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Abortion Michael Baumgartner: Life begins at conception; no exceptions except pragmatism. Patty Murray: Nethercutt's voted against expanding stem-cell research. Phil Fortunato: F Grade from NARAL, sponsored anti-abortion bills. Pramila Jayapal: Expand contraceptive options for women & Planned Parenthood. Jay Inslee: Washington is pro-choice, no Texas judge can order otherwise. |
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Budget & Economy Dino Rossi: Big government is cause of current crisis, not its solution. Patty Murray: Bush policy is tax cuts & wars without paying for them. Patty Murray: Government action needed to fix damage done by Wall Street. Tiffany Smiley: Lift people up rather than spend billions on failed programs. |
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Civil Rights Michael Baumgartner: Opposes gay marriage. Pramila Jayapal: Fought for racial justice against bigotry and discrimination. Pramila Jayapal: Prohibit anti-LGBTQ conversion therapy for minors. Hilary Franz: Trails for all: no matter who they love, how they identify. |
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Crime Pramila Jayapal: Investigated Seattle Police Department for biased policing. Tiffany Smiley: Defunding the police undercuts foundation of lawful society. |
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Drugs Michael Baumgartner: Advised counternarcotics team in Afghanistan. Tiffany Smiley: We have a fentanyl crisis because we have a border crisis. |
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Education Bill Bryant: Fully fund education; give principals & teachers flexibility. Pramila Jayapal: Additional $158 million for early childhood education. Pramila Jayapal: Two years of guaranteed tuition at community colleges. Tiffany Smiley: Empower families to choose best education for their children. |
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Energy & Oil Maria Cantwell: Climate change is happening but unclear if manmade. Michael Baumgartner: One-cent gas tax to pay for veterans' services. Michael Baumgartner: Climate change is happening but unclear if manmade. Pramila Jayapal: Stand up to climate change deniers & toxic fracking. Tiffany Smiley: US should adopt all-of-the-above approach to energy policies. |
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Environment Patty Murray: Federally fund Hanford Nuclear Reservation cleanup. Pramila Jayapal: Preserve funding and access to state park lands. Hilary Franz: Refused to allow drilling equipment to come to our coastline. |
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Families & Children Michael Baumgartner: No unfettered teen access to emergency contraceptive Plan B. |
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Foreign Policy Michael Baumgartner: Served as lead strategic-policy coordinator in Baghdad. |
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Free Trade Pramila Jayapal: Trans Pacific Partnership hides corporate giveaways. Tiffany Smiley: We need stronger trade policies like USMCA that are fair. |
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Government Reform Dino Rossi: Call to halt earmarks; that's what's wrong with D.C. Patty Murray: Halting earmarks shortchanges important state projects. Pramila Jayapal: Automatic voter registration & felon re-enfranchisement. Pramila Jayapal: Overturn Citizens United; dark money stifles elections. Tiffany Smiley: Opposes election reform bill; supports voter ID. Hilary Franz: Expand our automatic voter registration laws. |
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Health Care Dino Rossi: Healthcare overhaul moves down a path that is very dangerous. Dino Rossi: ObamaCare will siphon money & could bankrupt America. Dino Rossi: ObamaCare will require hordes of IRS agents to administer. Patty Murray: Pre-ObamaCare worked for insurance companies but no one else. Patty Murray: Yes, I read ObamaCare; I helped write it! Patty Murray: ObamaCare provides money to train future family physicians. Pramila Jayapal: Supports single-payer model. |
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Homeland Security Dino Rossi: Wait for a study to decide on don't-ask-don't-tell. Patty Murray: Toss out don't-ask-don't-tell. Pramila Jayapal: Ensure disabled veterans receive needed assistance. Tiffany Smiley: Don't burden veteran families with an uncertain future. |
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Immigration Dino Rossi: Secure the border, then decide on kids of illegal immigrants. Michael Baumgartner: Opposes DREAM Act; reform guest worker criteria. Patty Murray: Give kids of illegal immigrants a chance to be citizens. Pramila Jayapal: OneAmerica: foster post-9-11 hate-free zone for Muslims. Pramila Jayapal: Establish a federal Office for Immigrant Integration. Tiffany Smiley: Stop the surge of illegal immigrants and secure our border. |
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Jobs Pramila Jayapal: Raise the federal minimum wage. |
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Principles & Values Dino Rossi: Murray is shortchanging voters with 2 debates instead of 6. Dino Rossi: Lost 2004 race for governor by 133 votes. Patty Murray: Long history of limiting debates with her challengers. Patty Murray: This state is my family and my family is hurting. |
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Social Security Dino Rossi: Massive debt could destabilize Social Security. Dino Rossi: No comment on raising retirement age or other changes, yet. George Nethercutt: Save Social Security by decreasing government spending. Patty Murray: No comment on raising retirement age or other changes, yet. Pramila Jayapal: Lift the income cap; reform COLA adjustments. |
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Tax Reform Dino Rossi: Extend Bush tax cuts; allow entrepreneurs to be successful. Dino Rossi: Repealing Bush tax cut is biggest tax increase in US history. Patty Murray: Extending Bush tax cuts reduces social & health programs. Patty Murray: Bush tax cut for top 2% costs us $2 trillion. |
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Technology Pramila Jayapal: invest in our nation's infrastructure, for jobs & backbone. |
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War & Peace Dino Rossi: Setting deadline for Afghan withdrawal would aid terrorists. Maria Cantwell: Leave Afghanistan in 2014 as planned. Michael Baumgartner: We're wasting resources on democracy-building in Afghanistan. Michael Baumgartner: Leave Afghanistan now & use funds domestically. Patty Murray: Voted against the war because we didn't have a clear mission. Patty Murray: Set timetable for Afghan withdrawal. |
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Welfare & Poverty Hilary Franz: She has pushed to build housing on public lands. |
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