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Jeff Merkley on Abortion
Click here for 11 full quotes on Abortion OR background on Abortion.
  • 100 percent ratings from NARAL and Planned Parenthood. (Jul 2008)
  • Led the fight to pass the Access to Birth Control Act. (Jul 2008)
  • Public funding for stem cell research. (Jun 2007)
  • Abortions should always be legally available. (Nov 1998)
  • Voted NO on restricting UN funding for population control policies. (Mar 2009)
  • Let military perform abortions in cases of rape or incest. (Jun 2011)
  • Ban anti-abortion limitations on abortion services. (Nov 2013)
  • Access safe, legal abortion without restrictions. (Jan 2015)
  • Keep federal funding for family planning clinics. (Mar 2017)
  • Born-Alive Survivors bill tries to illegalize abortion. (Feb 2020)
  • Pro-Planned Parenthood, according to CC survey. (Sep 2020)
Jeff Merkley on Budget & Economy
Click here for 9 full quotes on Budget & Economy OR background on Budget & Economy.
  • Strengthen the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. (Oct 2014)
  • Oppose bailout bill; more oversight needed. (Oct 2008)
  • Bailout bill is a $700-million blank check. (Oct 2008)
  • Our children have to repay debt from deregulated Wall Street. (Oct 2008)
  • Voted YES on $192B additional anti-recession stimulus spending. (Jul 2009)
  • Voted YES on modifying bankruptcy rules to avoid mortgage foreclosures. (May 2009)
  • Voted YES on additional $825 billion for economic recovery package. (Feb 2009)
  • Voted YES on $900 billion COVID relief package. (Dec 2020)
  • Ban abusive credit practices & enhance consumer disclosure. (Feb 2009)
Jeff Merkley on Civil Rights
Click here for 11 full quotes on Civil Rights OR background on Civil Rights.
  • Ensure that women earn equal pay for equal work. (Jul 2014)
  • Co-sponsored Equality & Family Fairness Act for gay equality. (Sep 2008)
  • Ok to define marriage against polygamy or same-sex. (Jun 2008)
  • Oregon Equality Act: sexual orientation is a civil right. (Dec 2007)
  • Apply affirmative action to state hiring. (Nov 1998)
  • Voted YES on reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act. (Feb 2013)
  • Sponsored the Employment Non-Discrimination Act. (Jun 2009)
  • Prohibit sexual-identity discrimination at schools. (Mar 2011)
  • Enforce against wage discrimination based on gender. (Jan 2013)
  • Enforce against anti-gay discrimination in public schools. (Jun 2013)
  • Let states recognize same sex marriage. (Jan 2015)
Jeff Merkley on Corporations
Click here for 13 full quotes on Corporations OR background on Corporations.
  • Hard look at abusive practices in the credit card industry. (Jun 2008)
  • Ban the predatory practices of the mortgage lenders. (Jun 2008)
  • Capped payday loan rates. (Jun 2008)
  • Capped the amount check cashers can charge. (Jun 2008)
  • No approval if a borrower can’t afford the loan. (Jun 2008)
  • End billion dollar giveaways to oil companies. (Jun 2008)
  • Stop companies from setting up offshore tax shelters. (Jun 2008)
  • Rated 86% by UFCW, indicating an anti-management/pro-labor record. (May 2012)
  • Corporate political spending is not free speech. (Jun 2013)
  • Deregulating banks encourages discriminatory practices. (Mar 2018)
  • Reducing tax rates balloons federal deficit & cuts programs. (Dec 2017)
  • Restrict corporate use of consumer mandatory arbitration. (Aug 2016)
  • Keep inheritance tax, according to CC survey. (Sep 2020)
Jeff Merkley on Crime
Click here for 7 full quotes on Crime OR background on Crime.
  • Worked hard to get better laws to deal with criminals. (Oct 2008)
  • More state troopers; more crime labs; more funding. (Jul 2008)
  • Mandatory minimum sentence for some 1st-degree sex offenders. (Apr 2006)
  • Opposes the death penalty. (Nov 1998)
  • Increase rehabilitation & alternatives to incarceration. (Nov 1998)
  • First step: reduce recidivism & mass incarceration. (Dec 2018)
  • Rated 55% by the NAPO, indicating a moderate stance on police issues. (Dec 2014)
Jeff Merkley on Drugs
Click here for 7 full quotes on Drugs OR background on Drugs.
