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Ted Cruz on Abortion
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OR background on Abortion.
- Supported Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. (Sep 2020)
- No exceptions for rape or incest; de-fund Planned Parenthood. (Oct 2018)
- Planned Parenthood sells body parts of unborn human beings. (Sep 2015)
- Allow vote to end Planned Parenthood's funding. (Aug 2015)
- Prosecute Planned Parenthood for criminal violations. (Aug 2015)
- Ban taxpayer funding of abortion & partial birth abortion. (Mar 2015)
- Companies can deny insuring birth control. (Apr 2012)
- Protect innocent human life with partial-birth ban. (Jul 2011)
- Opposes public abortion funding. (Oct 2012)
- Opposes churches providing birth control. (Oct 2012)
- Voted YES to protect infant survivors of abortion. (Feb 2020)
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Ted Cruz on Budget & Economy
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- I am bullish on crypto & bitcoin; it is decentralized. (Feb 2022)
- Choose individual liberty over more & more spending. (Oct 2018)
- Original sponsor of Audit-The-Fed bill. (Jan 2016)
- Would I bail out the banks again? Absolutely not!. (Nov 2015)
- I would not bail out Bank of America. (Nov 2015)
- 1.2% annual growth over last 8 years is a disaster. (Nov 2015)
- Audit the Fed; then end quantitative easing. (Oct 2015)
- Use debt limit as leverage for policy change. (Oct 2015)
- Top 1% under Obama got fat & happy while workers are hurting. (Feb 2015)
- Lost Generation: Obama agenda hammers young people. (Mar 2014)
- Balanced budget amendment to stop bankrupting our country. (Mar 2014)
- Choice is more federal spending, or free markets & liberty. (Aug 2012)
- FactCheck: Yes, gross federal debt now exceeds GDP. (Aug 2012)
- Demand a Balanced Budget amendment. (Jul 2010)
- Limit federal spending growth to per-capita inflation rate. (Jul 2010)
- Supports the Cut-Cap-and-Balance Pledge. (Jan 2012)
- Supports a constitutional BBA. (Oct 2012)
- Endorsed by the Club for Growth, for pro-growth stances. (Aug 2012)
- Audit the Federal Reserve & its actions on mortgage loans. (Feb 2013)
- Voted NO on $900 billion COVID relief package. (Dec 2020)
- Opposed $1.9 trillion ARPA bill for COVID relief. (Mar 2021)
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Ted Cruz on Civil Rights
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- Worship however you like; that's the beauty of freedom. (Feb 2021)
- Allow Muslims in leadership roles in state Republican Party. (Jan 2019)
- Don't empower more lawsuits by demanding equal pay. (Oct 2015)
- Supreme Court gay rights ruling undermines the Constitution. (Jul 2015)
- Adopt economic affirmative action instead of race-based. (Jun 2015)
- Insidious affirmative action: we can't make it on merit? (Jun 2015)
- Apply 10th Amendment: states decide on gay marriage. (Jun 2015)
- Pray against a court decision legalizing same-sex marriage. (Apr 2015)
- Liberals obsessed with mandatory gay marriage in 50 states. (Apr 2015)
- Zealotry on same-sex marriage leaves out religious liberty. (Apr 2015)
- Most states can ignore Supreme Court legalizing gay marriage. (Mar 2015)
- Overturn Supreme Court with anti-gay marriage Amendment. (Oct 2014)
- UN Treaty on Disabilities threatens US sovereignty. (Mar 2014)
- Opposes gay pride parades and opposes gay marriage. (Feb 2012)
- One-man-one-woman marriage is building block of society. (Jul 2011)
- Disallow Ku Klux Klan from participating in Adopt-A-Highway. (Jul 2011)
- Supports defining traditional marriage. (Oct 2012)
- Sponsored state definition of marriage supersedes federal gay marriage. (Feb 2014)
- Respect faith-based opposition to same-sex marriage. (Mar 2018)
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Ted Cruz on Corporations
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- Free businesses from the CFPB's regulatory blockades. (Oct 2018)
- End sugar subsidies and corporate welfare. (Nov 2015)
- Business flat tax of 16%; big business same as small. (Oct 2015)
- Slash corporate tax rates to 15 percent. (Mar 2015)
- Get senseless obstacles from Washington out of the way. (Jan 2015)
- Regulatory relief for smaller banks stimulates growth. (Mar 2018)
- Reduce corporate tax rates from 35% to 21% to create jobs. (Dec 2017)
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Ted Cruz on Crime
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- Exclusionary rule designed only to protect the guilty. (Sep 2020)
- In death penalty cases, describe brutal nature of crime. (Jun 2015)
- End last-minute death penalty appeals: one week deadline. (Jun 2015)
- Capital punishment for the very worst child rapists. (Jun 2015)
- Won release for convicted murderer on DNA-based appeal. (Jun 2015)
- There's a special circle of Hell for rapists & pedophiles. (Jun 2015)
- Convert regulatory crimes into civil offenses. (Apr 2015)
- Freeing killer when prosecutors erred sets a bad precedent. (Mar 2014)
- World Court should have no say in Texas executions. (Jul 2011)
- Fully monitor sexual predators & bring them to justice. (Jul 2011)
- Supports the death penalty. (Oct 2012)
- Death penalty for killing police officers. (Sep 2015)
- First step: reduce recidivism & mass incarceration. (Dec 2018)
- Rated 55% by the NAPO, indicating a moderate stance on police issues. (Dec 2014)
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Ted Cruz on Drugs
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- Opposed to marijuana legalization, but let states choose. (Oct 2018)
- Let's see what happens in Colorado with legalization. (Nov 2015)
- Lower minimums and mandatory sentencing for drugs. (Apr 2015)
- 2014: federal enforcement; 2015: let states experiment. (Mar 2015)
- I disagree with states legalizing pot, but it's their right. (Feb 2015)
- Let states be laboratories of democracy on marijuana. (Feb 2015)
- I foolishly smoked pot when young, but never since. (Feb 2015)
