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Rick Santorum on Abortion
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- I've been to the March For Life for 25 years. (Jan 2016)
- Roe v. Wade was a rogue decision, not settled law. (Aug 2015)
- Pushed legislation to protect the unborn. (May 2015)
- In partial birth abortion, doctor kills baby after delivery. (Feb 2015)
- Gingrich's abortion stances compared to Santorum's. (Jan 2012)
- States have the right to ban contraception, but shouldn't. (Jan 2012)
- No abortions even in cases of rape; one violence is enough. (Aug 2011)
- I've not only taken the pledge; I've taken the bullets. (Jun 2011)
- FactCheck: Under 1/4 of pregnancies end in abortion, not 1/3. (May 2011)
- FactCheck: No, female suicide & crime not worse under Roe. (Feb 2011)
- Plan B morning-after pill is abortion, and dangerous. (Sep 2006)
- Exception for rape & incest ok, even though they take a life. (Sep 2006)
- Partial birth abortion is not used only for abnormalities. (Apr 2006)
- Scientifically, an embryo is human from moment of conception. (Apr 2006)
- 93% of abortions are post-conception birth control. (Apr 2006)
- Partial birth abortion allows killing baby if only toe is in. (Apr 2006)
- There is no federal right to privacy. (Apr 2003)
- Responsible stem cell research doesn't destroy embryos. (Aug 2001)
- Protect any child born alive from botched abortion. (Jun 2001)
- Partial birth abortion should shock your conscience. (Dec 1995)
- Voted YES on notifying parents of minors who get out-of-state abortions. (Jul 2006)
- Voted NO on $100M to reduce teen pregnancy by education & contraceptives. (Mar 2005)
- Voted YES on criminal penalty for harming unborn fetus during other crime. (Mar 2004)
- Voted YES on banning partial birth abortions except for maternal life. (Mar 2003)
- Voted YES on maintaining ban on Military Base Abortions. (Jun 2000)
- Voted YES on banning human cloning. (Feb 1998)
- Rated 0% by NARAL, indicating a pro-life voting record. (Dec 2003)
- Supports the Pro-life Presidential Leadership Pledge. (Jan 2012)
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Rick Santorum on Budget & Economy
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- We need to focus on hard workers who struggle the most. (Jan 2016)
- Over-taxation and over-regulation shut down our economy. (Nov 2015)
- 2020 Clear Vision: grow economy without adding to deficit. (Oct 2015)
- I can deliver shrinking the federal government. (Oct 2015)
- Spend-o-meter: publicize costs of spending amendments. (May 2015)
- Cap size of government budget at 18% of GDP. (May 2015)
- Great Recession knocked away last struts of American Dream. (Apr 2014)
- I opposed the Wall Street bailouts and the auto bailout. (Feb 2012)
- 2005: Fannie & Freddie should create housing affordability. (Jan 2012)
- Newt Gingrich's economic stances compared to Santorum's. (Jan 2012)
- Spend-o-meter: track spending on all Senate amendments. (Jan 2012)
- TARP was biggest government intrusion into private sector. (Oct 2011)
- Govt has averaged 18% of GDP and we're now at 25%. (Aug 2011)
- Audit the Fed; but no gold standard. (Aug 2011)
- Stopping debt ceiling increase is showmanship not leadership. (Aug 2011)
- Voted YES on $40B in reduced federal overall spending. (Dec 2005)
- Voted YES on prioritizing national debt reduction below tax cuts. (Apr 2000)
- Voted YES on 1998 GOP budget. (May 1997)
- Voted YES on Balanced-budget constitutional amendment. (Mar 1997)
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Rick Santorum on Civil Rights
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- Freedom of conscience includes right to deny service to gays. (Sep 2015)
- Stop harassing and persecuting people of faith. (Aug 2015)
- Fight gay marriage ruling, but not with civil disobedience. (May 2015)
- I would never attend a same-sex wedding. (Apr 2015)
- Push for religious liberty in workplace, but not anti-gay. (Apr 2015)
- Diversity is a challenge, not necessarily a virtue. (Apr 2014)
- Santorum side-by-side against Gingrich, Paul & Romney. (Mar 2012)
- I agree with hearing gay ideas but disagree with some. (Jan 2012)
- Marriage is a federal issue; we need one definition, not 50. (Jan 2012)
- Right to gay sex implies right to bigamy, incest, & adultery. (Jan 2012)
- No polygamy; no gay marriage. (Aug 2011)
- Repeal Don't-Ask-Don't-Tell; punish behavior. (Jun 2011)
- Same-sex marriage is unprecedented social revolution. (Apr 2006)
- Marriage Protection Amendment is last resort, but needed. (Apr 2006)
- Affirmative program for minority business-building. (Apr 2006)
- Leave marriage definition to state legislatures & the people. (Jul 2004)
- Same-sex marriage takes us away from purpose of marriage. (Jul 2004)
- Homosexual orientation ok; but homosexual act are sodomy. (Apr 2003)
- Voted YES on recommending Constitutional ban on flag desecration. (Jun 2006)
- Voted YES on constitutional ban of same-sex marriage. (Jun 2006)
- Voted NO on adding sexual orientation to definition of hate crimes. (Jun 2002)
- Voted YES on loosening restrictions on cell phone wiretapping. (Oct 2001)
- Voted NO on expanding hate crimes to include sexual orientation. (Jun 2000)
- Voted NO on setting aside 10% of highway funds for minorities & women. (Mar 1998)
- Voted NO on ending special funding for minority & women-owned business. (Oct 1997)
- Voted YES on prohibiting same-sex marriage. (Sep 1996)
- Voted NO on prohibiting job discrimination by sexual orientation. (Sep 1996)
- Voted YES on Amendment to prohibit flag burning. (Dec 1995)
- Voted NO on banning affirmative action hiring with federal funds. (Jul 1995)
- Supports anti-flag desecration amendment. (Mar 2001)
- Rated 25% by the ACLU, indicating an anti-civil rights voting record. (Dec 2002)
- Issue a commemorative postage stamp of Rosa Parks. (Dec 2005)
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Rick Santorum on Corporations
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- No bailouts: I'm a capitalist, not a corporatist. (Nov 2015)
- Make America #1 in manufacturing, to being back jobs. (Oct 2015)
- Pro-worker Republican; only 10% of Americans own businesses. (Jan 2015)
- People at the bottom get only a trickle from trickle-down. (Apr 2014)
- Congressional attention curbed outrageous corporate abuses. (Apr 2014)
- Reduce corporate tax to flat rate of 20%. (Apr 2014)
- Small business pays more tax because big guys have loopholes. (Jan 2012)
- Companies run into a stiff headwind called government. (Jan 2012)
- Cut all corporate tax rates to zero. (Sep 2011)
- Cut the corporate tax to zero, to create jobs. (Sep 2011)
- Cut corporate tax rate to zero & jobs will come back. (Aug 2011)
- Voted NO on repealing tax subsidy for companies which move US jobs offshore. (Mar 2005)
- Voted YES on reforming bankruptcy to include means-testing & restrictions. (Mar 2005)
- Voted YES on restricting rules on personal bankruptcy. (Jul 2001)
- Rated 100% by the US COC, indicating a pro-business voting record. (Dec 2003)
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Rick Santorum on Crime
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- Three-strike laws put too many people in jail. (Apr 2014)
- Broken homes increase delinquency, crime, and jail. (Apr 2006)
- Allow felons to vote again after 5 years crime-free. (Apr 2006)
- Support Prison Fellowship InnerChange Freedom Initiative. (Apr 2006)
- Voted NO on $1.15 billion per year to continue the COPS program. (May 1999)
- Voted YES on limiting death penalty appeals. (Apr 1996)
- Voted YES on limiting product liability punitive damage awards. (Mar 1996)
