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Steve Welch on SenateMatch |
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topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right (-5 points on Social scale) | Individual choice on family issues; government protects life: Strongly Opposes topic 1 |
No opinion on
topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Opposes
topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (-5 points on Social scale) | Marriage is a bedrock principle of our civilization: Strongly Opposes topic 3 |
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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topic 8: Death Penalty (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Favors
topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale) | Punish criminals but don't prevent responsible gun ownership: Strongly Favors topic 10 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (+5 points on Economic scale) | Lunacy that consumers don't know real prices: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Replace ObamaCare with tort reform & competition: Strongly Opposes topic 5 |
No opinion on
topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Favors
topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (+5 points on Economic scale) | Competition instead of centralization of education policy: Strongly Favors topic 7 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (+5 points on Economic scale) | Capture US energy from oil, natural gas, & clean coal: Strongly Opposes topic 18 |
No opinion on
topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
No opinion on
topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Opposes
topic 11: Make taxes more progressive (+2 points on Economic scale) | Simplifying tax code leads to job creation: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Current tax code punishes small businesses while GE pays 0%: Favors topic 11 |
Opposes
topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (-3 points on Social scale) | Secure America's borders: Opposes topic 12 |
No opinion on
topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
No opinion on
topic 15: Expand the armed forces (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Favors
topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (-3 points on Economic scale) | 12-year term limits for House & Senate: Favors topic 16 |
No opinion on
topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Opposes
topic 17: US out of Iraq & Afghanistan (-5 points on Social scale) | Everything needs to on the table with Iran, but not publicly: Strongly Opposes topic 17 |