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Lindsey Graham on Abortion
Click here for 23 full quotes on Abortion OR other candidates on Abortion OR background on Abortion.
  • Defund Planned Parenthood: they harvest organs of the unborn. (Aug 2015)
  • Reinforce Mexico City policy: defund overseas abortions. (Aug 2015)
  • Pro-life, with exceptions for rape, incest, & maternal life. (Jun 2015)
  • Protect the sanctity of life. (Aug 2008)
  • Ginsburg would get rejected today for outspokenness on Roe. (Jan 2006)
  • Federal crime to harm fetus during an assault. (Apr 2001)
  • Voted YES on restricting UN funding for population control policies. (Mar 2009)
  • Voted YES on defining unborn child as eligible for SCHIP. (Mar 2008)
  • Voted YES on prohibiting minors crossing state lines for abortion. (Mar 2008)
  • Voted YES on barring HHS grants to organizations that perform abortions. (Oct 2007)
  • Voted NO on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines. (Apr 2007)
  • Voted YES on notifying parents of minors who get out-of-state abortions. (Jul 2006)
  • Voted NO on $100M to reduce teen pregnancy by education & contraceptives. (Mar 2005)
  • Voted YES on criminal penalty for harming unborn fetus during other crime. (Mar 2004)
  • Voted YES on banning partial birth abortions except for maternal life. (Mar 2003)
  • Voted YES on funding for health providers who don't provide abortion info. (Sep 2002)
  • Voted YES on banning Family Planning funding in US aid abroad. (May 2001)
  • Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortions. (Apr 2000)
  • Voted YES on barring transporting minors to get an abortion. (Jun 1999)
  • Rated 0% by NARAL, indicating a pro-life voting record. (Dec 2003)
  • Rated 100% by the NRLC, indicating a pro-life stance. (Dec 2006)
  • Prohibit transporting minors across state lines for abortion. (Jan 2008)
  • Prohibit federal funding for abortion. (May 2011)
Lindsey Graham on Budget & Economy
Click here for 12 full quotes on Budget & Economy OR other candidates on Budget & Economy OR background on Budget & Economy.
  • Dollar-for-dollar offset: cut spending to raise debt ceiling. (Jan 2013)
  • Voted YES on $192B additional anti-recession stimulus spending. (Jul 2009)
  • Voted YES on modifying bankruptcy rules to avoid mortgage foreclosures. (May 2009)
  • Voted NO on additional $825 billion for economic recovery package. (Feb 2009)
  • Voted YES on paying down federal debt by rating programs' effectiveness. (Mar 2007)
  • Voted YES on $40B in reduced federal overall spending. (Dec 2005)
  • Allow $3 on 1040 form to pay off National Debt. (Sep 2000)
  • Balanced Budget Amendment with 3/5 vote to override. (Jan 2009)
  • Supports the Cut-Cap-and-Balance Pledge. (Jan 2012)
  • Disapprove of increasing the debt limit. (Jan 2012)
  • Audit the Federal Reserve & its actions on mortgage loans. (Jan 2014)
  • Supports balanced budget amendment & line item veto. (Sep 1994)
Lindsey Graham on Civil Rights
Click here for 13 full quotes on Civil Rights OR other candidates on Civil Rights OR background on Civil Rights.
  • Respect Supreme Court decision & fight for religious liberty. (Jun 2015)
  • Accept the Supreme Court ruling to allow gay marriage. (Jun 2015)
  • Support the constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage. (Aug 2008)
  • Voted NO on reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act. (Feb 2013)
  • Voted YES on recommending Constitutional ban on flag desecration. (Jun 2006)
  • Voted YES on constitutional ban of same-sex marriage. (Jun 2006)
  • Voted YES on banning gay adoptions in DC. (Jul 1999)
  • Voted YES on ending preferential treatment by race in college admissions. (May 1998)
  • Supports anti-flag desecration amendment. (Mar 2001)
  • Rated 0% by the ACLU, indicating an anti-civil rights voting record. (Dec 2002)
  • Rated 0% by the HRC, indicating an anti-gay-rights stance. (Dec 2006)
  • Rated 11% by the NAACP, indicating an anti-affirmative-action stance. (Dec 2006)
  • Amend Constitution to define traditional marriage. (Jun 2008)
Lindsey Graham on Corporations
Click here for 7 full quotes on Corporations OR other candidates on Corporations OR background on Corporations.
  • AdWatch: Hero of the taxpayer & guardian of small business. (Mar 2014)
  • 1997: Created trucking logistics company with 100 employees. (Jan 2014)
  • Voted NO on repealing tax subsidy for companies which move US jobs offshore. (Mar 2005)
  • Voted YES on reforming bankruptcy to include means-testing & restrictions. (Mar 2005)
  • Voted YES on Bankruptcy Overhaul requiring partial debt repayment. (Mar 2001)
  • Rated 83% by the US COC, indicating a pro-business voting record. (Dec 2003)
  • Rated 14% by UFCW, indicating a pro-management voting record. (May 2012)
Lindsey Graham on Crime
Click here for 9 full quotes on Crime OR other candidates on Crime OR background on Crime.
  • Voted NO on reinstating $1.15 billion funding for the COPS Program. (Mar 2007)
  • Voted NO on funding for alternative sentencing instead of more prisons. (Jun 2000)
  • Voted YES on more prosecution and sentencing for juvenile crime. (Jun 1999)
  • Voted NO on maintaining right of habeas corpus in Death Penalty Appeals. (Mar 1996)
  • Voted YES on making federal death penalty appeals harder. (Feb 1995)
  • Rated 30% by CURE, indicating anti-rehabilitation crime votes. (Dec 2000)
  • Facilitate recovering crime victim restitution fees. (Apr 2011)
  • Rated 55% by the NAPO, indicating a moderate stance on police issues. (Dec 2014)
  • More prisons, more enforcement, effective death penalty. (Sep 1994)
Lindsey Graham on Drugs
Click here for 4 full quotes on Drugs OR other candidates on Drugs OR background on Drugs.
  • Voted YES on military border patrols to battle drugs & terrorism. (Sep 2001)
  • Voted YES on prohibiting needle exchange & medical marijuana in DC. (Oct 1999)
  • Voted YES on subjecting federal employees to random drug tests. (Sep 1998)
  • Enhance interdiction by criminalizing unflagged submarines. (Jul 2008)
Lindsey Graham on Education
Click here for 18 full quotes on Education OR other candidates on Education OR background on Education.
  • States were bribed & coerced into adopting Common Core. (Jun 2015)
  • I made homeschool graduates eligible for military service. (Jun 2015)
  • Before the 60s, we were able to say a prayer in school. (Jun 2015)
  • States were bribed and coerced into adopting Common Core. (Jun 2015)
  • Voted NO on additional $10.2B for federal education & HHS projects. (Oct 2007)
  • Voted NO on $52M for "21st century community learning centers". (Oct 2005)
  • Voted NO on $5B for grants to local educational agencies. (Oct 2005)
  • Voted NO on shifting $11B from corporate tax loopholes to education. (Mar 2005)
  • Voted YES on allowing school prayer during the War on Terror. (Nov 2001)
  • Voted YES on requiring states to test students. (May 2001)
  • Voted YES on allowing vouchers in DC schools. (Aug 1998)
  • Voted YES on vouchers for private & parochial schools. (Nov 1997)
  • Let schools display the words "God Bless America". (Oct 2001)
  • Supports requiring schools to allow prayer. (Jan 2001)
  • Rated 27% by the NEA, indicating anti-public education votes. (Dec 2003)
  • Sponsored $110M per year to teach abstinence in public schools. (Feb 2013)
  • Sponsored denouncing the Common Core State Standards. (Feb 2014)
  • Supports a Constitutional Amendment for school prayer. (May 1997)
Lindsey Graham on Energy & Oil
Click here for 25 full quotes on Energy & Oil OR other candidates on Energy & Oil OR background on Energy & Oil.