- Voted YES on restricting class-action lawsuits. (Dec 1995)
- Voted YES on repealing federal speed limits. (Jun 1995)
- Voted NO on replacing death penalty with life imprisonment. (Apr 1994)
- Rated 25% by CURE, indicating anti-rehabilitation crime votes. (Dec 2000)
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Rick Santorum on Drugs
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- Marijuana is a controlled substance for a reason. (Oct 2015)
- Colorado has no right to violate federal drug laws. (Apr 2015)
- Smoked pot in college, but knew it was wrong. (Mar 2011)
- Kids living with married parents less likely to use drugs. (Apr 2006)
- Bigger drug problem since welfare state started. (Jul 1996)
- Voted YES on increasing penalties for drug offenses. (Nov 1999)
- Voted YES on spending international development funds on drug control. (Jul 1996)
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Rick Santorum on Education
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- Common sense instead of Common Core. (May 2015)
- Reform education; only 30% get college degrees. (Jan 2015)
- Governments running our local schools is a bad idea. (Apr 2014)
- Schools with collective bargaining are worse for students. (Apr 2014)
- The Bible is at the heart of Western civilization. (Apr 2014)
- Common Core is another version of mass-produced education. (Apr 2014)
- 2006: college for all; 2012: college for all is snobbish. (Feb 2012)
- I should not have voted for No Child Left Behind. (Jan 2012)
- Our education system doesn't serve the customer. (Sep 2011)
- 2001: Keep Department of Education; 2012: it's unnecessary. (Jun 2011)
- One-time $500 contribution to every low-income child. (Apr 2006)
- Rich people already have school choice; give it to the poor. (Apr 2006)
- 1990s: School uniforms happen to be a good idea. (Apr 2006)
- Family, religion, and schools: most fundamental institutions. (Apr 2006)
- Comprehensive sex ed has no impact on pregnancy or STD rates. (Apr 2006)
- Home-schooled six children with wife Karen. (Apr 2006)
- Multiculturalism insists we teach about comic books. (Apr 2006)
- Expose kids to legitimate debate of evolution & creationism. (Mar 2005)
- Teach about disagreements in biological evolution theories. (Jun 2001)
- Kids are trapped without choice in the public schools. (Jun 2001)
- More teachers & more funding just means more of the same. (Apr 1998)
- Voted NO on $52M for "21st century community learning centers". (Oct 2005)
- Voted NO on $5B for grants to local educational agencies. (Oct 2005)
- Voted NO on shifting $11B from corporate tax loopholes to education. (Mar 2005)
- Voted NO on funding smaller classes instead of private tutors. (May 2001)
- Voted NO on funding student testing instead of private tutors. (May 2001)
- Voted NO on spending $448B of tax cut on education & debt reduction. (Apr 2001)
- Voted YES on Educational Savings Accounts. (Mar 2000)
- Voted YES on allowing more flexibility in federal school rules. (Mar 1999)
- Voted YES on education savings accounts. (Jun 1998)
- Voted YES on school vouchers in DC. (Sep 1997)
- Voted YES on $75M for abstinence education. (Jul 1996)
- Voted YES on giving federal aid only to schools allowing voluntary prayer. (Mar 1994)
- Rated 27% by the NEA, indicating anti-public education votes. (Dec 2003)
- Make employee educational assistance tax-deductible. (Jan 1993)
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Rick Santorum on Energy & Oil
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- Nothing the US could do will affect global warming. (Jan 2015)
- Fracking gives us enough natural gas for 100 years. (Apr 2014)
- Construct the Keystone pipeline: for jobs & energy. (Apr 2014)
- Out of office, I stayed in the fray to defeat cap-and-trade. (Jan 2012)
- No federal energy help needed; we did it on Marcellus Shale. (Nov 2011)
- Sagging economy caused by stop sign on oil drilling. (Jun 2011)
- Voted NO on disallowing an oil leasing program in Alaska's ANWR. (Nov 2005)
- Voted YES on $3.1B for emergency oil assistance for hurricane-hit areas. (Oct 2005)
- Voted NO on reducing oil usage by 40% by 2025 (instead of 5%). (Jun 2005)
- Voted NO on banning drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. (Mar 2005)
- Voted YES on Bush Administration Energy Policy. (Jul 2003)
- Voted YES on targeting 100,000 hydrogen-powered vehicles by 2010. (Jun 2003)
- Voted NO on removing consideration of drilling ANWR from budget bill. (Mar 2003)
- Voted YES on drilling ANWR on national security grounds. (Apr 2002)
- Voted YES on terminating CAFE standards within 15 months. (Mar 2002)
- Voted YES on preserving budget for ANWR oil drilling. (Apr 2000)
- Voted NO on ending discussion of CAFE fuel efficiency standards. (Sep 1999)
- Voted YES on defunding renewable and solar energy. (Jun 1999)
- Voted YES on approving a nuclear waste repository. (Apr 1997)
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Rick Santorum on Environment
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- Taking manufacturing back to US will reduce global warming. (Jan 2016)
- Remove Obama regulations on mercury & waters. (Jan 2016)
- China creates 5 times US pollution levels; bring jobs here. (Jan 2016)
- Ethanol mandate brings jobs & energy independence. (Mar 2015)
- Nature is a subtle web of intricate connections. (Apr 2006)
- Voted NO on including oil & gas smokestacks in mercury regulations. (Sep 2005)
- Voted YES on confirming Gale Norton as Secretary of Interior. (Jan 2001)
- Voted YES on more funding for forest roads and fish habitat. (Sep 1999)
- Voted NO on transportation demo projects. (Mar 1998)
- Voted NO on reducing funds for road-building in National Forests. (Sep 1997)
- Rated 0% by the LCV, indicating anti-environment votes. (Dec 2003)
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Rick Santorum on Families & Children
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- More nuclear families will improve the economy. (Jan 2016)
- FactCheck: Yes, ISIS declared fatwa to kill disabled kids. (Dec 2015)
- This campaign is all about two words: "Working Families". (Nov 2015)
- Family means economy; make both strong. (Oct 2015)
- Book "Bella's Gift" about their special-needs youngest child. (May 2015)
- Patriot Voices: online community to restore American dream. (May 2015)
- Strong families help produce a strong economy. (May 2015)
- Marriage at historical low; illegitimacy at historical high. (Apr 2014)
- Government policy facilitates breakdown of family. (Apr 2014)
- Double child tax credit to $6,000 per child. (Apr 2014)
- Marriage disappears where government dependency is highest. (Aug 2012)
- Severely disabled daughter is still life worth living. (Aug 2012)
- Contraception for teens helps fix fracturing families. (Feb 2012)
- Address breakdown of American family from bully pulpit. (Jan 2012)
- Gay adoption is a state issue; no federal ban. (Jan 2012)
- Promote the family as economic anchor point. (Dec 2011)
- Poverty rate 5% with two parents; 30% with one parent. (Oct 2011)
- No-Fault Freedom: doing whatever we want damages society. (Apr 2006)
- Shotgun marriage wasn't all that bad in some cases. (Apr 2006)
- Pre-marital cohabitation makes 50% more chance of divorce. (Apr 2006)
- Covenant Marriage: do whatever it takes to keep together. (Apr 2006)
- Automatically awarding custody to moms celebrates sexism. (Jul 2005)
- Church scandals caused by "right to privacy lifestyle". (Apr 2003)
- Voted YES on killing restrictions on violent videos to minors. (May 1999)
- Rated 100% by the Christian Coalition: a pro-Family-Value voting record. (Dec 2003)
