Lindsey Graham in 2000 National Political Awareness Test

On Government Reform: Increase campaign contribution limits; but no foreigners

Graham supports the following principles regarding campaign finance issues:
• Increase the amount individuals are permitted to contribute to federal campaigns.
• Ban unregulated soft money campaign contributions to political parties or committees.
• Prohibit non-U.S. citizens from making soft money contributions.
• Require full disclosure of funding sources of issue advocacy commercials.
• Require Congressional candidates to raise over half of their campaign money from their home state.

On Welfare & Poverty: Fund welfare via religious & community-based NPOs

Graham supports the following principles regarding welfare:
• Support housing assistance for welfare recipients.
• Provide homeless families with apartment vouchers.
• Give states responsibility for welfare programs through TANF block grants.
• Maintain current welfare-to-work requirements.
• Provide continued Medicaid benefits for those who have moved from welfare to work.
• Direct federal poverty aid through religious, community-based or other non-profit organizations.