- Rated C by NORML, indicating a mixed record on drug reform. (Nov 2016)
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Ted Cruz on Education
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- School choice is the civil-rights issue of the 21st Century. (Jan 2024)
- In just world, teacher's unions would support school choice. (Sep 2020)
- Private school vouchers is civil rights issue of our time. (Oct 2018)
- Race-to-the-Top is blackmail against the states. (Mar 2016)
- Abolish the U.S. Department of Education. (Apr 2015)
- The rich already have school choice; give it to the poor. (Apr 2015)
- Supports ending racial preferences for college admissions. (Apr 2015)
- Right to education: public, private, charter, or homeschool. (Mar 2015)
- We should thank parents who homeschool. (Mar 2015)
- Local control of education instead of Common Core. (Mar 2015)
- School choice is a deep passion of mine. (Mar 2014)
- Facilitate school choice for poor Americans. (Jan 2014)
- Education decisions best made at local level. (Jun 2012)
- Denounce the Common Core State Standards. (Feb 2014)
- Block funding for Common Core; it's too heavy-handed. (Apr 2014)
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Ted Cruz on Energy & Oil
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- Paris Accord destroys $3 trillion in American GDP by 2040. (Oct 2018)
- Fight against Gulf moratorium on offshore exploration. (Jul 2011)
- Signed the No Climate Tax Pledge by AFP. (Aug 2012)
- Cap-and-trade has no impact on global temperatures. (Jul 2010)
- Explore proven energy reserves & keep energy prices low. (Jul 2010)
- Let states lease energy rights on federal lands. (Jun 2013)
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Ted Cruz on Environment
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- EPA ran amok under Obama. (Oct 2018)
- Take on EPA and agencies that strangle small businesses. (Sep 2015)
- Federal government shouldn't own $14 trillion worth of land. (Jun 2015)
- Don't pick winners & losers like RFS' ethanol in gasoline. (Mar 2015)
- OpEd: Tweeted joke picture of endangered tiger skin rug. (Mar 2014)
- OpEd: Tweeted joke picture of endangered tiger skin rug. (Mar 2014)
- Loosen restrictions on predator control in Alaska. (Mar 2017)
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Ted Cruz on Families & Children
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- Amendment to define marriage as between man & a woman. (Oct 2018)
- Hispanic values: faith, family & patriotism. (Feb 2016)
- Defend Judeo-Christian values against liberal fascism. (Apr 2015)
- Opposes the unrelenting assault on traditional marriage. (Mar 2015)
- Mother lost an infant child, Ted's would-be brother. (Mar 2014)
- Alcoholic father gave his life to Christ. (Mar 2014)
- Read "Green Eggs & Ham" to his kids during Senate filibuster. (Mar 2014)
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Ted Cruz on Foreign Policy
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OR background on Foreign Policy.
- Transnational institutions chip away at US sovereignty. (Sep 2020)
- Countries aspire to be like America, the exceptional nation. (Mar 2016)
- Break diplomatic relations with Cuba. (Mar 2016)
- Neutrality on Israel is moral relativism. (Feb 2016)
- Under Hillary's leadership, every region of world is worse. (Nov 2015)
- Fighting ISIS is more important than fighting Assad. (Oct 2015)
- If Mideast strongmen still in power, better for US interests. (Oct 2015)
- US should not engage in nation building in Afghanistan. (Oct 2015)
- Greatest threat facing America is nuclear Iran. (Sep 2015)
- Don't let world courts bind American sovereignty. (Sep 2015)
- Move American embassy in Israel to Jerusalem. (Sep 2015)
- Law of the Sea Treaty undermines US sovereignty. (Jun 2015)
- Guide policy with true leadership of moral clarity. (Jun 2015)
- Liberal credulity coddles and excuses extremism. (Jun 2015)
- Help the Cuban opposition, not the Castros. (Dec 2014)
- Cuba is oppressive but never misses chance to propagandize. (Oct 2014)
- Vigorous sanctions against Putin; help eastern Ukraine. (Jul 2014)
- America is indispensable; our allies need our leadership. (Jun 2014)
- Sanctions on Putin for Ukraine: tyrants respond to weakness. (Mar 2014)
- US has a responsibility to defend our values abroad. (Mar 2014)
- To make a deal, Iran must recognize Israel as Jewish state. (Mar 2014)
- Abrogate treaties with Russia over Ukraine invasion. (Mar 2014)
- America should be voice of freedom, but not interventionist. (Mar 2014)
- Deny visa for Iranian ambassador to visit the United Nations. (Mar 2014)
- Those who hate Israel hate America. (Mar 2014)
- Appeasement historically leads to more violence. (Mar 2014)
- Disallow Palestine from joining ICC to threaten Israel. (Jan 2015)
- Move US embassy in Israel to Jerusalem; recognize as cap. (Jan 2015)
- Two-state solution despite Israeli settlements on West Bank. (Jan 2017)
- Sponsored bill to monitor forced Uyghur labor in Xinjiang. (Mar 2020)
- Ban imports from Xinjiang made by Uyghur forced labor. (Jan 2021)
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Ted Cruz on Free Trade
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- Chinese telecom companies are espionage operations. (Apr 2020)
- Supports tariffs; opposes bailouts to those hurt by them. (Oct 2018)
- I always opposed TPP, but I supported TPA. (Mar 2016)
- Import taxes are paid by consumers, not by China. (Mar 2016)
- End the Export-Import Bank. (Aug 2015)
- The Export-Import bank is corporate welfare. (Mar 2015)
- Defended Chinese company on intellectual property theft. (May 2012)
- Dewhurst lying about defending Chinese intellectual property. (May 2012)
- Voted YES to kill reauthorization of Ex-Im Bank. (Oct 2015)
- Implement USMCA for improved North American trade. (Jan 2020)
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Ted Cruz on Government Reform
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OR background on Government Reform.
