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Rand Paul on Abortion
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OR background on Abortion.
- Fund community health centers instead of Planned Parenthood. (Aug 2015)
- Force a Senate vote on defunding Planned Parenthood. (Jul 2015)
- Stop flow of taxpayer dollars to fund abortions. (Apr 2015)
- Supports "Plan B" morning-after contraception. (Oct 2014)
- Supports religious freedom to deny contraceptive coverage. (Jun 2014)
- Thousands of exceptions follow from maternal health. (May 2013)
- Personhood at conception, including embryonic stem cells. (Apr 2013)
- Coarsening of our culture led to 50 million unborn deaths. (Sep 2012)
- My opponents call me libertarian but I'm pro-life. (Feb 2011)
- Life begins at conception. (Jul 2010)
- Opposes federal abortion funding. (Aug 2010)
- Prohibit federal funding for abortion. (May 2011)
- Include pre-born human beings in 14th Amendment protection. (Jan 2016)
- Voted YES to protect infant survivors of abortion. (Feb 2020)
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Rand Paul on Budget & Economy
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- Trillion-dollar deficits are bad, whether by Dems or by GOP. (Feb 2018)
- Liberty candidates agree to Audit The Fed. (Jan 2016)
- The Fed is destroying the value of our currency. (Nov 2015)
- Audit the Fed, and prevent the Fed from lobbying against it. (Oct 2015)
- Interest rates are simply price of money; keep the Fed out. (Oct 2015)
- Federal Reserve is insolvent, by private bank standards. (Feb 2015)
- More oversight of the Fed; less of community banks. (Feb 2015)
- Audit the Fed: currently no jurisdiction to do so. (Feb 2015)
- Is the Fed too big to be audited? (Feb 2015)
- America needs Adam Smith, not Robin Hood. (Feb 2013)
- Larger government is not a solution for economy. (Feb 2011)
- No federal bailouts of private industry. (Jul 2010)
Spending Limits
- Fiscal conservative on both domestic & military spending. (Nov 2015)
- Filibuster against raising the debt limit: enough's enough. (Oct 2015)
- We borrow a million dollars a minute: no more debt!. (Oct 2015)
- Use debt ceiling to force fiscal reform & discipline. (Oct 2015)
- Borrowing a million a minute has gotta stop somewhere. (Aug 2015)
- Reform the tax code; address the national debt. (Apr 2015)
- Balance the budget: slash spending, raise defense. (Apr 2015)
- The sequester is the law of the land: can't compromise on it. (Oct 2013)
- Sequester doesn't cut spending; it just slows rate of growth. (Mar 2013)
- Penny Plan: Each $1 by one penny & balance budget by 2019. (Feb 2013)
- Not every military dollar is necessary,nor every entitlement. (Aug 2012)
- Roll back federal spending to 2008 levels. (Jan 2012)
- Government not serious about controlling spending. (Feb 2011)
- Debt crisis is approaching a point of no return. (Feb 2011)
Voting Record
- Bank bailout represented everything wrong with Washington. (Feb 2011)
- Bank bailout was bad policy & helped no banks in KY. (Oct 2010)
- Demand a Balanced Budget amendment. (Jul 2010)
- Limit federal spending growth to per-capita inflation rate. (Jul 2010)
- Sponsored bill increasing debt limit to $16.7 trillion. (Jul 2011)
- Supports the Cut-Cap-and-Balance Pledge. (Jan 2012)
- Disapprove of increasing the debt limit. (Jan 2012)
- Sponsored auditing the Fed & its actions on mortgage loans. (Feb 2013)
- Voted NO on $900 billion COVID relief package. (Dec 2020)
- Endorsed Liberty Candidate: End the Federal Reserve. (Sep 2010)
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Rand Paul on Civil Rights
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- Disagrees with Libertarians & Hillary Clinton on gay rights. (Apr 2016)
- Resist government imposing religious views of marriage. (Aug 2015)
- Marriage for heterosexuals; contracts for same-sex couples. (Apr 2015)
- Stand up for Bill of Rights against federal usurpation. (Apr 2015)
- I don't believe in rights based on your behavior. (Mar 2015)
- Gay contracts ok, but gay marriage is offensive. (Mar 2015)
- OpEd: Disagrees with Libertarian Party on social issues. (Jan 2015)
- Don't register guns federally, nor marriages. (Dec 2014)
- Voter ID laws offend African Americans. (May 2014)
- Women won the "war on women": they're no longer downtrodden. (Jan 2014)
- Redefining marriage leads to economic and moral problems. (Jun 2013)
- No national law on same-sex marriage; leave it to states. (May 2013)
- Make federal benefits equal for gay couples. (Mar 2013)
- Let states decide same-sex marriage; don't federalize it. (Mar 2013)
- Illegal to impose racial segregation in the private sector. (May 2010)
- Opposes same-sex marriage. (Nov 2009)
- Voted NO on reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act. (Feb 2013)
- Opposes affirmative action. (Aug 2010)
- Supports Amendment to prevent same sex marriage. (Aug 2010)
- Respect faith-based opposition to same-sex marriage. (Mar 2018)
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Rand Paul on Corporations
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- No safety net cuts until corporate welfare is all cut. (Jan 2015)
- Most small businesses fail, & government often picks wrong. (Jan 2014)
- Cut corporate tax in half to create millions of jobs. (Feb 2013)
- Kelo decision was dangerous landmark in US law. (Sep 2012)
- Punishing the rich means the poor lose their jobs. (Aug 2012)
- Obama's "You didn't build that" insults American workers. (Aug 2012)
- Stop subsidizing profitable large multinational corporations. (Mar 2012)
- Expand lending caps for credit unions to small business. (Mar 2012)
- Rated 14% by UFCW, indicating a pro-management voting record. (May 2012)
- Regulatory relief for smaller banks stimulates growth. (Mar 2018)
- Reduce corporate tax rates from 35% to 21% to create jobs. (Dec 2017)
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Rand Paul on Crime
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- Replace bail system with jail only for flight risk. (Jan 2019)
- Stop transferring military equipment to local police forces. (May 2015)
- Stop transferring military equipment to local police. (Apr 2015)
- Focus on violent criminals, not nonviolent African-Americans. (Apr 2015)
- REDEEM Act: seal non-violent criminal records to allow jobs. (Apr 2015)
- Restore federal right to vote to non-violent felons. (Apr 2015)
- Defend the whole Bill of Rights, including speedy trials. (Feb 2015)
- Defend the 4th & 5th Amendments against Big Government. (Feb 2015)
- Blacks look who's in prison & conclude cops out to get them. (Aug 2014)
- Death penalty is a state issue. (Jul 2014)
- Let convicted felons regain the right to vote. (Jun 2014)
- Justice cannot occur without a trial, especially minorities. (Mar 2014)
- Defend trial by jury & oppose unlawful searches. (Feb 2013)
- Stop over-criminalization in vague laws like Lacey Act. (Sep 2012)
