Cindy Hyde-Smith on SenateMatch

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Strongly Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale)	No funds for family planning service if it includes abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Stands behind her 100% pro-life record on abortion issues: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Prohibit ObamaCare insurance exchange coverage for abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Protect infant survivors of abortion: Opposes topic 1 Strict Constitutionalist, according to CC survey: Opposes topic 1 Anti-Planned Parenthood, according to CC survey: Opposes topic 1 Pro-parental notification, according to CC survey: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+2 points on Economic scale)	Worked to get Medgar Evers home declared national monument: Favors topic 2 Promoted resolution celebrating Confederacy: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-5 points on Social scale)	Marriage is between a man & a woman: 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 Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	Repeal ObamaCare; common-sense healthcare instead: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Against ObamaCare; but sought ObamaCare funding: Strongly Opposes topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+2 points on Economic scale)	Supported federal grants to rural charter schools: Favors topic 7 Sees agri-tourism as a great tool in educating the youth: Opposes topic 7 Opposed restoring budget cuts to Adequate Education Program: Favors topic 7
Favors topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (-3 points on Social scale)	Reverse one-size-fits-all rules on livestock haulers: Strongly Favors topic 8 Favors regulation of lab grown meat products: Opposes topic 8 Revise Obama big-government rules on US waters: Strongly Favors topic 8 Supports deregulatory path taken by Trump EPA: Strongly Favors topic 8 Increased agricultural regulatory inspections: Opposes topic 8 Values and respects land and farmers; sees growth potential: Opposes topic 8
Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-3 points on Social scale)	Voted for First Step Act, bipartisan criminal justice reform: Opposes topic 9 First step: reduce recidivism & mass incarceration: Opposes topic 9 Support law enforcement, according to CC survey: Favors topic 9 Let ex-cons apply freely, according to CC survey: Strongly Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Right to bear arms is essential to American Liberty: Strongly Favors topic 10 Concealed carry for retired cops, even in public parks: Strongly Favors topic 10 Reciprocity across state lines for concealed carry: Strongly Favors topic 10 Limit gun rights, according to CC survey: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Champion of GOP tax reform bill; cites historic tax cuts: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Pro-tax cuts, according to CC survey: Strongly Opposes topic 11 End the Death Tax, according to CC survey: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale)	No to DACA, breaking immigration laws has consequences: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Separating kids at border is distressing, but enforce law: Opposes topic 12 ICE performs vital functions that protect American families: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Rated Support national emergency at the Southern border: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Pro-border security, according to CC survey: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+2 points on Economic scale)	Tariffs on China hurt now but work in the long run: Opposes topic 13 Led the way to open foreign markets for American products: Strongly Favors topic 13 Implement USMCA for improved North American trade: Strongly Favors topic 13
Favors topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (+2 points on Economic scale)	Follows Trump principles to "make America great again": Favors topic 14
Strongly Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-5 points on Social scale)	Must rebuild military; Mississippi makes major contribution: Strongly Favors topic 15 Secure the grid, according to CC survey: Strongly Favors topic 15
Strongly Opposes topic 16: Make voter registration easier (-5 points on Social scale)	Require voter ID before voting: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Strongly Opposes topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-5 points on Social scale)	Stop Iran from advancing any further on the world stage: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Rated President ok to use military force against Iran: Opposes topic 17 Pro-Israel, according to CC survey: Opposes topic 17
No opinion on topic 18: Prioritize green energy (0 points on Economic scale)	Voted to repeal the Clean Power Plan: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Supports alternative energy for its new business potential: Strongly Favors topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-5 points on Social scale)	Opposes medical and recreational marijuana: Strongly Favors topic 19 Mississippi to get $7.5 million to fight opioid abuse: Favors topic 19
Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+2 points on Economic scale)	Fiscal conservative who cut spending and didn't borrow: Opposes topic 20 Noted as "Business and Jobs" champion by oversight committee: Opposes topic 20 Adopt performance-based budgeting: Opposes topic 20 Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (drones) to monitor crop health: Opposes topic 20 Emerging technology has need and value in the marketplace: Favors topic 20

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