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Roger Wicker's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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  • "The Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization ended one phase of the pro-life movement and launched us into another. The ruling returned abortion policy deliberation to the people and their elected representatives." (twitter.com)
  • "As the nation awaits a decision by the Supreme Court in Mississippi’s Dobbs case, millions of Americans are praying and recommitting to the cause of life. I am urging the Supreme Court to correct the decades of injustice under Roe v. Wade." (twitter.com)
  • "From the time Roe was decided in 1973 to the day Dobbs overturned it, 63 million children were aborted in the womb. The pro-life movement dedicated itself to informing the American public of the value of life." (twitter.com)
  • "This is a momentous day for our nation, and Mississippi led the charge. This decision is an answered prayer, marking the beginning of the next chapter in our fight to protect the unborn. The Court’s ruling confirms what many legal experts have known for decades – that Roe v. Wade was wrongly decided and the power to set abortion policy should rest with the people and their elected representatives." (www.wicker.senate.gov)
  • "Telehealth services have proven vital during the coronavirus pandemic, especially in Mississippi. I was glad join @brianschatz, @SenHydeSmith, & @RepMichaelGuest to ask our congressional leaders to extend expanded telehealth access under Medicare." (twitter.com)
  • "As a member of Congress, I voted to create the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) and the Medicare prescription drug benefit, ensuring our state's children have health insurance coverage and our seniors do not have to choose between buying groceries and paying for their prescriptions." (www.wicker.senate.gov)
  • "Over 1/3 of Mississippians are suffering from obesity, but we can make changes to combat this epidemic. I cosponsored the Treat and Reduce Obesity Act to expand coverage for Medicare recipients and help Americans live a healthier life." (twitter.com)
  • "The budget deal just signed by @realDonaldTrump includes provisions @SenBrianSchatz and I authored to improve access and quality of care for Medicare patients and save taxpayer money." (twitter.com)
  • "I strongly believe that Americans know how to spend their money better than politicians in Washington. Reducing tax rates helps unleash the entrepreneurial spirit of America. History has shown us time and time again that cutting taxes creates new, higher-paying jobs while increasing the overall tax revenue of the federal government. As your U.S. Senator, I will continue working to limit wasteful Washington spending in order to keep your taxes low." (www.wicker.senate.gov)
  • "#TaxDay is a reminder of the @POTUS plan for the economy. More taxes. Reckless spending. And raging inflation." (twitter.com)
  • "I am asking for your vote to keep our state red. A vote for me is a vote to cut taxes, secure our border, and support our military." (twitter.com)
  • "I supported the historic tax cuts that lowered taxes for every taxpayer in America. Following those tax cuts, our country experienced 52 months of uninterrupted job growth – the longest in the our history. Many of these tax cuts could be reversed in the coming years, and I am working to make sure they are made permanent. In addition to these efforts, I support the permanent repeal of the death tax, so that Mississippi small business owners and farmers do not have to sell the family business to write a check to Washington." (www.wicker.senate.gov)
  • "I strongly believe that Americans know how to spend their money better than politicians in Washington. Reducing tax rates helps unleash the entrepreneurial spirit of America. History has shown us time and time again that cutting taxes creates new, higher-paying jobs while increasing the overall tax revenue of the federal government. As your U.S. Senator, I will continue working to limit wasteful Washington spending in order to keep your taxes low." (www.wicker.senate.gov)
  • "#TaxDay is a reminder of the @POTUS plan for the economy. More taxes. Reckless spending. And raging inflation." (twitter.com)
  • "I am asking for your vote to keep our state red. A vote for me is a vote to cut taxes, secure our border, and support our military." (twitter.com)
  • "I supported the historic tax cuts that lowered taxes for every taxpayer in America. Following those tax cuts, our country experienced 52 months of uninterrupted job growth – the longest in the our history. Many of these tax cuts could be reversed in the coming years, and I am working to make sure they are made permanent. In addition to these efforts, I support the permanent repeal of the death tax, so that Mississippi small business owners and farmers do not have to sell the family business to write a check to Washington." (www.wicker.senate.gov)
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  • Voted in favor of HR 2670 "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024" (None)
  • "I am asking for your vote to keep our state red. A vote for me is a vote to cut taxes, secure our border, and support our military." (twitter.com)
  • "Our NDAA gives service members a 5.2% pay raise to help offset inflation. We also made healthcare and housing more affordable for military families." (twitter.com)
  • Voted in favor of HR 7776 "James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023" (None)
  • "Through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act the state received unprecedented investment to expand our broadband internet coverage. This is crucial to retaining talent in-state and connecting rural areas to healthcare and information." (twitter.com)
