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Budget & Economy
Ted Yoho: Keynesian economics is no way to stimulate the economy.
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Civil Rights
Champ Edmunds: Marriage between one man and one woman.
Kevin Cramer: Marriage is defined in Scripture.
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Crime
Champ Edmunds: Capital punishment , but not for juveniles.
Doug Collins: Supports capital punishment.
Ted Yoho: Support capital punishment.
Jared Huffman: Life-without-parole instead of capital punishment.
Jim Bridenstine: Swift capital punishment saves lives.
Joe Kennedy III: Opposes capital punishment.
Kevin Cramer: 100% pro-life includes opposing death penalty.
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Drugs
Champ Edmunds: Decriminalize marijuana; support substance abuse treatment.
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Education
Champ Edmunds: State funding for charters and vouchers.
Ted Yoho: Department of Education should be eliminated over 3-5 years.
Jim Bridenstine: No federal standards; local control & spending.
Joe Kennedy III: I support the President's Race to the Top program.
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Energy & Oil
Doug Collins: Human activity is not contributing to climate change.
Ted Yoho: Department of Energy needs to be eliminated.
Alan Lowenthal: Restrict offshore drilling; regulate greenhouse gases.
Jim Bridenstine: No credible evidence that CO2 affects global climate.
Joe Kennedy III: Human activity is contributing to climate change.
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Government Reform
Champ Edmunds: No limits on political contributions.
Doug Collins: Increased transparency about campaign contributions.
Ted Yoho: Regulate campaign contributions.
Alan Lowenthal: Regulate corporate & union campaign contributions.
Jared Huffman: Ban "independent expenditures"; they're out of control.
Jim Bridenstine: First Amendment includes campaign spending.
Joe Kennedy III: Citizens United decision should be reversed.
Kevin Cramer: First Amendment is clear: unregulated campaign contributions.
Richard Hudson: Eliminate 527s and force full disclosure.
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Gun Control
Jared Huffman: 2nd amendment right is not absolute.
Joe Kennedy III: Keep assault weapons ban; end gun-show loophole.
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Health Care
Alan Lowenthal: KeepObamaCare; require purchasing insurance.
Kevin Cramer: ObamaCare is an insult to the constitution.
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Homeland Security
Doug Collins: Protect citizenry from terrorists while respecting rights.
Jared Huffman: Reduce defense spending to balance the budget.
Jared Huffman: Diplomacy and due process, instead of military action.
Jim Bridenstine: Smart defense reductions; don't jeopardize national security.
Joe Kennedy III: Reduce defense spending, not Medicaid/Medicare.
Kevin Cramer: Every agency, including defense, should cut programs.
Richard Hudson: I do not support Obama's proposal to cut $1T from Defense.
Angus King: Ok to target suspected terrorists outside of war zones.
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Immigration
Ted Yoho: First, secure the borders; then a path to citizenship.
Jim Bridenstine: Secure the borders to stop movement of narcotics and slaves.
Joe Kennedy III: Provide an opportunity to earn citizenship.
Kevin Cramer: Harder for illegals to get benefits & become citizens.
Richard Hudson: End "birth right citizenship".
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Social Security
Ted Yoho: Option of 100% privatization.
Jim Bridenstine: Give younger people option of personal retirement accounts.
Kevin Cramer: Allow future workers to invest more of their own money.
Richard Hudson: Reform the system for those my age and younger.
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Tax Reform
Champ Edmunds: Eliminate income taxes and corporate taxes.
Jim Bridenstine: High taxes inhibit economic growth and job creation.
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War & Peace
Doug Collins: Afghan withdrawal when commanders say, on secret timetable.
Doug Collins: Iran is an imminent threat to the US.
Ted Yoho: Support a timetable for withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Ted Yoho: Defend if Iran attacks us, but no military prevention.
Jared Huffman: Timetable for Afghan withdrawal should be immediately!
Jim Bridenstine: Don't set timetables for withdrawal from any conflict.
Jim Bridenstine: Military force OK to prevent Iranian nukes.
Joe Kennedy III: Bring troops home quickly & prudently before end of 2014.
Joe Kennedy III: Crippling sanctions on Iran to ensure no nuclear arms.
Kevin Cramer: Withdraw from Afghanistan, but no timetable.
Kevin Cramer: Military force OK to prevent Iranian nukes.
Richard Hudson: No timetable for withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Richard Hudson: Military force OK to prevent Iranian nukes.
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