Marco Rubio on SenateMatch

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Strongly Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale)	Pro-life, but understands that woman's right is the law: Favors topic 1 Expand birth control exemption for faith-based organizations: Opposes topic 1 Opposed Sotomayor nomination based on her Roe support: Strongly Opposes topic 1 No right to privacy, that resulted in the Roe v. Wade: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Require ultrasounds before performing abortions: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Voted against funding stem cell research: Opposes topic 1 Opposes both federal abortion funding & judicial activism: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Supports prohibiting human embryonic stem cell research: Opposes topic 1 Supports giving legal protection to unborn children: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Prohibit federal funding for abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-3 points on Economic scale)	Incentivize foreign language curriculum in elementary school: Favors topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-5 points on Social scale)	No gay couples as foster parents; no social experimentation: Opposes topic 3 No evidence to change policy of don't ask, don't tell: Opposes topic 3 Collect DNA of those convicted of sexually deviant behavior: Opposes topic 3 Supports Amendment to prevent same sex marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Supports banning homosexuals in the military: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Opposes Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA): Opposes topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-5 points on Social scale)	Silent on voluntary school prayer: Neutral on topic 4 We cannot keep God out of our lives, even in public realm: Strongly Favors topic 4 Acknowledge God in everything we do & everywhere we go: Favors topic 4 Communities & churches once took care of neighbors: Strongly Favors topic 4
Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+2 points on Economic scale)	Medicare's hospice care let my father die with dignity: Favors topic 5 Expand prescription benefits to low-income seniors: Favors topic 5 Launch a marketplace of affordable health insurance: Opposes topic 5 Launch a marketplace of affordable health insurance: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Opposes government-run healthcare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Defund, repeal, & replace federal care with free market: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Repeal any federal health care takeover: Strongly Opposes topic 5 YES on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts: Opposes topic 5
Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-3 points on Economic scale)	Benefits have to be less generous to save Social Security: Opposes topic 6 Raise retirement age for those now under 55: Opposes topic 6 Tough choices include raising retirement age & reducing COLA: Opposes topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+5 points on Economic scale)	Presided over $2.3B cut to Florida public education: Favors topic 7 Voted for more scholarships for private schools: Favors topic 7 More options for student and parent choice in education: Favors topic 7 More options for student and parent choice in education: Favors topic 7 A+ Plan for Education: charters and choice: Favors topic 7 $4,500 voucher saves state $10,000 in per-student cost: Strongly Favors topic 7 $4,500 voucher saves state $10,000 in per-student cost: Strongly Favors topic 7 Supports less federal & more local control of education: Favors topic 7
Favors topic 8: Human needs over animal rights (-3 points on Social scale)	Utilize toll revenues to widen & improve expressways: Favors topic 8 Increase funding for making homes hurricane-resistant: Favors topic 8
Strongly Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-5 points on Social scale)	Toughen laws against prostitution & sex trafficking: Favors topic 9 Mandatory life sentence for repeat sex offenders: Strongly Favors topic 9 Endless death row appeals hinder justice: Strongly Favors topic 9 Halt illegal activities at strip clubs & porn websites: Favors topic 9 Increase criminal penalties for identity theft: Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Deal with gun violence, but do it constitutionally: Favors topic 10 As Speaker, failed to push law allowing guns at work: Opposes topic 10 2nd Amendment is a cornerstone of our democracy: Strongly Favors topic 10 Opposes restrictions on the right to bear arms: Strongly Favors topic 10 Rated B+ by the NRA, indicating a pro-gun rights voting record: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	End double-taxes: capital gains; dividends; & inheritance: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Address market uncertainty by making Bush cuts permanent: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Capital gains tax is double taxation: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Eliminate taxes on capital gains; lower corporate tax rates: Opposes topic 11 Simplify our tax code; reduce the tax burden: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Supermajority vote for any tax increases: Opposes topic 11 Supports flat-rate federal tax; opposes increased tax rates: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Adopt a single-rate tax system: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Repeal tax hikes in capital gains and death taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Supports the Taxpayer Protection Pledge: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-3 points on Social scale)	AZ ant-immigrant law demands papers like "police state": Favors topic 12 Legal status, but not citizenship, to migrant's children: Opposes topic 12 GOP DREAM Act: visas for going to college or military: Favors topic 12 AZ law may unreasonably single out some citizens: Favors topic 12 Don't count illegal immigrants in the 2010 census: Opposes topic 12 No amnesty in any form, not even back-of-the-line: Strongly Opposes topic 12 No amnesty in any form, not even back-of-the-line: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Oppose amnesty in any reform: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Opposes granting amnesty to illegal immigrants: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Supports full implementation of current border security laws: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale)	Continue reducing barriers to free and fair trade: Strongly Favors topic 13
Opposes topic 14: Maintain US sovereignty from UN (-3 points on Social scale)	America needs a foreign policy of engaging abroad: Opposes topic 14
Strongly Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-5 points on Social scale)	Safer place when America is strongest country in the world: Strongly Favors topic 15
Favors topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (-3 points on Economic scale)	2003: Anonymous contributors; 2004: backed down & disclosed: Opposes topic 16 Reduce paid petition business in citizen initiative process: Favors topic 16 Allow transferring surplus campaign funds to other campaigns: Opposes topic 16 Ban stock trading based on Congressional insider knowledge: Strongly Favors topic 16
Strongly Opposes topic 17: Stay out of Iran (-5 points on Social scale)	We need a long-term commitment to Afghanistan: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Military action should be on the table in Iran & Syria: Strongly Opposes topic 17 2007 troop surge was the right thing to do: Opposes topic 17 Opposes timetable for troop withdrawal from Afghanistan: Opposes topic 17 Iranian nuclear weapons: prevention instead of containment: Strongly Opposes topic 17
Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+2 points on Economic scale)	Grow our energy industry, not "clean energy" like Solyndra: Strongly Opposes topic 18 I dislike cap-&-trade, but it is inevitable as national law: Favors topic 18 Cap-and-trade scheme destroys jobs: Opposes topic 18 Explore ANWR & outer continental shelf: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Tax incentives for energy-efficient appliances: Favors topic 18 Loans to public institutions for energy efficiency: Strongly Favors topic 18 Florida has obvious advantages in solar energy: Favors topic 18 Let hybrid drivers use HOV lanes & discount parking: Favors topic 18 Signed the No Climate Tax Pledge by AFP: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Cap-and-trade has no impact on global temperatures: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Explore proven energy reserves & keep energy prices low: Opposes topic 18 Opposes passage of Cap-and-Trade energy legislation: Strongly Opposes topic 18 YES on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases: Opposes topic 18
Favors topic 19: Never legalize marijuana (-3 points on Social scale)	Teach students skills to avoid gangs, violence, & drugs: Favors topic 19
Strongly Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale)	Tax, borrow, & spend is not the way out of the recession: Strongly Opposes topic 20 No one should pay higher taxes in recession, not even top 2%: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Extend Bush tax cuts, even for high earners: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Oppose Obama stimulus package; it's bad for America: Opposes topic 20 Limit federal spending growth to per-capita inflation rate: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Supports the Cut-Cap-and-Balance Pledge: Opposes topic 20 Disapprove of increasing the debt limit: Opposes topic 20 Rated 14% by UFCW, indicating a pro-management voting record: Opposes topic 20 Audit the Federal Reserve & its actions on mortgage loans: Opposes topic 20