- Lacey Act applies foreign laws to US citizens. (Sep 2012)
- Many criminal statutes lack requirement of criminal intent. (Sep 2012)
- First step: reduce recidivism & mass incarceration. (Dec 2018)
- Rated 45% by the NAPO, indicating a police-the-police stance. (Dec 2014)
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Rand Paul on Drugs
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- More rehabilitation and less incarceration. (Sep 2015)
- Apply 10th Amendment to let states keep pot legal. (Sep 2015)
- Pot laws result in poor kids going to jail & not rich kids. (Sep 2015)
- End hypocrisy and over-criminalization of marijuana. (Feb 2015)
- Jailing people for 10 years for marijuana is ridiculous. (Nov 2014)
- Whites & blacks use drugs, but prisons are full of blacks. (Jul 2014)
- War on drugs has unintentionally had a racial outcome. (Jun 2014)
- Don't promote marijuana but don't jail non-violent criminals. (Mar 2013)
- Tackle drug problem; no one cares where funding comes from. (Oct 2010)
- Community treatment instead of federal anti-drug programs. (Aug 2010)
- Drug abuse isn't a pressing issue; 10-20 years is too harsh. (Aug 2010)
- Favors legalizing medical marijuana. (May 2010)
- Exclude industrial hemp from definition of marijuana. (Aug 2012)
- Exempt industrial hemp from marijuana laws. (Feb 2013)
- Rated B+ by NORML, indicating a pro-drug-reform stance. (Nov 2016)
- Immunity for banks offering services to marijuana businesses. (Jul 2015)
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Rand Paul on Education
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- COVID: Opening schools doesn't lead to a surge. (Dec 2020)
- Don't constrict kids to one-size-fits-all Common Core. (Apr 2015)
- Transfer $100B spent on federal DOE to states & local. (Apr 2015)
- Charters & flexibility instead of federal one-size-fits-all. (Jan 2015)
- Washington-based metrics stifle new ideas & innovation. (Oct 2013)
- Why tax federally to send money back to local schools? (Oct 2013)
- Federal student loans are ok, if within spending limits. (Apr 2013)
- Allow school choice for everyone, white, brown, or black. (Feb 2013)
- No Child Left Behind is federal takeover of schools. (Feb 2012)
- Support homeschooling and parental responsibility. (Jul 2010)
- Block funding for Common Core; it's too heavy-handed. (Apr 2014)
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Rand Paul on Energy & Oil
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- Repeal energy regulations like Clean Power Act. (Nov 2015)
- Cut red tape to allow energy freedom & traditional energy. (Apr 2015)
- Compete on the free market, including nuclear plants. (Jan 2015)
- Develop mineral & energy resources on public lands. (Jan 2015)
- Supports Keystone XL, plus domestic oil & gas exploration. (Jan 2015)
- Test older gas pipelines for explosion safety. (Sep 2012)
- End subsidies to solar companies; they're donation kickbacks. (Mar 2012)
- Unelected EPA should not regulate greenhouse emissions. (Oct 2010)
- Energy crisis stems from too much government intervention. (Jul 2010)
- Voted YES on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases. (Apr 2011)
- Signed the No Climate Tax Pledge by AFP. (Nov 2010)
- Supports renewable energy tax credits. (Aug 2010)
- Cap-and-trade has no impact on global temperatures. (Jul 2010)
- Explore proven energy reserves & keep energy prices low. (Jul 2010)
- Let states lease energy rights on federal lands. (Jun 2013)
- Endorsed Liberty Candidate: tax incentives for US-based alternatives. (Sep 2010)
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Rand Paul on Environment
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- Balance environmental safety with business deregulation. (Apr 2015)
- Hurricane Sandy relief ads were conflict of interest. (Nov 2013)
- Hurricane recovery money is bankrupting the government. (Jul 2013)
- Our federal government regulates everything and anything. (Sep 2012)
- Citizens run afoul of vague definition of "wetlands". (Sep 2012)
- EPA regulations cost $15 trillion in 2012. (Sep 2012)
- EPA enforcement nullifies due process and judicial review. (Sep 2012)
- Land rules made by delusional government interventionists. (Sep 2012)
- Navigable waters should mean permanently flowing. (Sep 2012)
- Voted NO on protecting ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems. (May 2013)
- Rated 20% by HSLF, indicating an anti-animal welfare voting record. (Jan 2012)
- Loosen restrictions on predator control in Alaska. (Mar 2017)
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Rand Paul on Foreign Policy
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- End support of Saudis and Iran won't need nukes. (Oct 2018)
- Let those in the Middle East fight the battles there. (Sep 2015)
- Quit sending aid to countries who hate us. (Aug 2015)
- U.S. intervention in Libya strengthened Islamic State. (Apr 2015)
- Boycott countries that demonize women, like Saudi Arabia. (Apr 2015)
- Stand with Israel Act: no US funds to Palestinian Authority. (Apr 2015)
- 2011: eliminate all foreign aid & rebuild America instead. (Apr 2015)
- Crazy for North Korea to use force; we'd declare war. (Jan 2015)
- Where do Ron and Rand Paul disagree on foreign issues? (Jan 2015)
- Good idea to end Cuba embargo; it hasn't worked. (Dec 2014)
- 50-year embargo with Cuba hasn't worked; lift it. (Dec 2014)
- Normalizing relations with Cuba can lead to positive change. (Dec 2014)
- Temporary stop on elective travel to fight Ebola. (Nov 2014)
- No quarantine on returning Ebola doctors unless symptomatic. (Nov 2014)
- GOP hawks fear my world view, but Americans support it. (May 2014)
- Neocons are neoisolationist: 'all should behave like us'. (May 2014)
- Eventually end all foreign aid, but unrealistic for now. (May 2014)
- We don't need grandstanding tough talk against Russia. (Mar 2014)
- My worldview: engage both friend and foe in dialogue. (Jan 2014)
- Prioritize embassy security to avoid another Benghazi. (Oct 2013)
- No isolationism; but don't go abroad seeking enemies. (Oct 2013)
- Against terror but first comes preserving the Constitution. (Jul 2013)
- US aid enables a war on Christianity in the Middle East. (Jun 2013)
- End US aid to countries that burn our flag. (Mar 2013)
- Stop sending foreign aid to people who don't like us. (Sep 2012)
- Freeze aid to Egypt until they release detained Americans. (Sep 2012)
- As only democracy in Mideast, Israel is important ally. (Feb 2011)
- Exit the UN; maintain US sovereignty. (Nov 2010)
- Rated 0 by AAI, indicating a mixed Arab/Palestine voting record. (May 2012)
- Endorsed Liberty Candidate: US abroad unconstitutional & unaffordable. (Sep 2010)
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Rand Paul on Free Trade
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OR background on Free Trade.
