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Abortion
Bob Casey: Ban abortion after 20 weeks; but fund Planned Parenthood.
Carla Sands: Is "unapologetically pro-life".
David McCormick: Staunchly pro-life; life begins at conception.
Jeff Bartos: Rated pro-life by Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation, LifePac.
John Fetterman: Unabashedly pro-choice;protect constitutional abortion right.
Kathy Barnette: I value all life, will promote alternatives to abortion.
Katie McGinty: Endorsed by EMILY's List.
Katie McGinty: Supports public funding for Planned Parenthood.
Lou Barletta: Ban abortion after 20 weeks; de-fund Planned Parenthood.
Mehmet Oz: Knows how precious life is and is 100% Pro-Life.
Pat Toomey: Great news that employer can withhold contraceptive coverage.
Val Arkoosh: Endorsed by EMILY's List for pro-choice women.
Val Arkoosh: We need to codify Roe v. Wade immediately.
Bob Casey: Overturning Roe v. Wade is dangerous.
David McCormick: Opposes national abortion ban: states should decide.
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Budget & Economy
David McCormick: Support small businesses; get government out of the way.
Everett Stern: Pro-growth: make small business loan more readily available.
Everett Stern: End notion that only job of business is to maximize profit.
Jeff Bartos: Big companies thrived in pandemic; mom-and-pops got crushed.
Jeff Bartos: Trump tax cuts, deregulation led to best economy pre-COVID.
Jeff Bartos: Opposed American Rescue Plan as "spendapalooza".
Jeff Bartos: Concerned infrastructure bill might burden working families.
Kathy Barnette: Incentivize investments in assets that generate real growth.
Lou Barletta: Recovery is found in private business, not big government.
Mehmet Oz: President Biden's reckless spending has led to inflation.
Pat Toomey: Growing government was not the key to economic recovery.
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Civil Rights
Bob Casey: Evolved over time to support gay marriage.
Joe Sestak: Anti-discrimination laws toward LGBT are long overdue.
John Fetterman: Officiated at one of the first same-sex marriages in PA.
John Fetterman: Women only makes 78 cents for every dollar a man makes.
Kathy Barnette: Critical Race Theory is evil race-based Marxism.
Katie McGinty: It is past time to close the pay gap.
Malcolm Kenyatta: Everyone has the right to love whomever they choose.
Malcolm Kenyatta: BLM has to include Black queer folks & Black trans folks.
Mehmet Oz: Did program on "curing" gays; later blogged it was harmful.
Sean Parnell: Fact check: claimed military colorblind almost 200 years.
Sharif Street: Add LGBT protection in our non-discrimination laws.
Sharif Street: Against discrimination based on religion or lack of one.
Val Arkoosh: Would be first woman physician elected to the Senate.
Val Arkoosh: For Equality Act to protect LGBTQ+ community.
David McCormick: Denounced "structural bigotry" in 2020; "wokeness" in 2022.
David McCormick: 2013: supported same-sex marriage to Supreme Court.
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Corporations
Everett Stern: Businesses shouldn't have to violate their religious beliefs.
Everett Stern: Supports regulation of financial institutions.
Joe Sestak: Small manufacturing is on cusp of a comeback, if helped.
Katie McGinty: Support Consumer Financial Protection Bureau against banks.
Pat Toomey: AdWatch: Fights against corporate welfare & giant handouts.
Bob Casey: Make biggest corporations pay their fair share .
Bob Casey: Regulate banking hidden fees & crack down on shrinkflation.
David McCormick: Cut the red tape; let firms innovate.
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Crime
David McCormick: Will always back and support law enforcement officials.
Everett Stern: Blue Lives Matter: Police officers aren't 2nd class citizens.
Everett Stern: Calls to defund the police is open invitation for anarchy.
Jeff Bartos: Keep moratorium on death penalty.
Jeff Bartos: Against "Defund the Police," police need to be fully funded.
John Fetterman: Break the cycle of violence to decreases murders.
John Fetterman: Overhauled clemency process, recommended more commutations.
John Fetterman: Must expand redemption, forgiveness side of criminal justice.
Malcolm Kenyatta: Must address systemic issue of mass incarceration.
Malcolm Kenyatta: We really do need radical reform to policing.
Sharif Street: Allow life sentence convictions to be open to parole.
Val Arkoosh: Train our police in de-escalation techniques.
Bob Casey: Defund localities that defund the police.
David McCormick: Fewer police means less safe communities.
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Drugs
Jeff Bartos: Marijuana: no on legalization, yes on medical use.
