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Strongly Opposes
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's right
(0 points on Social scale) | Rated 21% by NARAL, indicating a pro-life voting record: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Expand embryonic stem cell research: Favors topic 1 YES on disallowing overseas military abortions: Opposes topic 1 YES on banning partial birth abortions: Strongly Opposes topic 1 YES on maintaining ban on Military Base Abortions: Opposes topic 1 YES on banning partial birth abortions except for maternal life: Strongly Opposes topic 1 YES on criminal penalty for harming unborn fetus during other crime: Opposes topic 1 |
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Opposes
topic 2:Require companies to hire more women & minorities
(7 points on Economic scale) | NO on banning affirmative action hiring with federal funds: Strongly Favors topic 2 NO on prohibiting job discrimination by sexual orientation: Strongly Opposes topic 2 YES on ending special funding for minority & women-owned business: Strongly Opposes topic 2 YES on prohibiting same-sex basic training: Opposes topic 2 YES on setting aside 10% of highway funds for minorities & women: Favors topic 2 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 3:Sexual orientation protected by civil rights laws
(0 points on Social scale) | YES on prohibiting same-sex marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 NO on prohibiting job discrimination by sexual orientation: Strongly Opposes topic 3 NO on expanding hate crimes to include sexual orientation: Opposes topic 3 NO on adding sexual orientation to definition of hate crimes: Strongly Opposes topic 3 |
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Favors
topic 4:Permit prayer in public schools
(2 points on Social scale) | Rated 83% by the Christian Coalition: a pro-family voting record: Strongly Favors topic 4 NO on requiring schools to allow voluntary prayer: Opposes topic 4 YES on $75M for abstinence education: Strongly Favors topic 4 YES on restricting violent videos to minors: Neutral topic 4 |
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Opposes
topic 5:More federal funding for health coverage
(7 points on Economic scale) | Rated 12% by APHA, indicating a anti-public health voting record: Strongly Opposes topic 5 YES on Medicare means-testing: Opposes topic 5 YES on limiting self-employment health deduction: Opposes topic 5 NO on Unknown roll call for 1999-76: Opposes topic 5 YES on funding GOP version of Medicare prescription drug benefit: Opposes topic 5 YES on $40 billion per year for limited Medicare prescription drug benefit: Favors topic 5 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
(10 points on Economic scale) | Rated 0% by the ARA, indicating an anti-senior voting record: Strongly Favors topic 6 YES on deducting Social Security payments on income taxes: Favors topic 6 YES on allowing Roth IRAs for retirees: Favors topic 6 YES on allowing personal retirement accounts: Favors topic 6 |
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Favors
topic 7:Parents choose schools via vouchers
(7 points on Social scale) | Rated 45% by the NEA, indicating a mixed record on public education: Neutral on topic 7 YES on school vouchers in DC: Strongly Favors topic 7 YES on education savings accounts: Favors topic 7 YES on allowing more flexibility in federal school rules: Strongly Favors topic 7 YES on Educational Savings Accounts: Favors topic 7 NO on funding smaller classes instead of private tutors: Favors topic 7 YES on funding student testing instead of private tutors: Opposes topic 7 |
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No opinion on
topic 8:Death Penalty
(5 points on Social scale) | NO on rejecting racial statistics in death penalty appeals: Opposes topic 8 YES on limiting death penalty appeals: Favors topic 8 |
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Favors
topic 9:Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws
(2 points on Social scale) | Rated 13% by CURE, indicating anti-rehabilitation crime votes: Strongly Favors topic 9 NO on mandatory prison terms for crimes involving firearms: Strongly Opposes topic 9 YES on more penalties for gun & drug violations: Favors topic 9 NO on $1.15 billion per year to continue the COPS program: Favors topic 9 |
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Favors
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(7 points on Social scale) | YES on maintaining current law: guns sold without trigger locks: Strongly Favors topic 10 YES on loosening license & background checks at gun shows: Favors topic 10 NO on background checks at gun shows: Strongly Favors topic 10 NO on banning lawsuits against gun manufacturers for gun violence: Strongly Opposes topic 10 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 11:Decrease overall taxation of the wealthy
