Jim Risch on the Issues

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VoteMatch Responses (Click here for VoteMatch quiz)
VoteMatch Question & Answer (Click on question for explanation and background)	Based on these stances: (Click on topic for excerpt & citation)
Strongly Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right (-5 points on Social scale)	I oppose abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Recognize the sanctity of life in public policy: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Prohibit federal funding for abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 YES on restricting UN funding for population control policies: Opposes topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (+5 points on Economic scale)	Opposes mandates for affirmative action: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (-5 points on Social scale)	Opposes sexual orientation as a protected civil right: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: Teacher-led prayer in public schools (-5 points on Social scale)	Teach traditional family values in public schools: Strongly Favors topic 4 Constitutionally prohibit flag desecration: Favors topic 4
No opinion on topic 8: Death Penalty (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (-3 points on Social scale)	Eliminate epidemic of domestic violence from our society: Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Gun ownership is a constitutional right: Strongly Favors topic 10 Rated A+ by the NRA, indicating a pro-gun rights voting record: Strongly Favors topic 10 Apply concealed carry permit to all other states where legal: Strongly Favors topic 10 Dangerousness, not mental incompetence, limits gun rights: Strongly Favors topic 10 YES on allowing firearms in checked baggage on Amtrak trains: Favors topic 10
Opposes topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (+2 points on Economic scale)	Private sector is best suited to manage health care: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Establishment of Office of Health Care Fraud Prevention: Opposes topic 5 YES on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts: Opposes topic 5 NO on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program: Opposes topic 5 YES on regulating tobacco as a drug: Favors topic 5
Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-3 points on Economic scale)	Reform Social Security without privatization: Opposes topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (+5 points on Economic scale)	Supports choosing schools via vouchers: Strongly Favors topic 7
Opposes topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (+2 points on Economic scale)	Yucca Mountain is the proper site for nuclear waste: Opposes topic 18 Drill offshore; drill ANWR; drill for oil shale: Strongly Opposes topic 18 No cap-&-trade; include India & China in carbon restrictions: Opposes topic 18 We�re running out of oil; we must drill our way through this: Strongly Opposes topic 18 25x25 policy: reduce fossil fuel use 25% over 25 years: Strongly Favors topic 18 Tap domestic potential in ANWR and continental shelf: Opposes topic 18 Comprehensive policy with nuclear, clean coal & alternatives: Opposes topic 18 Opt out of EPA mercury program; no coal plants in Idaho: Strongly Favors topic 18 Set goal of 25% renewable energy by 2025: Strongly Favors topic 18 Allow horizontal drilling into Alaska's Coastal Plain: Strongly Opposes topic 18 YES on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases: Opposes topic 18 YES on requiring full Senate debate and vote on cap-and-trade: Opposes topic 18 YES on protecting middle-income taxpayers from a national energy tax: Opposes topic 18 NO on $2 billion more for Cash for Clunkers program: Opposes topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (-5 points on Social scale)	Enforce laws against drug use: Strongly Favors topic 19 Appointed first state Drug Czar; fight Rx drug abuse & more: Strongly Favors topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (+5 points on Economic scale)	Allow churches to provide welfare services: Strongly Favors topic 20
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Make taxes more progressive (+5 points on Economic scale)	Reduce corporate tax; eliminate corporate capital gains tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11 High priority on keeping lower individual tax rates: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Eliminate capital gains tax & estate tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Top priority: make Bush tax cuts permanent: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Earned nickname �taxpayers friend� by fighting tax increases: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Phase out sales tax on groceries & food: Favors topic 11 Taxpayer Protection Pledge: no new taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Keep reduction of capital gains tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Opposes topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (-3 points on Social scale)	Don�t allow illegal immigrants to earn citizenship: Favors topic 12 I oppose amnesty in any form: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Ensure that only legal immigrants receive state benefits: Opposes topic 12
Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-3 points on Economic scale)	Re-establish Fast Track; re-negotiate NAFTA: Opposes topic 13
No opinion on topic 15: Expand the armed forces (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (+2 points on Economic scale)	Opposes stricter limits on political campaign funds: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Ban paid voter registration: Opposes topic 16 Military spouses don't lose voting residency while abroad: Favors topic 16
Strongly Opposes topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (-5 points on Social scale)	Supports the Patriot Act: Strongly Opposes topic 14 YES on extending the PATRIOT Act's roving wiretaps: Strongly Opposes topic 14
No opinion on topic 17: US out of Iraq & Afghanistan (0 points on Social scale)	No open-ended funding for Iraq but no precipitous withdrawal: Favors topic 17 Sanctions on Iran to end nuclear program: Opposes topic 17

VoteMatch Responses
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VoteMatch Question & Answer
(Click on question for explanation and background)

Based on these stances:
(Click on topic for excerpt & citation)

Strongly Opposes topic 1:
Abortion is a woman's right
(-5 points on Social scale)

I oppose abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Recognize the sanctity of life in public policy: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Prohibit federal funding for abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1
YES on restricting UN funding for population control policies: Opposes topic 1

Strongly Opposes topic 2:
Require hiring more women & minorities
(+5 points on Economic scale)