  • I'm no scientist, but 90% of them say climate change is real. (Oct 2015)
  • Stop debating about climate science; debate about solutions. (Aug 2015)
  • Combat climate change without harming the economy. (Jun 2015)
  • Greenhouse gas is a problem; but EPA shouldn't regulate it. (Feb 2012)
  • Voted YES on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases. (Apr 2011)
  • Voted YES on protecting middle-income taxpayers from a national energy tax. (Apr 2009)
  • Voted YES on requiring full Senate debate and vote on cap-and-trade. (Apr 2009)
  • Voted NO on tax incentives for energy production and conservation. (Jun 2008)
  • Voted NO on addressing CO2 emissions without considering India & China. (May 2008)
  • Voted NO on removing oil & gas exploration subsidies. (Jun 2007)
  • Voted YES on making oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal. (Jun 2007)
  • Voted NO on factoring global warming into federal project planning. (May 2007)
  • Voted NO on disallowing an oil leasing program in Alaska's ANWR. (Nov 2005)
  • Voted NO on $3.1B for emergency oil assistance for hurricane-hit areas. (Oct 2005)
  • Voted NO on reducing oil usage by 40% by 2025 (instead of 5%). (Jun 2005)
  • Voted NO on banning drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. (Mar 2005)
  • Voted YES on Bush Administration Energy Policy. (Jul 2003)
  • Voted YES on targeting 100,000 hydrogen-powered vehicles by 2010. (Jun 2003)
  • Voted NO on removing consideration of drilling ANWR from budget bill. (Mar 2003)
  • Voted NO on raising CAFE standards; incentives for alternative fuels. (Aug 2001)
  • Voted NO on prohibiting oil drilling & development in ANWR. (Aug 2001)
  • Voted NO on starting implementation of Kyoto Protocol. (Jun 2000)
  • Rated 17% by the CAF, indicating opposition to energy independence. (Dec 2006)
  • Open the Outer Continental Shelf for oil & gas leasing. (Jun 2008)
  • Gas tax holiday for the summer. (Apr 2008)
Lindsey Graham on Environment
Click here for 9 full quotes on Environment OR other candidates on Environment OR background on Environment.
  • Climate change is real, but don't make a religion of it. (Apr 2015)
  • Green diesel regulations cost $367 per truck per year. (Jan 2014)
  • Voted YES on protecting ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems. (May 2013)
  • Voted NO on $2 billion more for Cash for Clunkers program. (Aug 2009)
  • Voted YES on prohibiting eminent domain for use as parks or grazing land. (Dec 2007)
  • Voted NO on including oil & gas smokestacks in mercury regulations. (Sep 2005)
  • Rated 5% by the LCV, indicating anti-environment votes. (Dec 2003)
  • Allow longer than 10 years to rebuild depleted fisheries. (Sep 2011)
  • Rated 60% by HSLF, indicating a mixed voting record on animal welfare. (Jan 2012)
Lindsey Graham on Families & Children
Click here for 4 full quotes on Families & Children OR other candidates on Families & Children OR background on Families & Children.
  • Voted YES on reducing Marriage Tax by $399B over 10 years. (Mar 2001)
  • Rated 100% by the Christian Coalition: a pro-Family-Value voting record. (Dec 2003)
  • Use tax code to reinforce families. (Sep 1994)
  • Fund 2,500 Boys and Girls Clubs in underserved areas. (Dec 1997)
Lindsey Graham on Foreign Policy
Click here for 25 full quotes on Foreign Policy OR other candidates on Foreign Policy OR background on Foreign Policy.
  • Create safe haven for refugees, not bring them to US. (Nov 2015)
  • Let China choose: clenched fist or open hand. (Oct 2015)
  • Destroy Iran's nuclear program, & also its air force & navy. (Jul 2015)
  • Work with Iran to fight ISIS, but no to Iranian nuclear deal. (Jun 2015)
  • Congress will not approve Iran nuclear deal. (Apr 2015)
  • Condemn & isolate Cuba; they deserve no new engagement. (Dec 2014)
  • Cuba is still a security threat to America; no aid. (Dec 2014)
  • Sanctions on North Korea: terrorist list & China's help. (Dec 2014)
  • Without American leadership the world disintegrates rapidly. (Jul 2014)
  • Sanctions against Putin; arm & train the Ukrainians. (Jul 2014)
  • UN has become more anti- Israeli & anti-Semitic. (Jul 2014)
  • America is the glue that holds the free world together. (Jul 2014)
  • Create a democratic noose around Putin's Russia. (Mar 2014)
  • Create a democratic noose around Putin's Russia. (Mar 2014)
  • Voted YES on cooperating with India as a nuclear power. (Oct 2008)
  • Voted NO on keeping Cuba travel ban until political prisoners released. (Jul 2001)
  • Voted YES on withholding $244M in UN Back Payments until US seat restored. (May 2001)
  • Voted NO on $156M to IMF for 3rd-world debt reduction. (Jul 2000)
  • Voted NO on Permanent Normal Trade Relations with China. (May 2000)
  • Voted NO on $15.2 billion for foreign operations. (Nov 1999)
  • Rated +1 by AAI, indicating a mixed Arab/Palestine voting record. (May 2012)
  • Vigorous support for State of Israel against Hamas in Gaza. (Nov 2012)
  • Let Ukraine & Georgia enter NATO. (Jan 2008)
  • Support Iranian demonstrators against Iranian government. (Jun 2009)
  • Pressure friendly Arab states to end Israeli boycott. (Oct 2007)
Lindsey Graham on Free Trade
Click here for 12 full quotes on Free Trade OR other candidates on Free Trade OR background on Free Trade.
  • Make currency manipulation a key issue in trade negotiations. (May 2015)
  • NAFTA drained away textile trade from Upstate SC. (Jan 2014)
  • Voted YES on promoting free trade with Peru. (Dec 2007)
  • Voted YES on free trade agreement with Oman. (Jun 2006)
  • Voted NO on implementing CAFTA for Central America free-trade. (Jul 2005)
  • Voted NO on establishing free trade between US & Singapore. (Jul 2003)
  • Voted NO on establishing free trade between the US and Chile. (Jul 2003)
  • Voted NO on withdrawing from the WTO. (Jun 2000)
  • Voted NO on 'Fast Track' authority for trade agreements. (Sep 1998)
  • Rated 17% by CATO, indicating a pro-fair trade voting record. (Dec 2002)
  • Free trade with post-Orange Revolution Ukraine. (Apr 2005)
  • Rated 88% by the USAE, indicating support for trade engagement. (Dec 2012)
Lindsey Graham on Government Reform
Click here for 20 full quotes on Government Reform OR other candidates on Government Reform OR background on Government Reform.
