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Abortion     Allen Glines: Can't control reproductive rights yet oppose govt. overreach.     Julia Letlow: Will fight against abortion, strongly pro-life.     Kat Cammack: Does not support Roe v. Wade.     Kelly Craft: Abortion is not healthcare, not safe in any circumstance.     Eddie Rispone: Pro-life, pro-God, pro-family.     Bob Harlow: Support a woman's right to control her body.     John Cornyn: Endorsed by Texas Right to Life.     Steve Stockman: AdWatch: If babies had guns, they wouldn't be aborted.

Budget & Economy     Bob Stefanowski: Smart, responsible fiscal reform will turn around economy.     Tom Steyer: Trump's $1T deficit is historic fiscal mismanagement.     Chelsea Manning: Entire economy needs overhaul; human labor obsolete.     Eric Brakey: The government takes enough; we shouldn't raise taxes.     Michael Eisen: We need to fight together in unison against all budget cuts.     Michael Eisen: We need to fight together in unison against all budget cuts.     Thad McCotter: "Stimulus" just means more taxes, spending, & deficits.

Civil Rights     Nikema Williams: I'm in Congress because Rep Lewis broke barriers.     Michelle Steel: Calls for stop to hate crimes against Asians.     Sara Jacobs: Fight against AAPI hate crimes.     Tammy Duckworth: Calls for Justice Dept investigation into gay hate crime.     Joe Walsh: It's racist to say "go back to where you came from".     Sally Yates: Not fighting racism is ruinous to moral fiber of America.     Chris McDaniel: Curious whether Robert E. Lee remembered as hero or villain.     Chuck Boyce: Civil rights movement continues to progress for the better.     Bob Harlow: Give our LGBT brothers & sisters their rights.     Stacey Abrams: Reflect on terrible Confederacy in museums, not monuments.     Fred DuVal: Equal pay for equal work, not $0.82 for women vs. $1 for men.

Corporations     Sema Hernandez: Break the oligarchy protecting Wall Street instead of people.     Sema Hernandez: Entitled millionaires are free-loading from us.     Eric Brakey: Cut $400M in corporate welfare & return it to the people.     Donald Trump: US open for business: keep Carrier AC in Indiana.

Crime     Nicole Malliotakis: Defunding the police makes us less safe.     JD Vance: Violent crime spike because police afraid to do their jobs.     Mike Garcia: Illegal pot farms lead to crime and threats.     Greg Stanton: Systemic criminal justice problems put Black lives at risk.     Patrick Morrisey: More funding, more equipment, more hiring for state police.     Bob Harlow: Get people out of prisons and back to living their lives.     Evan McMullin: Promising law & order won't justify infringing civil rights.

Drugs     Kelli Ward: Open borders have caused the avalanche of drugs into U.S.     Patrick Leahy: Let legal cannabis businesses use banking system.     Philip Levine: Combat the opioid epidemic by expanding Medicaid.     Bob Massie: End mandatory minimums for low level drug offenses.     Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Stand up to pharmaceutical lobbies that entice addiction.     Tom Perriello: Lead the fight to take on our backwards marijuana laws.

Education     Chris Chaffee: Teach children 10 Commandments, not gender identification.     Joe O`Dea: Allow dollars to follow students, expand school choice.     Tony Monetti: Public schools that fail our kids do not deserve our support.

Energy & Oil     Jane Timken: Oil and gas are essential for energy and jobs.     Kat Cammack: Disappointed in decision to stop Keystone Pipeline.     Jennifer Granholm: By investing in clean energy, America can lead on climate.     Richard Ojeda: Coal is going down; politicians need to stop lying.     Jenny Wilson: Promote clean air and clean energy.

Environment     Donald Trump: FactCheck: Alabama WAS in hurricane risk, before Trump said.     Bob Hugin: More work is needed for safe, clean environment.

Families & Children     Mike Bloomberg: Cut teen smoking by 50%; now focus on e-cigarettes.     Mazie Hirono: Family separation at the border traumatizes children.

