Tim Burchett on VoteMatch

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Strongly Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale)	100% rating from Tennessee Right to Life: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Pro-life, according to PVS survey: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Sponsored bill to protect infant survivors of abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+5 points on Economic scale)	Rated Voted NO on private lawsuits for school race discrimination: Strongly Opposes topic 2 Rated Keep deadline for ratifying Equal Rights Amendment: Strongly Opposes topic 2 Rated Voted against combating Islamophobia: Opposes topic 2
No opinion on topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+2 points on Economic scale)	Repeal ObamaCare; enact commonsense free-market policies: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Claire's Law: hearing loss screenings for every newborn: Favors topic 5 Repeal ObamaCare, according to PVS survey: Strongly Opposes topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (-5 points on Social scale)	Roll back job-killing regulations at EPA & other agencies: Strongly Favors topic 8
Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-3 points on Social scale)	Haley's Law: new criminal offenses on child abuse: Favors topic 9 Rated Keep existing rules for police accountability: Favors topic 9
Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+2 points on Economic scale)	Avid gun owner; lifetime NRA member: Strongly Favors topic 10 Opposes gun control, according to PVS survey: Favors topic 10 Rated Voted NO on background check for every firearm sale: Favors topic 10 Rated Voted NO on background checks for private transfers: Opposes topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	PVS:Don't increase taxes to balance budget: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale)	Has cracked down on illegal immigration throughout career: Strongly Opposes topic 12 State of the Union: protest undocumented immigrants licenses: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Supports border wall, according to CC survey: Opposes topic 12 PVS:Illegal immigrants must exit and re-enter: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Rated Allow immigration bans from non-cooperating countries: Opposes topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale)	Phase One China deal creates fairer trade for America: Favors topic 13 Implement USMCA for improved North American trade: Strongly Favors topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (+5 points on Economic scale)	Israel is our single greatest ally: Strongly Favors topic 14 Sponsored bill to monitor forced Uyghur labor in Xinjiang: Strongly Favors topic 14
Strongly Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-5 points on Social scale)	Veterans should be able to get care wherever they choose: Strongly Favors topic 15
Opposes topic 16: Make voter registration easier (-3 points on Social scale)	Require paper ballot trail on voting machines: Favors topic 16 Rated No holiday on election day; no same-day registration: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Overturn presidential election due to pandemic voting rules: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Rated Oppose expanding voter registration and voter access: Opposes topic 16
Opposes topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-3 points on Social scale)	We need to destroy our enemies so they don't destroy us: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Iran nuclear deal was a nightmare, a big mistake: Opposes topic 17 PVS:No U.S. military intervention in the Mideast: Favors topic 17 Rated Voted NO on removing US forces from Yemen: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Rated President ok to use military force against Iran: Opposes topic 17 Repeal 2002 Military Force Authorization against Iraq: Favors topic 17
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Lift the restrictions on offshore drilling: Strongly Opposes topic 18 PVS:Don't regulate greenhouse gas emissions: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Rated Voted NO on assisting rural electric renewable energy: Strongly Opposes topic 18
No opinion on topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+5 points on Economic scale)	Supports a Balanced Budget Amendment: Opposes topic 20 PVS:Don't promote economic growth via federal spending: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Rated Voted NO on $900 billion COVID relief package: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Rated Opposed $1.9 trillion ARPA bill for COVID relief: Strongly Opposes topic 20

Tim Burchett is a Hard-Core Conservative
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