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Jim Risch on SenateMatch |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(-5 points on Social scale) | I oppose abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Recognize the sanctity of life in public policy: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Prohibit federal funding for abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 No family planning assistance that includes abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 YES on restricting UN funding for population control policies: Opposes topic 1 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Opposes mandates for affirmative action: Strongly Opposes topic 2 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(-5 points on Social scale) | Opposes sexual orientation as a protected civil right: Strongly Opposes topic 3 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 4:Keep God in the public sphere
(-5 points on Social scale) | Teach traditional family values in public schools: Strongly Favors topic 4 Allow churches to provide welfare services: Strongly Favors topic 4 Constitutionally prohibit flag desecration: Favors topic 4 |
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Opposes
topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Private sector is best suited to manage health care: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Establishment of Office of Health Care Fraud Prevention: Opposes topic 5 YES on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts: Opposes topic 5 NO on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program: Opposes topic 5 YES on regulating tobacco as a drug: Favors topic 5 |
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Opposes
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Reform Social Security without privatization: Opposes topic 6 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Supports choosing schools via vouchers: Strongly Favors topic 7 |
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Favors
topic 8:Human needs over animal rights
(-3 points on Social scale) | Wolf population has recovered; delist as Endangered Species: Favors topic 8 |
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Favors
topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
(-3 points on Social scale) | Eliminate epidemic of domestic violence from our society: Favors topic 9 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Gun ownership is a constitutional right: Strongly Favors topic 10 Rated A+ by the NRA, indicating a pro-gun rights voting record: 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 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) | Reduce corporate tax; eliminate corporate capital gains tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11 High priority on keeping lower individual tax rates: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Eliminate capital gains tax & estate tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Top priority: make Bush tax cuts permanent: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Earned nickname “taxpayers friend” by fighting tax increases: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Phase out sales tax on groceries & food: Favors topic 11 Taxpayer Protection Pledge: no new taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Keep reduction of capital gains tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11 |
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Opposes
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(-3 points on Social scale) | Don’t allow illegal immigrants to earn citizenship: Favors topic 12 I oppose amnesty in any form: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Ensure that only legal immigrants receive state benefits: Opposes topic 12 |
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Opposes
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Re-establish Fast Track; re-negotiate NAFTA: Opposes topic 13 |
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No opinion on
topic 14:Maintain US sovereignty from UN
(0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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No opinion on
topic 15:Expand the military
(0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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Opposes
topic 16:Stricter limits on political campaign funds
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Opposes stricter limits on political campaign funds: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Ban paid voter registration: Opposes topic 16 Military spouses don't lose voting residency while abroad: Favors topic 16 |
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No opinion on
topic 17:Stay out of Iran
(0 points on Social scale) | No open-ended funding for Iraq but no precipitous withdrawal: Favors topic 17 Sanctions on Iran to end nuclear program: Opposes topic 17 |
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Opposes
topic 18:Prioritize green energy
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Yucca Mountain is the proper site for nuclear waste: Opposes topic 18 Drill offshore; drill ANWR; drill for oil shale: Strongly Opposes topic 18 No cap-&-trade; include India & China in carbon restrictions: Opposes topic 18 We’re running out of oil; we must drill our way through this: Strongly Opposes topic 18 25x25 policy: reduce fossil fuel use 25% over 25 years: Strongly Favors topic 18 Tap domestic potential in ANWR and continental shelf: Opposes topic 18 Comprehensive policy with nuclear, clean coal & alternatives: Opposes topic 18 Opt out of EPA mercury program; no coal plants in Idaho: Strongly Favors topic 18 Set goal of 25% renewable energy by 2025: Strongly Favors topic 18 Allow horizontal drilling into Alaska's Coastal Plain: Strongly Opposes topic 18 YES on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases: 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 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 19:Never legalize marijuana
(-5 points on Social scale) | Enforce laws against drug use: Strongly Favors topic 19 Appointed first state Drug Czar; fight Rx drug abuse & more: Strongly Favors topic 19 |
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Opposes
topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Audit the Federal Reserve & its actions on mortgage loans: 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 |
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