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George Allen on Budget & Economy
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George Allen on Civil Rights
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George Allen on Corporations
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George Allen on Energy & Oil
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George Allen on Government Reform
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George Allen on Gun Control
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George Allen on Health Care
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George Allen on Principles & Values
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Strongly Opposes
topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale) | For parental notification; against funding abortions: Strongly Opposes topic 1 For adult stem-cell research; against embryonic research: Opposes topic 1 Strongly opposes �Abortion is a woman�s right�: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Rated 0% by NARAL, indicating a pro-life voting record: Strongly Opposes topic 1 YES on banning partial birth abortions except for maternal life: Strongly Opposes topic 1 YES on criminal penalty for harming unborn fetus during other crime: Opposes topic 1 NO on $100M to reduce teen pregnancy by education & contraceptives: Opposes topic 1 YES on notifying parents of minors who get out-of-state abortions: Opposes topic 1 |
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Favors
topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-3 points on Economic scale) | Apologize for government failure to fight 1960s lynchings: Favors topic 2 Opposes requiring companies to hire more minorities: Opposes topic 2 Issue a commemorative postage stamp of Rosa Parks: Favors topic 2 |
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topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-5 points on Social scale) | Sexual orientation not a factor in judges' qualifications: Favors topic 3 Judges shouldn't invent law or impose their political views: Opposes topic 3 Defense of Marriage Act does not fully protect marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Defense of Marriage Act does not fully protect marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Opposes �Sexual orientation protected by civil rights laws�: Strongly Opposes topic 3 NO on adding sexual orientation to definition of hate crimes: Strongly Opposes topic 3 YES on constitutional ban of same-sex marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 |
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topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-5 points on Social scale) | No activist judges who oppose God in Pledge of Allegiance: Strongly Favors topic 4 Supports allowing churches to provide welfare services: Favors topic 4 Minor mothers must live at home & identify fathers: Favors topic 4 Supports anti-flag desecration amendment: Favors topic 4 Rated 100% by the Christian Coalition: a pro-Family-Value voting record: Strongly Favors topic 4 YES on recommending Constitutional ban on flag desecration: Favors topic 4 |
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topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+2 points on Economic scale) | ObamaCare hurts seniors by taking $700B from Medicare: Favors topic 5 I want to be the deciding vote to repeal ObamaCare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 I want to be the deciding vote to repeal ObamaCare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Rated 0% by APHA, indicating a anti-public health voting record: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Defund, repeal, & replace federal care with free market: Strongly Opposes topic 5 YES on funding GOP version of Medicare prescription drug benefit: Opposes topic 5 YES on $40 billion per year for limited Medicare prescription drug benefit: Favors topic 5 YES on increasing Medicaid rebate for producing generics: Favors topic 5 NO on negotiating bulk purchases for Medicare prescription drug: Strongly Opposes topic 5 NO on expanding enrollment period for Medicare Part D: Opposes topic 5 YES on limiting medical liability lawsuits to $250,000: Favors topic 5 |
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topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+2 points on Economic scale) | Raise retirement age, plus options for younger people: Favors topic 6 Raise retirement age & end benefits to wealthy: Opposes topic 6 Raise retirement age; more retirement security options: Favors topic 6 Only supports reforms that do not adversely affect benefits: Opposes topic 6 Supports privatizing Social Security: Strongly Favors topic 6 Rated 0% by the ARA, indicating an anti-senior voting record: Strongly Favors topic 6 |
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topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+5 points on Economic scale) | School choice & vouchers, over one-size-fits-all: Strongly Favors topic 7 School choice & vouchers, over one-size-fits-all: Strongly Favors topic 7 Supports parents choosing schools via vouchers: Strongly Favors topic 7 Testing has brought accountability: Favors topic 7 Rated 27% by the NEA, indicating anti-public education votes: Strongly Favors topic 7 NO on funding smaller classes instead of private tutors: Favors topic 7 NO on funding student testing instead of private tutors: Favors topic 7 NO on $5B for grants to local educational agencies: Favors topic 7 |
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topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (-5 points on Social scale) | We are blessed to be #1 in energy resources: so use them: Strongly Favors topic 8 Rated 0% by the LCV, indicating anti-environment votes: Strongly Favors topic 8 |
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topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-5 points on Social scale) | Leader for three decades in enacting truth-in-sentencing: Strongly Favors topic 9 Supports the death penalty: Strongly Favors topic 9 Supports mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws: Strongly Favors topic 9 Abolished parole; instituted Three Strikes laws: Strongly Favors topic 9 Try juvenile felons as adults: Favors topic 9 1994: led "truth-in-sentencing" reform among states: Strongly Favors topic 9 |
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topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+2 points on Economic scale) | Endorsed by NRA for record of defending Second Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 10 Allow concealed carry in National Parks: Strongly Favors topic 10 Opposes absolute right to gun ownership: Strongly Opposes topic 10 NO on banning lawsuits against gun manufacturers for gun violence: Strongly Opposes topic 10 YES on prohibiting lawsuits against gun manufacturers: Strongly Favors topic 10 |