  • Supreme Court decided gay marriage; it's the law of the land. (Sep 2015)
  • 2016 election will determine judiciary for decades to come. (Sep 2015)
  • Constitutional amendment to limit spending by super PACs. (Jun 2015)
  • Increase campaign contribution limits; but no foreigners. (Nov 2000)
  • Voted NO on Congressional pay raise. (Jul 2009)
  • Voted NO on providing a US House seat for the District of Columbia. (Feb 2009)
  • Voted NO on granting the District of Columbia a seat in Congress. (Sep 2007)
  • Voted YES on requiring photo ID to vote in federal elections. (Jul 2007)
  • Voted YES on allowing some lobbyist gifts to Congress. (Mar 2006)
  • Voted YES on campaign finance reform banning soft-money contributions. (Feb 2002)
  • Voted NO on banning soft money donations to national political parties. (Jul 2001)
  • Voted YES on banning soft money and issue ads. (Sep 1999)
  • Sponsored bill allowing individual votes on each earmark. (Feb 2006)
  • Require Internet disclosure of all earmarks. (May 2010)
  • Matching fund for small donors, with debate requirements. (Feb 2013)
  • Prohibit IRS audits targeting Tea Party political groups. (Feb 2014)
  • Restrict campaign donations from foreigners or 3rd parties. (May 1999)
  • Require all laws to cite Constitutional authorization. (Jun 2009)
  • Limit punitive damages; term limits on Congress. (Sep 1994)
  • Government is too big, too intrusive, too easy with money. (Sep 1994)
Lindsey Graham on Gun Control
Click here for 14 full quotes on Gun Control OR other candidates on Gun Control OR background on Gun Control.
  • Opposed expanding background checks, except for mentally ill. (Jun 2015)
  • Voted NO on banning high-capacity magazines of over 10 bullets. (Apr 2013)
  • Voted YES on allowing firearms in checked baggage on Amtrak trains. (Apr 2009)
  • Voted YES on prohibiting foreign & UN aid that restricts US gun ownership. (Sep 2007)
  • Voted YES on prohibiting lawsuits against gun manufacturers. (Jul 2005)
  • Voted NO on banning lawsuits against gun manufacturers for gun violence. (Mar 2004)
  • Voted YES on decreasing gun waiting period from 3 days to 1. (Jun 1999)
  • Rated A by the NRA, indicating a pro-gun rights voting record. (Dec 2003)
  • National cross-state standard for concealed carry. (Jan 2009)
  • Oppose the United Nations' Arms Trade Treaty. (Sep 2013)
  • Ban gun registration & trigger lock law in Washington DC. (Mar 2007)
  • Allow firearms in National Parks. (Feb 2008)
  • Apply concealed carry permit to all other states where legal. (Feb 2009)
  • Dangerousness, not mental incompetence, limits gun rights. (Mar 2009)
Lindsey Graham on Health Care
Click here for 25 full quotes on Health Care OR other candidates on Health Care OR background on Health Care.
  • Oppose ObamaCare but don't shut down government for that. (Sep 2015)
  • US troops in Africa is the right way to fight Ebola. (Oct 2014)
  • Opposed ObamaCare from day one. (Mar 2014)
  • Let ObamaCare show itself as a continuing debacle. (Oct 2013)
  • Voted YES on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts. (May 2011)
  • Voted NO on regulating tobacco as a drug. (Jun 2009)
  • Voted NO on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program. (Jan 2009)
  • Voted NO on overriding veto on expansion of Medicare. (Jul 2008)
  • Voted YES on means-testing to determine Medicare Part D premium. (Mar 2008)
  • Voted NO on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility. (Nov 2007)
  • Voted NO on requiring negotiated Rx prices for Medicare part D. (Apr 2007)
  • Voted NO on limiting medical liability lawsuits to $250,000. (May 2006)
  • Voted NO on expanding enrollment period for Medicare Part D. (Feb 2006)
  • Voted NO on increasing Medicaid rebate for producing generics. (Nov 2005)
  • Voted YES on negotiating bulk purchases for Medicare prescription drug. (Mar 2005)
  • Voted NO on $40 billion per year for limited Medicare prescription drug benefit. (Jun 2003)
  • Voted YES on allowing suing HMOs, but under federal rules & limited award. (Aug 2001)
  • Voted YES on subsidizing private insurance for Medicare Rx drug coverage. (Jun 2000)
  • Voted YES on banning physician-assisted suicide. (Oct 1999)
  • Voted YES on establishing tax-exempt Medical Savings Accounts. (Oct 1999)
  • Rated 12% by APHA, indicating a anti-public health voting record. (Dec 2003)
  • Establish a national childhood cancer database. (Mar 2007)
  • Increase funding for occupational & physical therapy. (Apr 2011)
  • Expand medical savings accounts for employers & individuals. (Feb 1999)
  • Establishment of Office of Health Care Fraud Prevention. (Oct 2009)
Lindsey Graham on Homeland Security
Click here for 46 full quotes on Homeland Security OR other candidates on Homeland Security OR background on Homeland Security.
  • American Muslims are the solution, not the problem. (Dec 2015)
  • Problems in V.A. are real; threats to homeland are real. (Oct 2015)
  • We need to monitor Islamic websites. (Sep 2015)
  • Hillary Clinton let Benghazi become a death trap. (Sep 2015)
  • Give military leaders anything they need. (Sep 2015)
  • Stop closing military bases; I'll open MORE bases. (Sep 2015)
  • Lack of ISIL strategy is Commander-in-Chief malpractice. (Jun 2015)
  • Make homeschooled graduates eligible for military service. (Jun 2015)
  • Maintain FISA electronic surveillance for terrorist suspects. (May 2015)
  • Restore defense cuts made automatically by sequestration. (Mar 2015)
  • The next stage of the fight against terrorism is in Africa. (Jan 2015)
  • Fill Guantanamo with more terrorists instead of closing it. (Dec 2014)
  • Benghazi:Focus on talking points, not how intel was gathered. (Nov 2014)
  • Doing nothing about Benghazi leads to a more dangerous world. (Mar 2014)
  • More budget & more than 440,000 troops against North Korea. (Mar 2014)
  • NSA domestic spying only targets terrorism suspects. (Aug 2013)
  • NSA leaker Edward Snowden is a felon, not a hero. (Jun 2013)
  • Cuts to military systems will leave us with a hollow force. (Mar 2013)
  • President did not do enough to protect Benghazi embassy. (Feb 2013)
  • Canceling Pole/Czech missile defense capitulates to Russia. (Dec 2011)
  • 2005: interrogations must follow US Army Field Manual rules. (Aug 2011)
  • Ensure terrorists cannot sue American troops. (Aug 2008)
  • Voted YES on extending the PATRIOT Act's roving wiretaps. (Feb 2011)
  • Voted YES on cutting $221M in benefits to Filipinos who served in WWII US Army. (Apr 2008)
  • Voted NO on requiring FISA court warrant to monitor US-to-foreign calls. (Feb 2008)
  • Voted YES on removing need for FISA warrant for wiretapping abroad. (Aug 2007)
  • Voted NO on limiting soldiers' deployment to 12 months. (Jul 2007)
  • Voted NO on implementing the 9/11 Commission report. (Mar 2007)
  • Voted NO on preserving habeas corpus for Guantanamo detainees. (Sep 2006)
  • Voted NO on requiring CIA reports on detainees & interrogation methods. (Sep 2006)
  • Voted YES on reauthorizing the PATRIOT Act. (Mar 2006)
  • Voted YES on extending the PATRIOT Act's wiretap provision. (Dec 2005)
  • Voted NO on restricting business with entities linked to terrorism. (Jul 2005)
  • Voted NO on restoring $565M for states' and ports' first responders. (Mar 2005)
  • Voted YES on permitting commercial airline pilots to carry guns. (Jul 2002)
  • Voted YES on $266 billion Defense Appropriations bill. (Jul 1999)
  • Voted YES on deploying SDI. (Mar 1999)
  • Federalize aviation security. (Nov 2001)
  • Rated 0% by SANE, indicating a pro-military voting record. (Dec 2003)
  • Prohibit torture of terrorists in US custody. (Jul 2005)
  • Sponsored bill for Iraq budget to be part of defense budget. (Jun 2006)
  • Extend reserve retirement pay parity back to 9/11. (Dec 2007)
  • Improve educational assistance for veterans. (Apr 2008)
  • No transfers of Gitmo prisoners to US or abroad. (Jan 2015)
  • Set minimum spending on defense at 4% of GDP. (Dec 2007)
  • No US troops under UN command; more defense spending. (Sep 1994)
Lindsey Graham on Immigration
Click here for 24 full quotes on Immigration OR other candidates on Immigration OR background on Immigration.
