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Libertarian presidential challenger; Independent RI Governor; Republican Senator (1999-2007)

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Lincoln Chafee on Abortion

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Support right to woman's personal reproductive decisions. (Jun 2015)
A woman should make her own reproductive decisions. (Sep 2012)
Emotional & divisive abortion debate takes over other issues. (Apr 2008)
Opposed Alito because he didn't respect right to privacy. (Apr 2008)
Embryonic stem cell research could help with many diseases. (Sep 2006)
Leaving abortion to states means only wealthy have choice. (Sep 2006)
The real potential for cures is in the embryonic stem cells. (Aug 2006)
Opposed the Alito nomination on 3 issues, not litmus test. (Aug 2006)
Strongly supports �Abortion is a woman�s right�. (Sep 2000)
Voted NO on notifying parents of minors who get out-of-state abortions. (Jul 2006)
Voted YES on $100M to reduce teen pregnancy by education & contraceptives. (Mar 2005)
Voted NO on criminal penalty for harming unborn fetus during other crime. (Mar 2004)
Voted NO on banning partial birth abortions except for maternal life. (Mar 2003)
Voted NO on maintaining ban on Military Base Abortions. (Jun 2000)
Rated 90% by NARAL, indicating a pro-choice voting record. (Dec 2003)
Expand embryonic stem cell research. (Jun 2004)
Sponsored bill for emergency contraception for rape victims. (Sep 2006)

Lincoln Chafee on Budget & Economy

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Widening disparity of wealth hurts the middle class. (Apr 2015)
100-Day, 10-Point Economic Plan for RI development. (Nov 2010)
Reinstitute pay-as-you-go: match tax cuts & spending cuts. (Sep 2006)
Pork barrel accounts for 1% of the budget, and is requested. (Aug 2006)
Voted NO on $40B in reduced federal overall spending. (Dec 2005)
Voted NO on prioritizing national debt reduction below tax cuts. (Apr 2000)
Maintain & enforce existing spending caps in the future. (Sep 1998)

Lincoln Chafee on Civil Rights

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People of color are the future of Rhode Island. (Jan 2014)
Longtime supporter of the LGBTQ community. (Nov 2010)
1964: Opposing Civil Rights Act was wrong side of history. (Apr 2008)
2006: Marriage Amendment ignores states' rights. (Apr 2008)
Gay marriage is a state issue, not for federal constitution. (Sep 2006)
Supports �Sexual orientation protected by civil rights laws�. (Sep 2000)
Continue affirmative action programs. (Jan 2000)
Voted NO on recommending Constitutional ban on flag desecration. (Jun 2006)
Voted NO on constitutional ban of same-sex marriage. (Jun 2006)
Voted YES on adding sexual orientation to definition of hate crimes. (Jun 2002)
Voted YES on loosening restrictions on cell phone wiretapping. (Oct 2001)
Voted YES on expanding hate crimes to include sexual orientation. (Jun 2000)
Require 90 day delay for compliance before ADA lawsuits. (May 2002)
Limit interstate class-action lawsuits to federal courts . (May 2002)
Rated 60% by the ACLU, indicating a mixed civil rights voting record. (Dec 2002)

Lincoln Chafee on Corporations

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I voted for Glass-Steagall, but I had just arrived in Senate. (Oct 2015)
Voted NO on repealing tax subsidy for companies which move US jobs offshore. (Mar 2005)
Voted YES on reforming bankruptcy to include means-testing & restrictions. (Mar 2005)
Voted YES on restricting rules on personal bankruptcy. (Jul 2001)
Rated 57% by the US COC, indicating a mixed business voting record. (Dec 2003)

Lincoln Chafee on Crime

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Focus on inmate skills & treatment. (Jan 2000)
Rated 63% by CURE, indicating mixed votes on rehabilitation. (Dec 2000)
More funding and stricter sentencing for hate crimes. (Apr 2001)
Require DNA testing for all federal executions. (Mar 2001)

Lincoln Chafee on Drugs

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Uruguay is leading the way on legalizing & regulating pot. (Nov 2015)
Taxing legal pot to fix potholes is appealing. (Jul 2015)
Decriminalized small amounts of marijuana as governor. (Jun 2015)
Legalize medical marijuana to relieve pain. (Nov 2011)
I doubt our culture would allow legalizing hard drugs. (Apr 2008)
Discuss implementation of "Plan Colombia". (Sep 2000)
Not proud of trying cocaine as college student. (Aug 1999)
Lobbied DEA to reclassify marijuana for medical use. (Aug 1999)

