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Strongly Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale)	I oppose abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Recognize the sanctity of life in public policy: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Prohibit federal funding for abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 No family planning assistance that includes abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Voted YES to 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 restricting UN funding for population control policies: Opposes topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+5 points on Economic scale)	Opposes mandates for affirmative action: Strongly Opposes topic 2 NO on reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act: Opposes topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-5 points on Social scale)	Opposes sexual orientation as a protected civil right: Strongly Opposes topic 3 States define marriage; Idaho prohibits same-sex: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Anti-transgender bathrooms, according to CC survey: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-5 points on Social scale)	Call on Iran to release those imprisoned for Christianity: Strongly Favors topic 4 Teach traditional family values in public schools: Strongly Favors topic 4 Allow churches to provide welfare services: Strongly Favors topic 4 Constitutionally prohibit flag desecration: Favors topic 4
Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+2 points on Economic scale)	ObamaCare is a regulatory quagmire: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Private sector is best suited to manage health care: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Religious exemption from ObamaCare individual mandate: Opposes topic 5 Establishment of Office of Health Care Fraud Prevention: Opposes topic 5 YES on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts: Opposes topic 5 NO on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program: Opposes topic 5 YES on regulating tobacco as a drug: Favors topic 5
Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+2 points on Economic scale)	Reform Social Security without privatization: Opposes topic 6 Gradual changes now to avoid lower benefits later: Favors topic 6 Rated 4% by ARA, indicating a pro-privatization stance: Strongly Favors topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+5 points on Economic scale)	Supports choosing schools via vouchers: Strongly Favors topic 7 Local decisions on education dollars, not federal: Favors topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (-5 points on Social scale)	Manage public lands for multiple uses: Favors topic 8 Wolf population has recovered; delist as Endangered Species: Favors topic 8 Make tax deduction permanent for conservation easements: Opposes topic 8 Stop considering manure as pollutant or hazardous: Favors topic 8 No EPA permits required for forest road runoff: Strongly Favors topic 8 Sponsored no permits for legal pesticide runoff into lakes & streams: 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 Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-5 points on Social scale)	Hold criminals accountable & punish for crimes: Strongly Favors topic 9 Eliminate epidemic of domestic violence from our society: Favors topic 9 Rated Don't compromise community safety with sentencing reform: Strongly Favors topic 9 Rated 55% 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)	Gun ownership is a constitutional right: Strongly Favors topic 10 Second Amendment is individual right that must be maintained: Strongly Favors topic 10 Rated A+ by the NRA, indicating a pro-gun rights voting record: Strongly Favors topic 10 National cross-state standard for concealed carry: Strongly Favors topic 10 Apply concealed carry permit to all other states where legal: Strongly Favors topic 10 Dangerousness, not mental incompetence, limits gun rights: Strongly Favors topic 10 Limit gun rights, according to CC survey: Strongly Favors topic 10 NO on banning high-capacity magazines of over 10 bullets: Strongly Favors topic 10 YES on allowing firearms in checked baggage on Amtrak trains: Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Reduce corporate tax; eliminate corporate capital gains tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11 High priority on keeping lower individual tax rates: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Eliminate capital gains tax & estate tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Top priority: make Bush tax cuts permanent: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Earned nickname “taxpayers friend” by fighting tax increases: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Phase out sales tax on groceries & food: Favors topic 11 Taxpayer Protection Pledge: no new taxes: 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 Keep reduction of capital gains tax: 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
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale)	Don’t allow illegal immigrants to earn citizenship: Favors topic 12 I oppose amnesty in any form: Strongly Opposes topic 12 First and foremost, we need to secure our borders: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Ensure that only legal immigrants receive state benefits: Opposes topic 12 Rated Support national emergency at the Southern border: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Pro-border security, according to CC survey: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-3 points on Economic scale)	Supported bill pushing back against China's trade practices: Opposes topic 13 No tax incentive for repatriation of overseas jobs: Favors topic 13 Re-establish Fast Track; re-negotiate NAFTA: Opposes topic 13 Insist on access to post-mad-cow Japanese beef markets: 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 38% by the USAE, indicating support for trade sanctions: Opposes topic 13 Ban imports from Xinjiang made by Uyghur forced labor: Opposes topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (+5 points on Economic scale)	Hold China accountable for erosion of Hong Kong's autonomy: Strongly Favors topic 14 OpEd: did nothing against Saudis for Khashoggi death: Favors topic 14 Sponsored opposing the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty: Strongly Favors topic 14 Oppose the United Nations' Arms Trade Treaty: Favors topic 14
Strongly Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-5 points on Social scale)	Do everything to maintain a fully-equipped military: Strongly Favors topic 15 We all agree that the military and NSA should be funded: 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
Opposes topic 16: Make voter registration easier (-3 points on Social scale)	Opposes stricter limits on political campaign funds: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Ban paid voter registration: Opposes topic 16 Military spouses don't lose voting residency while abroad: Favors topic 16
Opposes topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-3 points on Social scale)	No open-ended funding for Iraq but no precipitous withdrawal: Favors topic 17 Iranian nuclear weapons: prevention instead of containment: Strongly Opposes topic 17 No nuclear deal with Iran without Congressional input: Opposes topic 17 Rated President ok to use military force against Iran: Opposes topic 17 Sanctions on Iran to end nuclear program: Opposes topic 17 Pro-Israel, according to CC survey: Opposes topic 17
Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+2 points on Economic scale)	Yucca Mountain is the proper site for nuclear waste: Opposes topic 18 Drill offshore; drill ANWR; drill for oil shale: Strongly Opposes topic 18 No cap-&-trade; include India & China in carbon restrictions: Opposes topic 18 We’re running out of oil; we must drill our way through this: Strongly Opposes topic 18 25x25 policy: reduce fossil fuel use 25% over 25 years: Strongly Favors topic 18 Tap domestic potential in ANWR and continental shelf: Opposes topic 18 Comprehensive policy with nuclear, clean coal & alternatives: Opposes topic 18 Opt out of EPA mercury program; no coal plants in Idaho: Strongly Favors topic 18 Let states lease energy rights on federal lands: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Set goal of 25% renewable energy by 2025: Strongly Favors topic 18 Allow horizontal drilling into Alaska's Coastal Plain: Strongly Opposes topic 18 YES on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases: Opposes topic 18 YES on requiring full Senate debate and vote on cap-and-trade: Opposes topic 18 YES on protecting middle-income taxpayers from a national energy tax: Opposes topic 18 NO on $2 billion more for Cash for Clunkers program: Opposes topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-5 points on Social scale)	Enforce laws against drug use: Strongly Favors topic 19 Appointed first state Drug Czar; fight Rx drug abuse & more: Strongly Favors topic 19 TV ads to prevent teenage meth use: Strongly Favors topic 19 Rated F by NORML, indicating a "hard-on-drugs" stance: Strongly Favors topic 19
Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+2 points on Economic scale)	Co-sponsored bill to protect small business from cyberattack: Strongly Favors topic 20 Jobs are created by private sector and not by government: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Government cannot replicate what businesses accomplish: Opposes topic 20 Disapprove of increasing the debt limit: Opposes topic 20 Rated 14% by UFCW, indicating a pro-management voting record: Opposes topic 20 Audit the Federal Reserve & its actions on mortgage loans: Opposes topic 20 Voted YES on $900 billion COVID relief package: Favors topic 20 Rated Opposed $1.9 trillion ARPA bill for COVID relief: Strongly Opposes topic 20 NO on additional $825 billion for economic recovery package: Strongly Opposes topic 20 YES on $192B additional anti-recession stimulus spending: Strongly Favors topic 20

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