Opposes mandates for affirmative action: Strongly Opposes topic 2

Strongly Opposes topic 3:
Same-sex domestic partnership benefits
(-5 points on Social scale)

Opposes sexual orientation as a protected civil right: Strongly Opposes topic 3

Strongly Favors topic 4:
Teacher-led prayer in public schools
(-5 points on Social scale)

Teach traditional family values in public schools: Strongly Favors topic 4
Constitutionally prohibit flag desecration: Favors topic 4

No opinion on topic 8:
Death Penalty
(0 points on Social scale)

(No votes on which to base response)

Favors topic 9:
Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws
(-3 points on Social scale)

Eliminate epidemic of domestic violence from our society: Favors topic 9

Strongly Favors topic 10:
Absolute right to gun ownership
(+5 points on Economic scale)

Gun ownership is a constitutional right: Strongly Favors topic 10
Rated A+ by the NRA, indicating a pro-gun rights voting record: Strongly Favors topic 10
Apply concealed carry permit to all other states where legal: Strongly Favors topic 10
Dangerousness, not mental incompetence, limits gun rights: Strongly Favors topic 10
YES on allowing firearms in checked baggage on Amtrak trains: Favors topic 10

Opposes topic 5:
More federal funding for health coverage
(+2 points on Economic scale)

Private sector is best suited to manage health care: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Establishment of Office of Health Care Fraud Prevention: Opposes topic 5
YES on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts: Opposes topic 5
NO on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program: Opposes topic 5
YES on regulating tobacco as a drug: Favors topic 5

Opposes topic 6:
Privatize Social Security
(-3 points on Economic scale)

Reform Social Security without privatization: Opposes topic 6

Strongly Favors topic 7:
Parents choose schools via vouchers
(+5 points on Economic scale)

Supports choosing schools via vouchers: Strongly Favors topic 7

Opposes topic 18:
Replace coal & oil with alternatives
(+2 points on Economic scale)

Yucca Mountain is the proper site for nuclear waste: Opposes topic 18
Drill offshore; drill ANWR; drill for oil shale: Strongly Opposes topic 18
No cap-&-trade; include India & China in carbon restrictions: Opposes topic 18
We�re running out of oil; we must drill our way through this: Strongly Opposes topic 18
25x25 policy: reduce fossil fuel use 25% over 25 years: Strongly Favors topic 18
Tap domestic potential in ANWR and continental shelf: Opposes topic 18
Comprehensive policy with nuclear, clean coal & alternatives: Opposes topic 18
Opt out of EPA mercury program; no coal plants in Idaho: Strongly Favors topic 18
Set goal of 25% renewable energy by 2025: Strongly Favors topic 18
Allow horizontal drilling into Alaska's Coastal Plain: Strongly Opposes topic 18
YES on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases: Opposes topic 18
YES on requiring full Senate debate and vote on cap-and-trade: Opposes topic 18
YES on protecting middle-income taxpayers from a national energy tax: Opposes topic 18
NO on $2 billion more for Cash for Clunkers program: Opposes topic 18

Strongly Favors topic 19:
Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it
(-5 points on Social scale)

Enforce laws against drug use: Strongly Favors topic 19
Appointed first state Drug Czar; fight Rx drug abuse & more: Strongly Favors topic 19

Strongly Favors topic 20:
Allow churches to provide welfare services
(+5 points on Economic scale)

Allow churches to provide welfare services: Strongly Favors topic 20

Strongly Opposes topic 11:
Make taxes more progressive
(+5 points on Economic scale)

Reduce corporate tax; eliminate corporate capital gains tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11
High priority on keeping lower individual tax rates: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Eliminate capital gains tax & estate tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Top priority: make Bush tax cuts permanent: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Earned nickname �taxpayers friend� by fighting tax increases: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Phase out sales tax on groceries & food: Favors topic 11
Taxpayer Protection Pledge: no new taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Keep reduction of capital gains tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11

Opposes topic 12:
Illegal immigrants earn citizenship
(-3 points on Social scale)

Don�t allow illegal immigrants to earn citizenship: Favors topic 12
I oppose amnesty in any form: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Ensure that only legal immigrants receive state benefits: Opposes topic 12

Opposes topic 13:
Support & expand free trade
(-3 points on Economic scale)

Re-establish Fast Track; re-negotiate NAFTA: Opposes topic 13

No opinion on topic 15:
Expand the armed forces
(0 points on Social scale)

(No votes on which to base response)

Opposes topic 16:
Stricter limits on political campaign funds
(+2 points on Economic scale)

Opposes stricter limits on political campaign funds: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Ban paid voter registration: Opposes topic 16
Military spouses don't lose voting residency while abroad: Favors topic 16

Strongly Opposes topic 14:
The Patriot Act harms civil liberties
(-5 points on Social scale)

Supports the Patriot Act: Strongly Opposes topic 14
YES on extending the PATRIOT Act's roving wiretaps: Strongly Opposes topic 14

No opinion on topic 17:
US out of Iraq & Afghanistan
(0 points on Social scale)

No open-ended funding for Iraq but no precipitous withdrawal: Favors topic 17
Sanctions on Iran to end nuclear program: Opposes topic 17

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