- Bring Supreme Court case against mail-in ballots. (Dec 2020)
- Our current campaign system is, frankly, stupid. (Sep 2020)
- Disclosing campaign spending violates free speech. (Oct 2018)
- Political gerrymandering is legitimate, unless racial. (Oct 2018)
- Government is corrupt; so don't give them more power. (Feb 2017)
- Current administration defies Constitution and rule of law. (Mar 2016)
- Authored 70 Supreme Court briefs & argued 9 cases. (Mar 2016)
- Need principled constitutionalist on high court. (Feb 2016)
- 80-year history of no Supreme Court changes in election year. (Feb 2016)
- Executive orders abuse presidential power; undo them all. (Feb 2016)
- Obama-era regulations hurt small business. (Nov 2015)
- Eliminate IRS, HUD, and Departments of Commerce & Energy. (Nov 2015)
- Five for Freedom: shutter five cabinet-level agencies. (Nov 2015)
- If you like special interests, I ain't your guy. (Aug 2015)
- Limits on individual campaign donations make things worse. (Jun 2015)
- Campaign finance laws function as incumbent protection. (Jun 2015)
- Citizens United is free speech; opposing it is censorship. (Jun 2015)
- World Court has no authority to bind US justice system. (Jun 2015)
- Executive actions override Congress & the Constitution. (Nov 2014)
- Stop IRS from asking: 'tell me the content of your prayers'. (Mar 2014)
- Presidents should not pick & choose laws to enforce. (Mar 2014)
- End Washington cronyism via Congressional term limits. (Mar 2014)
- 1992 thesis: History of the 9th and 10th amendment. (Mar 2014)
- Rein in judicial activism. (Mar 2014)
- Obama dishonors Constitution by bypassing Congress. (Jan 2014)
- Obama's executive orders is open door for future lawlessness. (Jan 2014)
- Debt ceiling limits "blank check" of federal spending. (Jan 2014)
- Dems want to get as many Americans as possible dependent. (Oct 2012)
- Head of the Center for Tenth Amendment Studies. (Jul 2011)
- Require voters to show ID to avoid voter fraud. (Jul 2011)
- Identify constitutionality in every new congressional bill. (Jul 2010)
- Audit federal agencies, to reform or eliminate them. (Jul 2010)
- Moratorium on all earmarks until budget is balanced. (Jul 2010)
- Prohibit IRS audits targeting Tea Party political groups. (Feb 2014)
- Constitutional amendment for Congressional term limits. (Jan 2017)
- President Trump not guilty of inciting insurrection. (Jan 2021)
- Voted NO on two articles of impeachment against Trump. (Feb 2020)
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Ted Cruz on Gun Control
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OR background on Gun Control.
- No rioters came to Houston because of Second Amendment. (Feb 2021)
- Jurisdictions with strict gun control have high crime rates. (Sep 2020)
- Led fight not to ban assault weapons. (Oct 2018)
- Purpose of Second Amendment is protection against tyranny. (Oct 2016)
- Lack of individual right to guns leads to confiscation. (Jan 2016)
- Obama is coming for our guns. (Oct 2015)
- Enforce gun laws on dangerously mentally ill. (Jun 2015)
- Assault weapon bans have had ZERO impact on crime. (Jun 2015)
- Criminals like nothing better than unarmed victims. (Jun 2015)
- 2nd Amendment is ultimate check against government tyranny. (Jun 2015)
- Stand-your-ground laws are not veiled racism. (Mar 2014)
- Served as lawyer for the National Rifle Association. (Mar 2014)
- Prosecute felons who try to illegally purchase guns. (May 2013)
- Target violent criminals with serious mental illnesses. (May 2013)
- Opposes unreasonable and burdensome gun restrictions. (Jul 2011)
- Opposes restricting the Second Amendment. (Oct 2012)
- Oppose the United Nations' Arms Trade Treaty. (Sep 2013)
- Reciprocity across state lines for concealed carry. (Apr 2018)
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Ted Cruz on Health Care
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OR background on Health Care.