  • "President Biden needs to stop passing the blame everywhere else and accept that the answer to this crisis is not more reckless taxing and spending." (twitter.com)
  • "President Biden’s advisers warned him that his spending and energy polices would cause skyrocketing inflation. He did not listen and instead pushed on. he soaring inflation of recent months is directly traceable to this White House’s stubbornness." (twitter.com)
  • Voted in favor of HR 3684 "Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act" (None)
  • "Housing affordability has hit a 15-year low. With wage growth continuing to lag, working families will not be able to keep up in President Biden’s economy. " (twitter.com)
  • "Gasoline, groceries, and housing prices are all reaching new highs under President Biden. These are daily bills Americans cannot avoid." (twitter.com)
  • "Infrastructure and housing are needed across Mississippi, and I appreciated discussing these issues with representatives from the City of Picayune last week." (twitter.com)
  • "President Biden’s advisers warned him that his spending and energy polices would cause skyrocketing inflation. He did not listen and instead pushed on. he soaring inflation of recent months is directly traceable to this White House’s stubbornness." (twitter.com)
  • "Inflation is running rampant. Consumer confidence is crashing. This damage is the byproduct of #Bidenomics." (twitter.com)
  • "President Biden needs to stop passing the blame everywhere else and accept that the answer to this crisis is not more reckless taxing and spending." (twitter.com)
  • "Last year, Republicans warned Democrats that their enormous $1.9 trillion "stimulus" bill would overheat the economy. Yet they did not listen. Many on the left are now admitting that Democrat spending stoked inflation. The president needs to face reality." (twitter.com)
  • "The President’s student loan bailout will only worsen the problems plaguing our higher education system." (twitter.com)
  • "The cost of President Biden’s student loan bailout is sky-high." (twitter.com)
  • "President Biden’s student loan bailout simply has no basis in federal law." (twitter.com)
  • "Cancelling student loan debt is a political sideshow to distract from @POTUS’s many failures. It is a ploy that largely helps the wealthy with their college funds while keeping hardworking Americans on the hook." (twitter.com)
  • Voted in favor of HR 5746 "Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act" (None)
  • "A majority of Americans support voter ID requirements. It is a simple way to increase confidence in our election systems." (twitter.com)
  • Voted against S 2747 "Freedom to Vote Act" (None)
  • "President Biden’s advisers warned him that his spending and energy polices would cause skyrocketing inflation. He did not listen and instead pushed on. he soaring inflation of recent months is directly traceable to this White House’s stubbornness." (twitter.com)
  • "America must do a better job of immediately increasing our domestic production of energy at home and invest in alternative and renewable energy sources to free us from dependence on foreign oil. I support exploring for oil and gas in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) and in the Outer Continental Shelf’s deep waters off our coast. Those areas hold 24 billion barrels of recoverable oil. It is important that states be given the ability to control the use of their coastal resources." (www.wicker.senate.gov)
  • "I also believe we can diversify our future energy supply through the use of alternative and renewable energy. The United States is the Middle East of coal, and any long-term energy policy must recognize this resource. A good example of the potential coal holds is the conversion of coal to low-cost and environmentally friendly liquid fuel. This technology is being employed now in Mississippi, and with our vast coal reserves, our state can become a key player in the future of coal-to-liquid fuel." (www.wicker.senate.gov)
  • "It is no surprise that Americans today are needlessly paying too much for gas and electricity. The President’s green agenda was designed to do just that." (twitter.com)
  • "Joe Biden chokes U.S. oil production, prices predictably shoot up, and now he goes begging to OPEC and Venezuela." (twitter.com)
  • "America must do a better job of immediately increasing our domestic production of energy at home and invest in alternative and renewable energy sources to free us from dependence on foreign oil. I support exploring for oil and gas in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) and in the Outer Continental Shelf’s deep waters off our coast. Those areas hold 24 billion barrels of recoverable oil. It is important that states be given the ability to control the use of their coastal resources." (www.wicker.senate.gov)
  • "From his first day in office, the President has made war on U.S. energy production, making it harder to extract, refine, and move oil and gas across the country." (twitter.com)
  • "There is no good reason that our nation should be dependent on foreign oil. Two years before President Biden took office, our nation had become energy independent after taking full advantage of our domestic energy resources. President Biden is now reversing that progress, preferring to buy foreign oil rather than allow our own domestic energy production to thrive. We are all paying the price for this self-defeating agenda." (twitter.com)
  • "The right to bear arms is an individual right guaranteed by our Constitution and affirmed by the U.S. Supreme Court in the decision to overturn Washington D.C.’s gun ban. One of my first acts as your Senator was to join 55 other Senators and 250 Members of the House of Representatives in sending an amicus curiae brief to the Court supporting an individual’s right to bear arms." (www.wicker.senate.gov)