- Senate should be involved in trade deals, not just President. (Nov 2015)
- China trade improves economy AND makes fight less likely. (Jan 2014)
- Accompany free trade laws with other export inducers. (Oct 2013)
- Participated with Raw Milk Freedom Riders civil disobedience. (Sep 2012)
- Voted YES to kill reauthorization of Ex-Im Bank. (Oct 2015)
- Implement USMCA for improved North American trade. (Jan 2020)
- Rated 75% by the USAE, indicating support for trade engagement. (Dec 2012)
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Rand Paul on Government Reform
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OR background on Government Reform.
- Liberty thrives when government is small. (Oct 2015)
- End the profession of "career politician" with term limits. (Apr 2015)
- Shut down Department of Education and TSA. (Apr 2015)
- Term limits would infuse Congress with new ideas. (Jan 2015)
- Supports early voting; but voter ID also ok. (Nov 2014)
- Paid speech is still protected free speech. (Apr 2014)
- President should not bypass Congress with executive orders. (Jan 2014)
- Term limits if budget can't get balanced. (Feb 2013)
- Fund new programs by deleting existing ones. (Sep 2012)
- Conservatives should criticize GOP when they grow government. (Feb 2012)
- Our legislative victory: an end to earmarks. (Jan 2012)
- Federal contracts should include no-PAC clauses. (Feb 2011)
- Instead of bringing home the bacon, bring home politicians. (Feb 2011)
- FactCheck: No, Kagan never she'd regulate vegetable eating. (Feb 2011)
- Lobbyists' sole goal is to rip you off. (Jul 2010)
- No Pork Pledge: decrease earmarking; increase transparency. (Aug 2010)
- Identify constitutionality in every new congressional bill. (Jul 2010)
- Audit federal agencies, to reform or eliminate them. (Jul 2010)
- Moratorium on all earmarks until budget is balanced. (Jul 2010)
- Prohibit IRS audits targeting Tea Party political groups. (Feb 2014)
- Signed term limit pledge: 6 years House; 12 years Senate. (Nov 2010)
- Constitutional amendment for Congressional term limits. (Jan 2017)
- President Trump not guilty of inciting insurrection. (Jan 2021)
- Voted NO on two articles of impeachment against Trump. (Feb 2020)
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Rand Paul on Gun Control
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Click here for 10 full quotes on Gun Control
OR background on Gun Control.
- Oppose laws which would limit the right to gun ownership. (Apr 2015)
- Don't let the liberals tread on the Second Amendment. (Feb 2013)
- Patriot Act violates your gun rights. (Feb 2011)
- 2nd amendment is only as good as the fourth amendment. (Sep 2010)
- Supports 2nd amendment; vote against restricting handguns. (Jul 2010)
- Voted NO on banning high-capacity magazines of over 10 bullets. (Apr 2013)
- Opposes restrictions on the right to bear arms. (Aug 2010)
- Rated AQ by the NRA, indicating a pro-gun rights voting record. (Aug 2010)
- Oppose the United Nations' Arms Trade Treaty. (Sep 2013)
- Endorsed Liberty Candidate: no point in keeping guns you can't access. (Sep 2010)
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Rand Paul on Health Care
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OR background on Health Care.
- Insure as many as people, but without mandates. (Jan 2017)
- I'm for vaccines, but don't require bunching them altogether. (Sep 2015)
- GOP has been fighting single-payer for a decade. (Aug 2015)
- Health system was over-regulated before ObamaCare. (Apr 2015)
- Encourage vaccines, with religious exceptions. (Feb 2015)
- Parents own their children, and can choose to not vaccinate. (Feb 2015)
- Compassion cannot be delivered in the form of coercion. (Jan 2015)
- Supports tort reform & free-market principles. (Jan 2015)
- ObamaCare cuts hundreds of choices down to just four. (Nov 2013)
- It's Congress' job to fight to change ObamaCare. (Oct 2013)
- Protect vitamin manufacturers from unreasonable regulations. (Sep 2012)
- ObamaCare is still unconstitutional, despite Supreme Court. (Aug 2012)
- No mandatory mental health screening in schools. (Nov 2011)
- Restrain ObamaCare from using Commerce Clause. (Feb 2011)
- Obamacare will cost $3T & health insurance still goes up 15%. (Oct 2010)
- Replace over-regulation with free market principles. (Jul 2010)
- Voted NO on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts. (May 2011)
- Opposes government-run healthcare. (Aug 2010)
- Defund, repeal, & replace federal care with free market. (Jul 2010)
- Repeal any federal health care takeover. (Jul 2010)
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Rand Paul on Homeland Security
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Click here for 56 full quotes on Homeland Security
OR background on Homeland Security.
