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Bellows
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MI:
Land
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Peters
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(G)
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Roland
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Warner
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Gillespie
(R)
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Sarvis
(L)
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Capito
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Tennant
(D)
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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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Rand Paul topics and responses
Stimulus Spending to Beat Great Recession
PRO:
07/05/2011
: Sponsored bill increasing debt limit to $16.7 trillion
03/22/2012
: Expand lending caps for credit unions to small business
CON:
05/02/2012
: Ranked by
UFCW
, indicating a pro-management voting record
01/23/2012
: Disapprove of increasing the debt limit
02/11/2011
: Debt crisis is approaching a point of no return
10/13/2013
: The sequester is the law of the land: can't compromise on it
01/01/2012
: Supports the Cut-Cap-and-Balance Pledge
02/22/2011
: Government not serious about controlling spending
02/04/2013
: Sponsored auditing the Fed & its actions on mortgage loans
07/08/2010
: Limit federal spending growth to per-capita inflation rate
Acknowledging and Addressing Climate Change
CON:
04/06/2011
: Voted YES on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases
07/08/2010
: Cap-and-trade has no impact on global temperatures
11/02/2010
: Signed the No Climate Tax Pledge by
AFP
Getting Money Out of Politics
PRO:
02/22/2011
: Federal contracts should include no-PAC clauses
07/19/2010
: Lobbyists' sole goal is to rip you off
Saving Elephants, Whales, Dolphins and Lions
CON:
01/13/2012
: Ranked by
HSLF
, indicating an anti-animal welfare voting record
05/08/2013
: Voted NO on protecting ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems
Renewable Energy
PRO:
08/11/2010
:
Supports
renewable energy tax credits
CON:
07/08/2010
: Explore proven energy reserves & keep energy prices low
Making it Harder to Get a Gun
CON:
08/11/2010
:
Opposes
restrictions on the right to bear arms
04/17/2013
: Voted NO on banning high-capacity magazines of over 10 bullets
07/19/2010
: Supports 2nd amendment; vote against restricting handguns
08/11/2010
: Ranked by the
NRA
, indicating a pro-gun rights voting record
09/01/2010
: Liberty Candidate: no point in keeping guns you can't access
02/12/2013
: Don't let the liberals tread on the Second Amendment
Cutting the US Military Budget
PRO:
02/22/2011
: How much of what is spent on defense is actual "defense"?
02/22/2011
: Put defense spending on the table for reducing budget
02/01/2010
: Defense policy is influenced by the makers of weapons
08/29/2012
: Not every military dollar is necessary,nor every entitlement
02/11/2011
: Remove waste from last decade's doubling of military budget
CON:
09/12/2012
: Military sacrifice spreads flame of freedom around the world
02/22/2011
: Defense should be largest part of much smaller budget
07/19/2010
: Treat armed service members like heroes
Legalizing Marijuana and Industrial Hemp
PRO:
02/14/2013
: Exempt industrial hemp from marijuana laws
08/23/2010
: Drug abuse isn't a pressing issue; 10-20 years is too harsh
05/20/2010
: Favors legalizing medical marijuana
08/02/2012
: Exclude industrial hemp from definition of marijuana
08/26/2010
: Community treatment instead of federal anti-drug programs
CON:
03/24/2013
: Don't promote marijuana but don't jail non-violent criminals
Abortion Rights
CON:
09/14/2012
: Coarsening of our culture led to 50 million unborn deaths
07/19/2010
: Life begins at conception
02/22/2011
: My opponents call me libertarian but I'm pro-life
08/11/2010
:
Opposes
federal abortion funding
05/05/2011
: Prohibit federal funding for abortion
05/10/2013
: Thousands of exceptions follow from maternal health
Gay Rights and Gay Marriage
PRO:
03/24/2013
: Let states decide same-sex marriage; don't federalize it
05/10/2013
: No national law on same-sex marriage; leave it to states
CON:
08/11/2010
:
Supports
banning homosexuals in the military
06/26/2013
: Redefining marriage leads to economic and moral problems
08/11/2010
:
Supports
Amendment to prevent same sex marriage
11/26/2009
: Opposes same-sex marriage
Repealing ObamaCare
PRO:
07/08/2010
: Defund, repeal, & replace federal care with free market
07/04/2010
: Repeal any federal health care takeover
02/11/2011
: Restrain ObamaCare from using Commerce Clause
08/29/2012
: ObamaCare is still unconstitutional, despite Supreme Court
07/19/2010
: Replace over-regulation with free market principles
11/03/2013
: ObamaCare cuts hundreds of choices down to just four
08/11/2010
:
Opposes
government-run healthcare
10/03/2010
: Obamacare will cost $3T & health insurance still goes up 15%
CON:
05/25/2011
: Voted NO on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts
Addressing and Fighting Income Inequality
CON:
07/19/2010
: Lower taxes encourage spending, saving, and investing
08/12/2010
: Taxpayer Protection Pledge: no new taxes
07/08/2010
: Adopt a single-rate tax system
02/12/2013
: Stand firm and say NO to any MORE tax hikes!
07/08/2010
: Repeal tax hikes in capital gains and death tax
08/11/2010
:
Supports
flat-rate federal tax; opposes increased tax rates
01/01/2012
: Supports the Taxpayer Protection Pledge
02/22/2011
: Opposed to increasing taxes during recession
02/12/2013
: Cut corporate tax in half to create millions of jobs
Building the Keystone XL Pipeline
PRO:
06/26/2013
: Let states lease energy rights on federal lands
09/01/2010
: Liberty Candidate: tax incentives for US-based alternatives
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