  • Positives of pot legalization outweigh the negatives. (Oct 2014)
  • Step up enforcement to combat meth. (Jul 2008)
  • Toughen laws against meth traffickers. (Jul 2008)
  • Exclude industrial hemp from definition of marijuana. (Aug 2012)
  • Exempt industrial hemp from marijuana laws. (Feb 2013)
  • Rated A by NORML, indicating a pro-drug-reform stance. (Nov 2016)
  • Sponsored bank immunity for services to marijuana businesses. (Jul 2015)
Jeff Merkley on Education
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  • History making efforts that improved education in Oregon. (Jun 2008)
  • Completely overhaul No Child Left Behind. (Jun 2008)
  • Fully fund public schools. (Jun 2008)
  • Head Start Programs must be fully funded. (Jun 2008)
  • Increase the size and number of Pell Grants available. (Jun 2008)
  • Create a broad-based college tuition tax break. (Jun 2008)
  • Let parents get involved in their child’s education. (Jun 2008)
  • Fully fund Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. (Jun 2008)
  • $25B to renovate or repair elementary schools. (Sep 2011)
  • Sponsored extending subsidized federal student loan rates until 2015. (Apr 2013)
  • Make two years of community college free. (Jul 2015)
  • Pro-transgender bathrooms, according to CC survey. (Sep 2020)
Jeff Merkley on Energy & Oil
Click here for 11 full quotes on Energy & Oil OR background on Energy & Oil.
  • Climate change is real, and it's bad for our economy. (Oct 2014)
  • Cap greenhouse gases with international collaboration. (Sep 2008)
  • Set a 25 percent renewable energy national standard by 2025. (Jun 2008)
  • Invest in research for conservation, alternative energy. (Jun 2008)
  • Sustainable, renewable energy to combat global warming. (Mar 2008)
  • Voted NO on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases. (Apr 2011)
  • Voted NO on protecting middle-income taxpayers from a national energy tax. (Apr 2009)
  • Voted NO on requiring full Senate debate and vote on cap-and-trade. (Apr 2009)
  • $5 billion in tax credits for alternative energy projects. (Mar 2011)
  • 50% clean and carbon free electricity by 2030. (Mar 2016)
  • Green New Deal: 10-year national mobilization. (Feb 2019)
Jeff Merkley on Environment
Click here for 12 full quotes on Environment OR background on Environment.
  • Sustainable harvests on public lands. (Oct 2014)
  • Sustainable forest harvest important for economy. (Oct 2008)
  • Son of a timber family; will fight for timber payments. (Oct 2008)
  • Supports 80% reduction in carbon emissions by 2050. (Jun 2008)
  • Incentives to cities for the reduction of emissions. (Jun 2008)
  • Voted YES on protecting ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems. (May 2013)
  • Voted YES on $2 billion more for Cash for Clunkers program. (Aug 2009)
  • Regulate all dog breeders down to kennels of 50 dogs. (Feb 2011)
  • Rated 100% by HSLF, indicating a pro-animal welfare voting record. (Jan 2012)
  • Sponsored enforcing against illegal ocean fishing. (Feb 2013)
  • Require labeling genetically engineered food. (Apr 2013)
  • Keep restrictive rules for predator control in Alaska. (Mar 2017)
Jeff Merkley on Families & Children
Click here for 3 full quotes on Families & Children OR background on Families & Children.
  • Tax credits to families to make child care affordable. (Jun 2008)
  • More funding & services for victims of domestic violence. (Jan 2013)
  • Anti-parental notification, according to CC survey. (Sep 2020)
Jeff Merkley on Foreign Policy
Click here for 8 full quotes on Foreign Policy OR background on Foreign Policy.
