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Adam Schiff on Abortion
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OR background on Abortion.
- Supports right to choose. (Jan 2001)
- Rated 100% by NARAL, indicating a pro-choice voting record. (Dec 2003)
- Rated 0% by the NRLC, indicating a pro-choice stance. (Dec 2006)
- Emergency contraception for rape victims at all hospitals. (Sep 2006)
- Ban anti-abortion limitations on abortion services. (Dec 2013)
- Access safe, legal abortion without restrictions. (Jan 2015)
- Funding abortion avoids discrimination against poor women. (Jan 2015)
- Constitutional right to terminate pregnancy for health. (May 2015)
- Ensure access to and funding for contraception. (Feb 2007)
- Focus on preventing pregnancy, plus emergency contraception. (Jan 2009)
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Adam Schiff on Budget & Economy
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OR background on Budget & Economy.
- Retire half the public debt by 2006. (May 2001)
- Member of House Committee on Appropriations. (Mar 2011)
- Ban abusive credit practices & enhance consumer disclosure. (Feb 2009)
- Voted YES on $900 billion COVID relief package. (Dec 2020)
- $1.9 trillion ARPA bill for COVID relief. (Mar 2021)
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Adam Schiff on Civil Rights
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OR background on Civil Rights.
- Introduced PERIOD Act to protect trans student athletes. (Feb 2023)
- Republican legislators enacting Jim Crow voting restrictions. (Oct 2021)
- Shift from group preferences to economic empowerment of all. (Aug 2000)
- Constitutional Amendment for equal rights by gender. (Mar 2001)
- Rated 86% by the ACLU, indicating a pro-civil rights voting record. (Dec 2002)
- Rated 88% by the HRC, indicating a pro-gay-rights stance. (Dec 2006)
- Rated 89% by the NAACP, indicating a pro-affirmative-action stance. (Dec 2006)
- Recognize Juneteenth as historical end of slavery. (Jun 2008)
- ENDA: prohibit employment discrimination for gays. (Jun 2009)
- Constitutional Amendment for women's equal rights. (Jun 2011)
- Prohibit sexual-identity discrimination at schools. (Mar 2011)
- Ratify CEDAW (Discrimination Against Women). (Jan 2011)
- Endorsed as "preferred" by The Feminist Majority indicating pro-women's rights. (Aug 2012)
- Enforce against anti-gay discrimination in public schools. (Apr 2013)
- Enforce against wage discrimination based on gender. (Jan 2013)
- Protect LGBT families from illegal immigrant deportation. (Sep 2011)
- Recognize 1961 Freedom Riders against segregated buses. (Jul 2014)
- Don't elevate gender identity as a protected class. (May 2016)
- Let states recognize same sex marriage. (Jan 2015)
- Re-introduce the Equal Rights Amendment. (Mar 2007)
- Honor the 100th anniversary of the NAACP. (Jan 2009)
- Sponsored bill for ratifying Equal Rights Amendment. (Mar 2021)
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Adam Schiff on Corporations
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OR background on Corporations.
- Rated 33% by the US COC, indicating an anti-business voting record. (Dec 2003)
- Expand lending caps for credit unions to small business. (Sep 2011)
- Rated 100% by UFCW, indicating an anti-management/pro-labor record. (May 2012)
- Deregulating banks encourages discriminatory practices. (Mar 2018)
- Reducing tax rates balloons federal deficit & cuts programs. (Nov 2017)
- Voted YES on corporate transparency. (Oct 2019)
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Adam Schiff on Crime
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OR background on Crime.
- More funding and stricter sentencing for hate crimes. (Apr 2001)
- Increase funding for "COPS ON THE BEAT" program. (Jan 2007)
- Reduce recidivism by giving offenders a Second Chance. (Mar 2007)
- Sponsored evidence-based & proven prevention for street gangs. (May 2013)
- First step: reduce recidivism & mass incarceration. (Dec 2018)
- Easier access to rape kits, and more rape kit analysis. (Nov 2009)
- Rated 85% by the NAPO, indicating a tough-on-crime stance. (Dec 2014)
- Sponsored stricter rules for police accountability. (Mar 2021)
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Adam Schiff on Drugs
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OR background on Drugs.
