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Strongly Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale)	No exceptions for rape nor incest, but no criminalization: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Defend the rights of the preborn: Opposes topic 1 I consider myself pro-life: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Sponsored prohibiting abortion information at school health centers: Opposes topic 1 No family planning assistance that includes abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Voted YES to protect infant survivors of abortion: Opposes topic 1
Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-3 points on Economic scale)	YES on reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act: Favors topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-5 points on Social scale)	Protect anti-same-sex marriage opinions as free speech: Strongly Opposes topic 3 State definition of marriage supersedes federal gay marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-3 points on Social scale)	No safe haven for neo-Nazi white nationalists: Favors topic 4 $110M per year to teach abstinence in public schools: Favors topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	Repeal Obamacare; protect those with pre-existing conditions: Strongly Opposes topic 5 COVID: no masking mandate, personal responsibility: Opposes topic 5 ObamaCare does not move the country forward: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Supports repealing Affordable Care Act: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Religious exemption from ObamaCare individual mandate: Opposes topic 5
Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+2 points on Economic scale)	AdWatch: Accuses opponent of considering privatization: Opposes topic 6 Rated 10% by ARA, indicating a pro-privatization stance: Strongly Favors topic 6
Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+2 points on Economic scale)	Expand school choice where public schools are poor: Favors topic 7 Denounce the Common Core State Standards: Favors topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (-5 points on Social scale)	No EPA permits required for forest road runoff: Strongly Favors topic 8 Allow importing ivory from controlled sources: Strongly Favors topic 8 Regulatory relief for smaller banks stimulates growth: Favors topic 8 Loosen restrictions on predator control in Alaska: Strongly Favors topic 8
Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+2 points on Social scale)	Don't cut police budgets, but more accountability: Opposes topic 9 Death penalty for killing police officers: Favors topic 9 First step: reduce recidivism & mass incarceration: Opposes topic 9 Rated 69% by the NAPO, indicating a moderate stance on police issues: Neutral on topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Ensure we protect our 2nd Amendment rights: Strongly Favors topic 10 Opposes restrictions on gun purchases: Strongly Favors topic 10 Reciprocity across state lines for concealed carry: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Exploding debt is generational theft: Opposes topic 11 Problem is not that taxes too low, but spending too high: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Supports the Taxpayer Protection Pledge: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Opposes an income tax increase: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Repeal the death tax, immediately and with no expiration: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Reduce corporate tax rates from 35% to 21% to create jobs: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale)	DACA unconstitutional, against resident status for DREAMers: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Comprehensive reform is the wrong approach; no amnesty: Opposes topic 12 Stop releasing low-risk illegal immigrants: Opposes topic 12 ICE performs vital functions that protect American families: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Rated Support national emergency at the Southern border: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+2 points on Economic scale)	Obama stimulus shipped American jobs to China: Opposes topic 13 Worked for 6 years bringing U.S. consumer products to China: Strongly Favors topic 13 Voted YES to kill reauthorization of Ex-Im Bank: Opposes topic 13 Implement USMCA for improved North American trade: Strongly Favors topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (+5 points on Economic scale)	We're the greatest country in the world: Strongly Favors topic 14 Sponsored opposing the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty: Strongly Favors topic 14 Condemn China's organ harvesting from Falun Gong prisoners: Opposes topic 14 Disallow Palestine from joining ICC to threaten Israel: Favors topic 14 Two-state solution despite Israeli settlements on West Bank: Favors topic 14 Sponsored bill to monitor forced Uyghur labor in Xinjiang: Strongly Favors topic 14
Opposes topic 15: Expand the military (+2 points on Social scale)	Supports reducing defense spending: Strongly Opposes topic 15 $515B for military plus $89B off sequester for wars: Favors topic 15
Neutral on topic 16: Make voter registration easier (0 points on Social scale)	Supports Citizen United as free speech issue: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Public financing of federal campaigns by voter vouchers: Favors topic 16 Elected to Senate with pledge of 12-year term limit: Favors topic 16 Constitutional amendment for Congressional term limits: No opin. on topic 16
Opposes topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-3 points on Social scale)	The best way to ensure Mideast peace is Israeli strength: Opposes topic 17 Aid the Syrian opposition with training & equipment: Opposes topic 17 No nuclear deal with Iran without Congressional input: Opposes topic 17 Rated President ok to use military force against Iran: Opposes topic 17
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale)	War on American energy is part of war on middle class: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Remove barriers on developing coal, oil, and natural gas: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Signed the No Climate Tax Pledge by AFP: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Supports offshore energy production: Opposes topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale)	Limit federal DEA from interfering with state marijuana laws: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Exclude industrial hemp from definition of marijuana: Opposes topic 19 Exempt industrial hemp from marijuana laws: Opposes topic 19 Rated B+ by NORML, indicating a pro-drug-reform stance: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Neutral on topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (0 points on Economic scale)	Opposes federal stimulus spending: Strongly Favors topic 20 Supports tax incentives for job creation: Opposes topic 20 Audit the Federal Reserve & its actions on mortgage loans: Opposes topic 20 Voted YES on $900 billion COVID relief package: Favors topic 20 YES on prioritizing spending in case debt limit is reached: Opposes topic 20

Steve Daines is a Libertarian-Leaning Conservative
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