VoteMatch Responses
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VoteMatch Question & Answer
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Opposes topic 1:Abortion is a woman's right
(-3 points on Social scale) | Rated 30% byNARAL, indicating a pro-life voting record:Strongly Opposes topic 1
YES on barring transporting minors to get an abortion:Strongly Opposes topic 1
YES on banning partial-birth abortions:Opposes topic 1
NO on banning Family Planning funding in US aid abroad:Favors topic 1
NO on federal crime to harm fetus while committing other crimes:Favors topic 1
NO on funding for health providers who don't provide abortion info:Favors topic 1
YES on banning partial-birth abortion except to save mothers life:Strongly Opposes topic 1
NO on making it a crime to harm a fetus during another crime:Favors topic 1
YES on restricting interstate transport of minors to get abortions:Strongly Opposes topic 1
YES on allowing human embryonic stem cell research:Favors topic 1 |
Strongly Favors topic 2:Require hiring more women & minorities
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Constitutional Amendment for equal rights by gender:Strongly Favors topic 2
NO on ending preferential treatment by race in college admissions:Favors topic 2
YES on $84 million in grants for Black and Hispanic colleges:Strongly Favors topic 2 |
Strongly Favors topic 3:Same-sex domestic partnership benefits
(+5 points on Social scale) | More funding and stricter sentencing for hate crimes:Strongly Favors topic 3
NO on banning gay adoptions in DC:Favors topic 3
NO on Constitutional Amendment banning same-sex marriage:Strongly Favors topic 3 |
Neutral on topic 4:Teacher-led prayer in public schools
(0 points on Social scale) | Supports anti-flag desecration amendment:Favors topic 4
Rated 23% by theChristian Coalition: an anti-Family-Value voting record:Strongly Opposes topic 4
YES on allowing school prayer during the War on Terror:Strongly Favors topic 4
YES on constitutional amendment prohibiting flag desecration:Favors topic 4
NO on protecting the Pledge of Allegiance:Opposes topic 4
YES on allowing Courts to decide on "God" in Pledge of Allegiance:Opposes topic 4 |
Opposes topic 8:Death Penalty
(+2 points on Social scale) | Require DNA testing for all federal executions:Opposes topic 8 |
Opposes topic 9:Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws
(+2 points on Social scale) | Alternative sentencing for adult first-time felons:Opposes topic 9
Rated 60% byCURE, indicating mixed votes on rehabilitation:Neutral on topic 9
YES on more prosecution and sentencing for juvenile crime:Favors topic 9
YES on funding for alternative sentencing instead of more prisons.:Strongly Opposes topic 9 |
Strongly Favors topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Against ban on semi-automatic rifles; for concealed carry:Strongly Favors topic 10
Repeal restrictions on law-abiding citizens owning firearms:Strongly Favors topic 10
Rated A by theNRA, indicating a pro-gun rights voting record:Strongly Favors topic 10
Opposes restrictions on the right to bear arms:Strongly Favors topic 10
NO on decreasing gun waiting period from 3 days to 1:Strongly Opposes topic 10
YES on prohibiting suing gunmakers & sellers for gun misuse:Strongly Favors topic 10
YES on prohibiting product misuse lawsuits on gun manufacturers:Strongly Favors topic 10 |
Strongly Favors topic 5:More federal funding for health coverage
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Access to Health Care for Every Ohio Child:Favors topic 5
Rated 89% byAPHA, indicating a pro-public health record:Strongly Favors topic 5
Adopt national health reform legislation before the end of the year:Strongly Favors topic 5
3.2% funding increase for National Institutes of Health:Strongly Favors topic 5
NO on establishing tax-exempt Medical Savings Accounts:Favors topic 5
NO on subsidizing private insurance for Medicare Rx drug coverage:Favors topic 5
YES on allowing reimportation of prescription drugs:Favors topic 5
NO on capping damages & setting time limits in medical lawsuits:Favors topic 5
NO on limited prescription drug benefit for Medicare recipients:Favors topic 5
NO on denying non-emergency treatment for lack of Medicare co-pay:Strongly Favors topic 5 |
Opposes topic 6:Privatize Social Security
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Changing Social Security disproportionately affects women:Opposes topic 6
Reject proposals for private saving accounts:Strongly Opposes topic 6
Rated 100% by theARA, indicating a pro-senior voting record:Strongly Opposes topic 6
YES on strengthening the Social Security Lockbox:Opposes topic 6
NO on reducing tax payments on Social Security benefits:Opposes topic 6
YES on raising 401(k) limits & making pension plans more portable:Favors topic 6 |
Strongly Opposes topic 7:Parents choose schools via vouchers
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Reduce class size to 18 children in grades 1 to 3:Strongly Opposes topic 7
Rated 100% by theNEA, indicating pro-public education votes:Strongly Opposes topic 7
