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Abortion     Bob Harlow: Support a woman's right to control her body.     John Cornyn: Endorsed by Texas Right to Life.     Steve Stockman: AdWatch: If babies had guns, they wouldn't be aborted.

Budget & Economy     Bob Stefanowski: Smart, responsible fiscal reform will turn around economy.     Tom Steyer: Trump's $1T deficit is historic fiscal mismanagement.     Chelsea Manning: Entire economy needs overhaul; human labor obsolete.     Eric Brakey: The government takes enough; we shouldn't raise taxes.     Michael Eisen: We need to fight together in unison against all budget cuts.     Michael Eisen: We need to fight together in unison against all budget cuts.     Thad McCotter: "Stimulus" just means more taxes, spending, & deficits.

Civil Rights     Chris McDaniel: Curious whether Robert E. Lee remembered as hero or villain.     Chuck Boyce: Civil rights movement continues to progress for the better.     Bob Harlow: Give our LGBT brothers & sisters their rights.     Stacey Abrams: Reflect on terrible Confederacy in museums, not monuments.     Fred DuVal: Equal pay for equal work, not $0.82 for women vs. $1 for men.

Corporations     Eric Brakey: Cut $400M in corporate welfare & return it to the people.     Donald Trump: US open for business: keep Carrier AC in Indiana.

Crime     Patrick Morrisey: More funding, more equipment, more hiring for state police.     Bob Harlow: Get people out of prisons and back to living their lives.     Evan McMullin: Promising law & order won't justify infringing civil rights.

Drugs     Kelli Ward: Open borders have caused the avalanche of drugs into U.S.     Philip Levine: Combat the opioid epidemic by expanding Medicaid.     Bob Massie: End mandatory minimums for low level drug offenses.     Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Stand up to pharmaceutical lobbies that entice addiction.     Tom Perriello: Lead the fight to take on our backwards marijuana laws.

Education     Tony Monetti: Public schools that fail our kids do not deserve our support.

Energy & Oil     Jenny Wilson: Promote clean air and clean energy.

Environment     Bob Hugin: More work is needed for safe, clean environment.

Families & Children     Mazie Hirono: Family separation at the border traumatizes children.

Foreign Policy     Kelli Ward: Celebrate American Exceptionalism.     Chuck Boyce: UN ideas aren't the US' burden to bear alone.     Donald Trump: Supports construction of Israeli settlements in West Bank.     Donald Trump: 2012: Get tough on Pakistan; 2016: lavish praise on Pakistan.     Donald Trump: Reverse Obama's opening of Cuba until freedoms are restored.     Gary Johnson: A "No-Fly zone" means war; no regime change in Syria.     Jill Stein: US helped create refugee crisis, so we should help them.     Bill Weld: No alliances for intelligence: We have to do it ourselves!

Free Trade     Donald Trump: Country built on tariffs; they'll lead to new trade deals.     Amy McGrath: No reason for tariffs against NATO allies.     Gary Johnson: Free trade means more jobs and lower prices.     Jill Stein: NAFTA destroyed jobs in US and Mexico.     Gary Johnson: Free trade, not isolationism; low spending, not taxes.

Government Reform     Donald Trump: Our news media is the enemy of the people.

Gun Control     Donald Trump: Remove weapons from dangerous individuals, not all Americans.     Tom Steyer: Targets youth voter registration for pro gun control votes.     Michael Eisen: Why are politicians reluctant to regulate guns?     Michael Eisen: Shine light on politician's reluctance to regulate guns.     Eric Brakey: The second amendment is essential for liberty.     Steve Stockman: AR-15 giveaway: the perfect Mother's Day gift.

Health Care     Mary Throne: Expand Medicaid: a no-brainer answer to cover more people.     Michael Eisen: Gutting Obamacare leaves those in need without healthcare.     Michael Eisen: Gutting ObamaCare leaves people without health insurance.     Tom Steyer: We need transparency on all drug prices.     Eric Brakey: Apply principles of freedom to broken healthcare system.     Gary Johnson: US needs free market approach to health care, not government.     Jill Stein: Medicare-for-all better & cheaper than ObamaCare.

Homeland Security     Ben Jealous: Advocate for veterans; honor the Buffalo Soldiers.     Chele Farley: Pays respect and honors US Army, celebrating 243rd birthday.     Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Honors and thanks all veterans for their service.     Walker Stapleton: On July 4th honored all veterans for defending our freedoms.     Gavin Newsom: Don't gut programs to pay for military buildup.     Michael Eisen: No need for more military nor a border wall.     Michael Eisen: No need for more military, stop taking from what we do need.     Jill Stein: Both scary: Hillary wants Syria war & Trump wants more nukes.

