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Strongly Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	Keep Planned Parenthood centers funded: Strongly Favors topic 1 CC:Publicly fund abortions: Strongly Favors topic 1 Pro-choice, according to PVS survey: Strongly Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Voted YES on private lawsuits for school race discrimination: Favors topic 2 Sponsored bill for ratifying Equal Rights Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 2 Combat international and domestic Islamophobia: Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Support transgender and LGBTQ+ rights (+5 points on Social scale)	NH's first gay member of Congress opens Pride Festival: Strongly Favors topic 3 State of the Union: protest transgender military service ban: Strongly Favors topic 3 I was proud to be able to marry my husband: Strongly Favors topic 3 CC:Protect sexual preference as a civil right: Strongly Favors topic 3
Favors topic 4: America was founded on Christian values (-3 points on Social scale)	Supported NO BAN act, opposing religious travel restrictions: Favors topic 4
Strongly Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale)	Expand Medicaid, Medicare, and ObamaCare: Favors topic 5 Keep healthcare mandate, according to CC survey: Strongly Favors topic 5 Keep ObamaCare, according to PVS survey: Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale)	No cuts to Social Security & Medicare to sustain tax cuts: Strongly Opposes topic 6 Form a bipartisan commission to shore up Social Security: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale)	CC:No vouchers for private schools: Opposes topic 7 PVS:Federal education standards in all states: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Businesses have a right to pollute (+5 points on Social scale)	Called on EPA to maintain & strengthen Clean Water Act: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Bipartisan support for making animal cruelty a federal crime: Opposes topic 8
Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-3 points on Social scale)	Calls for increased penalties for package thieves: Strongly Favors topic 9 Stricter rules for law enforcement accountability: Opposes topic 9
Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-3 points on Economic scale)	Restrict right to bear arms, according to CC survey: Opposes topic 10 Support gun-control, according to PVS survey: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Require background check for every firearm sale and transfer: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Background checks even for private firearm transfers: Favors topic 10
Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-3 points on Economic scale)	CC:Reverse federal income tax cuts: Favors topic 11 PVS:Increase taxes to balance budget: Favors topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	PVS:Let illegal immigrants apply for citizenship: Strongly Favors topic 12 Increase both high-skill and family-based visa caps: Favors topic 12 Disallow immigration bans based on religion: Favors topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale)	For USMCA trade deal after labor, environmental additions: Strongly Favors topic 13 Haphazard system of tariffs is creating chaos in our economy: Strongly Favors topic 13 Implement USMCA for improved North American trade: Strongly Favors topic 13
No opinion on topic 14: Stay away from the UN & Globalism (0 points on Economic scale)	PVS:Don't use military to prevent nuclear proliferation: Opposes topic 14 Voted YES to monitor forced Uyghur labor in Xinjiang: Favors topic 14
Opposes topic 15: Peace through Strength (+2 points on Social scale)	Trump shouldn't have bombed Iran without Congress approval: Opposes topic 15 CC:No additional spending on securing the grid: Opposes topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	Opposed Photo ID for Voting: Favors topic 16 PVS:Regulate campaign donations from corporations: Favors topic 16 Holiday on election day; revamp for easier voting access: Favors topic 16 Sponsored bill to expand voter registration and voter access: Strongly Favors topic 16
Favors topic 17: Stay out of foreign wars (+2 points on Social scale)	Support Ukraine because "other countries will be next": Strongly Opposes topic 17 PVS:No U.S. military intervention in the Mideast: Favors topic 17 Remove US Forces from Hostilities Against Yemen: Favors topic 17 No military force against Iran without Congress approval: Strongly Favors topic 17 Repeal 2002 Military Force Authorization against Iraq: Favors topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	PVS:Fund renewable energy like wind and solar: Strongly Favors topic 18 PVS:Regulate greenhouse gas emissions: Strongly Favors topic 18 Voted YES to assist rural electric renewable energy: Favors topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale)	PVS:Support recreational marijuana: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale)	Look out for the middle class and mainstream businesses: Favors topic 20 PVS:Federal spending for economic stimulus: Strongly Favors topic 20 Voted YES on $900 billion COVID relief package: Favors topic 20 $1.9 trillion ARPA bill for COVID relief: Favors topic 20

Chris Pappas is a Hard-Core Liberal
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