Parker Griffith on the Issues

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VoteMatch Question & Answer (Click on question for explanation and background)	Based on these stances: (Click on topic for excerpt & citation)
Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-3 points on Social scale)	Bar funding for abortion under federal Obamacare plans: Opposes topic 1
Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+2 points on Economic scale)	Opposed to barring gender-based pay discrimination: Opposes topic 2
Opposes topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-3 points on Social scale)	NO on enforcing against anti-gay hate crimes: Opposes topic 3
Neutral on topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+2 points on Economic scale)	Consistently voted against ObamaCare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Repeal any federal health care takeover: Strongly Opposes topic 5 YES on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program: Favors topic 5 YES on regulating tobacco as a drug: Favors topic 5
Neutral on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-3 points on Economic scale)	Statewide lottery to fund Alabama schools: Opposes topic 7 AdWatch: New statewide vote on school-funding lottery: Opposes topic 7 YES on $40B for green public schools: Opposes topic 7
Favors topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (-3 points on Social scale)	Fund the BLM and recycling, but restrict the EPA and NPS: Favors topic 8 Make tax deduction permanent for conservation easements: Opposes topic 8 NO on protecting free-roaming horses and burros: Favors topic 8
Neutral on topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	National cross-state standard for concealed carry: Strongly Favors topic 10 Teach kids Eddie Eagle GunSafe's lifesaving message: Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Replace income tax & employment tax with FairTax: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Taxpayer Protection Pledge: no new taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 11 No European-style VAT (value-added tax): Opposes topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale)	Close our borders; illegals cost us millions: Strongly Opposes topic 12 End Birthright Citizenship; no more anchor babies: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-3 points on Economic scale)	Tariffs against countries undervaluing their currency: Opposes topic 13
Neutral on topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-5 points on Social scale)	Strong national defense, and missile defense: Strongly Favors topic 15
Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+2 points on Social scale)	Signed term limit pledge: 6 years House; 12 years Senate: Favors topic 16 Repeal automatic Congressional pay raises: Favors topic 16
Opposes topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-3 points on Social scale)	Sanctions on Iran to end nuclear program: Opposes topic 17
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Support offshore drilling; support more refineries: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Bar greenhouse gases from Clean Air Act rules: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Signed the No Climate Tax Pledge by AFP: Strongly Opposes topic 18 NO on enforcing limits on CO2 global warming pollution: Opposes topic 18 YES on $2 billion more for Cash for Clunkers program: Favors topic 18
Neutral on topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale)	YES on $192B additional anti-recession stimulus spending: Strongly Favors 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)

Opposes topic 1:
Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(-3 points on Social scale)

Bar funding for abortion under federal Obamacare plans: Opposes topic 1

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

Opposed to barring gender-based pay discrimination: Opposes topic 2

Opposes topic 3:
Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(-3 points on Social scale)

NO on enforcing against anti-gay hate crimes: Opposes topic 3

Neutral on topic 4:
Keep God in the public sphere
(0 points on Social scale)

(No votes on which to base response)

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

Consistently voted against ObamaCare: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Repeal any federal health care takeover: Strongly Opposes topic 5
YES on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program: Favors topic 5
YES on regulating tobacco as a drug: Favors topic 5

Neutral on topic 6:
Privatize Social Security
(0 points on Economic scale)

(No votes on which to base response)

Opposes topic 7:
Vouchers for school choice
(-3 points on Economic scale)

Statewide lottery to fund Alabama schools: Opposes topic 7
AdWatch: New statewide vote on school-funding lottery: Opposes topic 7
YES on $40B for green public schools: Opposes topic 7

Favors topic 8:
Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(-3 points on Social scale)

Fund the BLM and recycling, but restrict the EPA and NPS: Favors topic 8
Make tax deduction permanent for conservation easements: Opposes topic 8
NO on protecting free-roaming horses and burros: Favors topic 8

Neutral on topic 9:
Stricter punishment reduces crime
(0 points on Social scale)

(No votes on which to base response)

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

National cross-state standard for concealed carry: Strongly Favors topic 10
Teach kids Eddie Eagle GunSafe's lifesaving message: Favors topic 10

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

Replace income tax & employment tax with FairTax: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Taxpayer Protection Pledge: no new taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 11
No European-style VAT (value-added tax): Opposes topic 11

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

Close our borders; illegals cost us millions: Strongly Opposes topic 12
End Birthright Citizenship; no more anchor babies: Strongly Opposes topic 12

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

Tariffs against countries undervaluing their currency: Opposes topic 13

Neutral on topic 14:
Support American Exceptionalism
(0 points on Economic scale)

(No votes on which to base response)

Strongly Favors topic 15:
Expand the military
(-5 points on Social scale)

Strong national defense, and missile defense: Strongly Favors topic 15

Favors topic 16:
Make voter registration easier
(+2 points on Social scale)

Signed term limit pledge: 6 years House; 12 years Senate: Favors topic 16
Repeal automatic Congressional pay raises: Favors topic 16

Opposes topic 17:
Avoid foreign entanglements
(-3 points on Social scale)

Sanctions on Iran to end nuclear program: Opposes topic 17

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

Support offshore drilling; support more refineries: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Bar greenhouse gases from Clean Air Act rules: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Signed the No Climate Tax Pledge by AFP: Strongly Opposes topic 18
NO on enforcing limits on CO2 global warming pollution: Opposes topic 18
YES on $2 billion more for Cash for Clunkers program: Favors topic 18

Neutral on topic 19:
Marijuana is a gateway drug
(0 points on Social scale)

(No votes on which to base response)

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

YES on $192B additional anti-recession stimulus spending: Strongly Favors topic 20

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Parker Griffith on Abortion
Click here for the full quote on Abortion OR background on Abortion. Bar funding for abortion under federal Obamacare plans. (Jul 2010)

Parker Griffith on Education
Click here for 3 full quotes on Education OR background on Education. Statewide lottery to fund Alabama schools. (Sep 2014) AdWatch: New statewide vote on school-funding lottery. (Sep 2014) Voted YES on $40B for green public schools. (May 2009)

Parker Griffith on Jobs
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Parker Griffith on Technology
Click here for 2 full quotes on Technology OR background on Technology. Voted YES on delaying digital TV conversion by four months. (Mar 2009) No performance royalties for radio music. (Mar 2009)