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AL: Doug Jones(D) vs.Arnold Mooney(R) vs.Bradley Byrne(R) vs.Jeff Sessions(R) vs.John Merrill(R) vs.John Rogers(D) vs.Roy Moore(R) vs.Tommy Tuberville(R)
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DE: Chris Coons(D) vs.Jessica Scarane(D)
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Bob Corker on Abortion
Click here for 10 full quotes on Abortion OR background on Abortion.
  • Incrementally work to lessen number of abortions. (Oct 2006)
  • No stem cell research that destroys human life. (Oct 2006)
  • Only appoint judges who won’t overstep their bounds. (Jan 2006)
  • Pro-life, anti-partial birth, pro-parental consent. (Jan 2006)
  • Voted YES on restricting UN funding for population control policies. (Mar 2009)
  • Voted YES on defining unborn child as eligible for SCHIP. (Mar 2008)
  • Voted YES on prohibiting minors crossing state lines for abortion. (Mar 2008)
  • Voted YES on barring HHS grants to organizations that perform abortions. (Oct 2007)
  • Voted NO on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines. (Apr 2007)
  • Prohibit federal funding for abortion. (May 2011)
Bob Corker on Budget & Economy
Click here for 9 full quotes on Budget & Economy OR background on Budget & Economy.
  • Adding $2T to deficit was fiscally irresponsible. (Apr 2018)
  • Claims Ford tried to add $280 billion to national debt. (Oct 2006)
  • Get control of our federal budget via efficiency. (Jan 2006)
  • Voted NO on $192B additional anti-recession stimulus spending. (Jul 2009)
  • Voted YES on modifying bankruptcy rules to avoid mortgage foreclosures. (May 2009)
  • Voted NO on additional $825 billion for economic recovery package. (Feb 2009)
  • Voted NO on $60B stimulus package for jobs, infrastructure, & energy. (Sep 2008)
  • Voted YES on paying down federal debt by rating programs' effectiveness. (Mar 2007)
  • Biennial budget and appropriations process. (Jan 2009)
Bob Corker on Civil Rights
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  • Support the sanctity of marriage. (Jan 2006)
  • Voted YES on reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act. (Feb 2013)
Bob Corker on Corporations
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  • Reduce burden of taxation, litigation, and regulation. (Jan 2006)
  • Rated 17% by UFCW, indicating a pro-management voting record. (May 2012)
Bob Corker on Crime
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  • Put repeat criminals behind bars. (Jan 2006)
  • Voted YES on reinstating $1.15 billion funding for the COPS Program. (Mar 2007)
Bob Corker on Drugs
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  • Keep drugs out of our schools. (Jul 2016)
  • Rated D by NORML, indicating a "hard-on-drugs" stance. (Nov 2016)
Bob Corker on Education
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  • Engage private foundations to provide teacher bonus pay. (Jul 2016)
  • Bonuses for high-performing teachers. (Oct 2006)
  • Voted NO on additional $10.2B for federal education & HHS projects. (Oct 2007)
Bob Corker on Energy & Oil
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  • Strongly support biofuel; campaign chair is biodiesel seller. (Oct 2006)
  • Promote fuel cells & alternatives to reduce oil dependence. (Oct 2006)
  • Voted YES on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases. (Apr 2011)
  • Voted YES on protecting middle-income taxpayers from a national energy tax. (Apr 2009)
  • Voted YES on requiring full Senate debate and vote on cap-and-trade. (Apr 2009)
  • Voted YES on tax incentives for energy production and conservation. (Jun 2008)
  • Voted YES on removing oil & gas exploration subsidies. (Jun 2007)
  • Voted YES on making oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal. (Jun 2007)
  • Voted NO on factoring global warming into federal project planning. (May 2007)
  • Open the Outer Continental Shelf for oil & gas leasing. (Jun 2008)
Bob Corker on Environment
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  • Voted NO on protecting ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems. (May 2013)
  • Voted YES on $2 billion more for Cash for Clunkers program. (Aug 2009)
  • Voted YES on prohibiting eminent domain for use as parks or grazing land. (Dec 2007)
  • Celebrate the recovery of the bald eagle. (Jun 2008)
  • Rated 20% by HSLF, indicating an anti-animal welfare voting record. (Jan 2012)
Bob Corker on Families & Children
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    No issue stance yet recorded by OnTheIssues.org.