- COVID: Fauci elevated politics over science and medicine. (Mar 2023)
- ObamaCare caused millions to lose their jobs. (Oct 2018)
- I trust you & your doctors to control your health care. (Feb 2017)
- Reform FDA to approve foreign drugs faster. (Feb 2017)
- Don't exempt Congress from ObamaCare, or any law. (Nov 2015)
- I regret voting for John Roberts because of ObamaCare vote. (Sep 2015)
- Left calls it "single-payer," but that's socialized medicine. (Jun 2015)
- Enumerated powers of Congress don't include ObamaCare. (Jun 2015)
- Personal, portable, & affordable, after repealing ObamaCare. (Jun 2015)
- ObamaCare is bad law, but Obama should enforce it, & hasn't. (Jun 2015)
- Washington wants ObamaCare, the people want liberty. (Feb 2015)
- Support nuns' battle for religious liberty against ObamaCare. (Jan 2015)
- Government shutdown on ObamaCare worked: GOP won in 2014. (Nov 2014)
- Suspend commercial air travel to Ebola-infected areas. (Oct 2014)
- To repeal ObamaCare, show Dems they'd lose by supporting it. (Mar 2014)
- 2014: Travel ban from West Africa to prevent Ebola. (Mar 2014)
- On his wife's healthcare plan at Goldman-Sachs. (Mar 2014)
- No regrets for 16-day government shutdown to fight ObamaCare. (Mar 2014)
- 2014: Travel ban from West Africa to prevent Ebola. (Mar 2014)
- Interstate compacts should nullify individual mandate. (Mar 2014)
- Obama changed ObamaCare mandate deadline by a blog post. (Jan 2014)
- Obama asked companies to disobey ObamaCare rules for a year. (Jan 2014)
- 5 million had health insurance canceled because of ObamaCare. (Jan 2014)
- Vow to repeal ObamaCare. (Oct 2012)
- Save Medicare by raising eligibility age. (Aug 2012)
- Throw my body in front of a train to stop ObamaCare. (Apr 2012)
- Defeat ObamaCare; rein in the federal government. (Jul 2011)
- Defund, repeal, & replace federal care with free market. (Jul 2010)
- Repeal any federal health care takeover. (Aug 2012)
- Supports repealing ObamaCare. (Oct 2012)
- Supports market-based health insurance. (Oct 2012)
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Ted Cruz on Homeland Security
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OR background on Homeland Security.
- Protecting US Capitol is "political theater". (Feb 2021)
- Provide our veterans the care they have been promised. (Mar 2016)
- Snowden guilty of treason, but exposed massive surveillance. (Mar 2016)
- Increase armed forces to 1.4 million troops. (Feb 2016)
- Waterboarding isn't torture; but not for low-level officers. (Feb 2016)
- Torture is wrong, unambiguously; America does not need it. (Jan 2016)
- Americans who join ISIS forfeit their citizenship. (Jan 2016)
- On day one, rip to shreds the Iranian nuclear deal. (Sep 2015)
- Label the enemy that Obama won't: radical Islamic terrorists. (Aug 2015)
- Benghazi: administration knew right away it was terrorism. (Jun 2015)
- No more domestic BRAC until overseas BRAC closures. (Jun 2015)
- Military sex abuse victims can't trust commander as arbiter. (Jun 2015)
- Constitution disallows drone strikes on US citizens in US. (Jun 2015)
- American Exceptionalism: we liberate; others subjugate. (Jun 2015)
- Many more questions remain about Benghazi. (Dec 2014)
- Torture was rightly outlawed, but keep tactics classified. (Dec 2014)
- Americans who join ISIS should be barred from coming home. (Sep 2014)
- Vital role for deploying military force abroad. (Mar 2014)
- Deploy missile defense with Czechs & Poles, to limit Putin. (Mar 2014)
- Suspend Russia from G8 & withdraw from arms control treaties. (Mar 2014)
- Opposes TSA and National Defense Authorization Act. (Sep 2012)
- Fierce advocate of recruiting and growing the military. (Jul 2011)
- Supports banning military gay marriage. (Oct 2012)
- Sponsored opposing the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty. (Mar 2013)
- Restrict domestic monitoring of phone calls. (Jul 2014)
- No transfers of Gitmo prisoners to US or abroad. (Jan 2015)
- Funding wars separately is gimmick against sequestration. (Oct 2015)
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Ted Cruz on Immigration
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- Use all tools available to stop asylum for migrant caravan. (Nov 2018)
- Enforce the law but also keep families together. (Oct 2018)
- No path to citizenship to DREAMers or anyone else. (Oct 2018)
- Bar refugees from terrorist-ridden regions. (Mar 2016)
- Children deported with parents can come back, if citizens. (Feb 2016)
- I led the fight to defeat the Reid-Schumer amnesty bill. (Feb 2016)
- FactCheck: Yes, Bill Clinton deported 12M illegal aliens. (Dec 2015)
- Build a wall instead of massive amnesty plan. (Dec 2015)
- Enforce the law against millions of illegals currently here. (Dec 2015)
- Illegals are an economic calamity for low-wage Americans. (Nov 2015)
- Support Kate's Law: oppose our leaders who won't enforce. (Aug 2015)
- Path to citizenship is profoundly unfair to legal immigrants. (Feb 2015)
- End Obama's illegal amnesty via Congress' checks & balances. (Nov 2014)
- Defund amnesty; and refuse any nominees until rescinded. (Nov 2014)
- Democrats want amnesty to get a lot more Democratic voters. (Mar 2014)
- No path to citizenship for 1.65 million illegals in Texas. (Oct 2012)
- Give police more power to ask about immigration status. (Jun 2012)
- Boots on the ground, plus a wall. (Apr 2012)
- Triple the size of the Border Patrol. (Mar 2012)
- Strengthen border security and increase enforcement. (Jul 2011)
- ICE performs vital functions that protect American families. (Jul 2018)
- Support national emergency at the Southern border. (Mar 2019)
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Ted Cruz on Jobs
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OR background on Jobs.