- Don't sell arms abroad as a jobs program. (Oct 2018)
- Oppose Trump nominees who supported Iraq War or torture. (Mar 2018)
- Fiscal conservatives must oppose unlimited military spending. (Feb 2018)
- Both refugees and visa waivers pose threat. (Nov 2015)
- Talk with Iran like we talked to Russians during Cold War. (Sep 2015)
- Stop funding & arming allies of ISIS. (Aug 2015)
- 2015: Introduced Arming All Pilots Act. (Jun 2015)
- Provide veterans support tools to adjust to civilian life. (Apr 2015)
- Conservative realist, matured from isolationism. (Apr 2015)
- National defense should be unencumbered by nation building. (Feb 2015)
- We've over-militarized our foreign policy. (Jan 2015)
- Multiple requests for security at Benghazi were ignored. (Jun 2014)
- Benghazi disqualifies Hillary from the presidency. (Jun 2014)
- Deploy missile defense in Eastern Europe but they pay for it. (Mar 2014)
- Give trials to Guantanamo detainees. (May 2013)
- Filibuster to establish no drones on citizens in America. (Mar 2013)
- 13-hour filibuster against drone strikes targeting Americans. (Mar 2013)
- Only Judiciary can detain and drone, not the President. (Mar 2013)
- Military sacrifice spreads flame of freedom around the world. (Sep 2012)
- Drones have executed people wrongfully, like death penalty. (Jun 2012)
- 9/11 justified eliminating Taliban, but not nation-building. (Jul 2011)
- Military should decide don't-ask-don't-tell policy. (Sep 2010)
- Treat armed service members like heroes. (Jul 2010)
- We spoke to Russians throughout the Cold War; keep doing so. (Nov 2015)
Defense Spending
- FactCheck: Yes, military spending as much as next 10 nations. (Nov 2015)
- How is it conservative to add $1T in military expenditures? (Nov 2015)
- $76B in defense spending via cuts to EPA, HUD & foreign aid. (Mar 2015)
- Military should be second to none; so audit the Pentagon. (Jan 2015)
- Don't let people who make money off weapons define policy. (Apr 2014)
- National defense is important, but no blank check. (Apr 2014)
- Cut defense spending as part of cutting all federal spending. (Jan 2012)
- Put defense spending on the table for reducing budget. (Feb 2011)
- Defense should be largest part of much smaller budget. (Feb 2011)
- How much of what is spent on defense is actual "defense"? (Feb 2011)
- Remove waste from last decade's doubling of military budget. (Feb 2011)
- Defense policy is influenced by the makers of weapons. (Feb 2010)
Privacy Rights
- Let's get warrants the old-fashioned way: via 4th Amendment. (Jan 2016)
- Bulk data collection does not improve safety. (Nov 2015)
- Surveillance of mosques ok; database of Muslims not ok. (Nov 2015)
- More targeted surveillance; no bulk data collection. (Aug 2015)
- American Revolution was fought over 4th Amendment rights. (Aug 2015)
- Increase targeted surveillance to defend against terrorism. (Jul 2015)
- Focus NSA surveillance on threats, not innocent Americans. (May 2015)
- Repeal the Patriot Act; end large-scale data collection. (Apr 2015)
- Kids are concerned with privacy & the surveillance state. (Feb 2015)
- Transparency is mostly good; we should not have torture. (Dec 2014)
- Need NSA reform, but not the USA Freedom Act. (Nov 2014)
- NSA monitoring is an affront to 1776 sons of liberty. (Mar 2014)
- Allow challenges to NSA in open court, not FISA court. (Nov 2013)
- The Patriot Act is intrusive; it's what the Founders feared. (Feb 2011)
- Warrantless searches overstep Constitutional powers. (Sep 2010)
Voting Record
- 2010: decrease DOD budget by $164B; 2015: increase by $190B. (Apr 2015)
- Voted NO on extending the PATRIOT Act's roving wiretaps. (Feb 2011)
- Supports banning homosexuals in the military. (Aug 2010)
- Sponsored opposing the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty. (Mar 2013)
- Funding wars separately is gimmick against sequestration. (Oct 2015)
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Rand Paul on Immigration
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OR background on Immigration.
- To defend against terrorism, we need to defend the border. (Dec 2015)
- We need a Supreme Court case on birthright citizenship. (Sep 2015)
- Secure border with Mexico; do away with sanctuary cities. (Jul 2015)
- Legal status for 11 million illegals after we secure border. (Apr 2015)
- Protect AGAINST feds creating a national ID card. (Apr 2015)
- Replace pathway to citizenship with work visas. (Feb 2015)
- Status quo is untenable; we must do some sort of reform. (Jun 2014)
- Move beyond amnesty, but eventually to path to citizenship. (Jun 2014)
- Illegals are not bad people, but we have to control border. (Apr 2014)
- Latinos support GOP stances of faith and family values. (Jun 2013)
- Legal status, but not citizenship, for illegal immigrants. (Mar 2013)
- We will find a place for illegal immigrants in America. (Mar 2013)
- Replace de facto amnesty with bipartisan reform. (Mar 2013)
- See immigrants as assets, not liabilities. (Feb 2013)
- Obamacare treats illegal aliens because it's illegal to ask. (Oct 2010)
- No amnesty; respect the law. (Jul 2010)
- Terminate national emergency at the Southern border. (Mar 2019)
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Rand Paul on Jobs
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OR background on Jobs.
- Help the unemployed by lowering taxes dramatically. (Mar 2014)
- Unemployment insurance ok if fully paid for & short-term. (Jan 2014)
- Extending unemployment benefits does disservice to workers. (Dec 2013)
- National Right-to-Work Act: no forced unionization. (Feb 2013)
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Rand Paul on Principles & Values
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OR background on Principles & Values.
