John Rose 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 unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale)	Life begins at conception; don't fund Planned Parenthood: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Life begins at conception; defund Planned Parenthood: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Pro-life, according to PVS survey: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Sponsored bill to protect infant survivors of abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+5 points on Economic scale)	Voted NO on private lawsuits for school race discrimination: Strongly Opposes topic 2 Keep deadline for ratifying Equal Rights Amendment: Strongly Opposes topic 2 Voted against combating Islamophobia: Opposes topic 2
No opinion on topic 3: Support transgender and LGBTQ+ rights (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 4: America was founded on Christian values (-5 points on Social scale)	Religious liberty is at risk, but no Sharia in the U.S.: Strongly Favors topic 4 Tennessee's bedrock values emanate from Christian values: Strongly Favors topic 4
Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+2 points on Economic scale)	Replace ObamaCare with market-based, patient-centered reform: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Ensure everyone's 30 minutes or less from emergency care: Favors topic 5 Repeal ObamaCare, according to PVS survey: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+2 points on Economic scale)	Everything needs to be on the table for Social Security: Favors topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+5 points on Economic scale)	Keep education local; reject Common Core: Favors topic 7 Parents should have choices when public school is failing: Strongly Favors topic 7 PVS:States decide standards, not federal government: Favors topic 7
No opinion on topic 8: Businesses have a right to pollute (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-3 points on Social scale)	Keep existing rules for police accountability: Favors topic 9
Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+2 points on Economic scale)	More restrictive gun control doesn't protect public safety: Strongly Favors topic 10 Life member of NRA, 2nd amendment is fundamental to America: Strongly Favors topic 10 Opposes gun control, according to PVS survey: Favors topic 10 Voted NO on background check for every firearm sale: Favors topic 10 Voted NO on background checks for private transfers: Opposes topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Tax code too complicated; make it easier to file: Opposes topic 11 PVS:Don't increase taxes to balance budget: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale)	Build the border wall, not sanctuary cities: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Illegal immigrants not "undocumented," deport them: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Favors building the wall, good fences make good neighbors: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Supports border wall, according to CC survey: Opposes topic 12 PVS:Illegal immigrants must exit and re-enter: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Allow immigration bans from non-cooperating countries: Opposes topic 12
No opinion on topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	Empower the president to continue his very effective work: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Implement USMCA for improved North American trade: Strongly Favors topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 14: Stay away from the UN & Globalism (+5 points on Economic scale)	Relationship between US, Israel critical to defeat terrorism: Favors topic 14 Recommit to the values that made this country great: Strongly Favors topic 14 Voted YES to monitor forced Uyghur labor in Xinjiang: Favors topic 14
Strongly Favors topic 15: Peace through Strength (-5 points on Social scale)	Fund the military at level for protection country needs: Strongly Favors topic 15 PVS:Don't cut defense to balance budget: Strongly Favors topic 15
Strongly Opposes topic 16: Make voter registration easier (-5 points on Social scale)	No holiday on election day; no same-day registration: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Overturn presidential election due to pandemic voting rules: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Oppose expanding voter registration and voter access: Opposes topic 16
Opposes topic 17: Stay out of foreign wars (-3 points on Social scale)	Voted against foreign aid to Ukraine: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Radical Islamic terrorism is real; supports travel ban: Strongly Favors topic 17 Voted NO on removing US forces from Yemen: Strongly Opposes topic 17 President ok to use military force against Iran: Opposes topic 17 2002 AUMF against Iraq should apply to ISIS: Opposes topic 17
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Voted NO on assisting rural electric renewable energy: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-5 points on Social scale)	Amendment: no criminal associations re: cannabis banking: Favors topic 19 Rescheduling marijuana will not make America great: Strongly Favors topic 19
Strongly Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+5 points on Economic scale)	Eliminate unnecessary government regulations and taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Would have liked to have seen more budget cutting: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Welfare lets able-bodied workers sit on sidelines & get paid: Strongly Opposes topic 20 PVS:Federal spending for economic stimulus: Strongly Favors topic 20 Voted NO on $900 billion COVID relief package: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Opposed $1.9 trillion ARPA bill for COVID relief: Strongly Opposes topic 20

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 unrestricted right
(-5 points on Social scale)

Life begins at conception; don't fund Planned Parenthood: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Life begins at conception; defund Planned Parenthood: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Pro-life, according to PVS survey: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Sponsored bill to protect infant survivors of abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1

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

Voted NO on private lawsuits for school race discrimination: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Keep deadline for ratifying Equal Rights Amendment: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Voted against combating Islamophobia: Opposes topic 2

No opinion on topic 3:
Support transgender and LGBTQ+ rights
(0 points on Social scale)

(No votes on which to base response)

Strongly Favors topic 4:
America was founded on Christian values
(-5 points on Social scale)

Religious liberty is at risk, but no Sharia in the U.S.: Strongly Favors topic 4
Tennessee's bedrock values emanate from Christian values: Strongly Favors topic 4

Opposes topic 5:
Expand ObamaCare
(+2 points on Economic scale)

Replace ObamaCare with market-based, patient-centered reform: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Ensure everyone's 30 minutes or less from emergency care: Favors topic 5
Repeal ObamaCare, according to PVS survey: Strongly Opposes topic 5