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Rick Santorum on Foreign Policy
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- Enemy is a theocracy; so understand their ideology. (Dec 2015)
- Successfully pushed bipartisan national security legislation. (Jan 2015)
- Stand up for our friends in Latin America, not leftists. (Jan 2012)
- Keep embargo on Cuba--the heart of cancer in Latin America. (Jan 2012)
- Self-determination on statehood for Puerto Rico. (Jan 2012)
- Iran's theocracy encourages use of nuclear weapons. (Jan 2012)
- JFK-Khrushchev negotiations failed; Obama's will fail too. (Nov 2011)
- Assassinate Iranian & North Korean nuclear scientists. (Oct 2011)
- Deal with Musharraf in Pakistan in advance of trouble. (Sep 2011)
- No apologies for past American interventions in Iran. (Aug 2011)
- Voted YES on enlarging NATO to include Eastern Europe. (May 2002)
- Voted NO on killing a bill for trade sanctions if China sells weapons. (Sep 2000)
- Voted YES on capping foreign aid at only $12.7 billion. (Oct 1999)
- Voted NO on limiting the President's power to impose economic sanctions. (Jul 1998)
- Voted NO on limiting NATO expansion to only Poland, Hungary & Czech. (Apr 1998)
- Voted YES on $17.9 billion to IMF. (Mar 1998)
- Voted YES on Strengthening of the trade embargo against Cuba. (Mar 1996)
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Rick Santorum on Free Trade
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- FactCheck: Several other candidates support EXIM Bank too. (Nov 2015)
- Export financing to level playing field for US manufacturers. (Nov 2015)
- Tariffs only hurt working men and women. (Oct 2015)
- Level the playing field by having an Ex-Im Bank like others. (Oct 2015)
- Think about the people that free trade effects. (Apr 2014)
- I'm for making US more competitive than China. (Oct 2011)
- 1993: Voted against NAFTA because it hurt PA industries. (Jun 2011)
- Voted YES on free trade agreement with Oman. (Jun 2006)
- Voted YES on implementing CAFTA for Central America free-trade. (Jul 2005)
- Voted YES on establishing free trade between US & Singapore. (Jul 2003)
- Voted YES on establishing free trade between the US and Chile. (Jul 2003)
- Voted YES on extending free trade to Andean nations. (May 2002)
- Voted YES on granting normal trade relations status to Vietnam. (Oct 2001)
- Voted YES on removing common goods from national security export rules. (Sep 2001)
- Voted YES on permanent normal trade relations with China. (Sep 2000)
- Voted YES on expanding trade to the third world. (May 2000)
- Voted YES on renewing 'fast track' presidential trade authority. (Nov 1997)
- Voted YES on imposing trade sanctions on Japan for closed market. (May 1995)
- Rated 100% by CATO, indicating a pro-free trade voting record. (Dec 2002)
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Rick Santorum on Government Reform
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- Oppose Supreme Court when exceeding constitutional authority. (Sep 2015)
- I fought for conservative judges & filibustered liberal ones. (Sep 2015)
- 1990s "Gang of Seven": exposed congressional scandals. (May 2015)
- Censure & lawsuit for too many executive actions. (Nov 2014)
- Line-item veto needed; spending transparency until then. (Feb 2012)
- Endorsed Arlen Specter to assure conservative Supreme Court. (Feb 2012)
- Overturn & freeze all Obama regulations in process. (Jul 2011)
- DC doesn't work; ratify the Balanced Budget Amendment. (Jul 2011)
- 1997: In-state campaign donation cap $4K; out-of-state $1K. (Jun 2011)
- Campaign finance should be purely voluntary. (Oct 1997)
- Voted YES on allowing some lobbyist gifts to Congress. (Mar 2006)
- Voted NO on establishing the Senate Office of Public Integrity. (Mar 2006)
- Voted NO on banning "soft money" contributions and restricting issue ads. (Mar 2002)
- Voted YES on require photo ID (not just signature) for voter registration. (Feb 2002)
- Voted NO on banning campaign donations from unions & corporations. (Apr 2001)
- Voted YES on funding for National Endowment for the Arts. (Aug 1999)
- Voted NO on favoring 1997 McCain-Feingold overhaul of campaign finance. (Oct 1997)
- Voted YES on Approving the presidential line-item veto. (Mar 1996)
- Voted NO on banning more types of Congressional gifts. (Jul 1995)
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Rick Santorum on Gun Control
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- Lifetime A+ rating with the NRA; despite trigger lock vote. (Jan 2012)
- Voted YES on prohibiting lawsuits against gun manufacturers. (Jul 2005)
- Voted NO on banning lawsuits against gun manufacturers for gun violence. (Mar 2004)
- Voted NO on background checks at gun shows. (May 1999)
- Voted YES on more penalties for gun & drug violations. (May 1999)
- Voted YES on loosening license & background checks at gun shows. (May 1999)
- Voted YES on maintaining current law: guns sold without trigger locks. (Jul 1998)
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Rick Santorum on Health Care
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- Let veterans go to private hospitals instead of VA hospitals. (Nov 2015)
- ObamaCare causes anti-competitive consolidation of insurers. (Oct 2015)
- I introduced Health Savings Accounts in Congress. (Sep 2015)
- ObamaCare wasted $500M setting up 4 failed state exchanges. (May 2014)
- Change Medicaid to block-grant system. (Apr 2014)
- Allow individuals to buy pre-tax insurance like companies do. (Apr 2014)
- ObamaCare is biggest threat facing the American Dream. (Apr 2014)
- The Tea Party revolution was all about opposing ObamaCare. (Mar 2014)
- Obamacare will crush economic freedom. (Feb 2012)
- Give Medicare same options and opt-out as Congress. (Jan 2012)
- Promote Health Savings Accounts as market-based solution. (Jan 2012)
- Liberal states won't waive ObamaCare; we must repeal it. (Oct 2011)
- Private sector insurance works, even for Medicare. (Sep 2011)
- Mandatory inoculations of children is wrong. (Sep 2011)
- If we let states mandate insurance, sterilization is ok too. (Aug 2011)
- First Executive Order: suspend ObamaCare. (Jul 2011)
- 2006: Targeted by trial lawyers for his malpractice reform. (Jun 2011)
- Little or no benefit from negotiating Medicare Rx prices. (Sep 2006)
- Sex outside of monogamy has consequences of STDs & abortion. (Jul 2005)
- Voted YES on limiting medical liability lawsuits to $250,000. (May 2006)
- Voted NO on expanding enrollment period for Medicare Part D. (Feb 2006)
- Voted NO on increasing Medicaid rebate for producing generics. (Nov 2005)
- Voted NO on negotiating bulk purchases for Medicare prescription drug. (Mar 2005)
- Voted NO on $40 billion per year for limited Medicare prescription drug benefit. (Jun 2003)
- Voted NO on allowing reimportation of Rx drugs from Canada. (Jul 2002)
- Voted NO on allowing patients to sue HMOs & collect punitive damages. (Jun 2001)
- Voted YES on funding GOP version of Medicare prescription drug benefit. (Apr 2001)
- Voted NO on including prescription drugs under Medicare. (Jun 2000)
- Voted YES on limiting self-employment health deduction. (Jul 1999)
- Voted NO on increasing tobacco restrictions. (Jun 1998)
- Voted YES on Medicare means-testing. (Jun 1997)
- Voted NO on blocking medical savings acounts. (Apr 1996)
- Rated 0% by APHA, indicating a anti-public health voting record. (Dec 2003)
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Rick Santorum on Homeland Security
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- Political correctness hinders us from fighting terrorism. (Dec 2015)
- Iranian nuclear deal was worst treaty in US history. (Dec 2015)