- Rated +10 by NORML, indicating a pro-drug-reform stance. (Dec 2006)
- Rated 75% by NORML, indicating a pro-legalization stance. (Jan 2014)
- Voted NO on additional Drug War funding for synthetic drugs. (Jun 2018)
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Adam Schiff on Education
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OR background on Education.
- Educational standards and more resources for teachers. (Jan 2001)
- Offer every parent Charter Schools and public school choice. (Aug 2000)
- Reduce class size to 18 children in grades 1 to 3. (Mar 2001)
- Three R’s: $35B for Reinvestment,Reinvention,Responsibility. (Jan 2001)
- Rated 100% by the NEA, indicating pro-public education votes. (Dec 2003)
- Sponsored 10/10 Loan Forgiveness: cancel college loans after 10 years. (Mar 2013)
- Sponsored extending subsidized federal student loan rates until 2015. (Apr 2013)
- No-strings-attached block grant will kill transparency. (Jul 2015)
- Oppose private and religious school voucher programs. (Oct 2015)
- Make two years of community college free. (Jul 2015)
- Voted YES on private lawsuits for school race discrimination. (Sep 2020)
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Adam Schiff on Energy & Oil
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OR background on Energy & Oil.
- I was an original co-sponsor of the Green New Deal. (Apr 2023)
- Supports tradable emissions permits for greenhouse gases. (Aug 2000)
- Balance fossil fuels and viable renewable energy. (Jul 2001)
- Preserve Alaska's ANWR instead of drilling it. (Feb 2001)
- Establish greenhouse gas tradeable allowances. (Feb 2005)
- Rated 100% by the CAF, indicating support for energy independence. (Dec 2006)
- Sign on to UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. (Jan 2007)
- Voted YES on banning offshore oil drilling in Gulf of Mexico. (Jul 2016)
- 50% clean and carbon free electricity by 2030. (Mar 2016)
- Green New Deal: 10-year national mobilization. (Feb 2019)
- Let states define stricter-than-federal emission standards. (Jan 2008)
- Voted YES to assist rural electric renewable energy. (Sep 2020)
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Adam Schiff on Environment
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OR background on Environment.
- Supports tough federal standards. (Jan 2001)
- Prohibits commercial logging on Federal public lands. (Apr 2001)
- Rated 100% by the LCV, indicating pro-environment votes. (Dec 2003)
- Promote conservation of rare felids & canids. (Mar 2007)
- Make tax deduction permanent for conservation easements. (Mar 2009)
- Regulate all dog breeders down to kennels of 50 dogs. (Feb 2011)
- Prohibit invasive research on great apes. (Apr 2011)
- Prohibits breeding or possessing Big Cat species. (Sep 2012)
- Rated 88% by HSLF, indicating a pro-animal welfare voting record. (Jan 2012)
- Sponsored enforcing against illegal ocean fishing. (Mar 2013)
- Require labeling genetically engineered food. (May 2013)
- Extend to 2023 Superfund hazardous waste cleanup. (Jan 2014)
- Require reporting lead in drinking water to the public. (Feb 2016)
- Voted NO on requiring limited GMO labeling. (Jun 2016)
- Keep restrictive rules for predator control in Alaska. (Feb 2017)
- Strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting. (Jan 2007)
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Adam Schiff on Families & Children
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OR background on Families & Children.
- Give parents tools to balance work and family. (Aug 2000)
- Rated 23% by the Christian Coalition: an anti-Family-Value voting record. (Dec 2003)
- Permanent crime database for volunteers with kids. (Jul 2008)
- More funding & services for victims of domestic violence. (Jan 2013)
- Sponsored recognition of National Foster Care Month. (May 2014)
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Adam Schiff on Foreign Policy
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OR background on Foreign Policy.