  • Change comprehensive reform plan to account for terrorism. (Dec 2015)
  • Increase legal immigration because we need workers. (Oct 2015)
  • Those who stay will have to learn our language. (Oct 2015)
  • We can't deport 11M illegals, but we can start. (Sep 2015)
  • We need more legal immigration. (Sep 2015)
  • Legal status for undocumented workers. (Mar 2015)
  • LEGISLATIVE path to citizenship, NOT via executive action. (Feb 2015)
  • Need comprehensive reform, not partial executive action. (Nov 2014)
  • Driving out 11 million illegals impractical; fix the system. (Nov 2014)
  • Streamline and quicken deportations. (Jul 2014)
  • Secure border now in place with comprehensive immigration. (Jun 2013)
  • New amnesty is tough and ends incoming illegals. (Jun 2013)
  • Voted NO on continuing federal funds for declared "sanctuary cities". (Mar 2008)
  • Voted YES on comprehensive immigration reform. (Jun 2007)
  • Voted YES on declaring English as the official language of the US government. (Jun 2007)
  • Voted NO on eliminating the "Y" nonimmigrant guestworker program. (May 2007)
  • Voted YES on building a fence along the Mexican border. (Sep 2006)
  • Voted YES on establishing a Guest Worker program. (May 2006)
  • Voted YES on allowing illegal aliens to participate in Social Security. (May 2006)
  • Voted YES on extending Immigrant Residency rules. (May 2001)
  • Voted YES on more immigrant visas for skilled workers. (Sep 1998)
  • Sponsored comprehensive immigration reform, without amnesty. (May 2005)
  • Rated 27% by USBC, indicating an open-border stance. (Dec 2006)
  • Declared English the official language of the US. (Jan 1999)
Lindsey Graham on Jobs
Click here for 14 full quotes on Jobs OR other candidates on Jobs OR background on Jobs.
  • We got Boeing in South Carolina because we welcomed them. (Oct 2015)
  • Increasing the minimum wage makes it harder to hire people. (Sep 2015)
  • Biggest business headache is worker's compensation system. (Jan 2014)
  • Voted YES on extending unemployment benefits from 39 weeks to 59 weeks. (Nov 2008)
  • Voted YES on overriding presidential veto of Farm Bill. (Jun 2008)
  • Voted YES on terminating legal challenges to English-only job rules. (Mar 2008)
  • Voted NO on limiting farm subsidies to people earning under $750,000. (Dec 2007)
  • Voted NO on restricting employer interference in union organizing. (Jun 2007)
  • Voted YES on increasing minimum wage to $7.25. (Feb 2007)
  • Voted NO on raising the minimum wage to $7.25 rather than $6.25. (Mar 2005)
  • Voted YES on $167B over 10 years for farm price supports. (Oct 2001)
  • Voted YES on zero-funding OSHA's Ergonomics Rules instead of $4.5B. (Mar 2001)
  • Rated 17% by the AFL-CIO, indicating an anti-union voting record. (Dec 2003)
  • Incentives to businesses create jobs & raise wages. (Sep 1994)
Lindsey Graham on Principles & Values
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  • America is already great; make America strong again. (Oct 2015)
  • Experienced leader for libertarians,vegetarians, you name it. (Sep 2015)
  • Reagan drank with opponents; let's drink more like that. (Sep 2015)
  • My dad ran a pool room; I'm not elite. (Sep 2015)
  • Supported removal of battle flag following shooting. (Jun 2015)
  • Voted with Republican Party 87.5% of 312 votes. (Sep 2007)
  • Voted YES on confirming of Sonia Sotomayor to Supreme Court. (Aug 2009)
  • Voted YES on confirming Samuel Alito as Supreme Court Justice. (Jan 2006)
  • Voted YES on confirming John Roberts for Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. (Sep 2005)
  • Religious affiliation: Southern Baptist. (Nov 2000)
  • Contract with America: 10 bills in 1st 100 days of Congress. (Sep 1994)
Lindsey Graham on Social Security
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  • 50% of seniors would be in poverty without Social Security. (Oct 2015)
  • I don't want a lecture about Soc.Sec,; I want to save it. (Sep 2015)
  • Half of seniors would be in poverty without Soc.Sec. check. (Aug 2015)
  • Voted YES on establishing reserve funds & pre-funding for Social Security. (Mar 2007)
  • Voted YES on raising 401(k) limits & making pension plans more portable. (May 2001)
  • Voted YES on reducing tax payments on Social Security benefits. (Jul 2000)
  • Voted NO on strengthening the Social Security Lockbox. (May 1999)
  • Create personal retirement accounts within Social Security. (Jul 2000)
  • Rated 20% by the ARA, indicating an anti-senior voting record. (Dec 2003)
  • Rated 9% by ARA, indicating a pro-privatization stance. (Jan 2013)
  • Reduce taxes on Social Security earnings. (Sep 1994)
Lindsey Graham on Tax Reform
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  • Increase revenues to reduce national debt. (Jun 2015)
  • Supports closing loopholes, means-testing higher income. (Apr 2015)
  • Voted NO on increasing tax rate for people earning over $1 million. (Mar 2008)
  • Voted YES on allowing AMT reduction without budget offset. (Mar 2008)
  • Voted YES on raising the Death Tax exemption to $5M from $1M. (Feb 2008)
  • Voted YES on repealing the Alternative Minimum Tax. (Mar 2007)
  • Voted YES on raising estate tax exemption to $5 million. (Mar 2007)
  • Voted YES on supporting permanence of estate tax cuts. (Aug 2006)
  • Voted YES on permanently repealing the `death tax`. (Jun 2006)
  • Voted NO on $47B for military by repealing capital gains tax cut. (Feb 2006)
  • Voted YES on retaining reduced taxes on capital gains & dividends. (Feb 2006)
  • Voted YES on extending the tax cuts on capital gains and dividends. (Nov 2005)
  • Voted YES on $350 billion in tax breaks over 11 years. (May 2003)
  • Voted YES on making the Bush tax cuts permanent. (Apr 2002)
  • Voted YES on $99 B economic stimulus: capital gains & income tax cuts. (Oct 2001)
  • Voted YES on Tax cut package of $958 B over 10 years. (May 2001)
  • Voted YES on eliminating the Estate Tax ("death tax"). (Apr 2001)
  • Voted YES on eliminating the "marriage penalty". (Jul 2000)
  • Voted YES on $46 billion in tax cuts for small business. (Mar 2000)
  • Phaseout the death tax. (Mar 2001)
  • Rated 81% by NTU, indicating a "Taxpayer's Friend" on tax votes. (Dec 2003)
  • Rated 0% by the CTJ, indicating opposition to progressive taxation. (Dec 2006)
  • Member of the Congressional Flat Tax Caucus. (Nov 2007)
  • Taxpayer Protection Pledge: no new taxes. (Aug 2010)
  • Supports the Taxpayer Protection Pledge. (Jan 2012)
  • Repeal marriage tax; cut middle class taxes. (Sep 1994)
Lindsey Graham on Technology
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  • You're isolationist if you don't monitor calls from abroad. (Dec 2015)
  • If I have to monitor a mosque, I'll monitor a mosque. (Aug 2015)
  • Designate 25 "manufacturing universities" for engineers. (Jun 2015)
  • I don't email & I've never sent an email. (Mar 2015)
  • Ban online gambling (but not casino gambling). (Mar 2014)
  • Voted YES on authorizing states to collect Internet sales taxes. (May 2013)
  • Voted YES on $23B instead of $4.9B for waterway infrastructure. (Nov 2007)
  • Voted NO on restoring $550M in funding for Amtrak for 2007. (Mar 2006)
