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Abortion Alan Keyes: Withdraws; job done since GOP & V.P. are both pro-life. Doug Ducey: Staunchly anti-abortion. Elizabeth Dole: Replace abortion with adoption. John Paul Stevens: Favors abortion rights. Josh Hawley: New abortion restrictions protects women. Pope Francis: Women who had abortions can be forgiven in Holy Year. Samuel Alito: Respect for precedent implies not overturning Roe v Wade. Todd Akin: Resisted stepping aside after "legitimate rape" comment. |
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Budget & Economy Dick Cheney: Cheney to Treasury: �Deficits don�t matter�. Janet Yellen: Does not seek a weaker U.S. currency; let markets determine. Paul O`Neill: Cheney to Treasury: "Deficits don't matter". Steve Forbes: Free markets, free elections, free trade, free people. |
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Civil Rights Anthony Kennedy: Can�t outlaw flag burning. Claire McCaskill: Women shouldn't get paid less simply because they're women. Elizabeth Dole: For school prayer & 10 Commandments in schools. Harriet Miers: Supported racial and gender set-asides as head of Texas Bar. Jim McGreevey: Resigned over gay affair, but opposes gay marriage. John Paul Stevens: Favors affirmative action. Merrick Garland: Improve hate crime reporting; prioritize prosecutions. Mike Beebe: No gay marriage; no civil unions; maybe gay adoption. Pope Francis: Met at Vatican Embassy with openly gay man & his partner. Pope Francis: If a gay person seeks God, Who am I to judge? Stephen Breyer: Disabled people can sue states under federal ADA law. Tate Reeves: Clerks have religious right to refuse gay marriage licenses. Todd Akin: Women's pay should be left to discretion of employers. |
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Corporations Janet Yellen: Investigate retail trading; ensure investors are protected. |
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Crime John Paul Stevens: Favors defendants' rights. Rick Perry: Executes Mexican citizen despite plea from Pres. Fox. Ruth Bader Ginsburg: States have broad powers to limit jury awards. Tim Kaine: Kaine's Project Exile disproportionately impacted blacks. Tim Kaine: Kaine's Project Exile disproportionately impacted blacks. |
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Drugs Donald Trump: Execute drug dealers to fight opioid epidemic. Jeb Bush: No medical marijuana; it's just a guise toward legalization. Rick Scott: Legalized "Charlotte's Web" low-THC medical marijuana. Joe Biden: Pardon people in federal jail for smoking marijuana. |
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Education Elizabeth Dole: For school prayer & 10 Commandments in schools. George W. Bush: $1.3B to help students in college-prep math & science. Jeb Bush: Florida Formula: schools graded A-to-F; extra funding for A. Linda Lingle: I support PBS, but Big Bird is not essential to America. |
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Energy & Oil Emilia Sykes: Repeal bribe-based nuclear subsidies; keep solar subsidies. Antonin Scalia: Don't lump all companies when evaluating carbon emissions. Donald Trump: FactCheck: falsely blames windmills for Texas power outage. Jack Dalrymple: New safety rule: filter crude oil for dangerous types of gas. Joe Biden: Transition to renewable energy; allow fracking for now. Pope Francis: Future of humanity is at stake with climate change. Vladimir Putin: Green transition should be smooth instead of drastic steps. Rishi Sunak: Can we summon the collective will to tackle global warming? |
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Families & Children Don Huffines: Adoption agencies ok to disallow LGBT adoptions. George W. Bush: Filter - or avoid - media that romanticizes violence. Greg Abbott: Adoption agencies ok to disallow LGBT adoptions. Lance Gooden: Adoption agencies ok to disallow LGBT adoptions. Pat Fallon: Adoption agencies ok to disallow LGBT adoptions. Royce West: Don't allow LGBT discrimination by adoption agencies. Sylvia Garcia: Don't allow LGBT discrimination by adoption agencies. Van Taylor: Adoption agencies ok to disallow LGBT adoptions. Roland Gutierrez: Don't allow LGBT discrimination by adoption agencies. Craig Goldman: Adoption agencies ok to disallow LGBT adoptions. |
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Foreign Policy George W. Bush: Cuba: Increased trade would help Castro. Pope Francis: Saddened by US restrictions on travel and trade with Cuba. Steve Forbes: Punish China for wounding US security. Steve Forbes: European Union is a "misguided global institution.". |
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Free Trade Steve Forbes: Invite Britain & Ireland to join US free trade. Steve Mnuchin: Free markets YES, but U.S. needs balanced trade agreements. Wilbur Ross: Auto imports are threatening U.S. auto industry. Donald Trump: China is no longer a currency manipulator. |