- Reverse policy on women in military combat roles. (Dec 2015)
- Make terror watchlist transparent so we know how to get off. (Dec 2015)
- Commander-in-chief is not an entry-level position. (Nov 2015)
- If you're a scientist & work on Iran nukes, you're not safe. (Sep 2015)
- The Patriot Act did not cause any invasions of privacy. (May 2015)
- Getting out facts about Benghazi makes hearings successful. (May 2014)
- Privacy is in 4th amendment, but Patriot Act is ok. (Jan 2012)
- Confront virulent threat of radical Islam. (Jan 2012)
- Giving money to Iran rebels is not enough. (Nov 2011)
- Removing Don't-Ask injects social experiment into military. (Sep 2011)
- Department of Homeland Security fixed an internal mess. (Sep 2011)
- Terrorism is an asymmetric threat; we need worldwide bases. (Jun 2011)
- Waterboarding gets useful info, like on Osama bin Laden. (May 2011)
- War against Islamic fascism will be won or lost in America. (Sep 2006)
Defense Spending
- There are good earmarks, like Osprey military program. (Feb 2012)
- Don't cut one penny out of defense spending. (Oct 2011)
- Cut waste in DOD, but don't cut defense budget. (Jul 2011)
- We need to spend money to study the EMP threat. (Aug 2009)
- Invest in our armed services' fundamental mission. (Aug 1995)
- Voted NO on preserving habeas corpus for Guantanamo detainees. (Sep 2006)
- Voted NO on requiring CIA reports on detainees & interrogation methods. (Sep 2006)
- Voted YES on reauthorizing the PATRIOT Act. (Mar 2006)
- Voted YES on extending the PATRIOT Act's wiretap provision. (Dec 2005)
- Voted NO on restricting business with entities linked to terrorism. (Jul 2005)
- Voted NO on restoring $565M for states' and ports' first responders. (Mar 2005)
- Voted NO on adopting the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. (Oct 1999)
- Voted YES on allowing another round of military base closures. (May 1999)
- Voted YES on cutting nuclear weapons below START levels. (May 1999)
- Voted YES on deploying National Missile Defense ASAP. (Mar 1999)
- Voted YES on military pay raise of 4.8%. (Feb 1999)
- Voted YES on prohibiting same-sex basic training. (Jun 1998)
- Voted YES on favoring 36 vetoed military projects. (Oct 1997)
- Voted YES on banning chemical weapons. (Apr 1997)
- Voted YES on considering deploying NMD, and amending ABM Treaty. (Jun 1996)
- Voted YES on 1996 Defense Appropriations. (Sep 1995)
- Rated 0% by SANE, indicating a pro-military voting record. (Dec 2003)
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Rick Santorum on Immigration
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- Jobs and good wages scarce due to illegals. (Jan 2016)
- Send six million illegals back to their countries. (Jan 2016)
- Our policy is magnet that says "amnesty"; that has to change. (Dec 2015)
- We're flooding the job market with low-wage workers. (Oct 2015)
- 35M immigrants over past 20 years hold down American wages. (Sep 2015)
- All new American job growth has gone to immigrants. (Sep 2015)
- I had a comprehensive plan in 2006. (Sep 2015)
- America is worth the wait, even if families are split up. (Aug 2015)
- Reduce the level of legal immigration by 25%. (Aug 2015)
- Follow the rule of law; veto the DREAM Act. (Feb 2015)
- Focus on skilled immigrants; now most are unskilled. (Jan 2015)
- Amnesty to unskilled illegals makes worker wages stagnate. (Nov 2014)
- Comprehensive bill is easier than consensus on components. (Jan 2014)
- My grandfather immigrated for American Dream, not benefits. (Aug 2012)
- We need immigration; but we need respect of the law. (Jan 2012)
- Welcome legal immigrants as part of made-in-America plan. (Nov 2011)
- No in-state tuition for illegal immigrants. (Sep 2011)
- Finish the border fence; make English the official language. (Sep 2011)
- No tricks like 1986; secure the border first. (Sep 2011)
- No promises & no government benefits to immigrants. (Sep 2011)
- No benefits for illegal immigrants. (Jun 2011)
- Border is not yet secure; existing laws are not yet enforced. ()
- Voted YES on building a fence along the Mexican border. (Sep 2006)
- Voted NO on establishing a Guest Worker program. (May 2006)
- Voted NO on allowing illegal aliens to participate in Social Security. (May 2006)
- Voted NO on giving Guest Workers a path to citizenship. (May 2006)
- Voted YES on allowing more foreign workers into the US for farm work. (Jul 1998)
- Voted YES on visas for skilled workers. (May 1998)
- Voted YES on limit welfare for immigrants. (Jun 1997)
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Rick Santorum on Jobs
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- Take jobs back from China so US is #1 in manufacturing. (Jan 2016)
- Jobs are open in manufacturing but no skilled workers. (Nov 2015)
- I can get American workers on the side of Republican Party. (Oct 2015)
- Focus on improving life for average American workers. (Sep 2015)
- Fewer than 1% of Americans earn minimum wage; let it go up. (Sep 2015)
- Look out for American workers, not for profits or votes. (Aug 2015)
- Create a manufacturing job juggernaut by a 20% flat tax rate. (Aug 2015)
- GOP must focus on opportunities for middle and lower class. (Jul 2014)
- Raising the minimum wage a little is ok, if phased in slowly. (May 2014)
- Focus on jobholders as well as job creators. (Apr 2014)
- Workers should have secret-ballot elections for unions. (Feb 2012)
- National right-to-work law yes; Pennsylvania law no. (Jan 2012)
- Not doing any favors by keeping unemployment for 99 weeks. (Jan 2012)
- Unions are good community members but we need right-to-work. (Jan 2012)
- Offshore jobs return if you repeal manufacturing regulations. (Oct 2011)
- Public employee unions have bankrupted states. (Sep 2011)
- Focus the Fed on sound money, rather than job creation. (Sep 2011)
- The federal government kills jobs!. (Jul 2011)
- Voted NO on raising the minimum wage to $7.25 rather than $6.25. (Mar 2005)
- Voted YES on repealing Clinton's ergonomic rules on repetitive stress. (Mar 2001)
- Voted YES on killing an increase in the minimum wage. (Nov 1999)
- Voted YES on allowing workers to choose between overtime & comp-time. (May 1997)
- Voted NO on replacing farm price supports. (Feb 1996)
- Rated 0% by the AFL-CIO, indicating an anti-union voting record. (Dec 2003)
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Rick Santorum on Principles & Values
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- Vote for leader of free world; not for who entertains you. (Jan 2016)
- Obama is divisive & untrustworthy; I am respectful. (Jan 2016)
- Trust Iowans to pick best leader rather than follow polls. (Jan 2016)
- I'm a real conservative who won in a blue state. (Nov 2015)
- Pass a 1st Amendment Defense Act. (Sep 2015)
- Won 11 state primaries in 2012 presidential race. (May 2015)
- Obama's worldview: secular socialistic culture like Europe. (Feb 2012)
- Vital to put a conservative crusader into the White House. (Feb 2012)
- We need command leadership; not business experience. (Jan 2012)
- I'm a conservative but not a libertarian; some government OK. (Jan 2012)
- I appeal to blue-collar voters, not Wall Street. (Jan 2012)
- I ran & won as a conservative in a swing state. (Oct 2011)
- Obama is the new King George III, dictating from on high. (Sep 2011)
- The soul of America is God-given liberty. (Jul 2011)
- Tea Party is now the backbone of the conservative movement. (Jul 2011)
- Govern via both faith & reason. (Jun 2011)
- I agree with Bush 98% of the time, but I say when I don’t. (Sep 2006)
- Accused of taking home-school money while residing out of PA. (Sep 2006)
