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Strongly Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	Government should not tell women what choices to make: Strongly Favors topic 1 Support abortion rights: Favors topic 1 Tradition of freedom of conscience includes abortion rights: Strongly Favors topic 1 Vetoed bill to ban abortion after 20 weeks: Strongly Favors topic 1 Vetoes further limits on dilation and evacuation abortions: Favors topic 1 Opposed ban on abortions linked to disabilities: Strongly Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Fight salary discrimination based on gender: Strongly Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Don't tell two people that love each other they can't marry: Strongly Favors topic 3 Recognize same-sex marriage in Pennsylvania: Strongly Favors topic 3 Supports gay marriage: Strongly Favors topic 3
No opinion on topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale)	Expanding health care is good for economy & creates jobs: Favors topic 5 Scrap "Healthy PA" subsidizing private insurance coverage: Favors topic 5 Expand ObamaCare; no work requirement for Medicaid: Strongly Favors topic 5
Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-3 points on Economic scale)	Ensure our seniors dignity in the twilight of their lives: Opposes topic 6 Maintain defined benefit for public pensions instead of 401k: Opposes topic 6
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale)	Support our state's public education system: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Charters ok, but no mass expansion: Favors topic 7 Restore money cut from public schools: Opposes topic 7 Opposes diverting state funding away from public schools: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Increase pay for teachers; increase early childcare: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Finally hold charter schools accountable for results: Opposes topic 7 High-quality education is the ticket to greater opportunity: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Refusing to fund education equitably does not save us money: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Early action leads to good jobs: Opposes topic 7
No opinion on topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (0 points on Social scale)	Marcellus Shale tax for Dept. of Environmental Protection: Opposes topic 8 Streamline government; reduce number of state employees: Favors topic 8
Strongly Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+5 points on Social scale)	Moratorium on the death penalty: Opposes topic 9 Moratorium on death penalty; reprieves to death-row inmates: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Make it easier for ex-cons to get jobs: Opposes topic 9
Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-3 points on Economic scale)	Universal background checks, & ban assault weapons: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Scored 79% on CeaseFire Pennsylvania survey: Favors topic 10 Expand background checks; ban bump stocks: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Allow for additional Sundays during hunting season: Favors topic 10
Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-3 points on Economic scale)	Cut state business tax by 25%, closing a loophole: Opposes topic 11 Severance tax on natural gas is common sense: Favors topic 11 Schools need sustainable funding source, not cigarette tax: Favors topic 11 Shift income tax burden to higher earners: Strongly Favors topic 11 Cut property tax; raise sales tax & income tax: Favors topic 11 No new taxes: not one dollar; not one penny: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Tax cuts for working families earning less than $84,000: Favors topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	Support a Pennsylvania DREAM Act: Strongly Favors topic 12 Supports having a Pennsylvania DREAM Act: Strongly Favors topic 12 Protect DREAMers instead of deporting them: Strongly Favors topic 12
No opinion on topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	Create "Made in Pennsylvania" cash-back jobs program: Opposes topic 13 Company strategy: source its own American-made products: Opposes topic 13 Support long-term reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank: Strongly Favors topic 13
Opposes topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (-3 points on Economic scale)	Continue resettling Syrian refugees with federal screening: Opposes topic 14
Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-3 points on Social scale)	More services for veterans: education, jobs, & housing: Favors topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	Ban "no-bid" contracts; increase transparency: Favors topic 16 Independent commission to decide voting districts: Strongly Favors topic 16 Same-day voter registration; automatic voter registration: Strongly Favors topic 16 Enacted extending vote by mail & absentee voting: Strongly Favors topic 16
No opinion on topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-3 points on Economic scale)	Take advantage of Marcellus Shale: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Moratorium on gas drilling in state parks and state forests: Favors topic 18 PA is on target to exceed the Paris Accord on GHGs: Strongly Favors topic 18 Supports loans & grants for solar energy: Strongly Favors topic 18
Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+2 points on Social scale)	Legalize medicinal marijuana & decriminalize one ounce: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Study states with legal marijuana sales before deciding: Favors topic 19 Opioid epidemic has stolen the futures of far too many: Strongly Favors topic 19 Signed Medical Marijuana Act: Opposes topic 19 Legal medical marijuana, but not recreational, yet: Opposes topic 19 Bipartisan support for legalizing marijuana: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Rated B+ by NORML, indicating a pro-drug-reform stance: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-3 points on Economic scale)	Cut personal taxes 13%; fund schools by gas extraction tax: Favors topic 20 Grow paltry rainy day fund from $245,000 to $500M by 2022: Opposes topic 20 Make Commonwealth an engine for economic development: Favors topic 20 State/private collaboration on economy: Favors topic 20 Increase minimum wage to $10.10 and index it to inflation: Favors topic 20 State to be pro-active in connecting employers to workers: Favors topic 20 Invest in a 21st Century transportation system: Strongly Favors topic 20 Infrastructure investment attracts business: Strongly Favors topic 20 Redevelopment project to revitalize the Pittston waterfront: Favors topic 20

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