John Fetterman: Very pro-legalization of marijuana.
John Fetterman: Listening tour, report got governor to support legalization.
John Fetterman: Legalization means billions in revenue, thousands of jobs.
John Fetterman: Go "full Colorado" on legalizing recreational marijuana.
Katie McGinty: Medical marijuana yes; but legalization no.
Mehmet Oz: Cannabis safer than alcohol & safer than narcotics.
Mehmet Oz: Marijuana not gateway to narcotics, may be the exit drug.
Pat Toomey: Medical marijuana research yes; but state laws no.
Sharif Street: Emerging cannabis industry could boost job opportunities.
Val Arkoosh: Decriminalize marijuana, reform on nonviolent drug offenses.
Bob Casey: Focus on violent drug dealers and de-schedule marijuana.
David McCormick: Marijuana is a gateway to harder drugs.
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Education
Bob Casey: Refinance student loans at lower rates.
Carla Sands: Opposes woke culture, censorship, and critical race theory.
Carla Sands: Introduce competition to how we fund education.
Everett Stern: Parents and families have first responsibility for education.
Everett Stern: More funding for vocational training, community colleges.
Jeff Bartos: Silencing conservative students is fundamentally un-American.
Jeff Bartos: Critical race theory is "state-sponsored racism".
Jim Christiana: Worked with Democrats to expand education tax credits.
John Fetterman: Started a GED program in Braddock before running for mayor.
Kathy Barnette: Competition is the best way to ensure innovation.
Lou Barletta: Empower parents to choose kids' education environment.
Malcolm Kenyatta: Our children deserve a school system that is equitable.
Mehmet Oz: Extreme left indoctrinating kids with anti-American ideology.
Mehmet Oz: Will fight for more school choice for all Americans.
Sharif Street: Free state college for family incomes under $110,000.
Val Arkoosh: COVID: Showed tears realizing what her own teens had lost.
Val Arkoosh: Supports funding of public schools, childcare, Pre-K.
David McCormick: Reimagine how we educate people, through school choice.
John Fetterman: Solid affordable education in public schools and college.
Bob Casey: Fund African American history in schools.
David McCormick: Patriotic education instead of liberal wokeness .
David McCormick: No transgender students in women's sports.
David McCormick: Loan forgiveness forces us to pay someone else's debt.
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Energy & Oil
Bob Casey: Regulate greenhouse gases; join Paris Climate Accord.
Carla Sands: Base energy policy on open markets and competition.
David McCormick: Needn't choose between clean environment & affordable energy.
Everett Stern: Changing technology is opportunity to replace infrastructure.
Jeff Bartos: Natural gas is bounty God has given us here in Pennsylvania.
Jeff Bartos: Natural gas is key to future of Pennsylvania's economy.
John Fetterman: Encourage clean energy policies.
John Fetterman: Can't ban fracking immediately, have to be honest.
Kathy Barnette: Green New Deal will put millions of people out of work.
Katie McGinty: No fracking COMPANY donations; but some from fracking execs.
Katie McGinty: Corn ethanol as renewable fuel can replace some fossil fuels.
Lou Barletta: Don't regulate greenhouse gases; we're in a cooling trend.
Malcolm Kenyatta: Renewable energy will be a step forward for our economy.
Mehmet Oz: I believe in energy independence, don't beg other countries.
Mehmet Oz: Supports fracking, will make us safer and create jobs.
Pat Toomey: Corn ethanol is corporate welfare that hurts oil refineries.
Rick Saccone: No extraction tax on the Marcellus Shale gas.
Sharif Street: Put Pennsylvania on track to 100% renewable energy by 2050.
Val Arkoosh: Supports federal efforts to ban fracking nationwide.
John Fetterman: 2018: I oppose fracking; 2022: I support fracking.
Bob Casey: Invest in meaningful climate action now.
David McCormick: Unleash oil & gas production; halt clean energy subsidies.
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Environment
John Fetterman: Focus on green businesses; create green jobs.
Bob Casey: Regulating auto emissions; conserve at-risk wildlife species.
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Families & Children
Bob Casey: Mandatory reporting of the pure evil of child abuse.
John Fetterman: Involved with Big Brothers and AmeriCorps since age 23.
Lou Barletta: Opposes gay marriage; let states decide.
Sean Parnell: Denies wife's claim of physical and verbal abuse.
Sharif Street: Every woman deserves access to affordable childcare.
Val Arkoosh: Provided paid parental leave for county employees.
Val Arkoosh: Voters set priorities: the economy, jobs, cost of child care.