- Khashoggi killing is relationship-altering event with Saudis. (Oct 2018)
- Progressive Internationalism: globalize with US pre-eminence. (Aug 2000)
- Multi-year commitment to Africa for food & medicine. (Apr 2001)
- Rated 0 by AAI, indicating a mixed Arab/Palestine voting record. (May 2012)
- Maintain World Bank funding as part of multilateralism. (Jan 2018)
- Acknowledge the Armenian Genocide of the early 1900s. (Mar 2007)
- Sanction Mugabe until Zimbabwe transitions to democracy. (Apr 2008)
- Sponsored bill to acknowledge the Armenian Genocide. (Mar 2009)
- Condemn Iran for state-sponsored persecution of Baha'i. (Feb 2009)
- Commitment to unbreakable U.S.-Israel bond. (Mar 2010)
- Voted YES to monitor forced Uyghur labor in Xinjiang. (Sep 2020)
- Trump withheld $391M in authorized aid to Ukraine. (Dec 2019)
- Illegal for President to withhold aid approved by Congress. (Jan 2020)
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Adam Schiff on Free Trade
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OR background on Free Trade.
- Build a rule-based global trading system. (Aug 2000)
- Rated 33% by CATO, indicating a mixed record on trade issues. (Dec 2002)
- Extend trade restrictions on Burma to promote democracy. (Jun 2007)
- Impose tariffs against countries which manipulate currency. (Feb 2011)
- $25B more loans from Export-Import Bank. (Feb 2015)
- Implement USMCA for improved North American trade. (Dec 2019)
- Rated 63% by the USAE, indicating a mixed record on trade. (Dec 2012)
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Adam Schiff on Government Reform
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OR background on Government Reform.
- Need to pass historic voting rights protection legislation. (Apr 2023)
- Trump's authoritarianism poses an existential danger. (Oct 2021)
- Congress responsible for allowing new authoritarianism. (Oct 2021)
- Can't guard democracy against those who won't uphold oath. (Oct 2021)
- Congressional Republicans refused to challenge Trump. (Oct 2021)
- We came so close to losing our democracy. (Oct 2021)
- The second impeachment was not a continuation of the first. (Oct 2021)
- Under Trump, Congress saw its oversight powers emasculated. (Oct 2021)
- Congress must act to protect elections from Russians. (Jul 2019)
- Supports CIA report: Russia interfered with 2016 election. (Mar 2018)
- Voluntary public financing for all general elections. (Aug 2000)
- Supports Shays-Meehan Campaign Finance Reform. (Jul 2001)
- Ban stock trading based on Congressional insider knowledge. (Nov 2011)
- Require full disclosure of independent campaign expenditures. (Feb 2012)
- Establish 15 days of early voting in all states. (Nov 2012)
- Full disclosure of campaign spending. (Feb 2013)
- No photo IDs to vote; they suppress the vote. (Jun 2014)
- No separate contribution limits for party activities. (Jan 2015)
- Statehood for the District of Columbia. (Jul 2018)
- Automatic voter registration for all citizens. (Mar 2015)
- Holiday on election day; revamp for easier voting access. (Mar 2019)
- Sponsored bill to expand voter registration and voter access. (Feb 2021)
- Sponsored impeachment of Trump for inciting insurrection. (Jan 2021)
- Sponsored bill for statehood for Washington D.C. (Apr 2021)
- Sponsored "Protecting Our Democracy" to restrict president. (Dec 2021)
- Russia interfered with 2016 election, not Ukraine. (Dec 2019)
- Senate should convict Trump for obstructing impeachment. (Jan 2020)
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Adam Schiff on Gun Control
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OR background on Gun Control.
- Better & faster data tracking gun trafficking. (Jul 2022)
- Ban assault weapons and cheap pistols. (Jan 2001)
- Prevent unauthorized firearm use with "smart gun" technology. (Aug 2000)
- Rated F by the NRA, indicating a pro-gun control voting record. (Dec 2003)
- Close the Gun Show Loophole; restrict show sales. (May 2009)
- Ban "fire sale" of firearms after delicensing closure. (Jan 2013)
- Ban large-capacity ammunition. (Jan 2013)
- Require background check for every firearm sale and transfer. (Jan 2019)
- Sponsored bill for background checks for private transfers. (Mar 2021)
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Adam Schiff on Health Care
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OR background on Health Care.
