John Rose on VoteMatch

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Strongly Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale)	Life begins at conception; don't fund Planned Parenthood: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Life begins at conception; defund Planned Parenthood: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Pro-life, according to PVS survey: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Sponsored bill to protect infant survivors of abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+5 points on Economic scale)	Voted NO on private lawsuits for school race discrimination: Strongly Opposes topic 2 Keep deadline for ratifying Equal Rights Amendment: Strongly Opposes topic 2 Voted against combating Islamophobia: Opposes topic 2
No opinion on topic 3: Support transgender and LGBTQ+ rights (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 4: America was founded on Christian values (-5 points on Social scale)	Religious liberty is at risk, but no Sharia in the U.S.: Strongly Favors topic 4 Tennessee's bedrock values emanate from Christian values: Strongly Favors topic 4
Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+2 points on Economic scale)	Replace ObamaCare with market-based, patient-centered reform: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Ensure everyone's 30 minutes or less from emergency care: Favors topic 5 Repeal ObamaCare, according to PVS survey: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+2 points on Economic scale)	Everything needs to be on the table for Social Security: Favors topic 6
Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+2 points on Economic scale)	Keep education local; reject Common Core: Favors topic 7 PVS:States decide standards, not federal government: Favors topic 7
No opinion on topic 8: Businesses have a right to pollute (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-3 points on Social scale)	Keep existing rules for police accountability: Favors topic 9
Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+2 points on Economic scale)	More restrictive gun control doesn't protect public safety: Strongly Favors topic 10 Life member of NRA, 2nd amendment is fundamental to America: Strongly Favors topic 10 Opposes gun control, according to PVS survey: Favors topic 10 Voted NO on background check for every firearm sale: Favors topic 10 Voted NO on background checks for private transfers: Opposes topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Tax code too complicated; make it easier to file: Opposes topic 11 PVS:Don't increase taxes to balance budget: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale)	Build the border wall, not sanctuary cities: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Illegal immigrants not "undocumented," deport them: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Favors building the wall, good fences make good neighbors: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Supports border wall, according to CC survey: Opposes topic 12 PVS:Illegal immigrants must exit and re-enter: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Allow immigration bans from non-cooperating countries: Opposes topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale)	Implement USMCA for improved North American trade: Strongly Favors topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 14: Stay away from the UN & Globalism (+5 points on Economic scale)	Relationship between US, Israel critical to defeat terrorism: Favors topic 14 Recommit to the values that made this country great: Strongly Favors topic 14 Voted YES to monitor forced Uyghur labor in Xinjiang: Favors topic 14
Strongly Favors topic 15: Peace through Strength (-5 points on Social scale)	Fund the military at level for protection country needs: Strongly Favors topic 15 PVS:Don't cut defense to balance budget: Strongly Favors topic 15
Strongly Opposes topic 16: Make voter registration easier (-5 points on Social scale)	No holiday on election day; no same-day registration: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Overturn presidential election due to pandemic voting rules: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Oppose expanding voter registration and voter access: Opposes topic 16
Opposes topic 17: Stay out of foreign wars (-3 points on Social scale)	Voted against foreign aid to Ukraine: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Radical Islamic terrorism is real; supports travel ban: Strongly Favors topic 17 Voted NO on removing US forces from Yemen: Strongly Opposes topic 17 President ok to use military force against Iran: Opposes topic 17 2002 AUMF against Iraq should apply to ISIS: Opposes topic 17
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Voted NO on assisting rural electric renewable energy: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-3 points on Social scale)	Amendment: no criminal associations re: cannabis banking: Favors topic 19
Strongly Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+5 points on Economic scale)	Eliminate unnecessary government regulations and taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Would have liked to have seen more budget cutting: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Welfare lets able-bodied workers sit on sidelines & get paid: Strongly Opposes topic 20 PVS:Federal spending for economic stimulus: Strongly Favors topic 20 Voted NO on $900 billion COVID relief package: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Opposed $1.9 trillion ARPA bill for COVID relief: Strongly Opposes topic 20

John Rose is a Hard-Core Conservative
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