  • Investigate Saudi interference in US criminal cases. (Sep 2019)
  • In a dangerous world, we need to work with other nations. (Sep 2014)
  • Bush Administration has damaged America’s reputation. (Sep 2008)
  • Support US payments to UN & show leadership. (Sep 2008)
  • De-emphasize military; focus on international collaboration. (Sep 2008)
  • Rated +2 by AAI, indicating pro-Arab pro-Palestine voting record. (May 2012)
  • Enforce humanitarian aid access to South Sudan. (Feb 2017)
  • Sponsored bill to monitor forced Uyghur labor in Xinjiang. (Mar 2020)
Jeff Merkley on Free Trade
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  • Support free-trade, but wait on Trans-Pacific Partnership. (May 2014)
  • Oppose trade agreements that use NAFTA as a model. (Jun 2008)
  • Cancel or fix unfair trade deals. (Jun 2008)
  • End federal giveaways to companies that ship jobs overseas. (Jun 2008)
  • Strengthen the Buy American Act. (Jun 2008)
  • Oppose giving the President fast track trade authority. (Jun 2008)
  • Include real & enforceable labor & environmental standards. (Mar 2008)
  • Review free trade agreements biennially for rights violation. (Jun 2009)
  • Declare Turkish rebar subject to anti-dumping duties. (Apr 2014)
  • Voted FOR reauthorizing Ex-Im Bank. (Oct 2015)
  • $25B more loans from Export-Import Bank. (Apr 2015)
  • Implement USMCA for improved North American trade. (Jan 2020)
  • Rated 50% by the USAE, indicating a mixed record on trade. (Dec 2012)
Jeff Merkley on Government Reform
Click here for 14 full quotes on Government Reform OR background on Government Reform.
  • We the People democracy: extend vote to DC & territories. (Apr 2019)
  • Nuclear option: Allow confirmation of Obama's appointees. (Nov 2013)
  • Oppose FISA: no immunity for telecomm surveillance. (Jun 2008)
  • Spending limits on campaigns, plus full disclosure. (Nov 1998)
  • Voted YES on Congressional pay raise. (Jul 2009)
  • Voted YES on providing a US House seat for the District of Columbia. (Feb 2009)
  • Require full disclosure of independent campaign expenditures. (Jul 2012)
  • Matching fund for small donors, with debate requirements. (Feb 2013)
  • Statehood for the District of Columbia. (Nov 2017)
  • Public financing of federal campaigns by voter vouchers. (Feb 2015)
  • Sponsored bill for election holiday & easier voting access. (Mar 2019)
  • Judicially liberal, according to CC survey. (Sep 2020)
  • Remove President Trump from office for inciting insurrection. (Jan 2021)
  • Voted YES on two articles of impeachment against Trump. (Feb 2020)
Jeff Merkley on Gun Control
Click here for 5 full quotes on Gun Control OR background on Gun Control.
  • Maintain restrictions on purchase & possession of firearms. (Nov 1998)
  • Voted YES on banning high-capacity magazines of over 10 bullets. (Apr 2013)
  • Voted NO on allowing firearms in checked baggage on Amtrak trains. (Apr 2009)
  • Co-sponsored background check for every firearm sale. (Jan 2019)
  • Pro-gun rights, according to CC survey. (Sep 2020)
Jeff Merkley on Health Care
Click here for 15 full quotes on Health Care OR background on Health Care.
  • I couldn't enroll in ObamaCare, but it'll eventually succeed. (Jan 2014)
  • 2009: "Keep your insurance"; 2014: fix ObamaCare so you can. (Jan 2014)
  • AdWatch: Targeted by RNC robocalls for support of ObamaCare. (Nov 2013)
  • Address the nursing shortage. (Jun 2008)
  • Support Healthy Americans Act: universal comprehensive care. (Jun 2008)
  • Take on insurance & pharmaceutical companies. (Jun 2008)
  • Provide affordable quality health care to all Americans. (Jun 2008)
  • Fully fund the VA health care system. (Jun 2008)
  • Provide children with the health care they need. (Jun 2008)
  • Health care for all Americans. (Mar 2008)
  • Voted NO on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts. (May 2011)
  • Voted YES on regulating tobacco as a drug. (Jun 2009)
  • Voted YES on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program. (Jan 2009)
  • Merge Alzheimers diagnosis and care benefit. (Jun 2013)
  • Expand the National Health Service Corps. (Mar 2009)
Jeff Merkley on Homeland Security
Click here for 20 full quotes on Homeland Security OR background on Homeland Security.
