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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 |
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 |
No opinion on
topic 4:Keep God in the public sphere
(0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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 |
No opinion on
topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
(0 points on Economic scale) | 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 |
No opinion on
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
(0 points on Economic scale) | 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 |
Favors
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(+2 points on Social scale) | Border security first, then a limited path to citizenship: Favors 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) | 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 |
No opinion on
topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements
(0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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 |