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Strongly Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	Endorsed by EMILY's List: Strongly Favors topic 1 Ban anti-abortion limitations on abortion services: Strongly Favors topic 1 Access safe, legal abortion without restrictions: Strongly Favors topic 1 Keep federal funding for family planning clinics: Strongly Favors topic 1 Rated Born-Alive Survivors bill tries to illegalize abortion: Favors topic 1 Endorsed Endorsed by EMILY's list for pro-choice Democratic women: Strongly Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Introduces bill to encourage diversity on corporate boards: Strongly Favors topic 2 Pass real equal-pay-for-equal-work legislation: Strongly Favors topic 2
Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+2 points on Social scale)	Marriage equality is a landmark, but more work to do: Strongly Favors topic 3 Following court rulings, dropped defense of gay marriage ban: Strongly Favors topic 3 Let Nevada ban same-sex marriage; it's will of the people: Opposes topic 3 States ban bigamy & incest, so why not same-sex marriage?: Strongly Opposes 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)	Don't turn Medicare into a voucher program: Strongly Favors topic 5 As A.G., refused to join lawsuit against ObamaCare: Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale)	Privatizing subjects Nevada seniors to whims of stock market: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale)	Opposes Education Savings Accounts and school choice: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+5 points on Social scale)	Applauds EPA funding to protect Nevada's surface water: Favors topic 8 Supported by League of Conservation Voters: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Endorsed by Sierra Club for protecting Nevada's public lands: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Rated Deregulating banks encourages discriminatory practices: Opposes topic 8 Rated Keep restrictive rules for predator control in Alaska: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+2 points on Social scale)	Supports peer-to-peer counseling & privacy for law officers: Opposes topic 9 Established crime of sex trafficking of children and adults: Favors topic 9 First step: reduce recidivism & mass incarceration: Opposes topic 9
Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-3 points on Economic scale)	Universal background check are an essential first step: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Rated C by the NRA, indicating a mixed voting record on gun rights: Opposes topic 10 Co-sponsored background check for every firearm sale: Strongly Favors topic 10
Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-3 points on Economic scale)	Lower tax burden & higher wages for the middle class: Favors topic 11 Rated Reducing tax rates balloons federal deficit & cuts programs: Favors topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	Joined on bill to reverse funding diverted for border wall: Favors topic 12 On asylum: compassion, justice, rule of law: Favors topic 12 Comprehensive reform with earned path to citizenship: Strongly Favors topic 12 Provide lawyers and evidence for children being deported: Favors topic 12 Terminate national emergency at the Southern border: Favors topic 12 Increase both high-skill and family-based visa caps: Favors topic 12
No opinion on topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	Fight against reckless trade deals: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Implement USMCA for improved North American trade: Strongly Favors topic 13
No opinion on topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (0 points on Economic scale)	Supports US-Iran nuclear treaty: Opposes topic 14 Two-state solution despite Israeli settlements on West Bank: Favors topic 14
Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-3 points on Social scale)	Exempt Veterans Affairs from federal hiring freeze: Favors topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	Citizens United has been a disaster for our democracy: Strongly Favors topic 16 Statehood for the District of Columbia: Favors topic 16 Sponsored bill for election holiday & easier voting access: Strongly Favors topic 16
Opposes topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-3 points on Social scale)	Led bipartisan opposition to China's election interference: Favors topic 17 OpEd: Supported Iran nuclear deal as quid-pro-quo: Opposes topic 17 Declare war on ISIS; arm and train the Iraqi Kurds: Opposes topic 17 Declare war on ISIS before innocent lives are taken: Strongly Opposes topic 17 No military force against Iran without Congress approval: Strongly Favors topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Yucca Mountain is dead; fight so it continues to be: Strongly Favors topic 18 Fight making Yucca Mountain a high-level nuclear waste dump: Favors topic 18
Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+2 points on Social scale)	Legalize medical marijuana, and eventually recreational use: Strongly Opposes topic 19 I do not see a benefit in our state in legalizing marijuana: Opposes topic 19 Combat the use and distribution of methamphetamines: Strongly Favors topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale)	Co-sponsored bill to protect small business from cyberattack: Strongly Favors topic 20 Prosecute fraudulent foreclosure rescue & loan modifications: Favors topic 20 Voted YES on $900 billion COVID relief package: Favors topic 20

Catherine Cortez Masto is a Populist-Leaning Liberal
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