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| Strongly Opposes Abortion is a woman's right (0 points on Social scale) |
Opposes: YES on disallowing overseas military abortions Strongly Opposes: YES on banning partial birth abortions Opposes: YES on maintaining ban on Military Base Abortions |
| Strongly Opposes Require companies to hire more women & minorities (10 points on Economic scale) |
Strongly Opposes: YES on banning affirmative action hiring with federal funds Strongly Opposes: YES on prohibiting same-sex marriage Strongly Opposes: NO on prohibiting job discrimination by sexual orientation Strongly Opposes: YES on ending special funding for minority & women-owned business Opposes: YES on prohibiting same-sex basic training Opposes: NO on setting aside 10% of highway funds for minorities & women |
| Strongly Opposes Sexual orientation protected by civil rights laws (0 points on Social scale) |
Strongly Opposes: NO on prohibiting job discrimination by sexual orientation Opposes: NO on expanding hate crimes to include sexual orientation |
| Favors Teach moral standards In Public Schools (2 points on Social scale) |
Favors: Supports anti-flag desecration amendment. Strongly Favors: YES on $75M for abstinence education Neutral: YES on restricting violent videos to minors |
| Opposes More Federal Funding for Health Coverage (7 points on Economic scale) |
Opposes: NO on medical savings acounts Opposes: YES on Medicare means-testing Opposes: YES on limiting self-employment health deduction Opposes: NO on increasing funds for Medicare prescriptions Opposes: NO on including prescription drugs under Medicare Opposes: YES on funding GOP version of Medicare prescription drug benefit |
| Favors Privatize Social Security (7 points on Economic scale) |
Favors: YES on deducting Social Security payments on income taxes Favors: YES on allowing Roth IRAs for retirees Favors: YES on allowing personal retirement accounts |
| Strongly Favors Parents Choose Schools via Vouchers (10 points on Social scale) |
Strongly Favors: YES on school vouchers in DC Favors: YES on education savings accounts Strongly Favors: YES on allowing more flexibility in federal school rules Favors: YES on Educational Savings Accounts Favors: NO on funding smaller classes instead of private tutors Favors: NO on funding student testing instead of private tutors |
| Favors Death Penalty (2 points on Social scale) |
Favors: YES on limiting death penalty appeals |
| Favors Mandatory "Three Strikes" Sentencing Laws (2 points on Social scale) |
Favors: YES on more penalties for gun & drug violations Favors: NO on $1.15 billion per year to continue the COPS program |
| Strongly Favors Absolute right to gun ownership (10 points on Social scale) |
Strongly Favors: YES on maintaining current law: guns sold without trigger locks Favors: YES on loosening license & background checks at gun shows Strongly Favors: NO on background checks at gun shows |
| Strongly Favors Make Income Tax Flatter & Lower (10 points on Economic scale) |
Favors: YES on Internet sales tax moratorium Strongly Favors: YES on FY99 tax cuts Favors: YES on requiring super-majority for raising taxes Favors: YES on $792B tax cuts Favors: YES on eliminating the 'marriage penalty' Favors: YES on prioritizing national debt reduction below tax cuts Favors: NO on reducing marriage penalty instead of cutting top tax rates Strongly Favors: YES on cutting taxes by $1.35 trillion over 11 years Favors: NO on spending $448B of tax cut on education & debt reduction |
| No opinion Immigration helps our economy-encourage it (5 points on Economic scale) |
Strongly Opposes: YES on limit welfare for immigrants Favors: YES on visas for skilled workers Favors: YES on allowing more foreign workers into the U.S. for farm work |
| Favors Support & Expand Free Trade (7 points on Economic scale) |
Favors: YES on fast track trading authority Favors: YES on renewing 'fast track' presidential trade authority Favors: YES on expanding trade to the third world Favors: YES on removing common goods from national security export rules |
| Opposes Link Human Rights to trade with China (7 points on Social scale) |
Favors: NO on killing a bill for trade sanctions if China sells weapons Strongly Opposes: YES on permanent normal trade relations with China Opposes: YES on granting normal trade relations status to Vietnam |
| Strongly Favors More Spending on Armed Forces Personnel (0 points on Economic scale) |
Favors: YES on 1996 Defense Appropriations Strongly Favors: YES on favoring 36 vetoed military projects Favors: NO on allowing another round of military base closures Strongly Favors: YES on military pay raise of 4.8% |
| Strongly Opposes Reduce spending on Missile Defense ("Star Wars") (10 points on Economic scale) |
Opposes: YES on deploying missile defense as soon as possible Opposes: YES on cutting nuclear weapons below START levels Opposes: NO on adopting the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Strongly Opposes: YES on deploying National Missile Defense ASAP |
| Opposes Continue Foreign Aid to Russia, Israel, & others (7 points on Economic scale) |
Opposes: NO on limiting NATO expansion to only Poland, Hungary & Czech Favors: YES on $17.9 billion to IMF Opposes: YES on cap foreign aid at only $12.7 billion Neutral: NO on authorizing air strikes in Kosovo Neutral: YES on allowing all necessary forces and other means in Kosovo |
| Opposes Spend Resources to Stop Global Warming (7 points on Economic scale) |
Favors: YES on reducing funds for road-building in National Forests Strongly Opposes: YES on defunding renewable and solar energy Opposes: NO on keeping CAFE fuel efficiency standards Opposes: YES on preserving budget for ANWR oil drilling Opposes: YES on confirming Gale Norton as Secretary of Interior |
| Strongly Favors Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (0 points on Social scale) |
Strongly Favors: YES on spending international development funds on drug control Favors: YES on more penalties for gun & drug violations Favors: YES on increasing penalties for drug offenses |
| Favors Allow churches to provide welfare services (2 points on Social scale) |
Favors: YES on welfare overhaul Favors: YES on allowing state welfare waivers Favors: NO on eliminating block grants for food stamps Favors: YES on welfare block grants |
| Bill Frist is a Moderate Conservative. Click here for explanation. |