  • Voted NO on disallowing FCC approval of larger media conglomerates. (Sep 2003)
  • Voted YES on allowing telephone monopolies to offer Internet access. (Feb 2002)
  • Criminal penalties for e-mail spamming. (Feb 2001)
  • Permanent ban on state & local taxation of Internet access. (Oct 2007)
  • Require websites to police for copyrighted materials. (May 2011)
  • Prohibit the return of the Fairness Doctrine. (Jan 2009)
Lindsey Graham on War & Peace
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    GWOT

  • Destroy radical Islam like Reagan destroyed the Evil Empire. (Sep 2015)
  • Israel: stay as long as needed in Gaza to deal with Hamas. (Jul 2014)
  • Slow Afghan withdrawal, with 15,000 US troops left behind. (Jan 2013)

    Iran

  • Ok to hold off Iranian sanctions but only while negotiating. (Jan 2015)
  • Support the Syrian rebels against Assad & Iran. (Oct 2013)
  • Getting Syria wrong leads to Iranian nukes & war with Israel. (Sep 2013)
  • Get involved in Syria to protect against al Qaeda and Iran. (Apr 2013)

    Iraq

  • 10,000 US troops in Iraq; 10,000 in Syria; plus 90,000 Arabs. (Dec 2015)
  • Winning in Iraq is more important than safety. (Dec 2015)
  • Returning from Iraq prematurely was a mistake. (Jan 2015)
  • U.S. ground troops to fight ISIL in Syria and Iraq. (Oct 2014)
  • We should have left 10,000 US troops in Iraq. (Oct 2014)
  • More intervention in Iraq avoids an American city in flames. (Aug 2014)
  • OK for Iran to help in Iraq, but not to dominate. (Jun 2014)
  • We need more troops for long haul, Iraq is like WWII. (Sep 2004)

    ISIL

  • Form army--90% them, 10% us--to destroy Caliphate. (Dec 2015)
  • To destroy ISIL in Libya, take the Caliphate's headquarters. (Dec 2015)
  • Declaring war on Islam only helps ISIL. (Dec 2015)
  • We are at war and it's a religious war. (Dec 2015)
  • American troops should partner with regional army. (Nov 2015)
  • If France invokes Article V, NATO should declare war on ISIS. (Nov 2015)
  • Need substantial boots on the ground against ISIL. (Nov 2015)
  • If we don't destroy ISIL soon, they're coming here. (Sep 2015)
  • I have a plan to fight ISIL: ground forces in Syria & Iraq. (Sep 2015)
  • Whatever it takes, as long as it takes, to defeat ISIL. (Aug 2015)
  • ISIS plans to take Jordan; that throws Mideast into turmoil. (Jun 2014)
  • ISIS makes Iraq & Syria the staging area for the next 9/11. (Jun 2014)

    Russia

  • Russia will back down if US provokes it in deposing Assad. (Nov 2015)
  • Arm Ukraine; sanction Russia; more NATO troops to region. (Jul 2014)
  • Obama "screams loudly & carries no stick," in Russia & Syria. (Mar 2014)

    Syria

  • If Syrian war goes on another year, Jordan's king might fall. (Dec 2015)
  • There's nobody left in Syria to train; bring in other Arabs. (Dec 2015)
  • Don't collaborate with Russia & Iran to keep Assad in power. (Dec 2015)
  • Military commitment of regional troops in Syria is necessary. (Nov 2015)
  • Regional, not US, army would keep stability in Syria. (Nov 2015)
  • Help the Free Syrian Army; but Obama said no. (Sep 2015)
  • There's nobody left in Syria to train; need regional army. (Sep 2015)
  • Form regional coalition to enforce no-fly zone in Syria. (Jan 2015)
  • 2012: Arm the Syrian rebels & fight Assad's air force. (Oct 2014)
  • Intervention in Syria to degrade Assad's chemical weapons. (Sep 2013)
  • Syria: Assad must go, and small arms won't do it. (Jun 2013)
  • Voted NO on redeploying non-essential US troops out of Iraq in 9 months. (Dec 2007)
  • Voted YES on designating Iran's Revolutionary Guards as terrorists. (Sep 2007)
  • Voted NO on redeploying US troops out of Iraq by March 2008. (Mar 2007)
  • Voted NO on redeploying troops out of Iraq by July 2007. (Jun 2006)
  • Voted NO on investigating contract awards in Iraq & Afghanistan. (Nov 2005)
  • Voted NO on requiring on-budget funding for Iraq, not emergency funding. (Apr 2005)
  • Voted YES on $86 billion for military operations in Iraq & Afghanistan. (Oct 2003)
  • Voted YES on authorizing military force in Iraq. (Oct 2002)
  • Voted YES on disallowing the invasion of Kosovo. (May 1999)
  • Sponsored prevention, not containment, for Iranian nukes. (May 2012)
  • Support the completion of the US mission in Iraq. (Feb 2007)
  • Sanctions on Iran to end nuclear program. (Apr 2009)
Lindsey Graham on Welfare & Poverty
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  • Fund welfare via religious & community-based NPOs. (Nov 2000)
  • Voted NO on instituting National Service as a new social invention. (Mar 2009)
  • Voted YES on treating religious organizations equally for tax breaks. (Jul 2001)
  • Voted NO on responsible fatherhood via faith-based organizations. (Nov 1999)
  • Fully fund AmeriCorps. (Jun 2003)
  • Limit welfare to 2 years & cut welfare spending. (Sep 1994)


VoteMatch Responses
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VoteMatch Question & Answer
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Strongly Opposes topic 1:
Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(-5 points on Social scale)
Defund Planned Parenthood: they harvest organs of the unborn: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Reinforce Mexico City policy: defund overseas abortions: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Protect the sanctity of life: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Federal crime to harm fetus during an assault: Opposes topic 1
Rated 0% by NARAL, indicating a pro-life voting record: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Rated 100% by the NRLC, indicating a pro-life stance: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Prohibit transporting minors across state lines for abortion: Opposes topic 1
Prohibit federal funding for abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1
YES on barring transporting minors to get an abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1
YES on banning partial-birth abortions: Opposes topic 1
YES on banning Family Planning funding in US aid abroad: Opposes topic 1
YES on Unknown roll call for 2001-89: Opposes topic 1
YES on funding for health providers who don't provide abortion info: Opposes topic 1
YES on prohibiting minors crossing state lines for abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1
YES on defining unborn child as eligible for SCHIP: Opposes topic 1
YES on banning partial birth abortions except for maternal life: Strongly Opposes topic 1
YES on criminal penalty for harming unborn fetus during other crime: Opposes topic 1
NO on $100M to reduce teen pregnancy by education & contraceptives: Opposes topic 1
YES on notifying parents of minors who get out-of-state abortions: Opposes topic 1
NO on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines: Opposes topic 1
YES on barring HHS grants to organizations that perform abortions: Opposes topic 1
YES on restricting UN funding for population control policies: Opposes topic 1
Opposes topic 2:
Legally require hiring women & minorities
(+2 points on Economic scale)
Supported removal of battle flag following shooting: Favors topic 2
