Garrett’s Votes

Scott Garrett – This Record? From New Jersey?

By the end of 2006, the American Conservatives Union had only given a “perfect” score of 100 to two members Congress for their lifetime voting record.

Scott Garrett was one of them.

Here are some of his most right wing views. This is a partial list. For more of Scott Garrett’s votes, and information about those listed below, click here.

  • Scott Garrett has been a consistent supporter of George Bush’s war in Iraq.
  • Scott Garrett voted for drilling off the New Jersey shore, and in the federally protected areas in Alaska.*
  • Scott Garrett voted against the reauthorization of the Voting Rights Act which ensures that access to voting would not be denied based on race.*
  • Scott Garrett voted against requiring that HMOs pay for mammographies.*
  • Scott Garrett voted against providing health insurance to poor children (SCHIP).

  • Scott Garrett voted against the federal funding of stem cell research.

  • Scott Garrett voted for every one of the bloated Bush budgets.

  • Scott Garrett voted against choice for women.

  • Scott Garrett voted against the Head Start program.*

  • Scott Garrett voted against the recent energy bill which increases automobile fuel efficiency and funds alternative sources of energy.*

  • Scott Garrett voted against a crackdown on price gouging by oil companies.*

  • Scott Garrett voted against aid to victims of Katrina*

  • Scott Garrett co-sponsored a bill to support home schooling, and advocates the teaching of intelligent design in schools.*

  • Scott Garrett voted to support religious proselytizing by Air Force officials.*

  • Scott Garrett voted to delete references to global climate change in congressional legislation.*

  • Scott Garrett voted against funding treatment programs and research into autism and cancer.*
  • Scott Garrett voted to drastically cut health care funding for seniors and veterans.*
  • Scott Garrett voted to permit the interstate trafficking of dogs used in dog fights.*
  • Scott Garrett voted against child safety locks on guns.*

*On each of these votes, Scott Garrett was alone among the 13 New Jersey members of the House of Representatives (7 Republicans 6 Democrats).