  • "I support the Second Amendment right of people to keep and bear arms. Since being elected to Congress, I have been a strong and consistent defender of the Second Amendment. I have opposed efforts to impose gun restrictions on law-abiding citizens, and I do not feel more gun control laws are the answer to the problems confronting our nation. I believe tougher enforcement of existing laws is a more effective means of addressing crime." (www.wicker.senate.gov)
  • "It's clear the 2nd Amendment provides the right to keep and bear arms, but corporations across the country are trying to limit that freedom. The U.S. government shouldn't be doing business with any company that seeks to infringe on this founding principle." (twitter.com)
  • Voted against S 2938 "Bipartisan Safer Communities Act" (None)
  • "'Medicare for All" would really mean Medicare for none. This far left idea would be a disaster for our health-care system." (twitter.com)
  • "#MedicareForAll would eventually empty the U.S. Treasury. With no money left to spend, Medicare for All would become #MedicareForNone." (twitter.com)
  • "One of the biggest health concerns facing our nation today is the lack of affordable health insurance coverage. Despite multiple sources of health care coverage, millions of Americans remain uninsured, and our health care costs continue to rise. The nation’s health care system needs reforms so that those uninsured Americans who want coverage can find it at an affordable rate. I believe we can accomplish these goals and provide coverage to every American without creating a government-run system. To help achieve this goal, the first bill I introduced in the Senate was the Making Health Care More Affordable Act, which includes six steps the federal government should take to help provide affordable coverage to more Mississippians." (www.wicker.senate.gov)
  • Voted in favor of HR 6201 "Families First Coronavirus Response Act" (None)
  • "Job-killing permanent minimum wage hikes and paid leave requirements." (twitter.com)
  • "Paid leave can be a game-changer for working families. Read how the #TaxCutsAndJobsAct promotes paid family leave nationwide here" (twitter.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "The invasion at our southern border is by invitation from President Biden. He could not have created a more serious border crisis if he had tried. Our top priority must be border security. That's why I authored and passed The Finish It Act to force Biden to finish building the border wall." (twitter.com)
  • "Fentanyl is one of the top public health threats to our country. This Administration’s lack of action on border security is shocking." (twitter.com)
  • "I am asking for your vote to keep our state red. A vote for me is a vote to cut taxes, secure our border, and support our military." (twitter.com)
  • "We’re thrilled to launch our first campaign ad! The ad highlights my continued focus on border security and national security as the highest-ranking Republican on the Armed Services Committee. Watch the ad below!" (twitter.com)
  • Rated 33% by American Immigration Laywers Association (None)
  • "'Our country has every right to deport those who are here unlawfully." - Roger Wicker" (twitter.com)
  • Rated 94% by Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) (None)
  • "The Swiss government is planning to send millions of dollars back to 3 Russians with close ties to Vladimir Putin and who have been tied to the death and torture of Sergei Magnitsky. I have urged @SecBlinken to demand reassurances these funds will not be returned to Russia." (twitter.com)
  • "I welcome the new @USTreasury and @StateDept sanctions against six Russian nationals for illegally and arbitrarily jailing the Russian patriot Vladimir Kara-Murz" (twitter.com)
  • "It is hard to overstate just how important it is that the UK has adopted Magnitsky corruption sanctions. London is a well-known hub of Russian and Chinese Communist Party corruption, which now faces the threat of sanctions." (twitter.com)
  • "These sanctions will protect political systems while providing a measure of justice to those all over the world who have been denied it. Democratic allies must close ranks against the corruption of dictatorships." (twitter.com)
  • "Ukraine’s military counteroffensive efforts are working. It’s critical the U.S. continues to help our Ukrainian friends defeat Putin’s army." (twitter.com)
  • "Russia’s brazen invasion of Ukraine is not only an immediate threat to a country that is a friend to the U.S., it is also a threat to international freedom. If Putin succeeds in Ukraine, he will not stop there." (twitter.com)
  • "The best way to keep China at bay is to win this war in Ukraine." (twitter.com)
  • Voted in favor of HR 6833 "Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023" (None)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
This candidate has responded to a Political Courage Test in a previous election. As a continued effort to provide the American public with factual information on candidates running for public office, these archived responses are made available here.
The Political Courage Test asks candidates which items they will support if elected. It does not ask them to indicate which items they will oppose. Through extensive research of public polling data, we discovered that voters are more concerned with what candidates would support when elected to office, not what they oppose. If a candidate does not select a response to any part or all of any question, it does not necessarily indicate that the candidate is opposed to that particular item.

Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding abortion.

a) Abortions should always be illegal.
b) Abortions should always be legal.
c) Abortions should be legal only within the first trimester.
d) Abortions should be legal when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape.
X e) Abortions should be legal when the life of the woman is endangered.
f) Dilation and extraction or "partial-birth" abortion procedures should be legal.
X g) Medicare, Medicaid, and federal subsidies should be prohibited from being used on abortion procedures.
h) Other or expanded principles.

Indicate what federal funding levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one number per category, you can use a number more than once.1) Budget Priorities2) Defense Spending3) TaxesIndicate what federal tax levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one number per category, you can use a number more than once.Family Income TaxesOther TaxesDeductions/Credits

Maintain Status a) Agriculture
Slightly Decrease b) Arts
Greatly Increase c) Defense
Maintain Status d) Education
Slightly Decrease e) Environment
Maintain Status f) FEMA
Slightly Increase g) Homeland security
Maintain Status h) International aid
Maintain Status i) Law enforcement (Federal)
Maintain Status j) Law enforcement (State)
Slightly Increase k) Medical research
Maintain Status l) National parks
Slightly Increase m) Public health services
Slightly Increase n) Scientific research
Maintain Status o) Space exploration programs
Greatly Increase p) Transportation and highway infrastructure
Slightly Decrease q) United Nations
Maintain Status r) Welfare
s) Other or expanded categories
Slightly Increase a) Armed forces personnel training
Greatly Increase b) Intelligence operations
Slightly Increase c) Military hardware
Slightly Increase d) Modernization of weaponry and equipment
Slightly Increase e) National missile defense
Slightly Increase f) Pay for active duty personnel
Greatly Increase g) Programs to improve troop retention rates
Greatly Increase h) Research and development of new weapons
Slightly Increase i) Troop and equipment readiness
j) Other or expanded categories
Eliminate a) Less than $12,000
Greatly Decrease b) $12,001-$40,000
Greatly Decrease c) $40,001-$100,000
Slightly Decrease d) $100,001-$180,000
Slightly Decrease e) $180,001-$350,000
Maintain Status f) $350,001 and above
g) Other or expanded categories
Maintain Status a) Alcohol taxes
Greatly Decrease b) Capital gains taxes
Maintain Status c) Cigarette taxes
Slightly Decrease d) Corporate taxes
Slightly Decrease e) Gasoline taxes
Eliminate f) Inheritance taxes
g) Other or expanded categories
Maintain Status a) Charitable contribution deduction
Maintain Status b) Child tax credit
Maintain Status c) Earned income tax credit
Maintain Status d) Medical expense deduction
Maintain Status e) Mortgage deduction
Maintain Status f) Student loan credit
g) Other or expanded categories
Yes 4) Do you support the permanent repeal of the federal estate tax?
Yes 5) Do you support requiring the federal budget to be balanced each year?
6) Other or expanded principles

Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding campaign finance and government reform.

X a) Support increasing the amount individuals are permitted to contribute to federal campaigns.
b) Prohibit Political Action Committee (PAC) contributions to candidates for federal office.
X c) Allow unregulated soft money campaign contributions to political parties or committees.
d) Remove all contribution limits on federal campaigns and parties.
e) Support prohibiting ads containing candidates' name that are paid for by third parties from airing 60 days before a primary and 30 days before a general federal election.
f) Support instant run-off voting (IRV).
g) Support designating Election Day as a national holiday.
h) Support giving the President the power of the line item veto for items concerning appropriations.
i) Support limiting the President's use of signing statements in order to prevent an alternative interpretation of the bill.
X j) Support a federal shield law to protect reporter-source privilege.
k) Other or expanded principles

Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding crime.