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topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale) | Letting Bush tax cuts expire is a tax hike: Strongly Opposes topic 11 No tax increases; no defense cuts; no bargaining: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Curb spending by passing a line-item veto: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Freedom-to-choose flat tax: present tax code or flat rate: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Supports making income tax flatter & lower: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Authored Balanced Budget Amendment plus lower taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 11 End death tax & marriage penalty; more deductions: Opposes topic 11 Rated 76% by NTU, indicating a "Taxpayer's Friend" on tax votes: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Adopt a single-rate tax system: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Repeal tax hikes in capital gains and death tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Supports the Taxpayer Protection Pledge: Strongly Opposes topic 11 NO on reducing marriage penalty instead of cutting top tax rates: Opposes topic 11 NO on spending $448B of tax cut on education & debt reduction: Opposes topic 11 YES on $350 billion in tax breaks over 11 years: Strongly Opposes topic 11 YES on extending the tax cuts on capital gains and dividends: Strongly Opposes topic 11 NO on $47B for military by repealing capital gains tax cut: Opposes topic 11 YES on retaining reduced taxes on capital gains & dividends: Strongly Opposes topic 11 YES on permanently repealing the `death tax`: Strongly Opposes topic 11 YES on supporting permanence of estate tax cuts: Strongly Opposes topic 11 |
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topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale) | Opposes �Immigration helps our economy�: Opposes topic 12 NO on allowing illegal aliens to participate in Social Security: Strongly Opposes topic 12 NO on giving Guest Workers a path to citizenship: Strongly Opposes topic 12 NO on establishing a Guest Worker program: Opposes topic 12 YES on building a fence along the Mexican border: Strongly Opposes topic 12 |
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topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale) | Supports expanding Free Trade: Strongly Favors topic 13 Rated 67% by CATO, indicating a pro-free trade voting record: Strongly Favors topic 13 YES on removing common goods from national security export rules: Favors topic 13 YES on granting normal trade relations status to Vietnam: Favors topic 13 YES on extending free trade to Andean nations: Strongly Favors topic 13 YES on establishing free trade between US & Singapore: Favors topic 13 YES on establishing free trade between the US and Chile: Favors topic 13 YES on implementing CAFTA for Central America free-trade: Strongly Favors topic 13 YES on free trade agreement with Oman: Strongly Favors topic 13 |
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topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (+5 points on Economic scale) | NO on preserving habeas corpus for Guantanamo detainees: Strongly Favors topic 14 NO on requiring CIA reports on detainees & interrogation methods: Strongly Favors topic 14 |
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topic 15: Expand the military (-5 points on Social scale) | Military readiness more important than congressional consent: Strongly Favors topic 15 Spending necessary to bolster the military, post-9-11: Strongly Favors topic 15 52,000 earmarks, but mostly for defense & security: Strongly Favors topic 15 Supports more spending on Armed Forces personnel: Strongly Favors topic 15 Build SDI; pay soldiers more: Favors topic 15 Rated 0% by SANE, indicating a pro-military voting record: Strongly Favors topic 15 YES on requiring on-budget funding for Iraq, not emergency funding: Opposes topic 15 |
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topic 16: Make voter registration easier (-5 points on Social scale) | NO on banning campaign donations from unions & corporations: Opposes topic 16 NO on banning "soft money" contributions and restricting issue ads: Opposes topic 16 NO on establishing the Senate Office of Public Integrity: Opposes topic 16 YES on allowing some lobbyist gifts to Congress: Strongly Opposes topic 16 |
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topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-5 points on Social scale) | End foreign aid to Egypt until they join War on Terror: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Iran is a threat; prevent getting nuclear weapons: Opposes topic 17 Stay the course: no retreat; fight al Qaeda in Iraq: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Supports continuing Foreign Aid to Russia, Israel, & others: Strongly Favors topic 17 YES on authorizing use of military force against Iraq: Strongly Opposes topic 17 NO on redeploying troops out of Iraq by July 2007: Strongly Opposes topic 17 |
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topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale) | If you use electricity, you should vote for me: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Energy independence instead of cap-and-trade: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Use the blessings of our plentiful American energy: Strongly Opposes topic 18 We are blessed to be #1 in energy resources: so use them: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Opposes spending resources to stop Global Warming: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Cap-and-trade has no impact on global temperatures: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Explore proven energy reserves & keep energy prices low: Opposes topic 18 YES on terminating CAFE standards within 15 months: Strongly Opposes topic 18 NO on targeting 100,000 hydrogen-powered vehicles by 2010: Strongly Opposes topic 18 NO on removing consideration of drilling ANWR from budget bill: Opposes topic 18 NO on reducing oil usage by 40% by 2025 (instead of 5%): Strongly Opposes topic 18 NO on disallowing an oil leasing program in Alaska's ANWR: Strongly Opposes topic 18 NO on banning drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: Opposes topic 18 |
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topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-5 points on Social scale) | Supports �Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it�: Strongly Favors topic 19 Tougher sentencing for drug crimes: Strongly Favors topic 19 |
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topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+5 points on Economic scale) | Letting Bush tax cuts expire is a tax hike: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Supports line-item veto & balanced budget amendment: Opposes topic 20 Limit federal spending growth to per-capita inflation rate: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Supports the Cut-Cap-and-Balance Pledge: Opposes topic 20 |
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