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Strongly Opposes
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's right
(0 points on Social scale) | Rated 0% by NARAL, indicating a pro-life voting record: Strongly Opposes topic 1 YES on barring transporting minors to get an abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 YES on banning partial-birth abortions: Opposes topic 1 YES on banning Family Planning funding in US aid abroad: Opposes topic 1 YES on banning human cloning, including medical research: Strongly Opposes topic 1 YES on federal crime to harm fetus while committing other crimes: Opposes topic 1 YES on funding for health providers who don't provide abortion info: Opposes topic 1 YES on banning partial-birth abortion except to save mother’s life: Strongly Opposes topic 1 YES on making it a crime to harm a fetus during another crime: Opposes topic 1 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 2:Require companies to hire more women & minorities
(0 points on Economic scale) | Constitutional Amendment for equal rights by gender: Strongly Favors topic 2 NO on ending preferential treatment by race in college admissions: Favors topic 2 |
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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 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 4:Permit prayer in public schools
(0 points on Social scale) | Supports anti-flag desecration amendment: Favors topic 4 Rated 76% by the Christian Coalition: a pro-family voting record: Strongly Favors topic 4 Supports a Constitutional Amendment for school prayer: Strongly Favors topic 4 YES on Constitutional amendment prohibiting Flag Desecration: Favors topic 4 YES on allowing school prayer during the War on Terror: Strongly Favors topic 4 YES on constitutional amendment prohibiting flag desecration: Favors topic 4 |
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Favors
topic 5:More federal funding for health coverage
(2 points on Economic scale) | Better and immediate funding for Medicare & Medicaid: Favors topic 5 Rated 44% by APHA, indicating a mixed record on public health issues: Neutral on topic 5 NO on establishing tax-exempt Medical Savings Accounts: Favors topic 5 NO on Prescription Drug Coverage under Medicare: Favors topic 5 NO on allowing reimportation of prescription drugs: Opposes topic 5 NO on capping damages and setting time limits in medical lawsuits: Favors topic 5 YES on limited prescription drug benefit for Medicare recipients: Opposes topic 5 |
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Opposes
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
(2 points on Economic scale) | Rated 44% by the ARA, indicating a mixed record on senior issues: Neutral on topic 6 YES on strengthening the Social Security Lockbox: Opposes topic 6 NO on reducing tax payments on Social Security benefits: Opposes topic 6 YES on raising 401(k) limits & making pension plans more portable: Favors topic 6 |
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Opposes
topic 7:Parents choose schools via vouchers
(2 points on Social scale) | Rated 100% by the NEA, indicating pro-public education votes: Strongly Opposes topic 7 YES on vouchers for private & parochial schools: Strongly Favors topic 7 NO on allowing vouchers in DC schools: Opposes topic 7 |
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Neutral on
topic 8:Death Penalty
(5 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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Strongly Favors
topic 9:Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws
(0 points on Social scale) | Rated 10% by CURE, indicating anti-rehabilitation crime votes: Strongly Favors topic 9 YES on more prosecution and sentencing for juvenile crime: Favors topic 9 YES on Amendment to prohibit burning the US flag.: Favors topic 9 NO on funding for alternative sentencing instead of more prisons.: Strongly Favors topic 9 |
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Favors
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(7 points on Social scale) | Rated A+ by the NRA, indicating a pro-gun rights voting record: Strongly Favors topic 10 NO on decreasing gun waiting period from 3 days to 1: Strongly Opposes topic 10 YES on prohibiting suing gunmakers & sellers for gun misuse: Strongly Favors topic 10 |
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Favors
topic 11:Decrease overall taxation of the wealthy
(7 points on Economic scale) | Phaseout the death tax: Strongly Favors topic 11 Rated 32% by NTU, indicating a "Big Spender" on tax votes: Strongly Opposes topic 11 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 YES on Tax Cut Package of $958B over 10 years: Favors topic 11 YES on reducing Marriage Tax by $399B over 10 years: Favors topic 11 YES on eliminating the Estate Tax: Favors topic 11 NO on making the Bush tax cuts permanent: Strongly Opposes topic 11 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 12:Immigration helps our economy-encourage it
(10 points on Economic scale) | YES on more immigrant visas for skilled workers: Favors topic 12 YES on extending Immigrant Residency rules: Favors topic 12 NO on reporting illegal aliens who receive hospital treatment: Strongly Favors topic 12 |
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Favors
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
(7 points on Economic scale) | Rated 44% by CATO, indicating a mixed record on trade issues: Neutral on topic 13 NO on 'Fast Track' authority for trade agreements: Strongly Opposes topic 13 NO on withdrawing from the WTO: Strongly Favors topic 13 YES on implementing the US-Singapore free trade agreement: Strongly Favors topic 13 YES on implementing free trade agreement with Chile: Strongly Favors topic 13 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 14:Link human rights to trade with China
(10 points on Social scale) | YES on Permanent Normal Trade Relations with China: Strongly Opposes topic 14 |
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Favors
topic 15:More spending on armed forces
(2 points on Economic scale) | Rated 56% by SANE, indicating a mixed record on military issues: Neutral on topic 15 YES on $266 billion Defense Appropriations bill: Favors topic 15 YES on emergency $78B for war in Iraq & Afghanistan: Strongly Favors topic 15 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 16:Reduce spending on missile defense (Star Wars)
(10 points on Economic scale) | YES on deploying SDI: Strongly Opposes topic 16 |
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Favors
topic 17:Seek UN approval for military action
(2 points on Economic scale) | NO on disallowing the invasion of Kosovo: Favors topic 17 YES on $15.2 billion for foreign operations: Favors topic 17 YES on $156M to IMF for 3rd-world debt reduction: Favors topic 17 NO on withholding $244M in UN Back Payments until US seat restored: Favors topic 17 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 18:Reduce use of coal, oil, & nuclear energy
(10 points on Economic scale) | Balance fossil fuels and viable renewable energy: Favors topic 18 Reduce liability for hazardous waste cleanup: Opposes topic 18 Rated 5% by the LCV, indicating anti-environment votes: Strongly Opposes topic 18 NO on starting implementation of Kyoto Protocol: Strongly Opposes topic 18 NO on raising CAFE standards; incentives for alternative fuels: Strongly Opposes topic 18 NO on prohibiting oil drilling & development in ANWR: Strongly Opposes topic 18 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 19:Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it
(0 points on Social scale) | YES on military border patrols to battle drugs & terrorism: Strongly Favors topic 19 |
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Opposes
topic 20:Allow churches to provide welfare services
(7 points on Social scale) | YES on responsible fatherhood via faith-based organizations: Favors topic 20 NO on treating religious organizations equally for tax breaks: Strongly Opposes topic 20 |