X a) Support the use of the death penalty for federal crimes.
b) Eliminate the use of the death penalty for federal crimes.
X c) Support programs to provide prison inmates with vocational and job-related skills and job-placement assistance when released.
X d) Support programs to provide prison inmates with drug and alcohol addiction treatment.
e) Reduce prison sentences for those who commit non-violent crimes.
f) Support mandatory jail sentences for selling illegal drugs.
X g) Support strict penalties for internet crime (e.g. hacking, identity theft, worms/viruses).
h) Require that crimes based on sexual orientation be prosecuted as federal hate crimes.
i) Other or expanded principles

Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding education.

a) Support the federal government funding universal pre-K programs.
X b) Allow parents to use vouchers to send their children to any public school.
X c) Allow parents to use vouchers to send their children to any private or religious school.
X d) Allow teachers and professionals to receive federal funding to establish charter or magnet schools.
X e) Increase funding for the Pell Grant program.
f) Decrease interest rates of Stafford Loans.
X g) Support federal tax incentives to help families save for college.
h) Ban university financial aid officers from owning stock in or accepting gifts from student loan lenders.
i) Require universities to disclose financial relationships with lenders.
X j) Support federal education standards and testing requirements for K-12 students (No Child Left Behind).
k) Eliminate all federal education standards and testing requirements for K-12 students (No Child Left Behind).
l) Other or expanded principles

Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding employment.

a) Increase funding for national job-training programs that retrain displaced workers or teach skills needed in today’s job market.
X b) Reduce government regulation of the private sector.
c) Encourage employers to offer child care services, flex-time scheduling, comp-time, and unpaid leave for family emergencies.
d) Increase the federal minimum wage.
X e) Support the right of workers to unionize.
f) Eliminate all federal programs designed to reduce unemployment.
g) Include sexual orientation in federal anti-discrimination laws.
h) Include gender identity in federal anti-discrimination laws.
i) Other or expanded principles

Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding the environment and energy.

a) Strengthen the regulation and enforcement of the Clean Water Act.
b) Strengthen the regulation and enforcement of the Clean Air Act.
X c) Support increased development of traditional energy resources (e.g. coal, natural gas, oil).
X d) Strengthen emission controls on all gasoline and diesel-powered engines, including cars, trucks, and sport utility vehicles.
X e) Strengthen fuel efficiency standards on all gasoline and diesel-powered engines, including cars, trucks, and sport utility vehicles.
X f) Support domestic oil exploration in areas that are currently restricted.
X g) Encourage further development and use of alternative fuels.
X h) Support the use of ethanol as an alternative fuel.
X i) Support research and development of nuclear reactors as an alternative energy source.
j) Allow energy producers to trade pollution credits under "cap and trade" laws.
k) Support international mandatory emission targets to limit global warming.
l) Support international voluntary emission targets to limit global warming.
m) Other or expanded principles

Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding guns.On (c) and (d), indicate what levels (#1-6) you support for the following categories.

X a) Allow individuals to carry concealed guns.
b) Ban the sale, ownership or possession of handguns except by law enforcement and other government officials.
Greatly Decrease c) Enforcement of existing restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns.
Eliminate d) Restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns.
e) Other or expanded principles

Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding health.

a) Implement a universal healthcare program to guarantee coverage to all Americans, regardless of income.
X b) Expand eligibility for tax-free medical savings accounts.
X c) Allow the importation of prescription drugs into the United States.
d) Support expanding prescription drug coverage under Medicare.
X e) Offer tax credits to individuals and small businesses to offset the cost of insurance coverage.
f) Support expanding child healthcare programs.
g) Providing healthcare is not a responsibility of the federal government.
h) Other or expanded principles

Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding immigration.

a) Decrease the number of legal immigrants allowed into the country.
X b) Establish English as the official national language.
X c) Support a temporary worker program.
X d) Support harsher financial punishments for those who knowingly employ illegal immigrants.
e) Support amnesty for illegal immigrants already working in the United States.
X f) Illegal immigrants should have to return to their countries of origin before being considered for citizenship.
g) Illegal immigrants should be given a pathway to citizenship.
X h) Support merit-based visas over family-based visas.
i) Other or expanded principles

International AidIndicate which principles you support (if any) regarding international aid.International PolicyIndicate which principles you support (if any) regarding international policy.International TradeIndicate which principles you support (if any) regarding international trade.

