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| Abortion |
Supports abortion rights. |
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Opposes abortion rights except for in cases of rape, incest, or to protect the life of the mother. |
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Supports abortion rights. |
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| Education |
Wants to improve the education system by increasing teacher salaries and reforming the No Child Left Behind Act. |
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Opposes nationally imposed standards and believes standards should be regulated by the states. |
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Supports a plan that would give grants to schools to try new teaching methods and award good teachers, as well as to increase the maximum Pell Grant to students entering college. |
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| Environment-Energy |
Supports policies that would reduce carbon emissions and other global warming pollution. |
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Supports limiting carbon emissions, and encourages nuclear energy prospects. |
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Supports a national plan that would require transportation fuels to contain lower carbon levels, as well as a limit on greenhouse gas emissions. |
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| Health Care |
Wants a health care plan that would provide universal care for all Americans with an emphasis on children’s health care. |
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Opposes a socialized healthcare system, and wants to expand the State Children’s Health Insurance Program. |
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Supports a national health care plan that would allow the uninsured to buy into private health care and cover all children. |
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| Immigration |
Supports a guest worker program, which would give a path to citizenship for guest workers, and allow illegal immigrants to participate in Social Security. Wants to create comprehensive immigration reform, which includes tightened borders, a crackdown on employers who hire undocumented workers, and allowing illegal immigrants a chance to pay fines, pay back taxes, learn English, and wait in line for legal status. |
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Opposes amnesty. Supports border security and a stronger citizenry that attracts immigrants with job skills, education, and English proficiency. Voted to allow illegal immigrants to participate in Social Security; to establish a guest worker program; and to give guest workers a path to citizenship. |
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Wants increased border control, employment eligibility verification, and a decrease of incentives for illegal aliens. Supports increasing the number of immigrants allowed into the U.S.; creating a path to citizenship for those that meet set requirements; and expedited citizenship for non-citizens who served in the military overseas. |
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| Iraq War |
Voted for use of military force in Iraq, but now says she would have voted differently "if we knew then what we know now." Supports a phased redeployment of the troops, and capping the number of troops in Iraq. |
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Voted for use of military force in Iraq. Supports sending additional troops to Iraq. |
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Has always opposed use of military force in Iraq. Supports a phased redeployment of U.S. troops. |
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| Same-sex Marriage |
Supports same-sex civil unions, and opposes same-sex marriage. Says the issue is up to the states. Opposes a constitutional amendment that would ban same-sex marriage. |
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Opposes same-sex marriage, but supports legal benefits for same-sex partners. Says the issue should be left up to the states. |
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Opposes same-sex marriage, but supports same-sex unions. Opposes a constitutional amendment that would ban same-sex marriage. |
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| Taxes |
Opposes the Bush tax cuts of 2001 and 2003. |
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Originally opposed 2001 and 2003 Bush tax cuts, but now supports extending the tax cuts into 2010. |
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Opposes extending 2003 Bush tax cuts. Supports extending child tax credits and eliminating marriage penalty. Wants to scale back capitol gains and dividends tax cuts and re-examine tax benefits for the top 1% income bracket. |
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| Women's Rights |
Wants to strengthen equal-pay laws and end the pay disparities between men and women. |
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Supports a bill that would require businesses to hire more women and minorities. |
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Supports a bill that would require businesses to hire more women and minorities. |