- Liberalism is an ideology; conservatism is common sense. (Apr 2006)
- Church-state "neutrality" is not in US Constitution. (Apr 2006)
- We're plagued by tragedies when we turn our back on God. (May 2000)
- Voted YES on confirming Samuel Alito as Supreme Court Justice. (Jan 2006)
- Voted YES on confirming John Roberts for Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. (Sep 2005)
- Religious affiliation: Catholic. (Nov 2000)
- Fund the 50 States Commemorative Coin Program. (Dec 1997)
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Rick Santorum on Social Security
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- Consider cost-of-living cus, but not private accounts. (May 2015)
- 401(k) approach would provide better benefits. (Apr 2014)
- Increase eligibility age for Medicare & Social Security. (Apr 2014)
- Means testing: reduce benefits for wealthy seniors. (Jan 2012)
- 1994: Proposed raising retirement age, despite unpopularity. (Sep 2011)
- Supports privatization if voluntary. (Sep 2006)
- Switched from raising retirement age to personal accounts. (Sep 2006)
- Guaranteed benefit if over 50; personal account if younger. (Sep 2006)
- No privatization; but voluntary personal retirement accounts. (Sep 2003)
- Raise retirement age? Maybe. Private investment? Yes. (May 2000)
- Social Security needs reform sooner rather than later. (May 2000)
- Let's grow the pie using private market system. (Apr 1998)
- Voted YES on Social Security Lockbox & limiting national debt. (Apr 1999)
- Voted YES on allowing Roth IRAs for retirees. (May 1998)
- Voted YES on allowing personal retirement accounts. (Apr 1998)
- Voted YES on deducting Social Security payments on income taxes. (May 1996)
- Rated 10% by the ARA, indicating an anti-senior voting record. (Dec 2003)
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Rick Santorum on Tax Reform
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- My 10% flat tax brings 3.5M jobs back to America. (Jan 2016)
- 20% flat tax on all income of all types. (Nov 2015)
- My tax plan reduces taxes for every income bracket. (Oct 2015)
- 20/20 tax plan: all income treated the same. (Sep 2015)
- Just two income tax rates: 10% and 28%. (Jan 2012)
- Simplify tax code: just 5 deductions; everything else goes. (Jan 2012)
- 84% of Americans pay more tax if we have national sales tax. (Oct 2011)
- Changing estate tax would cost $100B, not save $730B. (Sep 2006)
- More child credit for larger families earning over $110,000. (Apr 2006)
- Death should not be a taxable event. (Feb 2001)
- Tax burden increases inequities & decreases savings. (Apr 1996)
- Tax credits are for families who pay taxes. (Nov 1995)
- Voted YES on supporting permanence of estate tax cuts. (Aug 2006)
- Voted YES on permanently repealing the `death tax`. (Jun 2006)
- Voted NO on $47B for military by repealing capital gains tax cut. (Feb 2006)
- Voted YES on retaining reduced taxes on capital gains & dividends. (Feb 2006)
- Voted YES on extending the tax cuts on capital gains and dividends. (Nov 2005)
- Voted YES on $350 billion in tax breaks over 11 years. (May 2003)
- Voted NO on reducing marriage penalty instead of cutting top tax rates. (May 2001)
- Voted NO on increasing tax deductions for college tuition. (May 2001)
- Voted YES on eliminating the 'marriage penalty'. (Jul 2000)
- Voted YES on across-the-board spending cut. (Oct 1999)
- Voted YES on requiring super-majority for raising taxes. (Apr 1998)
- Rated 81% by NTU, indicating a "Taxpayer's Friend" on tax votes. (Dec 2003)
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Rick Santorum on Technology
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- DoD plays defense on technology; we need to go after them. (Jan 2016)
- Harden electric grid against electromagnetic pulse attack. (Jan 2016)
- Bulk metadata collection doesn't violate privacy. (Dec 2015)
- Get federal government out of the infrastructure business. (Nov 2015)
- CEO of EchoLight Studios, making faith & family movies. (Apr 2014)
- Moon base is fiscal insanity. (Feb 2012)
- Moon colony is fiscal insanity during debt crisis. (Feb 2012)
- NASA programs sound good, but we need to cut programs. (Jan 2012)
- Make R&D tax credit permanent. (Jun 2011)
- Prosecute WikiLeaks on terrorism charges. (Nov 2010)
- Scale of potential destruction from EMP demands action. (Aug 2009)
- $90M to study effects of media violence on kids. (Apr 2006)
- Fund reverse-commuting for distressed suburbs. (Apr 2006)
- Good culture tells the truth, even if not G-Rated. (Apr 2006)
- Make "airplane" edited movie versions with advisory labels. (Apr 2006)
- Voted YES on restoring $550M in funding for Amtrak for 2007. (Mar 2006)
- Voted NO on disallowing FCC approval of larger media conglomerates. (Sep 2003)
- Voted YES on Internet sales tax moratorium. (Oct 1998)
- Voted YES on telecomm deregulation. (Feb 1996)
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Rick Santorum on War & Peace
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- ISIS caliphate is like a kingdom based on religious law. (Jan 2016)
- Will tear up agreement with Iran first day in office. (Jan 2016)
- Stay in Afghanistan until security of our country is secure. (Jan 2012)
- Afghanistan victory means Taliban is neutered, not wiped out. (Nov 2011)
- We're tying one hand behind our backs; change Afghan rules. (Sep 2011)
- No isolationism on Libya; but Obama did it wrong. (Sep 2011)
- We should withdraw from Afghanistan more slowly. (Aug 2011)
- Needed exit strategy & objective in Kosovo, but not in Iraq. (Sep 2006)
- No national security at stake in Libya. (Jul 2011)
Mideast
- We must take land from ISIS Caliphate, under their own law. (Dec 2015)
- World War III has begun; let's identify it. (Dec 2015)
- Iranians believe in bringing about the end of the world. (Sep 2015)
- ISIL's caliphate changes the game: send US troops. (Sep 2015)
- We cannot allow Iran to obtain a nuclear weapon. (May 2015)
- Obama left Iraq because it was politically popular to do so. (Jan 2014)
- Unclear which side in Syria used chemical weapons. (Aug 2013)
- Iranian people admire us; Iranian leaders are evil. (Jan 2012)
- Work with Israel to take out Iranian nukes by force. (Nov 2011)
- We need 20,000 troops to stay in Iraq to achieve victory. (Sep 2011)
- Jihadists want to kill us for what we are. (Sep 2011)
- Iran has been at war with us since 1979. (Aug 2011)
- Iran must be confronted to stop them from getting nukes. (Aug 2011)
- Iraq: We have a great game plan, and Rumsfeld does fine job. (Sep 2006)
- War in Iraq is one front in war on Islamic fascism. (Sep 2006)
- Iran is at the heart of the Iraq war. (Sep 2006)
- Saddam had no new WMDs, but did have old WMDs. (Sep 2006)
- Iraq had nothing to do with 9/11, but still a necessary war. (Sep 2006)
- My Iraq plan, and my opponent’s plan, is same as Bush’s. (Sep 2006)
- Threat posed by Saddam is like drunk driver's threat to all. (Oct 2002)
Voting Record
- Sanctions against Iran, despite Administration disagreement. (Sep 2006)
- Voted NO on redeploying troops out of Iraq by July 2007. (Jun 2006)
- Voted NO on investigating contract awards in Iraq & Afghanistan. (Nov 2005)
- Voted NO on requiring on-budget funding for Iraq, not emergency funding. (Apr 2005)
- Voted YES on $86 billion for military operations in Iraq & Afghanistan. (Oct 2003)
- Voted YES on authorizing use of military force against Iraq. (Oct 2002)
- Voted YES on allowing all necessary force in Kosovo. (May 1999)
- Voted NO on authorizing air strikes in Kosovo. (Mar 1999)
- Voted YES on ending the Bosnian arms embargo. (Jul 1995)
- Move the US Embassy to Jerusalem. (Nov 1995)
