Jason Altmire on VoteMatch

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Neutral on topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right (0 points on Social scale)	Legal abortion only for incest, rape, or life of woman: Opposes topic 1 YES on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines: Favors topic 1
Neutral on topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (+5 points on Social scale)	YES on prohibiting job discrimination based on sexual orientation: Strongly Favors topic 3
Neutral on topic 4: Teacher-led prayer in public schools (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 8: Death Penalty (-5 points on Social scale)	Supports the death penalty: Strongly Favors topic 8
Opposes topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (+2 points on Social scale)	YES on expanding services for offendors' re-entry into society: Opposes topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Strong supporter of Second Amendment rights: Strongly Favors topic 10 Ban gun registration & trigger lock law in Washington DC: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (-5 points on Economic scale)	Make health care more affordable & accessible for everyone: Strongly Favors topic 5 YES on requiring negotiated Rx prices for Medicare part D: Favors topic 5 YES on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility: Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale)	Strongly oppose privatizing Social Security: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Opposes topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (-3 points on Economic scale)	Strongly supports stregthening our public schools: Opposes topic 7 More funds for school infrastructure & college loans: Opposes topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (-5 points on Economic scale)	Increase fuel efficiency and develop alternative fuels: Strongly Favors topic 18 YES on removing oil & gas exploration subsidies: Strongly Favors topic 18 YES on investing in homegrown biofuel: Strongly Favors topic 18 YES on criminalizing oil cartels like OPEC: Favors topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (-5 points on Social scale)	Mandatory jail sentences for selling illegal drugs: Strongly Favors topic 19
Neutral on topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 11: Make taxes more progressive (-5 points on Economic scale)	Keep the estate tax; but not the Bush tax cuts: Strongly Favors topic 11 YES on paying for AMT relief by closing offshore business loopholes: Strongly Favors topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (-5 points on Social scale)	No taxpayer-funded benefits to illegal immigrants: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Declare English as the official language of the US: Opposes topic 12
Strongly Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-5 points on Economic scale)	Oppose any trade policy that ships jobs overseas: Strongly Opposes topic 13 YES on assisting workers who lose jobs due to globalization: Opposes topic 13 NO on promoting free trade with Peru: Opposes topic 13
Opposes topic 15: Expand the armed forces (+2 points on Social scale)	Strong national defense to keep America safe from terrorism: Favors topic 15 YES on restricting no-bid defense contracts: Strongly Opposes topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (-5 points on Economic scale)	Supports public funding for political camapigns: Strongly Favors topic 16 YES on requiring lobbyist disclosure of bundled donations: Strongly Favors topic 16
Strongly Opposes topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (-5 points on Social scale)	Military tribunals for terrorists ok: Opposes topic 14 YES on removing need for FISA warrant for wiretapping abroad: Strongly Opposes topic 14
Opposes topic 17: US out of Iraq (-3 points on Social scale)	Congress must ask for realistic goals in Iraq: Neutral on topic 17 No additional troops to Iraq: Favors topic 17 NO on redeploying US troops out of Iraq starting in 90 days: Strongly Opposes topic 17