Bob Casey: Help me find the true cost of assisted living.
John Fetterman: Fight for universal pre-k and childcare.
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Foreign Policy
David McCormick: Sanction China for its crimes; reparations for COVID.
Everett Stern: Pro-Israel candidate; attended "Stand Up for Israel" rally.
Jeff Bartos: Supports security for Israel, against Iran nuclear deal.
Jeff Bartos: Hold China accountable, for moving embassy in Israel.
Jeff Bartos: U.S.-Israel relationship is sacred to me and to our family.
Jeff Bartos: Would fight UN Human Rights Council studying racism in US.
Jeff Bartos: Let people sue China for COVID, prosecute IP theft.
John Fetterman: Proactively engage in preventative diplomacy.
Katie McGinty: Defeat terrorist threats while upholding America's values.
Katie McGinty: Supports Iran nuclear deal.
Rick Saccone: Don't trust UN vetting: pause all Syrian refugees.
David McCormick: Ensure the United States stands up for itself in the world.
David McCormick: Oppose China to practice and preserve our exceptionalism.
David McCormick: Promote equality and pluralism around the world.
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Free Trade
Bob Casey: Go after "trade cheaters" to protect PA jobs.
Carla Sands: While ambassador, US exports to Denmark rose over 20%.
David McCormick: With Bush: embrace trade; with Trump: America First.
David McCormick: When China succeeds, the United States succeeds.
Jim Christiana: Negative consequences of retaliatory tariffs on agriculture.
Joe Sestak: Supports Ex-Im Bank & supports trade agreements in principle.
Joe Sestak: Supports TPP in principle, but verify openly before we trust.
John Fetterman: Fight to reverse bad trade policies like NAFTA.
Lou Barletta: Use tariffs as leverage to get better trade deals.
Mehmet Oz: We need to focus on creating jobs here in America.
Pat Toomey: Ex-Im Bank is an egregious forms of corporate welfare.
Val Arkoosh: For robust Buy America policies, incentivize retaining jobs.
David McCormick: Extend the Trump administration's model of fair trade.
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Government Reform
Bob Casey: Lobbyist money ok if it has no impact on your vote.
Bob Casey: Disclose political donors; Citizens United empowers wealthy.
Bob Casey: Protect voting rights; no voter-ID.
Carla Sands: Heavy-handed regulations will affect state's energy future.
Carla Sands: Signed Term Limits on Congress Pledge.
David McCormick: Supports Voter ID & absentee ballot signature verification.
David McCormick: Fully supports term limits; pledges no more than two terms.
Everett Stern: After whistleblower at HBSC, unable to find another job.
Jeff Bartos: Election not stolen; Trump not to blame for insurrection.
Jeff Bartos: For voter ID, end "no excuse" absentee ballots.
Jeff Bartos: Signed U.S. Term Limits pledge.
Jeff Bartos: Voting rights bill attempt by radical left to seize power.
Jeff Bartos: Investigate 2020 election, particularly mail-in ballots.
Jeff Bartos: Senseless regulations drive businesses to other countries.
Jim Risch: Opposed independent commission to investigate Jan. 6th.
John Fetterman: Mocked Texas AG on voter fraud accusations.
Kathy Barnette: 2020: Something horribly wrong took place in this election.
Katie McGinty: Stand against partisan attempts to disenfranchise voters.
Katie McGinty: Constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United.
Lou Barletta: No disclosure of political donors.
Malcolm Kenyatta: Opposed law making voting process less accessible.
Mehmet Oz: Government that can give you everything can take it all away.
Pat Toomey: Curb pork-barrel earmarks by law.
Pat Toomey: Voter ID law protects integrity of the system.
Pat Toomey: I think Trump committed impeachable offenses.
Pat Toomey: Not clear if impeachment is valid after leaving office.
Sean Parnell: Filed lawsuit against no-excuse mail-in ballot system.
Sharif Street: For same-day voter registration, early voting, vote by mail.
Val Arkoosh: Overturn Citizens United, won't take corporate PAC money.
David McCormick: Cut red tape and get out of the way of private innovation.
Pat Toomey: Bipartisan independent commission to investigate Jan. 6th.
David McCormick: January 6 was a dark chapter in American history.
Jim Risch: Bipartisan independent commission to investigate Jan. 6th.
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Gun Control
Bob Casey: Expanded background checks; ban on bump stocks.
David McCormick: Stand against extreme left who want to abolish our rights.
Everett Stern: Keep guns away from criminals, in law-abiding citizen hands.
Jeff Bartos: Proud gun owner since dad gave him Glock on 21st birthday.
