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: Experience: House: District 5, 1993-Present; Home State: Florida; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $470,296Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Corrine Brown

Gender: Female

Family: Single; 1 Child: Shantrel

Birth Date: 11/11/1946

Birth Place: Jacksonville, FL

Home City: Jacksonville, FL

Religion: Protestant

Education

MA, Educational Specialist, University of Florida, 1974

EdS, University of Florida, 1971

BS, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical (A&M) University, 1969

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, Florida, District 5, 1992-present

Representative, Florida State House of Representatives, 1983-1992

Current Legislative Committees

Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, Member

Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, Member

Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, Member

Transportation and Infrastructure, Member

Veterans' Affairs, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Member, Congressional Aerospace Caucus, present

Second Vice Chair, Congressional Black Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues, present

Member, Congressional Diabetes Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Human Rights Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Missing and Exploited Children's Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Native American Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Progressive Caucus, present

Member, Older Americans Caucus, present

Professional Experience

Former Faculty, Edward Waters College

Former Owner, Springfield Travel Agency

Former Faculty, University of Florida

Counselor, Florida Community College, 1977-1992

Faculty, Florida Community College, 1977-1992

Additional Information

Awards:

Legislative Leadership Award, National Coalition for Homeless Veterans, 2002

General Survey

Issue Title	Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right	Strongly Support Abortion should be decided by a woman herself. It is an important part of their health rights and reproductive freedom.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	Oppose Effective enforcement rather than strict enforcement shoud be considered. The death penalty should be used with extreme caution, if at all.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	Strongly Support A progressive income tax is necessary in modern society. That is the right way to run our tax system.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Strongly Support The federal government should intervene in the economy and inject as much funding as needed to recover from the Great Recession, including direct federal job creation.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Strongly Oppose Public schools are an important component of American society. We should improve public schools rather than destroying them with vouchers.
7. Make voter registration easier	Support Voter ID laws just make it harder for people to vote, but what we should do is to make voting easier.
8. Prioritize green energy	Strongly Support Overuse of fossil fuels causes serious problems that we should deal with immediately. And green energy is absolutly a good option for us to Stop Global Warming.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	Oppose Expanding the military is not important and integrant for U.S. now. But when the country meets with defiance or agression, it is acceptable to continue expanding our military.
11. Support & expand free trade	Strongly Oppose We should restrict trade with any country which costs us jobs or which creates a trade deficit. And International trade just ships jobs overseas.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	Strongly Oppose Availability of guns should be absolutely limited, because more guns mean more killing.
14. Expand ObamaCare	Strongly Support Very few Americans have adequate health insurance. The government should make funds available for all citizens.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	Strongly Oppose Animals have inherent rights, and nature has inherent value. It is necessary to support vegetarianism and protect environment.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	Oppose Faith-based origanizations and prayer in schools are inappropriate because they fail to recognize American pluralism and religious diversity.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	Strongly Support Past discrimination should be corrected. Government should enforce Affirmative Action laws in companies.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	Strongly Support In free country, people are free to choose their mate, whichever gender they like. Homosexual partners or marriages are equal with heterosexual ones.
20. Privatize Social Security	Strongly Oppose Government should control the Social Security forever. The Trust Fund should not be invested in anything with risk.