Lincoln Chafee on Education

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$6 million for RI higher education: make tuition affordable. (Jun 2015)
Supports charters, STEM, and early education. (Jun 2015)
Supports NCLB�s standardized testing, if federally funded. (Sep 2006)
Fund special education before tax cuts for the wealthy. (Aug 2006)
Supports parents choosing schools via vouchers. (Sep 2000)
Supports vouchers & charters, plus more public funding. (Jan 2000)
Voted NO on $52M for "21st century community learning centers". (Oct 2005)
Voted NO on $5B for grants to local educational agencies. (Oct 2005)
Voted YES on shifting $11B from corporate tax loopholes to education. (Mar 2005)
Voted NO on funding smaller classes instead of private tutors. (May 2001)
Voted NO on funding student testing instead of private tutors. (May 2001)
Voted YES on spending $448B of tax cut on education & debt reduction. (Apr 2001)
Voted NO on Educational Savings Accounts. (Mar 2000)
Focus educational resources to help those with greatest need. (Jul 2001)
Require state standards, regular assessments, and sanctions. (Jul 2001)
Support Ed-Flex: more flexibility if more accountable. (Jul 2001)
Rated 55% by the NEA, indicating a mixed record on public education. (Dec 2003)

Lincoln Chafee on Energy & Oil

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Don't deny climate change: deal with it. (Sep 2019)
Close the SUV loophole and raise mileage standards overall. (Apr 2008)
ANWR: Let's leave just one place off limits. (Apr 2008)
Supports spending resources to stop Global Warming. (Sep 2000)
Voted YES on disallowing an oil leasing program in Alaska's ANWR. (Nov 2005)
Voted YES on $3.1B for emergency oil assistance for hurricane-hit areas. (Oct 2005)
Voted YES on reducing oil usage by 40% by 2025 (instead of 5%). (Jun 2005)
Voted YES on banning drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. (Mar 2005)
Voted YES on Bush Administration Energy Policy. (Jul 2003)
Voted YES on targeting 100,000 hydrogen-powered vehicles by 2010. (Jun 2003)
Voted YES on removing consideration of drilling ANWR from budget bill. (Mar 2003)
Voted NO on drilling ANWR on national security grounds. (Apr 2002)
Voted NO on terminating CAFE standards within 15 months. (Mar 2002)
Voted NO on preserving budget for ANWR oil drilling. (Apr 2000)
Keep efficient air conditioner rule to conserve energy. (Mar 2004)
Establish greenhouse gas tradeable allowances. (Feb 2005)
Letter to Congress supporting renewable energy tax credit. (Nov 2011)
Supports immediate reductions in greenhouse gases. (Sep 1998)

Lincoln Chafee on Environment

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Proper respect for our natural world & vulnerable species. (Jun 2015)
We believe in environmental stewardship. (Sep 2012)
Committee vote killed Bush's "Clear Skies" initiative. (Feb 2012)
2000: Cleanup abandoned urban brownfields. (Apr 2008)
Voted YES on including oil & gas smokestacks in mercury regulations. (Sep 2005)
Voted YES on confirming Gale Norton as Secretary of Interior. (Jan 2001)
Reduce liability for hazardous waste cleanup. (May 2001)
Supports grants for brownfields remediation. (May 2002)
Make EPA into a Cabinet department. (May 2002)
Rated 79% by the LCV, indicating pro-environment votes. (Dec 2003)
EPA must do better on mercury clean-up. (Apr 2004)
Focus on results, not regulation. (Sep 1998)

Lincoln Chafee on Families & Children

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Rated 50% by the Christian Coalition: mixed voting record on Family Values. (Dec 2003)

Lincoln Chafee on Foreign Policy

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After Iraq war, we have to repair American credibility. (Oct 2015)
Work with UN on issues such as climate change & trade. (Oct 2015)
Outspoken backer of Iran nuclear agreement. (Aug 2015)
End prevailing attitude of arrogant reckless war. (Sep 2012)
Hugo Chavez does not fit into all-good-or-all-bad rhetoric. (Apr 2008)
War against Islamic extremism hinges on Pakistan. (Apr 2008)
Castro doesn't want end to Cuban embargo. (Apr 2008)
Strong supporter of Palestinian-Israeli land-for-peace deal. (Apr 2008)
Opposes linking Human Rights to trade with China. (Sep 2000)
Supports continuing Foreign Aid to Russia, Israel, & others. (Sep 2000)
Voted YES on enlarging NATO to include Eastern Europe. (May 2002)
Voted YES on killing a bill for trade sanctions if China sells weapons. (Sep 2000)

