Bill Haslam on VoteMatch

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No opinion on topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-5 points on Social scale)	Does not support gay marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Against local governments passing anti-discrimination laws: Strongly Opposes topic 3
No opinion on topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+2 points on Economic scale)	ObamaCare costs TN $350M; cut but preserve rural hospitals: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Expand Medicaid to include smoking cessation assistance: Favors topic 5 Loosen "one-size-fits-all" approach to Medicaid: Opposes topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+5 points on Economic scale)	Remove 90-cap limit on charter schools: Favors topic 7 Remove 90-cap limit on charter schools: Strongly Favors topic 7
No opinion on topic 8: Human needs over animal rights (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-3 points on Social scale)	Work with local law enforcement to keep the streets safe: Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	We each have an individual right to bear arms: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	TN thinks differently: don't spend money; give back taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 11 100% opposed to a state income tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale)	Federal government immigration policy has failed: Strongly Opposes topic 12
No opinion on topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 14: Maintain US sovereignty from UN (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-3 points on Social scale)	Only 1% of our country serves to keep the rest of us free: Favors topic 15
No opinion on topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 17: Stay out of Iran (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-3 points on Economic scale)	Supports alternative fuels to cut dependence on foreign oil: Favors topic 18
Favors topic 19: Never legalize marijuana (-3 points on Social scale)	Get tough on meth crimes: Favors topic 19
Strongly Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale)	Encourage business with low taxes and austere government: Strongly Opposes topic 20