Ted Deutch on VoteMatch

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VoteMatch Question & Answer (Click on question for explanation and background)	Based on these stances: (Click on topic for excerpt & citation)
Strongly Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	Keep right to choose free from governmental intrusion: Strongly Favors topic 1 Endorsed by NARAL, indicating a pro-choice stance: Strongly Favors topic 1 NO on banning federal health coverage that includes abortion: Strongly Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Ensure that women are provided equality of pay & opportunity: Strongly Favors topic 2 Constitutional Amendment for women's equal 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
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	GLBT rights same as all, including marriage and adoption: Strongly Favors topic 3 Prohibit sexual-identity discrimination at schools: Strongly Favors topic 3
Neutral 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)	Drive down premiums from private insurance companies: Strongly Favors topic 5 NO on repealing the "Prevention and Public Health" slush fund: Strongly Favors topic 5 NO on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts: Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale)	Reject privatization; don't raise the retirement age: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale)	Increased funding for public schools & teachers: Opposes topic 7 NO on reauthorizing the DC opportunity scholarship program: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Favors topic 8: Human needs over animal rights (-3 points on Social scale)	Proper environmental stewardship to protect the Everglades: Strongly Favors topic 8 Regulate all dog breeders down to kennels of 50 dogs: Opposes topic 8
Neutral on topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-3 points on Economic scale)	Renew the assault weapon ban: Opposes topic 10 Ban "fire sale" of firearms after delicensing closure: Opposes topic 10 Ban large-capacity ammunition: Opposes topic 10
Neutral on topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Neutral on topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-3 points on Economic scale)	Impose tariffs against countries which manipulate currency: Opposes topic 13
Neutral on topic 14: Maintain US sovereignty from UN (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Neutral on topic 15: Expand the military (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (-5 points on Economic scale)	Ban stock trading based on Congressional insider knowledge: Strongly Favors topic 16
Opposes topic 17: Stay out of Iran (-3 points on Social scale)	Time for a responsible withdrawal from Iraq: Favors topic 17 Rebuild alliances to destroy and dismantle al Qaeda: Opposes topic 17 No contact & enforce sanctions on Iran until threat is gone: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Boycott & sanctions against Iran for terrorism & nukes: Opposes topic 17 NO on removing US armed forces from Afghanistan: Strongly Opposes topic 17 NO on banning armed forces in Libya without Congressional approval: Opposes topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Global warming is security, economic, & moral issue: Strongly Favors topic 18 NO on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases: Favors topic 18 NO on opening Outer Continental Shelf to oil drilling: Strongly Favors topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19: Never legalize marijuana (-5 points on Social scale)	Harsher sentencing for "pill mill" operators: Strongly Favors topic 19
Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+2 points on Economic scale)	Increase debt limit from $14.3 trillion to $16.7 trillion: Favors topic 20