Rated 11% by the NAACP, indicating an anti-affirmative-action stance: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Increase funding for occupational & physical therapy: Favors topic 2
YES on ending preferential treatment by race in college admissions: Opposes topic 2
NO on reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act: Opposes topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3:
Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(-5 points on Social scale)
Supreme Court decided gay marriage; it's the law of the land: Favors topic 3
Respect Supreme Court decision & fight for religious liberty: Neutral on topic 3
Support the constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Rated 0% by the HRC, indicating an anti-gay-rights stance: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Amend Constitution to define traditional marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3
YES on banning gay adoptions in DC: Opposes topic 3
YES on constitutional ban of same-sex marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4:
Keep God in the public sphere
(-5 points on Social scale)
Before the 60s, we were able to say a prayer in school: Strongly Favors topic 4
Fund welfare via religious & community-based NPOs: Strongly Favors topic 4
Let schools display the words "God Bless America": Strongly Favors topic 4
Supports anti-flag desecration amendment: Favors topic 4
Supports requiring schools to allow prayer: Favors topic 4
Rated 100% by the Christian Coalition: a pro-Family-Value voting record: Strongly Favors topic 4
Sponsored $110M per year to teach abstinence in public schools: Favors topic 4
Supports a Constitutional Amendment for school prayer: Strongly Favors topic 4
NO on responsible fatherhood via faith-based organizations: Opposes topic 4
YES on treating religious organizations equally for tax breaks: Strongly Favors topic 4
YES on allowing school prayer during the War on Terror: Strongly Favors topic 4
YES on recommending Constitutional ban on flag desecration: Favors topic 4
Opposes topic 5:
Expand ObamaCare
(+2 points on Economic scale)
Opposed ObamaCare from day one: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Let ObamaCare show itself as a continuing debacle: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Rated 12% by APHA, indicating a anti-public health voting record: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Expand medical savings accounts for employers & individuals: Opposes topic 5
Establishment of Office of Health Care Fraud Prevention: Opposes topic 5
YES on establishing tax-exempt Medical Savings Accounts: Opposes topic 5
YES on subsidizing private insurance for Medicare Rx drug coverage: Opposes topic 5
YES on means-testing to determine Medicare Part D premium: Opposes topic 5
YES on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts: Opposes topic 5
NO on $40 billion per year for limited Medicare prescription drug benefit: Opposes topic 5
NO on increasing Medicaid rebate for producing generics: Opposes topic 5
YES on negotiating bulk purchases for Medicare prescription drug: Strongly Favors topic 5
NO on expanding enrollment period for Medicare Part D: Opposes topic 5
NO on limiting medical liability lawsuits to $250,000: Opposes topic 5
NO on requiring negotiated Rx prices for Medicare part D: Opposes topic 5
NO on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility: Opposes topic 5
NO on overriding veto on expansion of Medicare: Opposes topic 5
NO on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program: Opposes topic 5
NO on regulating tobacco as a drug: Opposes topic 5
Favors topic 6:
Privatize Social Security
(+2 points on Economic scale)
I don't want a lecture about Soc.Sec,; I want to save it: Opposes topic 6
Half of seniors would be in poverty without Soc.Sec. check: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Create personal retirement accounts within Social Security: Strongly Favors topic 6
Rated 20% by the ARA, indicating an anti-senior voting record: Strongly Favors topic 6
Rated 9% by ARA, indicating a pro-privatization stance: Strongly Favors topic 6
Reduce taxes on Social Security earnings: Favors topic 6
NO on strengthening the Social Security Lockbox: Favors topic 6
YES on reducing tax payments on Social Security benefits: Favors topic 6
YES on raising 401(k) limits & making pension plans more portable: Favors topic 6
YES on establishing reserve funds & pre-funding for Social Security: Favors topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7:
Vouchers for school choice
(+5 points on Economic scale)
States were bribed & coerced into adopting Common Core: Favors topic 7
I made homeschool graduates eligible for military service: Strongly Favors topic 7
States were bribed and coerced into adopting Common Core: Favors topic 7
Rated 27% by the NEA, indicating anti-public education votes: Strongly Favors topic 7
Sponsored denouncing the Common Core State Standards: Strongly Favors topic 7
YES on vouchers for private & parochial schools: Strongly Favors topic 7
YES on allowing vouchers in DC schools: Favors topic 7
NO on $5B for grants to local educational agencies: Favors topic 7
Favors topic 8:
EPA regulations are too restrictive
(-3 points on Social scale)
Rated 5% by the LCV, indicating anti-environment votes: Strongly Favors topic 8
Allow longer than 10 years to rebuild depleted fisheries: No opin. on topic 8
YES on protecting ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems: Opposes topic 8
YES on prohibiting eminent domain for use as parks or grazing land: Favors topic 8
Strongly Favors topic 9:
Stricter punishment reduces crime
(-5 points on Social scale)
Rated 30% by CURE, indicating anti-rehabilitation crime votes: Strongly Favors topic 9
Facilitate recovering crime victim restitution fees: Strongly Favors topic 9
Rated 55% by the NAPO, indicating a moderate stance on police issues: Neutral on topic 9
More prisons, more enforcement, effective death penalty: Favors topic 9
YES on making federal death penalty appeals harder: Strongly Favors topic 9
NO on maintaining right of habeas corpus in Death Penalty Appeals: Favors topic 9
YES on more prosecution and sentencing for juvenile crime: Favors topic 9
NO on funding for alternative sentencing instead of more prisons.: Strongly Favors topic 9
NO on reinstating $1.15 billion funding for the COPS Program: Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10:
Absolute right to gun ownership
(+5 points on Economic scale)
Rated A by the NRA, indicating a pro-gun rights voting record: Strongly Favors topic 10
National cross-state standard for concealed carry: Strongly Favors topic 10
Ban gun registration & trigger lock law in Washington DC: Strongly Favors topic 10
Allow firearms in National Parks: Strongly Favors topic 10
Apply concealed carry permit to all other states where legal: Strongly Favors topic 10
Dangerousness, not mental incompetence, limits gun rights: Strongly Favors topic 10
YES on decreasing gun waiting period from 3 days to 1: Strongly Favors topic 10
NO on banning high-capacity magazines of over 10 bullets: Strongly Favors topic 10
NO on banning lawsuits against gun manufacturers for gun violence: Strongly Opposes topic 10