Lincoln Chafee on Free Trade

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Supports Trans-Pacific Partnership. (Jun 2015)
Voted YES on implementing CAFTA for Central America free-trade. (Jul 2005)
Voted YES on establishing free trade between US & Singapore. (Jul 2003)
Voted YES on establishing free trade between the US and Chile. (Jul 2003)
Voted YES on extending free trade to Andean nations. (May 2002)
Voted YES on granting normal trade relations status to Vietnam. (Oct 2001)
Voted YES on removing common goods from national security export rules. (Sep 2001)
Voted YES on permanent normal trade relations with China. (Sep 2000)
Voted YES on expanding trade to the third world. (May 2000)
Promote the Andean Free Trade Agreement. (May 2002)
Rated 92% by CATO, indicating a pro-free trade voting record. (Dec 2002)
Reauthorize the Ex-Im Bank. (Jul 2014)

Lincoln Chafee on Government Reform

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Vindicated for opposing Alito, by Alito's bad votes. (Aug 2006)
Has concerns about Bush's expansion of executive power. (Aug 2006)
Voted YES on allowing some lobbyist gifts to Congress. (Mar 2006)
Voted YES on establishing the Senate Office of Public Integrity. (Mar 2006)
Voted YES on banning "soft money" contributions and restricting issue ads. (Mar 2002)
Voted YES on require photo ID (not just signature) for voter registration. (Feb 2002)
Voted YES on banning campaign donations from unions & corporations. (Apr 2001)
Restrict lobbyist gifts & disclose lobbyist info on Internet. (Dec 2005)
Reduce federal government size & scope, including military. (Sep 1998)

Lincoln Chafee on Gun Control

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Distrust of government is reason for 2d Amendment advocacy. (Jan 2020)
My "F" rating from NRA means I vote for common sense. (Oct 2015)
Common-ground, commonsense safety legislation. (Oct 2015)
2014: B+ rating from Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence. (Jun 2015)
2013: Ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. (Jun 2015)
Common sense adherence to the Second Amendment. (Jun 2015)
Voted NO on prohibiting lawsuits against gun manufacturers. (Jul 2005)
Voted NO on banning lawsuits against gun manufacturers for gun violence. (Mar 2004)

Lincoln Chafee on Health Care

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Individual mandate ok; universal coverage better. (Jun 2015)
Watch Mass� individual mandates as possible national model. (Sep 2006)
Bipartisanship is the key to reform Medicare. (Aug 2006)
Support Canadian drug importation that Laffey opposes. (Aug 2006)
Supports More Federal Funding for Health Coverage. (Sep 2000)
Voted YES on limiting medical liability lawsuits to $250,000. (May 2006)
Voted YES on expanding enrollment period for Medicare Part D. (Feb 2006)
Voted NO on increasing Medicaid rebate for producing generics. (Nov 2005)
Voted YES on negotiating bulk purchases for Medicare prescription drug. (Mar 2005)
Voted YES on $40 billion per year for limited Medicare prescription drug benefit. (Jun 2003)
Voted YES on allowing reimportation of Rx drugs from Canada. (Jul 2002)
Voted YES on allowing patients to sue HMOs & collect punitive damages. (Jun 2001)
Voted NO on funding GOP version of Medicare prescription drug benefit. (Apr 2001)
Voted YES on including prescription drugs under Medicare. (Jun 2000)
Invest funds to alleviate the nursing shortage. (Apr 2001)
Tax credits for those without employee health insurance. (May 2002)
Tax deduction for long-term care insurance. (May 2002)
Support telemedicine for underserved areas. (May 2002)
$350 billion for prescriptions for poor seniors. (May 2002)
Rated 75% by APHA, indicating a pro-public health record. (Dec 2003)

