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from Colorado Senate Debate (number of quotes indicated): |
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Abortion Cory Gardner: No Personhood Amendment; birth control over-the-counter. Cory Gardner: Sell contraceptives over-the-counter to avoid Hobby Lobby. Ken Buck: Opposes abortion rights, even in cases of rape and incest. |
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Budget & Economy Michael Bennet: Stimulus bill avoided Depression; now we need infrastructure. Ken Buck: We spent $787B on stimulus with nothing to show for it. Michael Bennet: Stimulus bill limited because recession worse than expected. Bob Schaffer: $700B bailout is dead hand of government making things worse. Bob Schaffer: Congress� 2007 laws made private sector pay for bailout. Bob Schaffer: $700 billion bailout is necessary but essentially a tax. Mark Udall: Financial bailout results from Reagan & Bush GOP policies. Mark Udall: $700 billion bailout is not good for my constituents. |
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Civil Rights Ken Buck: Won't compare gays to alcoholics again; better candidate now. Ken Buck: Buck "mis-spoke" comparing homosexuality to alcoholism. Ken Buck: Birth influences homosexuality like it influences alcoholism. Ken Buck: Being gay is a choice, but birth has an influence. Ken Buck: Don't-ask-don't-tell policy makes a lot of sense. Michael Bennet: Opposition to homosexuality is an outdated views of society. |
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Corporations Ken Buck: Small business can turn economy around with lower tax burden. Mark Udall: No welfare for CEOs in financial bailout. |
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Crime Ken Buck: 2006: Declined to prosecute "buyer's remorse" date-rape case. |
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Education Owen Hill: Eliminate the Department of Education. Bob Schaffer: More competition needed in higher-ed loan-making. Mark Udall: More money for government-run college aid programs. |
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Energy & Oil Mark Udall: We're prepared to put a price on carbon. Bob Schaffer: Federal government rakes in funds from high energy prices. Mark Udall: We need comprehensive plan, not just oil & gas development. |
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Environment Ken Buck: Protect rural water supplies like Arkansas River basin. Michael Bennet: $5 million to begin work on the Arkansas Valley Conduit. |
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Free Trade Bob Schaffer: Reducing repatriation tax pumps capital into economy. Mark Udall: Reducing repatriation tax rewards sending jobs overseas. |
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Government Reform Owen Hill: Stick to the enumerated powers our founding fathers gave us. Ken Buck: Not, repeat not, for repealing the 17th Amendment. Pete Coors: The 527 loophole is also a freedom of speech. |
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Health Care Cory Gardner: Ebola: immediate ban on all travel from West African. Amy Stephens: AmyCare was lesser of 2 evils to exempt state from ObamaCare. Mark Udall: AdWatch: Targeted by RNC robocalls for support of ObamaCare. Michael Bennet: I back fiscally sound measures, including Medicare cuts. Ken Buck: $500B savings in Medicare is heart of health care reform. Michael Bennet: $500B savings in Medicare is heart of health care reform. |
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Homeland Security Mark Udall: FactCheck: Yes, NSA can collect phone records on Americans. Ken Buck: No eminent domain for 238,000-acre Trinidad training site. Michael Bennet: No expansion option for 238,000-acre Trinidad training site. Ken Salazar: Implement the reforms recommended by the 9/11 Commission now. Pete Coors: We�ll never have perfect security in the US. Pete Coors: Important to check baggage and freight. Pete Coors: We should be more worried about Iran and North Korea. Pete Coors: Scrutinize the massive intelligence failures in the US. Pete Coors: Get people in a coalition that�s been working with the enemy. |
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Immigration Cory Gardner: I support the DREAM Act & some form of legalized work status. Ken Buck: More Border Patrol; finish the fence. Michael Bennet: More National Guard troops on border; then amnesty. Ken Buck: People with two misdemeanors disqualified for citizenship. Michael Bennet: Sponsor and enthusiastic support of the DREAM Act. Bob Schaffer: Opposes sanctuary cities; help local police enforce law. Mark Udall: Program for illegal immigrants to come out of the shadows. Ken Salazar: Give benefits to children of longtime illegal immigrants. Pete Coors: Give no benefits to children of longtime illegal immigrants. |
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Jobs Michael Bennet: Opposes Employee Free Choice Act & card-check. |
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Principles & Values Randy Baumgardner: Skipped GOP primary debate sponsored by Denver Post. Ken Buck: Tea Party is based on frustration, not racism. Ken Buck: I will not swear allegiance to the Republican party. Ken Salazar: Kerry is somebody who I support. |
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Social Security Ken Buck: Give younger workers option to invest in separate retirement. |
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Tax Reform Ken Buck: Extend Bush tax cuts & cut spending to pay for it. Michael Bennet: Cut taxes $12B on small businesses. Michael Bennet: Open to compromise on temporarily extending Bush tax cuts. Bob Schaffer: Cutting taxes increased revenue & unleashed economic growth. |
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War & Peace Ken Buck: No deadline for withdrawal from Afghanistan. Michael Bennet: Commit to bring home troops from Afghanistan in July 2011. Ken Buck: Don't allow Iran to obtain nukes, even via military. Ken Buck: Afghanistan war ok; nation-building not ok. Michael Bennet: Afghan exit after al-Qaida groups destroyed in Pakistan. Bob Schaffer: Surge is working; but it might take years. Mark Udall: Proposed votes against the declaration of war. Mark Udall: Surge has helped, but it�s time to leave Iraq. Pete Coors: Support adding more troops, oppose setting a war deadline. Ken Salazar: Bush was not for a Department of Homeland Security. Ken Salazar: We have a mess on our hands in Iraq. Pete Coors: Go with the best intelligence you have. |
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