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VoteMatch Question & Answer (Click on question for explanation and background)	Based on these stances: (Click on topic for excerpt & citation)
Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right (-3 points on Social scale)	Rated 30% by NARAL, indicating a pro-life voting record: Strongly Opposes topic 1 NO on banning Family Planning funding in US aid abroad: Favors topic 1 NO on federal crime to harm fetus while committing other crimes: Favors topic 1 NO on funding for health providers who don't provide abortion info: Favors topic 1 YES on banning partial-birth abortion except to save mother’s life: Strongly Opposes topic 1 YES on making it a crime to harm a fetus during another crime: Opposes topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Constitutional Amendment for equal rights by gender: Strongly Favors topic 2 Establish a national holiday honoring Native Americans: Strongly Favors topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (-5 points on Social scale)	Preserve marriage between one man and one woman: Strongly Opposes topic 3 YES on Constitutional Amendment banning same-sex marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Favors topic 4: Teacher-led prayer in public schools (-3 points on Social scale)	Supports anti-flag desecration amendment: Favors topic 4 Rated 41% by the Christian Coalition: mixed voting record on families: Neutral on topic 4 YES on allowing school prayer during the War on Terror: Strongly Favors topic 4 YES on protecting the Pledge of Allegiance: Favors topic 4
Opposes topic 8: Death Penalty (+2 points on Social scale)	Require DNA testing for all federal executions: Opposes topic 8
Opposes topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (+2 points on Social scale)	More funding for COPS on the streets: Opposes topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	I’m A-rated by the NRA: Strongly Favors topic 10 No lawsuits against gun manufacturers: Strongly Favors topic 10 Rated A by the NRA, indicating a pro-gun rights voting record: Strongly Favors topic 10 YES on prohibiting suing gunmakers & sellers for gun misuse: Strongly Favors topic 10
Opposes topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (+2 points on Economic scale)	Better and immediate funding for Medicare & Medicaid: Favors topic 5 Limit anti-trust lawsuits on health plans and insurers: Opposes topic 5 Rated 56% by APHA, indicating a mixed record on public health issues: Neutral on topic 5 NO on allowing reimportation of prescription drugs: Opposes topic 5 NO on capping damages & setting time limits in medical lawsuits: Favors topic 5 YES on limited prescription drug benefit for Medicare recipients: Opposes topic 5
Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+2 points on Economic scale)	Rated 60% by the ARA, indicating a mixed record on senior issues: Neutral on topic 6 YES on raising 401(k) limits & making pension plans more portable: Favors topic 6
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (-5 points on Economic scale)	Reduce class size to 18 children in grades 1 to 3: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Rated 92% by the NEA, indicating pro-public education votes: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Opposes topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (+2 points on Economic scale)	Balance fossil fuels and viable renewable energy: Favors topic 18 Rated 45% by the LCV, indicating a mixed record on environment: Neutral on topic 18 NO on raising CAFE standards; incentives for alternative fuels: Strongly Opposes topic 18 NO on prohibiting oil drilling & development in ANWR: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (-5 points on Social scale)	Cleanup methamphetamine in rural communities: Strongly Favors topic 19 YES on military border patrols to battle drugs & terrorism: Strongly Favors topic 19
Strongly Opposes topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (-5 points on Economic scale)	NO on treating religious organizations equally for tax breaks: Strongly Opposes topic 20
Opposes topic 11: Make taxes more progressive (+2 points on Economic scale)	Opposed to rolling back the top bracket tax cut: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Phaseout the death tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Rated 27% by NTU, indicating a "Big Spender" on tax votes: Strongly Favors topic 11 NO on Tax cut package of $958 B over 10 years: Favors topic 11 YES on reducing Marriage Tax by $399B over 10 years: Opposes topic 11 YES on eliminating the Estate Tax ("death tax"): Opposes topic 11 NO on making the Bush tax cuts permanent: Strongly Favors topic 11 YES on providing tax relief and simplification: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (+5 points on Social scale)	Rated 0% by FAIR, indicating a voting record loosening immigration: Strongly Favors topic 12 YES on extending Immigrant Residency rules: Favors topic 12 NO on reporting illegal aliens who receive hospital treatment: Strongly Favors topic 12
Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+2 points on Economic scale)	Rated 44% by CATO, indicating a mixed record on trade issues: Neutral on topic 13 YES on implementing US-Singapore free trade agreement: Strongly Favors topic 13 YES on implementing free trade agreement with Chile: Strongly Favors topic 13 NO on implementing US-Australia Free Trade Agreement: Opposes topic 13 YES on end offshore tax havens and promote small business: Opposes topic 13
Favors topic 15: Expand the armed forces (-3 points on Social scale)	Rated 67% by SANE, indicating a mixed record on military issues: Neutral on topic 15 YES on emergency $78B for war in Iraq & Afghanistan: Strongly Favors topic 15
Favors topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (-3 points on Economic scale)	Supports Shays-Meehan Campaign Finance Reform: Favors topic 16 NO on banning soft money donations to national political parties: Opposes topic 16 YES on campaign finance reform banning soft-money contributions: Favors topic 16
Neutral on topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Neutral on topic 17: US out of Iraq & Afghanistan (0 points on Social scale)	Multi-year commitment to Africa for food & medicine: Strongly Favors topic 17 YES on authorizing military force in Iraq: Strongly Opposes topic 17