Candidate Responses
Opposes abortion rights. Says Roe v. Wade should be overturned
"The innocent unborn enjoy a God-given right to life," he said on his web site. "Roe is a scar on the moral and intellectual history of the country."
Voted for constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage.
"Society supports traditional marriage because it is the only union which, in the ordinary course, leads to children, without intervention of a third party," he said on his web site.
"Co-sponsored legislation that would ban same-sex marriage nationwide.
I believe this is one of the most important questions facing our nation and (it) cannot be postponed," he said in an October 2007 newspaper interview.
Voted against timetable for withdrawal. However, has expressed doubts whether sending additional American troops with help win the war against "radical Islam."
Co-sponsored and voted 'yes' on the "Secure Fence Act of 2006."
Supported strict House immigration overhaul legislation that did not provide a path to citizenship for some illegal immigrants.
Negotiate with Iran, but with certain pre-conditions.
Opposes relaxing restrictions on federal financing of embryonic stem cell research.
Supported 2001 and 2003 tax cuts and extending them through 2010. Supports a national sales tax or flat tax to replace the current tax code.
Tancredo opposes expanding government health care programs and instead proposes market-based plans. For example, he favors plans that allow small businesses to join together to get lower rates because the insured pool becomes bigger. He also supports health savings plans.
He believes many of the uninsured in this country are illegal immigrants and said deporting them would help drive down health care costs throughout the country.
