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Abortion     Angela Alsobrooks: Women's Health Protection Act: protect abortion access.     Angela Alsobrooks: Oppose efforts to defund Planned Parenthood.     Larry Hogan: Restore Roe as the law of the land.     Larry Hogan: Restore Roe as the law of the land.     Bernie Moreno: Absolutely pro-life; no exception.     Bob Casey: Overturning Roe v. Wade is dangerous.     Colin Allred: Protect the freedoms and rights of women.     David McCormick: Opposes national abortion ban: states should decide.     Jacky Rosen: Support women's right to make health care decisions.     Sam Brown: I am pro-life: protect the lives of unborn babies.     Sherrod Brown: Restore Roe v. Wade abortion protection.     Ted Cruz: Reversing Roe was a massive victory for life.     Josh Stein: Defend women's rights to contraception, IVF or abortion.     Angus King: Overturning Roe robs millions of women of fundamental right.     Debbie Mucarsel-Powell: Guarantee abortion rights in the Florida constitution.     Demi Kouzounas: No national ban; abortion should come back to the states.     Eric Hovde: Supported overturning Roe v. Wade.     Jon Tester: Woman and her doctor & family should decide.     Tim Sheehy: Proudly pro-life: don't murder our unborn children.     Mark Robinson: Make N.C. the most pro-life state .     Hung Cao: It's not a federal issue; the states should decide.     Tim Kaine: Opposes abortion personally, but uphold contraception & IVF.

Budget & Economy     Angela Alsobrooks: Invest in humans AND invest in our future economy .     Bernie Moreno: Cut government spending and end inflation.     Demi Kouzounas: ARPA is a $2 trillion tax hike proposal.     Nella Domenici: We suffer from inflation due to massive federal spending.

Civil Rights     Angela Alsobrooks: Supports same-sex marriage rights.     Larry Hogan: Ban gay conversion therapy for minors.     Bernie Moreno: 2014: Gay Games are a chance to celebrate diversity.     Colin Allred: Guarantee civil rights protections for LGBTQ+ Americans .     Jacky Rosen: Fight until every member of our community is free and equal.     Sherrod Brown: Ban discrimination on sexual orientation & gender identity.     Josh Stein: Treat children fairly; unfairness based on race reverberates.     Demi Kouzounas: Adults can be with whoever they want.     Tim Sheehy: Boys are boys; girls are girls no drag queen story time .     Brandon Presley: Trust parents on gender-affirming care for their kids.     Tate Reeves: Ban gender-affirming care for minors.     Mark Robinson: Don't indoctrinate kids about transgenderism & race.

Corporations     Angela Alsobrooks: Make big corporations pay their fair share.     Larry Hogan: Eliminated thousands of job-killing regulations.     Ruben Gallego: Opposed Trump's largest corporate cuts in US history.     Bob Casey: Make biggest corporations pay their fair share .     Bob Casey: Regulate banking hidden fees & crack down on shrinkflation.     Colin Allred: Voted for a 15% corporate minimum tax.     David McCormick: Cut the red tape; let firms innovate.     Jacky Rosen: Make billion-dollar corporations pay their fair share .     Sam Brown: Make the 2017 Trump tax cuts permanent.     Sherrod Brown: Invest in our small businesses and American manufacturing.     Ted Cruz: Voted against a 15% corporate minimum tax.     Angus King: Close corporate tax loopholes: 15% corporate tax minimum.     Eric Hovde: Economic sanity: private-sector-driven pro-growth business.     Eric Hovde: Low corporate tax rate, but set a minimum tax rate.     Jon Tester: Supported a 15% minimum corporate tax.     Tammy Baldwin: Small businesses are the backbone of our economy.     Tim Sheehy: Less government oversight: empower businesses to succeed.     Elissa Slotkin: 15% minimum tax on large corporations: pay their fair share.

Crime     Sherrod Brown: Provide police with de-escalation training.     Angela Alsobrooks: Enhance police accountability with comprehensive changes .     Angela Alsobrooks: Reforms for police accountability and comprehensive equity .     Larry Hogan: Re-fund the police; vetoed police reform bills.     Larry Hogan: Re-fund the police: vetoed police reform bills.     Bernie Moreno: Demoralizing the police is the goal of the radical left.     Bob Casey: Defund localities that defund the police.     Colin Allred: Supports common-sense police reforms like de-escalation.     David McCormick: Fewer police means less safe communities.     Jacky Rosen: Justice in Policing Act: address systemic racism.     Sam Brown: Pursue justice against anyone who disregards public safety.     Ted Cruz: Police are under attack BLM are terrorists.     Josh Stein: Make justice system fair, no matter the person's race.     Angus King: Defund localities that defund police .     Debbie Mucarsel-Powell: Require police reforms; address systemic racism in policing.     Demi Kouzounas: We've lost respect for those that protect us.     Jon Tester: Support rehabilitative programming and fix sentencing laws.     Tim Sheehy: Cops are good; criminals are bad.     Mark Robinson: Ensure police are trained, equipped, and highest standards.     Elissa Slotkin: Supports fair and transparent policing.     Mike Rogers: Combat violent criminal gangs from Central America.

