Jim Risch on SenateMatch

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VoteMatch Question & Answer (Click on question for explanation and background)	Based on these stances: (Click on topic for excerpt & citation)
Strongly Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's 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 YES on restricting UN funding for population control policies: Opposes topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (+5 points on Economic scale)	Opposes mandates for affirmative action: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (-5 points on Social scale)	Opposes sexual orientation as a protected civil right: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: Teacher-led prayer in public schools (-5 points on Social scale)	Teach traditional family values in public schools: Strongly Favors topic 4 Constitutionally prohibit flag desecration: Favors topic 4
No opinion on topic 8: Death Penalty (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (-3 points on Social scale)	Eliminate epidemic of domestic violence from our society: Favors topic 9
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
Opposes topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (+2 points on Economic scale)	Private sector is best suited to manage health care: Strongly 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
Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-3 points on Economic scale)	Reform Social Security without privatization: Opposes topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (+5 points on Economic scale)	Supports choosing schools via vouchers: Strongly Favors topic 7
Opposes topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (+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 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: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (-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
Strongly Favors topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (+5 points on Economic scale)	Allow churches to provide welfare services: Strongly Favors topic 20
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Make taxes more progressive (+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 Keep reduction of capital gains tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Opposes topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (-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
Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-3 points on Economic scale)	Re-establish Fast Track; re-negotiate NAFTA: Opposes topic 13
No opinion on topic 15: Expand the armed forces (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
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
Strongly Opposes topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (-5 points on Social scale)	Supports the Patriot Act: Strongly Opposes topic 14
No opinion on topic 17: US out of Iraq (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