Lincoln Chafee on Homeland Security

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PATRIOT Act was 99-1, including me, but reform it now. (Oct 2015)
Bring home Snowden; he showed government illegalities. (Oct 2015)
Limit government surveillance; no bulk data collection. (Jun 2015)
Rebuild alliances abroad to fight ISIS. (Jun 2015)
Know your enemy: Al Qaeda wants US troops away from Mecca. (Apr 2008)
False WMD fear hurt efforts at nuclear nonproliferation. (Apr 2008)
Replace unilateral pre-emption with Mideast alliances. (Sep 2006)
Keep Rhode Island's military installations thriving. (Aug 2006)
Supports more spending on Armed Forces personnel. (Sep 2000)
Decrease funding for missile defense. (Jan 2000)
Voted YES on preserving habeas corpus for Guantanamo detainees. (Sep 2006)
Voted YES on requiring CIA reports on detainees & interrogation methods. (Sep 2006)
Voted YES on reauthorizing the PATRIOT Act. (Mar 2006)
Voted YES on extending the PATRIOT Act's wiretap provision. (Dec 2005)
Voted NO on restricting business with entities linked to terrorism. (Jul 2005)
Voted YES on restoring $565M for states' and ports' first responders. (Mar 2005)
Rated 40% by SANE, indicating a mixed record on military issues. (Dec 2003)
Prohibit torture of terrorists in US custody. (Jul 2005)

Lincoln Chafee on Immigration

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Co-sponsor of DREAM Act. (Oct 2015)
In-state tuition for undocumented immigrants. (Jun 2015)
Supports legalization path & guest worker programs. (Nov 2010)
Co-sponsored McCain-Kennedy immigration bill. (Aug 2006)
Laffey supported then opposed ID cards for illegal aliens. (Aug 2006)
More programs for legal immigrants. (Jan 2000)
Voted NO on building a fence along the Mexican border. (Sep 2006)
Voted YES on establishing a Guest Worker program. (May 2006)
Voted YES on allowing illegal aliens to participate in Social Security. (May 2006)
Voted YES on giving Guest Workers a path to citizenship. (May 2006)
English immersion over bilingual education. (Jul 2001)
Comprehensive immigration reform without amnesty. (May 2005)
Sponsored bill covering child resident aliens under Medicaid. (May 2005)

Lincoln Chafee on Jobs

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Rhode Island had 2nd best job growth under my watch. (Oct 2015)
Minimum wage of $10.10/hr.; $15 would hurt small business. (Oct 2015)
Increase the minimum wage. (Jan 2000)
Voted YES on raising the minimum wage to $7.25 rather than $6.25. (Mar 2005)
Voted YES on repealing Clinton's ergonomic rules on repetitive stress. (Mar 2001)
Rated 31% by the AFL-CIO, indicating an anti-union voting record. (Dec 2003)

Lincoln Chafee on Principles & Values

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Surprised at how much he agrees with Libertarian Party. (Sep 2019)
Mueller investigation a waste of money. (May 2018)
Focus on pocketbook issues; be flexible on social issues. (Jul 2017)
I've been a mayor, a Senator, & a Governor--with no scandals. (Oct 2015)
I'm a block of granite on the issues, but not on party. (Oct 2015)
Voted for Bush41 in 2004 as protest against Bush43. (Jun 2015)
The Republican Party changed and I never changed. (Apr 2015)
1994: two dozen moderate GOP Senators; by 1999: only 5. (Apr 2008)
2000: GOP promised Americans an end to political conflict. (Apr 2008)
Mayor of Warwick RI, as the All-But-Lone Republican. (Apr 2008)
As mayor, I'd rather take a beating than be a no-show. (Apr 2008)
1999: Appointed to Senate when his father died. (Apr 2008)
2004 election: Voted for George H. W. Bush, underlining "H". (Apr 2008)
Real flag desecration is ignoring the First Amendment. (Apr 2008)
Disenchanted centrist voters will seek 3rd-party candidate. (Apr 2008)
The Club for Growth is pouring the money for Laffey. (Aug 2006)
Being deliberate and responsible is not indecisive. (Aug 2006)
Vote my conscience while keeping good relations with GOP. (Aug 2006)
#1 on Human Events� list of Top Ten RINOs. (Dec 2005)
Voted NO on confirming Samuel Alito as Supreme Court Justice. (Jan 2006)
Voted YES on confirming John Roberts for Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. (Sep 2005)
Endorsed Endorsed by Log Cabin Republicans; supports gay rights. (Nov 2000)
Member of the Republican Main Street Partnership . (Jan 2001)

