Mike Lee on SenateMatch

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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 Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale)	Return to states the power to protect unborn human life: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Prohibit federal funding for abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+2 points on Economic scale)	Ground Zero mosque is a poke in the eye to victims: Opposes topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-5 points on Social scale)	Keep "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" for troop morale: Strongly Opposes topic 3 I do not support gay marriage; nor gays in military: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-5 points on Social scale)	Social programs "crowd out" church & charitable giving: Strongly Favors topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	Defund and repeal Obamacare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Defund and repeal Obamacare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Defund, repeal, & replace federal care with free market: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Repeal any federal health care takeover: Strongly Opposes topic 5 YES on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts: Opposes topic 5
Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+2 points on Economic scale)	Raise the retirement age to save Social Security: Favors topic 6 $50 trillion in unfunded entitlements is unsustainable: Favors topic 6
Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+2 points on Economic scale)	No federal role in education: Favors topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 8: Human needs over animal rights (-5 points on Social scale)	Utah suffers from federal control of 70% of Utah land: Strongly Favors topic 8
Strongly Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-5 points on Social scale)	My old-fashioned Judeo-Christian tenet: stealing is wrong: Strongly Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Individual right to bear arms: Strongly Favors topic 10 Rated AQ by the NRA, indicating a pro-gun rights voting record: Strongly Favors topic 10 Endorsed Liberty Candidate: no point in keeping guns you can't access: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Taxes are necessary but inherently impinge on liberty: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Supports the FairTax and the flat tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Adopt a single-rate tax system: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Repeal tax hikes in capital gains and death taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale)	Enforce job laws and illegal immigrants will go home: Opposes topic 12 Enforce job laws and illegal immigrants will go home: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Repeal 14th amendment; no "anchor babies": Strongly Opposes topic 12 No guest workers; no amnesty: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Secure the southern border with infrastructure investment: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Endorsed by the ALI, indicating a strongly anti-amnesty stance: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+2 points on Economic scale)	Power over foreign trade as little as over interstate tr: Favors topic 13
No opinion on topic 14: Maintain US sovereignty from UN (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-5 points on Social scale)	Oppose START (nuclear reduction) and CTBT (test ban): Strongly Favors topic 15 Continue to develop cutting-edge weaponry: Strongly Favors topic 15
Favors topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (-3 points on Economic scale)	Limit congressional terms to 12 years: Favors topic 16
Strongly Opposes topic 17: Stay out of Iran (-5 points on Social scale)	Militarily pressure Iran to abandon nuclear weapons ambition: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Stay in Afghanistan until all targets are neutralized: Opposes topic 17 Iranian nuclear weapons: prevention instead of containment: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Endorsed Liberty Candidate: US abroad unconstitutional & unaffordable: Opposes topic 17
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Drill ANWR; lease shale oil lands; develop clean coal: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Signed the No Climate Tax Pledge by AFP: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Cap-and-trade has no impact on global temperatures: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Explore proven energy reserves & keep energy prices low: Opposes topic 18 Endorsed Liberty Candidate: tax incentives for US-based alternatives: Opposes topic 18 YES on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases: Opposes topic 18
No opinion on topic 19: Never legalize marijuana (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale)	Make "no" the default vote on all spending measures: Opposes topic 20 A balanced budget amendment is essential: Opposes topic 20 Limit federal spending growth to per-capita inflation rate: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Supports the Cut-Cap-and-Balance Pledge: Opposes topic 20 Disapprove of increasing the debt limit: Opposes topic 20 Rated 14% by UFCW, indicating a pro-management voting record: Opposes topic 20 Audit the Federal Reserve & its actions on mortgage loans: Opposes topic 20