(10 points on Economic scale) | Rated 68% by NTU, indicating "Satisfactory" on tax votes: Neutral on topic 11 YES on Internet sales tax moratorium: Favors topic 11 YES on FY99 tax cuts: Strongly Favors topic 11 YES on requiring super-majority for raising taxes: Favors topic 11 YES on $792B tax cuts: Favors topic 11 YES on eliminating the 'marriage penalty': Favors topic 11 YES on prioritizing national debt reduction below tax cuts: Favors topic 11 NO on reducing marriage penalty instead of cutting top tax rates: Favors topic 11 YES on cutting taxes by $1.35 trillion over 11 years: Strongly Favors topic 11 NO on spending $448B of tax cut on education & debt reduction: Favors topic 11 YES on $350 billion in tax breaks over 11 years: Strongly Favors topic 11 |
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No opinion on
topic 12:Immigration helps our economy-encourage it
(5 points on Economic scale) | YES on limit welfare for immigrants: Strongly Opposes topic 12 YES on visas for skilled workers: Favors topic 12 YES on allowing more foreign workers into the U.S. for farm work: Favors topic 12 |
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No opinion on
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
(5 points on Economic scale) | Rated 42% by CATO, indicating a mixed record on trade issues: Neutral on topic 13 NO on Unknown roll call for 1997-292: Opposes topic 13 NO on renewing 'fast track' presidential trade authority: Opposes topic 13 YES on expanding trade to the third world: Favors topic 13 YES on removing common goods from national security export rules: Favors topic 13 NO on extending free trade to Andean nations: Strongly Opposes topic 13 YES on establishing a free trade agreement between US & Singapore: Favors topic 13 YES on establishing a free trade agreement between the US and Chile: Favors topic 13 |
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Favors
topic 14:Link human rights to trade with China
(2 points on Social scale) | YES on killing a bill for trade sanctions if China sells weapons: Opposes topic 14 NO on permanent normal trade relations with China: Strongly Favors topic 14 NO on granting normal trade relations status to Vietnam: Favors topic 14 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 15:More spending on armed forces
(0 points on Economic scale) | Rated 0% by SANE, indicating a pro-military voting record: Strongly Favors topic 15 YES on 1996 Defense Appropriations: Favors topic 15 YES on favoring 36 vetoed military projects: Strongly Favors topic 15 NO on allowing another round of military base closures: Favors topic 15 YES on military pay raise of 4.8%: Strongly Favors topic 15 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 16:Reduce spending on missile defense (Star Wars)
(10 points on Economic scale) | YES on considering deploying NMD, and amending ABM Treaty: Opposes topic 16 YES on deploying missile defense as soon as possible: Opposes topic 16 YES on cutting nuclear weapons below START levels: Opposes topic 16 NO on adopting the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty: Opposes topic 16 YES on deploying National Missile Defense ASAP: Strongly Opposes topic 16 |
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Opposes
topic 17:Seek UN approval for military action
(7 points on Economic scale) | YES on limiting NATO expansion to only Poland, Hungary & Czech: Opposes topic 17 NO on $17.9 billion to IMF: Opposes topic 17 YES on cap foreign aid at only $12.7 billion: Opposes topic 17 NO on authorizing air strikes in Kosovo: Neutral topic 17 YES on allowing all necessary forces and other means in Kosovo: Neutral topic 17 YES on enlarging NATO to include Eastern Europe: Strongly Favors topic 17 |
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Opposes
topic 18:Reduce use of coal, oil, & nuclear energy
(7 points on Economic scale) | Rated 11% by the LCV, indicating anti-environment votes: Strongly Opposes topic 18 YES on do not require ethanol in gasoline: Opposes topic 18 NO on reducing funds for road-building in National Forests: Opposes topic 18 YES on defunding renewable and solar energy: Strongly Opposes topic 18 NO on ending discussion of CAFE fuel efficiency standards: Favors topic 18 YES on preserving budget for ANWR oil drilling: Opposes topic 18 YES on confirming Gale Norton as Secretary of Interior: Opposes topic 18 YES on terminating CAFE standards within 15 months: Strongly Opposes topic 18 YES on targeting 100,000 hydrogen-powered vehicles by 2010: Strongly Favors topic 18 NO on removing consideration of drilling ANWR from budget bill: Opposes topic 18 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 19:Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it
(0 points on Social scale) | YES on spending international development funds on drug control: Strongly Favors topic 19 YES on more penalties for gun & drug violations: Favors topic 19 YES on increasing penalties for drug offenses: Favors topic 19 |
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No opinion on
topic 20:Allow churches to provide welfare services
(5 points on Social scale) | YES on welfare overhaul: Favors topic 20 NO on allowing state welfare waivers: Opposes topic 20 YES on eliminating block grants for food stamps: Opposes topic 20 YES on welfare block grants: Favors topic 20 |
