Andy Barr on SenateMatch

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Strongly Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale)	Opposes public abortion funding: Opposes topic 1 Opposes churches providing birth control: Opposes topic 1 I consider myself pro-life: Strongly Opposes topic 1 No family planning assistance that includes abortion: Strongly 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
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
Opposes topic 3: Support transgender and LGBTQ+ rights (-3 points on Social scale)	Supports a DOMA amendment: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Religious objections to GLBT services same as 1960s racism: Strongly Favors topic 3 Respect faith-based opposition to same-sex marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3
No opinion on topic 4: America was founded on Christian values (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	ObamaCare is a 2,700-page job destroyer: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Defund, repeal, & replace federal care with free market: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Supports repealing ObamaCare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Supports market-based health insurance: Opposes topic 5 Supports repealing Affordable Care Act: Strongly Opposes 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)	Rated 0% by ARA, indicating a pro-privatization stance: Strongly Favors topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+5 points on Economic scale)	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)	Stop the EPA's war on coal: Favors topic 8 Voted YES to require GMO labeling: Opposes topic 8 Regulatory relief for smaller banks stimulates growth: Favors topic 8 Loosen restrictions on predator control in Alaska: Strongly Favors topic 8
No opinion on topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (0 points on Social scale)	First step: reduce recidivism & mass incarceration: Opposes topic 9 Rated 62% by the NAPO, indicating a moderate stance on police issues: Neutral on topic 9 Keep existing rules for police accountability: Favors topic 9
Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+2 points on Economic scale)	Restricting assault weapons from under 21 not constitutional: Strongly Favors topic 10 National cross-state standard for concealed carry: Strongly 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)	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 tax rates: Opposes topic 11 Supports eliminating the inheritance tax: Opposes topic 11 Opposes an income tax increase: 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 Reduce corporate tax rates from 35% to 21% to create jobs: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale)	Restart border wall; reinstate the remain in Mexico policy: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Deport foreign criminals;punish nations denying repatriation: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Voted YES to ban DREAMer immigrants from military service: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Increase both high-skill and family-based visa caps: Favors topic 12 Allow immigration bans from non-cooperating countries: Opposes topic 12
Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-3 points on Economic scale)	Trump's tariffs will ultimately open markets to US products: Opposes topic 13 Sponsored sugar quotas & import tariffs to stabilize prices: Strongly Opposes topic 13 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)	Supports targeting suspected terrorists, according to PVS: Strongly Favors topic 14 Sponsored opposing the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty: Strongly Favors topic 14 Condemn China's organ harvesting from Falun Gong prisoners: Opposes topic 14 No transfers of Gitmo prisoners to US or abroad: Strongly Favors topic 14 Sponsored bill to cut World Bank funding: Strongly Favors topic 14 Two-state solution despite Israeli settlements on West Bank: Favors topic 14
Strongly Favors topic 15: Peace through Strength (-5 points on Social scale)	Guard against deep cuts in weapons systems: 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
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 Oppose expanding voter registration and voter access: Opposes topic 16
Strongly Opposes topic 17: Stay out of foreign wars (-5 points on Social scale)	Require the President to sanction CCP military companies: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Supports combat operations in Afghanistan: Opposes topic 17 Aid the Syrian opposition with training & equipment: 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)	Stop the EPA's war on coal: Strongly Opposes topic 18 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 Opposes regulating greenhouse gas emissions: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Supports offshore energy production: Opposes topic 18 Let wind energy production tax credit expire: 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
Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-3 points on Social scale)	Exempt industrial hemp from marijuana laws: Opposes topic 19 Rated D by NORML, indicating a "hard-on-drugs" stance: Strongly Favors topic 19 Voted YES on combatting epidemic of synthetic drugs: Favors topic 19
Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+2 points on Economic scale)	Voted for the Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Decrease marginal rates, death tax, and capital gains tax: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Limit federal spending growth to per-capita inflation rate: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Opposes federal stimulus spending: Strongly Favors topic 20 Audit the Federal Reserve & its actions on mortgage loans: 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

Andy Barr is a Hard-Core Conservative
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