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
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+5 points on Economic scale)	Opposes mandates for affirmative action: Strongly Opposes topic 2
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
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
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
Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-3 points on Economic scale)	Reform Social Security without privatization: Opposes topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+5 points on Economic scale)	Supports choosing schools via vouchers: Strongly Favors topic 7
Favors topic 8: Human needs over animal rights (-3 points on Social scale)	Wolf population has recovered; delist as Endangered Species: Favors topic 8
Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-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
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
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
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 14: Maintain US sovereignty from UN (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 15: Expand the military (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
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
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
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
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