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Opposes
Abortion is a woman's right
(2 points on Personal scale) | Opposes: YES on disallowing overseas military abortions Opposes: YES on maintaining ban on Military Base Abortions |
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Strongly Opposes
Require companies to hire more women & minorities
(10 points on Economic scale) | Strongly Opposes: YES on ending special funding for minority & women-owned business |
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Strongly Opposes
Sexual orientation protected by civil rights laws
(0 points on Personal scale) | Strongly Opposes: NO on prohibiting job discrimination by sexual orientation Opposes: NO on expanding hate crimes to include sexual orientation |
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Favors
Teach moral standards In Public Schools
(2 points on Personal scale) | Favors: YES on requiring schools to allow voluntary prayer Neutral: NO on restricting violent videos to minors |
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Opposes
More Federal Funding for Health Coverage
(7 points on Economic scale) | Opposes: NO on medical savings acounts Opposes: YES on Medicare means-testing Opposes: YES on limiting self-employment health deduction Favors: YES on increasing funds for Medicare prescriptions Opposes: NO on including prescription drugs under Medicare |
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Favors
Privatize Social Security
(7 points on Economic scale) | Favors: YES on allowing Roth IRAs for retirees Favors: YES on allowing personal retirement accounts |
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Strongly Favors
Parents Choose Schools via Vouchers
(10 points on Personal scale) | Strongly Favors: YES on school vouchers in DC Favors: YES on education savings accounts Strongly Favors: YES on allowing more flexibility in federal school rules Favors: YES on Educational Savings Accounts |
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Favors
Death Penalty
(2 points on Personal scale) | Favors: YES on limiting death penalty appeals |
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Strongly Favors
Mandatory "Three Strikes" Sentencing Laws
(0 points on Personal scale) | Strongly Favors: YES on mandatory prison terms for crimes involving firearms Favors: YES on more penalties for gun & drug violations Favors: NO on $1.15 billion per year to continue the COPS program |
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Strongly Favors
Absolute right to gun ownership
(10 points on Personal scale) | Favors: YES on loosening license & background checks at gun shows Strongly Favors: NO on background checks at gun shows |
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Strongly Favors
Make Income Tax Flatter & Lower
(10 points on Economic scale) | Favors: YES on Internet sales tax moratorium Strongly Favors: YES on FY99 tax cuts Favors: YES on requiring super-majority for raising taxes Favors: YES on $792B tax cuts Favors: YES on eliminating the 'marriage penalty' Favors: YES on prioritizing national debt reduction below tax cuts |
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No opinion
Immigration helps our economy-encourage it
(5 points on Economic scale) | Strongly Opposes: YES on limit welfare for immigrants Favors: YES on visas for skilled workers Favors: YES on allowing more foreign workers into the U.S. for farm work |
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Favors
Support & Expand Free Trade
(7 points on Economic scale) | Favors: YES on fast track trading authority Favors: YES on expanding trade to the third world |
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Opposes
Link Human Rights to trade with China
(7 points on Personal scale) | Strongly Opposes: YES on China in WTO Favors: NO on killing a bill for trade sanctions if China sells weapons Strongly Opposes: YES on permanent normal trade relations with China |
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Strongly Favors
More Spending on Armed Forces Personnel
(0 points on Economic scale) | Favors: YES on 1996 Defense Appropriations Strongly Favors: YES on favoring 36 vetoed military projects Favors: NO on allowing another round of military base closures Strongly Favors: YES on military pay raise of 4.8% |
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Opposes
Reduce spending on Missile Defense ("Star Wars")
(7 points on Economic scale) | Opposes: YES on cutting nuclear weapons below START levels Opposes: NO on adopting the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty |
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Favors
Continue Foreign Aid to Russia, Israel, & others
(2 points on Economic scale) | Favors: YES on limiting NATO expansion to only Poland, Hungary & Czech Favors: YES on $17.9 billion to IMF Opposes: YES on cap foreign aid at only $12.7 billion Neutral: NO on authorizing air strikes in Kosovo Neutral: YES on allowing all necessary forces and other means in Kosovo |
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Opposes
Spend Resources to Stop Global Warming
(7 points on Economic scale) | Favors: NO on do not require ethanol in gasoline Opposes: NO on reducing funds for road-building in National Forests Strongly Opposes: YES on defunding renewable and solar energy Opposes: NO on keeping CAFE fuel efficiency standards Opposes: YES on preserving budget for ANWR oil drilling |
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Favors
Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it
(2 points on Personal scale) | Favors: YES on more penalties for gun & drug violations Favors: YES on increasing penalties for drug offenses |
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Favors
Allow churches to provide welfare services
(2 points on Personal scale) | Favors: YES on welfare overhaul Favors: YES on allowing state welfare waivers Favors: YES on welfare block grants |