Foreign Policy     Kelli Ward: Celebrate American Exceptionalism.     Jane Timken: Advocates strong and public support for Israel.     Mike Garcia: Condemn Hamas attacks on Israel, our ally.     Maria Elvira Salazar: Cuba is a dictatorship; no concessions.     Chuck Boyce: UN ideas aren't the US' burden to bear alone.     Donald Trump: Supports construction of Israeli settlements in West Bank.     Donald Trump: 2012: Get tough on Pakistan; 2016: lavish praise on Pakistan.     Donald Trump: Reverse Obama's opening of Cuba until freedoms are restored.     Gary Johnson: A "No-Fly zone" means war; no regime change in Syria.     Jill Stein: US helped create refugee crisis, so we should help them.     Bill Weld: No alliances for intelligence: We have to do it ourselves!

Free Trade     Donald Trump: Country built on tariffs; they'll lead to new trade deals.     Rashida Tlaib: Helping trade flow should mean good jobs for the community.     Amy McGrath: No reason for tariffs against NATO allies.     Gary Johnson: Free trade means more jobs and lower prices.     Jill Stein: NAFTA destroyed jobs in US and Mexico.     Gary Johnson: Free trade, not isolationism; low spending, not taxes.

Government Reform     Marty Walsh: We take voting rights and voting access seriously in Boston.     Cato Institute: FactCheck: Whistleblower rules never require 1st-hand report.     Susan Rice: Supports National Voter Registration Day.     Lisa Murkowski: Supported Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation to Supreme Court.     Sarah Palin: Supported Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation to Supreme Court.     Donald Trump: Our news media is the enemy of the people.

Gun Control     Chris Chaffee: A big fat no to federal red flag law.     Julia Letlow: Bearing arms is a constitutional right.     Nikema Williams: Demands gun control on anniversary of high school shooting.     Donald Trump: Remove weapons from dangerous individuals, not all Americans.     Tom Steyer: Targets youth voter registration for pro gun control votes.     Michael Eisen: Why are politicians reluctant to regulate guns?     Michael Eisen: Shine light on politician's reluctance to regulate guns.     Eric Brakey: The second amendment is essential for liberty.     Steve Stockman: AR-15 giveaway: the perfect Mother's Day gift.

Health Care     Joe Biden: Supports national mask mandate.     Nancy Mace: Americans should not have to forego health care due to cost.     Donald Trump: Falsely claims US did more tests rest of world combined.     Donald Trump: The coronavirus is very much under control in the USA.     Marianne Williamson: Vaccination should be a choice, like abortion choice.     Mary Throne: Expand Medicaid: a no-brainer answer to cover more people.     Pete Buttigieg: 2018: favored single-payer Medicare-for-All.     Michael Eisen: Gutting Obamacare leaves those in need without healthcare.     Michael Eisen: Gutting ObamaCare leaves people without health insurance.     Tom Steyer: We need transparency on all drug prices.     Eric Brakey: Apply principles of freedom to broken healthcare system.     Gary Johnson: US needs free market approach to health care, not government.     Jill Stein: Medicare-for-all better & cheaper than ObamaCare.

Homeland Security     Susan Rice: Prepared "pandemic for dummies" playbook for successors.     Michael Folk: 2016: Trial, then hang Hillary Clinton for treason.     Keisha Lance Bottoms: Trans military ban dangerous and discriminatory policy.     Ben Jealous: Advocate for veterans; honor the Buffalo Soldiers.     Chele Farley: Pays respect and honors US Army, celebrating 243rd birthday.     Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Honors and thanks all veterans for their service.     Walker Stapleton: On July 4th honored all veterans for defending our freedoms.     Gavin Newsom: Don't gut programs to pay for military buildup.     Michael Eisen: No need for more military nor a border wall.     Michael Eisen: No need for more military, stop taking from what we do need.     Jill Stein: Both scary: Hillary wants Syria war & Trump wants more nukes.