- 2020 election "in many ways was stolen". (Feb 2021)
- I spend my days defending the Bill of Rights. (Sep 2015)
- Conservative on spending; libertarian-ish on other issues. (Apr 2015)
- Defeat the Washington machine; unleash the American Dream. (Apr 2015)
- Under KY law,can't run for Senate & President on same ballot. (Feb 2015)
- Politicians should apply medical oath: "First, do no harm". (Jan 2015)
- Elect lovers of liberty, not just Republicans. (Mar 2014)
- We don't need new principles, just to stand by those we have. (Mar 2013)
- America's exceptionalism is notion that all should be free. (Feb 2013)
- I am a Christian but not always a good one. (Sep 2012)
- Sometimes evil people win, and saintly heroes are martyred. (Sep 2012)
- America's crisis is not fiscal, but moral & spiritual. (Sep 2012)
- Wife Kelley gave Randal Paul his nickname "Rand". (Feb 2011)
- My victory was part of a much larger Tea Party movement. (Feb 2011)
- Being Ron Paul's son means being unique-minded independent. (Feb 2011)
- Met Wife Kelley at age 26 in Atlanta. (Feb 2011)
- Moved to wife's home in Kentucky & raised three boys. (Feb 2011)
- Accused of belonging to secret society NoZe Brotherhood. (Oct 2010)
- I'm "a pro-life Christian"; denies worshiping "Aqua Buddha". (Oct 2010)
- This is not Wendell Ford's seat; it's the people's seat. (Oct 2010)
- This election really is about the president's agenda. (Oct 2010)
- A career doctor, not a career politician. (Jul 2010)
- Son of Rep. Ron Paul; endorsed by Sarah Palin. (Apr 2010)
- Member of the Tea Party movement. (Aug 2010)
- Certify 2020 Presidential election as fully & fairly counted. (Jan 2021)
- Opposed creating Commission to investigate Jan. 6 events. (Jun 2021)
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Rand Paul on Social Security
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OR background on Social Security.
- Eliminate payroll tax for employees. (Nov 2015)
- Shifting payroll tax to business helps middle class the most. (Oct 2015)
- Gradually raise the age, if we're serious about fixing it. (Oct 2015)
- Raise eligibility age; and means-test benefits. (Oct 2015)
- Get rid of payroll tax to give working class a tax cut. (Sep 2015)
- Raise retirement age to save program for younger generation. (Apr 2015)
- Raise the retirement age to deal with Baby Boomers. (Feb 2011)
- Raise retirement age gradually; allow opting out. (Feb 2011)
- I've never challenged constitutionality of Social Security. (Oct 2010)
- Raise the retirement age for people under age 55. (Oct 2010)
- Social Security is a Ponzi scheme. (Aug 2010)
- Supports private retirement accounts. (Aug 2010)
- Rated 17% by ARA, indicating a mixed record on senior issues. (Jan 2013)
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Rand Paul on Tax Reform
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OR background on Tax Reform.
- Refundable tax credits are same as welfare transfers. (Nov 2015)
- Penny Plan: cut 1% across the board; balance budget in 2020. (Nov 2015)
- Flat tax 14.5% on personal income; & 14.5% value added tax. (Aug 2015)
- Flat tax doesn't exacerbate income inequality. (Aug 2015)
- EZ Tax: $700B tax cut via 17% flat tax. (Apr 2015)
- Balanced budget and a simple, fair tax system. (Feb 2015)
- Economic growth comes when we lower taxes for everyone. (Jan 2014)
- Stand firm and say NO to any MORE tax hikes!. (Feb 2013)
- Opposed to increasing taxes during recession. (Feb 2011)
- Joe Taxpayer gets stuck with the bill for budget deficit. (Feb 2011)
- Balanced budget amendment to pay to extend $4T Bush tax cuts. (Oct 2010)
- Lower taxes encourage spending, saving, and investing. (Jul 2010)
- Taxpayer Protection Pledge: no new taxes. (Aug 2010)
- Supports flat-rate federal tax; opposes increased tax rates. (Aug 2010)
- Adopt a single-rate tax system. (Jul 2010)
- Repeal tax hikes in capital gains and death tax. (Jul 2010)
- Supports the Taxpayer Protection Pledge. (Jan 2012)
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Rand Paul on Technology
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OR background on Technology.
- We are no safer due to bulk data collection of phone records. (Dec 2015)
- Oppose net neutrality; Silicon Valley has no uniform support. (Nov 2014)
- Bridgegate is unsettling; government should not bully people. (Feb 2014)
- 5% tax on overseas profits & put it all into infrastructure. (Jan 2014)
- Generalized warrants for all cellphones is unconstitutional. (Jan 2014)
- Snowden revealed NSA abuses, but a fair prison term is ok. (Jan 2014)
- 4th Amendment bans NSA from collecting everyone's phone data. (Dec 2013)
- I don't mind spying on terrorists, but not on all Americans. (Jul 2013)
- FactCheck: Free "Obama phones" actually started in 1984. (Feb 2013)
- Sharply questioned ban on incandescent light bulbs. (Sep 2012)
- TSA is a testament to Islamic terrorist's success. (Sep 2012)
- TSA's primary function violates the Fourth Amendment. (Sep 2012)
- Filibuster against SOPA and PIPA: don't censor the Internet. (Jan 2012)
- Voted NO on authorizing states to collect Internet sales taxes. (May 2013)
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Rand Paul on War & Peace
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Click here for 42 full quotes on War & Peace
OR background on War & Peace.