  • Invest in working with our allies, not power of military. (Oct 2014)
  • 9/11 justified eliminating Taliban, but not nation-building. (Jul 2011)
  • Be slow to go to war and be fast to take care of veterans. (Oct 2008)
  • Persuasive evidence & clear objectives before military force. (Sep 2008)
  • End nuclear testing; end nuclear development. (Sep 2008)
  • End nuclear testing; end nuclear development. (Sep 2008)
  • Honor America’s veterans and take good care of them. (Jun 2008)
  • Extend full VA and other benefits to National Guard members. (Jun 2008)
  • A tragic shortfall in recent years in veterans’ health care. (Jun 2008)
  • Allow disabled veterans to collect their full retirement pay. (Jun 2008)
  • Increase funding for mental health services to veterans. (Jun 2008)
  • Expand educational opportunities for veterans. (Jun 2008)
  • Create a GI Bill for the 21st Century. (Jun 2008)
  • Voted NO on extending the PATRIOT Act's roving wiretaps. (Feb 2011)
  • Repeal Don't-Ask-Don't-Tell, and reinstate discharged gays. (Mar 2010)
  • Led effort to address disposing of nuclear materials. (Aug 2014)
  • End bulk data collection under USA PATRIOT Act. (Oct 2013)
  • Funding wars separately is gimmick against sequestration. (Oct 2015)
  • Exempt Veterans Affairs from federal hiring freeze. (Jan 2017)
  • Expand health services for women veterans. (Mar 2009)
Jeff Merkley on Immigration
Click here for 6 full quotes on Immigration OR background on Immigration.
  • State of the Union: protest child separation at border. (Feb 2019)
  • Rated 90% by Oregonians for Immigration Reform. (Jan 2003)
  • Provide lawyers and evidence for children being deported. (Feb 2018)
  • Terminate national emergency at the Southern border. (Mar 2019)
  • Increase both high-skill and family-based visa caps. (Sep 2019)
  • Anti-border security, according to CC survey. (Sep 2020)
Jeff Merkley on Jobs
Click here for 10 full quotes on Jobs OR background on Jobs.
  • Minimum wage should be left to the states. (May 2014)
  • Support an Employee Free Choice Act. (Jun 2008)
  • Fight for inflation-indexed minimum and prevailing wage laws. (Jun 2008)
  • Assist workers and communities get training and education. (Jun 2008)
  • Form unions by card-check instead of secret ballot. (Mar 2009)
  • Raise the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour by 2016. (Jan 2014)
  • Let Senate cafeteria workers organize their own union. (Nov 2015)
  • Ban discriminatory compensation; allow 2 years to sue. (Jan 2009)
  • Stronger enforcement against gender-based pay discrimination. (Jan 2009)
  • Let ex-cons apply freely, according to CC survey. (Sep 2020)
Jeff Merkley on Principles & Values
Click here for 8 full quotes on Principles & Values OR background on Principles & Values.
  • Endorsed by Sen. Wyden; I’ll be his partner. (Oct 2008)
  • I’ve lived a pretty unconventional life. (May 2008)
  • Change direction and put America back on track. (Aug 2006)
  • Voted YES on confirming of Sonia Sotomayor to Supreme Court. (Aug 2009)
  • Religious freedom means no religious registry. (Jan 2017)
  • Question Trump on Emoluments clause. (May 2017)
  • Certify 2020 Presidential election as fully & fairly counted. (Jan 2021)
  • Create Commission to investigate Jan. 6 Capitol riots. (Jun 2021)
Jeff Merkley on Social Security
Click here for 4 full quotes on Social Security OR background on Social Security.
  • Fight efforts to privatize; honor promises to seniors. (Oct 2014)
  • Privatization would melt away retirement in stock crash. (Oct 2008)
  • Sponsored keeping CPI for benefits instead of lower "Chained CPI". (Apr 2013)
  • Rated 100% by ARA, indicating a pro-Trust Fund stance. (Jan 2013)
Jeff Merkley on Tax Reform
Click here for 5 full quotes on Tax Reform OR background on Tax Reform.
  • Supports raising taxes on earnings over $250,000 per year. (Oct 2008)
  • Repeal $18 billion in tax breaks given to big oil companies. (Jul 2008)
  • No state sales tax. (Nov 1998)
  • Minimum tax rate of 30% for those earning over $1 million. (Apr 2012)
  • Undo tax cuts, according to CC survey. (Sep 2020)
Jeff Merkley on Technology
Click here for 3 full quotes on Technology OR background on Technology.
  • Invest in public transportation infrastructure. (Jun 2008)
  • Voted NO on authorizing states to collect Internet sales taxes. (May 2013)
  • Secure the grid, according to CC survey. (Sep 2020)
Jeff Merkley on War & Peace
Click here for 12 full quotes on War & Peace OR background on War & Peace.