Lincoln Chafee on Social Security

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Don�t put Soc. Sec. benefits at risk. (Sep 2006)
Supports privatizing Social Security. (Sep 2000)
Rated 30% by the ARA, indicating an anti-senior voting record. (Dec 2003)
Supports individual savings accounts and work incentives. (Sep 1998)

Lincoln Chafee on Tax Reform

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Ordinary Republicans vote against their economic interests. (Jul 2017)
Repeal Bush tax cuts that favor wealthy. (Oct 2015)
End excessive loopholes; tax cuts for wealthy & corporations. (Oct 2015)
I voted against every Bush tax cut favoring the wealthy. (Jun 2015)
2000: Repeal the marriage tax penalty. (Apr 2008)
Draw down budget surplus to pay to abolish Marriage Tax. (Apr 2008)
Opposes making income tax flatter & lower. (Sep 2000)
Voted NO on supporting permanence of estate tax cuts. (Aug 2006)
Voted NO on permanently repealing the `death tax`. (Jun 2006)
Voted YES on $47B for military by repealing capital gains tax cut. (Feb 2006)
Voted NO on retaining reduced taxes on capital gains & dividends. (Feb 2006)
Voted NO on extending the tax cuts on capital gains and dividends. (Nov 2005)
Voted NO on $350 billion in tax breaks over 11 years. (May 2003)
Voted YES on reducing marriage penalty instead of cutting top tax rates. (May 2001)
Voted NO on increasing tax deductions for college tuition. (May 2001)
Voted YES on eliminating the 'marriage penalty'. (Jul 2000)
Voted NO on phasing out the estate tax ("death tax"). (Jul 2000)
Rated 46% by NTU, indicating "Satisfactory" on tax votes. (Dec 2003)
Implement socially fair, broad-based tax cuts. (Sep 1998)

Lincoln Chafee on Technology

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Let's join the rest of the world and go metric. (Jul 2015)
No tapping of our phones without a warrant. (Jun 2015)
Sales & use tax on online sellers with no physical presence. (Jan 2014)
Voted YES on restoring $550M in funding for Amtrak for 2007. (Mar 2006)
Voted YES on disallowing FCC approval of larger media conglomerates. (Sep 2003)

Lincoln Chafee on War & Peace

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Disarmament, non-proliferation where we want to go. (Sep 2019)
Calls drone strikes "extrajudicial assassinations". (Oct 2015)
There was no real evidence of WMDs in Iraq before invasion. (Oct 2015)
Iran nuclear deal. (Oct 2015)
American credibility suffered because of Iraqi WMD lies. (Oct 2015)
We need a new paradigm to stop these Mideast wars. (Oct 2015)
I never believed Saddam had WMDs. (Oct 2015)
Neocon advocates for invasions are "delusional". (Aug 2015)
Iraq: There was "no evidence" of WMDs, it was a hoax. (Aug 2015)
Iraq war was on hawks' wish list; feared another Vietnam. (Jun 2015)
Averse to foreign entanglements, including Iraq. (Jun 2015)
Until Iraq War, there was lasting peace ahead of us. (Apr 2015)
Only Republican vote against Iraq War. (Apr 2008)
Deny future Bin Ladens recruitment propaganda tools. (Apr 2008)
2002: War authorization just ratchets up the hatred. (Apr 2008)
Support a timetable if diplomacy does not work. (Aug 2006)
Only Republican to vote against Iraq war?but keep Rumsfeld. (Aug 2006)
Pressure Israel firmly, even when it looks like non-support. (Apr 2006)
Iraq war wasn't about WMDs, but changing Middle East. (Oct 2005)
Voted NO on redeploying troops out of Iraq by July 2007. (Jun 2006)
Voted YES on investigating contract awards in Iraq & Afghanistan. (Nov 2005)
Voted YES on requiring on-budget funding for Iraq, not emergency funding. (Apr 2005)
Voted YES on $86 billion for military operations in Iraq & Afghanistan. (Oct 2003)
Voted NO on authorizing use of military force against Iraq. (Oct 2002)
Supports $48 billion in new spending for anti-terrorism. (Jan 2002)

Lincoln Chafee on Welfare & Poverty

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Yes, government has a role in struggle against poverty. (Jan 2014)
Supports allowing churches to provide welfare services. (Sep 2000)
Establish a National Affordable Housing Trust Fund. (Jul 2003)
Tax credits to promote home ownership in distressed areas. (Apr 2003)
Fully fund AmeriCorps. (Jun 2003)