- Let patients and doctors decide; preserve Medicare. (Jan 2001)
- Better and immediate funding for Medicare & Medicaid. (Dec 2000)
- Prescription drug benefit within Medicare. (Jun 2000)
- Establish "report cards" on HMO quality of care. (Aug 2000)
- Rated 100% by APHA, indicating a pro-public health record. (Dec 2003)
- Improve services for people with autism & their families. (Apr 2007)
- Establish a national childhood cancer database. (Mar 2007)
- Require insurers to cover breast cancer treatment. (Jan 2011)
- Sponsored merging Alzheimers diagnosis and care benefit. (Apr 2013)
- GOP can't beat ObamaCare, so they pretend it's a "disaster". (Feb 2015)
- Provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE. (Jun 2009)
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Adam Schiff on Homeland Security
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OR background on Homeland Security.
- End the use of anti-personnel mines. (Mar 2001)
- Rated 100% by SANE, indicating a pro-peace voting record. (Dec 2003)
- Give higher priority to rail security. (Jul 2005)
- Extend reserve retirement pay parity back to 9/11. (Dec 2007)
- Study & address suicides among veterans. (Apr 2008)
- Repeal Don't-Ask-Don't-Tell, and reinstate discharged gays. (Mar 2010)
- Member of House Committee on Intelligence. (Mar 2011)
- Funding wars separately is gimmick against sequestration. (Apr 2015)
- Military spouses don't lose voting residency while abroad. (Feb 2009)
- Combat international and domestic Islamophobia. (Dec 2021)
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Adam Schiff on Immigration
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OR background on Immigration.
- Rated 0% by FAIR, indicating a voting record loosening immigration. (Dec 2003)
- Rated 0% by USBC, indicating an open-border stance. (Dec 2006)
- Voted to legalize DREAMer immigrants via military service. (Jun 2016)
- Provide lawyers and evidence for children being deported. (Jun 2017)
- Increase both high-skill and family-based visa caps. (Feb 2019)
- Sponsored bill to disallow religion-based immigration ban. (Apr 2021)
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Adam Schiff on Jobs
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OR background on Jobs.
- Rated 87% by the AFL-CIO, indicating a pro-union voting record. (Dec 2003)
- Allow an Air Traffic Controller's Union. (Jan 2006)
- Form unions by card-check instead of secret ballot. (Mar 2009)
- Rated 0% by CEI, indicating a pro-worker rights voting record. (May 2012)
- Raise the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour by 2016. (Mar 2013)
- Ban discriminatory compensation; allow 2 years to sue. (Jan 2009)
- Stronger enforcement against gender-based pay discrimination. (Jan 2009)
- Sponsored bill for strengthening union organizing. (Mar 2021)
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Adam Schiff on Principles & Values
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OR background on Principles & Values.
- Wore gas mask in Congress when tear gas deployed on Jan. 6. (Oct 2021)
- As impeachment leader, Felt targeted by January 6 rioters. (Oct 2021)
- Made case for impeachment guilt, but not for removal. (Oct 2021)
- Senators believed Trump guilty, but no reason to convict. (Oct 2021)
- The GOP had become an anti-truth & anti-democratic cult. (Oct 2021)
- Despite flaws, US is best hope for freedom loving peoples. (Oct 2021)
- Path to power: eat right, exercise & outlive the bastards. (Oct 2021)
- Despite flaws, US is best hope for freedom-loving peoples. (Oct 2021)
- Challenges to subpoenas not impeachable, stonewalling is. (Dec 2019)
- Impeachment: Can't turn away from cheating in next election. (Dec 2019)
- Trump accepting assistance from Russians is criminal. (Jul 2019)
- Anyone excerpt the president would have been indicted. (Jul 2019)
- Congress must decide on impeachment, not Mueller. (Jul 2019)
- Investigation necessary to expose Russian interference. (Apr 2019)
- Firing FBI's Comey for hidden reasons is obstructing justice. (Jan 2018)
- Supports Hyde Park Declaration of "Third Way" centrism. (Aug 2000)
- New Democrat: "Third Way" instead of left-right debate. (Nov 2000)
- Profiled in "Jews in American Politics". (Jan 2001)
- Member of the "Blue Dog" Coalition of conservative Democrats. (Nov 2007)
- Member of Democratic Leadership Council. (Nov 2007)
- Religious freedom means no religious registry. (May 2016)
- Question Trump on Emoluments clause. (May 2017)
- Certify 2020 Presidential election as fully & fairly counted. (Jan 2021)
- Create Commission to investigate Jan. 6 Capitol riots. (Jun 2021)
- Impeachment is remedy for personal interests over country. (Dec 2019)
- Trump sought a favor: wanted Ukraine to investigate Biden. (Jan 2020)
- Senate should remove Trump to prevent further abuse of power. (Jan 2020)
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Adam Schiff on Social Security
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OR background on Social Security.