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Government Reform Anthony Kennedy: Favors states� rights, usually. Antonin Scalia: For states� rights; limit court role. Beto O`Rourke: Same-day voter registration; make election day a holiday. Beto O`Rourke: Term limits for Congress and the Supreme Court. Clarence Thomas: Limited role for courts; narrow Constitional interpretation. Dan Quayle: Reduce cabinet to 8-12 depts, save billions. David Souter: Backs federal powers over states� rights. John Paul Stevens: Against state term limits on candidates for congress. John Paul Stevens: Votes with liberal bloc against states' rights. Pete Buttigieg: Provide new opportunities for voluntary public service. Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Votes with liberal bloc against states' rights. Sandra Day O`Connor: Limit federal courts on state powers. Stephen Breyer: Votes with liberal bloc against states' rights. William Rehnquist: States' rights over federal power. |
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Gun Control George W. Bush: Raise legal age for guns to 21; ban certain ammo. George W. Bush: $1.6M TX campaign, "Gun Crime Means Hard Time.". |
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Health Care Amy Coney Barrett: Individual mandate is constitutional even with $0 tax. Bernie Sanders: Pharma companies should justify high drug prices. Brett Kavanaugh: Individual mandate is constitutional even with $0 tax. Clarence Thomas: Individual mandate is constitutional even with $0 tax. Elena Kagan: Individual mandate is constitutional even with $0 tax. Joe Biden: Individual mandate is constitutional even with $0 tax. John Roberts: Individual mandate is constitutional even with $0 tax. Nancy Pelosi: Individual mandate is constitutional even with $0 tax. Pope Francis: No vaccine nationalism: coronavirus vaccines for all. Sonia Sotomayor: Individual mandate is constitutional even with $0 tax. Stephen Breyer: Individual mandate is constitutional even with $0 tax. |
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Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas: One of the greatest threats we face is domestic terrorism. Donald Trump: Ensure U.S. nuclear arsenal is at the top of the pack. Linda Lingle: Don't let up on its defense spending, like pre-WWII. Marco Rubio: Increased military investment demonstrates leadership. Mazie Hirono: Sensible compromise needed on $50 billion military cut. Ted Cruz: Americans who join ISIS should be barred from coming home. |
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Immigration Alejandro Mayorkas: End forcing asylum seekers to wait in Mexico. Doug Ducey: Better border security without comprehensive reform. Eric Schmitt: FactCheck: Operation Talon postponed by ICE, not Biden. Pope Francis: Separating immigrant parents from children is immoral. Pope Francis: We should receive asylum-seekers, not reject them. Rick Snyder: 50,000 skilled worker visas to repopulate Detroit. Alejandro Mayorkas: We'd like to stop border wall, but Congress required it. Joe Biden: Promised "not another foot of wall"; but added Southern wall. Pope Francis: Grave sin not to offer aid to migrants. |
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Jobs Ketanji Brown Jackson: Follows precedent in workplace racial discrimination cases. Lamar Alexander: Expand use of corn-based ethanol to create jobs. Lamar Alexander: Substitute Ethanol for MBTE in gasoline. Terri Sewell: Supports Amazon workers voting on whether to unionize. Xavier Becerra: Sued Amazon to comply with COVID subpoenas at warehouses. |
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Principles & Values Bill Lee: Called critical race theory is "un-American". Dan Quayle: Smaller govt; bigger defense; stronger families. Harry Browne: Little difference between Dems & Reps; hopes to be spoiler. Janet Yellen: Got permission from ethics lawyers before acting. Pope Francis: Politicians attacking gays, Jews, gypsies are like Nazis. Vladimir Putin: Has given the church a major voice in society. Donald Trump: FactCheck: Claims GOP is growing as 30,000+ left. |
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Tax Reform George W. Bush: Praises Congress' $792 billion tax cut. Janet Yellen: Corporations & wealthy need to pay their fair share. Vladimir Putin: Increased mineral extraction tax three times in a year. |
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Technology Barack Obama: Cancel moon program; develop human mission to Mars. Beto O`Rourke: Member of hacktivist group, "Cult of the Dead Cow". Bill Nelson: Defend NASA moon program & its jobs in Florida. |
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War & Peace Bill Clinton: Claims he opposed Iraq war from the beginning. George W. Bush: Paul O'Neill: Bush planned to overthrow Saddam before 9/11. George W. Bush: Kerry flip-flopping again on war. Joe Biden: Final withdrawal from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, 2021. John Kerry: I'd vote to authorize war, but with allies. John Kerry: Wrong war in the wrong place at the wrong time. Marco Rubio: Confront and defeat ISIL now, or we will have to do so later. Paul O`Neill: Bush planned to overthrow Saddam before 9/11. Pope Francis: Peace and reconciliation in Mideast, Africa, and Asia. Rand Paul: Arming Syrian rebels wades into another civil war. Ted Cruz: Don't arm Syrian rebels without a clear plan to combat ISIS. |
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Welfare & Poverty Paul Ryan: Let charities & community groups compete to fight poverty. Paul Ryan: Opportunity plan: flexible funds with benchmarks & timeline. |
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