Immigration     Nina Turner: Welcome immigrants, provide them with services.     Joe Sestak: Expand involvement of the Office of Refugee Resettlement.     Spencer Cox: Angry about children separated from families at border.     Mike Bloomberg: America's greatness begins with immigrants, not with a wall.     Deb Haaland: Homeland Security head should resign over family detention.     Eric Holder: Trump Administration must change family separation policy.     Joe L. Kennedy: Trump Administration must change family separation policy.     Lori Trahan: Homeland Security head should resign over child detention.     Ted Lieu: Trump Administration is lying about family separation policy.     Kevin Faulconer: DREAMers are living in only country they've ever known.     Gary Johnson: A ban based on religion violates our Constitution.     Gary Johnson: WRONG to deport 11 million undocumented from US.

Jobs     Don Bolduc: I will never support raising the minimum wage.     Brian Kemp: 4-Point Plan to put hardworking Georgians to work.     Chelsea Manning: Figure out what to do when jobs are replaced by robots.

Principles & Values     Jake Ellzey: Lifelong Republican; voted Trump.     Carlos Gimenez: Votes to strip QAnon Representative from committees.     Chad Prather: I'm going to help Texas secede from socialism that's coming.     Kelly Craft: A Christian with deep faith in God, prays EVERY day.     Joe Biden: AdWatch: World laughs at Trump for dangerous incompetence.     Donald Trump: LameStream Media are the Enemy of the People.     Justin Amash: Mueller Report revealed crimes & violations of public trust.     Justin Amash: Trump obstructed justice despite no Russia collusion.     Tate Reeves: Aligns God with prayers for both state and nation.     Gavin Newsom: Strict separation of church and state.     Antony Blinken: Talked about refugees to Grover on "Sesame Street".

Social Security     David Baria: Work hard to protect people's Social Security benefits.     Bob Hugin: Blasts opponent for voting to raise taxes on Social Security.     Joe Morelle: Will not support cutting Medicare & Social Security benefits.

Tax Reform     Amy McGrath: Don't pay for tax cuts for wealthy by undermining healthcare.     John James: Trump's tax reform will aid working families & entrepreneurs.     Paul Ryan: GOP tax cut saves $700 for people earning $30,000.     Eric Brakey: Voted against raising the lodging tax to 10.5%.

Technology     Donald Trump: $1T infrastructure bill continues destruction of our country.     Dusty Johnson: The path to solve climate change must involve technology.     Bob Harlow: High speed rail will bring down housing costs.

War & Peace     Chris Chaffee: Opposes financial aid for "Ukraine's war with Russia".     Susan Rice: Withdrawal of troops from Germany is special gift to Putin.     Richard Ojeda: Criticizes those wanting war with Iran: talk is easy.     Beth Lindstrom: Why is Sen. Warren dissing U.S. foreign policy in China?     Tom Steyer: Trump foreign policy strategy is to react, not think.     Eric Brakey: Learn from the past: we don't need another Mideast war.     Donald Trump: Disallow North Korea from developing nuclear delivery system.     Jill Stein: Stop bombing Muslims abroad and stop bashing them at home.     Donald Trump: Negotiating with Iran better than starting a war.

Welfare & Poverty     Rob Arlett: The best welfare program of all is getting a job.

