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VoteMatch Question & Answer (Click on question for explanation and background)	Based on these stances: (Click on topic for excerpt & citation)
Strongly Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right (+5 points on Social scale)	Supports both federal abortion funding & judicial activism: Strongly Favors topic 1 NO on restricting UN funding for population control policies: Favors topic 1
Favors topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (-3 points on Economic scale)	Honor the 100th anniversary of the NAACP: Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (+5 points on Social scale)	ENDA: prohibit employment discrimination for gays: Favors topic 3 Opposes banning homosexuals in the military: Strongly Favors topic 3 Repeal Don't-Ask-Don't-Tell, and reinstate discharged gays: Favors topic 3 Prohibit sexual-identity discrimination at schools: Strongly Favors topic 3
No opinion on topic 4: Teacher-led prayer in public schools (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 8: Death Penalty (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+2 points on Economic scale)	Close the Gun Show Loophole; restrict show sales: Opposes topic 10 Opposes restrictions on the right to bear arms: Strongly Favors topic 10 Rated C+ by the NRA, indicating a mixed voting record on gun rights: Opposes topic 10 YES on allowing firearms in checked baggage on Amtrak trains: Favors topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (-5 points on Economic scale)	$500B savings in Medicare is heart of health care reform: Favors topic 5 Supports government-run healthcare: Strongly Favors topic 5 NO on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts: Favors topic 5 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)	Preserve the integrity of entitlement programs: Opposes topic 6 Strongly opposes privatizing or reducing benefits: Strongly Opposes topic 6 Opposes private retirement accounts: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Opposes topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (-3 points on Economic scale)	Opposes less federal or more local control of education: Opposes topic 7 Professional development grants for elementary principals: Opposes topic 7
Favors topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (-3 points on Economic scale)	Permanent tax incentives to spur renewable energy growth: Strongly Favors topic 18 Supports renewable energy tax credits: Strongly Favors topic 18 NO on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases: Favors topic 18 YES on requiring full Senate debate and vote on cap-and-trade: Opposes topic 18 YES on protecting middle-income taxpayers from a national energy tax: Opposes topic 18 YES on $2 billion more for Cash for Clunkers program: Favors topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (-5 points on Social scale)	Sponsored bill for TV ads to prevent teenage meth use: Strongly Favors topic 19
No opinion on topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 11: Make taxes more progressive (-5 points on Economic scale)	Transparency on paying for tax cuts and spending programs: Favors topic 11 ˙Target tax cuts to struggling middle class families: Strongly Favors topic 11 Supports more federal taxes & keeping marriage penalty: Strongly Favors topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (+5 points on Social scale)	Our borders not secure; create a path to citizenship: Favors topic 12 Supports continued funding of sanctuary cities: Strongly Favors topic 12 Supports granting amnesty to illegal immigrants: Strongly Favors topic 12 Opposes full implementation of current border security laws: Strongly Favors topic 12
Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+2 points on Economic scale)	Insist on access to post-mad-cow Japanese beef markets: Favors topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 15: Expand the armed forces (-5 points on Social scale)	Increase military size & strength for new types of conflict: Strongly Favors topic 15
Favors topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (-3 points on Economic scale)	Require Internet disclosure of all earmarks: Favors topic 16 Repeal automatic Congressional pay raises: Favors topic 16
Strongly Opposes topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (-5 points on Social scale)	YES on extending the PATRIOT Act's roving wiretaps: Strongly Opposes topic 14
Opposes topic 17: US out of Iraq & Afghanistan (-3 points on Social scale)	Commit to bring home troops from Afghanistan in July 2011: Strongly Favors topic 17 Afghan exit after al-Qaida groups destroyed in Pakistan: Opposes topic 17 Opposes timetable for troop withdrawal from Afghanistan: Opposes topic 17 Sanctions on Iran to end nuclear program: Opposes topic 17