- Direct all federal surpluses to Trust Fund. (Jan 2001)
- Create Retirement Savings Accounts. (Aug 2000)
- Strengthen Trust Funds and take them off-budget. (May 2001)
- Changing Social Security disproportionately affects women. (May 2001)
- Rated 100% by the ARA, indicating a pro-senior voting record. (Dec 2003)
- Rated 96% by ARA, indicating a pro-Trust Fund stance. (Jan 2013)
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Adam Schiff on Tax Reform
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Click here for 6 full quotes on Tax Reform
OR background on Tax Reform.
- We need to ensure that the wealthy pay their fair share. (Apr 2023)
- Focus tax incentives on middle-class needs. (Jan 2001)
- 50-25-25 budget formula for debt-tax cuts-spending. (Feb 2001)
- Rated 23% by NTU, indicating a "Big Spender" on tax votes. (Dec 2003)
- Rated 100% by the CTJ, indicating support of progressive taxation. (Dec 2006)
- Raising estate tax to 1990s level means $448B in new revenue. (Apr 2015)
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Adam Schiff on Technology
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OR background on Technology.
- Chief information officer to digitize federal government. (Aug 2000)
- Facilitate nationwide 2-1-1 phone line for human services. (Jan 2007)
- Require websites to police for copyrighted materials. (Oct 2011)
- Sponsored investing $1 billion in transportation projects. (Mar 2013)
- Let NSF decide research grants, not Congress. (Feb 2016)
- Sponsored bill for net neutrality for open internet. (Apr 2019)
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Adam Schiff on War & Peace
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OR background on War & Peace.
- Condemns anti-Muslim bigotry in name of anti-terrorism. (Oct 2001)
- Solidarity with Israel in its fight against terrorism. (Apr 2002)
- Boycott & sanctions against Iran for terrorism & nukes. (May 2011)
- Iranian nuclear weapons: prevention instead of containment. (Mar 2012)
- Intervene in Iraq to protect persecuted Christians. (Jul 2014)
- Work with Iraqi government to fight ISIL. (Aug 2014)
- Aid the Syrian opposition with training & equipment. (Sep 2014)
- Sponsored bill to remove US forces from Yemen. (Feb 2019)
- Sanctions on Iran to end nuclear program. (Apr 2009)
- No military force against Iran without Congress approval. (Feb 2020)
- Sponsored resolution to repeal 2002 AUMF against Iraq. (May 2021)
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Adam Schiff on Welfare & Poverty
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OR background on Welfare & Poverty.
