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Lindsey Graham on Abortion
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Click here for 26 full quotes on Abortion
OR background on Abortion.
- Eliminate abortion on demand at 20 weeks. (Oct 2020)
- Defund Planned Parenthood: they harvest organs of the unborn. (Aug 2015)
- Reinforce Mexico City policy: defund overseas abortions. (Aug 2015)
- Pro-life, with exceptions for rape, incest, & maternal life. (Jun 2015)
- Protect the sanctity of life. (Aug 2008)
- Ginsburg would get rejected today for outspokenness on Roe. (Jan 2006)
- Federal crime to harm fetus during an assault. (Apr 2001)
- Voted YES on restricting UN funding for population control policies. (Mar 2009)
- Voted YES on defining unborn child as eligible for SCHIP. (Mar 2008)
- Voted YES on prohibiting minors crossing state lines for abortion. (Mar 2008)
- Voted YES on barring HHS grants to organizations that perform abortions. (Oct 2007)
- Voted NO on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines. (Apr 2007)
- Voted YES on notifying parents of minors who get out-of-state abortions. (Jul 2006)
- Voted NO on $100M to reduce teen pregnancy by education & contraceptives. (Mar 2005)
- Voted YES on criminal penalty for harming unborn fetus during other crime. (Mar 2004)
- Voted YES on banning partial birth abortions except for maternal life. (Mar 2003)
- Voted YES on funding for health providers who don't provide abortion info. (Sep 2002)
- Voted YES on banning Family Planning funding in US aid abroad. (May 2001)
- Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortions. (Apr 2000)
- Voted YES on barring transporting minors to get an abortion. (Jun 1999)
- Rated 0% by NARAL, indicating a pro-life voting record. (Dec 2003)
- Rated 100% by the NRLC, indicating a pro-life stance. (Dec 2006)
- Prohibit transporting minors across state lines for abortion. (Jan 2008)
- Prohibit federal funding for abortion. (May 2011)
- Voted YES to protect infant survivors of abortion. (Feb 2020)
- Anti-Planned Parenthood, according to CC survey. (Sep 2020)
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Lindsey Graham on Budget & Economy
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OR background on Budget & Economy.
- Won't shut country down; getting back to business. (Oct 2020)
- Dollar-for-dollar offset: cut spending to raise debt ceiling. (Jan 2013)
- Voted YES on $192B additional anti-recession stimulus spending. (Jul 2009)
- Voted YES on modifying bankruptcy rules to avoid mortgage foreclosures. (May 2009)
- Voted NO on additional $825 billion for economic recovery package. (Feb 2009)
- Voted YES on paying down federal debt by rating programs' effectiveness. (Mar 2007)
- Voted YES on $40B in reduced federal overall spending. (Dec 2005)
- Allow $3 on 1040 form to pay off National Debt. (Sep 2000)
- Balanced Budget Amendment with 3/5 vote to override. (Jan 2009)
- Supports the Cut-Cap-and-Balance Pledge. (Jan 2012)
- Disapprove of increasing the debt limit. (Jan 2012)
- Audit the Federal Reserve & its actions on mortgage loans. (Jan 2014)
- Voted YES on $900 billion COVID relief package. (Dec 2020)
- Supports balanced budget amendment & line item veto. (Sep 1994)
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Lindsey Graham on Civil Rights
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OR background on Civil Rights.
- Respect Supreme Court decision & fight for religious liberty. (Jun 2015)
- Accept the Supreme Court ruling to allow gay marriage. (Jun 2015)
- Support the constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage. (Aug 2008)
- Voted NO on reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act. (Feb 2013)
- Voted YES on recommending Constitutional ban on flag desecration. (Jun 2006)
- Voted YES on constitutional ban of same-sex marriage. (Jun 2006)
- Voted YES on banning gay adoptions in DC. (Jul 1999)
- Voted YES on ending preferential treatment by race in college admissions. (May 1998)
- Supports anti-flag desecration amendment. (Mar 2001)
- Rated 0% by the ACLU, indicating an anti-civil rights voting record. (Dec 2002)
- Rated 0% by the HRC, indicating an anti-gay-rights stance. (Dec 2006)
- Rated 11% by the NAACP, indicating an anti-affirmative-action stance. (Dec 2006)
- Amend Constitution to define traditional marriage. (Jun 2008)
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Lindsey Graham on Corporations
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- AdWatch: Hero of the taxpayer & guardian of small business. (Mar 2014)
- 1997: Created trucking logistics company with 100 employees. (Jan 2014)
- Voted NO on repealing tax subsidy for companies which move US jobs offshore. (Mar 2005)
- Voted YES on reforming bankruptcy to include means-testing & restrictions. (Mar 2005)
- Voted YES on Bankruptcy Overhaul requiring partial debt repayment. (Mar 2001)
- Rated 83% by the US COC, indicating a pro-business voting record. (Dec 2003)
- Rated 14% by UFCW, indicating a pro-management voting record. (May 2012)
- Regulatory relief for smaller banks stimulates growth. (Mar 2018)
- Reduce corporate tax rates from 35% to 21% to create jobs. (Dec 2017)
- End the Death Tax, according to CC survey. (Sep 2020)
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Lindsey Graham on Crime
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OR background on Crime.
- I believe in reform but cops need our support more than ever. (Oct 2020)
- Capital punishment for child rapists. (Jul 2008)
- Voted NO on reinstating $1.15 billion funding for the COPS Program. (Mar 2007)
- Voted NO on funding for alternative sentencing instead of more prisons. (Jun 2000)
- Voted YES on more prosecution and sentencing for juvenile crime. (Jun 1999)
- Voted NO on maintaining right of habeas corpus in Death Penalty Appeals. (Mar 1996)
- Voted YES on making federal death penalty appeals harder. (Feb 1995)
- Rated 30% by CURE, indicating anti-rehabilitation crime votes. (Dec 2000)
- Facilitate recovering crime victim restitution fees. (Apr 2011)
- Rated 55% by the NAPO, indicating a moderate stance on police issues. (Dec 2014)
- Support law enforcement, according to CC survey. (Sep 2020)
- More prisons, more enforcement, effective death penalty. (Sep 1994)
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Lindsey Graham on Drugs
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- For medical legalization; opposes recreational legalization. (Sep 2020)
- Voted YES on military border patrols to battle drugs & terrorism. (Sep 2001)
- Voted YES on prohibiting needle exchange & medical marijuana in DC. (Oct 1999)
- Voted YES on subjecting federal employees to random drug tests. (Sep 1998)
- Enhance interdiction by criminalizing unflagged submarines. (Jul 2008)
- Rated B- by NORML, indicating a pro-drug-reform stance. (Nov 2016)
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Lindsey Graham on Education
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OR background on Education.
- States were bribed & coerced into adopting Common Core. (Jun 2015)
- I made homeschool graduates eligible for military service. (Jun 2015)
- Before the 60s, we were able to say a prayer in school. (Jun 2015)
- States were bribed and coerced into adopting Common Core. (Jun 2015)
- Sex education about abstinence, not contraception. (Oct 2014)
- Voted NO on additional $10.2B for federal education & HHS projects. (Oct 2007)
- Voted NO on $52M for "21st century community learning centers". (Oct 2005)
- Voted NO on $5B for grants to local educational agencies. (Oct 2005)
- Voted NO on shifting $11B from corporate tax loopholes to education. (Mar 2005)
- Voted YES on allowing school prayer during the War on Terror. (Nov 2001)
- Voted YES on requiring states to test students. (May 2001)
- Voted YES on allowing vouchers in DC schools. (Aug 1998)
- Voted YES on vouchers for private & parochial schools. (Nov 1997)
- Let schools display the words "God Bless America". (Oct 2001)
- Supports requiring schools to allow prayer. (Jan 2001)
- Rated 27% by the NEA, indicating anti-public education votes. (Dec 2003)
- Sponsored $110M per year to teach abstinence in public schools. (Feb 2013)
- Sponsored denouncing the Common Core State Standards. (Feb 2014)
- Anti-transgender bathrooms, according to CC survey. (Sep 2020)
- Supports a Constitutional Amendment for school prayer. (May 1997)
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Lindsey Graham on Energy & Oil
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OR background on Energy & Oil.
