Donna Edwards on VoteMatch

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Neutral on topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (-3 points on Economic scale)	Ban discriminatory compensation; allow 2 years to sue: Favors topic 2 Stronger enforcement against gender-based pay discrimination: Favors topic 2 Honor the 100th anniversary of the NAACP: Favors topic 2
Neutral on topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Neutral on topic 4: Teacher-led prayer in public schools (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Neutral on topic 8: Death Penalty (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Neutral on topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Neutral on topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (-5 points on Economic scale)	Expand the National Health Service Corps: Strongly Favors topic 5
Neutral on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Neutral on topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Neutral on topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (+2 points on Social scale)	Distribute sterile syringes to reduce AIDS and hepatitis: Opposes topic 19
Neutral on topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 11: Make taxes more progressive (+2 points on Economic scale)	YES on extending AMT exemptions to avoid hitting middle-income: Opposes topic 11
Neutral on topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Neutral on topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 15: Expand the armed forces (+2 points on Social scale)	Re-direct resources from Iraq war to real security in US: Opposes topic 15
Favors topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (-3 points on Economic scale)	Repeal automatic Congressional pay raises: Favors topic 16
Favors topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (+2 points on Social scale)	NO on retroactive immunity for telecoms' warrantless surveillance: Favors topic 14
Strongly Favors topic 17: US out of Iraq (+5 points on Social scale)	We need political solution in Iraq, not military solution: Strongly Favors topic 17