- Address economic inequalities through electoral process. (Oct 2021)
- Finish welfare reform by moving able recipients into jobs. (Aug 2000)
- Sponsored maintaining SNAP nutrition assistance program. (Apr 2013)
- Voted NO on transferring housing vouchers to ex-addicts. (Jun 2018)
- Develop a strategy to eliminate extreme global poverty. (Dec 2007)
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topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
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| Supports right to choose: Favors topic 1 Rated 100% by NARAL, indicating a pro-choice voting record: Strongly Favors topic 1 Rated 0% by the NRLC, indicating a pro-choice stance: Strongly Favors topic 1 Emergency contraception for rape victims at all hospitals: Favors topic 1 Ban anti-abortion limitations on abortion services: Strongly Favors topic 1 Access safe, legal abortion without restrictions: Strongly Favors topic 1 Rated Funding abortion avoids discrimination against poor women: Strongly Favors topic 1 Rated Constitutional right to terminate pregnancy for health: Strongly Favors topic 1 Ensure access to and funding for contraception: Favors topic 1 Focus on preventing pregnancy, plus emergency contraception: Favors topic 1 |
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topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
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| Republican legislators enacting Jim Crow voting restrictions: Strongly Favors topic 2 Shift from group preferences to economic empowerment of all: Neutral on topic 2 Constitutional Amendment for equal rights by gender: Strongly Favors topic 2 Rated 89% by the NAACP, indicating a pro-affirmative-action stance: Strongly Favors topic 2 Recognize Juneteenth as historical end of slavery: Strongly Favors topic 2 Constitutional Amendment for women's equal rights: Strongly Favors topic 2 Ratify CEDAW (Discrimination Against Women): Strongly Favors topic 2 Endorsed as "preferred" by The Feminist Majority indicating pro-women's rights: Strongly Favors topic 2 More funding & services for victims of domestic violence: Strongly Favors topic 2 Enforce against wage discrimination based on gender: Strongly Favors topic 2 Recognize 1961 Freedom Riders against segregated buses: Strongly Favors topic 2 Re-introduce the Equal Rights Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 2 Ban discriminatory compensation; allow 2 years to sue: Favors topic 2 Stronger enforcement against gender-based pay discrimination: Favors topic 2 Honor the 100th anniversary of the NAACP: Favors topic 2 Voted YES on private lawsuits for school race discrimination: Favors topic 2 Sponsored bill for ratifying Equal Rights Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 2 Combat international and domestic Islamophobia: Favors topic 2 |
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topic 3:Support transgender and LGBTQ+ rights
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Introduced PERIOD Act to protect trans student athletes: Strongly Favors topic 3 More funding and stricter sentencing for hate crimes: Strongly Favors topic 3 Rated 88% by the HRC, indicating a pro-gay-rights stance: Strongly Favors topic 3 ENDA: prohibit employment discrimination for gays: Favors topic 3 Repeal Don't-Ask-Don't-Tell, and reinstate discharged gays: Favors topic 3 Prohibit sexual-identity discrimination at schools: Strongly Favors topic 3 Enforce against anti-gay discrimination in public schools: Strongly Favors topic 3 Don't elevate gender identity as a protected class: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Let states recognize same sex marriage: Favors topic 3 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 4:America was founded on Christian values
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Rated 23% by the Christian Coalition: an anti-Family-Value voting record: Strongly Opposes topic 4 Religious freedom means no religious registry: Strongly Opposes topic 4 |
Strongly Favors
topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Let patients and doctors decide; preserve Medicare: Favors topic 5 Better and immediate funding for Medicare & Medicaid: Favors topic 5 Establish "report cards" on HMO quality of care: Favors topic 5 Rated 100% by APHA, indicating a pro-public health record: Strongly Favors topic 5 Require insurers to cover breast cancer treatment: Strongly Favors topic 5 Sponsored merging Alzheimers diagnosis and care benefit: Favors topic 5 Rated GOP can't beat ObamaCare, so they pretend it's a "disaster": Strongly Favors topic 5 Provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE: Favors topic 5 |
Opposes