- Green New Deal is crazy; would destroy economy. (Oct 2020)
- I'm no scientist, but 90% of them say climate change is real. (Oct 2015)
- Stop debating about climate science; debate about solutions. (Aug 2015)
- Combat climate change without harming the economy. (Jun 2015)
- Greenhouse gas is a problem; but EPA shouldn't regulate it. (Feb 2012)
- Voted YES on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases. (Apr 2011)
- Voted YES on protecting middle-income taxpayers from a national energy tax. (Apr 2009)
- Voted YES on requiring full Senate debate and vote on cap-and-trade. (Apr 2009)
- Voted NO on tax incentives for energy production and conservation. (Jun 2008)
- Voted NO on addressing CO2 emissions without considering India & China. (May 2008)
- Voted NO on removing oil & gas exploration subsidies. (Jun 2007)
- Voted YES on making oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal. (Jun 2007)
- Voted NO on factoring global warming into federal project planning. (May 2007)
- Voted NO on disallowing an oil leasing program in Alaska's ANWR. (Nov 2005)
- Voted NO on $3.1B for emergency oil assistance for hurricane-hit areas. (Oct 2005)
- Voted NO on reducing oil usage by 40% by 2025 (instead of 5%). (Jun 2005)
- Voted NO on banning drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. (Mar 2005)
- Voted YES on Bush Administration Energy Policy. (Jul 2003)
- Voted YES on targeting 100,000 hydrogen-powered vehicles by 2010. (Jun 2003)
- Voted NO on removing consideration of drilling ANWR from budget bill. (Mar 2003)
- Voted NO on raising CAFE standards; incentives for alternative fuels. (Aug 2001)
- Voted NO on prohibiting oil drilling & development in ANWR. (Aug 2001)
- Voted NO on starting implementation of Kyoto Protocol. (Jun 2000)
- Rated 17% by the CAF, indicating opposition to energy independence. (Dec 2006)
- Open the Outer Continental Shelf for oil & gas leasing. (Jun 2008)
- Gas tax holiday for the summer. (Apr 2008)
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Lindsey Graham on Environment
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OR background on Environment.
- Manage forest underbrush better, to avoid raging wildfires. (Nov 2018)
- Climate change is real, but don't make a religion of it. (Apr 2015)
- Green diesel regulations cost $367 per truck per year. (Jan 2014)
- Voted YES on protecting ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems. (May 2013)
- Voted NO on $2 billion more for Cash for Clunkers program. (Aug 2009)
- Voted YES on prohibiting eminent domain for use as parks or grazing land. (Dec 2007)
- Voted NO on including oil & gas smokestacks in mercury regulations. (Sep 2005)
- Rated 5% by the LCV, indicating anti-environment votes. (Dec 2003)
- Allow longer than 10 years to rebuild depleted fisheries. (Sep 2011)
- Rated 60% by HSLF, indicating a mixed voting record on animal welfare. (Jan 2012)
- Loosen restrictions on predator control in Alaska. (Mar 2017)
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Lindsey Graham on Foreign Policy
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OR background on Foreign Policy.
- Recognize Jerusalem as capital of Israel. (Dec 2017)
- More vetting from failed stats ok, but no Muslim ban. (Mar 2017)
- Putin hates democracy and hates coalitions of democracies. (Mar 2017)
- Educating kids damages radical Islam more than any bomb. (Mar 2017)
- State Department budget means "soft power" abroad. (Feb 2017)
- Russia's Putin is disrupting democracy everywhere. (Feb 2017)
- Create safe haven for refugees, not bring them to US. (Nov 2015)
- Let China choose: clenched fist or open hand. (Oct 2015)
- Destroy Iran's nuclear program, & also its air force & navy. (Jul 2015)
- Work with Iran to fight ISIS, but no to Iranian nuclear deal. (Jun 2015)
- Congress will not approve Iran nuclear deal. (Apr 2015)
- Condemn & isolate Cuba; they deserve no new engagement. (Dec 2014)
- Cuba is still a security threat to America; no aid. (Dec 2014)
- Sanctions on North Korea: terrorist list & China's help. (Dec 2014)
- Without American leadership the world disintegrates rapidly. (Jul 2014)
- Sanctions against Putin; arm & train the Ukrainians. (Jul 2014)
- UN has become more anti- Israeli & anti-Semitic. (Jul 2014)
- America is the glue that holds the free world together. (Jul 2014)
- Create a democratic noose around Putin's Russia. (Mar 2014)
- Create a democratic noose around Putin's Russia. (Mar 2014)
- Voted YES on cooperating with India as a nuclear power. (Oct 2008)
- Voted NO on keeping Cuba travel ban until political prisoners released. (Jul 2001)
- Voted YES on withholding $244M in UN Back Payments until US seat restored. (May 2001)
- Voted NO on $156M to IMF for 3rd-world debt reduction. (Jul 2000)
- Voted NO on Permanent Normal Trade Relations with China. (May 2000)
- Voted NO on $15.2 billion for foreign operations. (Nov 1999)
- Rated +1 by AAI, indicating a mixed Arab/Palestine voting record. (May 2012)
- Vigorous support for State of Israel against Hamas in Gaza. (Nov 2012)
- Disallow Palestine from joining ICC to threaten Israel. (Jan 2015)
- Two-state solution despite Israeli settlements on West Bank. (Jan 2017)
- Let Ukraine & Georgia enter NATO. (Jan 2008)
- Support Iranian demonstrators against Iranian government. (Jun 2009)
- Pressure friendly Arab states to end Israeli boycott. (Oct 2007)
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Lindsey Graham on Free Trade
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OR background on Free Trade.
- China has more to lose in trade war than US. (Jul 2018)
- Protect the American steel industry from Chinese dumping. (Apr 2018)
- Make currency manipulation a key issue in trade negotiations. (May 2015)
- NAFTA drained away textile trade from Upstate SC. (Jan 2014)
- Voted YES on promoting free trade with Peru. (Dec 2007)
- Voted YES on free trade agreement with Oman. (Jun 2006)
- Voted NO on implementing CAFTA for Central America free-trade. (Jul 2005)
- Voted NO on establishing free trade between US & Singapore. (Jul 2003)
- Voted NO on establishing free trade between the US and Chile. (Jul 2003)
- Voted NO on withdrawing from the WTO. (Jun 2000)
- Voted NO on 'Fast Track' authority for trade agreements. (Sep 1998)
- Rated 17% by CATO, indicating a pro-fair trade voting record. (Dec 2002)
- Free trade with post-Orange Revolution Ukraine. (Apr 2005)
- Declare Turkish rebar subject to anti-dumping duties. (Apr 2014)
- Voted FOR reauthorizing Ex-Im Bank. (Oct 2015)
- Implement USMCA for improved North American trade. (Jan 2020)
- Rated 88% by the USAE, indicating support for trade engagement. (Dec 2012)
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Lindsey Graham on Government Reform
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Click here for 26 full quotes on Government Reform
OR background on Government Reform.