YES on prohibiting lawsuits against gun manufacturers: Strongly Favors topic 10
YES on prohibiting foreign & UN aid that restricts US gun ownership: Favors topic 10
YES on allowing firearms in checked baggage on Amtrak trains: Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11:
Higher taxes on the wealthy
(+5 points on Economic scale)
Increase revenues to reduce national debt: Strongly Favors topic 11
Phaseout the death tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Rated 81% by NTU, indicating a "Taxpayer's Friend" on tax votes: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Rated 0% by the CTJ, indicating opposition to progressive taxation: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Member of the Congressional Flat Tax Caucus: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Taxpayer Protection Pledge: no new taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Supports the Taxpayer Protection Pledge: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Repeal marriage tax; cut middle class taxes: Opposes topic 11
YES on eliminating the "marriage penalty": Opposes topic 11
YES on $46 billion in tax cuts for small business: Opposes topic 11
YES on Tax cut package of $958 B over 10 years: Opposes topic 11
YES on reducing Marriage Tax by $399B over 10 years: Opposes topic 11
YES on eliminating the Estate Tax ("death tax"): Opposes topic 11
YES on making the Bush tax cuts permanent: Strongly Opposes topic 11
YES on raising the Death Tax exemption to $5M from $1M: Strongly Opposes topic 11
YES on allowing AMT reduction without budget offset: Opposes topic 11
YES on $350 billion in tax breaks over 11 years: Strongly Opposes topic 11
YES on extending the tax cuts on capital gains and dividends: Strongly Opposes topic 11
NO on $47B for military by repealing capital gains tax cut: Opposes topic 11
YES on retaining reduced taxes on capital gains & dividends: Strongly Opposes topic 11
YES on permanently repealing the `death tax`: Strongly Opposes topic 11
YES on supporting permanence of estate tax cuts: Strongly Opposes topic 11
YES on raising estate tax exemption to $5 million: Strongly Opposes topic 11
YES on repealing the Alternative Minimum Tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Favors topic 12:
Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(+2 points on Social scale)
Increase legal immigration because we need workers: Favors topic 12
Those who stay will have to learn our language: Opposes topic 12
We can't deport 11M illegals, but we can start: Opposes topic 12
Legal status for undocumented workers: Strongly Favors topic 12
LEGISLATIVE path to citizenship, NOT via executive action: Favors topic 12
Need comprehensive reform, not partial executive action: Opposes topic 12
Driving out 11 million illegals impractical; fix the system: Favors topic 12
Streamline and quicken deportations: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Secure border now in place with comprehensive immigration: Favors topic 12
New amnesty is tough and ends incoming illegals: Strongly Favors topic 12
Sponsored comprehensive immigration reform, without amnesty: Strongly Favors topic 12
Rated 27% by USBC, indicating an open-border stance: Strongly Favors topic 12
Declared English the official language of the US: Opposes topic 12
YES on more immigrant visas for skilled workers: Favors topic 12
YES on extending Immigrant Residency rules: Favors topic 12
NO on continuing federal funds for declared "sanctuary cities": Strongly Opposes topic 12
YES on allowing illegal aliens to participate in Social Security: Strongly Favors topic 12
YES on establishing a Guest Worker program: Favors topic 12
YES on building a fence along the Mexican border: Strongly Opposes topic 12
NO on eliminating the "Y" nonimmigrant guestworker program: Neutral topic 12
YES on declaring English as the official language of the US government: Strongly Opposes topic 12
YES on comprehensive immigration reform: Strongly Favors topic 12
Opposes topic 13:
Support & expand free trade
(-3 points on Economic scale)
Make currency manipulation a key issue in trade negotiations: Opposes topic 13
NAFTA drained away textile trade from Upstate SC: Opposes topic 13
Rated 17% by CATO, indicating a pro-fair trade voting record: Strongly Opposes topic 13
Free trade with post-Orange Revolution Ukraine: Favors topic 13
Rated 88% by the USAE, indicating support for trade engagement: Strongly Favors topic 13
NO on 'Fast Track' authority for trade agreements: Strongly Opposes topic 13
NO on Permanent Normal Trade Relations with China: Strongly Opposes topic 13
NO on withdrawing from the WTO: Strongly Favors topic 13
NO on establishing free trade between US & Singapore: Opposes topic 13
NO on establishing free trade between the US and Chile: Opposes topic 13
NO on implementing CAFTA for Central America free-trade: Strongly Opposes topic 13
YES on free trade agreement with Oman: Strongly Favors topic 13
YES on promoting free trade with Peru: Favors topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 14:
Support American Exceptionalism
(+5 points on Economic scale)
Let China choose: clenched fist or open hand: Favors topic 14
Without American leadership the world disintegrates rapidly: Strongly Favors topic 14
America is the glue that holds the free world together: Strongly Favors topic 14
Prohibit torture of terrorists in US custody: Opposes topic 14
Oppose the United Nations' Arms Trade Treaty: Favors topic 14
No transfers of Gitmo prisoners to US or abroad: Strongly Favors topic 14
YES on withholding $244M in UN Back Payments until US seat restored: Strongly Favors topic 14
NO on requiring FISA court warrant to monitor US-to-foreign calls: Favors topic 14
NO on preserving habeas corpus for Guantanamo detainees: Strongly Favors topic 14
NO on requiring CIA reports on detainees & interrogation methods: Strongly Favors topic 14
YES on removing need for FISA warrant for wiretapping abroad: Strongly Favors topic 14
Strongly Favors topic 15:
Expand the military
(-5 points on Social scale)
Problems in V.A. are real; threats to homeland are real: Strongly Favors topic 15
America is already great; make America strong again: Strongly Favors topic 15
Give military leaders anything they need: Strongly Favors topic 15
Restore defense cuts made automatically by sequestration: Strongly Favors topic 15
Fill Guantanamo with more terrorists instead of closing it: Favors topic 15
More budget & more than 440,000 troops against North Korea: Strongly Favors topic 15
Cuts to military systems will leave us with a hollow force: Strongly Favors topic 15
Rated 0% by SANE, indicating a pro-military voting record: Strongly Favors topic 15
Sponsored bill for Iraq budget to be part of defense budget: Opposes topic 15
Extend reserve retirement pay parity back to 9/11: Favors topic 15
Set minimum spending on defense at 4% of GDP: Strongly Favors topic 15
No US troops under UN command; more defense spending: Favors topic 15
YES on $266 billion Defense Appropriations bill: Favors topic 15
YES on deploying SDI: Favors topic 15
NO on requiring on-budget funding for Iraq, not emergency funding: Favors topic 15