- A strong America cannot fight endless wars. (Aug 2020)
- Congress needs to take back power to go to war. (Jan 2020)
- We're actively in war in 7 countries, and none are declared. (Feb 2018)
- War only when all other measures are exhausted. (Apr 2015)
- GOP is too eager for war; and so is Hillary. (Aug 2014)
- Don't get stuck in Cold War idea of tweaking Russia. (Mar 2014)
- Executive Branch initiating war is a usurpation of power. (Mar 2014)
- It is unacceptable not to hate war. (Sep 2012)
- Staying in Afghanistan will not make America safer. (Jul 2011)
ISIL
- Lesson of Iraq: unintended consequences from regime change. (Mar 2018)
- Arming al Qaeda let it become ISIS. (Nov 2015)
- If we had bombed Syria, ISIS would control Damascus today. (Sep 2015)
- Oppose bombing Assad in Syria because it strengthens ISIS. (Apr 2015)
- I brought fighting ISIS to the forefront of discussion. (Apr 2015)
- Create & arm a Kurdish state as support against ISIL. (Apr 2015)
- Hillary's War: Ousting Gadhafi in Libya gave rise to ISIS. (Feb 2015)
- Supporting rebels in Syrian Civil War gave rise to ISIS. (Feb 2015)
- Assist Iraqi government against ISIS, but not Syrian rebels. (Jul 2014)
- No US troops in Iraq, even against ISIS. (Jul 2014)
Mideast
- Cut off arms sales to Saudis; war in Yemen hurts US security. (Nov 2018)
- Decide if Saudis are an ally or an enemy. (Oct 2018)
- Yemen War is part of 1000-year civil war. (Oct 2018)
- No-fly zone in Syria means WWIII against Russians. (Dec 2015)
- Only Sunni-Shiite coalition forces, not US, in Syria. (Nov 2015)
- A no-fly zone in Iraq means shooting war with Russia. (Nov 2015)
- I opposed Iraq war in 2003 & I oppose Syria war now. (Sep 2015)
- Negotiate with Iran, but from a position of strength. (Aug 2015)
- Fight Iran with diplomacy and military strength, not war. (May 2015)
- Keep on mind on Iran nukes but don't trust the ayatollahs. (Apr 2015)
- Arming Syrian rebels wades into another civil war. (Sep 2014)
- How many Americans should die to defend Iraq? (Jul 2014)
- ISIS are nasty terrorists but no clear-cut American interest. (Jun 2014)
- Iraq War gave Iran regional hegemony & caused Mideast chaos. (Jun 2014)
- Maintain ambiguous policy on containing nuclear Iran. (Apr 2014)
- Keep all options on the table, but don't declare war on Iran. (Apr 2014)
- No involvement in Syria, even if gas attack proven. (Sep 2013)
- No US interests in either side of Syrian war. (Sep 2013)
- No US weapons to kill Christians in Syria. (Aug 2013)
- Opposed to Iraq War; no direct threat & no declared war. (Feb 2011)
- Would have voted against a declaration of war against Iraq. (Feb 2010)
- No nuclear deal with Iran without Congressional input. (Mar 2015)
- No military force against Iran without Congress approval. (Feb 2020)
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Rand Paul on Welfare & Poverty
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OR background on Welfare & Poverty.
- Income inequality comes from Democrats & the Fed. (Nov 2015)
- Federal "gifts" don't generate wealth but perpetuate poverty. (Jan 2015)
- Be aware of those who are missing out on American Dream. (Jan 2015)
- Tax cuts help the poor because local businesses will hire. (Apr 2014)
- Strong safety net, but one that doesn't suffocate us. (Jan 2014)
- Economic freedom zones: low taxes in high unemployment areas. (Jan 2014)
- Economic freedom zones in depressed inner cities. (Dec 2013)
- Poverty line is $11,490, but welfare adds $25,000. (Oct 2013)
- Block grant welfare to states and communities. (Oct 2013)
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VoteMatch Responses
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Strongly Opposes
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Fund community health centers instead of Planned Parenthood: Neutral on topic 1 Force a Senate vote on defunding Planned Parenthood: Opposes topic 1 Stop flow of taxpayer dollars to fund abortions: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Supports "Plan B" morning-after contraception: Opposes topic 1 Re-establish inter-country adoptions from Guatemala: Opposes topic 1 Supports religious freedom to deny contraceptive coverage: Opposes topic 1 Thousands of exceptions follow from maternal health: Opposes topic 1 Personhood at conception, including embryonic stem cells: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Coarsening of our culture led to 50 million unborn deaths: Strongly Opposes topic 1 My opponents call me libertarian but I'm pro-life: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Life begins at conception: Opposes topic 1 Opposes federal abortion funding: Opposes topic 1 Prohibit federal funding for abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Include pre-born human beings in 14th Amendment protection: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Voted YES to protect infant survivors of abortion: Opposes topic 1 |
Opposes
topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| Boycott countries that demonize women, like Saudi Arabia: Strongly Favors topic 2 Be aware of those who are missing out on American Dream: Favors topic 2 War on drugs has unintentionally had a racial outcome: Favors topic 2 Women won the "war on women": they're no longer downtrodden: Strongly Opposes topic 2 Illegal to impose racial segregation in the private sector: Opposes topic 2 Opposes affirmative action: Strongly Opposes topic 2 NO on reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act: Opposes topic 2 |
Opposes
topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(-3 points on Social scale)
| I don't believe in rights based on your behavior: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Gay contracts ok, but gay marriage is offensive: Opposes topic 3 Don't register guns federally, nor marriages: Favors topic 3 Redefining marriage leads to economic and moral problems: Strongly Opposes topic 3 No national law on same-sex marriage; leave it to states: Favors topic 3 Make federal benefits equal for gay couples: Favors topic 3 Let states decide same-sex marriage; don't federalize it: Favors topic 3 Military should decide don't-ask-don't-tell policy: Opposes topic 3 Opposes same-sex marriage: Opposes topic 3 Supports Amendment to prevent same sex marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Supports banning homosexuals in the military: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Respect faith-based opposition to same-sex marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 |
Opposes
topic 4:Keep God in the public sphere
(+2 points on Social scale)
| Resist government imposing religious views of marriage: Opposes topic 4 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Insure as many as people, but without mandates: Opposes topic 5 Health system was over-regulated before ObamaCare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Compassion cannot be delivered in the form of coercion: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Supports tort reform & free-market principles: Strongly Opposes topic 5 ObamaCare cuts hundreds of choices down to just four: Opposes topic 5 ObamaCare is still unconstitutional, despite Supreme Court: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Restrain ObamaCare from using Commerce Clause: Opposes topic 5 Obamacare will cost $3T & health insurance still goes up 15%: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Replace over-regulation with free market principles: 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 NO on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts: Favors topic 5 |
Favors
