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Michael Grimm on VoteMatch |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(-5 points on Social scale) | Reverse Roe v. Wade; defund Planned Parenthood: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Opposes federal abortion funding: Opposes topic 1 I consider myself pro-life: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Prohibit federal funding for abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Encourage adoption of children in foster care: Opposes topic 1 YES on banning federal health coverage that includes abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 |
Neutral on
topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
(0 points on Economic scale) | Cut budget for domestic violence prevention: Opposes topic 2 YES on reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act: Favors topic 2 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(-5 points on Social scale) | Opposes same-sex marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 |
Favors
topic 4:Keep God in the public sphere
(-3 points on Social scale) | Sponsored supporting the contributions of Catholic schools: Favors topic 4 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Repeal ObamaCare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Socialized medicine has failed everywhere it's been tried: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Opposes government-run healthcare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Defund, repeal, & replace federal care with free market: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Repeal any federal health care takeover: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Repeal the Job-Killing Health Care Law: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Repeal ObamaCare reporting requirements for small business: Opposes topic 5 YES on repealing the "Prevention and Public Health" slush fund: Strongly Opposes topic 5 YES on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts: Opposes topic 5 |
Neutral on
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
(0 points on Economic scale) | Rated 19% by ARA, indicating a mixed record on senior issues: Neutral on topic 6 |
Strongly Favors
topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
(+5 points on Economic scale) | YES on reauthorizing the DC opportunity scholarship program: Strongly Favors topic 7 |
Opposes
topic 8:Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(+2 points on Social scale) | Regulate all dog breeders down to kennels of 50 dogs: Opposes topic 8 Allow longer than 10 years to rebuild depleted fisheries: Favors topic 8 Prohibit invasive research on great apes: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Establish an International Conservation Strategy: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Sponsored enforcing against illegal ocean fishing: Opposes topic 8 |
Favors
topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
(-3 points on Social scale) | Rated 77% by the NAPO, indicating a tough-on-crime stance: Favors topic 9 |
Strongly Favors
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Opposes restrictions on the right to bear arms: Strongly Favors topic 10 Allow veterans to register unlicensed guns acquired abroad: Favors topic 10 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Taxpayer Protection Pledge: no new taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Adopt a single-rate tax system: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Repeal tax hikes in capital gains and death tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Supports the Taxpayer Protection Pledge: Strongly Opposes topic 11 |
Opposes
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(-3 points on Social scale) | Stopping illegal immigration protects lives & jobs: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Improve visa process to get more travelers from China: Favors topic 12 Stop releasing low-risk illegal immigrants: Opposes topic 12 |
Favors
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Sponsored imposing import fee on countries with undervalued currency: Opposes topic 13 Rated 75% by the USAE, indicating support for trade engagement: Strongly Favors topic 13 |
Favors
topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Withhold UN funding until voluntary and program-specific: Strongly Favors topic 14 Condemn China's organ harvesting from Falun Gong prisoners: Opposes topic 14 |
Neutral on
topic 15:Expand the military
(0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Neutral on
topic 16:Make voter registration easier
(0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Opposes
topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements
(-5 points on Social scale) | No unrealistic timelines nor early troop withdrawals: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Supports a continued presence in Afghanistan: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Boycott & sanctions against Iran for terrorism & nukes: Opposes topic 17 Iranian nuclear weapons: prevention instead of containment: Strongly Opposes topic 17 NO on removing US armed forces from Afghanistan: Strongly Opposes topic 17 YES on banning armed forces in Libya without Congressional approval: Favors topic 17 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 18:Prioritize green energy
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Be surer of global warming before we destroy jobs: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Signed the No Climate Tax Pledge by AFP: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Cap-and-trade has no impact on global temperatures: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Explore proven energy reserves & keep energy prices low: Opposes topic 18 Drill the Outer Continental Shelf; & license new nuke plants: Strongly Opposes topic 18 YES on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases: Opposes topic 18 YES on opening Outer Continental Shelf to oil drilling: Strongly Opposes topic 18 |
Neutral on
topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
(0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Opposes
topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Limit federal spending growth to per-capita inflation rate: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Audit the Federal Reserve & its actions on mortgage loans: Opposes topic 20 NO on prioritizing spending in case debt limit is reached: Favors topic 20 |
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Freshman class of January 2019 (Republicans):
AZ-8*:Lesko CA-39***:Kim FL-6:Waltz ; FL-15:Spano ; FL-17:Steube GA-7:Woodall ID-1**:Fulcher IN-4:Baird IN-6:Pence KS-2:Watkins MN-1:Hagedorn ; MN-8:Stauber MS-3:Guest MT-0*:Gianforte NC-9***:Harris ND-a:Armstrong NM-2***:Herrell OH-12*:Balderson ; OH-16:Gonzalez OK-1:Hern PA-9:Meuser ; PA-11**:Smucker ; PA-13:Joyce ; PA-14:Reschenthaler SC-4:Timmons SD-0:Johnson TN-2:Burchett ; TN-6:Rose ; TN-7:Green TX-2:Crenshaw ; TX-3:Taylor ; TX-5:Gooden ; TX-6:Wright ; TX-21:Roy ; TX-27*:Cloud VA-5:Riggleman ; VA-6:Cline WI-1:Steil WV-3:Miller |
Freshman class of January 2019 (Democrats):
AZ-2**:Kirkpatrick ; AZ-9:Stanton CA-49:Levin ; CA-10:Harder ; CA-21:Cox ; CA-25:Hill ; CA-39:Cisneros ; CA-45:Porter ; CA-48:Rouda CO-2:Neguse ; CO-6:Crow CT-5:Hayes FL-26:Mucarsel-Powell ; FL-27:Shalala GA-6:McBath HI-1**:Case IA-1:Finkenauer ; IA-3:Axne IL-4:Garcia ; IL-6:Casten ; IL-14:Underwood KS-3:Davids KY-6***:McGrath MA-3:Trahan ; MA-7:Pressley MD-6:Trone ME-2:Golden MI-8:Slotkin ; MI-9:Levin ; MI-13:Tlaib ; MI-13*:Jones ; MI-11:Stevens MN-2:Craig ; MN-3:Phillips ; MN-5:Omar NC-9***:McCready NH-1:Pappas NJ-2:Van Drew ; NJ-3:Kim ; NJ-7:Malinowski ; NJ-11:Sherrill NM-1:Haaland ; NM-2:Torres Small NV-3:Lee ; NV-4**:Horsford NY-14:Ocasio-Cortez ; NY-11:Rose ; NY-19:Delgado ; NY-22:Brindisi ; NY-25:Morelle OK-5:Horn PA-4:Dean ; PA-5:Scanlon ; PA-6:Houlahan ; PA-7:Wild ; PA-17*:Lamb SC-1:Cunningham TX-7:Fletcher ; TX-16:Escobar ; TX-29:Garcia ; TX-32:Allred UT-4:McAdams VA-2:Luria ; VA-7:Spanberger ; VA-10:Wexton WA-8:Schrier |
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