  • Staying in Afghanistan will not make America safer. (Jul 2011)
  • Opposed Iraq war from the very beginning, against Party. (Oct 2008)
  • Signed onto “A Responsible Plan to End the War in Iraq”. (Jun 2008)
  • Opposed the war from the start. (Jun 2008)
  • Redeploy American combat troops out of Iraq. (Mar 2008)
  • Iranian nuclear weapons: prevention instead of containment. (May 2012)
  • Sponsored shutting down Iranian foreign reserves. (Jun 2013)
  • Iran must accept long-term intrusive nuke inspection. (Mar 2014)
  • Hold Assad accountable for slaughter of civilians. (Feb 2017)
  • No military force against Iran without Congress approval. (Feb 2020)
  • Sponsored bill to oppose Israeli annexation of West Bank. (Jun 2019)
  • Stay out of Israeli wars, according to CC survey. (Sep 2020)
Jeff Merkley on Welfare & Poverty
Click here for 3 full quotes on Welfare & Poverty OR background on Welfare & Poverty.
  • Protect entitlements from GOP budget cuts. (Sep 2018)
  • Supports workfare and 2-year welfare limits. (Nov 1998)
  • Voted YES on instituting National Service as a new social invention. (Mar 2009)


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Strongly Favors topic 1:
Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(+5 points on Social scale)
100 percent ratings from NARAL and Planned Parenthood: Strongly Favors topic 1
Led the fight to pass the Access to Birth Control Act: Favors topic 1
Public funding for stem cell research: Favors topic 1
Abortions should always be legally available: Strongly Favors topic 1
Let military perform abortions in cases of rape or incest: Favors topic 1
Ban anti-abortion limitations on abortion services: Strongly Favors topic 1
Access safe, legal abortion without restrictions: Strongly Favors topic 1
Keep federal funding for family planning clinics: Strongly Favors topic 1
Rated Born-Alive Survivors bill tries to illegalize abortion: Favors topic 1
Judicially liberal, according to CC survey: Favors topic 1
Pro-Planned Parenthood, according to CC survey: Strongly Favors topic 1
Anti-parental notification, according to CC survey: Favors topic 1
NO on restricting UN funding for population control policies: Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2:
Legally require hiring women & minorities
(-5 points on Economic scale)
Ensure that women earn equal pay for equal work: Strongly Favors topic 2
Apply affirmative action to state hiring: Strongly Favors topic 2
More funding & services for victims of domestic violence: Strongly Favors topic 2
Enforce against wage discrimination based on gender: Strongly Favors topic 2
Ban discriminatory compensation; allow 2 years to sue: Favors topic 2
Stronger enforcement against gender-based pay discrimination: Favors topic 2
YES on reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act: Favors topic 2
Favors topic 3:
Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(+2 points on Social scale)
Co-sponsored Equality & Family Fairness Act for gay equality: Strongly Favors topic 3
Ok to define marriage against polygamy or same-sex: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Ok to define marriage against polygamy or same-sex: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Oregon Equality Act: sexual orientation is a civil right: Strongly Favors topic 3
Sponsored the Employment Non-Discrimination Act: Strongly Favors topic 3
Repeal Don't-Ask-Don't-Tell, and reinstate discharged gays: Favors topic 3
Prohibit sexual-identity discrimination at schools: Strongly Favors topic 3
Enforce against anti-gay discrimination in public schools: Strongly Favors topic 3
Let states recognize same sex marriage: Favors topic 3
Pro-transgender bathrooms, according to CC survey: Favors topic 3
Opposes topic 4:
Keep God in the public sphere
(+2 points on Social scale)
Supports workfare and 2-year welfare limits: Favors topic 4
Religious freedom means no religious registry: Strongly Opposes topic 4
Strongly Favors topic 5:
Expand ObamaCare
(-5 points on Economic scale)
Support Healthy Americans Act: universal comprehensive care: Strongly Favors topic 5
Health care for all Americans: Strongly Favors topic 5
Merge Alzheimers diagnosis and care benefit: Favors topic 5
Expand the National Health Service Corps: Strongly Favors topic 5
Expand health services for women veterans: Favors topic 5
NO on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts: Favors topic 5
YES on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program: Favors topic 5
YES on regulating tobacco as a drug: Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6:
Privatize Social Security
(-5 points on Economic scale)
Fight efforts to privatize; honor promises to seniors: Opposes topic 6