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| Raise the retirement age to deal with Baby Boomers: Opposes topic 6 Raise retirement age gradually; allow opting out: Favors topic 6 Social Security is a Ponzi scheme: Strongly Favors topic 6 Supports private retirement accounts: Strongly Favors topic 6 Rated 17% 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)
| COVID: Opening schools doesn't lead to a surge: Neutral on topic 7 Don't constrict kids to one-size-fits-all Common Core: Strongly Favors topic 7 Transfer $100B spent on federal DOE to states & local: Strongly Favors topic 7 Charters & flexibility instead of federal one-size-fits-all: Strongly Favors topic 7 Allow school choice for everyone, white, brown, or black: Strongly Favors topic 7 No Child Left Behind is federal takeover of schools: Strongly Favors topic 7 Support homeschooling and parental responsibility: Strongly Favors topic 7 Block funding for Common Core; it's too heavy-handed: Favors topic 7 |
Strongly Favors
topic 8:Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Repeal energy regulations like Clean Power Act: Favors topic 8 Balance environmental safety with business deregulation: Strongly Favors topic 8 EPA regulations cost $15 trillion in 2012: Strongly Favors topic 8 Regulatory relief for smaller banks stimulates growth: Favors topic 8 Loosen restrictions on predator control in Alaska: Strongly Favors topic 8 NO on protecting ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems: Favors topic 8 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Replace bail system with jail only for flight risk: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Focus on violent criminals, not nonviolent African-Americans: Strongly Opposes topic 9 REDEEM Act: seal non-violent criminal records to allow jobs: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Defend the whole Bill of Rights, including speedy trials: Opposes topic 9 Defend the 4th & 5th Amendments against Big Government: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Blacks look who's in prison & conclude cops out to get them: Opposes topic 9 Death penalty is a state issue: Favors topic 9 Justice cannot occur without a trial, especially minorities: Opposes topic 9 Defend trial by jury & oppose unlawful searches: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Stop over-criminalization in vague laws like Lacey Act: Opposes topic 9 Many criminal statutes lack requirement of criminal intent: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Drones have executed people wrongfully, like death penalty: Strongly Opposes topic 9 First step: reduce recidivism & mass incarceration: Opposes topic 9 Rated 45% by the NAPO, indicating a police-the-police stance: Strongly Opposes topic 9 |
Strongly Favors
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| 2015: Introduced Arming All Pilots Act: Favors topic 10 Oppose laws which would limit the right to gun ownership: Strongly Favors topic 10 Don't let the liberals tread on the Second Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 10 Supports 2nd amendment; vote against restricting handguns: Strongly Favors topic 10 Opposes restrictions on the right to bear arms: Strongly Favors topic 10 Rated AQ by the NRA, indicating a pro-gun rights voting record: Strongly Favors topic 10 Endorsed Liberty Candidate: no point in keeping guns you can't access: Strongly Favors topic 10 NO on banning high-capacity magazines of over 10 bullets: Strongly Favors topic 10 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Shifting payroll tax to business helps middle class the most: Favors topic 11 Flat tax 14.5% on personal income; & 14.5% value added tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Flat tax doesn't exacerbate income inequality: Strongly Opposes topic 11 EZ Tax: $700B tax cut via 17% flat tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Balanced budget and a simple, fair tax system: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Help the unemployed by lowering taxes dramatically: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Cut corporate tax in half to create millions of jobs: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Stand firm and say NO to any MORE tax hikes!: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Opposed to increasing taxes during recession: Opposes topic 11 Lower taxes encourage spending, saving, and investing: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Taxpayer Protection Pledge: no new taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Supports flat-rate federal tax; opposes increased tax rates: 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 Reduce corporate tax rates from 35% to 21% to create jobs: Strongly Opposes topic 11 |
Favors
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(+2 points on Social scale)
| To defend against terrorism, we need to defend the border: Opposes topic 12 Secure border with Mexico; do away with sanctuary cities: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Move beyond amnesty, but eventually to path to citizenship: Favors topic 12 Latinos support GOP stances of faith and family values: Favors topic 12 Legal status, but not citizenship, for illegal immigrants: Favors topic 12 We will find a place for illegal immigrants in America: Strongly Favors topic 12 Replace de facto amnesty with bipartisan reform: Favors topic 12 See immigrants as assets, not liabilities: Strongly Favors topic 12 No amnesty; respect the law: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Terminate national emergency at the Southern border: Favors topic 12 |
Strongly Favors
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| China trade improves economy AND makes fight less likely: Strongly Favors topic 13 Accompany free trade laws with other export inducers: Favors topic 13 Voted YES to kill reauthorization of Ex-Im Bank: Opposes topic 13 Implement USMCA for improved North American trade: Strongly Favors topic 13 Rated 75% by the USAE, indicating support for trade engagement: Strongly Favors topic 13 |
Opposes
topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| Oppose Trump nominees who supported Iraq War or torture: Strongly Opposes topic 14 Both refugees and visa waivers pose threat: Favors topic 14 Good idea to end Cuba embargo; it hasn't worked: Opposes topic 14 Neocons are neoisolationist: 'all should behave like us': Opposes topic 14 My worldview: engage both friend and foe in dialogue: Strongly Opposes topic 14 No isolationism; but don't go abroad seeking enemies: Opposes topic 14 We spoke to Russians throughout the Cold War; keep doing so: Opposes topic 14 Sponsored opposing the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty: Strongly Favors topic 14 Oppose the United Nations' Arms Trade Treaty: Favors topic 14 |
Opposes
topic 15:Expand the military
(+2 points on Social scale)
| Don't sell arms abroad as a jobs program: Strongly Opposes topic 15 Fiscal conservatives must oppose unlimited military spending: Strongly Opposes topic 15 Provide veterans support tools to adjust to civilian life: Favors topic 15 US aid enables a war on Christianity in the Middle East: Opposes topic 15 End US aid to countries that burn our flag: Opposes topic 15 Military sacrifice spreads flame of freedom around the world: Strongly Favors topic 15 Treat armed service members like heroes: Strongly Favors topic 15 How is it conservative to add $1T in military expenditures?: Strongly Opposes topic 15 $76B in defense spending via cuts to EPA, HUD & foreign aid: Strongly Favors topic 15 Military should be second to none; so audit the Pentagon: Opposes topic 15 National defense is important, but no blank check: Strongly Opposes topic 15 Put defense spending on the table for reducing budget: Strongly Opposes topic 15 Defense should be largest part of much smaller budget: Favors topic 15 How much of what is spent on defense is actual "defense"?: Strongly Opposes topic 15 Remove waste from last decade's doubling of military budget: Opposes topic 15 Defense policy is influenced by the makers of weapons: Strongly Opposes topic 15 Fiscal conservative on both domestic & military spending: Strongly Opposes topic 15 Not every military dollar is necessary,nor every entitlement: Opposes topic 15 Rated Funding wars separately is gimmick against sequestration: Opposes topic 15 |
