Roger Wicker on AmericansElect Senate Quiz

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Question 1 answer A on Economy: When you think about the US budget deficit, which of the following solutions is closest to your opinion? A: Cutting existing programs B: More spending cuts than tax increases (mix of both solutions) C: More tax increases than spending cuts (mix of both solutions) D: Raising Taxes E: Unsure	Summary answer 'A' from 7 out of 10 statements: Opposed Obama 2009 stimulus plan & most stimulus plans: A on question 1 Supports the Taxpayer Protection Pledge: A on question 1 Disapprove of increasing the debt limit: B on question 1 CC:Balanced Budget Constitutional Amendment: B on question 1 YES on Tax cut package of $958 B over 10 years: A on question 1 YES on making the Bush tax cuts permanent: A on question 1 YES on providing tax relief and simplification: A on question 1 NO on increasing tax rate for people earning over $1 million: A on question 1 NO on additional $825 billion for economic recovery package: A on question 1 YES on $192B additional anti-recession stimulus spending: D on question 1 This question weighted at 16% importance. (Relative importance: 10 out of 63 statements.)
Question 2 answer D on Energy: When you think about America’s energy needs, which of the following solutions comes closest to your opinion? A: Strong investment in renewable energy like wind and solar B: More drilling than investment in renewables (mix of both solutions) C: More investment in renewable than drilling (mix of both solutions) D: Strong focus on offshore drilling and allowing drilling in federal lands including wildlife reserves E: Unsure	Summary answer 'D' from 7 out of 7 statements: Human cause of climate change isn't settled: D on question 2 Drill offshore; drill ANWR; drill for oil shale: D on question 2 Co-authored a bill for more offshore drilling: D on question 2 NO on starting implementation of Kyoto Protocol: D on question 2 NO on prohibiting oil drilling & development in ANWR: D on question 2 NO on keeping moratorium on drilling for oil offshore: D on question 2 YES on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases: D on question 2 This question weighted at 11% importance. (Relative importance: 7 out of 63 statements.)
Question 3 answer D on Healthcare: When you think about healthcare reform in the United States, which of the following solutions is closest to your opinion? A: The Government should be the sole provider of healthcare insurance B: The Government should have a major role in providing healthcare insurance C: The Government should have a limited role in providing healthcare insurance D: Only private companies should provide healthcare insurance E: Unsure	Summary answer 'D' from 6 out of 11 statements: Repeal massive overhaul of America's healthcare system: D on question 3 Private sector is best suited to manage health care: D on question 3 Led effort to derail $7.4 million Medicare cuts: D on question 3 Expand tax-free medical savings accounts: D on question 3 Repeal any federal health care takeover: D on question 3 Repeal healthcare mandate, according to CC survey: C on question 3 YES on establishing tax-exempt Medical Savings Accounts: D on question 3 NO on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility: C on question 3 YES on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts: C on question 3 YES on overriding veto on expansion of Medicare: A on question 3 NO on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program: C on question 3 This question weighted at 17% importance. (Relative importance: 11 out of 63 statements.)
Question 4 answer D on Immigration: When you think about illegal immigration, which of the following solutions come closest to your opinion? A: All illegal immigrants should be able to stay in the US legally B: Most illegal immigrants should be able to stay in the US, with some exceptions C: Most illegal immigrants should be deported, with some exceptions D: All illegal immigrants should be deported E: Unsure	Summary answer 'D' from 7 out of 10 statements: De-fund DREAMer programs; oppose path for citizenship: D on question 4 No comprehensive legislation; no amnesty: D on question 4 Supports border infrastructure, according to CC survey: D on question 4 Terminate national emergency at the Southern border: B on question 4 Increase both high-skill and family-based visa caps: B on question 4 Declare English as the official language of the US: D on question 4 Declared English the official language of the US: D on question 4 YES on reporting illegal aliens who receive hospital treatment: D on question 4 YES on building a fence along the Mexican border: D on question 4 NO on continuing federal funds for declared "sanctuary cities": C on question 4 This question weighted at 15% importance. (Relative importance: 10 out of 65 statements.)
