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Bob Corker on SenateMatch |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(-5 points on Social scale) | Incrementally work to lessen number of abortions: Opposes topic 1 No stem cell research that destroys human life: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Only appoint judges who won’t overstep their bounds: Opposes topic 1 Pro-life, anti-partial birth, pro-parental consent: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Prohibit federal funding for abortion: Strongly 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 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 |
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No opinion on
topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
(0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(-5 points on Social scale) | Support the sanctity of marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 |
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Favors
topic 4:Keep God in the public sphere
(-3 points on Social scale) | Keep “one nation under God” in US Senate: Favors topic 4 |
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Opposes
topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Let competition determine Rx prices, not negotiation: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Encourage Health Savings Accounts: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Establishment of Office of Health Care Fraud Prevention: Opposes topic 5 YES on allowing tribal Indians to opt out of federal healthcare: Strongly 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 requiring negotiated Rx prices for Medicare part D: Opposes topic 5 YES on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility: Favors topic 5 YES on overriding veto on expansion of Medicare: Favors topic 5 YES on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program: Favors topic 5 YES on regulating tobacco as a drug: Favors topic 5 |
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No opinion on
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
(0 points on Economic scale) | We must preserve benefits exactly as promised: Opposes topic 6 Support automatic payroll deductions for IRAs: Neutral on topic 6 YES on establishing reserve funds & pre-funding for Social Security: Favors topic 6 |
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No opinion on
topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
(0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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Opposes
topic 8:Human needs over animal rights
(+2 points on Social scale) | Celebrate the recovery of the bald eagle: Strongly Opposes topic 8 YES on prohibiting eminent domain for use as parks or grazing land: Favors topic 8 |
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Favors
topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
(-3 points on Social scale) | Put repeat criminals behind bars: Strongly Favors topic 9 YES on reinstating $1.15 billion funding for the COPS Program: Opposes topic 9 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Protect the Second Amendment’s guarantee: Strongly Favors topic 10 Ban gun registration & trigger lock law in Washington DC: 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 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Get control of our federal budget via efficiency: Opposes topic 11 Reduce burden of taxation, litigation, and regulation: Opposes topic 11 Make President Bush’s tax cuts permanent: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Taxpayer Protection Pledge: no new taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Supports the Taxpayer Protection Pledge: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Keep reduction of capital gains tax: 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 raising estate tax exemption to $5 million: Strongly Opposes topic 11 YES on repealing the Alternative Minimum Tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11 |
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Opposes
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(-3 points on Social scale) | Use technology to improve fence along Mexican border: Strongly Favors topic 12 Control our borders and patrol our points of entry: Strongly Opposes topic 12 NO on continuing federal funds for declared "sanctuary cities": 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 NO on comprehensive immigration reform: Strongly Opposes topic 12 |
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Favors
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Break down trade barriers to give farmers a world market: Favors topic 13 YES on promoting free trade with Peru: Favors topic 13 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 14:Maintain US sovereignty from UN
(+5 points on Social scale) | NO on requiring FISA court warrant to monitor US-to-foreign calls: Favors topic 14 YES on removing need for FISA warrant for wiretapping abroad: Strongly Favors topic 14 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 15:Expand the military
(-5 points on Social scale) | We can never adequately repay our military troops: Strongly Favors topic 15 NO on limiting soldiers' deployment to 12 months: Favors topic 15 |
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Favors
topic 16:Stricter limits on political campaign funds
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Require Internet disclosure of all earmarks: Favors topic 16 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 17:Stay out of Iran
(-5 points on Social scale) | Can’t leave Iraq until they have the tools to move ahead: Strongly Opposes topic 17 We must complete our mission in Iraq: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Iranian nuclear weapons: prevention instead of containment: 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 |
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Favors
topic 18:Prioritize green energy
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Strongly support biofuel; campaign chair is biodiesel seller: Favors topic 18 Promote fuel cells & alternatives to reduce oil dependence: Favors topic 18 Open the Outer Continental Shelf for oil & gas leasing: Strongly Opposes topic 18 YES on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases: Opposes topic 18 NO on factoring global warming into federal project planning: Opposes topic 18 YES on removing oil & gas exploration subsidies: Strongly Favors topic 18 YES on tax incentives for energy production and conservation: Strongly Favors 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 YES on $2 billion more for Cash for Clunkers program: Favors topic 18 |
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No opinion on
topic 19:Never legalize marijuana
(0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Job growth by reducing taxation, litigation, and regulation: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Rated 17% by UFCW, indicating a pro-management voting record: 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 NO on $192B additional anti-recession stimulus spending: Strongly Opposes topic 20 |
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Contact info: Fax Number: 202-228-1264 Mailing Address: Senate Office SD-185, Washington, DC 20510 Phone number: (202) 224-3344 | |||