- 10-day process to fire Russia probe special prosecutor. (Apr 2018)
- Overwhelming evidence that Russians stole emails from DNC. (Jan 2018)
- Supreme Court decided gay marriage; it's the law of the land. (Sep 2015)
- 2016 election will determine judiciary for decades to come. (Sep 2015)
- Constitutional amendment to limit spending by super PACs. (Jun 2015)
- Increase campaign contribution limits; but no foreigners. (Nov 2000)
- Voted NO on Congressional pay raise. (Jul 2009)
- Voted NO on providing a US House seat for the District of Columbia. (Feb 2009)
- Voted NO on granting the District of Columbia a seat in Congress. (Sep 2007)
- Voted YES on requiring photo ID to vote in federal elections. (Jul 2007)
- Voted YES on allowing some lobbyist gifts to Congress. (Mar 2006)
- Voted YES on campaign finance reform banning soft-money contributions. (Feb 2002)
- Voted NO on banning soft money donations to national political parties. (Jul 2001)
- Voted YES on banning soft money and issue ads. (Sep 1999)
- Sponsored bill allowing individual votes on each earmark. (Feb 2006)
- Require Internet disclosure of all earmarks. (May 2010)
- Matching fund for small donors, with debate requirements. (Feb 2013)
- Prohibit IRS audits targeting Tea Party political groups. (Feb 2014)
- Signed term limit pledge: 6 years House; 12 years Senate. (Nov 2010)
- Restrict campaign donations from foreigners or 3rd parties. (May 1999)
- Require all laws to cite Constitutional authorization. (Jun 2009)
- Strict Constitutionalist, according to CC survey. (Sep 2020)
- President Trump not guilty of inciting insurrection. (Jan 2021)
- Limit punitive damages; term limits on Congress. (Sep 1994)
- Government is too big, too intrusive, too easy with money. (Sep 1994)
- Voted NO on two articles of impeachment against Trump. (Feb 2020)
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Lindsey Graham on Gun Control
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OR background on Gun Control.
- Opposed expanding background checks, except for mentally ill. (Jun 2015)
- Voted NO on banning high-capacity magazines of over 10 bullets. (Apr 2013)
- Voted YES on allowing firearms in checked baggage on Amtrak trains. (Apr 2009)
- Voted YES on prohibiting foreign & UN aid that restricts US gun ownership. (Sep 2007)
- Voted YES on prohibiting lawsuits against gun manufacturers. (Jul 2005)
- Voted NO on banning lawsuits against gun manufacturers for gun violence. (Mar 2004)
- Voted YES on decreasing gun waiting period from 3 days to 1. (Jun 1999)
- Rated A by the NRA, indicating a pro-gun rights voting record. (Dec 2003)
- National cross-state standard for concealed carry. (Jan 2009)
- Oppose the United Nations' Arms Trade Treaty. (Sep 2013)
- Reciprocity across state lines for concealed carry. (Apr 2018)
- Ban gun registration & trigger lock law in Washington DC. (Mar 2007)
- Allow firearms in National Parks. (Feb 2008)
- Apply concealed carry permit to all other states where legal. (Feb 2009)
- Dangerousness, not mental incompetence, limits gun rights. (Mar 2009)
- Limit gun rights, according to CC survey. (Sep 2020)
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Lindsey Graham on Health Care
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OR background on Health Care.
- COVID: no one attacked Wilson when he got Spanish flu. (Oct 2020)
- ObamaCare takes money from some & gives free care to others. (Mar 2017)
- Oppose ObamaCare but don't shut down government for that. (Sep 2015)
- US troops in Africa is the right way to fight Ebola. (Oct 2014)
- Opposed ObamaCare from day one. (Mar 2014)
- Let ObamaCare show itself as a continuing debacle. (Oct 2013)
- Voted YES on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts. (May 2011)
- Voted NO on regulating tobacco as a drug. (Jun 2009)
- Voted NO on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program. (Jan 2009)
- Voted NO on overriding veto on expansion of Medicare. (Jul 2008)
- Voted YES on means-testing to determine Medicare Part D premium. (Mar 2008)
- Voted NO on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility. (Nov 2007)
- Voted NO on requiring negotiated Rx prices for Medicare part D. (Apr 2007)
- Voted NO on limiting medical liability lawsuits to $250,000. (May 2006)
- Voted NO on expanding enrollment period for Medicare Part D. (Feb 2006)
- Voted NO on increasing Medicaid rebate for producing generics. (Nov 2005)
- Voted YES on negotiating bulk purchases for Medicare prescription drug. (Mar 2005)
- Voted NO on $40 billion per year for limited Medicare prescription drug benefit. (Jun 2003)
- Voted YES on allowing suing HMOs, but under federal rules & limited award. (Aug 2001)
- Voted YES on subsidizing private insurance for Medicare Rx drug coverage. (Jun 2000)
- Voted YES on banning physician-assisted suicide. (Oct 1999)
- Voted YES on establishing tax-exempt Medical Savings Accounts. (Oct 1999)
- Rated 12% by APHA, indicating a anti-public health voting record. (Dec 2003)
- Establish a national childhood cancer database. (Mar 2007)
- Increase funding for occupational & physical therapy. (Apr 2011)
- Expand medical savings accounts for employers & individuals. (Feb 1999)
- Establishment of Office of Health Care Fraud Prevention. (Oct 2009)
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Lindsey Graham on Homeland Security
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OR background on Homeland Security.
- Soviet-style parade of military hardware shows weakness. (Mar 2018)
- American Muslims are the solution, not the problem. (Dec 2015)
- Problems in V.A. are real; threats to homeland are real. (Oct 2015)
- We need to monitor Islamic websites. (Sep 2015)
- Hillary Clinton let Benghazi become a death trap. (Sep 2015)
- Give military leaders anything they need. (Sep 2015)
- Stop closing military bases; I'll open MORE bases. (Sep 2015)
- Lack of ISIL strategy is Commander-in-Chief malpractice. (Jun 2015)
- Make homeschooled graduates eligible for military service. (Jun 2015)
- Maintain FISA electronic surveillance for terrorist suspects. (May 2015)
- Restore defense cuts made automatically by sequestration. (Mar 2015)
- The next stage of the fight against terrorism is in Africa. (Jan 2015)
- Fill Guantanamo with more terrorists instead of closing it. (Dec 2014)
- Benghazi:Focus on talking points, not how intel was gathered. (Nov 2014)
- Doing nothing about Benghazi leads to a more dangerous world. (Mar 2014)
- More budget & more than 440,000 troops against North Korea. (Mar 2014)
- NSA domestic spying only targets terrorism suspects. (Aug 2013)
- NSA leaker Edward Snowden is a felon, not a hero. (Jun 2013)
- Cuts to military systems will leave us with a hollow force. (Mar 2013)
- President did not do enough to protect Benghazi embassy. (Feb 2013)
- Canceling Pole/Czech missile defense capitulates to Russia. (Dec 2011)
- 2005: interrogations must follow US Army Field Manual rules. (Aug 2011)
- Ensure terrorists cannot sue American troops. (Aug 2008)
- Voted YES on extending the PATRIOT Act's roving wiretaps. (Feb 2011)
- Voted YES on cutting $221M in benefits to Filipinos who served in WWII US Army. (Apr 2008)
- Voted NO on requiring FISA court warrant to monitor US-to-foreign calls. (Feb 2008)
- Voted YES on removing need for FISA warrant for wiretapping abroad. (Aug 2007)
- Voted NO on limiting soldiers' deployment to 12 months. (Jul 2007)
- Voted NO on implementing the 9/11 Commission report. (Mar 2007)
- Voted NO on preserving habeas corpus for Guantanamo detainees. (Sep 2006)
- Voted NO on requiring CIA reports on detainees & interrogation methods. (Sep 2006)
- Voted YES on reauthorizing the PATRIOT Act. (Mar 2006)
- Voted YES on extending the PATRIOT Act's wiretap provision. (Dec 2005)
- Voted NO on restricting business with entities linked to terrorism. (Jul 2005)
- Voted NO on restoring $565M for states' and ports' first responders. (Mar 2005)
- Voted YES on permitting commercial airline pilots to carry guns. (Jul 2002)
- Voted YES on $266 billion Defense Appropriations bill. (Jul 1999)
- Voted YES on deploying SDI. (Mar 1999)
- Federalize aviation security. (Nov 2001)
- Rated 0% by SANE, indicating a pro-military voting record. (Dec 2003)
- Prohibit torture of terrorists in US custody. (Jul 2005)
- Sponsored bill for Iraq budget to be part of defense budget. (Jun 2006)
- Extend reserve retirement pay parity back to 9/11. (Dec 2007)
- Improve educational assistance for veterans. (Apr 2008)
- No transfers of Gitmo prisoners to US or abroad. (Jan 2015)
- Set minimum spending on defense at 4% of GDP. (Dec 2007)
- No US troops under UN command; more defense spending. (Sep 1994)
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Lindsey Graham on Immigration
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OR background on Immigration.
