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Strongly Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right (0 points on Social scale)	Rated 0% by NARAL, indicating a pro-life voting record: Strongly Opposes topic 1 YES on barring transporting minors to get an abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 YES on banning partial-birth abortions: Opposes topic 1 YES on banning Family Planning funding in US aid abroad: Opposes topic 1 YES on federal crime to harm fetus while committing other crimes: Opposes topic 1 YES on funding for health providers who don't provide abortion info: Opposes 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
Opposes topic 2: Require companies to hire more women & minorities (7 points on Economic scale)	YES on ending preferential treatment by race in college admissions: Opposes topic 2
Opposes topic 3: Sexual orientation protected by civil rights laws (2 points on Social scale)	YES on banning gay adoptions in DC.: Opposes topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: Permit prayer in public schools (0 points on Social scale)	Supports anti-flag desecration amendment: Favors topic 4 Rated 75% by the Christian Coalition: a pro-family voting record: Strongly Favors topic 4 Supports a Constitutional Amendment for school prayer: Strongly Favors topic 4 YES on giving federal aid only to schools allowing voluntary prayer: Strongly Favors topic 4 YES on Constitutional amendment prohibiting Flag Desecration: Favors topic 4 YES on allowing school prayer during the War on Terror: Strongly Favors topic 4 YES on constitutional amendment prohibiting flag desecration: Favors topic 4
Favors topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (2 points on Economic scale)	Better and immediate funding for Medicare & Medicaid: Favors topic 5 Rated 57% by APHA, indicating a mixed record on public health issues: Neutral on topic 5 YES on establishing tax-exempt Medical Savings Accounts: Opposes topic 5 NO on Prescription Drug Coverage under Medicare: Favors topic 5 YES on allowing reimportation of prescription drugs: Favors topic 5 NO on capping damages and setting time limits in medical lawsuits: Favors topic 5 NO on limited prescription drug benefit for Medicare recipients: Favors topic 5
Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (2 points on Economic scale)	Rated 89% by the ARA, indicating a pro-senior voting record: Strongly Opposes topic 6 YES on strengthening the Social Security Lockbox: Opposes topic 6 NO on reducing tax payments on Social Security benefits: Opposes topic 6 YES on raising 401(k) limits & making pension plans more portable: Favors topic 6
Favors topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (7 points on Social scale)	Rated 50% by the NEA, indicating a mixed record on public education: Neutral on topic 7 YES on vouchers for private & parochial schools: Strongly Favors topic 7 YES on allowing vouchers in DC schools: Favors topic 7
Favors topic 8: Death Penalty (2 points on Social scale)	Moratorium on death penalty; more DNA testing: Opposes topic 8 Require DNA testing for all federal executions: Strongly Opposes topic 8 NO on replacing death penalty with life imprisonment: Strongly Favors topic 8 YES on making federal death penalty appeals harder: Strongly Favors topic 8 NO on maintaining right of habeus corpus in Death Penalty Appeals: Favors topic 8
Strongly Favors topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (0 points on Social scale)	Rated 30% by CURE, indicating anti-rehabilitation crime votes: Strongly Favors topic 9 YES on more prosecution and sentencing for juvenile crime: Favors topic 9 YES on Amendment to prohibit burning the US flag.: Favors topic 9 NO on funding for alternative sentencing instead of more prisons.: Strongly Favors topic 9
Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (7 points on Social scale)	Rated F by the NRA, indicating a pro-gun control voting record: Strongly Opposes topic 10 YES on decreasing gun waiting period from 3 days to 1: Strongly Favors topic 10 YES on prohibiting suing gunmakers & sellers for gun misuse: Strongly Favors topic 10
Opposes topic 11: Decrease overall taxation of the wealthy (2 points on Economic scale)	Rated 30% by NTU, indicating a "Big Spender" on tax votes: Strongly Opposes topic 11 YES on repealing the estate tax ("death tax"): Favors topic 11 YES on eliminating the "marriage penalty": Favors topic 11 NO on $46 billion in tax cuts for small business: Opposes topic 11 NO on Tax Cut Package of $958B over 10 years: Opposes topic 11 YES on reducing Marriage Tax by $399B over 10 years: Favors topic 11 YES on eliminating the Estate Tax: Favors topic 11 NO on making the Bush tax cuts permanent: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Favors topic 12: Immigration helps our economy-encourage it (7 points on Economic scale)	Rated 0% by FAIR, indicating a voting record loosening immigration: Strongly Favors topic 12 NO on more immigrant visas for skilled workers: Opposes topic 12 YES on extending Immigrant Residency rules: Favors topic 12 NO on reporting illegal aliens who receive hospital treatment: Strongly Favors topic 12
Strongly Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	Rated 33% by CATO, indicating a mixed record on trade issues: Neutral on topic 13 NO on 'Fast Track' authority for trade agreements: Strongly Opposes topic 13 YES on withdrawing from the WTO: Strongly Opposes topic 13 NO on implementing the US-Singapore free trade agreement: Strongly Opposes topic 13 NO on implementing free trade agreement with Chile: Strongly Opposes topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 14: Link human rights to trade with China (0 points on Social scale)	NO on Permanent Normal Trade Relations with China: Strongly Favors topic 14
Favors topic 15: More spending on armed forces (2 points on Economic scale)	Rated 67% by SANE, indicating a mixed record on military issues: Neutral on topic 15 YES on $266 billion Defense Appropriations bill: Favors topic 15 YES on emergency $78B for war in Iraq & Afghanistan: Strongly Favors topic 15
Strongly Opposes topic 16: Reduce spending on missile defense (Star Wars) (10 points on Economic scale)	YES on deploying SDI: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Favors topic 17: Seek UN approval for military action (2 points on Economic scale)	NO on disallowing the invasion of Kosovo: Favors topic 17 YES on $15.2 billion for foreign operations: Favors topic 17 YES on $156M to IMF for 3rd-world debt reduction: Favors topic 17 YES on withholding $244M in UN Back Payments until US seat restored: Opposes topic 17
Opposes topic 18: Reduce use of coal, oil, & nuclear energy (7 points on Economic scale)	Balance fossil fuels and viable renewable energy: Favors topic 18 Reduce liability for hazardous waste cleanup: Opposes topic 18 Rated 60% 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
Opposes topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (7 points on Social scale)	NO on subjecting federal employees to random drug tests: Strongly Opposes topic 19 NO on prohibiting needle exchange & medical marijuana in DC: Strongly Opposes topic 19 YES on military border patrols to battle drugs & terrorism: Strongly Favors topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (0 points on Social scale)	YES on responsible fatherhood via faith-based organizations: Favors topic 20 YES on treating religious organizations equally for tax breaks: Strongly Favors topic 20