NO on vouchers for private & parochial schools:Strongly Opposes topic 7
NO on allowing vouchers in DC schools:Opposes topic 7 |
Favors topic 18:Replace coal & oil with alternatives
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Reduce liability for hazardous waste cleanup:Opposes topic 18
Rated 85% by theLCV, indicating pro-environment votes:Strongly Favors topic 18
Rated 67% byCAF, indicating a mixed record on energy independence:Neutral on topic 18
YES on starting implementation of Kyoto Protocol:Strongly Favors topic 18
NO on raising CAFE standards; incentives for alternative fuels:Strongly Opposes topic 18
YES on prohibiting oil drilling & development in ANWR:Strongly Favors topic 18
NO on authorizing construction of new oil refineries:Strongly Favors topic 18
NO on scheduling permitting for new oil refinieries:Strongly Favors topic 18
NO on keeping moratorium on drilling for oil offshore:Strongly Opposes topic 18 |
Opposes topic 19:Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it
(+2 points on Social scale) | NO on subjecting federal employees to random drug tests:Strongly Opposes topic 19
NO on prohibiting needle exchange & medical marijuana in DC:Strongly Opposes topic 19
YES on military border patrols to battle drugs & terrorism:Strongly Favors topic 19 |
Opposes topic 20:Allow churches to provide welfare services
(-3 points on Economic scale) | YES on responsible fatherhood via faith-based organizations:Favors topic 20
NO on treating religious organizations equally for tax breaks:Strongly Opposes topic 20 |
Favors topic 11:Make taxes more progressive
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Property tax cut for 1 out of 4 Ohio homeowners:Opposes topic 11
Rated 25% byNTU, indicating a "Big Spender" on tax votes:Strongly Favors topic 11
$12B in federal economic stimulus as state block grants:Favors topic 11
NO on eliminating the "marriage penalty":Favors topic 11
NO on Tax cut package of $958 B over 10 years:Favors topic 11
NO on reducing Marriage Tax by $399B over 10 years:Favors topic 11
NO on eliminating the Estate Tax ("death tax"):Favors topic 11
NO on making the Bush tax cuts permanent:Strongly Favors topic 11
YES on providing tax relief and simplification:Strongly Opposes topic 11
NO on retaining reduced taxes on capital gains & dividends:Strongly Favors topic 11 |
Strongly Favors topic 12:Illegal immigrants earn citizenship
(+5 points on Social scale) | Rated 0% byFAIR, indicating a voting record loosening immigration:Strongly Favors topic 12
Rated 8% byUSBC, indicating an open-border stance:Strongly Favors topic 12
NO on more immigrant visas for skilled workers:Opposes topic 12
NO on reporting illegal aliens who receive hospital treatment:Strongly Favors topic 12 |
Strongly Opposes topic 13:Support & expand free trade
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Rated 28% byCATO, indicating a pro-fair trade voting record:Strongly Opposes topic 13
NO on 'Fast Track' authority for trade agreements:Strongly Opposes topic 13
NO on Permanent Normal Trade Relations with China:Strongly Opposes topic 13
YES on withdrawing from the WTO:Strongly Opposes topic 13
NO on implementing US-Singapore free trade agreement:Strongly Opposes topic 13
NO on implementing free trade agreement with Chile:Strongly Opposes topic 13
NO on implementing US-Australia Free Trade Agreement:Opposes topic 13
NO on end offshore tax havens and promote small business:Favors topic 13
NO on implementing CAFTA, Central America Free Trade:Strongly Opposes topic 13 |
Favors topic 15:Expand the armed forces
(-3 points on Social scale) | Rated 100% bySANE, indicating a pro-peace voting record:Strongly Opposes topic 15
YES on $266 billion Defense Appropriations bill:Favors topic 15
NO on deploying SDI:Opposes topic 15
YES on emergency $78B for war in Iraq & Afghanistan:Strongly Favors topic 15
YES on continuing military recruitment on college campuses:Favors topic 15 |
Favors topic 16:Stricter limits on political campaign funds
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Voluntary spending limits with free access to media:Strongly Favors topic 16
YES on banning soft money and issue ads:Favors topic 16
NO on banning soft money donations to national political parties:Opposes topic 16
YES on campaign finance reform banning soft-money contributions:Favors topic 16
NO on restricting independent grassroots political committees:Favors topic 16 |
Neutral on topic 14:The Patriot Act harms civil liberties
(0 points on Social scale) | NO on making the PATRIOT Act permanent:Strongly Favors topic 14
YES on continuing intelligence gathering without civil oversight:Strongly Opposes topic 14 |
Strongly Favors topic 17:US out of Iraq & Afghanistan
(+5 points on Social scale) | Multi-year commitment to Africa for food & medicine:Strongly Favors topic 17
NO on authorizing military force in Iraq:Strongly Favors topic 17
NO on declaring Iraq part of War on Terror with no exit date:Strongly Favors topic 17 |
NJChris Christie(R)
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