- Change asylum law to not apply to illegal border crossers. (Nov 2018)
- No northern border wall, yet there's no illegal Canadians. (Apr 2018)
- DACA recipients came here at age; this is their home. (Apr 2018)
- Sanctuary cities are symptom of a broken system. (Mar 2017)
- If we declare war on Islamic faith, we're all going to lose. (Feb 2017)
- Change comprehensive reform plan to account for terrorism. (Dec 2015)
- Increase legal immigration because we need workers. (Oct 2015)
- Those who stay will have to learn our language. (Oct 2015)
- We can't deport 11M illegals, but we can start. (Sep 2015)
- We need more legal immigration. (Sep 2015)
- Legal status for undocumented workers. (Mar 2015)
- LEGISLATIVE path to citizenship, NOT via executive action. (Feb 2015)
- Need comprehensive reform, not partial executive action. (Nov 2014)
- Driving out 11 million illegals impractical; fix the system. (Nov 2014)
- Streamline and quicken deportations. (Jul 2014)
- Secure border now in place with comprehensive immigration. (Jun 2013)
- New amnesty is tough and ends incoming illegals. (Jun 2013)
- Voted NO on continuing federal funds for declared "sanctuary cities". (Mar 2008)
- Voted YES on comprehensive immigration reform. (Jun 2007)
- Voted YES on declaring English as the official language of the US government. (Jun 2007)
- Voted NO on eliminating the "Y" nonimmigrant guestworker program. (May 2007)
- Voted YES on building a fence along the Mexican border. (Sep 2006)
- Voted YES on establishing a Guest Worker program. (May 2006)
- Voted YES on allowing illegal aliens to participate in Social Security. (May 2006)
- Voted YES on extending Immigrant Residency rules. (May 2001)
- Voted YES on more immigrant visas for skilled workers. (Sep 1998)
- Sponsored comprehensive immigration reform, without amnesty. (May 2005)
- Rated 27% by USBC, indicating an open-border stance. (Dec 2006)
- Support national emergency at the Southern border. (Mar 2019)
- Pro-border security, according to CC survey. (Sep 2020)
- Declared English the official language of the US. (Jan 1999)
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Lindsey Graham on Jobs
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OR background on Jobs.
- We got Boeing in South Carolina because we welcomed them. (Oct 2015)
- Increasing the minimum wage makes it harder to hire people. (Sep 2015)
- Biggest business headache is worker's compensation system. (Jan 2014)
- Voted YES on extending unemployment benefits from 39 weeks to 59 weeks. (Nov 2008)
- Voted YES on overriding presidential veto of Farm Bill. (Jun 2008)
- Voted YES on terminating legal challenges to English-only job rules. (Mar 2008)
- Voted NO on limiting farm subsidies to people earning under $750,000. (Dec 2007)
- Voted NO on restricting employer interference in union organizing. (Jun 2007)
- Voted YES on increasing minimum wage to $7.25. (Feb 2007)
- Voted NO on raising the minimum wage to $7.25 rather than $6.25. (Mar 2005)
- Voted YES on $167B over 10 years for farm price supports. (Oct 2001)
- Voted YES on zero-funding OSHA's Ergonomics Rules instead of $4.5B. (Mar 2001)
- Rated 17% by the AFL-CIO, indicating an anti-union voting record. (Dec 2003)
- Let ex-cons apply freely, according to CC survey. (Sep 2020)
- Incentives to businesses create jobs & raise wages. (Sep 1994)
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Lindsey Graham on Principles & Values
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OR background on Principles & Values.
- Big choice election: capitalism versus socialism. (Oct 2020)
- Impeachment: Don't need to hear a lot of witnesses. (Dec 2019)
- 1998: High crimes don't even have to be a crime. (Dec 2019)
- Trump cleaned up the mess that Obama left. (Sep 2019)
- Presidents need people that can tell them the truth. (Sep 2019)
- Biden: Graham has best instincts in the Senate. (Sep 2019)
- Now supports Trump, but called him "unfit for office". (May 2019)
- Investigate Steele dossier and how FBI handled it. (Jan 2018)
- I did not vote for Trump for President in 2016. (Jul 2017)
- America is already great; make America strong again. (Oct 2015)
- Experienced leader for libertarians,vegetarians, you name it. (Sep 2015)
- Reagan drank with opponents; let's drink more like that. (Sep 2015)
- My dad ran a pool room; I'm not elite. (Sep 2015)
- Supported removal of battle flag following shooting. (Jun 2015)
- Voted with Republican Party 87.5% of 312 votes. (Sep 2007)
- Voted YES on confirming of Sonia Sotomayor to Supreme Court. (Aug 2009)
- Voted YES on confirming Samuel Alito as Supreme Court Justice. (Jan 2006)
- Voted YES on confirming John Roberts for Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. (Sep 2005)
- Religious affiliation: Southern Baptist. (Nov 2000)
- Certify 2020 Presidential election as fully & fairly counted. (Jan 2021)
- Opposed creating Commission to investigate Jan. 6 events. (Jun 2021)
- Contract with America: 10 bills in 1st 100 days of Congress. (Sep 1994)
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Lindsey Graham on Social Security
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OR background on Social Security.
- Link size of cost of living increases to income. (Oct 2020)
- 50% of seniors would be in poverty without Social Security. (Oct 2015)
- I don't want a lecture about Soc.Sec,; I want to save it. (Sep 2015)
- Half of seniors would be in poverty without Soc.Sec. check. (Aug 2015)
- Voted YES on establishing reserve funds & pre-funding for Social Security. (Mar 2007)
- Voted YES on raising 401(k) limits & making pension plans more portable. (May 2001)
- Voted YES on reducing tax payments on Social Security benefits. (Jul 2000)
- Voted NO on strengthening the Social Security Lockbox. (May 1999)
- Create personal retirement accounts within Social Security. (Jul 2000)
- Rated 20% by the ARA, indicating an anti-senior voting record. (Dec 2003)
- Rated 9% by ARA, indicating a pro-privatization stance. (Jan 2013)
- Reduce taxes on Social Security earnings. (Sep 1994)
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Lindsey Graham on Tax Reform
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OR background on Tax Reform.
