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Gillespie
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Sarvis
(L)
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Capito
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Tennant
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Buckley
(L)
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Lawhorn
(I)
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Raese
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AK:
Begich
(D)
vs.
Sullivan
(R)
vs.
Miller
(R)
vs.
Treadwell
(R)
AL:
Sessions
(R)
(unopposed)
AR:
Pryor
(D)
vs.
Cotton
(R)
vs.
Swaney
(G)
vs.
LaFrance
(L)
CO:
Udall
(D)
vs.
Gardner
(R)
vs.
Baumgardner
(R)
vs.
Buck
(R)
vs.
Stephens
(R)
vs.
Hill
(R)
DE:
Coons
(D)
vs.
Wade
(R)
GA:
Nunn
(D)
vs.
Perdue
(R)
vs.
Swafford
(L)
vs.
Kingston
(R)
vs.
Handel
(R)
HI:
Schatz
(D)
vs.
Cavasso
(R)
vs.
Hanabusa
(D)
vs.
Pirkowski
(R)
IA:
Braley
(D)
vs.
Ernst
(R)
vs.
Butzier
(L)
vs.
Whitaker
(R)
vs.
Clovis
(R)
ID:
Risch
(R)
vs.
Mitchell
(D)
IL:
Durbin
(D)
vs.
Oberweis
(R)
vs.
Hansen
(L)
vs.
Truax
(R)
KS:
Roberts
(R)
vs.
Taylor
(D)
vs.
Orman
(I)
vs.
Batson
(L)
vs.
Wolf
(R)
KY:
McConnell
(R)
vs.
Grimes
(D)
vs.
Bevin
(R)
LA:
Landrieu
(D)
vs.
Cassidy
(R)
vs.
Maness
(R)
MA:
Markey
(D)
vs.
Herr
(R)
vs.
Skarin
(I)
ME:
Collins
(R)
vs.
D`Amboise
(R)
vs.
Bellows
(D)
MI:
Land
(R)
vs.
Peters
(D)
vs.
Wiedenhoeft
(R)
MN:
Franken
(D)
vs.
McFadden
(R)
vs.
Johnson
(L)
vs.
Abeler
(R)
MS:
Cochran
(R)
vs.
Childers
(D)
vs.
McDaniel
(R)
MT:
Walsh
(D)
vs.
Curtis
(D)
vs.
Daines
(R)
vs.
Rankin
(I)
vs.
Edmunds
(R)
vs.
Bohlinger
(I)
NC:
Hagan
(D)
vs.
Tillis
(R)
vs.
Haugh
(L)
NE:
Sasse
(R)
vs.
Domina
(D)
vs.
Osborn
(R)
NH:
Shaheen
(D)
vs.
Brown
(R)
vs.
Martin
(R)
vs.
Rubens
(R)
vs.
Smith
(R)
vs.
Testerman
(R)
NJ:
Booker
(D)
vs.
Bell
(R)
vs.
Sabrin
(R)
NM:
Udall
(D)
vs.
Weh
(R)
vs.
Clements
(R)
OK-2:
Lankford
(R)
vs.
Johnson
(D)
vs.
Shannon
(R)
OK-6:
Inhofe
(R)
vs.
Silverstein
(D)
OR:
Merkley
(D)
vs.
Wehby
(R)
vs.
Conger
(R)
RI:
Reed
(D)
vs.
Zaccaria
(R)
SC-2:
Scott
(R)
vs.
Dickerson
(D)
vs.
Wade
(D)
SC-6:
Graham
(R)
vs.
Hutto
(D)
vs.
Ravenel
(I)
vs.
Stamper
(D)
vs.
Mace
(R)
vs.
Bright
(R)
SD:
Rounds
(R)
vs.
Weiland
(D)
vs.
Pressler
(I)
vs.
Howie
(I)
TN:
Alexander
(R)
vs.
Ball
(D)
vs.
Carr
(R)
vs.
Adams
(D)
TX:
Cornyn
(R)
vs.
Alameel
(D)
vs.
Sanchez
(G)
vs.
Roland
(L)
VA:<
Warner
(D)
vs.
Gillespie
(R)
vs.
Sarvis
(L)
WV:
Capito
(R)
vs.
Tennant
(D)
vs.
Buckley
(L)
vs.
Lawhorn
(I)
vs.
Raese
(R)
vs.
McGeehan
(R)
WY:
Enzi
(R)
vs.
Hardy
(D)
vs.
