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Mike Lee on SenateMatch |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(-5 points on Social scale) | Return to states the power to protect unborn human life: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Prohibit federal funding for abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Opposes public funding for abortion services: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Supports parental notification for abortions by minors: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Supports judges who strictly interpret Constitution: Strongly Favors topic 1 Protect infant survivors of abortion: Opposes topic 1 |
Opposes
topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Ground Zero mosque is a poke in the eye to victims: Opposes topic 2 NO on reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act: Opposes topic 2 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(-5 points on Social scale) | Equality means giving citizens the right to define marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Keep "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" for troop morale: Strongly Opposes topic 3 I do not support gay marriage; nor gays in military: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Sponsored state definition of marriage supersedes federal gay marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 |
Strongly Favors
topic 4:Keep God in the public sphere
(-5 points on Social scale) | Social programs "crowd out" church & charitable giving: Strongly Favors topic 4 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
(+5 points on Economic scale) | ObamaCare gives far too much power to government: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Defund and repeal Obamacare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Defund, repeal, & replace federal care with free market: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Repeal any federal health care takeover: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Supports repealing mandated health insurance: Strongly Opposes topic 5 YES on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts: Opposes topic 5 |
Favors
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Raise the retirement age to save Social Security: Favors topic 6 $50 trillion in unfunded entitlements is unsustainable: Favors topic 6 Rated 13% by ARA, indicating a mixed record on senior issues: Neutral on topic 6 |
Favors
topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
(+2 points on Economic scale) | No federal role in education: Favors topic 7 Denounce the Common Core State Standards: Favors topic 7 Block funding for Common Core; it's too heavy-handed: Favors topic 7 |
Strongly Favors
topic 8:Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(-5 points on Social scale) | Federal government shouldn't own $14 trillion worth of land: Strongly Favors topic 8 Utah suffers from federal control of 70% of Utah land: Strongly Favors topic 8 NO on protecting ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems: Favors topic 8 |
No opinion on
topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
(0 points on Social scale) | Keep violent predators behind bars, not nonviolent offenders: Opposes topic 9 My old-fashioned Judeo-Christian tenet: stealing is wrong: Strongly Favors topic 9 Death penalty for killing police officers: Favors topic 9 Rated 36% by the NAPO, indicating a police-the-police stance: Strongly Opposes topic 9 |
Strongly Favors
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Expanded background check first, not assault weapon ban: Opposes topic 10 Individual right to bear arms: Strongly Favors topic 10 Rated AQ by the NRA, indicating a pro-gun rights voting record: Strongly Favors topic 10 Opposes restrictions on right to bear arms: Strongly Favors topic 10 Endorsed Liberty Candidate: no point in keeping guns you can't access: Strongly Favors topic 10 NO on banning high-capacity magazines of over 10 bullets: Strongly Favors topic 10 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
(+5 points on Economic scale) | End hidden double-tax imposed on working parents: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Taxes are necessary but inherently impinge on liberty: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Supports the FairTax and the flat tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Adopt a single-rate tax system: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Repeal tax hikes in capital gains and death tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Opposes increasing income tax rates: Opposes topic 11 Supports eliminating the death tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11 |
Opposes
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(-3 points on Social scale) | Secure border will take years or decades to achieve: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Comprehensive reform leaves 6 million illegals in US: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Enforce job laws and illegal immigrants will go home: Opposes topic 12 Repeal 14th amendment; no "anchor babies": Strongly Opposes topic 12 No guest workers; no amnesty: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Secure the southern border with infrastructure investment: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Endorsed by the ALI, indicating a strongly anti-amnesty stance: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Supports additional border infrastructure: Strongly Favors topic 12 ICE performs vital functions that protect American families: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Terminate national emergency at the Southern border: Favors topic 12 Sponsored bill to increase high-skill and family visa caps: Strongly Favors topic 12 |
Favors
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Power over foreign trade as little as over interstate tr: Favors topic 13 Voted YES to kill reauthorization of Ex-Im Bank: Opposes topic 13 Rated 75% by the USAE, indicating support for trade engagement: Strongly Favors topic 13 |
Strongly Favors
topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Sponsored opposing the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty: Strongly Favors topic 14 Oppose the United Nations' Arms Trade Treaty: Favors topic 14 Disallow Palestine from joining ICC to threaten Israel: Favors topic 14 No transfers of Gitmo prisoners to US or abroad: Strongly Favors topic 14 Supports standing with the nation of israel: Favors topic 14 Two-state solution despite Israeli settlements on West Bank: Favors topic 14 |
Strongly Favors
topic 15:Expand the military
(-5 points on Social scale) | Oppose START (nuclear reduction) and CTBT (test ban): Strongly Favors topic 15 Continue to develop cutting-edge weaponry: Strongly Favors topic 15 |
Favors
topic 16:Make voter registration easier
(+2 points on Social scale) | Limit congressional terms to 12 years: Favors topic 16 |
Opposes
topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements
(-3 points on Social scale) | Militarily pressure Iran to abandon nuclear weapons ambition: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Stay in Afghanistan until all targets are neutralized: Opposes topic 17 Iranian nuclear weapons: prevention instead of containment: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Iran must accept long-term intrusive nuke inspection: Opposes topic 17 No nuclear deal with Iran without Congressional input: Opposes topic 17 No military force against Iran without Congress approval: Strongly Favors topic 17 Endorsed Liberty Candidate: US abroad unconstitutional & unaffordable: Opposes topic 17 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 18:Prioritize green energy
(+5 points on Economic scale) | I believe that there is global warming: Favors topic 18 Drill ANWR; lease shale oil lands; develop clean coal: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Signed the No Climate Tax Pledge by AFP: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Cap-and-trade has no impact on global temperatures: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Explore proven energy reserves & keep energy prices low: Opposes topic 18 Let states lease energy rights on federal lands: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Endorsed Liberty Candidate: tax incentives for US-based alternatives: Opposes topic 18 YES on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases: Opposes topic 18 |
No opinion on
topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
(0 points on Social scale) | Rated C by NORML, indicating a mixed record on drug reform: Neutral on topic 19 |
Opposes
topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Make "no" the default vote on all spending measures: Opposes topic 20 A balanced budget amendment is essential: Opposes topic 20 Limit federal spending growth to per-capita inflation rate: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Supports the Cut-Cap-and-Balance Pledge: Opposes topic 20 Disapprove of increasing the debt limit: Opposes topic 20 Rated 14% by UFCW, indicating a pro-management voting record: Opposes topic 20 Audit the Federal Reserve & its actions on mortgage loans: Opposes topic 20 Supports constitutional amendment for balanced budget: Favors topic 20 |
Mike Lee is a Hard-Core Conservative
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