Bob Corker on Foreign Policy
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  • Iran and North Korea must renounce nuclear weapons. (Jan 2006)
  • Voted YES on cooperating with India as a nuclear power. (Oct 2008)
  • Remove African National Congress from terrorist list. (May 2008)
  • Rated 0 by AAI, indicating a mixed Arab/Palestine voting record. (May 2012)
  • Vigorous support for State of Israel against Hamas in Gaza. (Nov 2012)
  • Pressure friendly Arab states to end Israeli boycott. (Oct 2007)
Bob Corker on Free Trade
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  • Break down trade barriers to give farmers a world market. (Oct 2006)
  • Voted YES on promoting free trade with Peru. (Dec 2007)
  • Sponsored sugar quotas & import tariffs to stabilize prices. (Feb 2013)
  • Voted FOR reauthorizing Ex-Im Bank. (Oct 2015)
Bob Corker on Government Reform
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  • Work ethic requires solving problems, not just talking. (Oct 2006)
  • Legislature should make law, not judges via consent decrees. (Oct 2006)
  • Voted YES on Congressional pay raise. (Jul 2009)
  • Voted NO on providing a US House seat for the District of Columbia. (Feb 2009)
  • Voted NO on granting the District of Columbia a seat in Congress. (Sep 2007)
  • Voted YES on requiring photo ID to vote in federal elections. (Jul 2007)
  • Ensure delivery of absentee ballots for troops overseas. (May 2008)
  • Require Internet disclosure of all earmarks. (May 2010)
  • Prohibit IRS audits targeting Tea Party political groups. (Feb 2014)
Bob Corker on Gun Control
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  • Protect the Second Amendment’s guarantee. (Jan 2006)
  • Voted NO on banning high-capacity magazines of over 10 bullets. (Apr 2013)
  • Voted YES on allowing firearms in checked baggage on Amtrak trains. (Apr 2009)
  • Voted YES on prohibiting foreign & UN aid that restricts US gun ownership. (Sep 2007)
  • Oppose the United Nations' Arms Trade Treaty. (Sep 2013)
  • Ban gun registration & trigger lock law in Washington DC. (Mar 2007)
Bob Corker on Health Care
Click here for 11 full quotes on Health Care OR background on Health Care.
  • Let competition determine Rx prices, not negotiation. (Sep 2006)
  • Encourage Health Savings Accounts. (Jan 2006)
  • Voted YES on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts. (May 2011)
  • Voted YES on regulating tobacco as a drug. (Jun 2009)
  • Voted YES on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program. (Jan 2009)
  • Voted YES on overriding veto on expansion of Medicare. (Jul 2008)
  • Voted YES on means-testing to determine Medicare Part D premium. (Mar 2008)
  • Voted YES on allowing tribal Indians to opt out of federal healthcare. (Feb 2008)
  • Voted YES on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility. (Nov 2007)
  • Voted NO on requiring negotiated Rx prices for Medicare part D. (Apr 2007)
  • Establishment of Office of Health Care Fraud Prevention. (Oct 2009)
Bob Corker on Homeland Security
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  • Do more for intelligence gathering capability. (Oct 2006)
  • We can never adequately repay our military troops. (Jan 2006)
  • Do more for our nation’s intelligence gathering capability. (Jan 2006)
  • Voted YES on extending the PATRIOT Act's roving wiretaps. (Feb 2011)
  • Voted YES on cutting $221M in benefits to Filipinos who served in WWII US Army. (Apr 2008)
  • Voted NO on requiring FISA court warrant to monitor US-to-foreign calls. (Feb 2008)
  • Voted YES on removing need for FISA warrant for wiretapping abroad. (Aug 2007)
  • Voted NO on limiting soldiers' deployment to 12 months. (Jul 2007)
  • Voted NO on implementing the 9/11 Commission report. (Mar 2007)
  • Improve educational assistance for veterans. (Apr 2008)
Bob Corker on Immigration
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  • Use technology to improve fence along Mexican border. (Oct 2006)
  • Fired four illegal immigrants as soon as contract allowed. (Oct 2006)