Jim Christiana: Opposes background checks on gun purchases.
John Fetterman: Brandished shotgun after hearing shots fired on street.
Kathy Barnette: I live the 2d Amendment, registered conceal carry holder.
Katie McGinty: Scored 100% on CeaseFire Pennsylvania survey.
Lou Barletta: No background checks; but limit bump stocks.
Mehmet Oz: Supported "red flag laws" on his television show.
Mehmet Oz: Proud gun owner, firm believer in Second Amendment.
Pat Toomey: Expand background checks and apply terrorist watch lists.
Rick Saccone: Don't ban guns for no-fly list; too many false positives.
Val Arkoosh: Ban high-capacity magazines, assault weapons.
Bob Casey: Condemn political violence but condemn gun violence too.
Bob Casey: Ban weapons of war like AR-15 rifles.
David McCormick: Opposes red flag laws; supports background checks.
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Health Care
Carla Sands: Vaccine mandates put us on slippery slope to tyranny.
David McCormick: Government should never impose vaccine mandates.
Jeff Bartos: Vaccinated but opposed to federal mandates.
Jeff Bartos: Vaccine mandate is a backbreaker for small businesses.
John Fetterman: Supports single-payer health care.
Kathy Barnette: Don't force people through coercive mandates.
Kathy Barnette: Remove stigmas associated with mental illness.
Malcolm Kenyatta: Healthcare is not a privilege but a right.
Mehmet Oz: Elites fighting COVID pandemic took away our freedom.
Mehmet Oz: Expand access to private sector plans for prescription drugs.
Mehmet Oz: Criticized for promoting dubious cures on his TV show.
Rick Saccone: Free-market principles instead of ObamaCare.
Sharif Street: Create a public option to compete with private insurers.
Shiva Ayyadurai: Coronavirus: diet & vitamins better defense than masks.
Val Arkoosh: Led national physician's coalition for reform.
Val Arkoosh: Focus on disparities in health outcomes for Black moms.
Bob Casey: Cap insulin at $35; negotiate drug costs for Medicare .
David McCormick: Oppose ObamaCare; support veterans' health care.
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Homeland Security
David McCormick: Advocate for resources for military and veterans.
Everett Stern: Found money-laundering at HSBC bank to fund terrorist groups.
Everett Stern: Corruption of government is a National Security threat.
Katie McGinty: Guarantee world's best-equipped & best-trained military.
Val Arkoosh: Robust funding for military installations & veteran benefits.
John Fetterman: Hold up our end of the bargain for veterans.
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Immigration
Bob Casey: Stricter employment rules and enforce the borders.
Bob Casey: Support sanctuary cities like Philadelphia.
Bob Casey: Comprehensive reform, including DREAMers staying.
Carla Sands: Build the wall; don't admit unaccompanied alien children.
Craig Snyder: Refugees among most loyal and contributing Americans.
David McCormick: Stop illegal immigration; finish building the Wall.
Everett Stern: Create work visa program that respects the rule of law.
Jeff Bartos: Secure the border, cut funding for sanctuary cities.
Jim Christiana: Hold sanctuary cities liable for damages by the undocumented.
Jim Christiana: Replace lottery visa program with a merit-based process.
John Fetterman: Wife's family came to Americas as illegal immigrants.
John Fetterman: If illegals lead an exemplary life, create a path.
Kathy Barnette: A merit-based immigration policy that puts Americans first.
Katie McGinty: Communicate with federal officials instead of sanctuary city.
Katie McGinty: Support DREAM Act plus earned path to citizenship.
Lou Barletta: Avoiding immigrant family separation is amnesty.
Lou Barletta: Zero-tolerance policy; stop DACA in its tracks.
Mehmet Oz: We need to have a secure border with a barrier to protect us.
Mehmet Oz: We're subsidizing cartels involved in human trafficking.
Pat Toomey: Withhold community funding from sanctuary cities like Philly.
Rick Saccone: Intense vetting of immigrants from terror-training countries.
Sean Parnell: 30,000 refugees from Afghanistan is irresponsible.
Val Arkoosh: Fair pathway to citizenship for those willing to work for it.
John Fetterman: Investments toward keeping our borders strong.
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Jobs
Bob Casey: Raise federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $12 by 2020.
Joe Sestak: Increase minimum wage to $10.80 now & $15 later.
John Fetterman: Support raising the minimum wage to at least $15 an hour.
John Fetterman: Backs $15-an-hour minimum wage.
John Fetterman: Joined newspaper employees on the picket line.
Katie McGinty: Endorsed by United Steelworkers.
Katie McGinty: Backs $15-an-hour minimum wage.
Malcolm Kenyatta: Champion of equal-pay; $15 Now movement.
Malcolm Kenyatta: We need to value service industry employees.
Sharif Street: Strengthen workers ability to collectively bargain.
Sharif Street: Increase minimum wage to $12, increase to $15/hour by 2025.
Val Arkoosh: As county chair, raised local minimum wage to $15 an hour.
David McCormick: Don't change nor raise the minimum wage.
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Principles & Values
Arlen Specter: Switched from GOP to Democrat, then lost Democratic primary.
Bob Casey: Dubbed "Sleeping Bob" for anti-Trump obstructionism.
Carla Sands: Announcement video highlighted abiding Christian faith.
Carla Sands: Third generation to practice chiropractic in Pennsylvania.
Carla Sands: Had brief career as movie/TV actress 1987-1991.
David McCormick: America is exceptional; will stand up against wokeness.
Everett Stern: Founded Tactical Rabbit, private intelligence agency.
Everett Stern: I am a passionate believer in the First Amendment.
Everett Stern: Protecting US is life's passion, central purpose of career.
Everett Stern: Voted for Trump in 2020, but thinks his behavior "atrocious".
Jeff Bartos: COVID: Provided forgivable loans to small businesses.
Jeff Bartos: People just need government to get out of the way.
Jeff Bartos: Matters to me that I'm Jewish, not to average voter.
Jeff Bartos: Marxists are trying to divide us by race.
Jeff Bartos: The only candidate with meaningful ties to the state.
John Fetterman: Mentored young boy whose parents had died of AIDS.
John Fetterman: Doesn't live in Lt. Gov.'s mansion; but opened pool to kids.
Malcolm Kenyatta: Liberty and justice not currently attainable for all.
Mehmet Oz: Immigrant father loved US; saw deep darkness of alternatives.
Mehmet Oz: We need to expand the role of religious institutions.
Pat Toomey: Choice between radical left wing and Trump, not referendum.
Val Arkoosh: Determined to level the playing field for working families.
Val Arkoosh: I am ready to call Republicans on their BS and get to work.
Mehmet Oz: We cannot move on from 2020 election, but Biden is President.
David McCormick: Candidates with Muslim background are a political liability.
David McCormick: For the most part I don't hear extreme rhetoric.
David McCormick: We need real debate but must dial back violent rhetoric.
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Social Security
Joe Sestak: Never raise, never, the age for our seniors to retire.
Joe Sestak: Never supported policy to cut Social Security or Medicare.
Joe Sestak: Social Security is the cornerstone of retirement security.
Katie McGinty: Cuts to Social Security are wrong for working families.
Lou Barletta: Explore privatization of Social Security.
David McCormick: Entitlements are not sustainable in their present form.
John Fetterman: American bargain is the ability to retire with dignity.
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Tax Reform
Bob Casey: Repeal tax cut on top 1% of earners.
Everett Stern: Large companies should pay taxes like smaller businesses.
Jeff Bartos: Cut spending and waste, give working families tax breaks.
Malcolm Kenyatta: Require online retailers to collect & remit local sales tax.
Mehmet Oz: I believe in capitalism which means lower taxes, regulations.
Val Arkoosh: Corporations, wealthy must pay their share.
David McCormick: Make 2017 Trump Tax Cuts and Jobs Act permanent.
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Technology
Bob Casey: Support Net Neutrality; require equal access to all users.
Jeff Bartos: Rein in Big Tech--but owns stock in Google and Apple.
Joe Sestak: Faster path through patent-approval process.
Kathy Barnette: Break up monopolies colluding to censor unwanted speech.
Lou Barletta: End Net Neutrality; don't require equal access to all users.
Sharif Street: Continue to invest in electric vehicle infrastructure.
David McCormick: Win the race for data leadership, get Big Tech under control.
John Fetterman: Invest in rural broadband & infrastructure .
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War & Peace
Bob Casey: Supports Obama's Iran nuclear treaty.
Everett Stern: Don't get into wars not in interest of US and allies.
Katie McGinty: No ground troops against ISIS.
Lou Barletta: Withdraw from Obama's Iran nuclear treaty.
Mehmet Oz: For leaving Afghanistan but Biden surrendered to Taliban.
Rick Saccone: Establish foothold diplomatic presence in North Korea.
John Fetterman: Forever wars line the pockets of defense contractors.
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Welfare & Poverty
John Fetterman: Fight GOP cutting SNAP benefits for families & kids.
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