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Lee Zeldin on VoteMatch |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(-5 points on Social scale) | Value life & alternatives to parenthood: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Abortion ok for rape & incest, but no federal funding: Opposes topic 1 No federal funding for any embryonic stem cell research: 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 Include pre-born human beings in 14th Amendment protection: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Sponsored bill to protect infant survivors of abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 |
Opposes
topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Continue affirmative action programs: Strongly Favors topic 2 Fighting Islamophobia requires defining "Islamophobia": Strongly Opposes topic 2 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 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 3:Support transgender and LGBTQ+ rights
(-5 points on Social scale) | Supports constitutional amendment defining marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Opposed equal marriage rights for same-sex couples: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Don't elevate gender identity as a protected class: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Respect faith-based opposition to same-sex marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 |
Favors
topic 4:America was founded on Christian values
(-3 points on Social scale) | Never experienced antisemitism, including within GOP: Favors topic 4 |
Opposes
topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
(+2 points on Economic scale) | ObamaCare converts full-time jobs to part-time: Opposes topic 5 Expand eligibility for tax-free medical savings accounts: Favors topic 5 Fully repealing ObamaCare is important, but not sufficient: Strongly Opposes topic 5 |
Strongly Favors
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Make tough decisions to reform entitlements: Favors topic 6 Allow investing portion of payroll tax in private accounts: Strongly Favors topic 6 |
Strongly Favors
topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Grade school students need to be better represented: Favors topic 7 Vouchers ok for private or religious schools: Strongly 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 |
Favors
topic 8:Businesses have a right to pollute
(-3 points on Social scale) | Strengthen the Clean Water Act & the Clean Air Act: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Voted NO on requiring limited GMO labeling: Favors topic 8 Regulatory relief for smaller banks stimulates growth: Favors topic 8 Loosen restrictions on predator control in Alaska: Strongly Favors topic 8 |
Favors
topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
(-3 points on Social scale) | Supports death penalty: Strongly Favors topic 9 First step: reduce recidivism & mass incarceration: Opposes topic 9 Keep existing rules for police accountability: Favors topic 9 |
Favors
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Gun control measures won't reduce crime: Strongly Favors topic 10 Hosts annual "Teach a Kid to Fish Day": Favors topic 10 Decrease restrictions on purchase and possession of guns: Favors topic 10 No assault weapons exemption for retired cops: Opposes topic 10 National cross-state standard for concealed carry: Strongly Favors topic 10 Interstate transportation of firearms is federally prote: 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 |
Opposes
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Simplify tax code & reduce tax burden: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Repeal the estate tax; fight all tax increases: Strongly Opposes topic 11 NY gone dark from taxes, lost jobs, suffocating regulations: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Repeal the death tax, immediately and with no expiration: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Death Tax is a pernicious double tax: Strongly Favors topic 11 Reducing tax rates balloons federal deficit & cuts programs: Favors topic 11 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(-5 points on Social scale) | Secure the borders, then deal with 11 million illegals: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Supports official English & border security: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Voted YES to ban DREAMer immigrants from military service: 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) | Free trade with China ok, but not Venezuela: Favors topic 13 Implement USMCA for improved North American trade: Strongly Favors topic 13 |
Favors
topic 14:Stay away from the UN & Globalism
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Support the creation of a Palestinian state: Opposes topic 14 Ban admission of Syrian refugees & any Syrian residents: Strongly Favors topic 14 Cut World Bank funding to enforce against terrorism: Favors topic 14 Two-state solution despite Israeli settlements on West Bank: 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) | Freedom is because America's military is strong: Strongly Favors topic 15 Provides supplies for our troops in the field, not timelines: Strongly Favors topic 15 $515B for military plus $89B off sequester for wars: Favors topic 15 Award research grants based on national interest: Favors topic 15 |
Opposes
topic 16:Make voter registration easier
(-3 points on Social scale) | Increase campaign donation limit, but ban PACs: Favors topic 16 Voted to overturn 2020 presidential election results: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Opposed For the People Act expanding voting rights: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Signed onto Texas suit challenging 2020 election: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Elected to House with pledge of 6-year term limit: Favors topic 16 Constitutional amendment for Congressional term limits: Favors topic 16 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 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 17:Stay out of foreign wars
(-5 points on Social scale) | Withdraw troops from Iraq only after we succeed: Strongly Opposes 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) | Focus on lowering cost of gas & oil: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Support cap-and-trade, but also new oil drilling: Favors topic 18 2009 Endangerment Finding assumptions replaced by 2025 facts: Strongly Opposes topic 18 2016: be better stewards; 2025: unleash energy dominance : Strongly Opposes topic 18 Drill for oil & gas in offshore OCS & Eastern Gulf of Mexico: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Voted NO on assisting rural electric renewable energy: Strongly Opposes topic 18 |
Opposes
topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
(+2 points on Social scale) | Mandatory jail sentences for selling illegal drugs: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Rated B by NORML, indicating a pro-drug-reform stance: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Sponsored bill for combatting epidemic of synthetic drugs: Strongly Favors topic 19 |
Opposes
topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Bloated government's debt has become a great threat: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Voted YES on $900 billion COVID relief package: Favors topic 20 Opposed $1.9 trillion ARPA bill for COVID relief: Strongly Opposes topic 20 |
Lee Zeldin is a Hard-Core Conservative
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