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Abortion
Bruce Guthrie: I’m pro-choice; medical freedom is an individual right.
Chris Vance: Not running to change laws on abortion.
Chris Vance: Keep existing Washington state law on abortion rights.
Cory Gardner: Make "the pill" available without a prescription.
Dave Strider: A woman's body is her choice.
Duf Sundheim: Right to abortion is a gating issues.
Patty Murray: Let women resolve with partner, doctor, and religion.
Maria Cantwell: Roe v. Wade is US law and WA law, so uphold it.
Mike Luke: Define life at conception; abortion is repugnant.
Mike McFadden: Make contraceptives available without a prescription.
Mike McGavick: No partial-birth; no taxpayer funding; yes parental consent.
Susan Hutchison: Will uphold exiting laws on abortion.
Tiffany Smiley: Keeping your child shouldn't be a ticket to poverty.
Patty Murray: Politicians should not be making these decisions for women.
Tiffany Smiley: I made it clear that I am not for a federal abortion ban.
Nick Freitas: Blames abortion industry for broken homes & criminal society.
Scott Parkinson: Describes himself as pro-life but won't provide details.
Raul Garcia: Would oppose an abortion ban or making abortion illegal.
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Budget & Economy
Alex Padilla: These aren't stimulus checks; they're basic survival checks.
Chris Vance: Deficit-reduction plan like Simpson-Bowles commission.
Dave Strider: Sustainable recovery requires more federal spending.
George Allen: Stimulus spending failed to create promised jobs.
Jamie Radtke: If we do not deal with spending, nothing else matters.
Jim Gilmore: More banking oversight, even if it means bigger government.
Joe Manchin III: Constitutional amendment requiring balanced budget.
John Raese: Constitutional amendment requiring balanced budget.
Mark Warner: Banking crisis caused by too many asleep at the switch in DC.
Russell Feingold: 41-point plan to help control federal spending.
Russell Feingold: 41-point plan to help control federal spending.
Susan Hutchison: Tax cuts led the way to economic growth & more jobs.
Tim Kaine: Tea Party's reckless economic policies create uncertainty.
Scott Parkinson: Opposing balanced budget amendment is irresponsible.
Raul Garcia: Stop reckless federal spending; address inflation .
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Civil Rights
Amanda Curtis: Outspoken advocate for labor unions and women's rights.
Bob Marshall: Blocked gay judge's nomination.
Catherine Cortez Masto: Let Nevada ban same-sex marriage; it's will of the people.
Catherine Cortez Masto: States ban bigamy & incest, so why not same-sex marriage?
Chris Vance: Not running to change laws on same-sex marriage.
Dave Strider: Comfortable with same-sex marriage.
Duf Sundheim: Supports same-sex marriage.
Gene Truono: Constitution's inferred rights cover LGBT rights.
George Allen: Gay judges ok; activist judges not ok.
Joni Ernst: Endorsed by RightNOW Women PAC to escape "war on women".
Kyrsten Sinema: Co-chair Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus.
Michelle Nunn: Equality, ending gender-based violence can transform world.
Mike Luke: States & Feds shouldn't define marriage, including same-sex.
Mike Luke: Don't require businesses to cater to same-sex couples.
Mike McFadden: Gay marriage ok; but I'm personally for traditional marriage.
Susan Hutchison: History of fighting for equal rights for women in workplace.
Tim Kaine: No discrimination against nominating gay judges.
Corey Stewart: Unfair to condemn only white nationalists.
Adam Schiff: Introduced PERIOD Act to protect trans student athletes.
Scott Brown: Once praised DEI as a core value, now denounces it as "woke".
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Corporations
George Allen: Focus on small business and job creation.
George Allen: Encourage corporations to repatriate their foreign earnings.
Joe Manchin III: Endorsed by U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Rob Portman: More favorable policy: encourage business development.
Ron Johnson: I'd be the only manufacturer in the Senate.
Ron Johnson: I'd be the only manufacturer in the Senate.
Tom Cotton: AdWatch: Worked as management consultant, not in insurance.
Raul Garcia: American Dream is being an entrepreneur.
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Crime
Dave Strider: I have seen too much police control.
Raul Garcia: Impose manslaughter charges for dealing meth or fentanyl.
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Drugs
Chris Vance: Not running to change laws on marijuana.
Chris Vance: Keep existing Washington state law on legal marijuana.
Dave Strider: Allow military honorable discharge after marijuana use.
Jay Inslee: Pilot program for growing industrial hemp.
Jeff Merkley: Positives of pot legalization outweigh the negatives.
Susan Hutchison: Strengthen federal prosecution in opioid drug crisis.
Raul Garcia: Country should increase focus on drug addiction programs.
Maria Cantwell: Rated A by NORML: let states decide marijuana law.
Raul Garcia: Americans Against Fentanyl Act: charge dealers with felony.
Patty Murray: Remove marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act.
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Education
Brian Sandoval: Supports Education Savings Accounts and school choice.
Catherine Cortez Masto: Opposes Education Savings Accounts and school choice.
Dave Strider: Vouchers are just a precursor to additional segregation.
George Allen: Froze college tuition while governor.
Jamie Radtke: Would vote against No Child Left Behind as too expensive.
Jay Inslee: Reverse transfer credits toward associate degrees.
Jessica Taylor: Will end brainwashing of children with Critical Race Theory.
Kay Hagan: Repeatedly stressed support for public schools.
Mark Warner: Home-schooling is ok; my sister home-schools her kids.
Susan Hutchison: Good education is the surest way out of poverty.
Raul Garcia: Restore public schools so families won't pull children out.
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Energy & Oil
Chris Vance: No carbon taxes, but reduce carbon emissions.
Dave Strider: In 6 years we could be free of carbon-based fuels.
George Allen: Energy independence instead of cap-and-trade.
Mike Luke: Human activity isn't contributing to climate change.
Patrick Morrisey: Fought against clean power rules.
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Environment
Dave Strider: Let EPA prosecute those poisoning water in cities.
Scott Pruitt: As state AG sued to block Obama's Clean Power Plan.
Susan Hutchison: States should manage their own natural resources, not feds.
Maria Cantwell: $16M for Fisheries Science Center's salmon life-cycle models.
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Families & Children
Jennifer Ferguson: Wants families represented by those not in the oligarchy.
Scott Parkinson: Focus on parental rights in education.
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Foreign Policy
Dave Strider: My family has been in North America since 1737.
Eric Brakey: Crazy that we have our troops in 177 different countries.
Jim Gilmore: Pursue terrorists into Pakistan, but maintain secrecy.
Latham Saddler: I see America being challenged by a rising communist China.
Mark Warner: Pakistan could emerge as world's most dangerous nation.
Susan Hutchison: Supports moving U.S. Embassy to Israel's capital Jerusalem.
Tiffany Smiley: Opposes lifting of sanctions in Iranian energy firms.
Glenn Elliott: Support for Ukraine critical for our national security.
Jim Justice: Requested $5m from legislature to support Ukraine hospital.
Raul Garcia: I escaped communist Cuba and found refuge in America.
Raul Garcia: I support standing firmly against Russian aggression.
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Free Trade
Brad Ellsworth: NAFTA has cost Indiana jobs.
Chris Vance: Promoting trade creates economic growth and recovery.
Daniel Coats: Trade barriers would hurt Indiana.
Dave Strider: I support fair trade not free trade.
Duf Sundheim: Inclined to support Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact.
Lee Fisher: More stringent policy: discourage companies moving overseas.
Patty Murray: Trans-Pacific Partnership important for Washington economy.
Susan Hutchison: Free and fair trade must start with an even playing field.
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Government Reform
Alex Padilla: Yes to expanding Supreme Court; not sure on term limits.
Dave Strider: Proper ID for voter registration.
David Perdue: OpEd: Refusal to debate seemed lordly and dismissive.
George Allen: Judges shouldn't invent law or impose their political views.
George Allen: Sexual orientation not a factor in judges' qualifications.
Jamie Radtke: Country's biggest problem is activist judges.
John Raese: Federal earmarks create career politicians.
Mike Luke: No surveillance of people; but surveillance of government ok.
Susan Hutchison: Term limits on elected officials, to stop the corruption.
Val Demings: Members of extremist groups shouldn't be in police, military.
Scott Parkinson: Deconstruct the regulatory state that crowds out investment.
Scott Parkinson: Legitimate concerns about election integrity & voter rolls.
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Gun Control
Dave Strider: Background checks: no license for felons or other red flags.
Ed Gillespie: Fight UN gun ban treaty, & fight bans on guns or ammunition.
Jeanne Shaheen: Semi-automatic rifles are weapons of war.
Maria Cantwell: Close the background loophole and deal with mental health.
Maria Cantwell: People on no-fly list shouldn't be able to own a gun.
Mark Brnovich: Oppose David Chipman, activist for gun control, to lead ATF.
Mark Warner: Strong defender of the Second Amendment.
Mark Warner: Restrict but don't ban high-capacity magazines.
Mike Espy: Appeared in advertisement in support of NRA.
Patrick Murphy: More background checks: close the terrorist gun loophole.
Steve Stockman: The best gun lubricant around is Liberal Tears.
Steve Stockman: 1993: Opposed federal raid on the Branch Davidian compound.
Susan Hutchison: Supports 2nd Amendment; existing laws need to be enforced.
Ted Strickland: 2010: Pro-gun & NRA endorsed; 2016: end gun epidemic.
Tiffany Smiley: Won't comment on gun laws; calls for cops in every school.
Raul Garcia: Cuba's tyrannical government banned people from owning guns.
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Health Care
Alex Padilla: We've got to better support our health care infrastructure.
Billy Long: Notion of mandates straight out of the communist handbook.
Dave Strider: Single-Payer fully funded by the Federal government.
Duf Sundheim: Some aspects of ObamaCare ok, but rest is a boondoggle.
George Allen: I want to be the deciding vote to repeal ObamaCare.
Jeff Flake: ObamaCare is a heavy anchor to drag around.
Joe Manchin III: Opposes requiring individuals or businesses to buy insurance.
Joe Manchin III: Prohibit denying coverage for pre-existing conditions.
John Raese: ObamaCare is worst bill to ever come out of Congress.
John Raese: ObamaCare is pure, unadulterated socialism.
Mike Luke: Repeal ObamaCare & leave healthcare to states.
Patty Murray: Medicare finally negotiating drug prices a huge step forward.
Richard Carmona: Indignity of being poor patient in hospital sensitizes me.
Susan Hutchison: ObamaCare will lead to socialized medicine.
Tiffany Smiley: Obamacare a failure, expand access not government reach.
Tim Kaine: Inaction was not a solution for healthcare.
Tom Cotton: AdWatch: No, Cotton won't end Medicare guarantee.
Raul Garcia: Emergency Room doctor; serves vulnerable patients.
Robin Kelly: Trump's policies will lead to deaths of LGBTQ people.
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Homeland Security
Al Franken: Worked since 2009 on fighting ISIS recruitment in Minn.
Bob Marshall: Against "don't ask, don't tell" as Navy officer in 1990s.
Dave Strider: Funds for veterans, not waging war for profits.
George Allen: More concerned with army's readiness than war authorization.
George Allen: Military readiness more important than congressional consent.
Jeff Flake: Cut $475M from unwanted littoral combat ship.
John McCain: Long-time foe of LCS, littoral combat ship.
Michael Bennet: Mixed history on transferring Gitmo prisoners to US prisons.
Mike Luke: End all military spending in other nations.
Mike McFadden: Combat propaganda & recruiting by the Islamic State.
Patty Murray: Took lead in urging equal VA benefits for same-sex couples.
Susan Hutchison: Expand depleted military to increase readiness.
Tom Cotton: AdWatch: No sense of entitlement from serving in military.
Tom Del Beccaro: Terrorists believe in terrorism; we can't persuade them.
Raul Garcia: The Veterans Affairs program should be completely revamped.
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Immigration
Al Franken: Apologize for stripping citizenship for marrying foreigners.
Bob Casey: Support sanctuary cities like Philadelphia.
Chris Vance: 20,000 more border patrol officers, plus path to legality.
Daniel Coats: Voted for amnesty 26 years ago; against a dozen times since.
Dave Strider: All illegal immigrants since genocide of Native Americans.
Duf Sundheim: Path to legal status without executive action.
Gabriel Gomez: Make the Senate "Gang of Eight" a "Gang of Nine".
Jane Timken: AdWatch: Opposes amnesty to 12 million illegal immigrants.
Jeff Flake: Secure the border; then comprehensive reform.
Jeff Flake: SB1070 was imprudent & unconstitutional, but let it stand.
John Sanchez: Combat employment of illegals, after caught doing so.
Marco Rubio: GOP DREAM Act: visas for going to college or military.
Richard Carmona: Vitriolic 'deport everybody' message loses Hispanics.
Susan Hutchison: Build border wall and block illegal entry.
Tim Kaine: Make it easier for foreign students to get green cards.
Travis Childers: Signed anti-amnesty pledge: don't reward lawbreakers.
Raul Garcia: I'm an immigrant to this country who escaped communist Cuba .
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Jobs
Cory Booker: $1,000 tax credit for job-training apprenticeships.
Dave Strider: Affirmative action is abused in scope & enforcement.
Jim Gilmore: Oppose making it easier to organize labor unions.
John Raese: My forte is creating jobs.
Tim Scott: $1,000 tax credit for job-training apprenticeships.
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Principles & Values
Alex Lasry: Being on the right side of history isn't bad for business.
Alex Padilla: What drives my public service passion are issues of equity.
Billy Long: Biden and Harris should resign.
Bob Casey: Dubbed "Sleeping Bob" for anti-Trump obstructionism.
Bob McDonnell: Indicted on corruption charges days after leaving office.
Bruce Guthrie: Voters were disgusted in 2004 and 60% did not vote.
Cindy Hyde-Smith: Follows Trump principles to "make America great again".
Colleen Hanabusa: OpEd: Too old to build seniority to steer pork to Hawaii.
Dave Strider: Forced faith is as hollow as a rotted tree.
David Alameel: Defeated LaRouche Democrat in primary.
Gavin Clarkson: Had to prove New Mexico is a state to get married.
Jessica Taylor: Flames of liberty make our country a shining city on a hill.
Jim Gilmore: Warner is ducking debates; doesn't want his positions known.
Jim Gilmore: Will be conservative voice in Democratic-controlled Congress.
Joe Manchin III: My forte is creating jobs; I'll bring spirit of capitalism.
Joe Manchin III: To Raese: Mr. Obama's name will not be on the ballot!
Joe Miller: I was beyond stupid to rig poll with colleagues' computers.
Maria Cantwell: Voted for Kerry in 2004; he matched Northwest values.
Mark Warner: End partisan gridlock; embrace common ground.
Mike McGavick: Voted for Bush in 2004; to defeat radical Islamic terrorism.
Richard Carmona: Seeks to earn the respect of disenfranchised populations.
Scott Brown: $1.3 million in 24 hours via Internet "Money Bomb" appeal.
Sean Haugh: YouTube-based campaign as Libertarian party nominee.
Susan Hutchison: Defines herself by her values, starting with love of country.
Terri Lynn Land: AdWatch: Grew up in a trailer park, then managed motels.
Thom Tillis: A self-made man who grew up in a trailer park.
Tiffany Smiley: Living in God's will rather than my own.
Tiffany Smiley: Will do anything for this country: keep American Dream alive.
Val Demings: Being unified nation doesn't mean giving up beliefs.
Patty Murray: I believe that our democracy is at risk today.
Tiffany Smiley: Concerns about 2020 elections, but Biden is our president.
Tim Sheehy: Our campaign is about service, God, and country.
Raul Garcia: Work to find commonsense solutions that cross party lines.
Brad Johnson: Served as Secretary of State & on Public Service Commission.
Angela Alsobrooks: Endorsed by EMILY's list for pro-choice women.
Raul Garcia: Uphold the values and freedom the American dream represents.
Hung Cao: America is the most incredible country in the world.
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Social Security
Brad Ellsworth: Don't raise the retirement age; put people to work instead.
Bruce Braley: Privatizing Social Security turns it over to Wall Street.
Bruce Guthrie: First, we must keep our promises to our senior citizens.
Bruce Guthrie: Personal accounts if under 25; opt-out if under 50.
Chris Vance: Increase retirement age; change benefit programs.
Daniel Coats: Save Social Security from itself; increase age & more.
Dave Strider: Anyone wanting to privatize Soc.Sec. are nothing but thieves.
George Allen: Raise retirement age & end benefits to wealthy.
Lee Fisher: No benefit cuts; don't raise retirement age.
Maria Cantwell: Tax cut on $1.2M earners would keep system solvent 75 years.
Maria Cantwell: Keep progressivity and guaranteed benefit.
Mike Luke: Opposes personal retirement accounts.
Mike McGavick: Cantwell opposes new ideas but has no Soc. Sec. plan.
Mike McGavick: Personal accounts for younger workers, but not privatized.
Rob Portman: Bush's proposal was sound, but I'm not for privatization.
Tim Kaine: Lift the payroll tax cap.
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Tax Reform
Chris Vance: Tax increases on the wealthy Americans and a higher gas tax.
Chris Vance: Reform our tax code to create jobs.
Dave Strider: Supports higher taxes on the wealthy.
Ed Gillespie: Believes in conservative ideas of lower taxes.
Gene Truono: Tax reform will be one of his top 3 issues for advocacy.
Jim Gilmore: Signature achievement: effort to eliminate Virginia car tax.
Joe Manchin III: Don't mess with or increase taxes during a time of turmoil.
John Raese: Make tax cuts permanent, even for earners over $250K.
Mark Warner: Pushed $1.4B tax increase to close $6B budget shortfall.
Mike Luke: Eliminate inheritance taxes; decrease middle-income taxes.
Tiffany Smiley: Supports law and order, lower taxes, getting back to work.
Tiffany Smiley: We need an involved senator who supports lower taxes.
Susan Hutchison: Simple & fair tax code instead of head tax and carbon tax.
Scott Parkinson: Voiced support for doubling down on Trump-era tax cuts.
Raul Garcia: Cut taxes for lower/middle class, small business owners.
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Technology
George Allen: No online sales tax for out-of-state websites.
Joe Manchin III: States depend on federal government for key infrastructure.
Richard Carmona: Criticized Bush for placing politics ahead of science.
Susan Hutchison: Wants federal infrastructure dollars for 21st century needs.
Tim Kaine: Force online retailers to collect sales taxes.
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War & Peace
Bob Marshall: Opposes sending troops overseas without declaration of war.
Bob Marshall: No US military in Libyan war without congressional consent.
Bruce Guthrie: Iraq is in civil war; bring the troops home.
Dave Strider: We are a Republic not an Empire.
Ed Gillespie: As Bush spokesperson, defended Iraqi surge & al Qaeda link.
Jamie Radtke: Opposes sending troops overseas without declaration of war.
Jamie Radtke: No US military in Libyan war without congressional consent.
Jim Gilmore: Any kind of timetable in Iraq is not responsible.
Maria Cantwell: Change the course in Iraq; we can't stay indefinitely.
Mark Warner: No timetable to end war in Iraq.
Mike McGavick: Cannot give Iraq to the terrorists or they'll follow us here.
Scott Brown: Terrorists are not gone from Afghanistan.
Tom Del Beccaro: Nuke deal solidifies Iran conventional military gains.
Tom Del Beccaro: Mideast was more stable with U.S. troops in Iraq.
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Welfare & Poverty
David Alameel: I don't see upward mobility for the middle class.
Richard Carmona: Experienced poverty and homelessness as child in Harlem.
Steve Stockman: 1990s: Homeless in Fort Worth's Water Gardens park.
Thom Tillis: No government assistance for those who can help themselves.
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