Billy Long on VoteMatch

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Strongly Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale)	Oppose Freedom of Choice Act; reinstate Mexico City Policy: Strongly Opposes topic 1 I consider myself pro-life: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Prohibit federal funding for abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Congress shall protect life beginning with fertilization: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Prohibit federal funding to groups like Planned Parenthood: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Sponsored prohibiting abortion information at school health centers: Opposes topic 1 Life and human rights begin at fertilization or cloning: Strongly Opposes topic 1 No family planning assistance that includes abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 YES on banning federal health coverage that includes abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+2 points on Economic scale)	NO on reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act: Opposes topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-5 points on Social scale)	Define marriage as between a man and a woman: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Opposes same-sex marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Protect anti-same-sex marriage opinions as free speech: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-3 points on Social scale)	Supports voluntary prayer in schools: Strongly Favors topic 4 $110M per year to teach abstinence in public schools: Favors topic 4 Rated 100% by the AU, indicating support of separation of church & state: Strongly Opposes topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	No government takeover of healthcare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Repeal any federal health care takeover: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Repeal ObamaCare reporting requirements for small business: Opposes topic 5 Sponsored merging Alzheimers diagnosis and care benefit: Favors topic 5 YES on repealing the "Prevention and Public Health" slush fund: Strongly Opposes topic 5 YES on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts: Opposes topic 5
Strongly Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+5 points on Economic scale)	Rated 0% by ARA, indicating a pro-privatization stance: Strongly Favors topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+5 points on Economic scale)	YES on reauthorizing the DC opportunity scholarship program: Strongly Favors topic 7
Favors topic 8: EPA regulations are too restrictive (-3 points on Social scale)	Sponsored ending considering manure as pollutant or hazardous: Favors topic 8 No EPA expansion of regulated waters: Favors topic 8
Neutral on topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (0 points on Social scale)	Facilitate recovering crime victim restitution fees: Strongly Favors topic 9 Rated 46% by the NAPO, indicating a police-the-police stance: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Government should not impede upon the Second Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 10 Opposes restricting gun purchase & possession: Strongly Favors topic 10 Loosen restrictions on interstate gun purchases: Strongly Favors topic 10 Allow veterans to register unlicensed guns acquired abroad: Favors topic 10 Interstate transportation of firearms is federally prote: Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Always support tax relief & simplification: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Taxpayer Protection Pledge: no new taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Supports eliminating the estate tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Replace income tax & estate tax with 23% sales tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Supports the Taxpayer Protection Pledge: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Replace income tax and IRS with FairTax: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale)	Oppose amnesty efforts; it's a national security issue: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Opposes a pathway to citizenship: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale)	Don't obstruct the free operation of the market: Strongly Favors topic 13 Rated 75% by the USAE, indicating support for trade engagement: Strongly Favors topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (+5 points on Economic scale)	Withhold UN funding until voluntary and program-specific: Strongly Favors topic 14 Sponsored opposing the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty: Strongly Favors topic 14
Strongly Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-5 points on Social scale)	Homeland Security authority over cyber-security: Strongly Favors topic 15 Sell F16 fighter aircraft to Taiwan: Favors topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	Ban stock trading based on Congressional insider knowledge: Strongly Favors topic 16
Strongly Opposes topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-5 points on Social scale)	Supports a continued presence in Afghanistan: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Boycott & sanctions against Iran for terrorism & nukes: Opposes topic 17 Counter Iran's growing presence in Latin America: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Iranian nuclear weapons: prevention instead of containment: Strongly Opposes topic 17 NO on removing US armed forces from Afghanistan: Strongly Opposes topic 17 YES on banning armed forces in Libya without Congressional approval: Favors topic 17
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Research clean coal; drill offshore; drill ANWR: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Signed the No Climate Tax Pledge by AFP: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Repeal weatherization assistance for low-income persons: Strongly Opposes topic 18 No EPA regulation of greenhouse gases: Strongly Opposes topic 18 YES on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases: Opposes topic 18 YES on opening Outer Continental Shelf to oil drilling: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Neutral on topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+2 points on Economic scale)	Ban roadway signs indicating Recovery Act funding: Opposes topic 20 Audit the Federal Reserve & its actions on mortgage loans: Opposes topic 20 Prioritize critical spending in case debt limit reached: Opposes topic 20 YES on prioritizing spending in case debt limit is reached: Opposes topic 20