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from State of Montana secondary Archives (number of quotes indicated): |
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Abortion Mark Perea: An unborn child is a person. |
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Budget & Economy Conrad Burns: Control the budget throttle by not raising taxes. Jon Tester: Borrow-and-spend policy puts burden on our children. Mark Perea: Government stimulus is repugnant in a free country. |
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Civil Rights Mark Perea: Government shouldn't correct social problems. Mark Perea: Same-sex marriage is a private matter. |
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Crime Mark Perea: Stricter punishment depends on the crime. Steve Bullock: Less money for prison and more for treatment. |
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Drugs Mark Perea: I am for marijuana legalization with modest regulation. |
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Education Albert Olszewski: Locally-directed privacy-oriented schools, not Common Core. Mark Perea: Vouchers with no strings attached. |
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Energy & Oil Mark Perea: Let free market determine green energy. |
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Environment Mark Perea: Conservation is reserved to the states, not to the EPA. Whitney Williams: Defend Montana against wealthy interests buying public land. |
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Families & Children Albert Olszewski: I will always support America's traditional values. |
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Foreign Policy Mark Perea: American exceptionalism is based on our founding principles. |
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Free Trade Mark Perea: TPP and NAFTA lead to dissolution of national sovereignty. |
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Government Reform Mark Perea: No need to make voter registration easier. |
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Gun Control Mark Perea: Absolute right to gun ownership. |
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Health Care Mark Perea: ObamaCare should be repealed in favor of free market. |
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Homeland Security Conrad Burns: Patriot Act merely gives tools like against organized crime. Jon Tester: Critical of President Bush on Patriot Act. Jon Tester: Patriot Act has very little to do with the War on Terrorism. Mark Perea: Military has been decimated; reinstate fired generals. |
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Immigration Mark Perea: Illegal aliens should be deported. |
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Jobs Conrad Burns: Minimum wage increase OK if packaged with tax cut. Jon Tester: Minimum wage increase is long overdue. |
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Principles & Values Conrad Burns: On Abramoff allegations: I never shortchanged my state. Jon Tester: Burns changed his votes due to Jack Abramoff donations. Mark Perea: People in government should speak freely about religion. Whitney Williams: Parents were elected officials in Congress, state Senate. Whitney Williams: Founded WilliamsWorks, helping philanthropic efforts. |
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Social Security Mark Perea: A deal is a deal, Social Security should be preserved. |
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Tax Reform Conrad Burns: Families face 58% tax increase in--so make cuts permanent. Jon Tester: Focus tax cuts on the middle class, not the rich. Jon Tester: Lowering state taxes shifts burden to local property tax. Mark Perea: Opposes higher taxes on the wealthy. |
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War & Peace Jon Tester: Critical of President Bush on Iraq war. Jon Tester: We need to be diligent on the war on terror; Iraq is not. Mark Perea: Avoid foreign entanglements, except for emergencies. |
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