SenateMatch Responses (Click here for VoteMatch & SenateMatch quiz)
VoteMatch Question & Answer	Based on these votes: (Click on vote number for details)
Opposes Abortion is a woman's right	Abortion: Partial birth abortion is infanticide Abortion: No Medicare funds for abortions; OK to fund privately abroad Abortion: No funding for abortion; but don’t criminalize it Abortion: First trimester abortion OK; partial birth not
Opposes Require companies to hire more women & minorities	Civil Rights: Work for better future rather than reparations Civil Rights: Racial profiling is not needed to keep NYC streets safe Civil Rights: Racial preferences OK in college admissions
Opposes Sexual orientation protected by civil rights laws	Civil Rights: Ban gays in the military Civil Rights: No gay adoption or marriage; domestic partners OK
Supports Organized Prayer In Public Schools	Families & Children: Blame Hollywood; maybe post Ten Commandments Civil Rights: OK: Day of Prayer; religious memorials; monitor persecution
Strongly Opposes More Federal Funding for Health Coverage	Health Care: Lazio: Hillary’s proposals would destroy teaching hospitals Health Care: Patient rights include access but not unlimited lawsuits Health Care: Hillary’s universal health care is “an abysmal disaster” Health Care: Focus on prevention; patient rights; more coverage options
Strongly Supports Privatize Social Security	Social Security: Invest Social Security funds; privately or via Trust Fund
Supports Parents Choose Schools via Vouchers	Education: Immoral to force kids to stay in bad schools School Choice: Vouchers help the poor escape failing schools School Choice: Vouchers for private school tuition School Choice: Supports limited vouchers & charter schools
Supports Death Penalty	Crime: Limit death-row legal challenges
Strongly Supports Mandatory "Three Strikes" Sentencing Laws	Crime: Law enforcement is a fundamental govt responsibility Crime: More prisons; stricter sentencing; death penalty
Opposes Absolute right to gun ownership	Gun Control: Require criminal background checks at gun shows Gun Control: For Brady Bill & trigger locks; no fans at NRA Gun Control: Against gun registration; for sportsmen’s rights Gun Control: Ban assault weapons; maintain federal gun restrictions
Supports Make Income Tax Flatter & Lower	Tax Reform: Supports a “significant tax cut” Tax Reform: Limit tax burden: 38% is too high Tax Reform: Marriage is sacred event, not a taxable event
Supports Immigration helps our economy-encourage it	Free Trade & Immigration: More aid for immigrants; more high-tech immigrant visas
Supports Support & Expand Free Trade	Free Trade & Immigration: Supports NAFTA; GATT; WTO; Fast-Track
Strongly Supports Link Human Rights to trade with China	China: Supports retaliatory tariffs; human rights as MFN factor
Strongly Supports More Spending on Armed Forces Personnel	Defense: Ensure the best-trained and equipped military Defense: Supports F-22; ensure best technology for future wars
Strongly Supports Reduce spending on Missile Defense ("Star Wars")	Defense: More spending on SDI; readiness; personnel; infrastructure
Strongly Supports Continue Foreign Aid to Russia, Israel, & others	Foreign Policy: Embrace our role as a world leader Foreign Policy: Israel: Supports strong partnership Foreign Policy: Pay our UN debt
Supports Spend Resources to Stop Global Warming	Environment: Balance prosperity and conservation Environment: Allow experimenting for voluntary greenhouse gas reductions Environment: More emission controls; more air & water standards Environment: More grazing & mining fees; promote pollution credits
Supports Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it	Drugs: Vote helped pass crime bill, drug courts, community police Drugs: Supports Weed and Seed anti-drug program Drugs: Stricter penalties for drugs; more funding & border security
Supports Allow churches to provide welfare services	Welfare & Labor: Promote responsible fatherhood via faith-based institutions Welfare & Labor: Tax incentives & vouchers to reduce homelessness Welfare & Labor: Continue welfare-to-work & block grants