Paul Simon on SenateMatch

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No opinion on topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 2: Require companies to hire more women & minorities (0 points on Economic scale)	NO on banning affirmative action hiring with federal funds: Strongly Favors topic 2 YES on prohibiting job discrimination by sexual orientation: Strongly Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Sexual orientation protected by civil rights laws (10 points on Social scale)	NO on prohibiting same-sex marriage: Strongly Favors topic 3 YES on prohibiting job discrimination by sexual orientation: Strongly Favors topic 3
Strongly Opposes topic 4: Permit prayer in public schools (10 points on Social scale)	NO on requiring schools to allow voluntary prayer: Opposes topic 4 NO on $75M for abstinence education: Strongly Opposes topic 4
Favors topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (2 points on Economic scale)	YES on medical savings acounts: Favors topic 5
Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (2 points on Economic scale)	Base indexing on a lower inflation rate: Opposes topic 6 NO on deducting Social Security payments on income taxes: Opposes topic 6
Opposes topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (2 points on Social scale)	Expand school year from 180 days to at least 210: Opposes topic 7
Opposes topic 8: Death Penalty (7 points on Social scale)	NO on rejecting racial statistics in death penalty appeals: Opposes topic 8 NO on limiting death penalty appeals: Opposes topic 8
Strongly Opposes topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (10 points on Social scale)	Solving welfare by work will reduce crime: Opposes topic 9 Education is a strong anti-crime program: Strongly Opposes topic 9 NO on mandatory prison terms for crimes involving firearms: Strongly Opposes topic 9
No opinion on topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 11: Decrease overall taxation of the wealthy (7 points on Economic scale)	Consider a VAT value-added tax: Favors topic 11
No opinion on topic 12: Immigration helps our economy-encourage it (5 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (2 points on Economic scale)	Get other nations to lower import barriers: Opposes topic 13 Trade deficit is as bad as budget deficit: Opposes topic 13 Trade deficit improves if we understand foreign culture: Opposes topic 13
No opinion on topic 14: Link human rights to trade with China (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 15: More spending on armed forces (7 points on Economic scale)	NO on 1996 Defense Appropriations: Opposes topic 15
Favors topic 16: Reduce spending on missile defense (Star Wars) (2 points on Economic scale)	NO on considering deploying NMD, and amending ABM Treaty: Favors topic 16
Strongly Favors topic 17: Seek UN approval for military action (0 points on Economic scale)	Great nations should commit more abroad: Strongly Favors topic 17 Pay attention to developing nations: Strongly Favors topic 17
Opposes topic 18: Reduce use of coal, oil, & nuclear energy (7 points on Economic scale)	YES on do not require ethanol in gasoline: Opposes topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (10 points on Social scale)	NO on spending international development funds on drug control: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Opposes topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (7 points on Social scale)	Get business & churches involved with schools: Favors topic 20 Transform welfare recipients to productive citizens: Favors topic 20 NO on welfare overhaul: Opposes topic 20 NO on allowing state welfare waivers: Opposes topic 20 YES on eliminating block grants for food stamps: Opposes topic 20 NO on welfare block grants: Opposes topic 20