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Baron Hill on VoteMatch |
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topic 1:Abortion is a woman's right
(-3 points on Social scale) | Supports stem cell research on existing embyo lines: Neutral on topic 1 Rated 30% by NARAL, indicating a pro-life voting record: Strongly Opposes topic 1 YES on barring transporting minors to get an abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 YES on banning partial-birth abortions: Opposes topic 1 NO on banning Family Planning funding in US aid abroad: Favors topic 1 YES on federal crime to harm fetus while committing other crimes: Opposes topic 1 NO on funding for health providers who don't provide abortion info: Favors topic 1 YES on banning partial-birth abortion except to save mother’s life: Strongly Opposes topic 1 YES on making it a crime to harm a fetus during another crime: Opposes topic 1 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 2:Require hiring more women & minorities
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Personally opposes abortion, but it's a private decision: Favors topic 2 Constitutional Amendment for equal rights by gender: Strongly Favors topic 2 |
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Favors
topic 3:Same-sex domestic partnership benefits
(+2 points on Social scale) | YES on banning gay adoptions in DC.: Opposes topic 3 NO on Constitutional Amendment banning same-sex marriage: Strongly Favors topic 3 |
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Favors
topic 4:Teacher-led prayer in public schools
(-3 points on Social scale) | Rated 53% by the Christian Coalition: mixed voting record on families: Neutral on topic 4 Supports a Constitutional Amendment for school prayer: Strongly Favors topic 4 YES on allowing school prayer during the War on Terror: Strongly Favors topic 4 NO on constitutional amendment prohibiting flag desecration: Opposes topic 4 NO on protecting the Pledge of Allegiance: Opposes topic 4 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 8:Death Penalty
(+5 points on Social scale) | Prefers life sentence to death penalty: Strongly Opposes topic 8 |
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Favors
topic 9:Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws
(-3 points on Social scale) | Life imprisonment must mean life imprisonment, forever: Favors topic 9 Rated 30% by CURE, indicating anti-rehabilitation crime votes: Strongly Favors topic 9 Increase funding for "COPS ON THE BEAT" program: Opposes topic 9 YES on more prosecution and sentencing for juvenile crime: Favors topic 9 YES on funding for alternative sentencing instead of more prisons.: Strongly Opposes topic 9 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Firm bleiever in the Second Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 10 Rated A by the NRA, indicating a pro-gun rights voting record: Strongly Favors topic 10 Ban gun registration & trigger lock law in Washington DC: Strongly Favors topic 10 NO on decreasing gun waiting period from 3 days to 1: Strongly Opposes topic 10 YES on prohibiting suing gunmakers & sellers for gun misuse: Strongly Favors topic 10 |
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Favors
topic 5:More federal funding for health coverage
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Wary of universal government-run health care: Opposes topic 5 Better and immediate funding for Medicare & Medicaid: Favors topic 5 Rated 56% by APHA, indicating a mixed record on public health issues: Neutral on topic 5 YES on giving mental health full equity with physical health: Favors topic 5 YES on Veto override: Extend SCHIP to cover 6M more kids: Strongly Favors topic 5 NO on establishing tax-exempt Medical Savings Accounts: Favors topic 5 NO on subsidizing private insurance for Medicare Rx drug coverage: Favors topic 5 NO on allowing reimportation of prescription drugs: Opposes topic 5 NO on capping damages & setting time limits in medical lawsuits: Favors topic 5 NO on limited prescription drug benefit for Medicare recipients: Favors topic 5 |
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Opposes
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Opposes privatization of Social Security: Strongly Opposes topic 6 Rated 70% by the ARA, indicating a pro-senior voting record: Strongly Opposes topic 6 YES on strengthening the Social Security Lockbox: Opposes topic 6 NO on reducing tax payments on Social Security benefits: Opposes topic 6 YES on raising 401(k) limits & making pension plans more portable: Favors topic 6 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 7:Parents choose schools via vouchers
(-5 points on Economic scale) | 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 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 18:Replace coal & oil with alternatives