Privatization would melt away retirement in stock crash: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Sponsored keeping CPI for benefits instead of lower "Chained CPI": Strongly Opposes topic 6
Rated 100% by ARA, indicating a pro-Trust Fund stance: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Strongly Opposes topic 7:
Vouchers for school choice
(-5 points on Economic scale)
History making efforts that improved education in Oregon: Opposes topic 7
Fully fund public schools: Strongly Opposes topic 7
$25B to renovate or repair elementary schools: Opposes topic 7
Sponsored extending subsidized federal student loan rates until 2015: Opposes topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8:
Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(+5 points on Social scale)
Sustainable harvests on public lands: Opposes topic 8
Sustainable forest harvest important for economy: Opposes topic 8
Regulate all dog breeders down to kennels of 50 dogs: Opposes topic 8
Sponsored enforcing against illegal ocean fishing: Opposes topic 8
Require labeling genetically engineered food: Opposes topic 8
Rated Deregulating banks encourages discriminatory practices: Opposes topic 8
Rated Keep restrictive rules for predator control in Alaska: Strongly Opposes topic 8
YES on protecting ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems: Opposes topic 8
Favors topic 9:
Stricter punishment reduces crime
(-3 points on Social scale)
Worked hard to get better laws to deal with criminals: Favors topic 9
More state troopers; more crime labs; more funding: Favors topic 9
Mandatory minimum sentence for some 1st-degree sex offenders: Strongly Favors topic 9
Opposes the death penalty: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Increase rehabilitation & alternatives to incarceration: Opposes topic 9
First step: reduce recidivism & mass incarceration: Opposes topic 9
Rated 55% by the NAPO, indicating a moderate stance on police issues: Neutral on topic 9
Let ex-cons apply freely, according to CC survey: Strongly Favors topic 9
Opposes topic 10:
Absolute right to gun ownership
(-3 points on Economic scale)
Maintain restrictions on purchase & possession of firearms: Strongly Opposes topic 10
Co-sponsored background check for every firearm sale: Strongly Favors topic 10
Pro-gun rights, according to CC survey: Strongly Opposes topic 10
YES on banning high-capacity magazines of over 10 bullets: Strongly Opposes topic 10
NO on allowing firearms in checked baggage on Amtrak trains: Opposes topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 11:
Higher taxes on the wealthy
(-5 points on Economic scale)
Supports raising taxes on earnings over $250,000 per year: Strongly Favors topic 11
Repeal $18 billion in tax breaks given to big oil companies: Favors topic 11
Tax credits to families to make child care affordable: Favors topic 11
No state sales tax: Opposes topic 11
Minimum tax rate of 30% for those earning over $1 million: Strongly Favors topic 11
Rated Reducing tax rates balloons federal deficit & cuts programs: Favors topic 11
Undo tax cuts, according to CC survey: Strongly Favors topic 11
Keep inheritance tax, according to CC survey: Strongly Favors topic 11
Favors topic 12:
Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(+2 points on Social scale)
State of the Union: protest child separation at border: Strongly Favors topic 12
Rated 90% by Oregonians for Immigration Reform: Opposes topic 12
Provide lawyers and evidence for children being deported: Favors topic 12
Terminate national emergency at the Southern border: Favors topic 12
Increase both high-skill and family-based visa caps: Favors topic 12
Anti-border security, according to CC survey: Favors topic 12
Opposes topic 13:
Support & expand free trade
(-3 points on Economic scale)
Support free-trade, but wait on Trans-Pacific Partnership: Favors topic 13
Cancel or fix unfair trade deals: Strongly Opposes topic 13
Strengthen the Buy American Act: Strongly Opposes topic 13
Include real & enforceable labor & environmental standards: Opposes topic 13
Review free trade agreements biennially for rights violation: Strongly Opposes topic 13
Declare Turkish rebar subject to anti-dumping duties: Strongly Opposes topic 13
Rated Voted FOR reauthorizing Ex-Im Bank: Strongly Favors topic 13
$25B more loans from Export-Import Bank: Strongly Favors 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
Opposes topic 14:
Support American Exceptionalism
(-3 points on Economic scale)
Investigate Saudi interference in US criminal cases: Opposes topic 14
Invest in working with our allies, not power of military: Opposes topic 14
In a dangerous world, we need to work with other nations: Opposes topic 14
Enforce humanitarian aid access to South Sudan: Opposes topic 14
Sponsored bill to monitor forced Uyghur labor in Xinjiang: Strongly Favors topic 14