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| Direct all federal surpluses to Trust Fund: Opposes topic 6 Create Retirement Savings Accounts: Favors topic 6 Changing Social Security disproportionately affects women: Opposes topic 6 Rated 100% by the ARA, indicating a pro-senior voting record: Strongly Opposes topic 6 Rated 96% by ARA, indicating a pro-Trust Fund stance: Strongly Opposes topic 6 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Educational standards and more resources for teachers: Favors topic 7 Offer every parent Charter Schools and public school choice: Opposes topic 7 Reduce class size to 18 children in grades 1 to 3: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Rated 100% by the NEA, indicating pro-public education votes: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Sponsored 10/10 Loan Forgiveness: cancel college loans after 10 years: Opposes topic 7 Sponsored extending subsidized federal student loan rates until 2015: Opposes topic 7 Rated No-strings-attached block grant will kill transparency: Opposes topic 7 Rated Oppose private and religious school voucher programs: Strongly Opposes topic 7 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 8:Businesses have a right to pollute
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Under Trump, Congress saw its oversight powers emasculated: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Prohibits commercial logging on Federal public lands: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Rated 100% by the LCV, indicating pro-environment votes: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Promote conservation of rare felids & canids: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Make tax deduction permanent for conservation easements: Opposes topic 8 Regulate all dog breeders down to kennels of 50 dogs: Opposes topic 8 Prohibit invasive research on great apes: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Prohibits breeding or possessing Big Cat species: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Sponsored enforcing against illegal ocean fishing: Opposes topic 8 Require labeling genetically engineered food: Opposes topic 8 Extend to 2023 Superfund hazardous waste cleanup: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Require reporting lead in drinking water to the public: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Rated Voted NO on requiring limited GMO labeling: Favors topic 8 Rated Deregulating banks encourages discriminatory practices: Opposes topic 8 Rated Keep restrictive rules for predator control in Alaska: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting: Strongly Opposes topic 8 |
Opposes
topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
(+2 points on Social scale)
| Increase funding for "COPS ON THE BEAT" program: Opposes topic 9 Reduce recidivism by giving offenders a Second Chance: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Permanent crime database for volunteers with kids: Favors topic 9 Sponsored evidence-based & proven prevention for street gangs: Opposes topic 9 First step: reduce recidivism & mass incarceration: Opposes topic 9 Rated 85% by the NAPO, indicating a tough-on-crime stance: Favors topic 9 Sponsored stricter rules for police accountability: Strongly Opposes topic 9 |
Opposes
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| Ban assault weapons and cheap pistols: Opposes topic 10 Better & faster data tracking gun trafficking: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Prevent unauthorized firearm use with "smart gun" technology: Opposes topic 10 Rated F by the NRA, indicating a pro-gun control voting record: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Close the Gun Show Loophole; restrict show sales: Opposes topic 10 Ban "fire sale" of firearms after delicensing closure: Opposes topic 10 Ban large-capacity ammunition: Opposes topic 10 Require background check for every firearm sale and transfer: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Sponsored bill for background checks for private transfers: Strongly Favors topic 10 |
Favors
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| Focus tax incentives on middle-class needs: Favors topic 11 We need to ensure that the wealthy pay their fair share: Strongly Favors topic 11 Rated 23% by NTU, indicating a "Big Spender" on tax votes: Strongly Favors topic 11 Rated 100% by the CTJ, indicating support of progressive taxation: Strongly Favors topic 11 Rated Raising estate tax to 1990s level means $448B in new revenue: Strongly Opposes 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)
| Rated 0% by FAIR, indicating a voting record loosening immigration: Strongly Favors topic 12 Rated 0% by USBC, indicating an open-border stance: Strongly Favors topic 12 Protect LGBT families from illegal immigrant deportation: Favors topic 12 Rated Voted to legalize DREAMer immigrants via military service: Strongly Favors topic 12 Provide lawyers and evidence for children being deported: Favors topic 12 Increase both high-skill and family-based visa caps: Favors topic 12 Sponsored bill to disallow religion-based immigration ban: Strongly Favors topic 12 |
Favors
