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Strongly Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	Endorsed by NARAL Pro-Choice America: Strongly Favors topic 1 Don't make partial-birth abortion a criminal offense: Favors topic 1 Pro-choice, according to PVS survey: Strongly Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Equal pay for equal work, make it fair for everyone: Favors topic 2 Lift up under-represented communities and voices: Strongly Favors topic 2 Supports fighting discrimination with new Civil Rights Act: Strongly Favors topic 2 Title IX creates incentives to ignore gender discrimination: Strongly Favors topic 2 Voted YES on private lawsuits for school race discrimination: Favors topic 2 Trump models disrespectful rhetoric & policies toward women: Favors topic 2 Sponsored bill for ratifying Equal Rights Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 2 Sponsored "Combating International Islamophobia Act": Strongly Favors 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)
Strongly Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale)	Medicare-for-All: healthcare is a right, not a privilege: Strongly Favors topic 5 ObamaCare was step in direction toward universal healthcare: Strongly Favors topic 5 Require insurers to treat autism like other conditions: Strongly Favors topic 5 Keep ObamaCare, according to PVS survey: Favors topic 5
Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-3 points on Economic scale)	Against any cuts to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid: Opposes topic 6
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale)	Tuition-free higher education, including trade schools: Opposes topic 7 PVS:Federal education standards in all states: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+5 points on Social scale)	Fight to cleanup environment and undo EPA's budget cuts: Opposes topic 8 Fight invasive species & pollution in the Great Lakes: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Strongly Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+5 points on Social scale)	Will propose new Civil Rights Act, Justice for All: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Asked Biden Administration to abolish federal death penalty: Opposes topic 9 Sponsored stricter rules for police accountability: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-3 points on Economic scale)	Support gun-control, according to PVS survey: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Require background check for every firearm sale and transfer: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Sponsored bill for background checks for private transfers: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Stop corporate welfare tax giveaways; they hurt citizens: Strongly Favors topic 11 PVS:Increase taxes to balance budget: Favors topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	Provide a pathway to citizenship for undocumented & DREAMers: Strongly Favors topic 12 Pathway to citizenship for all undocumented residents: Strongly Favors topic 12 Opposes border wall, according to CC survey: Favors topic 12 PVS:Let illegal immigrants apply for citizenship: Strongly Favors topic 12 Sponsored bill to disallow religion-based immigration ban: Strongly Favors topic 12
Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-3 points on Economic scale)	Helping trade flow should mean good jobs for the community: Favors topic 13 Rated Oppose USMCA until more environmental & job protections: Strongly Opposes topic 13
Opposes topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (-3 points on Economic scale)	Endorsed by Foreign Policy for America for world engagement: Opposes topic 14 PVS:Don't use military to prevent nuclear proliferation: Opposes topic 14 Sponsored bill to monitor forced Uyghur labor in Xinjiang: Strongly Favors topic 14 Asked State Dept to oppose Israeli annexation of West Bank: Strongly Opposes topic 14
Strongly Opposes topic 15: Expand the military (+5 points on Social scale)	PVS:Cut defense to balance budget: Strongly Opposes topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	Overturn Citizens United; fight voter suppression: Strongly Favors topic 16 Fight back against voter suppression that targets minorities: Strongly Favors topic 16 No photo ID for absentee voting: Strongly Favors topic 16 PVS:Regulate campaign donations from corporations: Favors topic 16 Holiday on election day; revamp for easier voting access: Favors topic 16 Sponsored bill to expand voter registration and voter access: Strongly Favors topic 16
Strongly Favors topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (+5 points on Social scale)	PVS:No U.S. military intervention in the Mideast: Favors topic 17 Sponsored bill to remove US forces from Yemen: Strongly Favors topic 17 No military force against Iran without Congress approval: Strongly Favors topic 17 Repeal 2002 Military Force Authorization against Iraq: Favors topic 17
Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-3 points on Economic scale)	Expand renewable energy; phase out dirty fossil fuels: Strongly Favors topic 18 For green new deal: building renewable energy infrastructure: Favors topic 18 PVS:Fund renewable energy like wind and solar: Strongly Favors topic 18 PVS:Regulate greenhouse gas emissions: Strongly Favors topic 18 Green New Deal: 10-year national mobilization: Favors topic 18 Rated Voted NO on assisting rural electric renewable energy: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale)	PVS:Support recreational marijuana: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-3 points on Economic scale)	Fight for $15 minimum wage, plus livable wage jobs: Favors topic 20 $15 hourly minimum wage is economic justice: Favors topic 20 PVS:Federal spending for economic stimulus: Strongly Favors topic 20 Rated Voted NO on $900 billion COVID relief package: Strongly Opposes topic 20 $1.9 trillion ARPA bill for COVID relief: Favors topic 20

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