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Abortion Ron Wright: Says women should be punished; later says only providers. Royce West: Pro-choice, but voted for parental consent. |
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Budget & Economy Allen West: Was CEO of think tank that went bankrupt. John Cornyn: Voting for $700B bailout demonstrates leadership. John Cornyn: Inaction on $700B bailout is unacceptable leadership. Mike Rawlings: Use recession to make city government smaller & efficient. Rick Noriega: Voting for $700B bailout demonstrates herd mentality. |
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Civil Rights Allen West: Denounced "new religion" of same-sex marriage. Colin Allred: Infrastructure law combats economic, racial disparities. |
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Crime Louie Gohmert: People arrested for insurrection are political prisoners. Royce West: Now for reform, in 1995 for 14- year-olds tried as adults. |
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Drugs Steve Stockman: AdWatch: Arrested for drug possession in 1977. |
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Education Mike Rawlings: Public-private partnerships are critical to public schools. Rick Perry: Start a pilot voucher program in Texas. Royce West: Free community college, not sure about student debt. Tony Sanchez: Vouchers take money from underfunded schools. |
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Energy & Oil Allen West: Opposes Green New Deal; protect petrochemical industry. MJ Hegar: Make sure carbon tax don't increase food costs. |
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Environment Mike Rawlings: Parks & recreation are critical to Trinity River Project. Rick Noriega: Reports for National Guard duty for Hurricane Ike response. Samuel Alito: Required proof that pollution from companies damaged water. |
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Families & Children John Cornyn: Supports using campaign funds for candidate child care. MJ Hegar: Asked FEC to allow campaign funds for candidate child care. |
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Foreign Policy Carl Sherman: The United States has a responsibility to be the peacemaker. |
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Government Reform Colin Allred: Never seen such blatant attacks on Americans' voting rights. Rick Noriega: Legislative escape tp Okla. protected Voting Rights Act. |
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Gun Control Chris Bell: Universal background checks; buyback assault weapons. Chris Bell: Ban assault weapons, with mandatory buyback. Cristina Tzintzun Ramirez: Ban assault weapons, with mandatory buyback. Cristina Tzintzun Ramirez: We all want background checks & ban on weapons of war. MJ Hegar: Ban assault weapons, but no mandatory buyback. Royce West: We can legislate on guns when we turn Texas blue. Samuel Alito: Congress has no authority to curb the sale of machine guns. |
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Health Care John Cornyn: Don't expand CHIP nationally until all Texans are covered. Rick Noriega: Enroll all Texas kids in CHIP and other government plans. Royce West: Expand Medicaid in Texas to cover all uninsured. Ronny Jackson: Administered "cognitive test" to Trump; Biden should too. Royce West: Not Medicare-for-All, but health care for all. Carl Sherman: Expand Medicaid, move towards Medicare for all. |
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Immigration Cristina Tzintzun Ramirez: Fight for the rights of immigrant families. Don Huffines: Federal government never has & never will secure the border. John Cornyn: More secure documents needed to enforce immigration laws. Mike Rawlings: Enforce federal immigration statutes. Rick Noriega: Immigration system is broken; deport undocumented workers. Royce West: Putting kids in cages makes "my blood boil". Carl Sherman: Biden inherited bad situation, Congress failed to address. |
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Jobs Cristina Tzintzun Ramirez: Higher pay and safer conditions for workers. |
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Principles & Values Colin Allred: Democracy is precious and worth fighting for. Don Huffines: Republican leaders can't be trusted; don't follow platform. John Cornyn: Criticizes Noriega for campaigning during Hurricane Ike. Rick Noriega: Served in Afghanistan as Lt. Colonel in Army National Guard. |
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Social Security Allen West: Called Social Security "21st century slavery". |
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War & Peace John Cornyn: Get US away from ethnic cleansing of Kurds by Turks. Michael McCaul: Abrupt US withdrawal from Syria benefits our adversaries. Mitt Romney: Abandonment of Kurds a "bloodstain" on American history. Robert Menendez: Is Trump acting for Russia and Turkey or willfully blind? Ted Cruz: Turkey's incursion into Syria is totally unacceptable. |
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