Raja Krishnamoorthi on VoteMatch

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Strongly Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	Consistent supporter of a woman's right to choose: Strongly Favors topic 1 Supports pro-choice legislation: Strongly Favors topic 1
No opinion on topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Supports same-sex marriage: Strongly Favors topic 3
No opinion on topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale)	Let Medicare negotiate prices for prescription drugs: Favors topic 5 Opposes repealing the 2010 affordable care act: Strongly Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale)	Entitlements are under attack on ideological grounds: Strongly Opposes topic 6 Opposes diverting some FICA into personal accounts: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+5 points on Economic scale)	Opposes states adopting federal education standards: Strongly Favors topic 7
No opinion on topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-5 points on Economic scale)	Common-sense gun laws, plus fund gun research: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Expanded real-time background checks: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Supports gun-control legislation: Strongly Opposes topic 10
Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-3 points on Economic scale)	Shift tax breaks for wealthy financiers to small businesses: Strongly Favors topic 11 Supports tax increases to balance the budget: Favors topic 11 Supports lowering taxes to promote economic growth: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	Supports DREAM Act and path to citizenship: Strongly Favors topic 12 Opposes requiring illegals to return to country of origin: Favors topic 12
No opinion on topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (+2 points on Economic scale)	Promote our exceptional standing with active diplomacy: Favors topic 14
Strongly Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-5 points on Social scale)	Ensure our military has resources to carry out its mission: Strongly Favors topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	Campaign finance reforms to enable citizen participation: Strongly Favors topic 16
Strongly Opposes topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-5 points on Social scale)	Supports American intervention in Mideast beyond air support: Strongly Opposes topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	The time for America's clean energy future is now: Strongly Favors topic 18 Supports federally developing renewable energy: Strongly Favors topic 18 Supports regulation of greenhouse gas emission: Strongly Favors topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-5 points on Social scale)	Opioid abuse blights our nation; more funds to fight it: Strongly Favors topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale)	$15B for small business creation incentives: Strongly Favors topic 20 Supports federal spending to promote economic growth: Strongly Favors topic 20