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In 2003 he was one of only three Republican Senators to oppose the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act. He was also the only Republican Senator to vote against President [[George W. Bush]]'s Supreme Court nominee [[Samuel Alito]]. While in the Senate, Chafee was the only Republican senator to have expressed support for [[same sex "marriage"]]. When asked if he would support giving the death penalty to al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden, his response was, "Rhode Island executed an innocent man, in the 18th century, and I'm against the death penalty." He has a record of being a tax and spend liberal. Chafee opposes eliminating the death tax and voted against both the tax cut bills of 2001 and 2003.  

In 2003 he was one of only three Republican Senators to oppose the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act. He was also the only Republican Senator to vote against President [[George W. Bush]]'s Supreme Court nominee [[Samuel Alito]]. While in the Senate, Chafee was the only Republican senator to have expressed support for [[same sex "marriage"]]. When asked if he would support giving the death penalty to al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden, his response was, "Rhode Island executed an innocent man, in the 18th century, and I'm against the death penalty." He has a record of being a tax and spend liberal. Chafee opposes eliminating the death tax and voted against both the tax cut bills of 2001 and 2003.  

He was also the only Republican in the Senate to have voted against authorization of the use of force in Iraq. In the 2004 election, he wrote-in former President [[George H.W. Bush]] instead of voting for the Republican candidate [[George W. Bush]]. There are some issues were Chafee is considered to be more conservative. He has expressed support for privatizing social security and has repeadetly voted for the U.S. [[Patriot act]]. Chafee is also a strong supporter of [[free trade]].

He was also the only Republican in the Senate to have voted against authorization of the use of force in Iraq. In the 2004 election, he wrote-in former President [[George H.W. Bush]] instead of voting for the Republican candidate [[George W. Bush]]. There are some issues where Chafee is considered to be more conservative. He has expressed support for privatizing social security and has repeadetly voted for the U.S. [[Patriot act]]. Chafee is also a strong supporter of [[free trade]].