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Elaine Chao on VoteMatch |
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topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Opposes
topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+5 points on Economic scale) | Affirmative Action discounts equal opportunity and merit: Strongly Opposes topic 2 |
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topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Favors
topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (-5 points on Social scale) | Slow permitting process blocking private sector investments: Strongly Favors topic 8 Environmental regulations create roadblocks and delays: Strongly Favors topic 8 |
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topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Opposes
topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale) | Reform corporate tax code to reward offshore tax havens: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Chao family foundation funds funneled into offshore firms: Opposes topic 11 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale) | Legality at the heart of immigration policy debate: Strongly Opposes topic 12 |
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topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+2 points on Economic scale) | Focus on emerging realities of technology and globalization: Favors topic 13 |
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topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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topic 15: Expand the military (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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topic 16: Make voter registration easier (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (+2 points on Social scale) | Established Peace Corps programs in Baltic republics: Favors topic 17 |
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topic 18: Prioritize green energy (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (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) | Reckless tax and spend strategy is hazardous for economy: Strongly Opposes topic 20 |
Elaine Chao is a Moderate Libertarian Conservative
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