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Balance fossil fuels and viable renewable energy: Favors topic 18 Rated 95% by the LCV, indicating pro-environment votes: Strongly Favors topic 18 YES on tax incentives for renewable energy: Strongly Favors topic 18 YES on starting implementation of Kyoto Protocol: Strongly Favors topic 18 NO on raising CAFE standards; incentives for alternative fuels: Strongly Opposes topic 18 YES on prohibiting oil drilling & development in ANWR: Strongly Favors topic 18 YES on tax incentives for energy production and conservation: Strongly Favors topic 18 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 19:Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it
(+5 points on Social scale) | NO on prohibiting needle exchange & medical marijuana in DC: Strongly Opposes topic 19 NO on military border patrols to battle drugs & terrorism: Strongly Opposes topic 19 |
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Opposes
topic 20:Allow churches to provide welfare services
(-3 points on Economic scale) | YES on responsible fatherhood via faith-based organizations: Favors topic 20 NO on treating religious organizations equally for tax breaks: Strongly Opposes topic 20 |
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Favors
topic 11:Make taxes more progressive
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Rated 29% by NTU, indicating a "Big Spender" on tax votes: Strongly Favors topic 11 NO on eliminating the "marriage penalty": Favors topic 11 NO on $46 billion in tax cuts for small business: Favors topic 11 NO on Tax cut package of $958 B over 10 years: Favors topic 11 YES on reducing Marriage Tax by $399B over 10 years: Opposes topic 11 NO on eliminating the Estate Tax ("death tax"): Favors topic 11 NO on making the Bush tax cuts permanent: Strongly Favors topic 11 NO on providing tax relief and simplification: Strongly Favors topic 11 YES on extending AMT exemptions to avoid hitting middle-income: Opposes topic 11 |
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Favors
topic 12:Illegal immigrants earn citizenship
(+2 points on Social scale) | Opposes amnesty for illegal immigrants: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Rated 0% by FAIR, indicating a voting record loosening immigration: Strongly Favors topic 12 NO on reporting illegal aliens who receive hospital treatment: Strongly Favors topic 12 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Rated 39% by CATO, indicating a mixed record on trade issues: Neutral on topic 13 YES on Permanent Normal Trade Relations with China: Strongly Favors topic 13 NO on withdrawing from the WTO: Strongly Favors topic 13 YES on implementing US-Singapore free trade agreement: Strongly Favors topic 13 YES on implementing free trade agreement with Chile: Strongly Favors topic 13 YES on implementing US-Australia Free Trade Agreement: Favors topic 13 YES on end offshore tax havens and promote small business: Opposes topic 13 |
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Favors
topic 15:Expand the armed forces
(-3 points on Social scale) | Strong military important post-9-11: Strongly Favors topic 15 Rated 100% by SANE, indicating a pro-peace voting record: Strongly Opposes topic 15 YES on $266 billion Defense Appropriations bill: Favors topic 15 YES on deploying SDI: Favors topic 15 YES on emergency $78B for war in Iraq & Afghanistan: Strongly Favors topic 15 |
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Favors
topic 16:Stricter limits on political campaign funds
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Supports Shays-Meehan Campaign Finance Reform: Favors topic 16 YES on banning soft money and issue ads: Favors topic 16 NO on banning soft money donations to national political parties: Opposes topic 16 YES on campaign finance reform banning soft-money contributions: Favors topic 16 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 14:The Patriot Act harms civil liberties
(+5 points on Social scale) | Fight terrorism but do not sacrifice our personal freedoms: Favors topic 14 YES on Veto override: Congressional oversight of CIA interrogations: Strongly Favors topic 14 YES on requiring FISA warrants for wiretaps in US, but not abroad: Strongly Favors topic 14 NO on retroactive immunity for telecoms' warrantless surveillance: Favors topic 14 |
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Favors
topic 17:US out of Iraq
(+2 points on Social scale) | War in Iraq was a mistake, and has been mismanaged: Strongly Favors topic 17 YES on authorizing military force in Iraq: Strongly Opposes topic 17 YES on investigating Bush impeachment for lying about Iraq: Favors topic 17 |
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