Ken Bentsen on SenateMatch

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Strongly Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right (10 points on Social scale)	NO on barring transporting minors to get an abortion: Strongly Favors topic 1 NO on banning partial-birth abortions: Favors topic 1 NO on banning Family Planning funding in US aid abroad: Favors topic 1 NO on federal crime to harm fetus while committing other crimes: Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Require companies to hire more women & minorities (0 points on Economic scale)	Constitutional Amendment for equal rights by gender: Strongly Favors topic 2 NO on ending preferential treatment by race in college admissions: Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Sexual orientation protected by civil rights laws (10 points on Social scale)	More funding and stricter sentencing for hate crimes: Strongly Favors topic 3 NO on banning gay adoptions in DC.: Favors topic 3
Favors topic 4: Teach family values in public schools (2 points on Social scale)	Supports anti-flag desecration amendment: Favors topic 4
Favors topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (2 points on Economic scale)	NO on establishing tax-exempt Medical Savings Accounts: Favors topic 5 NO on subsidize privat insurance for Medicare Rx drug coverage: Favors topic 5
Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (2 points on Economic scale)	YES on strengthening the Social Security Lockbox: Opposes topic 6 NO on reducing tax payments on Social Security benefits: Opposes topic 6 YES on raising 401(k) limits & making pension plans more portable: Favors topic 6
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (0 points on Social scale)	NO on vouchers for private & parochial schools: Strongly Opposes topic 7 NO on allowing vouchers in DC schools: Opposes topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 8: Death Penalty (0 points on Social scale)	YES on making federal death penalty appeals harder: Strongly Favors topic 8 NO on maintaining right of habeus corpus in Death Penalty Appeals: Favors topic 8
Opposes topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (7 points on Social scale)	YES on more prosecution and sentencing for juvenile crime: Favors topic 9 YES on funding for alternative sentencing instead of more prisons.: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Strongly Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (0 points on Social scale)	NO on decreasing gun waiting period from 3 days to 1: Strongly Opposes topic 10
Opposes topic 11: Decrease overall taxation of the wealthy (2 points on Economic scale)	NO on eliminating the "marriage penalty": Opposes topic 11 NO on $46 billion in tax cuts for small business: Opposes topic 11 NO on Tax cut package of $958 B over 10 years: Opposes topic 11 NO on reducing Marriage Tax by $399B over 10 years: Opposes topic 11 NO on eliminating the Estate Tax ("death tax"): Opposes topic 11
Favors topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (7 points on Economic scale)	YES on more immigrant visas for skilled workers: Favors topic 12 YES on extending Immigrant Residency rules: Favors topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (10 points on Economic scale)	YES on 'Fast Track' authority for trade agreements: Strongly Favors topic 13 YES on Permanent Normal Trade Relations with China: Strongly Favors topic 13 NO on withdrawing from the WTO: Strongly Favors topic 13
Neutral on topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 15: More spending on armed forces (2 points on Economic scale)	YES on $266 billion Defense Appropriations bill: Favors topic 15 YES on deploying SDI: Favors topic 15
Neutral on topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (5 points on Economic scale)	YES on banning soft money and issue ads: Favors topic 16 NO on banning soft money donations to national political parties: Opposes topic 16
Favors topic 17: Replace US troops with UN in Iraq (2 points on Economic scale)	Multi-year commitment to Africa for food & medicine: Strongly Favors topic 17 NO on disallowing the invasion of Kosovo: Favors topic 17 YES on $15.2 billion for foreign operations: Favors topic 17 YES on $156M to IMF for 3rd-world debt reduction: Favors topic 17 YES on withholding $244M in UN Back Payments until US seat restored: Opposes topic 17
Favors topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (2 points on Economic scale)	YES on starting implementation of Kyoto Protocol: Strongly Favors topic 18 NO on raising CAFE standards; incentives for alternative fuels: Strongly Opposes topic 18 YES on prohibiting oil drilling & development in ANWR: Strongly Favors topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (10 points on Social scale)	NO on prohibiting needle exchange & medical marijuana in DC: Strongly Opposes topic 19 NO on military border patrols to battle drugs & terrorism: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Opposes topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (7 points on Social scale)	YES on responsible fatherhood via faith-based organizations: Favors topic 20 NO on treating religious organizations equally for tax breaks: Strongly Opposes topic 20