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Favors
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(+2 points on Social scale)
| Abortion decision should be between a woman and her God: Strongly Favors topic 1
Supports parental notification but not extreme limits: Opposes topic 1
Rated 25% by the NRLC, indicating a mixed record on abortion: Neutral on topic 1
NO on prohibiting minors crossing state lines for abortion: Strongly Favors topic 1
NO on defining unborn child as eligible for SCHIP: Favors topic 1
YES on $100M to reduce teen pregnancy by education & contraceptives: Favors topic 1
YES on notifying parents of minors who get out-of-state abortions: Opposes topic 1
YES on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines: Favors topic 1
NO on barring HHS grants to organizations that perform abortions: Favors topic 1 |
Favors
topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| Wrote brief defending U.Michigan affirmative action case: Strongly Favors topic 2
Issue a commemorative postage stamp of Rosa Parks: Favors topic 2
Rated 82% by NAACP, indicating a mixed record on affirmative-action: Neutral on topic 2
Ban discriminatory compensation; allow 2 years to sue: Favors topic 2 |
Favors
topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(+2 points on Social scale)
| Oppose the Federal Marriage Amendment: Favors topic 3
Rated 67% by the HRC, indicating a mixed record on gay rights: Neutral on topic 3
NO on constitutional ban of same-sex marriage: Strongly Favors topic 3 |
Favors
topic 4:Keep God in the public sphere
(-3 points on Social scale)
| Make sure students can skip Pledge if they so choose: Opposes topic 4
Encourage character education curriculum in schools: Favors topic 4
YES on recommending Constitutional ban on flag desecration: Favors topic 4 |
Strongly Favors
topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Take next steps toward universal coverage: Strongly Favors topic 5
Allow Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices: Favors topic 5
Allow reimportation of prescription drugs: Favors topic 5
NO on allowing tribal Indians to opt out of federal healthcare: Strongly Favors topic 5
NO on means-testing to determine Medicare Part D premium: Favors topic 5
YES on increasing Medicaid rebate for producing generics: Favors topic 5
YES on negotiating bulk purchases for Medicare prescription drug: Strongly Favors topic 5
YES on expanding enrollment period for Medicare Part D: Favors topic 5
NO on limiting medical liability lawsuits to $250,000: Opposes topic 5
YES on requiring negotiated Rx prices for Medicare part D: Favors topic 5
YES on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility: Favors topic 5
YES on overriding veto on expansion of Medicare: Favors topic 5 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Opposes privatization and individual investment accounts: Strongly Opposes topic 6
NO on establishing reserve funds & pre-funding for Social Security: Opposes topic 6 |
No opinion on
topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
(0 points on Economic scale)
| Strongly supports public education: Opposes topic 7
Promoted Salazar-Spence school voucher proposal: Strongly Favors topic 7
YES on $5B for grants to local educational agencies: Opposes topic 7 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 8:Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Implemented 20-year ban on uranium mining on public lands: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting: Strongly Opposes topic 8
NO on prohibiting eminent domain for use as parks or grazing land: Opposes topic 8 |
Favors
topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
(-3 points on Social scale)
| Establish rights for crime victims: Favors topic 9
Greater access to sex offender registration information: Favors topic 9
Heinous crimes deserve the ultimate sanction: Strongly Favors topic 9
Streamline Colorado’s criminal sentencing statutes: Favors topic 9
Limit post-conviction appeals, allow more restitution: Strongly Favors topic 9
Increase funding for "COPS ON THE BEAT" program: Opposes topic 9
Reduce recidivism by giving offenders a Second Chance: Strongly Opposes topic 9
YES on reinstating $1.15 billion funding for the COPS Program: Opposes topic 9 |
Favors
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| Protect the individual right to use firearms: Favors topic 10
Restrict felon possession, and ban assault weapons: Strongly Opposes topic 10
More background checks for gun purchases: Opposes topic 10
YES on prohibiting lawsuits against gun manufacturers: Strongly Favors topic 10
YES on prohibiting foreign & UN aid that restricts US gun ownership: Favors topic 10 |
Favors
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| Enact responsible tax cuts for low- and middle-class: Strongly Favors topic 11
Permanent tax cuts for middle class; reform estate tax: Opposes topic 11
More tax cuts and ending of loopholes: Opposes topic 11
Cut national debt and close tax loopholes: Favors topic 11
Rated 100% by the CTJ, indicating support of progressive taxation: Strongly Favors topic 11
NO on raising the Death Tax exemption to $5M from $1M: Strongly Favors topic 11
NO on allowing AMT reduction without budget offset: Favors topic 11
YES on extending the tax cuts on capital gains and dividends: Strongly Opposes topic 11