Drugs     Angela Alsobrooks: Blame rising crime rates on decriminalized marijuana.     Kari Lake: Apologized for claiming teachers pushed legal pot.     Larry Hogan: 2016: vetoed decriminalization of marijuana paraphernalia.     Ruben Gallego: Legalize marijuana, and allow banking services.     Bernie Moreno: Marijuana leads to schizophrenia: a gateway drug.     Colin Allred: Decriminalize pot nationally; pardon marijuana possession.     David McCormick: Marijuana is a gateway to harder drugs.     Brandon Presley: Legalize medical marijuana.     Tate Reeves: Medical marijuana tolerable, but not recreational.

Education     Angela Alsobrooks: Improve access to low interest student loans.     Kari Lake: Opposes Biden's student loan forgiveness.     Larry Hogan: Biden student loan forgiveness: bad idea at worst time.     Ruben Gallego: Debt relief from soaring costs of higher education.     JD Vance: Climate is changing; solution is nuclear power.     Bernie Moreno: Stop bailout for rich kids (no student loan forgiveness).     Bob Casey: Fund African American history in schools.     Colin Allred: Reduce and forgive student loan debt .     David McCormick: Patriotic education instead of liberal wokeness .     David McCormick: No transgender students in women's sports.     David McCormick: Loan forgiveness forces us to pay someone else's debt.     Jacky Rosen: Supports Biden's student debt relief program.     Jacky Rosen: Dismantle systemic racism through education.     Sam Brown: Critical race theory poisons our children's minds.     Sam Brown: Opposes $300B spent to forgive student loans.     Sherrod Brown: Cancel student debt: NOW is the time.     Ted Cruz: Cancelling student loan debt is illegal.     Josh Stein: Voucher programs suck money out of the public schools.     Josh Stein: Student loan forgiveness in exchange for serving the public.     Debbie Mucarsel-Powell: Opposes Florida's "Stop WOKE Act" in schools.     Debbie Mucarsel-Powell: Cancel student debt, or at least cancel interest.     Demi Kouzounas: Forgiving student loans costs money & inflation.     Eric Hovde: Student debt forgiveness is unfair at every single level.     Rick Scott: It's time for schools to stop pushing these woke ideologies.     Rick Scott: Student loan bailout is a socialist handout.     Tim Sheehy: End the woke social agenda infecting our schools.     Tim Sheehy: Take a loan, pay it back: no loan forgiveness.     Brandon Presley: Expand access to teacher loan repayment programs.     Tate Reeves: Opposes federal loans forgiveness programs.     Mark Robinson: Public school teachers are wicked; make your own school.     Mark Robinson: I'll pay your student loan if you pay my mortgage.     Dan Osborn: Government should not be bailing out student debt.     Deb Fischer: Opposed student loan payment pause .     Elissa Slotkin: Forgiving student loans ok, if done by Congress.     Mike Rogers: No blanket forgiveness on student loans.

Energy & Oil     Angela Alsobrooks: Urgent action on existential threat of climate change.     Angela Alsobrooks: Supports $369 billion in clean energy spending .     Larry Hogan: Clean Energy Jobs Act ok, but should include nuclear energy.     Bernie Moreno: Yes coal, gas, and oil; no solar and wind.     Bob Casey: Invest in meaningful climate action now.     David McCormick: Unleash oil & gas production; halt clean energy subsidies.     Jacky Rosen: Climate crisis has very real impacts in Nevada.     Josh Stein: Support rooftop solar; dramatically reduce carbon emissions .     Sam Brown: Opposes stricter emission standards for trucks.     Sherrod Brown: Aggressive action to combat climate change.     Angus King: We are fiddling while the planet burns.     Debbie Mucarsel-Powell: Climate change is real; act to upgrade infrastructure.     Demi Kouzounas: Opposes wind energy; opposes carbon reduction.     Demi Kouzounas: Radical Democrats support the Green New Deal.     Eric Hovde: Delusional to end fossil fuel use.     Eric Hovde: Roll back regulations to expand energy production .     Jon Tester: $369 billion in climate and clean energy initiatives.     Rick Scott: Address climate change impact without killing the economy.     Tim Sheehy: Stand strong against the radical climate cult agenda.     Mark Robinson: Keep the climate change cabal out of this state.     Dan Osborn: Solar energy ok, if on private land.     Deb Fischer: Don't force EVs on the public; end EV tax credits.     Nella Domenici: Opposes radical climate change agenda.