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| Build a rule-based global trading system: Favors topic 13 Rated 33% by CATO, indicating a mixed record on trade issues: Neutral on topic 13 Impose tariffs against countries which manipulate currency: Opposes topic 13 $25B more loans from Export-Import Bank: Strongly Favors topic 13 Implement USMCA for improved North American trade: Strongly Favors topic 13 Rated 63% by the USAE, indicating a mixed record on trade: Neutral on topic 13 |
Favors
topic 14:Stay away from the UN & Globalism
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| Despite flaws, US is best hope for freedom loving peoples: Strongly Favors topic 14 Despite flaws, US is best hope for freedom-loving peoples: Strongly Favors topic 14 Rated Maintain World Bank funding as part of multilateralism: Strongly Opposes topic 14 Voted YES to monitor forced Uyghur labor in Xinjiang: Favors topic 14 |
Opposes
topic 15:Peace through Strength
(+2 points on Social scale)
| Rated 100% by SANE, indicating a pro-peace voting record: Strongly Opposes topic 15 Extend reserve retirement pay parity back to 9/11: Favors topic 15 Rated Funding wars separately is gimmick against sequestration: Opposes topic 15 Rated Let NSF decide research grants, not Congress: Opposes topic 15 |
Strongly Favors
topic 16:Make voter registration easier
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Need to pass historic voting rights protection legislation: Strongly Favors topic 16 Supports Shays-Meehan Campaign Finance Reform: Favors topic 16 Ban stock trading based on Congressional insider knowledge: Strongly Favors topic 16 Require full disclosure of independent campaign expenditures: Strongly Favors topic 16 Establish 15 days of early voting in all states: Favors topic 16 Full disclosure of campaign spending: Strongly Favors topic 16 No photo IDs to vote; they suppress the vote: Favors topic 16 No separate contribution limits for party activities: Favors topic 16 Statehood for the District of Columbia: Favors topic 16 Automatic voter registration for all citizens: Strongly Favors topic 16 Holiday on election day; revamp for easier voting access: Favors topic 16 Military spouses don't lose voting residency while abroad: Favors topic 16 Sponsored bill to expand voter registration and voter access: Strongly Favors topic 16 |
Favors
topic 17:Stay out of foreign wars
(+2 points on Social scale)
| Khashoggi killing is relationship-altering event with Saudis: Favors topic 17 Progressive Internationalism: globalize with US pre-eminence: Favors topic 17 Multi-year commitment to Africa for food & medicine: Strongly Favors topic 17 Boycott & sanctions against Iran for terrorism & nukes: Opposes topic 17 Iranian nuclear weapons: prevention instead of containment: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Intervene in Iraq to protect persecuted Christians: Opposes topic 17 Work with Iraqi government to fight ISIL: Opposes topic 17 Aid the Syrian opposition with training & equipment: Opposes topic 17 Sponsored bill to remove US forces from Yemen: Strongly Favors topic 17 Sanctions on Iran to end nuclear program: Opposes topic 17 No military force against Iran without Congress approval: Strongly Favors topic 17 Sponsored resolution to repeal 2002 AUMF against Iraq: Strongly Favors topic 17 |
Strongly Favors
topic 18:Prioritize green energy
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| I was an original co-sponsor of the Green New Deal: Strongly Favors topic 18 Supports tough federal standards: Favors topic 18 Supports tradable emissions permits for greenhouse gases: Favors topic 18 Balance fossil fuels and viable renewable energy: Favors topic 18 Preserve Alaska's ANWR instead of drilling it: Favors topic 18 Establish greenhouse gas tradeable allowances: Strongly Favors topic 18 Rated 100% by the CAF, indicating support for energy independence: Favors topic 18 Sign on to UN Framework Convention on Climate Change: Strongly Favors topic 18 Voted YES on banning offshore oil drilling in Gulf of Mexico: Strongly Favors topic 18 50% clean and carbon free electricity by 2030: Strongly Favors topic 18 Green New Deal: 10-year national mobilization: Favors topic 18 Let states define stricter-than-federal emission standards: Strongly Favors topic 18 Voted YES to assist rural electric renewable energy: Favors topic 18 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Rated +10 by NORML, indicating a pro-drug-reform stance: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Rated 75% by NORML, indicating a pro-legalization stance: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Rated Voted NO on additional Drug War funding for synthetic drugs: Strongly Opposes topic 19 |
Favors
topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| Expand lending caps for credit unions to small business: Favors topic 20 Sponsored investing $1 billion in transportation projects: Favors topic 20 Raise the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour by 2016: Favors topic 20 Voted YES on $900 billion COVID relief package: Favors topic 20 $1.9 trillion ARPA bill for COVID relief: Favors topic 20 |
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