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from 2020 GA Senate race (number of quotes indicated): |
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Abortion David Perdue: Backed ban on most abortions after six weeks. Jon Ossoff: Will only confirm judges pledged to uphold Roe v. Wade. Shane Hazel: Government has helped execute over 70 million babies. Jon Ossoff: Will only vote to confirm judges who will uphold Roe v. Wade. Raphael Warnock: Supports Roe and a woman's right to choose. Teresa Tomlinson: A woman is the sole fiduciary of her body and any pregnancy. Johnny Isakson: Returned from surgery to defund Planned Parenthood. |
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Budget & Economy Jon Ossoff: COVID: Another round of $1,200 stimulus checks. Jon Ossoff: Republican Senate will mean paralysis and gridlock. Jon Ossoff: For stricter government oversight; cut duplicate programs. David Perdue: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau a "rogue agency". Jon Ossoff: More regulation of banks, reinstate Glass-Steagall Act. Shane Hazel: Government has no Constitutional authority for stimulus. David Perdue: Supported Opportunity Zones to incentivize investment. Jon Ossoff: COVID: Put families & small business ahead on relief. David Perdue: For Paycheck Protection Program, pro-market solutions. Jon Ossoff: COVID: we need more direct relief from federal government. Jon Ossoff: Upgraded infrastructure foundation for decades of prosperity. Jon Ossoff: Investment in infrastructure is overdue. Teresa Tomlinson: Invest in infrastructure for rural farmers. Jon Ossoff: Fund public media, guarantee editorial independence. |
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Civil Rights David Perdue: Supreme Court overstepped in legalizing same-sex marriage. Jon Ossoff: Supports LGBTQ rights & Equality Act. Shane Hazel: Let gay couples defend pot farms with machine guns. Jon Ossoff: We need a new Civil Rights Act to deal with systemic bias. Jon Ossoff: For Equality Act, opposes any military ban. Jon Ossoff: Can no longer go down a path of racism. Teresa Tomlinson: Expand Voting Rights Act; end voter suppression. Ted Terry: Made Election Day a city holiday. Ted Terry: Registered 8000 new Americans as voters over six years. Teresa Tomlinson: Add sexual orientation & gender identity to Civil Rights Act. Ted Terry: Prioritize Equality Act; overturn transgender military ban. Brian Kemp: OpEd: refuses to process thousands of voter registrations. David Perdue: OpEd: avoids voter suppression questions. John James: Trump policies good for African-Americans & elevate everyone. |
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Corporations Jon Ossoff: Reinstate Glass-Steagall; end speculative trading. |
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Crime David Perdue: Need police reform, but vast majority of cops are honorable. Jon Ossoff: Establish national standards for use of force by police. Shane Hazel: Release all non-violent offenders; end drug war. Jon Ossoff: Crimes under Trump: act prudently, but accountability. Jon Ossoff: Demilitarize the police; ban private prisons. Jon Ossoff: Reverse militarization of police; ban private prisons. Jon Ossoff: Don't defund the police; answer is to reform the police. Teresa Tomlinson: End abuse of cash bail bonds & for-profit prisons. Teresa Tomlinson: Fund reentry programs and restore voting rights to ex-felons. Ted Terry: Supports "civilian-led policing" board hiring, firing police. David Perdue: Supports expanding rights of crime victims. David Perdue: Supported First Step Act with restrictions. David Perdue: Opposed Sentencing Reform Act as too lenient. |
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Drugs David Perdue: Supports medical marijuana, not recreational use. Jon Ossoff: Past time to legalize, regulate, and tax cannabis. Shane Hazel: End wars, including the drug war. Shane Hazel: Marijuana is a right. Teresa Tomlinson: Remove marijuana from Controlled Substance Act schedule. Teresa Tomlinson: End sentencing disparities between crack and powder cocaine. Ted Terry: Decriminalized possession of small amounts of marijuana. |
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Education David Perdue: Supports school choice including private schools. David Perdue: Free tuition is what Soviets, Nazis, Cubans, Venezuelans did. Jon Ossoff: Supports debt forgiveness; tuition free state schools. Shane Hazel: Never pay for college loans; they chose to take on debt. Shane Hazel: Eliminate the U.S. Department of Education. David Perdue: Helped secure permanent funding for HBCUs. Jon Ossoff: Make trade school, vocational training, public colleges free. Teresa Tomlinson: Led the fight to save women's college from shutting down. |
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Energy & Oil David Perdue: Support withdrawal from Paris Agreement. Jon Ossoff: Climate change is a major threat, invest in clean energy. Shane Hazel: No government funding for renewable energy. Teresa Tomlinson: Clean economy will create jobs, lower energy costs. Ted Terry: Commitment to 100% clean energy transition. Ted Terry: Climate change is personal because I'm 36, will be around. |
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Environment David Perdue: Roll back stifling Obama-era regulations. Jon Ossoff: Reverse Trump rollbacks of environmental standards. Jon Ossoff: Aggressive protection of endangered species and habitats. |
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Foreign Policy Jon Ossoff: Supports Israel, continuing U.S. military aid. David Perdue: Voted against blocking arm sales to Saudi Arabia. Jon Ossoff: Supports blocking arm sales to Saudi Arabia. Shane Hazel: US in 150 countries is for international aristocrats. Jon Ossoff: US should play active role in Israel/Palestine diplomacy. Teresa Tomlinson: My support for Israel is unshakable. Teresa Tomlinson: Restore and support our traditional alliances. David Perdue: Defends Trump on Putin; must engage with Russia. David Perdue: National debt impacts our foreign policy. David Perdue: US should provide aid to encourage development. |