Total: 99

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
06/22/2016	H.R.5448	To expand the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program to include members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty and the families of such members.	06/22/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. (All Actions)
06/16/2016	H.Res.789	Condemning the horrific acts of terrorism and hatred in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2016, and expressing support and prayers for all those impacted by that tragedy.	06/16/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions)
06/13/2016	H.R.5407	To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Labor to prioritize the provision of services to homeless veterans with dependent children in carrying out homeless veterans reintegration programs, and for other purposes.	06/13/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. (All Actions)
05/24/2016	H.R.3715	Final Farewell Act of 2016	05/24/2016 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (All Actions)
05/13/2016	H.R.5059	Love Lives On Act of 2016	05/13/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. (All Actions)
11/16/2015	H.R.3828	Land-Grant Opportunity Act	11/16/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research. (All Actions)
11/06/2015	H.R.3768	SES TRUST Act	11/06/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. (All Actions)
11/02/2015	H.R.1575	To amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent the pilot program on counseling in retreat settings for women veterans newly separated from service in the Armed Forces.	11/02/2015 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 242. (All Actions)
08/05/2015	H.R.3246	To provide for the temporary use of Veterans Choice Funds for certain programs, and for other purposes.	08/05/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
08/05/2015	H.R.3200	To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to transfer unobligated amounts previously made available to the Department of Veterans Affairs to the medical accounts of the Department to improve the furnishing of health care to veterans.	08/05/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
05/26/2015	H.R.2054	To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for increased access to Department of Veterans Affairs medical care for women veterans.	05/26/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
04/29/2015	H.R.1680	Police CAMERA Act	04/29/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions)
03/25/2015	H.R.216	Department of Veterans Affairs Budget Planning Reform Act of 2015	03/25/2015 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (All Actions)
02/11/2015	H.Res.46	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives condemning the recent terrorist attacks in Nigeria that resulted in the deaths of over 2,000 innocent persons and offering condolences to those personally affected by this cowardly act.	02/11/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations. (All Actions)
02/06/2015	H.R.218	CHAMPVA Children's Protection Act of 2015	02/06/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
01/08/2015	H.R.215	Defending Veterans from Sequestration Act of 2015	01/08/2015 Referred to the House Committee on the Budget. (All Actions)
04/10/2014	H.R.4439	To ensure that minority-owned and women-owned businesses have a full and fair opportunity to compete in covered rail projects and contracts, and that the Federal Government does not subsidize discrimination in covered rail projects.	04/10/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. (All Actions)
10/19/2012	H.R.6455	Veterans Jobs Corps Act of 2012	10/19/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. (All Actions)
08/02/2012	H.R.6301	To amend title 39, United States Code, to provide that the United States Postal Service shall maintain the number of officers and employees necessary to meet its homeland security and natural disaster assistance responsibilities, and for other purposes.	08/02/2012 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions)
06/15/2012	H.Con.Res.128	Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for an event to award the Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the Montford Point Marines.	06/15/2012 Message on Senate action sent to the House. (All Actions)

Total: 4748

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
01/06/2009	H.Res.22	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Senate should ratify the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).
01/06/2009	H.R.16	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes.
12/02/2008	H.R.2040	Civil Rights Act of 1964 Commemorative Coin Act
12/01/2008	H.R.5714	United States Army Commemorative Coin Act of 2008
11/19/2008	H.Res.1529	Acknowledging the 40th anniversary of the election of Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm, the first African-American woman in Congress.
10/21/2008	H.R.4131	To designate a portion of California State Route 91 located in Los Angeles County, California, as the "Juanita Millender-McDonald Highway".
10/16/2008	H.R.2095	Railroad Safety Enhancement Act of 2008	Motion Agreed to (74-24)	Not Voting
10/15/2008	H.R.6045	Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act of 2008	Passed	Yea
11/19/2008	H.R.7090	Act to Save America's Forests
11/19/2008	H.R.6316	Climate Market, Auction, Trust & Trade Emissions Reduction System Act of 2008
11/19/2008	H.R.5802	Food Assistance to Improve Reintegration Act of 2008
10/15/2008	H.R.4544	Code Talkers Recognition Act of 2008
10/13/2008	H.R.6338	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4233 West Hillsboro Boulevard in Coconut Creek, Florida, as the "Army SPC Daniel Agami Post Office Building".
10/08/2008	H.R.3229	National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center Commemorative Coin Act
10/08/2008	H.R.1157	Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act of 2008
10/07/2008	H.R.923	Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act of 2007	Passed	Yea
10/03/2008	H.Con.Res.426	Recognizing the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the Minority AIDS Initiative.
10/03/2008	H.R.6598	Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act of 2008
10/03/2008	H.R.6581	To appropriate funds for the provision of emergency financial assistance to producers and first handlers of fresh tomatoes for losses incurred as a result of the removal of fresh tomatoes and products containing fresh tomatoes from the market and other actions undertaken in response to a public health advisory regarding tomatoes issued by the Food and Drug Administration in June 2008.
10/03/2008	H.R.1424	A bill to provide authority for the Federal Government to purchase and insure certain types of troubled assets for the purposes of providing stability to and preventing disruption in the economy and financial system and protecting taxpayers, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for energy production and conservation, to extend certain expiring provisions, to provide individual income tax relief, and for other purposes.	Bill Passed (74-25, 3/5 majority required)	Not Voting

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