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Strongly Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale)	No Personhood Amendment; birth control over-the-counter: Favors topic 1 Make "the pill" available without a prescription: Favors topic 1 OpEd: extreme push for nationwide Personhood law: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Sell contraceptives over-the-counter to avoid Hobby Lobby: Favors topic 1 Protect life at all stages: Strongly Opposes topic 1 I consider myself pro-life: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Prohibit federal funding for abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Prohibit federal funding to groups like Planned Parenthood: Strongly Opposes topic 1 No family planning assistance that includes abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Protect infant survivors of abortion: Opposes topic 1 Strict Constitutionalist, according to CC survey: Opposes topic 1 Anti-Planned Parenthood, according to CC survey: Opposes topic 1 Pro-parental notification, according to CC survey: Strongly Opposes topic 1 YES on banning federal health coverage that includes abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-3 points on Economic scale)	YES on reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act: Favors topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-5 points on Social scale)	Against same-sex marriage but now law of the land: Opposes topic 3 Opposes same-sex marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-3 points on Social scale)	Correct family policies that promote divisions: Favors topic 4 $110M per year to teach abstinence in public schools: Favors topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	COVID: government containing, stabilizing supply-chain: Opposes topic 5 Supported efforts to repeal Affordable Care Act: Strongly Opposes topic 5 ObamaCare has led to 335,000 cancellations in Colorado: Strongly Opposes topic 5 System is broke and broken; go back to free market: 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 the Job-Killing Health Care Law: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Repeal ObamaCare reporting requirements for small business: Opposes topic 5 YES on repealing the "Prevention and Public Health" slush fund: Strongly Opposes topic 5 YES on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts: Opposes topic 5
Strongly Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+5 points on Economic scale)	Rated 3% by ARA, indicating a pro-privatization stance: Strongly Favors topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+5 points on Economic scale)	Filed brief for tax dollars for private religious schools: Strongly Favors topic 7 Focus on accountability, parental involvement and choice: Favors topic 7 YES on reauthorizing the DC opportunity scholarship program: Strongly Favors topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (-5 points on Social scale)	Voted to repeal EPA rules regulating methane emissions: Strongly Favors topic 8 Stop considering manure as pollutant or hazardous: Favors topic 8 Sponsored no permits for legal pesticide runoff into lakes & streams: Strongly Favors topic 8 No EPA expansion of regulated waters: Favors topic 8 Endorsed Targeted as "Dirty Dozen" for anti-environmentalism: 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
Neutral on topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (0 points on Social scale)	First step: reduce recidivism & mass incarceration: Opposes topic 9 Rated 54% by the NAPO, indicating a moderate stance on police issues: Neutral on topic 9 Support law enforcement, according to CC survey: Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Opposed background checks gun show and online sales: Strongly Favors topic 10 Sportsmen are our nation's foremost conservationists: Strongly Favors topic 10 Opposes restrictions on the right to bear arms: Strongly Favors topic 10 Limit gun rights, according to CC survey: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Voted for President Trump's 2017 tax cut: 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 Repeal the death tax, immediately and with no expiration: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Reduce corporate tax rates from 35% to 21% to create jobs: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Pro-tax cuts, according to CC survey: Strongly Opposes topic 11 End the Death Tax, according to CC survey: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-3 points on Social scale)	Voted against protecting DREAMers from deportation: Opposes topic 12 Opposed 2013 bipartisan bill; later co-wrote DACA bill: Favors topic 12 I support the DREAM Act & some form of legalized work status: Favors topic 12 Opposes a pathway to citizenship: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Rated Support national emergency at the Southern border: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Increase both high-skill and family-based visa caps: Favors topic 12 Pro-border security, according to CC survey: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+2 points on Economic scale)	Voted YES to kill reauthorization of Ex-Im Bank: Opposes topic 13 Implement USMCA for improved North American trade: Strongly Favors topic 13 Rated 50% by the USAE, indicating a mixed record on trade: Neutral on topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (+5 points on Economic scale)	Withhold UN funding until voluntary and program-specific: Strongly Favors topic 14 Sponsored opposing the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty: Strongly Favors topic 14 Disallow Palestine from joining ICC to threaten Israel: Favors topic 14 Two-state solution despite Israeli settlements on West Bank: Favors topic 14
Strongly Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-5 points on Social scale)	Voted against blocking arms sales to Saudi Arabia: Strongly Favors topic 15 Oppose Arms Treaty that limits gun trade to Israel & Taiwan: Strongly Favors topic 15 $515B for military plus $89B off sequester for wars: Favors topic 15 Secure the grid, according to CC survey: Strongly Favors topic 15
Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+2 points on Social scale)	Require Senate candidates to e-file campaign finance reports: Favors topic 16 Overturn Colorado being in National Popular Vote Compact: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Ban stock trading based on Congressional insider knowledge: Strongly Favors topic 16 Public financing of federal campaigns by voter vouchers: Favors topic 16
Opposes topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-3 points on Social scale)	Led bipartisan opposition to China's election interference: Favors topic 17 Boycott & sanctions against Iran for terrorism & nukes: Opposes topic 17 Iranian nuclear weapons: prevention instead of containment: Strongly Opposes topic 17 No nuclear deal with Iran without Congressional input: Opposes topic 17 Hold Assad accountable for slaughter of civilians: Opposes topic 17 Rated President ok to use military force against Iran: Opposes topic 17 Pro-Israel, according to CC survey: Opposes topic 17 NO on removing US armed forces from Afghanistan: Strongly Opposes topic 17 YES on banning armed forces in Libya without Congressional approval: Favors topic 17
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Pushed for clean-tech investments: Favors topic 18 Opposes ending coal use; would kill jobs: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Signed the No Climate Tax Pledge by AFP: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Cap-and-trade has no impact on global temperatures: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Explore proven energy reserves & keep energy prices low: Opposes topic 18 YES on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases: Opposes topic 18 YES on opening Outer Continental Shelf to oil drilling: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale)
Strongly Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+5 points on Economic scale)	Limit federal spending growth to per-capita inflation rate: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Disapprove of increasing the debt limit: Opposes topic 20 Audit the Federal Reserve & its actions on mortgage loans: Opposes topic 20 YES on prioritizing spending in case debt limit is reached: Opposes topic 20

Cory Gardner is a Libertarian-Leaning Conservative
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