Cheney
(R)
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Marco Rubio topics and responses
Stimulus Spending to Beat Great Recession
CON:
01/23/2012
: Disapprove of increasing the debt limit
03/28/2010
: Oppose Obama stimulus package; it's bad for America
05/02/2012
: Ranked by
UFCW
, indicating a pro-management voting record
01/01/2012
: Supports the Cut-Cap-and-Balance Pledge
10/24/2010
: No one should pay higher taxes in recession, not even top 2%
02/12/2013
: Tax, borrow, & spend is not the way out of the recession
02/04/2013
: Audit the Federal Reserve & its actions on mortgage loans
07/08/2010
: Limit federal spending growth to per-capita inflation rate
10/06/2010
: Extend Bush tax cuts, even for high earners
Acknowledging and Addressing Climate Change
CON:
07/08/2010
: Cap-and-trade has no impact on global temperatures
09/19/2010
:
Opposes
passage of Cap-and-Trade energy legislation
11/02/2010
: Signed the No Climate Tax Pledge by
AFP
04/06/2011
: Voted YES on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases
Getting Money Out of Politics
PRO:
11/01/2006
: Reduce paid petition business in citizen initiative process
11/15/2011
: Ban stock trading based on Congressional insider knowledge
CON:
05/02/2006
: Allow transferring surplus campaign funds to other campaigns
06/19/2012
: 2003: Anonymous contributors; 2004: backed down & disclosed
Saving Elephants, Whales, Dolphins and Lions
CON:
05/08/2013
: Voted NO on protecting ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems
01/13/2012
: Ranked by
HSLF
, indicating an anti-animal welfare voting record
Renewable Energy
PRO:
11/01/2006
: Florida has obvious advantages in solar energy
CON:
07/08/2010
: Explore proven energy reserves & keep energy prices low
Making it Harder to Get a Gun
PRO:
06/19/2012
: As Speaker, failed to push law allowing guns at work
CON:
02/03/2010
: 2nd Amendment is a cornerstone of our democracy
02/12/2013
: Deal with gun violence, but do it constitutionally
04/17/2013
: Voted NO on banning high-capacity magazines of over 10 bullets
08/11/2010
: Ranked by the
NRA
, indicating a pro-gun rights voting record
08/11/2010
:
Opposes
restrictions on the right to bear arms
04/14/2013
: New gun laws are ineffective, so don't pass them
Cutting the US Military Budget
CON:
08/25/2010
: Safer place when America is strongest country in the world
Legalizing Marijuana and Industrial Hemp
CON:
11/01/2006
: Teach students skills to avoid gangs, violence, & drugs
Abortion Rights
PRO:
06/19/2012
: Pro-life, but understands that woman's right is the law
CON:
05/05/2011
: Prohibit federal funding for abortion
02/03/2010
: No right to privacy, that resulted in the Roe v. Wade
06/19/2012
: Opposed Sotomayor nomination based on her Roe support
08/11/2010
:
Opposes
both federal abortion funding & judicial activism
04/06/2006
: Voted against funding stem cell research
02/03/2010
: Require ultrasounds before performing abortions
06/19/2012
: Expand birth control exemption for faith-based organizations
08/11/2010
:
Supports
prohibiting human embryonic stem cell research
09/19/2010
:
Supports
giving legal protection to unborn children
Gay Rights and Gay Marriage
CON:
08/11/2010
:
Supports
banning homosexuals in the military
06/19/2012
: No gay couples as foster parents; no social experimentation
09/19/2010
:
Opposes
Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA)
02/04/2010
: No evidence to change policy of don't ask, don't tell
11/01/2006
: Collect DNA of those convicted of sexually deviant behavior
06/28/2013
: I believe in historical marriage, but ok if states redefine
06/28/2013
: Defining marriage does not demean a class of people
08/11/2010
:
Supports
Amendment to prevent same sex marriage
Repealing ObamaCare
PRO:
08/11/2010
:
Opposes
government-run healthcare
05/25/2011
: Voted YES on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts
07/08/2010
: Defund, repeal, & replace federal care with free market
07/04/2010
: Repeal any federal health care takeover
11/01/2006
: Launch a marketplace of affordable health insurance
CON:
06/19/2012
: Medicare's hospice care let my father die with dignity
06/19/2012
: Expand prescription benefits to low-income seniors
Addressing and Fighting Income Inequality
CON:
11/01/2006
: Supermajority vote for any tax increases
06/19/2012
: End double-taxes: capital gains; dividends; & inheritance
08/11/2010
: Address market uncertainty by making Bush cuts permanent
01/01/2012
: Supports the Taxpayer Protection Pledge
02/03/2010
: Eliminate taxes on capital gains; lower corporate tax rates
02/04/2014
: 2007: Replace all property taxes by adding 2.5% to sales tax
07/08/2010
: Repeal tax hikes in capital gains and death tax
08/11/2010
:
Supports
flat-rate federal tax; opposes increased tax rates
04/17/2012
: We need new taxpayers, not new taxes
07/08/2010
: Adopt a single-rate tax system
02/03/2010
: Simplify our tax code; reduce the tax burden
02/20/2010
: Capital gains tax is double taxation
Building the Keystone XL Pipeline
PRO:
02/03/2010
: Explore ANWR & outer continental shelf
06/26/2013
: Let states lease energy rights on federal lands
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