Dina Titus on VoteMatch

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Strongly Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	Focus on preventing pregnancy, plus emergency contraception: Favors topic 1 Teach teens about both abstinence & contraception: Favors topic 1 Endorsed Endorsed by EMILY's list for pro-choice Democratic women: Strongly Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Endorsed by The Feminist Majority indicating a pro-women's rights stance: 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 Ban discriminatory compensation; allow 2 years to sue: Favors topic 2 Stronger enforcement against gender-based pay discrimination: Favors topic 2
Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+2 points on Social scale)	ENDA: prohibit employment discrimination for gays: Favors topic 3 Repeal Don't-Ask-Don't-Tell, and reinstate discharged gays: Favors topic 3 YES on enforcing against anti-gay hate crimes: Favors topic 3
Opposes topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (+2 points on Social scale)	Sex Ed including both abstinence and contraception: Opposes topic 4
Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-3 points on Economic scale)	YES on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program: Favors topic 5 YES on regulating tobacco as a drug: Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale)	Privatizing would slash benefits for middle-class by 40%: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-3 points on Economic scale)	20 year fight for smaller classes & full-day kindergarten: Opposes topic 7 YES on $40B for green public schools: Opposes topic 7
Opposes topic 8: Human needs over animal rights (+2 points on Social scale)	Make tax deduction permanent for conservation easements: Opposes topic 8 YES on protecting free-roaming horses and burros: Opposes topic 8
Strongly Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-5 points on Social scale)	Established truth in sentencing & longer sentences: Strongly Favors topic 9 Keep neighborhoods safe from sexual predators: Favors topic 9
Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+2 points on Economic scale)	Teach kids Eddie Eagle GunSafe's lifesaving message: Favors topic 10
Neutral on topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale)	Expand border security on Mexican border: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Neutral on topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
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)
Favors topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (-3 points on Economic scale)	Repeal automatic Congressional pay raises: Favors topic 16
Opposes topic 17: Stay out of Iran (-3 points on Social scale)	Sanctions on Iran to end nuclear program: Opposes topic 17
Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-3 points on Economic scale)	Drill offshore & release oil from Strategic Reserve: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Prevent Nevada from becoming a nuclear waste dumping ground: Favors topic 18 YES on enforcing limits on CO2 global warming pollution: Favors topic 18 YES on $2 billion more for Cash for Clunkers program: Favors topic 18
Favors topic 19: Never legalize marijuana (-3 points on Social scale)	Longer sentences for major drug traffickers: Favors topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+5 points on Economic scale)	YES on $192B additional anti-recession stimulus spending: Strongly Favors topic 20