- Raising minimum wage costs jobs for the most vulnerable. (Oct 2018)
- Job outlook great for lobbyists; not so great for others. (Jan 2016)
- Pass a flat tax and abolish the IRS, and jobs will follow. (Sep 2015)
- Raising minimum wage by executive fiat opposes rule of law. (Jan 2014)
- Lowest labor force participation in over three decades. (Jan 2014)
- Extending unemployment benefits exacerbates joblessness. (Aug 2012)
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Ted Cruz on Principles & Values
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- Big is bad across-the board, Big Government sucks. (Feb 2022)
- January 6 terrorists were only those who attacked police. (Jan 2022)
- Liberty is under assault from the hard left; we will fight. (Feb 2021)
- One-time critic of Trump ready to argue case on his behalf. (Dec 2020)
- Pushed lawsuit to Supreme Court on overturning 2020 election. (Dec 2020)
- Rejected Trump offer of Supreme Court appointment. (Sep 2020)
- The left reads Establishment Clause as hostile to religion. (Sep 2020)
- Smitten from the moment he first saw his future wife. (Sep 2020)
- Republican judges who change shift to the left. (Sep 2020)
- I hear, "I didn't vote for you but you did what you said". (Feb 2016)
- FactCheck: Yes, Cruz speaks Spanish & understands Univision. (Feb 2016)
- FactCheck: McCain was born in US territory, not Panama. (Jan 2016)
- $1M campaign finance scandal: "I made a paperwork error". (Jan 2016)
- NY values means not a lot of conservatives from Manhattan. (Jan 2016)
- OpEd: attacking "New York values" is anti-Semitism. (Jan 2016)
- We the people can turn this nation around. (Nov 2015)
- I'm not guy to have beer with; I'm the guy to drive you home. (Oct 2015)
- How about talking about the issues, unlike mainstream media. (Oct 2015)
- I've been taking on government and my party. (Oct 2015)
- Religious liberty: Don't lock up Christians like Kim Davis. (Sep 2015)
- Oppose Surrender Politics: instead, stand for our principles. (Sep 2015)
- I'm a consistent conservative, not a campaign conservative. (Aug 2015)
- Domestic policy adviser to George W. Bush campaign. (Jun 2015)
- Attended private grade school which had Jewish founders. (Jun 2015)
- First Amendment's purpose is not hostility toward religion. (Jun 2015)
- Politicians from both parties have let us down. (Jun 2015)
- I'm despised by GOP establishment, but so was Reagan. (Feb 2015)
- We win elections by bold principles & a positive agenda. (Mar 2014)
- Obama believes redistribution of wealth betters the world. (Mar 2014)
- Republican motto: our ideas work; theirs don't. (Mar 2014)
- Not "purity," but commonsense. (Mar 2014)
- 2013: Renounced Canadian citizenship. (Mar 2014)
- Two heroes in life: my father and Ronald Reagan. (Mar 2014)
- Favorite novel: Atlas Shrugged; & movie: The Princess Bride. (Mar 2014)
- Washington would be better with more farmers & fewer lawyers. (Mar 2014)
- OpEd: definition of "natural born" has wiggle room. (Dec 2013)
- Great Awakening: response to mess from career politicians. (Aug 2012)
- OpEd: His law firm donated $200,000 to Obama's campaign. (Apr 2012)
- Defend Ten Commandments and "under God" in the Pledge. (Jul 2011)
- Endorsed Member of the Tea Party movement. (Aug 2012)
- Endorsed Endorsed by Donald Trump/MAGA during presidency. (Nov 2018)
- Lost lawsuit in Supreme Court on overturning election. (Dec 2020)
- Oppose certification of the 2020 Presidential election. (Jan 2021)
- Opposed creating Commission to investigate Jan. 6 events. (Jun 2021)
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Ted Cruz on Social Security
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- Personal accounts for young; no changes for elderly. (Nov 2015)
- Eliminate payroll tax entirely. and IRS entirely. (Nov 2015)
- No changes for seniors; personal accounts for young. (Oct 2015)
- Implement commonsense reforms for younger workers. (Jun 2015)
- Raise retirement age; cap increases to inflation rate. (Aug 2012)
- Transition younger workers into personal savings system. (Jun 2012)
- Rated 0% by ARA, indicating a pro-privatization stance. (Jan 2013)
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Ted Cruz on Tax Reform
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- Tax returns on a postcard. (Feb 2016)
- There are more words in the tax code than in the Bible. (Nov 2015)
- Eliminate payroll tax, death tax, business tax, and IRS. (Oct 2015)
- Abolish the IRS. (Feb 2015)
- Permanent Washington elite protects the tax code. (Apr 2012)
- Adopt a single-rate tax system. (Jul 2010)
- Repeal tax hikes in capital gains and death tax. (Jul 2010)
- Supports the Taxpayer Protection Pledge. (Aug 2012)
- Opposes increasing tax rates. (Oct 2012)
- Supports eliminating the inheritance tax. (Oct 2012)
- Replace income tax and IRS with FairTax. (Mar 2015)
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Ted Cruz on Technology
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- Break big tech up into a million little pieces. (Feb 2022)
- Net neutrality puts government in charge of internet. (Oct 2018)
- Require Apple to unlock iPhones used by terrorists. (Feb 2016)
- Target cell phones and tech that Bad Guys likely to use. (Dec 2015)
- Of course China & Russia have conducted cyberwarfare on US. (Aug 2015)
- We need serious tools to protect against cybercrime. (Jun 2015)
- PolitiFact is left-wing editorializing dressed up as fact. (Jun 2015)
- Net neutrality is ObamaCare for the Internet. (Nov 2014)
- Net neutrality is biggest regulatory threat to the Internet. (Mar 2014)
- NASA funding cuts have degraded space exploration. (Mar 2014)
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Ted Cruz on War & Peace
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- Turkey's incursion into Syria is totally unacceptable. (Oct 2019)
- The "Deep State" keeps Iran nuclear deal on life support. (Sep 2019)
- Nuke treaty didn't sufficiently rein in Iran's nuke program. (Oct 2018)
- SWIFT: commit to maintain ongoing sanctions against Iran. (Aug 2018)
- Provide support to Ukrainian fighters against Russia. (Nov 2017)
- U.S.-Israel alliance is a strategic bedrock. (Mar 2016)
- Russia too strong for Syria cease-fire to hold. (Feb 2016)
- Overwhelming air power against ISIS, & arm the Kurds. (Feb 2016)
- Our enemies will feel our full force & fury. (Jan 2016)
- FactCheck: No, ISIS and Iran haven't declared war on America. (Dec 2015)
- Assad is bad, but toppling him gives Syria to ISIS. (Dec 2015)
- When terrorists join ISIS, they sign U.S. death warrant. (Dec 2015)
- If you wage jihad on America, you sign your death warrant. (Aug 2015)
- We have no greater friend than Israel in Middle East. (Jun 2015)
- Toughen sanctions on Iran, to safeguard America. (Mar 2015)
- Provide defensive weapons for Ukraine against Russia. (Feb 2015)
- Arm the Kurds to fight ISIS, with US air support. (Feb 2015)
