Tom Price 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 6 out of 7 statements: Replace income tax & estate tax with 23% sales tax: A on question 1 Supports the Taxpayer Protection Pledge: A on question 1 Disapprove of increasing the debt limit: B on question 1 End executive overreach; impose limits on spending: A on question 1 YES on prioritizing spending in case debt limit is reached: A on question 1 NO on $60B stimulus package for jobs, infrastructure, & energy: A on question 1 NO on $192B additional anti-recession stimulus spending: A on question 1 This question weighted at 13% importance. (Relative importance: 7 out of 56 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 6 out of 6 statements: Rated Drill for oil & gas in offshore OCS & Eastern Gulf of Mexico: D on question 2 Treat energy as source of prosperity, not pollution source: D on question 2 NO on tax incentives for renewable energy: D on question 2 YES on opening Outer Continental Shelf to oil drilling: D on question 2 NO on keeping moratorium on drilling for oil offshore: D on question 2 NO on enforcing limits on CO2 global warming pollution: D on question 2 This question weighted at 11% importance. (Relative importance: 6 out of 56 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 9 out of 19 statements: Premise of ObamaCare is that Washington knows best: D on question 3 Give every American access to affordable health coverage: B on question 3 No right to Medicaid under state block grants: C on question 3 Reform medical liability; it only benefits trial lawyers: C on question 3 HSAs (savings) & HRAs (reimbursements) to replace ObamaCare: D on question 3 Medicare Exchange to make Medicare system competitive: D on question 3 ObamaCare slows employment growth; discourages fulltime work: D on question 3 More Medical Savings Accounts; less medical malpractice: D on question 3 Repeal any federal health care takeover: D on question 3 Deauthorize funding for Obamacare: C on question 3 Repeal the Job-Killing Health Care Law: D on question 3 Repeal ObamaCare reporting requirements for small business: C on question 3 Fully repealing ObamaCare is important, but not sufficient: D on question 3 More choices and lower costs, without ObamaCare: B on question 3 Keep pre-existing conditions & 26-year-olds on parents plans: C on question 3 NO on Veto override: Extend SCHIP to cover 6M more kids: C on question 3 YES on repealing the "Prevention and Public Health" slush fund: D on question 3 NO on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility: C on question 3 YES on overriding veto on expansion of Medicare: B on question 3 This question weighted at 34% importance. (Relative importance: 19 out of 56 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 4 out of 4 statements: End Birthright Citizenship; no more anchor babies: D on question 4 Voted YES to ban DREAMer immigrants from military service: D on question 4 Declare English as the official language of the US: D on question 4 YES on building a fence along the Mexican border: D on question 4 This question weighted at 7% importance. (Relative importance: 4 out of 56 statements.)
Question 5 answer A 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 'A' from 2 out of 4 statements: Withhold UN funding until voluntary and program-specific: A on question 5 Condemn China's organ harvesting from Falun Gong prisoners: C on question 5 Restore American influence instead of "leading from behind": A on question 5 YES on reforming the UN by restricting US funding: B on question 5 This question weighted at 7% importance. (Relative importance: 4 out of 56 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 6 statements: School choice: lifeline for kids trapped in failing schools: A on question 6 Head Start does not deliver lasting results to at-risk kids: B on question 6 Give individual states the autonomy to improve their schools: A on question 6 A-PLUS lets states escape No Child Left Behind: C on question 6 Vouchers break link of low-income and low-quality schools: A on question 6 YES on reauthorizing the DC opportunity scholarship program: B on question 6 This question weighted at 11% importance. (Relative importance: 6 out of 56 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 2 out of 3 statements: Rated Religious objections to GLBT services same as 1960s racism: C on question 7 NO on prohibiting job discrimination based on sexual orientation: A on question 7 NO on enforcing against anti-gay hate crimes: A on question 7 This question weighted at 5% importance. (Relative importance: 3 out of 56 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 3 out of 6 statements: Stop considering manure as pollutant or hazardous: B on question 8 Voted YES to require GMO labeling: C on question 8 Strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting: D on question 8 YES on deauthorizing "critical habitat" for endangered species: A on question 8 NO on environmental education grants for outdoor experiences: A on question 8 NO on protecting free-roaming horses and burros: A on question 8 This question weighted at 11% importance. (Relative importance: 6 out of 56 statements.)
Question 9 answer C 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 'C' from 1 out of 1 statements: NO on making the PATRIOT Act permanent: C on question 9 This question weighted at 2% importance. (Relative importance: 1 out of 56 statements.)