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Abortion     Chris Sununu: Take a pause in Planned Parenthood funding.     Colin Van Ostern: Restore Planned Parenthood funding; they had no wrongdoing.     Joyce Craig: OpEd: Ayotte is vulnerable on the abortion issue.

Civil Rights     Chris Pappas: NH's first gay member of Congress opens Pride Festival.

Corporations     Dan Feltes: Fight laws written behind closed doors for big corporations.

Drugs     Colin Van Ostern: Decriminalize small amounts of marijuana.     Mark Connolly: Would sign bill decriminalizing small amounts of marijuana.

Education     Burt Cohen: Take effective steps by enforcing school accountability.

Energy & Oil     Chris Sununu: Renewables don't lower energy costs; look at your bill.     Tom Sherman: Aggressively embrace renewable energy & lower energy costs.     Cinde Warmington: We can find ways to address the transition to clean energy.

Environment     Mary Mayhew: Environmental stewardship that also respects businesses.

Foreign Policy     Bob Smith: America is in trouble; we need leadership out of this mess.     Scott Brown: Our allies don't trust us, our foes don't fear us.

Gun Control     Colin Van Ostern: Background checks and maybe assault weapon ban.     Mark Connolly: State assault weapons ban if U.S. Congress fails to act.

Health Care     Chris Sununu: Voted against funding Planned Parenthood state contracts.     Dan Feltes: Protect people with pre-existing conditions.     Don Bolduc: ObamaCare is going to collapse under its own weight.

Homeland Security     Don Bolduc: Green Alert: find post-traumatic stressed veterans.     Tom Vilsack: Spending in Iraq is wrong priority; spend at home instead.     Cinde Warmington: Questions posting of NH National Guard to Texas.

Immigration     Don Bolduc: Effectively secure our borders, including a wall.     Cinde Warmington: For secure borders, comprehensive immigration reform.

Jobs     Colin Van Ostern: Raise minimum wage to $12 an hour from $7.25.     Mark Connolly: Raise minimum wage to $10.50 an hour from $7.25.

Tax Reform     Burt Cohen: Change through action against statewide property tax.

War & Peace     Gloria Bromell Tinubu: Problem in the VA is leadership; need bottom up solution.

Click for quotations from other sources by: Bob Smith 2010 Challenger; lost FL GOP primary; previous NH Senator Florida Burt Cohen 2004 former Democratic challenger; state Senator New Hampshire Chris Pappas Democrat U.S. Rep New Hampshire-1 Chris Sununu New Hampshire Republican Governor Cinde Warmington New Hampshire Democratic Challenger Colin Van Ostern New Hampshire Democratic candidate for Governor Dan Feltes New Hampshire Democratic candidate for governor Don Bolduc Republican Senate Challenger New Hampshire Gloria Bromell Tinubu Democratic 2020 Senate Challenger South Carolina Joyce Craig New Hampshire Democratic Challenger Mark Connolly New Hampshire Democratic 2016 Gubernatorial candidate Mary Mayhew Maine Republican candidate for governor of Maine Scott Brown Previously MA Republican Jr Senator New Hampshire Tom Sherman New Hampshire NH Governor challenger Tom Vilsack Iowa USDA Secretary