John LaFalce on VoteMatch

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Strongly Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right (0 points on Social scale)	YES on barring transporting minors to get an abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 YES on banning partial-birth abortions: Opposes topic 1 YES on banning Family Planning funding in US aid abroad: Opposes topic 1 YES on banning human cloning, including medical research: Strongly Opposes topic 1 YES on federal crime to harm fetus while committing other crimes: Opposes topic 1
Favors topic 2: Require companies to hire more women & minorities (2 points on Economic scale)	NO on ending preferential treatment by race in college admissions: Favors topic 2
Favors topic 3: Sexual orientation protected by civil rights laws (7 points on Social scale)	NO on banning gay adoptions in DC.: Favors topic 3
Strongly Opposes topic 4: Permit prayer in public schools (10 points on Social scale)	NO on giving federal aid only to schools allowing voluntary prayer: Strongly Opposes topic 4 NO on Constitutional amendment prohibiting Flag Desecration: Opposes topic 4
Favors topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (2 points on Economic scale)	NO on establishing tax-exempt Medical Savings Accounts: Favors topic 5 NO on Prescription Drug Coverage under Medicare: Favors topic 5
Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (2 points on Economic scale)	YES on strengthening the Social Security Lockbox: Opposes topic 6 NO on reducing tax payments on Social Security benefits: Opposes topic 6 NO on raising 401(k) limits & making pension plans more portable: Opposes topic 6
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (0 points on Social scale)	NO on vouchers for private & parochial schools: Strongly Opposes topic 7 NO on allowing vouchers in DC schools: Opposes topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Death Penalty (10 points on Social scale)	Moratorium on death penalty; more DNA testing: Opposes topic 8 Require DNA testing for all federal executions: Strongly Opposes topic 8 YES on replacing death penalty with life imprisonment: Strongly Opposes topic 8 NO on making federal death penalty appeals harder: Strongly Opposes topic 8 YES on maintaining right of habeus corpus in Death Penalty Appeals: Opposes topic 8
Strongly Opposes topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (10 points on Social scale)	NO on more prosecution and sentencing for juvenile crime: Opposes topic 9 NO on Amendment to prohibit burning the US flag.: Opposes topic 9 YES on funding for alternative sentencing instead of more prisons.: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Strongly Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (0 points on Social scale)	NO on decreasing gun waiting period from 3 days to 1: Strongly Opposes topic 10
Opposes topic 11: Decrease overall taxation of the wealthy (2 points on Economic scale)	NO on repealing the estate tax ("death tax"): Opposes topic 11 NO on eliminating the "marriage penalty": Opposes topic 11 NO on $46 billion in tax cuts for small business: Opposes topic 11 NO on Tax Cut Package of $958B over 10 years: Opposes topic 11 NO on reducing Marriage Tax by $399B over 10 years: Opposes topic 11 NO on eliminating the Estate Tax: Opposes topic 11
Favors topic 12: Immigration helps our economy-encourage it (7 points on Economic scale)	YES on more immigrant visas for skilled workers: Favors topic 12 YES on extending Immigrant Residency rules: Favors topic 12
Neutral on topic 13: Support & expand free trade (5 points on Economic scale)	NO on 'Fast Track' authority for trade agreements: Strongly Opposes topic 13 NO on withdrawing from the WTO: Strongly Favors topic 13
Strongly Opposes topic 14: Link human rights to trade with China (10 points on Social scale)	YES on Permanent Normal Trade Relations with China: Strongly Opposes topic 14
Favors topic 15: More spending on armed forces (2 points on Economic scale)	YES on $266 billion Defense Appropriations bill: Favors topic 15
Strongly Opposes topic 16: Reduce spending on missile defense (Star Wars) (10 points on Economic scale)	YES on deploying SDI: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Strongly Favors topic 17: Seek UN approval for military action (0 points on Economic scale)	Multi-year commitment to Africa for food & medicine: Strongly Favors topic 17 NO on disallowing the invasion of Kosovo: Favors topic 17 YES on $15.2 billion for foreign operations: Favors topic 17 YES on $156M to IMF for 3rd-world debt reduction: Favors topic 17 NO on withholding $244M in UN Back Payments until US seat restored: Favors topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18: Reduce use of coal, oil, & nuclear energy (0 points on Economic scale)	Preserve Alaska's ANWR instead of drilling it: Favors topic 18 YES on starting implementation of Kyoto Protocol: Strongly Favors topic 18 YES on raising CAFE standards; incentives for alternative fuels: Strongly Favors topic 18 YES on prohibiting oil drilling & development in ANWR: Strongly Favors topic 18
Neutral on topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (5 points on Social scale)	YES on prohibiting needle exchange & medical marijuana in DC: Strongly Favors topic 19 NO on military border patrols to battle drugs & terrorism: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (0 points on Social scale)	YES on responsible fatherhood via faith-based organizations: Favors topic 20 YES on treating religious organizations equally for tax breaks: Strongly Favors topic 20