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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 Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	Support right to woman's personal reproductive decisions: Strongly Favors topic 1 A woman should make her own reproductive decisions: Strongly Favors topic 1 Opposed Alito because he didn't respect right to privacy: Strongly Favors topic 1 Leaving abortion to states means only wealthy have choice: Strongly Favors topic 1 The real potential for cures is in the embryonic stem cells: Favors topic 1 Strongly supports �Abortion is a woman�s right�: Strongly Favors topic 1 Rated 90% by NARAL, indicating a pro-choice voting record: Strongly Favors topic 1 Expand embryonic stem cell research: Favors topic 1 Sponsored bill for emergency contraception for rape victims: Favors topic 1 NO on maintaining ban on Military Base Abortions: Favors topic 1 NO on banning partial birth abortions except for maternal life: Strongly Favors topic 1 NO on criminal penalty for harming unborn fetus during other crime: Favors topic 1 YES on $100M to reduce teen pregnancy by education & contraceptives: Favors topic 1 NO on notifying parents of minors who get out-of-state abortions: Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	People of color are the future of Rhode Island: Strongly Favors topic 2 1964: Opposing Civil Rights Act was wrong side of history: Strongly Favors topic 2 Continue affirmative action programs: Strongly Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Longtime supporter of the LGBTQ community: Strongly Favors topic 3 2006: Marriage Amendment ignores states' rights: Strongly Favors topic 3 Gay marriage is a state issue, not for federal constitution: Strongly Favors topic 3 Supports �Sexual orientation protected by civil rights laws�: Strongly Favors topic 3 Endorsed Endorsed by Log Cabin Republicans; supports gay rights: Favors topic 3 More funding and stricter sentencing for hate crimes: Strongly Favors topic 3 YES on expanding hate crimes to include sexual orientation: Favors topic 3 YES on adding sexual orientation to definition of hate crimes: Strongly Favors topic 3 NO on constitutional ban of same-sex marriage: Strongly Favors topic 3
No opinion on topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (0 points on Social scale)	Supports allowing churches to provide welfare services: Favors topic 4 Rated 50% by the Christian Coalition: mixed voting record on Family Values: Neutral on topic 4 NO on recommending Constitutional ban on flag desecration: Opposes topic 4
Strongly Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale)	Individual mandate ok; universal coverage better: Strongly Favors topic 5 Watch Mass� individual mandates as possible national model: Strongly Favors topic 5 Supports More Federal Funding for Health Coverage: Strongly Favors topic 5 Invest funds to alleviate the nursing shortage: Favors topic 5 Tax credits for those without employee health insurance: Strongly Favors topic 5 $350 billion for prescriptions for poor seniors: Favors topic 5 Rated 75% by APHA, indicating a pro-public health record: Strongly Favors topic 5 YES on including prescription drugs under Medicare: Favors topic 5 NO on funding GOP version of Medicare prescription drug benefit: Favors topic 5 YES on $40 billion per year for limited Medicare prescription drug benefit: Favors topic 5 NO on increasing Medicaid rebate for producing generics: Opposes topic 5 YES on negotiating bulk purchases for Medicare prescription drug: Strongly Favors topic 5 YES on expanding enrollment period for Medicare Part D: Favors topic 5 YES on limiting medical liability lawsuits to $250,000: Favors topic 5
Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+2 points on Economic scale)	Don�t put Soc. Sec. benefits at risk: Strongly Opposes topic 6 Supports privatizing Social Security: Strongly Favors topic 6 Rated 30% by the ARA, indicating an anti-senior voting record: Strongly Favors topic 6 Supports individual savings accounts and work incentives: Favors topic 6
Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+2 points on Economic scale)	Supports charters, STEM, and early education: Opposes topic 7 Supports NCLB�s standardized testing, if federally funded: Favors topic 7 Supports parents choosing schools via vouchers: Favors topic 7 Supports vouchers & charters, plus more public funding: Strongly Favors topic 7 Supports vouchers & charters, plus more public funding: Strongly Favors topic 7 Support Ed-Flex: more flexibility if more accountable: Favors topic 7 Rated 55% by the NEA, indicating a mixed record on public education: Neutral on topic 7 NO on Educational Savings Accounts: Opposes 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
