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Pedro Pierluisi on VoteMatch | 
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No opinion on
 topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
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Strongly Favors
 topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
 (-5 points on Economic scale)  | Constitutional Amendment for women's equal rights: Strongly Favors topic 2  More funding & services for victims of domestic violence: Strongly Favors topic 2 Enforce against wage discrimination based on gender: Strongly Favors topic 2 Ban discriminatory compensation; allow 2 years to sue: Favors topic 2 Stronger enforcement against gender-based pay discrimination: Favors topic 2 Investigate deportation of Japanese during WWII: Favors topic 2  | 
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Favors
 topic 3:Support transgender and LGBTQ+ rights
 (+2 points on Social scale)  | ENDA: prohibit employment discrimination for gays: Favors topic 3  Repeal Don't-Ask-Don't-Tell, and reinstate discharged gays: Favors topic 3  | 
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No opinion on
 topic 4:America was founded on Christian values
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Strongly Favors
 topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
 (-5 points on Economic scale)  | Expand the National Health Service Corps: Strongly Favors topic 5 | 
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No opinion on
 topic 6:Privatize Social Security
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No opinion on
 topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
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Opposes
 topic 8:Businesses have a right to pollute
 (+2 points on Social scale)  | Regulate all dog breeders down to kennels of 50 dogs: Opposes topic 8  Sponsored enforcing against illegal ocean fishing: Opposes topic 8  | 
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Strongly Opposes
 topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
 (+5 points on Social scale)  | Abolish the federal death penalty: Strongly Opposes topic 9 | 
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Opposes
 topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
 (-3 points on Economic scale)  | Close the Gun Show Loophole; restrict show sales: Opposes topic 10 | 
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No opinion on
 topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
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Favors
 topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
 (+2 points on Social scale)  | Allow more visas for STEM college graduates: Favors topic 12  Provide lawyers and evidence for children being deported: Favors topic 12  | 
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Strongly Favors
 topic 13:Support & expand free trade
 (+5 points on Economic scale)  | $25B more loans from Export-Import Bank: Strongly Favors topic 13 | 
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No opinion on
 topic 14:Stay away from the UN & Globalism
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No opinion on
 topic 15:Peace through Strength
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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  Require full disclosure of independent campaign expenditures: Strongly Favors topic 16 No photo IDs to vote; they suppress the vote: Favors topic 16 Statehood for the District of Columbia: Favors topic 16 Automatic voter registration for all citizens: Strongly Favors topic 16 Military spouses don't lose voting residency while abroad: Favors topic 16  | 
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No opinion on
 topic 17:Stay out of foreign wars
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No opinion on
 topic 18:Prioritize green energy
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Strongly Opposes
 topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
 (+5 points on Social scale)  | Sponsored expunging records for first drug offenders after probation: Strongly Opposes topic 19  Distribute sterile syringes to reduce AIDS and hepatitis: Opposes topic 19  | 
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Favors
 topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
 (-3 points on Economic scale)  | Raise the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour by 2016: Favors topic 20 | 
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