Favors
topic 16:Make voter registration easier
(+2 points on Social scale)
| Supports early voting; but voter ID also ok: Favors topic 16 Let convicted felons regain the right to vote: Strongly Favors topic 16 Voter ID laws offend African Americans: Strongly Favors topic 16 Paid speech is still protected free speech: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Federal contracts should include no-PAC clauses: Favors topic 16 Lobbyists' sole goal is to rip you off: Favors topic 16 Signed term limit pledge: 6 years House; 12 years Senate: Favors topic 16 Constitutional amendment for Congressional term limits: No opin. on topic 16 |
Strongly Favors
topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements
(+5 points on Social scale)
| A strong America cannot fight endless wars: Strongly Favors topic 17 Congress needs to take back power to go to war: Strongly Favors topic 17 End support of Saudis and Iran won't need nukes: Strongly Favors topic 17 We're actively in war in 7 countries, and none are declared: Strongly Favors topic 17 Stop funding & arming allies of ISIS: Strongly Favors topic 17 We've over-militarized our foreign policy: Favors topic 17 Normalizing relations with Cuba can lead to positive change: Favors topic 17 GOP is too eager for war; and so is Hillary: Favors topic 17 We don't need grandstanding tough talk against Russia: Favors topic 17 9/11 justified eliminating Taliban, but not nation-building: Opposes topic 17 Staying in Afghanistan will not make America safer: Strongly Favors topic 17 Lesson of Iraq: unintended consequences from regime change: Strongly Opposes topic 17 If we had bombed Syria, ISIS would control Damascus today: Strongly Favors topic 17 I brought fighting ISIS to the forefront of discussion: Neutral on topic 17 Create & arm a Kurdish state as support against ISIL: Opposes topic 17 Hillary's War: Ousting Gadhafi in Libya gave rise to ISIS: Favors topic 17 Supporting rebels in Syrian Civil War gave rise to ISIS: Favors topic 17 Assist Iraqi government against ISIS, but not Syrian rebels: Opposes topic 17 No US troops in Iraq, even against ISIS: Strongly Favors topic 17 Cut off arms sales to Saudis; war in Yemen hurts US security: Strongly Favors topic 17 Decide if Saudis are an ally or an enemy: Strongly Favors topic 17 Yemen War is part of 1000-year civil war: Strongly Favors topic 17 Only Sunni-Shiite coalition forces, not US, in Syria: Strongly Favors topic 17 A no-fly zone in Iraq means shooting war with Russia: Strongly Favors topic 17 I opposed Iraq war in 2003 & I oppose Syria war now: Strongly Favors topic 17 Fight Iran with diplomacy and military strength, not war: Favors topic 17 Arming Syrian rebels wades into another civil war: Strongly Favors topic 17 How many Americans should die to defend Iraq?: Favors topic 17 ISIS are nasty terrorists but no clear-cut American interest: Strongly Favors topic 17 Iraq War gave Iran regional hegemony & caused Mideast chaos: Favors topic 17 Keep all options on the table, but don't declare war on Iran: Favors topic 17 Opposed to Iraq War; no direct threat & no declared war: Strongly Favors topic 17 Would have voted against a declaration of war against Iraq: Strongly Favors topic 17 No nuclear deal with Iran without Congressional input: Opposes topic 17 No military force against Iran without Congress approval: Strongly Favors topic 17 Endorsed Liberty Candidate: US abroad unconstitutional & unaffordable: Opposes topic 17 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 18:Prioritize green energy
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Cut red tape to allow energy freedom & traditional energy: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Compete on the free market, including nuclear plants: Opposes topic 18 Develop mineral & energy resources on public lands: Opposes topic 18 Supports Keystone XL, plus domestic oil & gas exploration: Strongly Opposes topic 18 End subsidies to solar companies; they're donation kickbacks: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Energy crisis stems from too much government intervention: Opposes topic 18 Signed the No Climate Tax Pledge by AFP: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Supports renewable energy tax credits: Strongly Favors 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 Let states lease energy rights on federal lands: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Endorsed Liberty Candidate: tax incentives for US-based alternatives: Opposes topic 18 YES on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases: Opposes topic 18 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
(+5 points on Social scale)
| More rehabilitation and less incarceration: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Apply 10th Amendment to let states keep pot legal: Strongly Opposes topic 19 End hypocrisy and over-criminalization of marijuana: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Jailing people for 10 years for marijuana is ridiculous: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Whites & blacks use drugs, but prisons are full of blacks: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Don't promote marijuana but don't jail non-violent criminals: Strongly Favors topic 19 Community treatment instead of federal anti-drug programs: Opposes topic 19 Drug abuse isn't a pressing issue; 10-20 years is too harsh: Opposes topic 19 Favors legalizing medical marijuana: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Exclude industrial hemp from definition of marijuana: Opposes topic 19 Exempt industrial hemp from marijuana laws: Opposes topic 19 Rated B+ by NORML, indicating a pro-drug-reform stance: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Immunity for banks offering services to marijuana businesses: Strongly Opposes topic 19 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Trillion-dollar deficits are bad, whether by Dems or by GOP: Strongly Opposes topic 20 We borrow a million dollars a minute: no more debt!: Strongly Opposes topic 20 We borrow $1M per minute; mandate a balanced budget: Strongly Opposes topic 20 The sequester is the law of the land: can't compromise on it: Opposes topic 20 Government not serious about controlling spending: Opposes topic 20 Debt crisis is approaching a point of no return: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Limit federal spending growth to per-capita inflation rate: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Sponsored bill increasing debt limit to $16.7 trillion: Strongly Favors topic 20 Supports the Cut-Cap-and-Balance Pledge: Opposes topic 20 Expand lending caps for credit unions to small business: Favors topic 20 Disapprove of increasing the debt limit: Opposes topic 20 Rated 14% by UFCW, indicating a pro-management voting record: Opposes topic 20 Sponsored auditing the Fed & its actions on mortgage loans: Opposes topic 20 Rated Voted NO on $900 billion COVID relief package: Strongly Opposes topic 20 |
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