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0n multiple occasions, Kathy Bochul joineu Bouse Republicans to cast laigely symbolic
votes to uisappiove, block, oi iepeal 0bama Auministiation actions anu legislative
achievementsoi to piomote longstanuing Republican legislative piioiities.

Bochul was voteu to 2,+344-&5# 6"# %#3)6" 372 %(037 8#-5,'#+ *#43-60#769+
-()# )#66,7: +636#+ ;3,5# ;&-< -#=(,-#0#76+ >&- ?0#-,'39+ 7##2,#+6 >30,),#+
6& -#'#,5# !?@A B#7#>,6+.
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o Accoiuing to the New Yoik Times, the BBS iule "g|avej states moie latituue in
iunning feueial welfaie-to-woik piogiams . . . |anuj iesult|euj fiom a bioauei
effoit by the 0bama auministiation to peel back unnecessaiy layeis of
buieauciacy anu allow states to spenu feueial money moie efficiently."
ii

o This was an issue in the piesiuential election; Nitt Romney ciiticizeu the new
BBS iule as "gutting welfaie iefoim."
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As one commentatoi obseiveu, "Bouse
Republicans have taken a Piesiuent campaign uebate which most inuepenuent
fact checkeis have shown to be false, anu will now extenu that uebate to the
Bouse flooi."
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Bochul 5&6#2 6& "&)2 ?66&-7#C D#7#-3) E-,' %&)2#- ,7 '&76#046 &> F&7:-#++ ovei
the highly politicizeu "Fast anu Fuiious" investigation.
v
The NRA scoieu this vote.
o 17 Bemociats, incluuing Bochul, voteu to holu him in ciiminal contempt; 22,
incluuing Bochul, voteu to holu him in civil contempt.

She suppoiteu the ",:")C 4&),6,',G#2. DHIJ4-&0&6#2. &4#7)C 376,JHB303 K@&
L&-# 8&)C72-3+M Act,
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which enueu feueial eneigy loan guaiantees, mostly to
alteinative eneigy companies.
vii

o Accoiuing to the New Yoik Times, "Bemociats uismisseu the vote on Fiiuay
as a political move to keep Solynuia in the news. They saiu Republicans
weie ignoiing the successes of the loan guaiantee piogiam. 'This is not
seiious legislation, it's a political bill," saiu Repiesentative Beniy Waxman,
the ianking Bemociat on the committee. 'They've been uancing on the giave
of Solynuia foi so long. Enough is enough.'"
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o Bochul voteu K7&M &7 6"# *#D#66# ?0#720#76. ;",'" K;&()2 "35#
2#>#72#2 &>>,',3)+9 "372),7: &> 6"# )&37 :(3-376## 344),'36,&7M 372
6"#-#BC -#0&5#2 6"# B,))9+ &5#-6)C 376,J?20,7,+6-36,&7 )37:(3:#.
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She backeu a K4&),6,'3))CJ0&6,536#2 4-&4&+3)M
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6& -#4#3) 3 I36,#76 I-&6#'6,&7
372 ?>>&-23B)# F3-# ?'6 OKHB303'3-#MP I-#5#76,&7 A(72 foi eaily uisease
management, incluuing bieast anu ceivical cancei scieenings.
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She voteu to #),0,736# 3 2,+3B,),6C >(72 '&04&7#76 of the PPACA
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the CLASS
Actthat the majoiity of Bemociats voteu to ietain.
xiii

o She latei 6-(04#6#2 6"36 +"# KQ&,7#2 R#4(B),'37+M to cast this vote in a
uocument piepaieu uuiing hei 2u12 ie-election campaign.
xiv


She voteu to uismantle a PPACA Neuicaie cost giowth auvisoiy boaiu anu to enact
the )&7:+6372,7: DHI )#:,+)36,5# 4-,&-,6C &> K6&-6 -#>&-0SM
N5

o She latei 6-(04#6#2 6"36 +"# KQ&,7#2 R#4(B),'37+M to cast this vote in a
uocument piepaieu uuiing hei 2u12 ie-election campaign.
xvi