Click for quotations from other sources by: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Democrat U.S. Rep New York- 14 Allen Glines Democratic Challenger Utah Amy McGrath Democratic 2020 Senate Challenger Kentucky Antony Blinken Secretary of State Ben Jealous Maryland Democratic candidate for governor of Maryland Beth Lindstrom Republican candidate for Massachusetts U.S. Senator Massachusetts Bill Weld Massachusetts Republican presidential primary challenger Bob Harlow Wisconsin Democratic candidate for Governor Bob Hugin Republican candidate for New Jersey U. S. Senator New Jersey Bob Massie Massachusetts Democratic candidate for Massachusetts Governor Bob Stefanowski Connecticut Republican candidate for governor of Connecticut Brian Kemp Georgia Republican candidate for Governor Carlos Gimenez Republican U.S. Rep Florida-26 Cato Institute Chad Prather Texas Republican challenger for Governor Chele Farley Republican candidate for senator from New York New York Chelsea Manning Democratic candidate for Maryland U.S. Senator Maryland Chris Chaffee Republican challenger Maryland Chris McDaniel Republican challenger Mississippi Chuck Boyce Republican candidate for Deleware U. S. Senator Delaware David Baria Democratic candidate for Mississippi U. S. Senator Mississippi Deb Haaland New Mexico DOI Secretary Don Bolduc Republican Senate Challenger New Hampshire Donald Trump Republican Presidential incumbent Dusty Johnson Republican U.S. Rep South Dakota- 0 Eddie Rispone Louisiana Republican Gubernatorial candidate Eric Brakey GOP Candidate for U.S Senate from Maine Maine Eric Holder Cabinet-2015 Evan McMullin Independent candidate for President Fred DuVal Arizona Democratic Gubernatorial Challenger Gary Johnson New Mexico Libertarian Gubernatorial Challenger Gavin Newsom California Democratic Challenger Greg Stanton Democrat U.S. Rep Arizona- 9 Jake Ellzey Republican U.S. Rep Texas-6 Jane Timken Republican Challenger Ohio JD Vance Republican Senate Challenger Ohio Jennifer Granholm Michigan DOE Secretary Jenny Wilson Democratic candidate for Utah U.S. Senator Utah Jill Stein Green Challenger Joe Biden Democratic V.P. Joe L. Kennedy Libertarian Senate challenger Massachusetts Joe Morelle Democrat U.S. Rep New York- 25 Joe O`Dea Republican Challenger Colorado Joe Sestak Democratic candidate for President; Navy Admiral Joe Walsh Illinois Republican presidential primary challenger John Cornyn Republican Sr Senator Texas John James Republican Senate challenger Michigan Julia Letlow Republican U.S. Rep Louisiana-5 Justin Amash Michigan Libertarian Presidential Challenger Kat Cammack Republican U.S. Rep Florida-3 Keisha Lance Bottoms Georgia Atlanta Mayor Kelli Ward Republican candidate for Arizona U.S. Senator Arizona Kelly Craft Kentucky Republican challenger for Governor Kevin Faulconer California Republican candidate for governor Lisa Murkowski Republican Sr Senator Alaska Lori Trahan Democrat U.S. Rep Massachusetts- 3 Maria Elvira Salazar Republican U.S. Rep Florida-27 Marianne Williamson Democratic candidate for President Marty Walsh Massachusetts Secretary of Labor Mary Throne Wyoming Democratic candidate for governor of Wyoming Mazie Hirono Democratic Challenger Hawaii Michael Eisen Independent candidate for California U.S. Senator California Michael Folk West Virginia Republican Gubernatorial Challenger Michelle Steel Republican U.S. Rep California-48 Mike Bloomberg New York Mayor of NYC Mike Garcia Republican U.S. Rep California-25 Nancy Mace Republican Senate challenger South Carolina Nicole Malliotakis Republican U.S. Rep New York-11 Nikema Williams Democrat U.S. Rep Georgia-5 Nina Turner Democrat U.S. Rep Ohio-11 Patrick Leahy Democratic Sr Senator Vermont Patrick Morrisey Republican candidate for West Virginia U.S. Senator West Virginia Paul Ryan Republican Pete Buttigieg Indiana DOT Secretary Philip Levine Florida Democratic candidate for governor of Florida Rashida Tlaib Democrat U.S. Rep Michigan- 13 Richard Ojeda Democratic Senate Challenger West Virginia Rob Arlett Republican candidate for Delaware U. S. Senator Delaware Sally Yates Former Attorney General Sara Jacobs Democrat U.S. Rep California-53 Sarah Palin Alaska Former Governor (resigned 2009); V.P. nominee (2008) Sema Hernandez Democratic 2020 Senate Challenger Texas Spencer Cox Utah Republican Gubernatorial Challenger Stacey Abrams Georgia Democratic nominee for Georgia Governor Steve Stockman Republican challenger (Lost primary) Texas Susan Rice Maine Domestic Policy Tammy Duckworth Democratic Senate candidate Illinois Tate Reeves Mississippi Republican candidate for governor Ted Lieu Democratic House Member U.S. Rep California- 33 Thad McCotter Republican Tom Perriello Virginia Democratic candidate for Governor Tom Steyer Possible Democratic candidate for President from California Tony Monetti Republican candidate for Missouri U.S. Senator Missouri Walker Stapleton Colorado Republican candidate for governor of Colorado