John McCain (R)
| Campaign Website | http://www.johnmccain.com/ |
| Political Base Page | http://www.politicalbase.com/people/john-mccain/3047/ |
| Net Neutrality | Sen. McCain says we should let the market and technology solve the Net-neutrality issue: "When you control the pipe you should be able to get profit from your investment." |
| Immigration and H1B Visas | In favor of increasing the number of visas |
| Taxes & Internet Taxes | In favor of making the Internet tax moratorium permanent |
| Technology Education | In favor of Internet access, with filters, at every school & library. Voted in favor of The America Competes Act (H.R.2272), also known as the Technology Innovation and Manufacturing Stimulation Act, a large funding bill which would authorize a variety of federal science, technology and research programs, as well as fund state education grants. |
| Digital Divide | "There's a growing gap between the haves and the have-nots in America -- those that are able to take part in this information technology and those that haven't. We took a major step forward when we decided to wire every school and library in America to the Internet. That's a good program. We have to have step two, three and four, which means good equipment, good teachers and good classrooms. No, I wouldn't do it directly, but there's lots of ways that you can encourage corporations who, in their own self-interest, would want to provide -- would receive tax benefits, would receive credit, and many other ways for being involved in the schools and upgrading the quality of the equipment that they have, the quality of the students, and thereby providing a much-needed, well-trained work force." |
| Identity Theft | "I think identity theft is a real problem, invasion of privacy, there are so many aspects of it. With increasing technology, I think one of our problems is staying up with advances in technology which make this more and more possible...I've taken the lead on legislation that would ensure that companies have in place general data security policies. Every company that has to have security policies to deal with the ID threat, and would provide notice to consumers when data breaches happen. I think the best solution is continued consumer education and business innovation to try come up with further safeguards." |
| Mobile Spectrum Auction | Wants to use 30mhz of the spectrum for public safety broadcast system |
| China | "Chinese leaders. will do whatever is necessary, no matter how inhumane or offensive to us, to pursue their own interests. And they lead a nation of extraordinary potential, that is, whether we like it or not, becoming a great power. America must engage China if we are to maximize our influence over how that immense nation emerges as a world power. [However]. engagement does not require us to cede to China advantages that come at the expense of our own security." |
| Intellectual Property | "Washington must keep pace with this change and develop new approaches to ensure that our ideas are protected, our intellectual property rights are respected, and our economic outreach serves the American workers today and in the future." |
| Renewable Energy | Voted to not increase research in renewable energy by $62 million. Supports the usage of nuclear power, and voted for Yucca mountain |
| Other | N/A |
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