- Increase revenues to reduce national debt. (Jun 2015)
- Supports closing loopholes, means-testing higher income. (Apr 2015)
- Voted NO on increasing tax rate for people earning over $1 million. (Mar 2008)
- Voted YES on allowing AMT reduction without budget offset. (Mar 2008)
- Voted YES on raising the Death Tax exemption to $5M from $1M. (Feb 2008)
- Voted YES on repealing the Alternative Minimum Tax. (Mar 2007)
- Voted YES on raising estate tax exemption to $5 million. (Mar 2007)
- Voted YES on supporting permanence of estate tax cuts. (Aug 2006)
- Voted YES on permanently repealing the `death tax`. (Jun 2006)
- Voted NO on $47B for military by repealing capital gains tax cut. (Feb 2006)
- Voted YES on retaining reduced taxes on capital gains & dividends. (Feb 2006)
- Voted YES on extending the tax cuts on capital gains and dividends. (Nov 2005)
- Voted YES on $350 billion in tax breaks over 11 years. (May 2003)
- Voted YES on making the Bush tax cuts permanent. (Apr 2002)
- Voted YES on $99 B economic stimulus: capital gains & income tax cuts. (Oct 2001)
- Voted YES on Tax cut package of $958 B over 10 years. (May 2001)
- Voted YES on eliminating the Estate Tax ("death tax"). (Apr 2001)
- Voted YES on eliminating the "marriage penalty". (Jul 2000)
- Voted YES on $46 billion in tax cuts for small business. (Mar 2000)
- Phaseout the death tax. (Mar 2001)
- Rated 81% by NTU, indicating a "Taxpayer's Friend" on tax votes. (Dec 2003)
- Rated 0% by the CTJ, indicating opposition to progressive taxation. (Dec 2006)
- Member of the Congressional Flat Tax Caucus. (Nov 2007)
- Taxpayer Protection Pledge: no new taxes. (Aug 2010)
- Supports the Taxpayer Protection Pledge. (Jan 2012)
- Pro-tax cuts, according to CC survey. (Sep 2020)
- Repeal marriage tax; cut middle class taxes. (Sep 1994)
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Lindsey Graham on Technology
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OR background on Technology.
- $10 billion proposal for rural high speed internet. (Oct 2020)
- You're isolationist if you don't monitor calls from abroad. (Dec 2015)
- If I have to monitor a mosque, I'll monitor a mosque. (Aug 2015)
- Designate 25 "manufacturing universities" for engineers. (Jun 2015)
- I don't email & I've never sent an email. (Mar 2015)
- Ban online gambling (but not casino gambling). (Mar 2014)
- Voted YES on authorizing states to collect Internet sales taxes. (May 2013)
- Voted YES on $23B instead of $4.9B for waterway infrastructure. (Nov 2007)
- Voted NO on restoring $550M in funding for Amtrak for 2007. (Mar 2006)
- Voted NO on disallowing FCC approval of larger media conglomerates. (Sep 2003)
- Voted YES on allowing telephone monopolies to offer Internet access. (Feb 2002)
- Criminal penalties for e-mail spamming. (Feb 2001)
- Permanent ban on state & local taxation of Internet access. (Oct 2007)
- Require websites to police for copyrighted materials. (May 2011)
- Prohibit the return of the Fairness Doctrine. (Jan 2009)
- Secure the grid, according to CC survey. (Sep 2020)
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Lindsey Graham on War & Peace
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OR background on War & Peace.
- Don't allow North Korea to get missile than can reach US. (Sep 2019)
- Hearings on Trump's decision to withdraw troops from Syria. (Dec 2018)
- Keep 2,000 US troops in Syria so ISIS won't come back. (Jul 2018)
- Iran nuke deal allows a bomb after 15 years. (May 2018)
- Destroy Assad's air force; create safe zones in Syria. (Apr 2018)
- Keep US troops in Syria so ISIS and Iran can't come back. (Apr 2018)
- Damage from war with North Korea would be worth it. (Mar 2018)
- Arming Ukrainians against Russia will make things better. (Nov 2017)
GWOT
- Destroy radical Islam like Reagan destroyed the Evil Empire. (Sep 2015)
- Israel: stay as long as needed in Gaza to deal with Hamas. (Jul 2014)
- Slow Afghan withdrawal, with 15,000 US troops left behind. (Jan 2013)
Iran
- Ok to hold off Iranian sanctions but only while negotiating. (Jan 2015)
- Support the Syrian rebels against Assad & Iran. (Oct 2013)
- Getting Syria wrong leads to Iranian nukes & war with Israel. (Sep 2013)
- Get involved in Syria to protect against al Qaeda and Iran. (Apr 2013)
Iraq
- 10,000 US troops in Iraq; 10,000 in Syria; plus 90,000 Arabs. (Dec 2015)
- Winning in Iraq is more important than safety. (Dec 2015)
- Returning from Iraq prematurely was a mistake. (Jan 2015)
- U.S. ground troops to fight ISIL in Syria and Iraq. (Oct 2014)
- We should have left 10,000 US troops in Iraq. (Oct 2014)
- More intervention in Iraq avoids an American city in flames. (Aug 2014)
- OK for Iran to help in Iraq, but not to dominate. (Jun 2014)
- We need more troops for long haul, Iraq is like WWII. (Sep 2004)
ISIL
- Form army--90% them, 10% us--to destroy Caliphate. (Dec 2015)
- To destroy ISIL in Libya, take the Caliphate's headquarters. (Dec 2015)
- Declaring war on Islam only helps ISIL. (Dec 2015)
- We are at war and it's a religious war. (Dec 2015)
- American troops should partner with regional army. (Nov 2015)
- If France invokes Article V, NATO should declare war on ISIS. (Nov 2015)
- Need substantial boots on the ground against ISIL. (Nov 2015)
- If we don't destroy ISIL soon, they're coming here. (Sep 2015)
- I have a plan to fight ISIL: ground forces in Syria & Iraq. (Sep 2015)
- Whatever it takes, as long as it takes, to defeat ISIL. (Aug 2015)
- ISIS plans to take Jordan; that throws Mideast into turmoil. (Jun 2014)
- ISIS makes Iraq & Syria the staging area for the next 9/11. (Jun 2014)
Russia
- Russia will back down if US provokes it in deposing Assad. (Nov 2015)
- Arm Ukraine; sanction Russia; more NATO troops to region. (Jul 2014)
- Obama "screams loudly & carries no stick," in Russia & Syria. (Mar 2014)
Syria
- If Syrian war goes on another year, Jordan's king might fall. (Dec 2015)
- There's nobody left in Syria to train; bring in other Arabs. (Dec 2015)
- Don't collaborate with Russia & Iran to keep Assad in power. (Dec 2015)
- Military commitment of regional troops in Syria is necessary. (Nov 2015)
- Regional, not US, army would keep stability in Syria. (Nov 2015)
- Help the Free Syrian Army; but Obama said no. (Sep 2015)
- There's nobody left in Syria to train; need regional army. (Sep 2015)
- Form regional coalition to enforce no-fly zone in Syria. (Jan 2015)
- 2012: Arm the Syrian rebels & fight Assad's air force. (Oct 2014)
- Intervention in Syria to degrade Assad's chemical weapons. (Sep 2013)
- Syria: Assad must go, and small arms won't do it. (Jun 2013)
- Voted NO on redeploying non-essential US troops out of Iraq in 9 months. (Dec 2007)
- Voted YES on designating Iran's Revolutionary Guards as terrorists. (Sep 2007)
- Voted NO on redeploying US troops out of Iraq by March 2008. (Mar 2007)
- Voted NO on redeploying troops out of Iraq by July 2007. (Jun 2006)
- Voted NO on investigating contract awards in Iraq & Afghanistan. (Nov 2005)
- Voted NO on requiring on-budget funding for Iraq, not emergency funding. (Apr 2005)
- Voted YES on $86 billion for military operations in Iraq & Afghanistan. (Oct 2003)
- Voted YES on authorizing military force in Iraq. (Oct 2002)
- Voted YES on disallowing the invasion of Kosovo. (May 1999)
- Sponsored prevention, not containment, for Iranian nukes. (May 2012)
- Iran must accept long-term intrusive nuke inspection. (Mar 2014)
- No nuclear deal with Iran without Congressional input. (Mar 2015)
- President ok to use military force against Iran. (Feb 2020)
- Support the completion of the US mission in Iraq. (Feb 2007)
- Sanctions on Iran to end nuclear program. (Apr 2009)
- Pro-Israel, according to CC survey. (Sep 2020)
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Lindsey Graham on Welfare & Poverty
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OR background on Welfare & Poverty.