Question 5 answer B on Foreign Policy: When you think about the US pursuing its interests abroad, which of the following is closest to your opinion? A: The US should always act in its own interest regardless of what other countries think B: The US should rarely listen to other countries C: The US should listen to other countries more often than not D: The US should always listen to other countries before pursuing its own interests E: Unsure	Summary answer 'B' from 5 out of 8 statements: Sponsored opposing the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty: A on question 5 Oppose the United Nations' Arms Trade Treaty: B on question 5 Disallow Palestine from joining ICC to threaten Israel: B on question 5 No transfers of Gitmo prisoners to US or abroad: A on question 5 Two-state solution despite Israeli settlements on West Bank: B on question 5 YES on withholding $244M in UN Back Payments until US seat restored: B on question 5 YES on authorizing military force in Iraq: A on question 5 YES on reforming the UN by restricting US funding: B on question 5 This question weighted at 12% importance. (Relative importance: 8 out of 65 statements.)
Question 6 answer A on Education: When you think about education in the US, which of the following is closest to your opinion? A: School curriculums should be set entirely at a local school board level B: School curriculums should be set more by local school boards than at a national level C: School curriculums should be set more by national standards than at a local level D: School curriculums should be set entirely at a national standardized level E: Unsure	Summary answer 'A' from 3 out of 4 statements: Support tax-free savings accounts for private school costs: A on question 6 Rated 17% by the NEA, indicating anti-public education votes: A on question 6 Denounce the Common Core State Standards: B on question 6 YES on allowing vouchers in DC schools: A on question 6 This question weighted at 6% importance. (Relative importance: 4 out of 65 statements.)
Question 7 answer A on Social Issues: When you think about the rights of same-sex couples, which of the following is closest to your personal opinion? A: Same-sex couples should not be allowed to marry or form any kind of civil union B: Same-sex couples should be allowed to form civil unions, but not to marry in the traditional sense C: Same-sex couples should be allowed to marry legally, with all the same rights as traditional marriages D: Unsure	Summary answer 'A' from 4 out of 4 statements: State definition of marriage supersedes federal gay marriage: A on question 7 YES on banning gay adoptions in DC: A on question 7 YES on Constitutional Amendment banning same-sex marriage: A on question 7 NO on prohibiting job discrimination based on sexual orientation: A on question 7 This question weighted at 6% importance. (Relative importance: 4 out of 65 statements.)
Question 8 answer A on Environment: Which of the following statements comes closest to your personal view? A: Natural resources exist for the benefit of humanity B: Natural resources exist for the benefit of humanity, but should be somewhat protected C: Natural resources should be mostly protected, but also exist for the benefit of humanity D: Natural resources exist on their own and should be completely protected E: Unsure	Summary answer 'A' from 2 out of 5 statements: Establish a grassland reserve program to conserve grassland: C on question 8 Rated 5% by the LCV, indicating anti-environment votes: A on question 8 Sponsored matching grants for wetlands conservation projects: D on question 8 YES on deauthorizing "critical habitat" for endangered species: A on question 8 YES on protecting ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems: D on question 8 This question weighted at 8% importance. (Relative importance: 5 out of 65 statements.)
Question 9 answer B on Reform: Which of the following comes closest to your personal opinion? A: To make this country great, we should return to the examples and values of our forefathers B: This country is already great, we shouldn't change a thing C: To make this country great, we should keep building and adapting for the future	Summary answer 'B' from 4 out of 6 statements: Government is too big, too intrusive, too easy with money: A on question 9 NO on withdrawing from the WTO: C on question 9 YES on protecting the Pledge of Allegiance: B on question 9 YES on approving removal of Saddam & valiant service of US troops: B on question 9 YES on making the PATRIOT Act permanent: B on question 9 YES on extending the PATRIOT Act's roving wiretaps: B on question 9 This question weighted at 9% importance. (Relative importance: 6 out of 65 statements.)