Janet Mills on VoteMatch

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Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+2 points on Social scale)	Rated 100% by Planned Parenthood on reproductive rights: Strongly Favors topic 1 No comment on lawsuit to expand abortion access: Opposes topic 1
Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-3 points on Economic scale)	Decries proposal to eliminate Civil Rights Funding: Favors topic 2
No opinion on topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale)	Medicaid expansion helps everyone: Strongly Favors topic 5 Expanding MaineCare helps needy & helps hospitals: Strongly Favors topic 5 Her office took on drug manufacturer Mylan on price gouging: Favors topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale)	Expand pre-school; pay teachers a living wage: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Invest $126M in public schools, and $18M for child services: Opposes topic 7 Commission on Education Reform must follow open meetings law: Opposes topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+5 points on Social scale)	Joins coalition to reject proposed cuts in funding to EPA: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-3 points on Social scale)	Expand personnel to fight crime in courtrooms and computers: Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Rated A+ by the NRA, indicating a pro-gun rights voting record: Strongly Favors topic 10
No opinion on topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+2 points on Social scale)	Condemns President's ban on refugees: Favors topic 12
No opinion on topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 15: Expand the military (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	Let college students vote where they attend college: Strongly Favors topic 16
No opinion on topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Bring back wind platforms to Maine: Strongly Favors topic 18 Maine to fight climate change and become green: Strongly Favors topic 18 Combat climate change: offshore wind & electric incentives: Strongly Favors topic 18 Wean ourselves off fossil fuels: Strongly Favors topic 18
Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-3 points on Social scale)	Investigate role of opioid manufacturers in drug abuse: Favors topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale)	Proposes $15 million to expand broadband: Strongly Favors topic 20 Build nearly 1000 more affordable homes over 8 years: Strongly Favors topic 20 $2M for broadband; $5M for rural development: Favors topic 20