Tom Coburn on VoteMatch

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VoteMatch Question & Answer (Click on question for explanation and background)	Based on these stances: (Click on topic for excerpt & citation)
Strongly Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right (0 points on Social scale)	YES on barring transporting minors to get an abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 YES on banning partial-birth abortions: Opposes topic 1
Opposes topic 2: Require companies to hire more women & minorities (7 points on Economic scale)	YES on ending preferential treatment by race in college admissions: Opposes topic 2
Opposes topic 3: Sexual orientation protected by civil rights laws (2 points on Social scale)	YES on banning gay adoptions in DC.: Opposes topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: Permit prayer in public schools (0 points on Social scale)	Supports a Constitutional Amendment for school prayer: Strongly Favors topic 4
Neutral on topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (5 points on Economic scale)	YES on establishing tax-exempt Medical Savings Accounts: Opposes topic 5 NO on Prescription Drug Coverage under Medicare: Favors topic 5
Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (7 points on Economic scale)	NO on strengthening the Social Security Lockbox: Favors topic 6 YES on reducing tax payments on Social Security benefits: Favors topic 6
Favors topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (7 points on Social scale)	YES on allowing vouchers in DC schools: Favors topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 8: Death Penalty (0 points on Social scale)	YES on making federal death penalty appeals harder: Strongly Favors topic 8
Neutral on topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (5 points on Social scale)	NO on more prosecution and sentencing for juvenile crime: Opposes topic 9 YES on Amendment to prohibit burning the US flag.: Favors topic 9
Neutral on topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (5 points on Social scale)	Both Carson and Coburn have 100% NRA records: Strongly Favors topic 10 NO on decreasing gun waiting period from 3 days to 1: Strongly Opposes topic 10
Favors topic 11: Decrease overall taxation of the wealthy (7 points on Economic scale)	YES on repealing the estate tax ("death tax"): Favors topic 11 YES on eliminating the "marriage penalty": Favors topic 11 YES on $46 billion in tax cuts for small business: Favors topic 11
Favors topic 12: Immigration helps our economy-encourage it (7 points on Economic scale)	YES on more immigrant visas for skilled workers: Favors topic 12
Strongly Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	NO on 'Fast Track' authority for trade agreements: Strongly Opposes topic 13 YES on withdrawing from the WTO: Strongly Opposes topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 14: Link human rights to trade with China (0 points on Social scale)	NO on Permanent Normal Trade Relations with China: Strongly Favors topic 14
Neutral on topic 15: More spending on armed forces (5 points on Economic scale)	Freeze any increase in spending except homeland security: Favors topic 15 NO on $266 billion Defense Appropriations bill: Opposes topic 15
Neutral on topic 16: Reduce spending on missile defense (Star Wars) (5 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 17: Seek UN approval for military action (7 points on Economic scale)	YES on disallowing the invasion of Kosovo: Opposes topic 17 NO on $15.2 billion for foreign operations: Opposes topic 17 NO on $156M to IMF for 3rd-world debt reduction: Opposes topic 17
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Reduce use of coal, oil, & nuclear energy (10 points on Economic scale)	NO on starting implementation of Kyoto Protocol: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (0 points on Social scale)	YES on prohibiting needle exchange & medical marijuana in DC: Strongly Favors topic 19
Opposes topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (7 points on Social scale)	NO on responsible fatherhood via faith-based organizations: Opposes topic 20