Sponsored bill to oppose Israeli annexation of West Bank: Strongly Opposes topic 14
No opinion on topic 15:
Expand the military
(0 points on Social scale)
Persuasive evidence & clear objectives before military force: Opposes topic 15
Honor America’s veterans and take good care of them: Favors topic 15
Led effort to address disposing of nuclear materials: Strongly Opposes topic 15
Rated Funding wars separately is gimmick against sequestration: Opposes topic 15
Exempt Veterans Affairs from federal hiring freeze: Favors topic 15
Secure the grid, according to CC survey: Strongly Favors topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16:
Make voter registration easier
(+5 points on Social scale)
We the People democracy: extend vote to DC & territories: Strongly Favors topic 16
Spending limits on campaigns, plus full disclosure: Strongly Favors topic 16
Require full disclosure of independent campaign expenditures: Strongly Favors topic 16
Matching fund for small donors, with debate requirements: Favors topic 16
Corporate political spending is not free speech: Favors topic 16
Statehood for the District of Columbia: Favors topic 16
Public financing of federal campaigns by voter vouchers: Favors topic 16
Sponsored bill for election holiday & easier voting access: Strongly Favors topic 16
Favors topic 17:
Avoid foreign entanglements
(+2 points on Social scale)
9/11 justified eliminating Taliban, but not nation-building: Favors topic 17
Staying in Afghanistan will not make America safer: Strongly Favors topic 17
Signed onto “A Responsible Plan to End the War in Iraq”: Strongly Favors topic 17
Opposed the war from the start: Strongly Favors topic 17
Redeploy American combat troops out of Iraq: Strongly Opposes topic 17
Iranian nuclear weapons: prevention instead of containment: Strongly Opposes topic 17
Sponsored shutting down Iranian foreign reserves: Opposes topic 17
Iran must accept long-term intrusive nuke inspection: Opposes topic 17
Hold Assad accountable for slaughter of civilians: Opposes topic 17
No military force against Iran without Congress approval: Strongly Favors topic 17
Stay out of Israeli wars, according to CC survey: Favors topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18:
Prioritize green energy
(-5 points on Economic scale)
Climate change is real, and it's bad for our economy: Strongly Favors topic 18
Cap greenhouse gases with international collaboration: Strongly Favors topic 18
Set a 25 percent renewable energy national standard by 2025: Strongly Favors topic 18
Supports 80% reduction in carbon emissions by 2050: Strongly Favors topic 18
Incentives to cities for the reduction of emissions: Favors topic 18
Sustainable, renewable energy to combat global warming: Strongly Favors topic 18
$5 billion in tax credits for alternative energy projects: Favors topic 18
50% clean and carbon free electricity by 2030: Strongly Favors topic 18
Green New Deal: 10-year national mobilization: Favors topic 18
NO on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases: Favors topic 18
NO on requiring full Senate debate and vote on cap-and-trade: Favors topic 18
NO on protecting middle-income taxpayers from a national energy tax: Favors topic 18
YES on $2 billion more for Cash for Clunkers program: Favors topic 18
Opposes topic 19:
Marijuana is a gateway drug
(+2 points on Social scale)
Positives of pot legalization outweigh the negatives: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Step up enforcement to combat meth: Strongly Favors topic 19
Toughen laws against meth traffickers: Favors topic 19
Exclude industrial hemp from definition of marijuana: Opposes topic 19
Exempt industrial hemp from marijuana laws: Opposes topic 19
Rated A by NORML, indicating a pro-drug-reform stance: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Sponsored bank immunity for services to marijuana businesses: No opin. on topic 19
Favors topic 20:
Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(-3 points on Economic scale)
Strengthen the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Favors topic 20
Minimum wage should be left to the states: Opposes topic 20
Bailout bill is a $700-million blank check: Opposes topic 20
Supports raising taxes on earnings over $250,000 per year: Favors topic 20
Rated 86% by UFCW, indicating an anti-management/pro-labor record: Favors topic 20
Raise the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour by 2016: Favors topic 20
Voted YES on $900 billion COVID relief package: Favors topic 20
YES on additional $825 billion for economic recovery package: Strongly Favors topic 20
YES on $192B additional anti-recession stimulus spending: Strongly Favors topic 20

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