- Focused, direct military objective of destroying ISIS. (Feb 2015)
- Bomb ISIS back to the Stone Age. (Oct 2014)
- Arm & aid the Peshmerga Kurds against ISIS. (Oct 2014)
- Don't arm Syrian rebels without a clear plan to combat ISIS. (Sep 2014)
- Bomb ISIS back into the Stone Age, with Congress' approval. (Sep 2014)
- Install Eastern European ABMs; stand up to Russia in Ukraine. (Jun 2014)
- Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan went on too long. (Jun 2012)
- Sponsored shutting down Iranian foreign reserves. (May 2013)
- Iran must accept long-term intrusive nuke inspection. (Mar 2014)
- No nuclear deal with Iran without Congressional input. (Mar 2015)
- President ok to use military force against Iran. (Feb 2020)
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Ted Cruz on Welfare & Poverty
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- Regulations like ObamaCare lead to layoffs of the poorest. (Feb 2016)
- FactCheck: Yes, 3.7M women became impoverished since 2008. (Oct 2015)
- If you really want to help needy, use private charities. (Jun 2015)
- Government checks create dependency. (Aug 2012)
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Strongly Opposes
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Protect innocent human life with partial-birth ban: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Companies can deny insuring birth control: Opposes topic 1 Ban taxpayer funding of abortion & partial birth abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 No exceptions for rape or incest; de-fund Planned Parenthood: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Mother lost an infant child, Ted's would-be brother: Opposes topic 1 Opposes public abortion funding: Opposes topic 1 Opposes churches providing birth control: Opposes topic 1 Voted YES to protect infant survivors of abortion: Opposes topic 1 |
Opposes
topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| Disallow Ku Klux Klan from participating in Adopt-A-Highway: Favors topic 2 Don't empower more lawsuits by demanding equal pay: Strongly Opposes topic 2 Adopt economic affirmative action instead of race-based: Favors topic 2 Insidious affirmative action: we can't make it on merit?: Strongly Opposes topic 2 UN Treaty on Disabilities threatens US sovereignty: Strongly Opposes topic 2 Allow Muslims in leadership roles in state Republican Party: Favors topic 2 Supports ending racial preferences for college admissions: Opposes topic 2 Stand-your-ground laws are not veiled racism: Opposes topic 2 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 3:Support transgender and LGBTQ+ rights
(-5 points on Social scale)
| One-man-one-woman marriage is building block of society: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Opposes gay pride parades and opposes gay marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Overturn Supreme Court with anti-gay marriage Amendment: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Zealotry on same-sex marriage leaves out religious liberty: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Pray against a court decision legalizing same-sex marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Most states can ignore Supreme Court legalizing gay marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Apply 10th Amendment: states decide on gay marriage: Opposes topic 3 Opposes the unrelenting assault on traditional marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Amendment to define marriage as between man & a woman: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Religious liberty: Don't lock up Christians like Kim Davis: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Supports defining traditional marriage: Opposes topic 3 Supports banning military gay marriage: Opposes topic 3 Sponsored state definition of marriage supersedes federal gay marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Respect faith-based opposition to same-sex marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 |
Strongly Favors
topic 4:America was founded on Christian values
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| Worship however you like; that's the beauty of freedom: Favors topic 4 Defend Judeo-Christian values against liberal fascism: Strongly Favors topic 4 Stop IRS from asking: 'tell me the content of your prayers': Strongly Favors topic 4 Defend Ten Commandments and "under God" in the Pledge: Strongly Favors topic 4 First Amendment's purpose is not hostility toward religion: Strongly Favors topic 4 The left reads Establishment Clause as hostile to religion: Favors topic 4 Government checks create dependency: Favors topic 4 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
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| Defeat ObamaCare; rein in the federal government: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Throw my body in front of a train to stop ObamaCare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Save Medicare by raising eligibility age: Favors topic 5 Vow to repeal ObamaCare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 5 million had health insurance canceled because of ObamaCare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 To repeal ObamaCare, show Dems they'd lose by supporting it: Opposes topic 5 Support nuns' battle for religious liberty against ObamaCare: Opposes topic 5 Washington wants ObamaCare, the people want liberty: Strongly Opposes topic 5 I regret voting for John Roberts because of ObamaCare vote: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Don't exempt Congress from ObamaCare, or any law: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Enumerated powers of Congress don't include ObamaCare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Personal, portable, & affordable, after repealing ObamaCare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 I trust you & your doctors to control your health care: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Reform FDA to approve foreign drugs faster: Favors topic 5 ObamaCare caused millions to lose their jobs: Strongly Opposes topic 5 COVID: Fauci elevated politics over science and medicine: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Defund, repeal, & replace federal care with free market: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Repeal any federal health care takeover: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Supports repealing ObamaCare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Supports market-based health insurance: Opposes topic 5 |
Strongly Favors
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
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| Transition younger workers into personal savings system: Favors topic 6 Raise retirement age; cap increases to inflation rate: Favors topic 6 No changes for seniors; personal accounts for young: Strongly Favors topic 6 Implement commonsense reforms for younger workers: Favors topic 6 Rated 0% by ARA, indicating a pro-privatization stance: Strongly Favors topic 6 |