X a) Support the United States granting aid to countries when extraordinary circumstances cause disaster and threaten civilian lives.
X b) Support the United States granting aid to countries when it is in the security interests of the United States.
c) Eliminate United States aid for any nation with documented human rights abuses.
d) Aid granted by the United States should be scaled back and eventually eliminated.
e) Other or expanded principles
Yes a) Should the United States continue to provide leadership in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process?
Yes b) Should the United States support the creation of a Palestinian state?
Yes c) Should the United States impose greater international sanctions on Iran if it continues to defy United Nations mandates?
Yes d) Should the United States support the Lebanese government against insurgent forces?
Yes e) Should the United States maintain its troop levels in Iraq?
No f) Should the United States withdraw its troops from Iraq?
g) Discuss your proposals for Iraq.
Yes h) Should the United States apply greater economic and diplomatic sanctions against North Korea if it fails to abide by its agreement to suspend its nuclear program?
Yes i) Should the United States increase financial support for Afghanistan?
Yes j) Should the United States increase military support for Afghanistan?
Undecided k) Should the United States trade nuclear fuel to India for civilian purposes?
No l) Should the United States decrease financial support for Pakistan?
No m) Should the United States decrease military support for Pakistan?
Yes n) Should the United States be involved in bringing an end to the violence in Darfur, Sudan?
Yes o) Should the United States be involved in bringing an end to the violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo?
Yes p) Should the United States provide economic and military support to the Transitional Government of Somalia?
Yes q) Should the United States use sanctions to encourage the government of Zimbabwe to end its human rights abuses?
Undecided r) Should the United States support the creation of an independent nation of Kosovo?
s) Other or expanded principles
No a) Do you support the United States imposing economic sanctions on China?
Undecided b) Do you support the United States imposing trade sanctions on Venezuela?
Yes c) Do you support the United States involvement in free trade agreements?
Yes d) Do you support the United States involvement in intergovernmental organizations dedicated to trade?
e) Other or expanded principles

Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding national security.

Yes a) Do you support using military tribunals to try suspected terrorists when ordinary civilian courts are deemed inappropriate or impractical?
Yes b) Should law enforcement agencies have greater discretion to monitor domestic communications, to prevent future terrorist attacks?
Yes c) Should the United States hold foreign states accountable for terrorists who operate in their country?
Yes d) Should the federal government increase funding to states and cities for homeland security?
Undecided e) Do you support pre-emptive military strikes against countries deemed to be a threat to United States national security?
No f) Do you support the creation of a federal identification card system?
Yes g) Do you support long-term use of National Guard troops to supplement the armed forces in assignments overseas?
Yes h) Should the United States expand its missile defense shield?
i) Other or expanded principles

Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding social issues.

No a) Should same-sex couples be allowed to marry?
Yes b) Do you support a federal constitutional amendment defining marriage as between a man and a woman?
Yes c) Do you support federal funding for research on existing embryonic stem cell lines?
No d) Do you support federal funding to create lines of stem cells from new embryos?
Undecided e) Should the federal government consider race and gender in government contracting decisions?
No f) Should the federal government continue affirmative action programs?
Yes g) Should the federal government regulate internet gambling?
h) Other or expanded principles

Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding Social Security.

X a) Allow workers to invest a portion of their payroll tax in private accounts that they manage themselves.
b) Ensure the viability of Social Security by increasing the payroll tax.
c) Decrease benefits paid to retirees.
X d) Support proportional increases of Social Security benefits based on the cost of living index.
e) Raise the retirement age for individual eligibility to receive full Social Security benefits.
f) Other or expanded principles

Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding welfare and poverty.

X a) Require welfare recipients to spend at least 40 hours a week in a combination of work and training programs.
X b) Continue to give states and local governments flexibility in and responsibility for welfare programs through federal block grants.
c) Support housing assistance for welfare recipients.
d) Abolish all federal welfare programs.
e) Other or expanded principles
I will work to achieve actuarily sound wind insurance coverage for the coastal United States. I will support efforts to increase our domestic supply of energy. I seek to improve our health care system by supporting improving the access to quality, affordable health care and giving Americans more control over their health care decisions. In addition, I will support efforts to provide a strong national defense and secure national borders.

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