VoteMatch Responses
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Strongly Opposes
topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Pro-life; opposes taxpayer funding of abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Bar funding for abortion under federal Obamacare plans: Opposes topic 1 Prohibit federal funding for abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 YES on banning federal health coverage that includes abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 |
Favors
topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| Increase funding for occupational & physical therapy: Favors topic 2 |
Neutral on
topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Neutral on
topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Favors
topic 5: Expand ObamaCare
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| Repeal ObamaCare reporting requirements for small business: Opposes topic 5 Require insurers to cover breast cancer treatment: Strongly Favors topic 5 NO on repealing the "Prevention and Public Health" slush fund: Strongly Favors topic 5 NO on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts: Favors topic 5 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 6: Privatize Social Security
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Reject privatization; don't raise the retirement age: Strongly Opposes topic 6 by NCPSSM indicating a pro-Social Security stance: Strongly Opposes topic 6 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 7: Vouchers for school choice
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| NO on reauthorizing the DC opportunity scholarship program: Strongly Opposes topic 7 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Make tax deduction permanent for conservation easements: Opposes topic 8 Regulate all dog breeders down to kennels of 50 dogs: Opposes topic 8 Prohibit invasive research on great apes: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Prohibits breeding or possessing Big Cat species: Strongly Opposes topic 8 |
Neutral on
topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Favors
topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Don't infringe basic rights of 2nd Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 10 National cross-state standard for concealed carry: Strongly Favors topic 10 Loosen restrictions on interstate gun purchases: Strongly Favors topic 10 Allow veterans to register unlicensed guns acquired abroad: Favors topic 10 |
Strongly Favors
topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Tax cuts for the middle class, not the wealthy: Strongly Favors topic 11 |
Neutral on
topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Opposes
topic 13: Support & expand free trade
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Trade deals like NAFTA send jobs overseas: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Tariffs against countries undervaluing their currency: Opposes topic 13 Review free trade agreements biennially for rights violation: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Impose tariffs against countries which manipulate currency: Opposes topic 13 Require open markets for US goods in all trade agreements: Opposes topic 13 Rated 38% by the USAE, indicating support for trade sanctions: Opposes topic 13 |
Neutral on
topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism
(0 points on Economic scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Favors
topic 15: Expand the military
(-5 points on Social scale)
| 1.9% pay raise for troops; and extend TRICARE coverage: Strongly Favors topic 15 |
Strongly Favors
topic 16: Make voter registration easier
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Reduce the salary of Members of Congress: Favors topic 16 Ban stock trading based on Congressional insider knowledge: Strongly Favors topic 16 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Iranian nuclear weapons: prevention instead of containment: Strongly Opposes topic 17 NO on removing US armed forces from Afghanistan: Strongly Opposes topic 17 NO on banning armed forces in Libya without Congressional approval: Opposes topic 17 |
Opposes
topic 18: Prioritize green energy
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| Protect coal; expand drilling; oppose cap-and-trade: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Establish a Carbon Storage Research Corporation: Favors 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 |
Neutral on
topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Favors
topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| Increase debt limit from $14.3 trillion to $16.7 trillion: Favors topic 20 |