Ami Bera on VoteMatch

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Strongly Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	Invest in diligent stem cell research: Favors topic 1 Supports public abortion funding: Strongly Favors topic 1 Supports churches providing birth control: Strongly Favors topic 1 I consider myself pro-choice: Strongly Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Supports Paycheck Fairness Act for equal women's pay: Strongly Favors topic 2 Endorsed : No opin. on topic 2 More funding & services for victims of domestic violence: Strongly Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Opposes a DOMA amendment: Favors topic 3 Opposes defining traditional marriage: Strongly Favors topic 3 Supports same-sex marriage: Strongly Favors 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 Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale)	Put patients ahead of profits; ObamaCare is only first step: Strongly Favors topic 5 Opposes repealing ObamaCare: Strongly Favors topic 5 Opposes repealing ObamaCare: Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale)	Fight all efforts to privatize this program: Strongly Opposes topic 6 Reject privatization; don't raise the retirement age: Strongly Opposes topic 6 Opposes personal retirement accounts: Strongly Opposes topic 6
No opinion on topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 8: Human needs over animal rights (-3 points on Social scale)	Current energy policy is skewed to the interests of big oil: Favors topic 8
Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-3 points on Social scale)	Public deserves to know if child predators are nearby: Favors topic 9
Strongly Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-5 points on Economic scale)	Supports restricting the Second Amendment: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Supports restrictions on gun purchases: Opposes topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Supports increasing tax rates: Strongly Favors topic 11 Opposes eliminating the inheritance tax: Strongly Favors topic 11 Supports an income tax increase: Favors topic 11
Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+2 points on Social scale)	Opposes exiting US to apply for citizenship: Favors topic 12
No opinion on topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 14: Maintain US sovereignty from UN (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 15: Expand the military (+2 points on Social scale)	Engage all levels of government to fight terrorism: Favors topic 15 Supports reducing defense spending: Strongly Opposes topic 15
Favors topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (-3 points on Economic scale)	End absurd Congressional perks, like flying first class: Favors topic 16
Opposes topic 17: Stay out of Iran (-3 points on Social scale)	Make sure al Qaeda does not get its hands on nuclear weapons: Opposes topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Current energy policy is skewed to the interests of big oil: Favors topic 18 Supports regulating greenhouse gas emissions: Strongly Favors topic 18 Opposes offshore energy production: Strongly Favors topic 18
No opinion on topic 19: Never legalize marijuana (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale)	Supports federal stimulus spending: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Supports tax incentives for job creation: Opposes topic 20