* Over the course of his congressional career, Welch has voted: against a proposal to ban federal funding for healthcare plans that cover abortion-related expenses; against maintaining a work requirement for welfare recipients; against opening the Outer Continental Shelf to oil drilling; in favor of nearly $1.1 trillion in government “stimulus” spending during 2008-09; and in favor of a bill authorizing four weeks’ paid parental leave for federal employees.
* Welch believes that: