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from 2014 NH Senate debate (number of quotes indicated): |
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| OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details) |
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Abortion Jeanne Shaheen: Opposed the Blunt Amendment: require birth control coverage. Bob Smith: Human life begins at conception. Scott Brown: OpEd: Not a reliable vote on abortion rights. Karen Testerman: No taxpayer dollars to terminate human life in the womb. |
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Budget & Economy Bob Smith: Time to stop mortgaging our children's future. Karen Testerman: More government jobs threaten our economy & freedom. |
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Civil Rights Bob Smith: Government shouldn't redefine marriage. Scott Brown: Next step in racial equality: stop glorifying violence. Karen Testerman: Vocal opponent of same-sex civil unions. |
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Corporations Scott Brown: AdWatch: Loosened financial reform regulations. |
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Drugs Jeanne Shaheen: Allow medical marijuana; but no recreational marijuana. Scott Brown: Restrict medical marijuana; and no recreational marijuana. |
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Education Bob Smith: Oppose nationwide Common Core standards. Karen Testerman: Put parents back in charge, not Department of Education. Karen Testerman: Stop the "common core" federal education standards. |
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Energy & Oil Bob Smith: No subsidies for wind and solar. Scott Brown: Keystone XL should be included in energy efficiency bill. Karen Testerman: End the war on coal: keep electrical generating plants. Karen Testerman: Carbon dioxide causes plants to thrive, not global warming. |
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Environment Karen Testerman: Declaring national monuments to benefit donors is an abuse. |
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Foreign Policy Scott Brown: Restore American leadership; we have none now. Bob Smith: America is in trouble; we need leadership out of this mess. Scott Brown: Our allies don't trust us, our foes don't fear us. |
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Free Trade Jeanne Shaheen: Expand opportunities to export to markets around the globe. |
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Government Reform Jim Rubens: Voluntary small dollar vouchers to fund federal elections. Bob Smith: Photo ID for voting. Jeanne Shaheen: People's Pledge: Let's limit outside PAC contributions. Scott Brown: No pledge to limit outside PAC contributions. |
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Gun Control Bob Smith: Opposes more gun restrictions. Scott Brown: Ok'd federal ban on assault weapons after Newtown shootings. Karen Testerman: Second Amendment is about protection, not hunting. |
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Health Care Jeanne Shaheen: Ebola: No fear-mongering; maybe a travel ban. Scott Brown: Ebola: travel ban to West Africa. Bob Smith: Repeal ObamaCare; it's not a government responsibility. Scott Brown: ObamaCare's mandate means higher costs and fewer jobs. Jeanne Shaheen: AdWatch: Falsely promised all people could keep insurance. Jeanne Shaheen: No apologies for helping people get affordable insurance. Scott Brown: Supported RomneyCare in 2006; it's different than ObamaCare. Karen Testerman: ObamaCare is unaffordable and unworkable. Jeanne Shaheen: AdWatch: Targeted by RNC robocalls for support of ObamaCare. |
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Homeland Security Scott Brown: Strip US citizenship from terrorists who fight overseas. Jeanne Shaheen: Tireless advocate for keeping our commitment to veterans. Bob Smith: Maintain a superior nuclear arsenal. Jim Rubens: The surveillance state is not OK: limit the NSA. Karen Testerman: Rebuild our forces for adversaries like Chinese & Russians. Jim Rubens: NSA infringes Constitution and causes citizen distrust. |
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Immigration Scott Brown: The border is secure when people don't come across it. Jeanne Shaheen: We need to fix our broken immigration system. Scott Brown: It's wrong that illegals can just walk across the border. Bob Smith: Securing our borders is matter of economic stability. Karen Testerman: Illegal immigrants are stealing from our country. Karen Testerman: Illegal immigrants over burden our public schools. |
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Jobs Scott Brown: My job is to let businesses create jobs. |
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Principles & Values Bob Smith: Judeo-Christian values established our government framework. Jeanne Shaheen: On 99% vote with Obama: Find ways to appeal to independents. Bob Smith: Too many in Washington have no vision to restore the nation. |
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Tax Reform Karen Testerman: Supports flat tax & abolishing the IRS. |
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War & Peace Jeanne Shaheen: Address ISIS without fearmongering. |
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