NO on limiting soldiers' deployment to 12 months: Favors topic 15
Favors topic 16:
Make voter registration easier
(+2 points on Social scale)
Constitutional amendment to limit spending by super PACs: Favors topic 16
Increase campaign contribution limits; but no foreigners: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Require Internet disclosure of all earmarks: Favors topic 16
Matching fund for small donors, with debate requirements: Favors topic 16
Restrict campaign donations from foreigners or 3rd parties: Favors topic 16
YES on banning soft money and issue ads: Favors topic 16
NO on banning soft money donations to national political parties: Opposes topic 16
YES on campaign finance reform banning soft-money contributions: Favors topic 16
YES on allowing some lobbyist gifts to Congress: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Strongly Opposes topic 17:
Avoid foreign entanglements
(-5 points on Social scale)
Destroy Iran's nuclear program, & also its air force & navy: Strongly Opposes topic 17
Congress will not approve Iran nuclear deal: Opposes topic 17
Sanctions against Putin; arm & train the Ukrainians: Opposes topic 17
Create a democratic noose around Putin's Russia: Opposes topic 17
Destroy radical Islam like Reagan destroyed the Evil Empire: Strongly Favors topic 17
Israel: stay as long as needed in Gaza to deal with Hamas: Opposes topic 17
Slow Afghan withdrawal, with 15,000 US troops left behind: Strongly Opposes topic 17
Ok to hold off Iranian sanctions but only while negotiating: Favors topic 17
Support the Syrian rebels against Assad & Iran: Strongly Opposes topic 17
Getting Syria wrong leads to Iranian nukes & war with Israel: Strongly Favors topic 17
Get involved in Syria to protect against al Qaeda and Iran: Strongly Opposes topic 17
10,000 US troops in Iraq; 10,000 in Syria; plus 90,000 Arabs: Strongly Opposes topic 17
Winning in Iraq is more important than safety: Strongly Opposes topic 17
Returning from Iraq prematurely was a mistake: Strongly Opposes topic 17
U.S. ground troops to fight ISIL in Syria and Iraq: Strongly Opposes topic 17
We should have left 10,000 US troops in Iraq: Strongly Opposes topic 17
More intervention in Iraq avoids an American city in flames: Strongly Opposes topic 17
Form army--90% them, 10% us--to destroy Caliphate: Strongly Opposes topic 17
American troops should partner with regional army: Opposes topic 17
If France invokes Article V, NATO should declare war on ISIS: Strongly Opposes topic 17
Need substantial boots on the ground against ISIL: Strongly Opposes topic 17
If we don't destroy ISIL soon, they're coming here: Strongly Opposes topic 17
I have a plan to fight ISIL: ground forces in Syria & Iraq: Strongly Opposes topic 17
Whatever it takes, as long as it takes, to defeat ISIL: Strongly Opposes topic 17
Russia will back down if US provokes it in deposing Assad: Strongly Opposes topic 17
Arm Ukraine; sanction Russia; more NATO troops to region: Opposes topic 17
Obama "screams loudly & carries no stick," in Russia & Syria: Opposes topic 17
Military commitment of regional troops in Syria is necessary: Strongly Opposes topic 17
Regional, not US, army would keep stability in Syria: Favors topic 17
Form regional coalition to enforce no-fly zone in Syria: Strongly Opposes topic 17
2012: Arm the Syrian rebels & fight Assad's air force: Strongly Opposes topic 17
Intervention in Syria to degrade Assad's chemical weapons: Strongly Favors topic 17
Syria: Assad must go, and small arms won't do it: Strongly Opposes topic 17
Sponsored prevention, not containment, for Iranian nukes: Strongly Opposes topic 17
Support the completion of the US mission in Iraq: Strongly Opposes topic 17
Sanctions on Iran to end nuclear program: Opposes topic 17
YES on authorizing military force in Iraq: Strongly Opposes topic 17
NO on redeploying troops out of Iraq by July 2007: Strongly Opposes topic 17
NO on redeploying US troops out of Iraq by March 2008: Strongly Opposes topic 17
NO on redeploying non-essential US troops out of Iraq in 9 months: Opposes topic 17
Strongly Opposes topic 18:
Prioritize green energy
(+5 points on Economic scale)
I'm no scientist, but 90% of them say climate change is real: Strongly Favors topic 18
Combat climate change without harming the economy: Favors topic 18
Climate change is real, but don't make a religion of it: Opposes topic 18
Green diesel regulations cost $367 per truck per year: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Rated 17% by the CAF, indicating opposition to energy independence: Opposes topic 18
Open the Outer Continental Shelf for oil & gas leasing: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Gas tax holiday for the summer: Opposes topic 18
NO on starting implementation of Kyoto Protocol: Strongly Opposes topic 18
NO on raising CAFE standards; incentives for alternative fuels: Strongly Opposes topic 18
NO on prohibiting oil drilling & development in ANWR: Strongly Opposes topic 18
YES on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases: Opposes topic 18
YES on targeting 100,000 hydrogen-powered vehicles by 2010: Strongly Favors topic 18
NO on removing consideration of drilling ANWR from budget bill: Opposes topic 18
NO on reducing oil usage by 40% by 2025 (instead of 5%): Strongly Opposes topic 18
NO on disallowing an oil leasing program in Alaska's ANWR: Strongly Opposes topic 18
NO on banning drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: Opposes topic 18
NO on factoring global warming into federal project planning: Opposes topic 18
NO on removing oil & gas exploration subsidies: Strongly Opposes topic 18
NO on addressing CO2 emissions without considering India & China: Opposes topic 18
NO on tax incentives for energy production and conservation: Strongly Opposes topic 18
YES on requiring full Senate debate and vote on cap-and-trade: Opposes topic 18
YES on protecting middle-income taxpayers from a national energy tax: Opposes topic 18
NO on $2 billion more for Cash for Clunkers program: Opposes topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19:
Marijuana is a gateway drug
(-5 points on Social scale)
Enhance interdiction by criminalizing unflagged submarines: Strongly Favors topic 19
YES on subjecting federal employees to random drug tests: Strongly Favors topic 19
YES on prohibiting needle exchange & medical marijuana in DC: Strongly Favors topic 19
YES on military border patrols to battle drugs & terrorism: Strongly Favors topic 19
Opposes topic 20:
Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(+2 points on Economic scale)
Supports the Cut-Cap-and-Balance Pledge: Opposes topic 20
Disapprove of increasing the debt limit: Opposes topic 20
Rated 14% by UFCW, indicating a pro-management voting record: Opposes topic 20
Audit the Federal Reserve & its actions on mortgage loans: Opposes topic 20
NO on increasing tax rate for people earning over $1 million: Strongly Opposes topic 20
NO on additional $825 billion for economic recovery package: Strongly Opposes topic 20
YES on $192B additional anti-recession stimulus spending: Strongly Favors topic 20

Lindsey Graham is a Hard-Core Conservative.
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