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Free Trade David Perdue: Reluctantly came to support Trump steel, aluminum tariffs. David Perdue: Aggressively imported cheap Chinese products as CEO. Shane Hazel: Remove barriers to international trade. Jon Ossoff: Attack unfair practices by overseas competitors. Teresa Tomlinson: Reject policies that put our farmers at disadvantage. David Perdue: Supports USMCA trade agreement to replace NAFTA. |
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Government Reform David Perdue: OpEd: Refusal to debate seemed lordly and dismissive. Jon Ossoff: Perdue lying about stock trades is totally unacceptable. David Perdue: Republican Secretary of State should resign over election. David Perdue: Idea of voter suppression is a lie out of the pit of hell. David Perdue: Strong advocate for Congressional term limits. Jon Ossoff: End Citizens United; get dark money out of politics. Jon Ossoff: We need a new Voting Rights Act. Jon Ossoff: Trying to take away sacred right to vote is disgraceful. Jon Ossoff: Open to discussing getting rid of filibuster. Jon Ossoff: Open to term limits for federal judges. Shane Hazel: No regulation of indirect campaign contributions. |
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Gun Control David Perdue: Ample guns laws on the books; supports background checks. Jon Ossoff: Supports background checks, assault weapon ban. Shane Hazel: Repeal all gun laws; strictly interpret 2nd Amendment. Jon Ossoff: Background checks; red flag laws; assault weapon ban. Teresa Tomlinson: Universal background checks; assault weapon ban. Ted Terry: 2nd Amendment doesn't mean unfettered access to guns. |
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Health Care Jon Ossoff: Supports public option over Medicare-for-All. David Perdue: Repeal fining poor because they can't afford ObamaCare. David Perdue: COVID: We've done everything we could. Jon Ossoff: Improve ACA, not repeal it. Jon Ossoff: COVID: Trump's response "gross incompetence". Jon Ossoff: COVID: out of control because government ignored science. Shane Hazel: Have state and fed remove themselves from healthcare. Jon Ossoff: Expand Medicaid, invest in new public health clinics. David Perdue: Market based solutions, crack down on fraud in Medicare. David Perdue: Incentivize drug manufacturers to lower prices. David Perdue: Invest in equipping vulnerable populations. Jon Ossoff: Will oppose ongoing efforts to defund Medicare. Jon Ossoff: Empower Medicare to negotiate lower drug prices. Jon Ossoff: More federal support for eldercare in America. Jon Ossoff: Ensure all Americans have insurance, for public option. Teresa Tomlinson: Lower Medicare eligibility to 55, offer public option. Teresa Tomlinson: Concerned about closure of rural hospitals. |
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Homeland Security Shane Hazel: Abolish the Veterans Administration. David Perdue: US must address global security crisis with strong defense. |
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Immigration David Perdue: Citizenship for DACA tied to cutting immigration. Jon Ossoff: DREAMers are Americans and here to stay. Jon Ossoff: Strengthen borders, path for undocumented immigrants. Teresa Tomlinson: End family separation & citizenship for DREAMers. Ted Terry: Refugees exemplify the best of what America offers. Shane Hazel: Shut off the welfare magnet; have troops patrol border. |
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Jobs David Perdue: Co-sponsored National Right-to-Work Act. David Perdue: Raising minimum wage kills jobs. Jon Ossoff: Minimum wage should be livable wage. Teresa Tomlinson: Support right to organize & protect benefits. Teresa Tomlinson: Raise minimum wage to $15 with cost of living adjustments. Ted Terry: Raised city minimum wages to $15 an hour. |
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Principles & Values Jon Ossoff: Refusal to debate shows arrogance & sense of entitlement. Jon Ossoff: Standard for Senators higher than not being prosecuted. Jon Ossoff: On Day One, I'll place my stock portfolio in a blind trust. Jon Ossoff: Criticizes "cultural elitism" of Hollywood. David Perdue: COVID: Stock trades came under investigation. Shane Hazel: Individual right to beliefs, including spreading Gospel. David Perdue: Strong supporter of judges in the mold of Antonin Scalia. Jon Ossoff: Multiracial coalition with shared values emerging. David Perdue: Mocked Kamala Harris's first name at Trump rally. Raphael Warnock: Youngest pastor to lead Atlanta's Ebenezer Baptist Church. Jon Ossoff: Dedicated my career to fighting corruption. Jon Ossoff: His faith informs his approach to politics. Ted Terry: Prefers evidence-based policy making. |
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Social Security Shane Hazel: Taxation is theft; Social Security is a giant Ponzi scheme. David Perdue: Return to sensible budgeting to stabilize Social Security. Jon Ossoff: Strengthen and protect Social Security benefits. |
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Tax Reform Jon Ossoff: Doesn't support increase in income tax rates. David Perdue: Trump tax cuts having a positive impact across the country. Jon Ossoff: We borrow trillions to cut taxes for the wealthy. Shane Hazel: Taxation is theft. Jon Ossoff: Lower taxes for all but the wealthiest Americans. |
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War & Peace David Perdue: Opposed requiring Congressional approval of attack on Iran. Shane Hazel: Our policy should be that of non-intervention. Shane Hazel: Forever wars are killing us; #EndTheWars. Teresa Tomlinson: Congress should vote on war actions, including Afghanistan. Teresa Tomlinson: Sanctions against Iran, but diplomacy as well. David Perdue: North Korean sanctions prove diplomacy succeeds. |
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