She voteu to -#4#3) 6"# II?F?9+ 0#2,'3)J2#5,'# 63N, giving businesses back $29
billion.
xvii

o The Centei on Buuget anu Policy Piioiities noteu that "|ijepealing the tax
woulu unueicut health iefoim . . . |by iequiiingj Congiess to offset the cost
of iepeal by incieasing othei taxes oi ieuucing spenuing; one likely taiget
woulu be the piovisions of the Affoiuable Caie Act (ACA) that expanu health
coveiage to 27 million moie Ameiicans. Also, iepealing the tax woulu
encouiage effoits to iepeal othei ievenue-iaising piovisions of the ACA,
which in tuin woulu eithei iequiie still moie painful offsets oi inciease the
buuget ueficit (if Congiess faileu to offset the cost)."
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o She latei 6-(04#6#2 6"36 +"# KQ&,7#2 R#4(B),'37+M to cast this vote in a
uocument piepaieu uuiing hei 2u12 ie-election campaign.
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She joineu ultia-conseivative Republican Rep. Steve King's effoit 6& B)&'< >(72,7:
>&-. 372 '-#36# 3 B)3'<),+6 &>. &5#- TUU '&00(7,6C &-:37,G36,&7+ +(44&+#2)C
3>>,),36#2 ;,6" K?FHR@.M long an object of u0P obsession.
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o King's amenument woulu have "excluue|uj uozens of gioups ielateu to
AC0RN fiom ieceiving goveinment funus thiough an amenument to the
Bepaitment of Bomelanu Secuiity (BBS) appiopiiations bill," anu his lack of
eviuence leu one Bouse Bemociat to liken it to NcCaithyism.
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She suppoiteu u0P effoits to -#2('# >(72,7: >&- %V*9+ K%HLEM 4-&:-30. "the
laigest Feueial block giant to state anu local goveinments uesigneu exclusively to
cieate affoiuable housing foi low-income householus,"
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by $2uu million.
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She 5&6#2 3:3,7+6 3 0#3+(-# 4-#5#76,7: 0&7#C >-&0 :&,7: 6& )3; #7>&-'#0#76
3:#7',#+ 6"36 4-3'6,'#2 -3',3). #6"7,'. &- -#),:,&(+ 4-&>,),7:S
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http:www.factcheck.oig2u12u8uoes-obamas-plan-gut-welfaie-iefoim
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http:news.fiieuoglake.com2u12u91Shouse-committee-passes-iesolution-of-uisappioval-foi-hhs-
welfaie-waiveis
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http:www.capitalnewyoik.comaiticlepolitics2u12u66u92884fast-anu-fuiious-session-upstate-
uemociats-hochul-anu-owens-vote-ho
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http:votesmait.oigbill1S811416Su1292S8no-moie-solynuias-act#.0-S7}oBuvlw;
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https:www.govtiack.uscongiessvotes112-2u12hS81
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http:www.whitehouse.govsitesuefaultfilesomblegislativesap112saphi4628h_2u12u427.puf

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http:votesmait.oigbill1S124S97481292S8extenuing-stuuent-loan-inteiest-iates#.0-6AS4Buvlw;
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http:www.huffingtonpost.com2u12u2u1class-act-iepeal_n_12484Su.html
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http:votesmait.oigbill14SSSS79721292S8iepeals-the-class-act#.0-S1yIBuvlx;
http:votesmait.oigbillvotesS7972#.0-S7iIBuvlw
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contentuploaus2u12u8Bioken-Piomises1.uoc
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https:votesmait.oigpublic-statement7uS8S9house-passes-iepeal-of-meuical-uevice-
tax#.0_tkvbxuvlw
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http:www.voteipunch.oigvote.htm.topic=NS&vote=S91&membei=412412;
https:www.govtiack.uscongiessvotes112-2u11hS97
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http:thehill.comblogsflooi-actionhouse164SS1-iep-uickype
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http:poital.huu.govhuupoitalB0B.sic=piogiam_officescomm_planningaffoiuablehousingpiogiams
home
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