- Fund welfare via religious & community-based NPOs. (Nov 2000)
- Voted NO on instituting National Service as a new social invention. (Mar 2009)
- Voted YES on treating religious organizations equally for tax breaks. (Jul 2001)
- Voted NO on responsible fatherhood via faith-based organizations. (Nov 1999)
- Fully fund AmeriCorps. (Jun 2003)
- Limit welfare to 2 years & cut welfare spending. (Sep 1994)
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Strongly Opposes
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Eliminate abortion on demand at 20 weeks: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Defund Planned Parenthood: they harvest organs of the unborn: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Reinforce Mexico City policy: defund overseas abortions: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Protect the sanctity of life: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Federal crime to harm fetus during an assault: Opposes topic 1 Rated 0% by NARAL, indicating a pro-life voting record: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Rated 100% by the NRLC, indicating a pro-life stance: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Prohibit transporting minors across state lines for abortion: Opposes topic 1 Prohibit federal funding for abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Voted YES to protect infant survivors of abortion: Opposes topic 1 Strict Constitutionalist, according to CC survey: Opposes topic 1 Anti-Planned Parenthood, according to CC survey: Opposes topic 1 Pro-parental notification, according to CC survey: Strongly Opposes topic 1 YES on barring transporting minors to get an abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 YES on banning partial-birth abortions: Opposes topic 1 YES on banning Family Planning funding in US aid abroad: Opposes topic 1 YES on Unknown roll call for 2001-89: Opposes topic 1 YES on funding for health providers who don't provide abortion info: Opposes topic 1 YES on prohibiting minors crossing state lines for abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 YES on defining unborn child as eligible for SCHIP: Opposes topic 1 YES on banning partial birth abortions except for maternal life: Strongly Opposes topic 1 YES on criminal penalty for harming unborn fetus during other crime: Opposes topic 1 NO on $100M to reduce teen pregnancy by education & contraceptives: Opposes topic 1 YES on notifying parents of minors who get out-of-state abortions: Opposes topic 1 NO on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines: Opposes topic 1 YES on barring HHS grants to organizations that perform abortions: Opposes topic 1 YES on restricting UN funding for population control policies: Opposes topic 1 |
Opposes
topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| Supported removal of battle flag following shooting: Favors topic 2 Rated 11% by the NAACP, indicating an anti-affirmative-action stance: Strongly Opposes topic 2 Increase funding for occupational & physical therapy: Favors topic 2 YES on ending preferential treatment by race in college admissions: Opposes topic 2 NO on reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act: Opposes topic 2 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Supreme Court decided gay marriage; it's the law of the land: Favors topic 3 Respect Supreme Court decision & fight for religious liberty: Neutral on topic 3 Support the constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Rated 0% by the HRC, indicating an anti-gay-rights stance: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Amend Constitution to define traditional marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Anti-transgender bathrooms, according to CC survey: Strongly Opposes topic 3 YES on banning gay adoptions in DC: Opposes topic 3 YES on constitutional ban of same-sex marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 |
Strongly Favors
topic 4:Keep God in the public sphere
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Before the 60s, we were able to say a prayer in school: Strongly Favors topic 4 Sex education about abstinence, not contraception: Favors topic 4 Support traditional families & right to pray: Strongly Favors topic 4 Fund welfare via religious & community-based NPOs: Strongly Favors topic 4 Let schools display the words "God Bless America": Strongly Favors topic 4 Supports anti-flag desecration amendment: Favors topic 4 Supports requiring schools to allow prayer: Favors topic 4 Rated 100% by the Christian Coalition: a pro-Family-Value voting record: Strongly Favors topic 4 Sponsored $110M per year to teach abstinence in public schools: Favors topic 4 Supports a Constitutional Amendment for school prayer: Strongly Favors topic 4 NO on responsible fatherhood via faith-based organizations: Opposes topic 4 YES on treating religious organizations equally for tax breaks: Strongly Favors topic 4 YES on allowing school prayer during the War on Terror: Strongly Favors topic 4 YES on recommending Constitutional ban on flag desecration: Favors topic 4 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
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| COVID: no one attacked Wilson when he got Spanish flu: Strongly Opposes topic 5 ObamaCare takes money from some & gives free care to others: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Opposed ObamaCare from day one: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Let ObamaCare show itself as a continuing debacle: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Rated 12% by APHA, indicating a anti-public health voting record: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Expand medical savings accounts for employers & individuals: Opposes topic 5 Establishment of Office of Health Care Fraud Prevention: Opposes topic 5 YES on establishing tax-exempt Medical Savings Accounts: Opposes topic 5 YES on subsidizing private insurance for Medicare Rx drug coverage: Opposes topic 5 YES on means-testing to determine Medicare Part D premium: Opposes topic 5 YES on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts: Opposes topic 5 NO on $40 billion per year for limited Medicare prescription drug benefit: Opposes topic 5 NO on increasing Medicaid rebate for producing generics: Opposes topic 5 YES on negotiating bulk purchases for Medicare prescription drug: Strongly Favors topic 5 NO on expanding enrollment period for Medicare Part D: Opposes topic 5 NO on limiting medical liability lawsuits to $250,000: Opposes topic 5 NO on requiring negotiated Rx prices for Medicare part D: Opposes topic 5 NO on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility: Opposes topic 5 NO on overriding veto on expansion of Medicare: Opposes topic 5 NO on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program: Opposes topic 5 NO on regulating tobacco as a drug: Opposes topic 5 |
Favors
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
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| Link size of cost of living increases to income: Opposes topic 6 I don't want a lecture about Soc.Sec,; I want to save it: Opposes topic 6 Half of seniors would be in poverty without Soc.Sec. check: Strongly Opposes topic 6 Create personal retirement accounts within Social Security: Strongly Favors topic 6 Rated 20% by the ARA, indicating an anti-senior voting record: Strongly Favors topic 6 Rated 9% by ARA, indicating a pro-privatization stance: Strongly Favors topic 6 Reduce taxes on Social Security earnings: Favors topic 6 NO on strengthening the Social Security Lockbox: Favors topic 6 YES on reducing tax payments on Social Security benefits: Favors topic 6 YES on raising 401(k) limits & making pension plans more portable: Favors topic 6 YES on establishing reserve funds & pre-funding for Social Security: Favors topic 6 |
Strongly Favors
topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
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| States were bribed & coerced into adopting Common Core: Favors topic 7 I made homeschool graduates eligible for military service: Strongly Favors topic 7 States were bribed and coerced into adopting Common Core: Favors topic 7 Rated 27% by the NEA, indicating anti-public education votes: Strongly Favors topic 7 Sponsored denouncing the Common Core State Standards: Strongly Favors topic 7 YES on vouchers for private & parochial schools: Strongly Favors topic 7 YES on allowing vouchers in DC schools: Favors topic 7 NO on $5B for grants to local educational agencies: Favors topic 7 |
Favors
topic 8:Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(-3 points on Social scale)
| Manage forest underbrush better, to avoid raging wildfires: Opposes topic 8 Rated 5% by the LCV, indicating anti-environment votes: Strongly Favors topic 8 Allow longer than 10 years to rebuild depleted fisheries: Favors topic 8 Regulatory relief for smaller banks stimulates growth: Favors topic 8 Loosen restrictions on predator control in Alaska: Strongly Favors topic 8 YES on protecting ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems: Opposes topic 8 YES on prohibiting eminent domain for use as parks or grazing land: Favors topic 8 |
Strongly Favors
topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
(-5 points on Social scale)
