Joe Kennedy III on VoteMatch

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Strongly Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	Fight any efforts to limit reproductive health services: Strongly Favors topic 1 Supports public abortion funding: Strongly Favors topic 1 Supports churches providing birth control: Strongly Favors topic 1 I consider myself pro-choice: Strongly Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Pay equity for women: Strongly Favors topic 2 More funding & services for victims of domestic violence: Strongly Favors topic 2 Enforce against wage discrimination based on gender: Strongly Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Right to love and marry whom you choose: Strongly Favors topic 3 Opposes defining traditional marriage: Strongly Favors 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)
Strongly Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale)	Defend the progress we've made with ObamaCare: Strongly Favors topic 5 Opposes repealing ObamaCare: Strongly Favors topic 5 Opposes repealing ObamaCare: Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale)	No means testing; no age changes; no privatization: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-3 points on Economic scale)	I support the President's Race to the Top program: Opposes topic 7 Supports federal grants for education reforms: Opposes topic 7
No opinion on topic 8: Human needs over animal rights (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+5 points on Social scale)	Opposes capital punishment: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Strongly Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-5 points on Economic scale)	Keep assault weapons ban; end gun-show loophole: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Supports restrictions on gun purchases: Opposes topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Tax system where everyone pays fair share: Strongly Favors topic 11 Supports increasing tax rates: Strongly Favors topic 11 Opposes eliminating the inheritance tax: Strongly Favors topic 11 Supports an income tax increase: Favors topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	Provide an opportunity to earn citizenship: Strongly Favors topic 12 Opposes exiting US to apply for citizenship: Favors topic 12
No opinion on topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 14: Maintain US sovereignty from UN (+5 points on Social scale)	Supports targeting suspected terrorists: Strongly Favors topic 14
Strongly Opposes topic 15: Expand the military (+5 points on Social scale)	Reduce defense spending, not Medicaid/Medicare: Strongly Opposes topic 15 Supports reducing defense spending: Strongly Opposes topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (-5 points on Economic scale)	Citizens United decision should be reversed: Strongly Favors topic 16
No opinion on topic 17: Stay out of Iran (0 points on Social scale)	Stay vigilant with Iran as we leave Afghanistan: Opposes topic 17 Bring troops home quickly & prudently before end of 2014: Strongly Favors topic 17 Crippling sanctions on Iran to ensure no nuclear arms: Opposes topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Invest in renewable and energy-efficiency technologies: Favors topic 18 Human activity is contributing to climate change: Strongly Favors topic 18 Supports regulating greenhouse gas emissions: Strongly Favors topic 18
No opinion on topic 19: Never legalize marijuana (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)