Politics & Government
Question of the Day: The Issues
Which Congressional votes will most affect your decisions next year at the local ballot box?
Come election day, which issues will carry the most weight with you at the ballot box?
A list of laws past by the 111th U.S. Congress and Pres. Barack Obama include: healthcare reform; cash for clunkers; banking bailouts; Congressional pay raises; Deepwater Horizon oil spill response; economic stimulus package; extension of unemployment benefits; extension of Patriot Act provisions; and a debt limit increase to $14.2 trillion.
Gay marriage legislation, immigration reform, the Afghanistan war, tax reform and the national debt remain hot topics.
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After winning a special election in 2010 for Sen. Hillary Clinton's seat, U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., is up for reelection in 2012. U.S. Rep. Steve Israel, D-Huntington, is also up for reelection next year.
Tell us what votes by the 2012 candidates carry the most weight, either positively or negatively, and why they could influence your vote.
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