  • Control our borders and patrol our points of entry. (Jan 2006)
  • Voted NO on continuing federal funds for declared "sanctuary cities". (Mar 2008)
  • Voted NO on comprehensive immigration reform. (Jun 2007)
  • Voted YES on declaring English as the official language of the US government. (Jun 2007)
  • Voted NO on eliminating the "Y" nonimmigrant guestworker program. (May 2007)
Bob Corker on Jobs
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  • Minimum wage needs increase; but reduce burden too. (Oct 2006)
  • Job growth by reducing taxation, litigation, and regulation. (Oct 2006)
  • Voted YES on extending unemployment benefits from 39 weeks to 59 weeks. (Nov 2008)
  • Voted YES on overriding presidential veto of Farm Bill. (Jun 2008)
  • Voted YES on terminating legal challenges to English-only job rules. (Mar 2008)
  • Voted NO on limiting farm subsidies to people earning under $750,000. (Dec 2007)
  • Voted NO on restricting employer interference in union organizing. (Jun 2007)
  • Voted YES on increasing minimum wage to $7.25. (Feb 2007)
Bob Corker on Principles & Values
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  • Voted with Republican Party 89.2% of 324 votes. (Sep 2007)
  • Ford’s family lobbies Ford in Congress. (Oct 2006)
  • I’ve lived a TN life; my opponent has lived a DC life. (Oct 2006)
  • Keep “one nation under God” in US Senate. (Jan 2006)
  • Voted NO on confirming of Sonia Sotomayor to Supreme Court. (Aug 2009)
Bob Corker on Social Security
Click here for 3 full quotes on Social Security OR background on Social Security.
  • We must preserve benefits exactly as promised. (Sep 2006)
  • Support automatic payroll deductions for IRAs. (Sep 2006)
  • Voted YES on establishing reserve funds & pre-funding for Social Security. (Mar 2007)
Bob Corker on Tax Reform
Click here for 9 full quotes on Tax Reform OR background on Tax Reform.
  • Make President Bush’s tax cuts permanent. (Jan 2006)
  • Voted NO on increasing tax rate for people earning over $1 million. (Mar 2008)
  • Voted YES on allowing AMT reduction without budget offset. (Mar 2008)
  • Voted YES on raising the Death Tax exemption to $5M from $1M. (Feb 2008)
  • Voted YES on repealing the Alternative Minimum Tax. (Mar 2007)
  • Voted YES on raising estate tax exemption to $5 million. (Mar 2007)
  • Taxpayer Protection Pledge: no new taxes. (Aug 2010)
  • Supports the Taxpayer Protection Pledge. (Jan 2012)
  • Keep reduction of capital gains tax. (Mar 2009)
Bob Corker on Technology
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  • Voted YES on authorizing states to collect Internet sales taxes. (May 2013)
  • Voted YES on $23B instead of $4.9B for waterway infrastructure. (Nov 2007)
  • Require websites to police for copyrighted materials. (May 2011)
  • Prohibit the return of the Fairness Doctrine. (Jan 2009)
Bob Corker on War & Peace
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  • Can’t leave Iraq until they have the tools to move ahead. (Oct 2006)
  • We must complete our mission in Iraq. (Jan 2006)
  • Voted NO on redeploying non-essential US troops out of Iraq in 9 months. (Dec 2007)
  • Voted YES on designating Iran's Revolutionary Guards as terrorists. (Sep 2007)
  • Voted NO on redeploying US troops out of Iraq by March 2008. (Mar 2007)
  • Iranian nuclear weapons: prevention instead of containment. (Sep 2012)
Bob Corker on Welfare & Poverty
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  • Voted NO on instituting National Service as a new social invention. (Mar 2009)


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Strongly Opposes topic 1:
Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(-5 points on Social scale)
Incrementally work to lessen number of abortions: Opposes topic 1
No stem cell research that destroys human life: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Only appoint judges who won’t overstep their bounds: Opposes topic 1
