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VoteMatch Question & Answer (Click on question for explanation and background)	Based on these stances: (Click on topic for excerpt & citation)
Strongly Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale)	Signs informed consent Legislation: Strongly Opposes topic 1
No opinion on topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Marriage is between one man and one woman: Strongly Favors topic 3
No opinion on topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	Nebraska will not be pressured into expanding Medicaid: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Don't spend money on ObamaCare until Supreme Court decision: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Opposes ObamaCare as bad for health & pocketbook: Strongly Opposes topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-3 points on Economic scale)	Increasing state aid to education from $852M to $939M: Opposes topic 7
No opinion on topic 8: EPA regulations are too restrictive (0 points on Social scale)	Build Keystone XL; it's now passed environmental concerns: No opin. on topic 8
Strongly Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-5 points on Social scale)	Don't reduce sentences automatically for "good time": Strongly Favors topic 9
Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-3 points on Economic scale)	Harsher punishment for unlawful handguns: Opposes topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Use $1.2 billion in cash reserves to reduce over-taxation: Strongly Opposes topic 11 NE needs more middle-class jobs; so lower income tax rates: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Eliminated sales tax exemptions, to eliminate income tax: Opposes topic 11 To build economy: no new taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Vetoes 25% State Park Fee Increase: Strongly Opposes topic 11 I will continue to lower taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-3 points on Social scale)	End Medicaid services for illegal immigrants: Opposes topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale)	Trade mission: Nebraska exports to China grow rapidly: Strongly Favors topic 13 Expand trade with Taiwan & Hong Kong: Strongly Favors topic 13 Promote exports with trade office in Tokyo: Strongly Favors topic 13 Bound under state commitment to CAFTA: Favors topic 13
No opinion on topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-3 points on Social scale)	Our military personnel work to preserve our freedom: Favors topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	Disallow using government resources for politics: Strongly Favors topic 16
No opinion on topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-3 points on Economic scale)	Support pipeline but not at expense of environment: Opposes topic 18 National leader in ethanol; now do same for biodiesel: Strongly Favors topic 18 Stop harmful EPA regulation of greenhouse gas emissions: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Set goal of 25% renewable energy by 2025: Strongly Favors topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-5 points on Social scale)	Protect Nebraskans from the very dangerous drug, meth: Strongly Favors topic 19
Strongly Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+5 points on Economic scale)	We lowered taxes over last 3 years; do same for next 4 years: Strongly Opposes topic 20