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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 right (0 points on Social scale)	YES on Unknown roll call for 1999-148: Opposes topic 1 YES on banning partial birth abortions: Strongly Opposes topic 1 YES on maintaining ban on Military Base Abortions: Opposes topic 1
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 setting aside 10% of highway funds for minorities & women: Favors topic 2
Opposes topic 3: Sexual orientation protected by civil rights laws (2 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 YES on expanding hate crimes to include sexual orientation: Favors topic 3
Favors topic 4: Teach family values in public schools (2 points on Social scale)	YES on requiring schools to allow voluntary prayer: Favors topic 4 YES on $75M for abstinence education: Strongly Favors topic 4 YES on killing restrictions on violent videos to minors: Opposes topic 4
Opposes topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (7 points on Economic scale)	NO on medical savings acounts: 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 NO on including prescription drugs under Medicare: Opposes topic 5
Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (7 points on Economic scale)	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
Strongly Favors topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (10 points on Social scale)	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
Favors topic 8: Death Penalty (2 points on Social scale)	YES on rejecting racial statistics in death penalty appeals: Favors topic 8 YES on limiting death penalty appeals: Favors topic 8
Favors topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (2 points on Social scale)	YES on mandatory prison terms for crimes involving firearms: Strongly Favors topic 9 YES on more penalties for gun & drug violations: Favors topic 9 YES on $1.15 billion per year to continue the COPS program: Opposes topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (10 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
Favors topic 11: Decrease overall taxation of the wealthy (7 points on Economic scale)	YES on Internet sales tax moratorium: Favors topic 11 YES on Unknown roll call for 1998-55: Strongly Favors topic 11 YES on requiring super-majority for raising taxes: Favors topic 11 NO on Unknown roll call for 1999-230: Opposes topic 11 YES on eliminating the 'marriage penalty': Favors topic 11 YES on prioritizing national debt reduction below tax cuts: Favors topic 11
No opinion on topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (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 US for farm work: Favors topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (10 points on Economic scale)	YES on Unknown roll call for 1997-292: Favors topic 13 YES on renewing 'fast track' presidential trade authority: Favors topic 13 YES on permanent normal trade relations with China: Strongly Favors topic 13
No opinion on topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 15: More spending on armed forces (2 points on Economic scale)	NO on 1996 Defense Appropriations: Opposes topic 15 YES on considering deploying NMD, and amending ABM Treaty: Favors topic 15 YES on favoring 36 vetoed military projects: Strongly Favors topic 15 YES on allowing another round of military base closures: Opposes topic 15 YES on military pay raise of 4.8%: Strongly Favors topic 15 YES on deploying National Missile Defense ASAP: Strongly Favors topic 15
Opposes topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (7 points on Economic scale)	NO on favoring 1997 McCain-Feingold overhaul of campaign finance: Opposes topic 16
Favors topic 17: Replace US troops with UN in Iraq (2 points on Economic scale)	NO on limiting NATO expansion to only Poland, Hungary & Czech: Favors topic 17 YES on $17.9 billion to IMF: Favors topic 17 YES on cap foreign aid at only $12.7 billion: Opposes topic 17 YES on authorizing air strikes in Kosovo: Neutral topic 17 YES on allowing all necessary force in Kosovo: Neutral topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (0 points on Economic scale)	NO on do not require ethanol in gasoline: Favors topic 18 YES on reducing funds for road-building in National Forests: Favors topic 18 NO on defunding renewable and solar energy: Strongly Favors topic 18 NO on ending discussion of CAFE fuel efficiency standards: Favors topic 18 NO on preserving budget for ANWR oil drilling: Favors topic 18
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
Favors topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (2 points on Social scale)	YES on welfare overhaul: Favors topic 20 YES on allowing state welfare waivers: Favors topic 20 NO on eliminating block grants for food stamps: Favors topic 20 YES on welfare block grants: Favors topic 20