Joyce Elliott

Health
Tobacco Tax Increase. Project Vote Smart. 2/12/2009. &lt;http://www.votesmart.org/issue_keyvote_detail.php?cs_id=23761&amp;can_id=27771&gt;.

In February 2009, Elliott voted in the Arkansas Senate to increase the tax on tobacco. The tax would be an additional $28 per 1,000 cigarettes. Money made from this tax will go into the General Revenue Fund Account of the State Apportionment Fund.

The Joyce Elliott Healthcare Plan. Elliott for Congress. &lt;http://www.elliottforcongress.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=104&amp;Itemid=186&gt;.

Elliott supports the health care reform bill and opposes appealing it. She believes the reform is beneficial and "will increase access and halt some of the most egregious practices of the insurance industry."

STEM Education
Science Specialist Program Funding Line Item Veto. Project Vote Smart. 4/21/2006. &lt;http://www.votesmart.org/issue_keyvote_detail.php?cs_id=3750&amp;can_id=27771&gt;.

In 2006, Elliott voted in the Arkansas Senate to override the governor’s line item veto of a bill to fund a science specialist program. The bill appropriates over $500,000 from the Higher Grant Fund Account to fund the Elementary Science Specialist Program.

Educational Adequacy Act of 2006. Project Vote Smart. 04/06/2006. &lt;http://www.votesmart.org/issue_keyvote_detail.php?cs_id=3173&amp;can_id=27771&gt;.

In 2006, Elliott voted in the Arkansas Senate to increase the minimum pay for teachers. The bill also allocates funding for the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System and maintenance of public schools.

The Joyce Elliott Education Plan. Elliott for Congress. &lt;http://www.elliottforcongress.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=103&amp;Itemid=185&gt;.

Elliott supports well rounded curricula and "across-the-board education". She also wants to make sure schools hire talented teachers and understands that "teachers of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) are in high demand".

Research and Development
Science policy tracking by Erica Hart, SEA (Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill) Intern