George Nethercutt in Washington Senate Debate

On Abortion: Support embryonic stem-cell research with restriction

MURRAY: Embryonic stem-cell research is an extremely important area of research that provides hope to thousands of families with Parkinson’s disease, with multiple sclerosis, that scientists tell us holds tremendous potential. But they tell us that the policies that are in place today are prohibiting them from moving forward. This is another area where what Nethercutt says here is different than what he does in Washington DC. Unless he’s changed his position, in 1996, when he had the opportunity to vote for expanding stem-cell research, both in committee and on the floor of the Congress, he voted no.

On Social Security: Save Social Security by decreasing government spending

NETHERCUTT: Murray says that I want to privatize Social Security. She is trying to scare people on Social Security. She voted six times for higher taxes on Social Security recipients. Payroll taxes pay for Social Security. If you want to have payroll taxes, you want to have jobs. If you have jobs, you entrust the economy to the small-business economy, not increasing government spending.

On War & Peace: Murray’s vote against the Iraq war was a wrong decision

MURRAY: Saddam was an evil tyrant and we’re all glad he’s gone. I voted against the resolution to go to war in Iraq because we did not have a clear mission, we didn’t have a clear exit strategy, we were not honest with the American public about the costs-both in lives and in dollars. We’re there now and we must make sure our troops have on the ground the equipment and supplies and support that they need. We must reach out to other nations to get their support as well, because we cannot continue to endure the costs of this conflict.

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