Wendy Long on SenateMatch

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Strongly Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right (-5 points on Social scale)	Don't require churches to offer contraception to employees: Opposes topic 1 Pro-life from conception to natural death: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Endorsed as longtime pro-life leader: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Conscience exemption: churches need not insure contraception: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Roe v. Wade was constitutionally flawed legal decision: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Opposes public abortion funding: Opposes topic 1 Supports parental notification for abortions: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Opposes churches providing birth control: Opposes topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (+5 points on Economic scale)	The Democrats cooked up this whole phony "war on women": Strongly Opposes topic 2 Firefighters don't deserve to be victims of racial quotas: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (-5 points on Social scale)	Marriage should be between a man and a woman: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Would never attend a same-sex marriage ceremony: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Supports defining traditional marriage: Opposes topic 3 Supports banning military gay marriage: Opposes topic 3
Favors topic 4: Teacher-led prayer in public schools (-3 points on Social scale)	Supports banning funding of offensive art: Favors topic 4
No opinion on topic 8: Death Penalty (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Lifelong shooter and gun owner: Strongly Favors topic 10 Opposes restricting the Second Amendment: Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (+5 points on Economic scale)	ObamaCare damages New York's economy: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Supports repealing ObamaCare: Strongly Opposes topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (+2 points on Economic scale)	Self-interested bureaucracies corrosive on public schools: Favors topic 7
Opposes topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (+2 points on Economic scale)	Develop upstate natural gas via fracking: Favors topic 18 Gas prices double while they focus on algae energy: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Build Keystone pipeline instead of subsidizing solar panels: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Keystone Pipeline delays are heavy hand of regulation: Opposes topic 18
No opinion on topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (+2 points on Economic scale)	Supports workfare: Favors topic 20
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Make taxes more progressive (+5 points on Economic scale)	Stimulus spending stimulated corporate cronyism: Favors topic 11 Unwavering on raising taxes; capital creates jobs: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Don't ever put tax increases on the table: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Cut taxes & regulations to let job creators create jobs: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Opposes increasing tax rates: Opposes topic 11 Supports eliminating the inheritance tax: Opposes topic 11
No opinion on topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 15: Expand the armed forces (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (-5 points on Social scale)	Bush's anti-terror strategy succeeded; no threat to rights: Strongly Opposes topic 14
Strongly Opposes topic 17: US out of Iraq & Afghanistan (-5 points on Social scale)	Stand with Israel in ensuring Iran does not get nukes: Opposes topic 17 No 2014 withdrawal date for troops in Afghanistan: Strongly Opposes topic 17