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+5 points on Social scale)	Proper respect for our natural world & vulnerable species: Strongly Opposes topic 8 We believe in environmental stewardship: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Committee vote killed Bush's "Clear Skies" initiative: Favors topic 8 Supports grants for brownfields remediation: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Rated 79% by the LCV, indicating pro-environment votes: Strongly Opposes topic 8 EPA must do better on mercury clean-up: Opposes topic 8
Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+2 points on Social scale)	Focus on inmate skills & treatment: Opposes topic 9 Rated 63% by CURE, indicating mixed votes on rehabilitation: Neutral on topic 9 Require DNA testing for all federal executions: Opposes topic 9
Strongly Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-5 points on Economic scale)	Distrust of government is reason for 2d Amendment advocacy: Favors topic 10 Common-ground, commonsense safety legislation: Opposes topic 10 2014: B+ rating from Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence: Opposes topic 10 2013: Ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Common sense adherence to the Second Amendment: Opposes topic 10 NO on banning lawsuits against gun manufacturers for gun violence: Strongly Opposes topic 10 NO on prohibiting lawsuits against gun manufacturers: Strongly Opposes topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Ordinary Republicans vote against their economic interests: Favors topic 11 Repeal Bush tax cuts that favor wealthy: Strongly Favors topic 11 End excessive loopholes; tax cuts for wealthy & corporations: Favors topic 11 I voted against every Bush tax cut favoring the wealthy: Strongly Favors topic 11 Sales & use tax on online sellers with no physical presence: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Reinstitute pay-as-you-go: match tax cuts & spending cuts: Favors topic 11 Fund special education before tax cuts for the wealthy: Strongly Favors topic 11 Opposes making income tax flatter & lower: Favors topic 11 Rated 46% by NTU, indicating "Satisfactory" on tax votes: Neutral on topic 11 Implement socially fair, broad-based tax cuts: Favors topic 11 NO on phasing out the estate tax ("death tax"): Favors topic 11 YES on eliminating the 'marriage penalty': Opposes topic 11 NO on prioritizing national debt reduction below tax cuts: Favors topic 11 YES on reducing marriage penalty instead of cutting top tax rates: Favors topic 11 YES on spending $448B of tax cut on education & debt reduction: Favors topic 11 NO on $350 billion in tax breaks over 11 years: Strongly Favors topic 11 NO on extending the tax cuts on capital gains and dividends: Strongly Favors topic 11 YES on $47B for military by repealing capital gains tax cut: Favors topic 11 NO on retaining reduced taxes on capital gains & dividends: Strongly Favors topic 11 NO on permanently repealing the `death tax`: Strongly Favors topic 11 NO on supporting permanence of estate tax cuts: Strongly Favors topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	Co-sponsor of DREAM Act: Strongly Favors topic 12 In-state tuition for undocumented immigrants: Favors topic 12 Supports legalization path & guest worker programs: Strongly Favors topic 12 Co-sponsored McCain-Kennedy immigration bill: Favors topic 12 More programs for legal immigrants: Strongly Favors topic 12 English immersion over bilingual education: Opposes topic 12 Comprehensive immigration reform without amnesty: Strongly Favors topic 12 Sponsored bill covering child resident aliens under Medicaid: Favors topic 12 YES on allowing illegal aliens to participate in Social Security: Strongly Favors topic 12 YES on giving Guest Workers a path to citizenship: Strongly Favors topic 12 YES on establishing a Guest Worker program: Favors topic 12 NO on building a fence along the Mexican border: Strongly Favors topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale)	Supports Trans-Pacific Partnership: Strongly Favors topic 13 Promote the Andean Free Trade Agreement: Strongly Favors topic 13 Rated 92% by CATO, indicating a pro-free trade voting record: Strongly Favors topic 13 Reauthorize the Ex-Im Bank: Favors topic 13 YES on permanent normal trade relations with China: Strongly Favors topic 13 YES on expanding trade to the third world: 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
Strongly Opposes topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (-5 points on Economic scale)	After Iraq war, we have to repair American credibility: Strongly Opposes topic 14 Work with UN on issues such as climate change & trade: Strongly Opposes topic 14 Neocon advocates for invasions are "delusional": Strongly Opposes topic 14 Rebuild alliances abroad to fight ISIS: Strongly Opposes topic 14 Strong supporter of Palestinian-Israeli land-for-peace deal: Opposes topic 14 Prohibit torture of terrorists in US custody: Opposes topic 14 YES on preserving habeas corpus for Guantanamo detainees: Strongly Opposes topic 14 YES on requiring CIA reports on detainees & interrogation methods: Strongly Opposes topic 14
