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Abortion Joe O`Dea: Access to abortion in first 20 weeks, but ban after that . Shane Hazel: Supports bodily autonomy & right to health privacy. |
Budget & Economy Jon Ossoff: COVID: Another round of $1,200 stimulus checks. Raphael Warnock: Opposes federal spending in Inflation Reduction Act. |
Civil Rights Jaime Harrison: Opposes voters having to provide Social Security numbers. Justin Fairfax: Wrong to honor Robert E Lee in VA state senate. Kristi Noem: Bars transgender athletes from women's sports. Pete Buttigieg: Has dealt with racism & police violence, but it's not enough. Rush Limbaugh: America's not ready for a gay candidate kissing his husband. Sally Yates: Not fighting racism is ruinous to moral fiber of America. Scott Taylor: Opposes transgender ban in military. Nikki Haley: America not racist, nothing could be further from the truth. |
Corporations Blake Masters: Big corporations think they're bigger than America. |
Crime Cory Booker: Rich-and-guilty treated better than poor-and-innocent. Pete Buttigieg: Death penalty is racist; mandatory minimums too. Raphael Warnock: End cash bail for nonviolent crimes. Stacey Abrams: $25 million in state grants for police salary raises. |
Drugs John Hickenlooper: Supports states permitting marijuana, not federal reform. |
Education Doug Ose: COVID: Newsom sided with unions to close public schools. Ron DeSantis: Don't sow doubts among children about gender identity. Terry McAuliffe: $2 billion to boost teacher pay, expand internet access. |
Energy & Oil John Kasich: Centrist climate policy: price for carbon dioxide emissions. Lucas Kunce: We can build the energy of the future in the Heartland. Tom Steyer: When I realized the threat of fossil fuels, I divested. |
Environment Mike Levin: Challenged easing of safety testing regulations. |
Families & Children Steve Bullock: Supports same-sex marriage in Montana. Stacey Abrams: Supports Plan B and emergency contraceptives. |
Foreign Policy Chris Van Hollen: China manufactured crisis over Pelosi visit to Taiwan. Donald Trump: Buying Greenland is strategically interesting. Joe Sestak: Restore U.S. status abroad; protect American dream at home. John Kasich: America First should not be America Alone. Lindsey Graham: Recognize Jerusalem as capital of Israel. Chris Sununu: Some Republicans lost their moral compass on foreign policy. |
Government Reform Barack Obama: FactCheck: Senate GOP blocked over 100 open judgeships. Donald Trump: FactCheck: 128 judgeships open because Senate GOP forced it. Mondaire Jones: Opposition to D.C. statehood is racist. Susan Rice: 2020 Election: Our democracy has held. |
Gun Control Ben Ray Lujan: Endorsed by Everytown for Gun Safety for gun-sense majority. Cal Cunningham: Endorsed by Everytown for Gun Safety for gun-sense majority. Gary Peters: Endorsed by Everytown for Gun Safety for gun-sense majority. Jaime Harrison: Endorsed by Everytown for Gun Safety for gun-sense majority. John Hickenlooper: Endorsed by Everytown for Gun Safety for gun-sense majority. Kamala Harris: We cannot tolerate society with our babies being slaughtered. Mark Kelly: Endorsed by Everytown for Gun Safety for gun-sense majority. MJ Hegar: Endorsed by Everytown for Gun Safety for gun-sense majority. Richard Durbin: Endorsed by Everytown for Gun Safety for gun-sense majority. Sara Gideon: Endorsed by Everytown for Gun Safety for gun-sense majority. Theresa Greenfield: Endorsed by Everytown for Gun Safety for gun-sense majority. Tina Smith: Endorsed by Everytown for Gun Safety for gun-sense majority. Stacey Abrams: Opposes constitutional carry; supports background checks. |
Health Care Eddie Melton: Signed state individual mandate; goes into effect in 2020. Wanda Vazquez Garced: Boost funding for Medicare Advantage program. |
Homeland Security Lindsey Graham: Soviet-style parade of military hardware shows weakness. |
Immigration Val Demings: Supports Kate's Law: harsher sentences on deported migrants. Kamala Harris: No border wall in any comprehensive bill. |
Jobs Richard Ojeda: Ensure coal miners able to transition to "real jobs". Stacey Abrams: Constitutional amendment to bring casinos & online betting. |
Principles & Values Don Bolduc: Forts named for Confederates a "symbol of hope". John Kerry: OpEd: Supports "Great Reset" for social & economic issues. Marianne Williamson: Requested that her donors support Mike Gravel. Michael Steele: Trump turned GOP from honorable party to personality cult. Mike Gravel: Made debate donor count with help from opponent Williamson. Pete Buttigieg: Can't keep letting infrastructure week be a punch line. Republican Party: Democrats outvoted GOP in mail-in ballots. Sarah Huckabee Sanders: I took on media, radical left and cancel culture. Mitch Landrieu: Called for removal of Confederate monuments in Louisiana. Jim Banks: Uncover Jesus painting at Merchant Marine Academy. Spencer Cox: American Exceptionalism means disagreeing better. Kari Lake: Promises to be most pro-American senator in the country. Donald Trump: Questions Nikki Haley's eligibility for presidency. Mike Pence: Will reflect and pray whether he's called to run in 2024. JD Vance: 2016: Trump reprehensible; 2020: evolved to support Trump. Donald Trump: Christians do not vote in large numbers; but vote for me. |
Tax Reform Brian Kemp: $1 billion tax cut from the state's budget surplus. Raphael Warnock: Oppose tax breaks that benefit the wealthiest Americans . Mark Herring: Crack down on worker exploitation to avoid paying taxes. |
Technology Pete Buttigieg: Put millions of new electric vehicles on America's roads. |
War & Peace Susan Rice: National security endangered by lack of communication. |
Welfare & Poverty Deval Patrick: Supports reparations to living descendants of slaves. |
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