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Strongly Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	Pledges to focus on preventing abortions, not on attacking: Favors topic 1 Supports Stem Cell Research: Favors topic 1 No 20-week ban on abortion: Strongly Favors topic 1 Woman and her doctor & family should decide: Strongly 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 CC:Oppose strict Constitutionalist judges: Favors topic 1 CC:Publicly fund abortions: Strongly Favors topic 1 CC:No parental notification for abortions by minors: Favors topic 1 Born-Alive Survivors bill tries to illegalize abortion: Favors topic 1 Ensure access to and funding for contraception: Favors topic 1 Focus on preventing pregnancy, plus emergency contraception: Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Savanna's Act: solve crimes against Native Americans: Favors topic 2 Endorsed as "preferred" by The Feminist Majority indicating pro-women's rights: 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
Strongly Favors topic 3: Support transgender and LGBTQ+ rights (+5 points on Social scale)	Opposes gay marriage; but not worth amending Constitution: Favors topic 3 All couples should have same rights as heterosexual couples: Strongly Favors topic 3 Repeal Don't-Ask-Don't-Tell, and reinstate discharged gays: Favors topic 3 Let states recognize same sex marriage: Favors topic 3
No opinion on topic 4: America was founded on Christian values (0 points on Social scale)	Opposes flag-burning; but not worth amending Constitution: Opposes topic 4 No safe haven for neo-Nazi white nationalists: Favors topic 4
Strongly Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale)	Negotiate for lower prescription drug prices: Strongly Favors topic 5 Extend enrollment period for new Medicare: Favors topic 5 Protect people with pre-existing medical conditions: Strongly Favors topic 5 ObamaCare not perfect, but has helped: Favors topic 5 Merge Alzheimers diagnosis and care benefit: Favors topic 5 Keep healthcare mandate, according to CC survey: Strongly Favors topic 5 Preserve access to Medicaid & SCHIP during economic downturn: Strongly Favors topic 5 Expand the National Health Service Corps: Strongly Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale)	Opposes privatization: Strongly Opposes topic 6 Privatization would end in massive debt or deep cuts: Strongly Opposes topic 6 Opposes any plan to privatize: Strongly Opposes topic 6 Rated 93% 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)	Public education is the backbone of our democracy: Opposes topic 7 Privatizing public schools feeds destruction of democracy: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Opposes topic 8: Businesses have a right to pollute (+2 points on Social scale)	Ban cell-cultivated meat from school breakfast & lunch: Opposes topic 8 Global warming is much more rapid now than historically: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Clean air & water are Montana's treasured resources: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Keep open access to public lands: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Sought removal of wolves from the endangered list: Favors topic 8 Make tax deduction permanent for conservation easements: Opposes topic 8 Require labeling genetically engineered food: Opposes topic 8 Regulatory relief for smaller banks stimulates growth: Favors topic 8 Keep restrictive rules for predator control in Alaska: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+2 points on Social scale)	Support rehabilitative programming and fix sentencing laws: Opposes topic 9 First step: reduce recidivism & mass incarceration: Opposes topic 9 Rated 73% by the NAPO, indicating a moderate stance on police issues: Neutral on topic 9
Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+2 points on Economic scale)	Strongly believes in our Second Amendment rights: Favors topic 10 AdWatch: Check if gun buyers are on terrorist watch-list: Opposes topic 10 Supports background checks & banning bump stocks: Strongly Opposes topic 10 National cross-state standard for concealed carry: Strongly Favors topic 10 Sponsored veterans registering unlicensed guns from abroad: Favors topic 10 Restrict right to bear arms, according to CC survey: Opposes topic 10 Ban gun registration & trigger lock law in Washington DC: Strongly Favors topic 10
Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-3 points on Economic scale)	Supported a 15% minimum corporate tax: Favors topic 11 Bush's tax cuts are irresponsible: Strongly Favors topic 11 Focus tax cuts on the middle class, not the rich: Strongly Favors topic 11 Extend Bush exemption for inheritance tax up to $10M: Opposes topic 11 GOP tax plan saddles future generations with more debt: Strongly Favors topic 11 Trump tax cuts were a disastrous handout for jet-owners: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Reducing tax rates balloons federal deficit & cuts programs: Favors topic 11 CC:Reverse federal income tax cuts: Favors topic 11 CC:Keep the inhertiance tax: Strongly Favors topic 11
Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-3 points on Social scale)	Secure borders and no amnesty for law breakers: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Touts bipartisanship; voted against DREAM Act: Opposes topic 12 FactCheck: Opposes sanctuary cities, but don't punish them: Opposes topic 12 Bipartisan reform with earned path to citizenship: Favors topic 12 Tighten asylum laws; hire more border guards: Opposes topic 12 Opposes more border security, according to CC survey: Strongly Favors topic 12 Terminate national emergency at the Southern border: Favors topic 12
Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+2 points on Economic scale)	Federal farm subsidies are a necessary evil: Opposes topic 13 Recent trade agreements put our jobs & farms in jeopardy: Opposes topic 13 Tariffs on China harm our industries & drive up costs: Strongly Favors topic 13 Insist on access to post-mad-cow Japanese beef markets: Favors topic 13 Voted FOR reauthorizing Ex-Im Bank: Strongly Favors topic 13 Implement USMCA for improved North American trade: Strongly Favors topic 13 Rated 25% by the USAE, indicating support for trade sanctions: Opposes topic 13 Ban imports from Xinjiang made by Uyghur forced labor: Opposes topic 13
Favors topic 14: Stay away from the UN & Globalism (+2 points on Economic scale)	Disallow Palestine from joining ICC to threaten Israel: Favors topic 14 Two-state solution despite Israeli settlements on West Bank: Favors topic 14 Allow travel between the United States and Cuba: Opposes topic 14
Favors topic 15: Peace through Strength (-3 points on Social scale)	Build forces to fight terror cells; not take away our rights: Favors topic 15 Non-proliferation includes disposing of nuclear materials: Opposes topic 15 $515B for military plus $89B off sequester for wars: Favors topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	Citizens United puts democracy at risk: Strongly Favors topic 16 End the "pay-to-play" culture of Washington: Favors topic 16 Ban lobbyist gifts, and more, starting with my own campaign: Strongly Favors topic 16 End policymaking for those with the biggest campaign checks: Favors topic 16 K-Street cronies control Congressional spending decisions: Favors topic 16 Citizens United ruling puts democracy at risk: Favors topic 16 Oppose Citizens United: limit corporate political spending: Strongly Favors topic 16 Citizens United is scary for democracy: Strongly Favors topic 16 Introduced bill to ensure Native American voting access: Strongly Favors topic 16 Require Internet disclosure of all earmarks: Favors topic 16 Matching fund for small donors, with debate requirements: Strongly Favors topic 16 Public financing of federal campaigns by voter vouchers: Strongly Favors topic 16 Sponsored bill for election holiday & easier voting access: Strongly Favors topic 16 Military spouses don't lose voting residency while abroad: Favors topic 16 Repeal automatic Congressional pay raises: 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)	It's time for a clear exit strategy from Iraq: Strongly Favors topic 17 Critical of President Bush on Iraq war: Favors topic 17 Iran nuclear treaty is only option: Favors topic 17 Iranian nuclear weapons: prevention instead of containment: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Iran must accept long-term intrusive nuke inspection: Opposes topic 17 CC:Keep alliance with Israel: Opposes topic 17 No military force against Iran without Congress approval: Strongly Favors topic 17 Sponsored resolution to repeal 2002 AUMF against Iraq: Strongly Favors topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Long-term tax credits for wind power development: Strongly Favors topic 18 4-point plan for getting over America's oil addiction: Strongly Favors topic 18 Kyoto Accord needs worldwide communication & US leadership: Strongly Favors topic 18 $369 billion in climate and clean energy initiatives: Strongly Favors topic 18 Lead the world in clean technology: Strongly Favors topic 18 Sign on to UN Framework Convention on Climate Change: Strongly Favors topic 18 Set goal of 25% renewable energy by 2025: Strongly Favors topic 18
Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+2 points on Social scale)	Tough penalties for manufacturing & selling drugs: Favors topic 19 Medical marijuana ok; full legalization later: Opposes topic 19 Supports medical and recreational marijuana: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Rated B+ by NORML: legalize marijuana, and tax it: Opposes topic 19 Rated B+ by NORML, indicating a pro-drug-reform stance: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale)	Montana suffered from Burns' cuts in discretionary funding: Strongly Favors topic 20 $787B in stimulus spending was step in the right direction: Strongly Favors topic 20 Minimum wage increase is long overdue: Strongly Favors topic 20 2008 stimulus was necessary; invest more in infrastructure: Strongly Favors topic 20 Rated 71% by UFCW, indicating a mixed management/labor voting record: Neutral on topic 20 CC:No Balanced Budget Constitutional Amendment: 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

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