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Chris Pappas on VoteMatch |
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Strongly Favors
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(+5 points on Social scale) | Keep Planned Parenthood centers funded: Strongly Favors topic 1 CC:Publicly fund abortions: Strongly Favors topic 1 Pro-choice, according to PVS survey: Strongly Favors topic 1 |
Strongly Favors
topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Voted YES on private lawsuits for school race discrimination: Favors topic 2 Sponsored bill for ratifying Equal Rights Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 2 Combat international and domestic Islamophobia: Favors topic 2 |
Strongly Favors
topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(+5 points on Social scale) | NH's first gay member of Congress opens Pride Festival: Strongly Favors topic 3 State of the Union: protest transgender military service ban: Strongly Favors topic 3 CC:Protect sexual preference as a civil right: Strongly Favors topic 3 |
Favors
topic 4:Keep God in the public sphere
(-3 points on Social scale) | Supported NO BAN act, opposing religious travel restrictions: Favors topic 4 |
Strongly Favors
topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Expand Medicaid, Medicare, and ObamaCare: Favors topic 5 Keep healthcare mandate, according to CC survey: Strongly Favors topic 5 Keep ObamaCare, according to PVS survey: Favors topic 5 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
(-5 points on Economic scale) | No cuts to Social Security & Medicare to sustain tax cuts: Strongly Opposes topic 6 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
(-5 points on Economic scale) | CC:No vouchers for private schools: Opposes topic 7 PVS:Federal education standards in all states: Strongly Opposes topic 7 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 8:Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(+5 points on Social scale) | Called on EPA to maintain & strengthen Clean Water Act: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Bipartisan support for making animal cruelty a federal crime: Opposes topic 8 |
Opposes
topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
(+2 points on Social scale) | Stricter rules for law enforcement accountability: Opposes topic 9 |
Opposes
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Restrict right to bear arms, according to CC survey: Opposes topic 10 Support gun-control, according to PVS survey: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Require background check for every firearm sale and transfer: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Background checks even for private firearm transfers: Favors topic 10 |
Favors
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
(-3 points on Economic scale) | CC:Reverse federal income tax cuts: Favors topic 11 PVS:Increase taxes to balance budget: Favors topic 11 |
Strongly Favors
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(+5 points on Social scale) | PVS:Let illegal immigrants apply for citizenship: Strongly Favors topic 12 Increase both high-skill and family-based visa caps: Favors topic 12 Disallow immigration bans based on religion: Favors topic 12 |
Strongly Favors
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
(+5 points on Economic scale) | For USMCA trade deal after labor, environmental additions: Strongly Favors topic 13 Implement USMCA for improved North American trade: Strongly Favors topic 13 |
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topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism
(0 points on Economic scale) | PVS:Don't use military to prevent nuclear proliferation: Opposes topic 14 Voted YES to monitor forced Uyghur labor in Xinjiang: Favors topic 14 |
Opposes
topic 15:Expand the military
(+2 points on Social scale) | CC:No additional spending on securing the grid: Opposes topic 15 |
Strongly Favors
topic 16:Make voter registration easier
(+5 points on Social scale) | Opposed Photo ID for Voting: Favors topic 16 PVS:Regulate campaign donations from corporations: Favors topic 16 Holiday on election day; revamp for easier voting access: Favors topic 16 Sponsored bill to expand voter registration and voter access: Strongly Favors topic 16 |
Strongly Favors
topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements
(+5 points on Social scale) | PVS:No U.S. military intervention in the Mideast: Favors topic 17 Remove US Forces from Hostilities Against Yemen: Favors topic 17 No military force against Iran without Congress approval: Strongly Favors topic 17 Repeal 2002 Military Force Authorization against Iraq: Favors topic 17 |
Strongly Favors
topic 18:Prioritize green energy
(-5 points on Economic scale) | PVS:Fund renewable energy like wind and solar: Strongly Favors topic 18 PVS:Regulate greenhouse gas emissions: Strongly Favors topic 18 Voted YES to assist rural electric renewable energy: Favors topic 18 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
(+5 points on Social scale) | PVS:Support recreational marijuana: Strongly Opposes topic 19 |
Strongly Favors
topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Look out for the middle class and mainstream businesses: Favors topic 20 PVS:Federal spending for economic stimulus: Strongly Favors topic 20 Voted YES on $900 billion COVID relief package: Favors topic 20 $1.9 trillion ARPA bill for COVID relief: Favors topic 20 |
Chris Pappas is a Hard-Core Liberal
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