Favors topic 6:
Privatize Social Security
(+2 points on Economic scale)

Everything needs to be on the table for Social Security: Favors topic 6

Strongly Favors topic 7:
Vouchers for school choice
(+5 points on Economic scale)

Keep education local; reject Common Core: Favors topic 7
Parents should have choices when public school is failing: Strongly Favors topic 7
PVS:States decide standards, not federal government: Favors topic 7

No opinion on topic 8:
Businesses have a right to pollute
(0 points on Social scale)

(No votes on which to base response)

Favors topic 9:
Stricter punishment reduces crime
(-3 points on Social scale)

Keep existing rules for police accountability: Favors topic 9

Favors topic 10:
Absolute right to gun ownership
(+2 points on Economic scale)

More restrictive gun control doesn't protect public safety: Strongly Favors topic 10
Life member of NRA, 2nd amendment is fundamental to America: Strongly Favors topic 10
Opposes gun control, according to PVS survey: Favors topic 10
Voted NO on background check for every firearm sale: Favors topic 10
Voted NO on background checks for private transfers: Opposes topic 10

Strongly Opposes topic 11:
Higher taxes on the wealthy
(+5 points on Economic scale)

Tax code too complicated; make it easier to file: Opposes topic 11
PVS:Don't increase taxes to balance budget: Strongly Opposes topic 11

Strongly Opposes topic 12:
Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(-5 points on Social scale)

Build the border wall, not sanctuary cities: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Illegal immigrants not "undocumented," deport them: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Favors building the wall, good fences make good neighbors: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Supports border wall, according to CC survey: Opposes topic 12
PVS:Illegal immigrants must exit and re-enter: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Allow immigration bans from non-cooperating countries: Opposes topic 12

No opinion on topic 13:
Support & expand free trade
(0 points on Economic scale)

Empower the president to continue his very effective work: Strongly Opposes topic 13
Implement USMCA for improved North American trade: Strongly Favors topic 13

Strongly Favors topic 14:
Stay away from the UN & Globalism
(+5 points on Economic scale)

Relationship between US, Israel critical to defeat terrorism: Favors topic 14
Recommit to the values that made this country great: Strongly Favors topic 14
Voted YES to monitor forced Uyghur labor in Xinjiang: Favors topic 14

Strongly Favors topic 15:
Peace through Strength
(-5 points on Social scale)

Fund the military at level for protection country needs: Strongly Favors topic 15
PVS:Don't cut defense to balance budget: Strongly Favors topic 15

Strongly Opposes topic 16:
Make voter registration easier
(-5 points on Social scale)

No holiday on election day; no same-day registration: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Overturn presidential election due to pandemic voting rules: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Oppose expanding voter registration and voter access: Opposes topic 16

Opposes topic 17:
Stay out of foreign wars
(-3 points on Social scale)

Voted against foreign aid to Ukraine: Strongly Opposes topic 17
Radical Islamic terrorism is real; supports travel ban: Strongly Favors topic 17
Voted NO on removing US forces from Yemen: Strongly Opposes topic 17
President ok to use military force against Iran: Opposes topic 17
2002 AUMF against Iraq should apply to ISIS: Opposes topic 17

Strongly Opposes topic 18:
Prioritize green energy
(+5 points on Economic scale)

Voted NO on assisting rural electric renewable energy: Strongly Opposes topic 18

Strongly Favors topic 19:
Marijuana is a gateway drug
(-5 points on Social scale)

Amendment: no criminal associations re: cannabis banking: Favors topic 19
Rescheduling marijuana will not make America great: Strongly Favors topic 19

Strongly Opposes topic 20:
Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(+5 points on Economic scale)

Eliminate unnecessary government regulations and taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 20
Would have liked to have seen more budget cutting: Strongly Opposes topic 20
Welfare lets able-bodied workers sit on sidelines & get paid: Strongly Opposes topic 20
PVS:Federal spending for economic stimulus: Strongly Favors topic 20
Voted NO on $900 billion COVID relief package: Strongly Opposes topic 20
Opposed $1.9 trillion ARPA bill for COVID relief: Strongly Opposes topic 20

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John Rose on Abortion
Click here for 4 full quotes on Abortion OR background on Abortion. Life begins at conception; defund Planned Parenthood. (May 2020) Life begins at conception; don't fund Planned Parenthood. (Sep 2018) Pro-life, according to PVS survey. (Aug 2018) Sponsored bill to protect infant survivors of abortion. (Feb 2019)

John Rose on Education
Click here for 4 full quotes on Education OR background on Education. Parents should have choices when public school is failing. (Aug 2025) Keep education local; reject Common Core. (May 2020) PVS:States decide standards, not federal government. (Aug 2018) Voted NO on private lawsuits for school race discrimination. (Sep 2020)

John Rose on Jobs
Click here for the full quote on Jobs OR background on Jobs. Keep Right-to-Work laws. (Mar 2021)	< script type="text/javascript">

John Rose on Technology
Click here for the full quote on Technology OR background on Technology. Voted NO on net neutrality: don't regulate the internet. (Apr 2019)