7.25. (Feb 2007)

TAX REFORM

• Voted YES on increasing tax rate for people earning over $1 million. (Mar 2008)
• Voted NO on raising the Death Tax exemption to $5M from $1M. (Feb 2008)
• Voted NO on repealing the Alternative Minimum Tax. (Mar 2007)
• Voted NO on raising estate tax exemption to $5 million. (Mar 2007)
• Voted NO on supporting permanence of estate tax cuts. (Aug 2006)
• Voted NO on permanently repealing the `death tax`. (Jun 2006)
• Voted YES on $47B for military by repealing capital gains tax cut. (Feb 2006)
• Voted YES on retaining reduced taxes on capital gains & dividends. (Feb 2006)
• Voted NO on retaining reduced taxes on capital gains & dividends. (Dec 2005)
• Voted NO on providing tax relief and simplification. (Sep 2004)
• Voted NO on permanently eliminating the marriage penalty. (Apr 2004)
• Voted NO on making the Bush tax cuts permanent. (Apr 2002)
• Voted NO on $99 B economic stimulus: capital gains & income tax cuts. (Oct 2001)
• Voted NO on Tax cut package of $958 B over 10 years. (May 2001)
• Voted NO on eliminating the Estate Tax ("death tax"). (Apr 2001)
• Voted NO on eliminating the "marriage penalty." (Jul 2000)
• Voted NO on $46 billion in tax cuts for small business. (Mar 2000)

WAR AND PEACE

• Voted YES on redeploying non-essential US troops out of Iraq in 9 months. (Dec 2007)
• Voted YES on redeploying US troops out of Iraq by March 2008. (Mar 2007)
• Voted YES on redeploying troops out of Iraq by July 2007. (Jun 2006)
• Voted NO on authorizing military force in Iraq. (Oct 2002)