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Mike Rounds on SenateMatch |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(-5 points on Social scale) | Abortion is wrong; reconsider Roe v. Wade: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Protect life under all circumstances; no embryo research: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Include pre-born human beings in 14th Amendment protection: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Protect infant survivors of abortion: Opposes topic 1 Strict Constitutionalist, according to CC survey: Opposes topic 1 Anti-Planned Parenthood, according to CC survey: Opposes topic 1 Pro-parental notification, according to CC survey: Strongly Opposes topic 1 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
(+5 points on Economic scale) | No affirmative action in state contracts nor colleges: Strongly Opposes topic 2 |
Opposes
topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(-3 points on Social scale) | Legal contracts for gay couples, but not marriage: Favors topic 3 Marriage should be between a man and a woman: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Respect faith-based opposition to same-sex marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 |
Favors
topic 4:Keep God in the public sphere
(-3 points on Social scale) | OpEd: Rounds insufficiently zealous against abortion: Favors topic 4 |
Opposes
topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Remove medical devices tax & payment advisory board: Opposes topic 5 Shut down ObamaCare but don't shut down government: Opposes topic 5 Healthcare to all citizens isn’t government’s responsibility: Opposes topic 5 3.2% funding increase for National Institutes of Health: Strongly Favors topic 5 Loosen "one-size-fits-all" approach to Medicaid: Opposes topic 5 |
Favors
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Entitlements insolvent but no changes for current recipients: Favors topic 6 |
No opinion on
topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
(0 points on Economic scale) | Our children are our most valuable resource: Opposes topic 7 Voted for to confirm Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education: Favors topic 7 Provide a quality education for our children: Opposes topic 7 Participate in federal program Race to the Top: Favors topic 7 |
Strongly Favors
topic 8:Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(-5 points on Social scale) | Rein in the Environmental Protection Agency: Strongly Favors topic 8 Allow private landowners to issue bounties for coyotes: Favors topic 8 Regulatory relief for smaller banks stimulates growth: Favors topic 8 Loosen restrictions on predator control in Alaska: Strongly Favors topic 8 |
Strongly Favors
topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
(-5 points on Social scale) | End parole for repeat violent felons: Strongly Favors topic 9 Rated Don't compromise community safety with sentencing reform: Strongly Favors topic 9 Support law enforcement, according to CC survey: Favors topic 9 Let ex-cons apply freely, according to CC survey: Strongly Favors topic 9 |
Strongly Favors
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Pro 2nd Amendment Rights: Strongly Favors topic 10 Reciprocity across state lines for concealed carry: Strongly Favors topic 10 Limit gun rights, according to CC survey: Strongly Favors topic 10 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Tax code too complex; broaden base and lower rates: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Co-sponsored bill to repeal "Cadillac Tax" on healthcare: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Supports states collecting tax for online sales: Neutral on topic 11 Opposed to Personal Income Tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Internet sales tax to raise education funding: Favors topic 11 Reduce corporate tax rates from 35% to 21% to create jobs: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Pro-tax cuts, according to CC survey: Strongly Opposes topic 11 End the Death Tax, according to CC survey: Strongly Opposes topic 11 $12B in federal economic stimulus as state block grants: Favors topic 11 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(-5 points on Social scale) | Border security first, then a limited path to citizenship: Favors topic 12 ICE performs vital functions that protect American families: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Rated Support national emergency at the Southern border: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Pro-border security, according to CC survey: Strongly Opposes topic 12 |
Favors
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Bound under state commitment to CAFTA: Favors topic 13 Voted YES to kill reauthorization of Ex-Im Bank: Opposes topic 13 Implement USMCA for improved North American trade: Strongly Favors topic 13 Reauthorize the federal Trade Adjustment Assistance program: Strongly Favors topic 13 |
Strongly Favors
topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Disallow Palestine from joining ICC to threaten Israel: Favors topic 14 No transfers of Gitmo prisoners to US or abroad: Strongly 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) | Proposes joint cybersecurity effort with Israel: Favors topic 15 Primary federal responsibility is funding armed forces: Strongly Favors topic 15 $515B for military plus $89B off sequester for wars: Favors topic 15 Secure the grid, according to CC survey: Strongly Favors topic 15 |
Favors
topic 16:Make voter registration easier
(+2 points on Social scale) | Limit campaign contributions but not campaign spending: Favors topic 16 |
Opposes
topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements
(-3 points on Social scale) | No nuclear deal with Iran without Congressional input: Opposes topic 17 Rated President ok to use military force against Iran: Opposes topic 17 Pro-Israel, according to CC survey: Opposes topic 17 |
Opposes
topic 18:Prioritize green energy
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Tax energy exploration on federal land instead of gas tax: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Incentives for more wind and coal-fired power: Opposes topic 18 Create coalition to open markets to ethanol: Favors topic 18 Determine environmental regulations by cost/benefit analysis: Opposes topic 18 Stop harmful EPA regulation of greenhouse gas emissions: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Set goal of 25% renewable energy by 2025: Strongly Favors topic 18 |
Strongly Favors
topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
(-5 points on Social scale) | Never send the message that marijuana is OK: Strongly Favors topic 19 Rated F by NORML, indicating a "hard-on-drugs" stance: Strongly Favors topic 19 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Don't promise everything then borrow it from next generation: Strongly Opposes topic 20 |
Mike Rounds is a Hard-Core Conservative
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SD Gubernatorial: Billie Sutton Dennis Daugaard Kristi Noem Marty Jackley SD Senatorial: Daniel Ahlers Jay Williams John Thune Scyller Borglum Left office as of Jan. 2019: AZ:Flake(R,retired) FL:Nelson(D,lost) IN:Donnelly(D,lost) MN:Franken(D,resigned) MO:McCaskill(D,lost) MS:Cochran(R,resigned) ND:Heitkamp(D,lost) NV:Heller(R,lost) TN:Corker(R,retired) UT:Hatch(R,retired) Took office as of Jan. 2019: AZ:McSally(R) FL:Scott(R) IN:Braun(R) MN:Smith(D,2018) MO:Hawley(R) MS:Hyde-Smith(R,2018) ND:Cramer(R) NV:Rosen(D) TN:Blackburn(R) UT:Romney(R) |
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