Strongly Favors
topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
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| Education decisions best made at local level: Favors topic 7 Right to education: public, private, charter, or homeschool: Strongly Favors topic 7 Abolish the U.S. Department of Education: Favors topic 7 The rich already have school choice; give it to the poor: Strongly Favors topic 7 Facilitate school choice for poor Americans: Favors topic 7 Race-to-the-Top is blackmail against the states: Strongly Opposes topic 7 School choice is a deep passion of mine: Strongly Favors topic 7 Private school vouchers is civil rights issue of our time: Strongly Favors topic 7 In just world, teacher's unions would support school choice: Favors topic 7 School choice is the civil-rights issue of the 21st Century: Strongly Favors topic 7 Denounce the Common Core State Standards: Favors topic 7 Block funding for Common Core; it's too heavy-handed: Favors topic 7 |
Strongly Favors
topic 8:Businesses have a right to pollute
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| Federal government shouldn't own $14 trillion worth of land: Strongly Favors topic 8 OpEd: Tweeted joke picture of endangered tiger skin rug: Strongly Favors topic 8 OpEd: Tweeted joke picture of endangered tiger skin rug: Strongly Favors topic 8 Take on EPA and agencies that strangle small businesses: Strongly Favors topic 8 EPA ran amok under Obama: Strongly Favors topic 8 Regulatory relief for smaller banks stimulates growth: Favors topic 8 Loosen restrictions on predator control in Alaska: Strongly Favors topic 8 |
Strongly Favors
topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
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| World Court should have no say in Texas executions: Strongly Favors topic 9 Fully monitor sexual predators & bring them to justice: Favors topic 9 In death penalty cases, describe brutal nature of crime: Favors topic 9 End last-minute death penalty appeals: one week deadline: Strongly Favors topic 9 Capital punishment for the very worst child rapists: Strongly Favors topic 9 Won release for convicted murderer on DNA-based appeal: Opposes topic 9 There's a special circle of Hell for rapists & pedophiles: Strongly Favors topic 9 Freeing killer when prosecutors erred sets a bad precedent: Strongly Favors topic 9 Military sex abuse victims can't trust commander as arbiter: Favors topic 9 We need serious tools to protect against cybercrime: Strongly Favors topic 9 Supports the death penalty: Strongly Favors topic 9 Death penalty for killing police officers: Favors topic 9 First step: reduce recidivism & mass incarceration: Opposes topic 9 Rated 55% by the NAPO, indicating a moderate stance on police issues: Neutral on topic 9 |
Strongly Favors
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
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| Opposes unreasonable and burdensome gun restrictions: Strongly Favors topic 10 Obama is coming for our guns: Strongly Favors topic 10 2nd Amendment is ultimate check against government tyranny: Strongly Favors topic 10 Prosecute felons who try to illegally purchase guns: Opposes topic 10 Target violent criminals with serious mental illnesses: Favors topic 10 Served as lawyer for the National Rifle Association: Favors topic 10 Led fight not to ban assault weapons: Strongly Favors topic 10 Purpose of Second Amendment is protection against tyranny: Strongly Favors topic 10 No rioters came to Houston because of Second Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 10 Opposes restricting the Second Amendment: Favors topic 10 Reciprocity across state lines for concealed carry: Strongly Favors topic 10 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
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| Business flat tax of 16%; big business same as small: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Permanent Washington elite protects the tax code: Opposes topic 11 Abolish the IRS: Strongly Favors topic 11 Eliminate payroll tax, death tax, business tax, and IRS: Strongly Opposes topic 11 There are more words in the tax code than in the Bible: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Tax returns on a postcard: Strongly Opposes topic 11 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 Replace income tax and IRS with FairTax: Strongly Opposes 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
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| Strengthen border security and increase enforcement: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Triple the size of the Border Patrol: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Boots on the ground, plus a wall: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Give police more power to ask about immigration status: Strongly Opposes topic 12 No path to citizenship for 1.65 million illegals in Texas: Strongly Opposes topic 12 End Obama's illegal amnesty via Congress' checks & balances: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Defund amnesty; and refuse any nominees until rescinded: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Illegals are an economic calamity for low-wage Americans: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Build a wall instead of massive amnesty plan: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Enforce the law against millions of illegals currently here: Strongly Opposes topic 12 I led the fight to defeat the Reid-Schumer amnesty bill: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Children deported with parents can come back, if citizens: Opposes topic 12 Democrats want amnesty to get a lot more Democratic voters: Opposes topic 12 No path to citizenship to DREAMers or anyone else: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Use all tools available to stop asylum for migrant caravan: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Enforce the law but also keep families together: 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 |
No opinion on
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
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| Defended Chinese company on intellectual property theft: Strongly Favors topic 13 Import taxes are paid by consumers, not by China: Favors topic 13 Supports tariffs; opposes bailouts to those hurt by them: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Chinese telecom companies are espionage operations: Opposes topic 13 Voted YES to kill reauthorization of Ex-Im Bank: Opposes topic 13 Implement USMCA for improved North American trade: Strongly Favors topic 13 Ban imports from Xinjiang made by Uyghur forced labor: Opposes topic 13 |
Strongly Favors
topic 14:Stay away from the UN & Globalism