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Rick Santorum on Welfare & Poverty
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- Going to work while on welfare loses money. (Nov 2015)
- I led the fight to end welfare as we know it. (Sep 2015)
- I ended a federal entitlement; never done before or since. (Aug 2015)
- Parents generation never wanted nor spoke about state help. (Apr 2014)
- Extreme individualists don't look out for our fellow man. (Apr 2014)
- Tough love to end welfare as entitlement. (Apr 2014)
- FactCheck: Obama waived workfare? No, he leaves it to states. (Aug 2012)
- Promote marriage & abstinence as a way to avoid poverty. (Jan 2012)
- Block grant Medicaid, housing, & food stamps to states. (Jan 2012)
- Poverty is not a disability; believe in ability to work. (Jan 2012)
- I authored the only bill to remove an entitlement. (Jan 2012)
- No compromise on core principles; compromise on all else. (Aug 2011)
- Send Food Stamps & means-tested entitlements to the states. (Jul 2011)
- FactCheck: No, church attendance in Europe is above 10%. (Jul 2011)
- Drafted & managed 1994 Contract with America Welfare Reform. (Jun 2011)
- Support time-limits for able-bodied welfare recipients. (Apr 2006)
- Great Society barely budged poverty but fractured families. (Apr 2006)
- One Percent Solution: increase charitable giving to 2.5%. (Apr 2006)
- AmeriCorps "volunteers" do build social capital. (Apr 2006)
- Discriminatory to NOT give money to faith-based groups. (Apr 2006)
- Promotes Individual Development Accounts set up by churches. (Apr 2006)
- Black entrepreneurship vanished with liberal welfare policy. (Apr 2006)
- You don't help people by making them dependent on you. (Mar 2005)
- Voted YES on welfare block grants. (Aug 1996)
- Voted NO on eliminating block grants for food stamps. (Jul 1996)
- Voted YES on allowing state welfare waivers. (Jul 1996)
- Voted YES on welfare overhaul. (Sep 1995)
- Tax credits to promote home ownership in distressed areas. (Apr 2003)
- Increase the earned income tax credit. (Jan 1993)
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Strongly Opposes
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(-5 points on Social scale)
| I've been to the March For Life for 25 years: Strongly Opposes topic 1 In partial birth abortion, doctor kills baby after delivery: Strongly Opposes topic 1 No abortions even in cases of rape; one violence is enough: Strongly Opposes topic 1 I've not only taken the pledge; I've taken the bullets: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Plan B morning-after pill is abortion, and dangerous: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Scientifically, an embryo is human from moment of conception: Strongly Opposes topic 1 93% of abortions are post-conception birth control: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Partial birth abortion allows killing baby if only toe is in: Opposes topic 1 There is no federal right to privacy: Opposes topic 1 Responsible stem cell research doesn't destroy embryos: Opposes topic 1 Protect any child born alive from botched abortion: Opposes topic 1 Partial birth abortion should shock your conscience: Opposes topic 1 Rated 0% by NARAL, indicating a pro-life voting record: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Supports the Pro-life Presidential Leadership Pledge: Strongly Opposes topic 1 YES on maintaining ban on Military Base Abortions: Opposes topic 1 YES on banning partial birth abortions except for maternal life: Strongly Opposes topic 1 YES on criminal penalty for harming unborn fetus during other crime: Opposes topic 1 NO on $100M to reduce teen pregnancy by education & contraceptives: Opposes topic 1 YES on notifying parents of minors who get out-of-state abortions: Opposes topic 1 |
Favors
topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| Reverse policy on women in military combat roles: Opposes topic 2 Diversity is a challenge, not necessarily a virtue: Opposes topic 2 Affirmative program for minority business-building: Favors topic 2 Automatically awarding custody to moms celebrates sexism: Favors topic 2 Issue a commemorative postage stamp of Rosa Parks: Favors topic 2 NO on banning affirmative action hiring with federal funds: Strongly Favors topic 2 NO on ending special funding for minority & women-owned business: Strongly Favors topic 2 YES on prohibiting same-sex basic training: Opposes topic 2 NO on setting aside 10% of highway funds for minorities & women: Opposes topic 2 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Freedom of conscience includes right to deny service to gays: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Fight gay marriage ruling, but not with civil disobedience: Opposes topic 3 I would never attend a same-sex wedding: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Marriage is a federal issue; we need one definition, not 50: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Removing Don't-Ask injects social experiment into military: Opposes topic 3 No polygamy; no gay marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Same-sex marriage is unprecedented social revolution: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Marriage Protection Amendment is last resort, but needed: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Leave marriage definition to state legislatures & the people: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Same-sex marriage takes us away from purpose of marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Homosexual orientation ok; but homosexual act are sodomy: Strongly Opposes topic 3 YES on prohibiting same-sex marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 NO on prohibiting job discrimination by sexual orientation: Strongly Opposes topic 3 NO on expanding hate crimes to include sexual orientation: Opposes topic 3 NO on adding sexual orientation to definition of hate crimes: Strongly Opposes topic 3 YES on constitutional ban of same-sex marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 |
Strongly Favors
topic 4:Keep God in the public sphere
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| Pass a 1st Amendment Defense Act: Strongly Favors topic 4 Stop harassing and persecuting people of faith: Favors topic 4 Drafted & managed 1994 Contract with America Welfare Reform: Favors topic 4 Church-state "neutrality" is not in US Constitution: Strongly Favors topic 4 One Percent Solution: increase charitable giving to 2.5%: Favors topic 4 Discriminatory to NOT give money to faith-based groups: Strongly Favors topic 4 We're plagued by tragedies when we turn our back on God: Strongly Favors topic 4 Supports anti-flag desecration amendment: Favors topic 4 Rated 100% by the Christian Coalition: a pro-Family-Value voting record: Strongly Favors topic 4 YES on giving federal aid only to schools allowing voluntary prayer: Strongly Favors topic 4 YES on $75M for abstinence education: Strongly Favors topic 4 YES on killing restrictions on violent videos to minors: Opposes topic 4 YES on recommending Constitutional ban on flag desecration: Favors topic 4 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
