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Kurt Bills on SenateMatch | 
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Strongly Opposes
 topic 1:Abortion is a woman's right
 (-5 points on Social scale)  | Protect the unborn: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Opposes churches providing birth control: Opposes topic 1  | 
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No opinion on
 topic 2:Require hiring more women & minorities
 (0 points on Economic scale)  | (No votes on which to base response) | 
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Opposes
 topic 3:Same-sex domestic partnership benefits
 (-3 points on Social scale)  | Marriage is man & woman, but let states decide civil unions: Opposes topic 3 | 
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No opinion on
 topic 4:Teacher-led prayer in public schools
 (0 points on Social scale)  | (No votes on which to base response) | 
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No opinion on
 topic 8:Death Penalty
 (0 points on Social scale)  | (No votes on which to base response) | 
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No opinion on
 topic 9:Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws
 (0 points on Social scale)  | (No votes on which to base response) | 
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Favors
 topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
 (+2 points on Economic scale)  | Opposes restricting the Second Amendment: Favors topic 10 | 
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Strongly Opposes
 topic 5:More federal funding for health coverage
 (+5 points on Economic scale)  | Eliminate mandates under Obamacare, Medicare, and Medicaid: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Supports repealing ObamaCare: Strongly Opposes topic 5  | 
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Favors
 topic 6:Privatize Social Security
 (+2 points on Economic scale)  | Increment retirement age; rely on other streams of income: Favors topic 6 Reform Social Security system or benefits won't be available: Favors topic 6  | 
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No opinion on
 topic 7:Parents choose schools via vouchers
 (0 points on Economic scale)  | (No votes on which to base response) | 
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Favors
 topic 18:Replace coal & oil with alternatives
 (-3 points on Economic scale)  | Replace subsidies for oil companies with free market: Favors topic 18 Replace subsidies for oil companies with renewable standards: Strongly Favors topic 18 Don't try to pick technology winners and losers: Opposes topic 18  | 
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Opposes
 topic 19:Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it
 (+2 points on Social scale)  | Eliminate most funding from DEA's "War on Drugs": Opposes topic 19 | 
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No opinion on
 topic 20:Allow churches to provide welfare services
 (0 points on Economic scale)  | (No votes on which to base response) | 
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Strongly Opposes
 topic 11:Make taxes more progressive
 (+5 points on Economic scale)  | Printing money causes inflation; so audit the Fed: Opposes topic 11 Curb unsustainable spending by lowering spending: Opposes topic 11 Simplify the tax code: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Opposes increasing tax rates: Opposes topic 11 Supports eliminating the inheritance tax: Opposes topic 11  | 
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No opinion on
 topic 12:Illegal immigrants earn citizenship
 (0 points on Social scale)  | (No votes on which to base response) | 
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Favors
 topic 13:Support & expand free trade
 (+2 points on Economic scale)  | Help countries with trade instead of aid: Favors topic 13 Export American freedom alongside read goods and services: Favors topic 13  | 
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Strongly Favors
 topic 15:Expand the armed forces
 (-5 points on Social scale)  | Peace through strength, but no ill-defined missions: Strongly Favors topic 15 | 
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Favors
 topic 16:Stricter limits on political campaign funds
 (-3 points on Economic scale)  | End federal subsidies; they end up in campaign coffers: Favors topic 16 | 
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Strongly Favors
 topic 14:The Patriot Act harms civil liberties
 (+5 points on Social scale)  | Opposes PATRIOT Act, TSA and NDAA: Strongly Favors topic 14 | 
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Strongly Favors
 topic 17:US out of Iraq & Afghanistan
 (+5 points on Social scale)  | Non-interventionist foreign policy: Strongly Favors topic 17 No point to staying longer in Afghanistan: Favors topic 17  |