Opposes topic 15: Expand the military (+2 points on Social scale)	Disarmament, non-proliferation where we want to go: Strongly Opposes topic 15 Keep Rhode Island's military installations thriving: Favors topic 15 Supports more spending on Armed Forces personnel: Favors topic 15 Supports $48 billion in new spending for anti-terrorism: Favors topic 15 Rated 40% by SANE, indicating a mixed record on military issues: Neutral on topic 15 Reduce federal government size & scope, including military: Opposes topic 15 YES on requiring on-budget funding for Iraq, not emergency funding: Opposes topic 15
Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+2 points on Social scale)	YES on banning campaign donations from unions & corporations: Favors topic 16 YES on banning "soft money" contributions and restricting issue ads: Favors topic 16 YES on establishing the Senate Office of Public Integrity: Favors topic 16 YES on allowing some lobbyist gifts to Congress: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Strongly Favors topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (+5 points on Social scale)	Calls drone strikes "extrajudicial assassinations": Favors topic 17 We need a new paradigm to stop these Mideast wars: Strongly Favors topic 17 Outspoken backer of Iran nuclear agreement: Favors topic 17 Iraq: There was "no evidence" of WMDs, it was a hoax: Strongly Favors topic 17 Iraq war was on hawks' wish list; feared another Vietnam: Strongly Favors topic 17 Averse to foreign entanglements, including Iraq: Strongly Favors topic 17 End prevailing attitude of arrogant reckless war: Strongly Favors topic 17 Know your enemy: Al Qaeda wants US troops away from Mecca: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Only Republican vote against Iraq War: Strongly Favors topic 17 2002: War authorization just ratchets up the hatred: Strongly Favors topic 17 Replace unilateral pre-emption with Mideast alliances: Favors topic 17 Support a timetable if diplomacy does not work: Favors topic 17 Only Republican to vote against Iraq war?but keep Rumsfeld: Strongly Favors topic 17 Iraq war wasn't about WMDs, but changing Middle East: Strongly Favors topic 17 Supports continuing Foreign Aid to Russia, Israel, & others: Strongly Favors topic 17 NO on authorizing use of military force against Iraq: Strongly Favors topic 17 NO on redeploying troops out of Iraq by July 2007: Strongly Opposes topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Don't deny climate change: deal with it: Strongly Favors topic 18 Close the SUV loophole and raise mileage standards overall: Strongly Favors topic 18 ANWR: Let's leave just one place off limits: Strongly Favors topic 18 Supports spending resources to stop Global Warming: Strongly Favors topic 18 Reduce liability for hazardous waste cleanup: Opposes topic 18 Make EPA into a Cabinet department: Strongly Favors topic 18 Keep efficient air conditioner rule to conserve energy: Strongly Favors topic 18 Establish greenhouse gas tradeable allowances: Strongly Favors topic 18 Letter to Congress supporting renewable energy tax credit: Strongly Favors topic 18 Supports immediate reductions in greenhouse gases: Strongly Favors topic 18 NO on preserving budget for ANWR oil drilling: Favors topic 18 NO on terminating CAFE standards within 15 months: Strongly Favors topic 18 YES on targeting 100,000 hydrogen-powered vehicles by 2010: Strongly Favors topic 18 YES on removing consideration of drilling ANWR from budget bill: Favors topic 18 YES on reducing oil usage by 40% by 2025 (instead of 5%): Strongly Favors topic 18 YES on disallowing an oil leasing program in Alaska's ANWR: Strongly Favors topic 18 YES on banning drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: Favors topic 18
Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+2 points on Social scale)	Uruguay is leading the way on legalizing & regulating pot: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Taxing legal pot to fix potholes is appealing: Opposes topic 19 Decriminalized small amounts of marijuana as governor: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Legalize medical marijuana to relieve pain: Opposes topic 19 I doubt our culture would allow legalizing hard drugs: Favors topic 19 Discuss implementation of "Plan Colombia": Neutral on topic 19 Not proud of trying cocaine as college student: Favors topic 19 Lobbied DEA to reclassify marijuana for medical use: Opposes topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale)	Pork barrel accounts for 1% of the budget, and is requested: Strongly Favors topic 20 Increase the minimum wage: Strongly Favors topic 20

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