| I believe in reform but cops need our support more than ever: Favors topic 9 Capital punishment for child rapists: Strongly Favors topic 9 Rated 30% by CURE, indicating anti-rehabilitation crime votes: Strongly Favors topic 9 Facilitate recovering crime victim restitution fees: Strongly Favors topic 9 Rated 55% by the NAPO, indicating a moderate stance on police issues: Neutral on topic 9 Support law enforcement, according to CC survey: Favors topic 9 Let ex-cons apply freely, according to CC survey: Strongly Favors topic 9 More prisons, more enforcement, effective death penalty: Favors topic 9 YES on making federal death penalty appeals harder: Strongly Favors topic 9 NO on maintaining right of habeas corpus in Death Penalty Appeals: Favors topic 9 YES on more prosecution and sentencing for juvenile crime: Favors topic 9 NO on funding for alternative sentencing instead of more prisons.: Strongly Favors topic 9 NO on reinstating $1.15 billion funding for the COPS Program: Favors topic 9 |
Strongly Favors
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Rated A by the NRA, indicating a pro-gun rights voting record: Strongly Favors topic 10 National cross-state standard for concealed carry: Strongly Favors topic 10 Reciprocity across state lines for concealed carry: Strongly Favors topic 10 Ban gun registration & trigger lock law in Washington DC: Strongly Favors topic 10 Allow firearms in National Parks: 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 Limit gun rights, according to CC survey: Strongly Favors topic 10 YES on decreasing gun waiting period from 3 days to 1: Strongly Favors topic 10 NO on banning high-capacity magazines of over 10 bullets: Strongly Favors topic 10 NO on banning lawsuits against gun manufacturers for gun violence: Strongly Opposes topic 10 YES on prohibiting lawsuits against gun manufacturers: Strongly Favors topic 10 YES on prohibiting foreign & UN aid that restricts US gun ownership: 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
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| Increase revenues to reduce national debt: Strongly Favors topic 11 Phaseout the death tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Rated 81% by NTU, indicating a "Taxpayer's Friend" on tax votes: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Rated 0% by the CTJ, indicating opposition to progressive taxation: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Member of the Congressional Flat Tax Caucus: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Taxpayer Protection Pledge: no new taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Supports the Taxpayer Protection Pledge: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Reduce corporate tax rates from 35% to 21% to create jobs: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Pro-tax cuts, according to CC survey: Strongly Opposes topic 11 End the Death Tax, according to CC survey: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Repeal marriage tax; cut middle class taxes: Opposes topic 11 YES on eliminating the "marriage penalty": Opposes topic 11 YES on $46 billion in tax cuts for small business: Opposes topic 11 YES on Tax cut package of $958 B over 10 years: Opposes topic 11 YES on reducing Marriage Tax by $399B over 10 years: Opposes topic 11 YES on eliminating the Estate Tax ("death tax"): Opposes topic 11 YES on making the Bush tax cuts permanent: Strongly Opposes topic 11 YES on raising the Death Tax exemption to $5M from $1M: Strongly Opposes topic 11 YES on allowing AMT reduction without budget offset: Opposes topic 11 YES on $350 billion in tax breaks over 11 years: Strongly Opposes topic 11 YES on extending the tax cuts on capital gains and dividends: Strongly Opposes topic 11 NO on $47B for military by repealing capital gains tax cut: Opposes topic 11 YES on retaining reduced taxes on capital gains & dividends: Strongly Opposes topic 11 YES on permanently repealing the `death tax`: Strongly Opposes topic 11 YES on supporting permanence of estate tax cuts: Strongly Opposes topic 11 YES on raising estate tax exemption to $5 million: Strongly Opposes topic 11 YES on repealing the Alternative Minimum Tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11 |
Favors
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(+2 points on Social scale)
| Change asylum law to not apply to illegal border crossers: Strongly Opposes topic 12 No northern border wall, yet there's no illegal Canadians: Opposes topic 12 DACA recipients came here at age; this is their home: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Sanctuary cities are symptom of a broken system: Favors topic 12 If we declare war on Islamic faith, we're all going to lose: Strongly Favors topic 12 Increase legal immigration because we need workers: Favors topic 12 Those who stay will have to learn our language: Opposes topic 12 We can't deport 11M illegals, but we can start: Opposes topic 12 Legal status for undocumented workers: Strongly Favors topic 12 LEGISLATIVE path to citizenship, NOT via executive action: Favors topic 12 Need comprehensive reform, not partial executive action: Opposes topic 12 Driving out 11 million illegals impractical; fix the system: Favors topic 12 Streamline and quicken deportations: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Secure border now in place with comprehensive immigration: Favors topic 12 New amnesty is tough and ends incoming illegals: Strongly Favors topic 12 Sponsored comprehensive immigration reform, without amnesty: Strongly Favors topic 12 Rated 27% by USBC, indicating an open-border stance: Strongly Favors topic 12 Rated Support national emergency at the Southern border: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Pro-border security, according to CC survey: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Declared English the official language of the US: Opposes topic 12 YES on more immigrant visas for skilled workers: Favors topic 12 YES on extending Immigrant Residency rules: Favors topic 12 NO on continuing federal funds for declared "sanctuary cities": Strongly Opposes topic 12 YES on allowing illegal aliens to participate in Social Security: Strongly Favors topic 12 YES on establishing a Guest Worker program: Favors topic 12 YES on building a fence along the Mexican border: Strongly Opposes topic 12 NO on eliminating the "Y" nonimmigrant guestworker program: Neutral topic 12 YES on declaring English as the official language of the US government: Strongly Opposes topic 12 YES on comprehensive immigration reform: Strongly Favors topic 12 |
Opposes
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| China has more to lose in trade war than US: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Protect the American steel industry from Chinese dumping: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Make currency manipulation a key issue in trade negotiations: Opposes topic 13 NAFTA drained away textile trade from Upstate SC: Opposes topic 13 Rated 17% by CATO, indicating a pro-fair trade voting record: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Free trade with post-Orange Revolution Ukraine: Favors topic 13 Declare Turkish rebar subject to anti-dumping duties: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Rated Voted FOR reauthorizing Ex-Im Bank: Strongly Favors topic 13 Implement USMCA for improved North American trade: Strongly Favors topic 13 Rated 88% by the USAE, indicating support for trade engagement: Strongly Favors topic 13 NO on 'Fast Track' authority for trade agreements: Strongly Opposes topic 13 NO on Permanent Normal Trade Relations with China: Strongly Opposes topic 13 NO on withdrawing from the WTO: Strongly Favors topic 13 NO on establishing free trade between US & Singapore: Opposes topic 13 NO on establishing free trade between the US and Chile: Opposes topic 13 NO on implementing CAFTA for Central America free-trade: Strongly Opposes topic 13 YES on free trade agreement with Oman: Strongly Favors topic 13 YES on promoting free trade with Peru: Favors topic 13 |
Favors
topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| Recognize Jerusalem as capital of Israel: Strongly Favors topic 14 More vetting from failed stats ok, but no Muslim ban: Opposes topic 14 Educating kids damages radical Islam more than any bomb: Strongly Opposes topic 14 State Department budget means "soft power" abroad: Strongly Opposes topic 14 Russia's Putin is disrupting democracy everywhere: Opposes topic 14 Let China choose: clenched fist or open hand: Favors topic 14 Without American leadership the world disintegrates rapidly: Strongly Favors topic 14 America is the glue that holds the free world together: Strongly Favors topic 14 Prohibit torture of terrorists in US custody: Opposes topic 14 Oppose the United Nations' Arms Trade Treaty: Favors topic 14 Disallow Palestine from joining ICC to threaten Israel: Favors topic 14 No transfers of Gitmo prisoners to US or abroad: Strongly Favors topic 14 Two-state solution despite Israeli settlements on West Bank: Favors topic 14 YES on withholding $244M in UN Back Payments until US seat restored: Strongly Favors topic 14 NO on requiring FISA court warrant to monitor US-to-foreign calls: Favors topic 14 NO on preserving habeas corpus for Guantanamo detainees: Strongly Favors topic 14 NO on requiring CIA reports on detainees & interrogation methods: Strongly Favors topic 14 YES on removing need for FISA warrant for wiretapping abroad: Strongly Favors topic 14 |
Strongly Favors
topic 15:Expand the military