Immigration     Mike Bloomberg: America's greatness begins with immigrants, not with a wall.     Deb Haaland: Homeland Security head should resign over family detention.     Eric Holder: Trump Administration must change family separation policy.     Joe L. Kennedy: Trump Administration must change family separation policy.     Lori Trahan: Homeland Security head should resign over child detention.     Ted Lieu: Trump Administration is lying about family separation policy.     Gary Johnson: A ban based on religion violates our Constitution.     Gary Johnson: WRONG to deport 11 million undocumented from US.

Jobs     Brian Kemp: 4-Point Plan to put hardworking Georgians to work.     Chelsea Manning: Figure out what to do when jobs are replaced by robots.

Principles & Values     Tate Reeves: Aligns God with prayers for both state and nation.     Gavin Newsom: Strict separation of church and state.

Social Security     David Baria: Work hard to protect people's Social Security benefits.     Bob Hugin: Blasts opponent for voting to raise taxes on Social Security.     Joe Morelle: Will not support cutting Medicare & Social Security benefits.

Tax Reform     Amy McGrath: Don't pay for tax cuts for wealthy by undermining healthcare.     John James: Trump's tax reform will aid working families & entrepreneurs.     Paul Ryan: GOP tax cut saves $700 for people earning $30,000.     Eric Brakey: Voted against raising the lodging tax to 10.5%.

Technology     Dusty Johnson: The path to solve climate change must involve technology.     Bob Harlow: High speed rail will bring down housing costs.

War & Peace     Beth Lindstrom: Why is Sen. Warren dissing U.S. foreign policy in China?     Tom Steyer: Trump foreign policy strategy is to react, not think.     Eric Brakey: Learn from the past: we don't need another Mideast war.     Donald Trump: Disallow North Korea from developing nuclear delivery system.     Jill Stein: Stop bombing Muslims abroad and stop bashing them at home.

Welfare & Poverty     Rob Arlett: The best welfare program of all is getting a job.

Click for quotations from other sources by: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Democrat U.S. Rep New York- 14 Amy McGrath Democrat U.S. Rep Kentucky- 6 Ben Jealous Maryland Democratic candidate for governor of Maryland Beth Lindstrom Republican candidate for Massachusetts U.S. Senator Massachusetts Bill Weld Massachusetts Libertarian Vice-Presidential nominee Bob Harlow Wisconsin Democratic candidate for Governor Bob Hugin Republican candidate for New Jersey U. S. Senator New Jersey Bob Massie Massachusetts Democratic candidate for Massachusetts Governor Bob Stefanowski Connecticut Republican candidate for governor of Connecticut Brian Kemp Georgia Republican candidate for Governor Chele Farley Republican candidate for senator from New York New York Chelsea Manning Democratic candidate for Maryland U.S. Senator Maryland Chris McDaniel Republican challenger Mississippi Chuck Boyce Republican candidate for Deleware U. S. Senator Delaware David Baria Democratic candidate for Mississippi U. S. Senator Mississippi Deb Haaland Democrat U.S. Rep New Mexico- 1 Donald Trump Republican Presidential candidate Dusty Johnson Republican U.S. Rep South Dakota- 0 Eric Brakey GOP Candidate for U.S Senate from Maine Maine Eric Holder Cabinet Evan McMullin Independent candidate for President Fred DuVal Arizona Democratic Gubernatorial Challenger Gary Johnson New Mexico Libertarian Gubernatorial Challenger Gavin Newsom California Democratic Challenger Jenny Wilson Democratic candidate for Utah U.S. Senator Utah Jill Stein Green Challenger Joe L. Kennedy Libertarian Senate challenger Massachusetts Joe Morelle Democrat U.S. Rep New York- 25 John Cornyn Republican Sr Senator Texas John James Republican candidate for Michigan U.S. Senator Michigan Kelli Ward Republican candidate for Arizona U.S. Senator Arizona Lori Trahan Democrat U.S. Rep Massachusetts- 3 Mary Throne Wyoming Democratic candidate for governor of Wyoming Mazie Hirono Democratic Challenger Hawaii Michael Eisen Independent candidate for California U.S. Senator California Mike Bloomberg New York Mayor of NYC Patrick Morrisey Republican candidate for West Virginia U.S. Senator West Virginia Paul Ryan Republican Philip Levine Florida Democratic candidate for governor of Florida Rob Arlett Republican candidate for Delaware U. S. Senator Delaware Stacey Abrams Georgia Democratic candidate for Governor Steve Stockman Republican challenger (Lost primary) Texas Tate Reeves Mississippi Republican candidate for governor Ted Lieu Democratic House Member U.S. Rep California- 33 Thad McCotter Republican Tom Perriello Virginia Democratic candidate for Governor Tom Steyer Possible Democratic candidate for President from California Tony Monetti Republican candidate for Missouri U.S. Senator Missouri Walker Stapleton Colorado Republican candidate for governor of Colorado