Environment     Angela Alsobrooks: Protect Chesapeake Bay, including additional funding.     JD Vance: Environmental justice policies ship jobs to China.     Tim Ryan: Protect streams from the impact of coal mining.     Bernie Moreno: Loosen environmental regulations.     Bob Casey: Regulating auto emissions; conserve at-risk wildlife species.     Jacky Rosen: Protect Lake Tahoe for generations to come.     Sam Brown: 2022: Supported Yucca Mountain nuclear waste site.     Sherrod Brown: Environmental stewardship is an ongoing responsibility.     Angus King: Phase out single-use plastic and foam .     Debbie Mucarsel-Powell: Our environment is at the heart of everything.     Rick Scott: Cut budgets of state environmental agencies.     Tammy Baldwin: Community projects to clean up the Mississippi River.     Brandon Presley: Major public works project to fix Jackson's water.     Tate Reeves: 2020: Vetoed water-billing system; delayed bond funding.     Dan Osborn: Keep our air breathable and our water and land clean.     Greg Gianforte: $50 million EPA grant for resilience of forests & waterways.     Hung Cao: Loosen environmental regulations; they cost jobs.     Ryan Busse: Opposes state management of federal public lands .

Families & Children     Josh Stein: Protections for gender identity or sexual orientation.     Demi Kouzounas: It's child sexual abuse to teach kids multiple genders.     Eric Hovde: Restrictions on gender-affirming treatments for minors .     Mark Robinson: Straight couples are superior to gay couples.     Deb Fischer: Religious liberty trumps same-sex marriage protection.     Elissa Slotkin: Enshrine same-sex marriage into federal law.     Hung Cao: Teach kids the whole history, not a political agenda.

Free Trade     Angela Alsobrooks: Invest in future economy to compete around the globe.     JD Vance: Raise taxes on companies that ship jobs overseas.     Demi Kouzounas: Bring jobs back by adding a little bit more tariffs.

Government Reform     Kari Lake: Vote only on Election Day, on paper.     Ruben Gallego: Freedom to Vote Act: same-day voter registration.     Bernie Moreno: Support voter ID laws: Easy to vote, hard to cheat.     Jacky Rosen: Protect the sacred right to vote.     Sam Brown: Voter ID is effective way to secure our elections.     Sherrod Brown: Expand early voting & voting by mail.     Ted Cruz: Supports voter integrity law; opposes ballot harvesting.     Josh Stein: Voting Rights Act protects against racial discrimination .     Debbie Mucarsel-Powell: Require independent, nonpartisan redistricting.     Demi Kouzounas: Declare electronic voting machines unconstitutional.     Eric Hovde: Tighten up voting process; clean up voting system.     Rick Scott: Shrink government work force by 25% in 5 years .     Brandon Presley: Voting is as much a privilege as a right.     Tate Reeves: Restrict absentee ballots; ban mail-in voting.     Mark Robinson: Just one day to vote, with Voter ID.     Greg Gianforte: No same-day voter registration; yes voter ID.     Ryan Busse: Make it easier for people to vote.

Gun Control     Larry Hogan: Vetoed tougher background checks but signed red flag law.     Angela Alsobrooks: Current gun laws are inadequate: support background checks.     Bernie Moreno: I'm an absolutist on the Second Amendment.     Bob Casey: Ban weapons of war like AR-15 rifles.     Colin Allred: Supports red flag laws & assault weapons ban .     David McCormick: Opposes red flag laws; supports background checks.     Sherrod Brown: Funding for crisis intervention; disarm domestic abusers.     Angus King: Implement red flag laws; expand background checks.     Demi Kouzounas: Very concerned with gun rights.     Eric Hovde: Right to keep and bear arms: no exception.

Health Care     Tammy Baldwin: Address racial disparities in health care system.     Angela Alsobrooks: Healthcare is a fundamental right: build upon ObamaCare.     Larry Hogan: Don't repeal ObamaCare, but no paid medical leave.     Bernie Moreno: Obamacare had zero to do with affordability.     Bob Casey: Cap insulin at $35; negotiate drug costs for Medicare .     David McCormick: Oppose ObamaCare; support veterans' health care.     Sherrod Brown: Cap insulin at $35; reduce drug costs for Medicare .     Angus King: Resources to LGBTQ youth for mental health/ prevent suicide.     Debbie Mucarsel-Powell: Expand Affordable Care Act and include a public option.     Demi Kouzounas: ObamaCare will bring rationing of healthcare.     Eric Hovde: ObamaCare is stupid to keep 26-yr-olds on parents' insurance.     Dan Osborn: Don't let insurance companies make healthcare decisions.     Nella Domenici: Prioritize lower prescription drug costs, and mental health.

