Mike Rounds on SenateMatch

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Strongly Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale)	Abortion is wrong; reconsider Roe v. Wade: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Protect life under all circumstances; no embryo research: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Include pre-born human beings in 14th Amendment protection: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Protect infant survivors of abortion: Opposes topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+5 points on Economic scale)	No affirmative action in state contracts nor colleges: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Opposes topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-3 points on Social scale)	Legal contracts for gay couples, but not marriage: Favors topic 3 Marriage should be between a man and a woman: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Respect faith-based opposition to same-sex marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-3 points on Social scale)	OpEd: Rounds insufficiently zealous against abortion: Favors topic 4
Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+2 points on Economic scale)	Remove medical devices tax & payment advisory board: Opposes topic 5 Shut down ObamaCare but don't shut down government: Opposes topic 5 Healthcare to all citizens isn’t government’s responsibility: Opposes topic 5 3.2% funding increase for National Institutes of Health: Strongly Favors topic 5
Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+2 points on Economic scale)	Entitlements insolvent but no changes for current recipients: Favors topic 6
Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+2 points on Economic scale)	Voted for to confirm Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education: Favors topic 7 Provide a quality education for our children: Opposes topic 7 Participate in federal program Race to the Top: Favors topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (-5 points on Social scale)	Rein in the Environmental Protection Agency: Strongly Favors topic 8 Allow private landowners to issue bounties for coyotes: Favors topic 8
Strongly Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-5 points on Social scale)	End parole for repeat violent felons: Strongly Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Pro 2nd Amendment Rights: Strongly Favors topic 10 Reciprocity across state lines for concealed carry: Strongly Favors topic 10
Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+2 points on Economic scale)	Tax code too complex; broaden base and lower rates: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Co-sponsored bill to repeal "Cadillac Tax" on healthcare: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Supports states collecting tax for online sales: Neutral on topic 11 Opposed to Personal Income Tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Internet sales tax to raise education funding: Favors topic 11 $12B in federal economic stimulus as state block grants: Favors topic 11
Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-3 points on Social scale)	Border security first, then a limited path to citizenship: Favors topic 12 ICE performs vital functions that protect American families: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Rated Support national emergency at the Southern border: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+2 points on Economic scale)	Bound under state commitment to CAFTA: Favors topic 13 Voted YES to kill reauthorization of Ex-Im Bank: Opposes topic 13 Reauthorize the federal Trade Adjustment Assistance program: Strongly Favors topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (+5 points on Economic scale)	Disallow Palestine from joining ICC to threaten Israel: Favors topic 14 No transfers of Gitmo prisoners to US or abroad: Strongly Favors topic 14 Two-state solution despite Israeli settlements on West Bank: Favors topic 14
Strongly Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-5 points on Social scale)	Proposes joint cybersecurity effort with Israel: Favors topic 15 Primary federal responsibility is funding armed forces: Strongly Favors topic 15
Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+2 points on Social scale)	Limit campaign contributions but not campaign spending: Favors topic 16
Opposes topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-3 points on Social scale)	No nuclear deal with Iran without Congressional input: Opposes topic 17 Rated President ok to use military force against Iran: Opposes topic 17
Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+2 points on Economic scale)	Tax energy exploration on federal land instead of gas tax: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Incentives for more wind and coal-fired power: Opposes topic 18 Create coalition to open markets to ethanol: Favors topic 18 Determine environmental regulations by cost/benefit analysis: Opposes topic 18 Stop harmful EPA regulation of greenhouse gas emissions: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Set goal of 25% renewable energy by 2025: Strongly Favors topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-5 points on Social scale)	Never send the message that marijuana is OK: Strongly Favors topic 19 Rated F by NORML, indicating a "hard-on-drugs" stance: Strongly Favors topic 19
Strongly Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+5 points on Economic scale)	Don't promise everything then borrow it from next generation: Strongly Opposes topic 20

Mike Rounds is a Hard-Core Conservative
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