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Jeff Merkley on Abortion
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Jeff Merkley on Budget & Economy
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Jeff Merkley on Civil Rights
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Jeff Merkley on Corporations
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Jeff Merkley on Crime
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Jeff Merkley on Drugs
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Jeff Merkley on Education
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Jeff Merkley on Energy & Oil
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  • Sustainable, renewable energy to combat global warming. (Mar 2008)
Jeff Merkley on Environment
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Jeff Merkley on Families & Children
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Jeff Merkley on Foreign Policy
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Jeff Merkley on Free Trade
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  • Include real & enforceable labor & environmental standards. (Mar 2008)
Jeff Merkley on Government Reform
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Jeff Merkley on Gun Control
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Jeff Merkley on Health Care
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  • Health care for all Americans. (Mar 2008)
Jeff Merkley on Homeland Security
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Jeff Merkley on Immigration
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Jeff Merkley on Jobs
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Jeff Merkley on Principles & Values
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Jeff Merkley on Social Security
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Jeff Merkley on Tax Reform
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Jeff Merkley on Technology
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Jeff Merkley on War & Peace
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  • Redeploy American combat troops out of Iraq. (Mar 2008)
Jeff Merkley on Welfare & Poverty
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VoteMatch Responses
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VoteMatch Question & Answer
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No opinion on topic 1:
Abortion is a woman's right
(0 points on Social scale)
(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 2:
Require hiring more women & minorities
(0 points on Economic scale)
(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 3:
Same-sex domestic partnership benefits
(0 points on Social scale)
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No opinion on topic 4:
Teacher-led prayer in public schools
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No opinion on topic 8:
Death Penalty
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No opinion on topic 9:
Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws
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No opinion on topic 10:
Absolute right to gun ownership
(0 points on Economic scale)
(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 5:
More federal funding for health coverage
(-5 points on Economic scale)
Health care for all Americans: Strongly Favors topic 5
No opinion on topic 6:
Privatize Social Security
(0 points on Economic scale)
(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 7:
Parents choose schools via vouchers
(0 points on Economic scale)
(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 18:
Replace coal & oil with alternatives
(-5 points on Economic scale)
Sustainable, renewable energy to combat global warming: Strongly Favors topic 18
No opinion on topic 19:
Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it
(0 points on Social scale)
(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 20:
Allow churches to provide welfare services
(0 points on Economic scale)
(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 11:
Make taxes more progressive
(0 points on Economic scale)
(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 12:
Illegal immigrants earn citizenship
(0 points on Social scale)
(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 13:
Support & expand free trade
(-3 points on Economic scale)
Include real & enforceable labor & environmental standards: Opposes topic 13
No opinion on topic 15:
Expand the armed forces
(0 points on Social scale)
(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 16:
Stricter limits on political campaign funds
(0 points on Economic scale)
(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 14:
The Patriot Act harms civil liberties
(0 points on Social scale)
(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 17:
US out of Iraq
(-5 points on Social scale)
Redeploy American combat troops out of Iraq: Strongly Opposes topic 17

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