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Problems in V.A. are real; threats to homeland are real: Strongly Favors topic 15 America is already great; make America strong again: Strongly Favors topic 15 Give military leaders anything they need: Strongly Favors topic 15 Restore defense cuts made automatically by sequestration: Strongly Favors topic 15 Fill Guantanamo with more terrorists instead of closing it: Favors topic 15 More budget & more than 440,000 troops against North Korea: Strongly Favors topic 15 Cuts to military systems will leave us with a hollow force: Strongly Favors topic 15 Rated 0% by SANE, indicating a pro-military voting record: Strongly Favors topic 15 Sponsored bill for Iraq budget to be part of defense budget: Opposes topic 15 Extend reserve retirement pay parity back to 9/11: Favors topic 15 Set minimum spending on defense at 4% of GDP: Strongly Favors topic 15 Secure the grid, according to CC survey: Strongly Favors topic 15 No US troops under UN command; more defense spending: Favors topic 15 YES on $266 billion Defense Appropriations bill: Favors topic 15 YES on deploying SDI: Favors topic 15 NO on requiring on-budget funding for Iraq, not emergency funding: Favors topic 15 NO on limiting soldiers' deployment to 12 months: Favors topic 15 |
Favors
topic 16:Make voter registration easier
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| Constitutional amendment to limit spending by super PACs: Favors topic 16 Increase campaign contribution limits; but no foreigners: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Require Internet disclosure of all earmarks: Favors topic 16 Matching fund for small donors, with debate requirements: Favors topic 16 Signed term limit pledge: 6 years House; 12 years Senate: Favors topic 16 Restrict campaign donations from foreigners or 3rd parties: Favors topic 16 YES on banning soft money and issue ads: Favors topic 16 NO on banning soft money donations to national political parties: Opposes topic 16 YES on campaign finance reform banning soft-money contributions: Favors topic 16 YES on allowing some lobbyist gifts to Congress: Strongly Opposes topic 16 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Hearings on Trump's decision to withdraw troops from Syria: Opposes topic 17 Keep 2,000 US troops in Syria so ISIS won't come back: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Iran nuke deal allows a bomb after 15 years: Opposes topic 17 Destroy Assad's air force; create safe zones in Syria: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Keep US troops in Syria so ISIS and Iran can't come back: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Damage from war with North Korea would be worth it: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Arming Ukrainians against Russia will make things better: Favors topic 17 Putin hates democracy and hates coalitions of democracies: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Destroy Iran's nuclear program, & also its air force & navy: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Congress will not approve Iran nuclear deal: Opposes topic 17 Sanctions against Putin; arm & train the Ukrainians: Opposes topic 17 Create a democratic noose around Putin's Russia: Opposes topic 17 Destroy radical Islam like Reagan destroyed the Evil Empire: Strongly Favors topic 17 Israel: stay as long as needed in Gaza to deal with Hamas: Opposes topic 17 Slow Afghan withdrawal, with 15,000 US troops left behind: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Ok to hold off Iranian sanctions but only while negotiating: Favors topic 17 Support the Syrian rebels against Assad & Iran: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Getting Syria wrong leads to Iranian nukes & war with Israel: Strongly Favors topic 17 Get involved in Syria to protect against al Qaeda and Iran: Strongly Opposes topic 17 10,000 US troops in Iraq; 10,000 in Syria; plus 90,000 Arabs: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Winning in Iraq is more important than safety: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Returning from Iraq prematurely was a mistake: Strongly Opposes topic 17 U.S. ground troops to fight ISIL in Syria and Iraq: Strongly Opposes topic 17 We should have left 10,000 US troops in Iraq: Strongly Opposes topic 17 More intervention in Iraq avoids an American city in flames: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Form army--90% them, 10% us--to destroy Caliphate: Strongly Opposes topic 17 American troops should partner with regional army: Opposes topic 17 If France invokes Article V, NATO should declare war on ISIS: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Need substantial boots on the ground against ISIL: Strongly Opposes topic 17 If we don't destroy ISIL soon, they're coming here: Strongly Opposes topic 17 I have a plan to fight ISIL: ground forces in Syria & Iraq: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Whatever it takes, as long as it takes, to defeat ISIL: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Russia will back down if US provokes it in deposing Assad: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Arm Ukraine; sanction Russia; more NATO troops to region: Opposes topic 17 Obama "screams loudly & carries no stick," in Russia & Syria: Opposes topic 17 Military commitment of regional troops in Syria is necessary: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Regional, not US, army would keep stability in Syria: Favors topic 17 Form regional coalition to enforce no-fly zone in Syria: Strongly Opposes topic 17 2012: Arm the Syrian rebels & fight Assad's air force: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Intervention in Syria to degrade Assad's chemical weapons: Strongly Favors topic 17 Syria: Assad must go, and small arms won't do it: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Sponsored prevention, not containment, for Iranian nukes: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Iran must accept long-term intrusive nuke inspection: Opposes topic 17 No nuclear deal with Iran without Congressional input: Opposes topic 17 Rated President ok to use military force against Iran: Opposes topic 17 Support the completion of the US mission in Iraq: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Sanctions on Iran to end nuclear program: Opposes topic 17 Pro-Israel, according to CC survey: Opposes topic 17 YES on authorizing military force in Iraq: Strongly Opposes topic 17 NO on redeploying troops out of Iraq by July 2007: Strongly Opposes topic 17 NO on redeploying US troops out of Iraq by March 2008: Strongly Opposes topic 17 NO on redeploying non-essential US troops out of Iraq in 9 months: Opposes topic 17 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 18:Prioritize green energy
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Green New Deal is crazy; would destroy economy: Strongly Opposes topic 18 I'm no scientist, but 90% of them say climate change is real: Strongly Favors topic 18 Combat climate change without harming the economy: Favors topic 18 Climate change is real, but don't make a religion of it: Opposes topic 18 Green diesel regulations cost $367 per truck per year: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Rated 17% by the CAF, indicating opposition to energy independence: Opposes topic 18 Open the Outer Continental Shelf for oil & gas leasing: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Gas tax holiday for the summer: Opposes topic 18 NO on starting implementation of Kyoto Protocol: Strongly Opposes topic 18 NO on raising CAFE standards; incentives for alternative fuels: Strongly Opposes topic 18 NO on prohibiting oil drilling & development in ANWR: Strongly Opposes topic 18 YES on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases: Opposes topic 18 YES on targeting 100,000 hydrogen-powered vehicles by 2010: Strongly Favors topic 18 NO on removing consideration of drilling ANWR from budget bill: Opposes topic 18 NO on reducing oil usage by 40% by 2025 (instead of 5%): Strongly Opposes topic 18 NO on disallowing an oil leasing program in Alaska's ANWR: Strongly Opposes topic 18 NO on banning drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: Opposes topic 18 NO on factoring global warming into federal project planning: Opposes topic 18 NO on removing oil & gas exploration subsidies: Strongly Opposes topic 18 NO on addressing CO2 emissions without considering India & China: Opposes topic 18 NO on tax incentives for energy production and conservation: 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:Marijuana is a gateway drug
(-5 points on Social scale)
| For medical legalization; opposes recreational legalization: Favors topic 19 Enhance interdiction by criminalizing unflagged submarines: Strongly Favors topic 19 Rated B- by NORML, indicating a pro-drug-reform stance: Strongly Opposes topic 19 YES on subjecting federal employees to random drug tests: Strongly Favors topic 19 YES on prohibiting needle exchange & medical marijuana in DC: Strongly Favors topic 19 YES on military border patrols to battle drugs & terrorism: Strongly Favors topic 19 |
Opposes
topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| Won't shut country down; getting back to business: 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 Voted YES on $900 billion COVID relief package: Favors topic 20 NO on increasing tax rate for people earning over $1 million: Strongly 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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