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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)	Reverse Roe v. Wade; defund Planned Parenthood: Strongly Opposes topic 1 All human life is sacred and begins at conception: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Opposes federal abortion funding: Opposes topic 1 Prohibit federal funding for abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Opposes public funding of abortions: Opposes topic 1 Supports parental notification: Opposes topic 1 Supports barring stem cell research: Opposes topic 1 Opposes abortion rights, according to Faith2Action: Opposes topic 1 Opposes abortion rights, according to PVS rating: Opposes topic 1 No taxpayer funding of abortions via ObamaCare: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Ban abortion after 20 weeks, except for maternal life: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Opposes public funding for abortion services: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Supports parental notification for abortions by minors: Strongly Opposes topic 1 YES on banning federal health coverage that includes abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+2 points on Economic scale)	Don't reauthorize Violence Against Women Act: Opposes topic 2
Opposes topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-3 points on Social scale)	Supports Amendment to prevent same sex marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Opposes same-sex marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Supports barring same sex marriage(Christian Coalition rating): Strongly Opposes topic 3 Supports forcing military gay marriages: Strongly Favors topic 3 Opposes same-sex marriage, according to Faith2Action: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Opposes same-sex marriage, according to PVS rating: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Opposes sexual preference as a protected minority status: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Rated Religious objections to GLBT services same as 1960s racism: Strongly Favors topic 3
Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-3 points on Social scale)	Supports barring anti-religious art funding: Favors topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	Repeal ObamaCare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Pooled insurance & tort reform; not federally-run care: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Opposes government-run healthcare: 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 Repeal the Job-Killing Health Care Law: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Repeal ObamaCare reporting requirements for small business: Opposes topic 5 Supports repealing Obamacare, according to Christian Coalition: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Supports repealing Obamacare, according to Faith2Action: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Supports repealing Obamacare, according to PVS rating: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Fully repealing ObamaCare is important, but not sufficient: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Supports repealing mandated health insurance: Strongly Opposes topic 5 YES on repealing the "Prevention and Public Health" slush fund: Strongly Opposes topic 5 YES on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts: Opposes topic 5
Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-3 points on Economic scale)	Supports privatizing Social Security: Strongly Favors topic 6 Opposes personal retirement accounts, rated by Faith2Action: Strongly Opposes topic 6 Opposes personal retirement accounts, according to PVS rating: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+5 points on Economic scale)	Supports education vouchers: Strongly Favors topic 7 Opposes Common Core, according to Faith2Action: Favors topic 7 Opposes Common Core, according to PVS rating: Favors topic 7 A-PLUS lets states escape No Child Left Behind: Favors topic 7 Vouchers break link of low-income and low-quality schools: Strongly Favors topic 7 Supports vouchers to let parents choose public or private school: Strongly Favors topic 7 YES on reauthorizing the DC opportunity scholarship program: Strongly Favors topic 7
Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+2 points on Social scale)	Voted YES to require GMO labeling: Opposes topic 8
Strongly Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-5 points on Social scale)	Supports capital punishment for certain crimes: Strongly Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Opposes restrictions on the right to bear arms: Strongly Favors topic 10 Opposes restricting gun purchase & possession: Strongly Favors topic 10 Opposes restricting right to bear arms: Strongly Favors topic 10 Opposes restricting guns, according to Faith2Action: Strongly Favors topic 10 Opposes restricting guns, according to PVS rating: Strongly Favors topic 10 Opposes restrictions on right to bear arms: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Stop the wasteful spending spree in Washington: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Taxpayer Protection Pledge: no new taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Adopt a single-rate tax system: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Repeal tax hikes in capital gains and death tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Supports the Taxpayer Protection Pledge: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Opposes increasing federal income taxes: Opposes topic 11 Opposes tax increases, according to Faith2Action: Opposes topic 11 Opposes tax increases, according to PVS rating: Opposes topic 11 Death Tax is a pernicious double tax: Strongly Favors topic 11 Opposes increasing income tax rates: Opposes topic 11 Supports eliminating the death tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale)	Opposes a pathway to citizenship: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Supports deportation of illlegals, according to Faith2Action: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Supports deportation of illlegals, according to PVS rating: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Voted YES to ban DREAMer immigrants from military service: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Neutral on topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	Rated 63% by the USAE, indicating a mixed record on trade: Neutral on topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (+5 points on Economic scale)	Exit the UN; maintain US sovereignty: Strongly Favors topic 14 Supports standing with the nation of israel: Favors topic 14
Strongly Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-5 points on Social scale)	Keep national defense the strongest force in the world: Strongly Favors topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	Ban stock trading based on Congressional insider knowledge: Strongly Favors topic 16 Elected to House with pledge of 6-year term limit: Favors topic 16
Strongly Opposes topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-5 points on Social scale)	Supports a continued presence in Afghanistan: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Boycott & sanctions against Iran for terrorism & nukes: Opposes topic 17 Iranian nuclear weapons: prevention instead of containment: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Supports targeting terrorists, according to Faith2Action: Opposes topic 17 Supports targeting terrorists, according to PVS rating: Opposes topic 17 NO on removing US armed forces from Afghanistan: Strongly Opposes topic 17 YES on banning armed forces in Libya without Congressional approval: Favors topic 17
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale)	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 Drill the Outer Continental Shelf; & license new nuke plants: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Supports energy independence: Opposes topic 18 Supports Keystone XL, according to Faith2Action: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Opposes regulating CO2, according to Faith2Action: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Supports Keystone XL, according to PVS rating: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Opposes regulating CO2, according to PVS rating: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Rated Drill for oil & gas in offshore OCS & Eastern Gulf of Mexico: Strongly Opposes topic 18 YES on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases: Opposes topic 18 YES on opening Outer Continental Shelf to oil drilling: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-5 points on Social scale)	Rated D by NORML, indicating a "hard-on-drugs" stance: Strongly Favors topic 19
Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+2 points on Economic scale)	Limit federal spending growth to per-capita inflation rate: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Disapprove of increasing the debt limit: Opposes topic 20 Supports a Balanced Budget Amendment: Opposes topic 20 Opposes stimulus spending, according to Faith2Action: Opposes topic 20 Opposes stimulus spending, according to PVS rating: Opposes topic 20 Supports constitutional amendment for balanced budget: Favors topic 20