YES on $47B for military by repealing capital gains tax cut: Favors topic 11
YES on retaining reduced taxes on capital gains & dividends: Strongly Opposes topic 11
NO on permanently repealing the `death tax`: Strongly Favors topic 11
NO on supporting permanence of estate tax cuts: Strongly Favors topic 11
NO on raising estate tax exemption to $5 million: Strongly Favors topic 11
NO on repealing the Alternative Minimum Tax: Strongly Favors topic 11 |
Strongly Favors
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Border relationships are about building trust, not walls: Favors topic 12
Give benefits to children of longtime illegal immigrants: Strongly Favors topic 12
Opportunity for undocumented workers to gain legal status: Favors topic 12
Decrease illegal immigration; stronger border enforcement: Opposes topic 12
Sponsored comprehensive immigration reform, without amnesty: Strongly Favors topic 12
Provide funding for social services for noncitizens: Favors topic 12
Rated 0% by USBC, indicating an open-border stance: Strongly Favors topic 12
YES on continuing federal funds for declared "sanctuary cities": Strongly Favors topic 12
YES on allowing illegal aliens to participate in Social Security: Strongly Favors topic 12
YES on giving Guest Workers a path to citizenship: Strongly Favors topic 12
NO on building a fence along the Mexican border: Strongly Favors topic 12
NO on eliminating the "Y" nonimmigrant guestworker program: Neutral topic 12
NO on declaring English as the official language of the US government: Strongly Favors topic 12
YES on comprehensive immigration reform: Strongly Favors topic 12 |
Favors
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| Stoutly in favor of free trade: Strongly Favors topic 13
NO on implementing CAFTA for Central America free-trade: Strongly Opposes topic 13
YES on free trade agreement with Oman: Strongly Favors topic 13
YES on promoting free trade with Peru: Favors topic 13 |
Opposes
topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| Restore habeas corpus for detainees in the War on Terror: Opposes topic 14
NO on requiring FISA court warrant to monitor US-to-foreign calls: Favors topic 14
YES on preserving habeas corpus for Guantanamo detainees: Strongly Opposes topic 14
YES on requiring CIA reports on detainees & interrogation methods: Strongly Opposes topic 14
YES on removing need for FISA warrant for wiretapping abroad: Strongly Favors topic 14 |
Opposes
topic 15:Expand the military
(+2 points on Social scale)
| Fighting war on terror is not easy nor inexpensive: Favors topic 15
Sponsored bill for Iraq budget to be part of defense budget: Opposes topic 15
YES on requiring on-budget funding for Iraq, not emergency funding: Opposes topic 15
YES on limiting soldiers' deployment to 12 months: Opposes topic 15 |
Favors
topic 16:Make voter registration easier
(+2 points on Social scale)
| Subject independent 527s to rules for political committees: Strongly Favors topic 16
NO on establishing the Senate Office of Public Integrity: Opposes topic 16
NO on allowing some lobbyist gifts to Congress: Strongly Favors topic 16 |
Favors
topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements
(+2 points on Social scale)
| We need cooperation of our traditional allies on terrorism: Favors topic 17
Work towards a global community: Favors topic 17
NATO needs to be a bigger part in US war policy: Strongly Favors topic 17
No troop surge: no military escalation in Iraq: Strongly Favors topic 17
NO on redeploying troops out of Iraq by July 2007: Strongly Opposes topic 17
YES on redeploying US troops out of Iraq by March 2008: Strongly Favors topic 17
NO on redeploying non-essential US troops out of Iraq in 9 months: Opposes topic 17 |
Favors
topic 18:Prioritize green energy
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| Allowed Arctic oil exploration; defends fracking: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Protect and preserve our land and water: Favors topic 18
Tax credit for gas stations providing 85% ethanol fuel: Favors topic 18
Rated 50% by CAF, indicating a mixed record on energy independence: Neutral on topic 18
Designate sensitive ANWR area as protected wilderness: Favors topic 18
Set goal of 25% renewable energy by 2025: Strongly Favors topic 18
YES on reducing oil usage by 40% by 2025 (instead of 5%): Strongly Favors topic 18
YES on disallowing an oil leasing program in Alaska's ANWR: Strongly Favors topic 18
YES on banning drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: Favors topic 18
NO on factoring global warming into federal project planning: Opposes topic 18
YES on removing oil & gas exploration subsidies: Strongly Favors topic 18
YES on addressing CO2 emissions without considering India & China: Favors topic 18
YES on tax incentives for energy production and conservation: Strongly Favors topic 18 |
Strongly Favors
topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Opposed 2000 initiative for medical use of marijuana: Strongly Favors topic 19
Medical marijuana partly allowed, but he doesn’t like it: Strongly Favors topic 19
Federal grants to Indian tribes to fight methamphetamine: Strongly Favors topic 19
Require chemical resellers to certify against meth use: Favors topic 19 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| NO on increasing tax rate for people earning over $1 million: Strongly Opposes topic 20 |