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| Cuba is oppressive but never misses chance to propagandize: Favors topic 14 America is indispensable; our allies need our leadership: Strongly Favors topic 14 US has a responsibility to defend our values abroad: Favors topic 14 Don't let world courts bind American sovereignty: Strongly Favors topic 14 Break diplomatic relations with Cuba: Strongly Favors topic 14 Countries aspire to be like America, the exceptional nation: Strongly Favors topic 14 Appeasement historically leads to more violence: Strongly Favors topic 14 America should be voice of freedom, but not interventionist: Favors topic 14 Deny visa for Iranian ambassador to visit the United Nations: Strongly Favors topic 14 Suspend Russia from G8 & withdraw from arms control treaties: Strongly Favors topic 14 American Exceptionalism: we liberate; others subjugate: Strongly Favors topic 14 Bar refugees from terrorist-ridden regions: Strongly Favors topic 14 Sponsored opposing the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty: Strongly Favors topic 14 Oppose the United Nations' Arms Trade Treaty: Favors topic 14 Disallow Palestine from joining ICC to threaten Israel: Favors topic 14 Move US embassy in Israel to Jerusalem; recognize as cap: 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 Sponsored bill to monitor forced Uyghur labor in Xinjiang: Strongly Favors topic 14 |
Strongly Favors
topic 15:Peace through Strength
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| Fierce advocate of recruiting and growing the military: Strongly Favors topic 15 Vital role for deploying military force abroad: Strongly Favors topic 15 Increase armed forces to 1.4 million troops: Strongly Favors topic 15 Provide our veterans the care they have been promised: Favors topic 15 Rated Funding wars separately is gimmick against sequestration: Opposes topic 15 |
Opposes
topic 16:Make voter registration easier
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| Require voters to show ID to avoid voter fraud: Opposes topic 16 If you like special interests, I ain't your guy: Favors topic 16 Limits on individual campaign donations make things worse: Strongly Favors topic 16 Campaign finance laws function as incumbent protection: Strongly Favors topic 16 Citizens United is free speech; opposing it is censorship: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Political gerrymandering is legitimate, unless racial: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Bring Supreme Court case against mail-in ballots: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Constitutional amendment for Congressional term limits: No opin. on topic 16 Lost lawsuit in Supreme Court on overturning election: Opposes topic 16 |
Opposes
topic 17:Stay out of foreign wars
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| Vigorous sanctions against Putin; help eastern Ukraine: Opposes topic 17 Abrogate treaties with Russia over Ukraine invasion: Opposes topic 17 Greatest threat facing America is nuclear Iran: Opposes topic 17 Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan went on too long: Favors topic 17 Bomb ISIS back to the Stone Age: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Arm & aid the Peshmerga Kurds against ISIS: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Install Eastern European ABMs; stand up to Russia in Ukraine: Opposes topic 17 Don't arm Syrian rebels without a clear plan to combat ISIS: Favors topic 17 Arm the Kurds to fight ISIS, with US air support: Opposes topic 17 Toughen sanctions on Iran, to safeguard America: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Overwhelming air power against ISIS, & arm the Kurds: Strongly Opposes topic 17 U.S.-Israel alliance is a strategic bedrock: Opposes topic 17 SWIFT: commit to maintain ongoing sanctions against Iran: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Nuke treaty didn't sufficiently rein in Iran's nuke program: Opposes topic 17 Provide support to Ukrainian fighters against Russia: Favors topic 17 Turkey's incursion into Syria is totally unacceptable: Strongly Opposes topic 17 The "Deep State" keeps Iran nuclear deal on life support: Opposes topic 17 Sponsored shutting down Iranian foreign reserves: Opposes topic 17 Iran must accept long-term intrusive nuke inspection: Opposes topic 17 No nuclear deal with Iran without Congressional input: Opposes topic 17 Rated President ok to use military force against Iran: Opposes topic 17 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 18:Prioritize green energy
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| Fight against Gulf moratorium on offshore exploration: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Paris Accord destroys $3 trillion in American GDP by 2040: 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 Let states lease energy rights on federal lands: Strongly Opposes topic 18 |
Opposes
topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
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| Lower minimums and mandatory sentencing for drugs: Opposes topic 19 I foolishly smoked pot when young, but never since: Favors topic 19 2014: federal enforcement; 2015: let states experiment: Opposes topic 19 I disagree with states legalizing pot, but it's their right: Opposes topic 19 Let states be laboratories of democracy on marijuana: Opposes topic 19 Let's see what happens in Colorado with legalization: Opposes topic 19 Opposed to marijuana legalization, but let states choose: Opposes topic 19 Rated C by NORML, indicating a mixed record on drug reform: Neutral on topic 19 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
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| Balanced budget amendment to stop bankrupting our country: Strongly Opposes topic 20 I would not bail out Bank of America: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Choose individual liberty over more & more spending: Strongly Opposes topic 20 I am bullish on crypto & bitcoin; it is decentralized: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Debt ceiling limits "blank check" of federal spending: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Government is corrupt; so don't give them more power: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Pass a flat tax and abolish the IRS, and jobs will follow: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Limit federal spending growth to per-capita inflation rate: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Supports the Cut-Cap-and-Balance Pledge: Opposes topic 20 Audit the Federal Reserve & its actions on mortgage loans: Opposes topic 20 Rated Voted NO on $900 billion COVID relief package: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Rated Opposed $1.9 trillion ARPA bill for COVID relief: Strongly Opposes topic 20 |
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