Homeland Security     Hung Cao: No DEI in military; no men in girls' sports.

Immigration     Angela Alsobrooks: Permanent residence for DACA participants (DREAMers).     Larry Hogan: Open southern border is a humanitarian catastrophe.     Bernie Moreno: Deport those who illegally invaded our border.     Sherrod Brown: Resources for Border Patrol agents; expedite asylum process.     Debbie Mucarsel-Powell: Path to permanent residence for DACA (support DREAMers).     Demi Kouzounas: DACA is unconstitutional executive action (oppose DREAMers).     Jon Tester: Tighten asylum laws; hire more border guards.     Rick Scott: Urged Trump to not end DACA (support DREAMers).     Tim Sheehy: Secure our border; finish the wall.     Ryan Busse: Leave immigration as federal policy; not for governor.

Jobs     Josh Stein: Raise the minimum wage.     Angela Alsobrooks: Strengthen collective bargaining rights.     Larry Hogan: 2016: called teachers' union leaders "thugs".     Ruben Gallego: Raise minimum wage to at least $15/hour.     JD Vance: Raising minimum wage to $15 is solution from the 1960s.     Bernie Moreno: UAW is holding car companies hostage.     Bernie Moreno: Minimum wage is never intended to be a livable wage.     Colin Allred: Endorsed by the Texas AFL-CIO.     Colin Allred: Raise the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour.     David McCormick: Don't change nor raise the minimum wage.     Jacky Rosen: Unions are important to lift up working families.     Sam Brown: Don't prop up union interests, including teachers' unions.     Sherrod Brown: Introduced PRO Act: protect workers' right to unionize.     Debbie Mucarsel-Powell: Supports PRO Act: fight to defend labor rights.     Debbie Mucarsel-Powell: Raise minimum wage gradually to $15.     Demi Kouzounas: Supports right-to-work laws.     Eric Hovde: Minimum wage was never supposed to be a living wage.     Rick Scott: Supports the National Right-to-Work Act.     Brandon Presley: Protect workers from pay discrimination.     Tate Reeves: No union role in official COVID recovery.     Ryan Busse: Veto right-to-work rules in unionized workplaces.     Elissa Slotkin: Bring good-paying, union jobs back to the US.     Elissa Slotkin: Raise the minimum wage gradually to $17/hr.     Hung Cao: We want the right to work.     Mike Rogers: Limit actions by National Labor Relations Board .     Mike Rogers: 2007: Opposed raising minimum wage.     Nella Domenici: Higher minimum wage loses jobs .

Principles & Values     Sam Brown: Chair of the Nevada Faith & Freedom Coalition.     Eric Hovde: We've collapsed patriotism; our country is redeemable.

Social Security     Jacky Rosen: Social Security & Medicare are lifelines for seniors.     Sam Brown: Will not cut Social Security, Medicare, or Medicaid.     Elissa Slotkin: Republicans are desperate to privatize entitlements.     Mike Rogers: Fix system with every option on the table.

Tax Reform     Kari Lake: Extend the 2017 Trump tax cuts.     Bernie Moreno: Pledged never to raise taxes.     David McCormick: Make 2017 Trump Tax Cuts and Jobs Act permanent.     Sherrod Brown: Billionaires need to start paying their fair share.     Debbie Mucarsel-Powell: Our country suffers when wealthy get extreme tax cuts.     Tim Sheehy: Pledged not raise any income taxes.     Brandon Presley: Cut car tag fees in half.     Tate Reeves: Open to cutting taxes of any sort, including grocery tax.

Technology     JD Vance: Infrastructure bill spends billions on bad priorities.     Tim Ryan: Support infrastructure bill and Build Back Better Act.     Colin Allred: Voted for bipartisan bill for funding infrastructure.     Sam Brown: Eliminate DOT; opposed 2021 infrastructure law.     Elissa Slotkin: Supported $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill.     Martin Heinrich: Federal funds for semiconductor manufacturing in NM.

Welfare & Poverty     Jacky Rosen: Increase federal funds for affordable housing.     Angus King: increase government investment in the economy.     Debbie Mucarsel-Powell: Expand child tax credit for lower-income families.     Brandon Presley: Declare war on corruption in welfare fraud scandal.     Tate Reeves: Recover stolen funds in welfare fraud scandal.     Mike Rogers: Stop the spending in Washington that drove up prices.

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