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| ObamaCare causes anti-competitive consolidation of insurers: Strongly Opposes topic 5 I introduced Health Savings Accounts in Congress: Opposes topic 5 ObamaCare wasted $500M setting up 4 failed state exchanges: Strongly Opposes topic 5 ObamaCare is biggest threat facing the American Dream: Strongly Opposes topic 5 The Tea Party revolution was all about opposing ObamaCare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Obamacare will crush economic freedom: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Promote Health Savings Accounts as market-based solution: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Private sector insurance works, even for Medicare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Little or no benefit from negotiating Medicare Rx prices: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Rated 0% by APHA, indicating a anti-public health voting record: Strongly Opposes topic 5 NO on blocking medical savings acounts: Opposes topic 5 YES on Medicare means-testing: Opposes topic 5 YES on limiting self-employment health deduction: Opposes topic 5 NO on including prescription drugs under Medicare: Opposes topic 5 YES on funding GOP version of Medicare prescription drug benefit: Opposes topic 5 NO on $40 billion per year for limited Medicare prescription drug benefit: Opposes topic 5 NO on increasing Medicaid rebate for producing generics: Opposes topic 5 NO on negotiating bulk purchases for Medicare prescription drug: Strongly Opposes topic 5 NO on expanding enrollment period for Medicare Part D: Opposes topic 5 YES on limiting medical liability lawsuits to $250,000: Favors topic 5 |
Strongly Favors
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
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| Consider cost-of-living cus, but not private accounts: Opposes topic 6 401(k) approach would provide better benefits: Favors topic 6 Increase eligibility age for Medicare & Social Security: Favors topic 6 Supports privatization if voluntary: Favors topic 6 Switched from raising retirement age to personal accounts: Strongly Favors topic 6 Promotes Individual Development Accounts set up by churches: Favors topic 6 No privatization; but voluntary personal retirement accounts: Favors topic 6 Let's grow the pie using private market system: Strongly Favors topic 6 Rated 10% by the ARA, indicating an anti-senior voting record: Strongly Favors topic 6 YES on deducting Social Security payments on income taxes: Favors topic 6 YES on allowing Roth IRAs for retirees: Favors topic 6 YES on allowing personal retirement accounts: Favors topic 6 |
Strongly Favors
topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
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| Common sense instead of Common Core: Favors topic 7 Common Core is another version of mass-produced education: Strongly Favors topic 7 2001: Keep Department of Education; 2012: it's unnecessary: Strongly Favors topic 7 Rich people already have school choice; give it to the poor: Strongly Favors topic 7 Kids are trapped without choice in the public schools: Strongly Favors topic 7 Rated 27% by the NEA, indicating anti-public education votes: Strongly Favors topic 7 YES on school vouchers in DC: Strongly Favors topic 7 YES on education savings accounts: Favors topic 7 YES on allowing more flexibility in federal school rules: Strongly Favors topic 7 YES on Educational Savings Accounts: Favors topic 7 NO on funding smaller classes instead of private tutors: Favors topic 7 NO on funding student testing instead of private tutors: Favors topic 7 NO on $5B for grants to local educational agencies: Favors topic 7 |
Strongly Favors
topic 8:EPA regulations are too restrictive
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| Remove Obama regulations on mercury & waters: Strongly Favors topic 8 No federal energy help needed; we did it on Marcellus Shale: Strongly Favors topic 8 Sagging economy caused by stop sign on oil drilling: Strongly Favors topic 8 Rated 0% by the LCV, indicating anti-environment votes: Strongly Favors topic 8 NO on reducing funds for road-building in National Forests: Opposes topic 8 |
Favors
topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
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| Three-strike laws put too many people in jail: Opposes topic 9 Allow felons to vote again after 5 years crime-free: Opposes topic 9 Rated 25% by CURE, indicating anti-rehabilitation crime votes: Strongly Favors topic 9 NO on replacing death penalty with life imprisonment: Strongly Favors topic 9 YES on limiting death penalty appeals: Favors topic 9 YES on more penalties for gun & drug violations: Favors topic 9 NO on $1.15 billion per year to continue the COPS program: Favors topic 9 |
Favors
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
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| YES on maintaining current law: guns sold without trigger locks: Strongly Favors topic 10 YES on loosening license & background checks at gun shows: Favors topic 10 NO on background checks at gun shows: Strongly Favors topic 10 NO on banning lawsuits against gun manufacturers for gun violence: Strongly Opposes topic 10 YES on prohibiting lawsuits against gun manufacturers: Strongly Favors topic 10 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
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| My 10% flat tax brings 3.5M jobs back to America: Opposes topic 11 20% flat tax on all income of all types: Strongly Opposes topic 11 My tax plan reduces taxes for every income bracket: Opposes topic 11 20/20 tax plan: all income treated the same: Strongly Opposes topic 11 People at the bottom get only a trickle from trickle-down: Favors topic 11 Changing estate tax would cost $100B, not save $730B: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Death should not be a taxable event: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Rated 81% by NTU, indicating a "Taxpayer's Friend" on tax votes: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Make employee educational assistance tax-deductible: Favors topic 11 YES on Internet sales tax moratorium: Opposes topic 11 YES on requiring super-majority for raising taxes: Opposes topic 11 YES on eliminating the 'marriage penalty': Opposes topic 11 YES on prioritizing national debt reduction below tax cuts: Opposes topic 11 NO on reducing marriage penalty instead of cutting top tax rates: Opposes topic 11 NO on spending $448B of tax cut on education & debt reduction: Opposes topic 11 YES on $350 billion in tax breaks over 11 years: Strongly Opposes topic 11 YES on extending the tax cuts on capital gains and dividends: Strongly Opposes topic 11 NO on $47B for military by repealing capital gains tax cut: Opposes topic 11 YES on retaining reduced taxes on capital gains & dividends: Strongly Opposes topic 11 YES on permanently repealing the `death tax`: Strongly Opposes topic 11 YES on supporting permanence of estate tax cuts: Strongly Opposes topic 11 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
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| Jobs and good wages scarce due to illegals: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Send six million illegals back to their countries: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Our policy is magnet that says "amnesty"; that has to change: Strongly Opposes topic 12 We're flooding the job market with low-wage workers: Opposes topic 12 America is worth the wait, even if families are split up: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Reduce the level of legal immigration by 25%: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Follow the rule of law; veto the DREAM Act: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Focus on skilled immigrants; now most are unskilled: Opposes topic 12 Amnesty to unskilled illegals makes worker wages stagnate: Opposes topic 12 Comprehensive bill is easier than consensus on components: Favors topic 12 No promises & no government benefits to immigrants: Strongly Opposes topic 12 No benefits for illegal immigrants: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Border is not yet secure; existing laws are not yet enforced: Strongly Opposes topic 12 YES on limit welfare for immigrants: Strongly Opposes topic 12 YES on visas for skilled workers: Favors topic 12 YES on allowing more foreign workers into the US for farm work: Favors topic 12 NO on allowing illegal aliens to participate in Social Security: Strongly Opposes topic 12 NO on giving Guest Workers a path to citizenship: Strongly Opposes topic 12 NO on establishing a Guest Worker program: Opposes topic 12 YES on building a fence along the Mexican border: Strongly Opposes topic 12 |
Strongly Favors
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Take jobs back from China so US is #1 in manufacturing: Opposes topic 13 Export financing to level playing field for US manufacturers: Favors topic 13 Tariffs only hurt working men and women: Strongly Favors topic 13 Level the playing field by having an Ex-Im Bank like others: Favors topic 13 Think about the people that free trade effects: Opposes topic 13 Rated 100% by CATO, indicating a pro-free trade voting record: Strongly Favors topic 13 YES on renewing 'fast track' presidential trade authority: Favors topic 13 YES on permanent normal trade relations with China: Strongly Favors topic 13 YES on expanding trade to the third world: Favors topic 13 YES on removing common goods from national security export rules: Favors topic 13 YES on granting normal trade relations status to Vietnam: Favors topic 13 YES on extending free trade to Andean nations: Strongly Favors topic 13 YES on establishing free trade between US & Singapore: Favors topic 13 YES on establishing free trade between the US and Chile: Favors topic 13 YES on implementing CAFTA for Central America free-trade: Strongly Favors topic 13 YES on free trade agreement with Oman: Strongly Favors topic 13 |
Strongly Favors
topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Will tear up agreement with Iran first day in office: Strongly Favors topic 14 YES on $17.9 billion to IMF: Opposes topic 14 YES on capping foreign aid at only $12.7 billion: Strongly Favors topic 14 NO on preserving habeas corpus for Guantanamo detainees: Strongly Favors topic 14 NO on requiring CIA reports on detainees & interrogation methods: Strongly Favors topic 14 |
Strongly Favors
topic 15:Expand the military
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Harden electric grid against electromagnetic pulse attack: Favors topic 15 Terrorism is an asymmetric threat; we need worldwide bases: Strongly Opposes topic 15 Don't cut one penny out of defense spending: Strongly Favors topic 15 Cut waste in DOD, but don't cut defense budget: Strongly Favors topic 15 Invest in our armed services' fundamental mission: Strongly Favors topic 15 Rated 0% by SANE, indicating a pro-military voting record: Strongly Favors topic 15 YES on 1996 Defense Appropriations: Favors topic 15 YES on considering deploying NMD, and amending ABM Treaty: Favors topic 15 YES on favoring 36 vetoed military projects: Strongly Favors topic 15 YES on allowing another round of military base closures: Opposes topic 15 YES on military pay raise of 4.8%: Strongly Favors topic 15 YES on deploying National Missile Defense ASAP: Strongly Favors topic 15 NO on requiring on-budget funding for Iraq, not emergency funding: Favors topic 15 |
Opposes
topic 16:Make voter registration easier
(-3 points on Social scale)
| 1997: In-state campaign donation cap $4K; out-of-state $1K: Favors topic 16 Campaign finance should be purely voluntary: Strongly Opposes topic 16 NO on favoring 1997 McCain-Feingold overhaul of campaign finance: Opposes topic 16 NO on banning campaign donations from unions & corporations: Opposes topic 16 NO on banning "soft money" contributions and restricting issue ads: Opposes topic 16 NO on establishing the Senate Office of Public Integrity: Opposes topic 16 YES on allowing some lobbyist gifts to Congress: Strongly Opposes topic 16 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Stay in Afghanistan until security of our country is secure: Opposes topic 17 We should withdraw from Afghanistan more slowly: Strongly Opposes topic 17 We must take land from ISIS Caliphate, under their own law: Strongly Opposes topic 17 World War III has begun; let's identify it: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Obama left Iraq because it was politically popular to do so: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Iran must be confronted to stop them from getting nukes: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Iraq: We have a great game plan, and Rumsfeld does fine job: Strongly Opposes topic 17 War in Iraq is one front in war on Islamic fascism: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Threat posed by Saddam is like drunk driver's threat to all: Strongly Opposes topic 17 YES on authorizing use of military force against Iraq: Strongly Opposes topic 17 NO on redeploying troops out of Iraq by July 2007: Strongly Opposes topic 17 |
Opposes
topic 18:Prioritize green energy
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| Taking manufacturing back to US will reduce global warming: Favors topic 18 Ethanol mandate brings jobs & energy independence: Favors topic 18 Nothing the US could do will affect global warming: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Fracking gives us enough natural gas for 100 years: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Construct the Keystone pipeline: for jobs & energy: Opposes topic 18 Out of office, I stayed in the fray to defeat cap-and-trade: Strongly Opposes topic 18 YES on defunding renewable and solar energy: Strongly Opposes topic 18 NO on ending discussion of CAFE fuel efficiency standards: Favors topic 18 YES on preserving budget for ANWR oil drilling: Opposes topic 18 YES on terminating CAFE standards within 15 months: Strongly Opposes topic 18 YES on targeting 100,000 hydrogen-powered vehicles by 2010: Strongly Favors topic 18 NO on removing consideration of drilling ANWR from budget bill: Opposes topic 18 NO on reducing oil usage by 40% by 2025 (instead of 5%): Strongly Opposes topic 18 NO on disallowing an oil leasing program in Alaska's ANWR: Strongly Opposes topic 18 NO on banning drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: Opposes topic 18 |
Strongly Favors
topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Marijuana is a controlled substance for a reason: Strongly Favors topic 19 Colorado has no right to violate federal drug laws: Strongly Favors topic 19 YES on spending international development funds on drug control: Strongly Favors topic 19 YES on more penalties for gun & drug violations: Favors topic 19 YES on increasing penalties for drug offenses: Favors topic 19 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Over-taxation and over-regulation shut down our economy: Opposes topic 20 2020 Clear Vision: grow economy without adding to deficit: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Cap size of government budget at 18% of GDP: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Raising the minimum wage a little is ok, if phased in slowly: Favors topic 20 I opposed the Wall Street bailouts and the auto bailout: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Just two income tax rates: 10% and 28%: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Cut the corporate tax to zero, to create jobs: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Cut corporate tax rate to zero & jobs will come back: Strongly Opposes topic 20 |
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