Pro-life, anti-partial birth, pro-parental consent: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Prohibit federal funding for abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1
YES on prohibiting minors crossing state lines for abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1
YES on defining unborn child as eligible for SCHIP: Opposes topic 1
NO on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines: Opposes topic 1
YES on barring HHS grants to organizations that perform abortions: Opposes topic 1
YES on restricting UN funding for population control policies: Opposes topic 1
Favors topic 2:
Legally require hiring women & minorities
(-3 points on Economic scale)
YES on reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act: Favors topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3:
Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(-5 points on Social scale)
Support the sanctity of marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Favors topic 4:
Keep God in the public sphere
(-3 points on Social scale)
Keep “one nation under God” in US Senate: Favors topic 4
Opposes topic 5:
Expand ObamaCare
(+2 points on Economic scale)
Let competition determine Rx prices, not negotiation: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Encourage Health Savings Accounts: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Establishment of Office of Health Care Fraud Prevention: Opposes topic 5
YES on allowing tribal Indians to opt out of federal healthcare: Strongly Opposes topic 5
YES on means-testing to determine Medicare Part D premium: Opposes topic 5
YES on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts: Opposes topic 5
NO on requiring negotiated Rx prices for Medicare part D: Opposes topic 5
YES on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility: Favors topic 5
YES on overriding veto on expansion of Medicare: Favors topic 5
YES on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program: Favors topic 5
YES on regulating tobacco as a drug: Favors topic 5
No opinion on topic 6:
Privatize Social Security
(0 points on Economic scale)
We must preserve benefits exactly as promised: Opposes topic 6
Support automatic payroll deductions for IRAs: Neutral on topic 6
YES on establishing reserve funds & pre-funding for Social Security: Favors topic 6
Favors topic 7:
Vouchers for school choice
(+2 points on Economic scale)
Engage private foundations to provide teacher bonus pay: Favors topic 7
No opinion on topic 8:
Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(0 points on Social scale)
Celebrate the recovery of the bald eagle: Strongly Opposes topic 8
NO on protecting ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems: Favors topic 8
YES on prohibiting eminent domain for use as parks or grazing land: Favors topic 8
Favors topic 9:
Stricter punishment reduces crime
(-3 points on Social scale)
Put repeat criminals behind bars: Strongly Favors topic 9
YES on reinstating $1.15 billion funding for the COPS Program: Opposes topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10:
Absolute right to gun ownership
(+5 points on Economic scale)
Protect the Second Amendment’s guarantee: Strongly Favors topic 10
Ban gun registration & trigger lock law in Washington DC: Strongly Favors topic 10
NO on banning high-capacity magazines of over 10 bullets: Strongly Favors topic 10
YES on prohibiting foreign & UN aid that restricts US gun ownership: Favors topic 10
YES on allowing firearms in checked baggage on Amtrak trains: Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11:
Higher taxes on the wealthy
(+5 points on Economic scale)
Get control of our federal budget via efficiency: Opposes topic 11
Reduce burden of taxation, litigation, and regulation: Opposes topic 11
Make President Bush’s tax cuts permanent: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Taxpayer Protection Pledge: no new taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Supports the Taxpayer Protection Pledge: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Keep reduction of capital gains tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11
YES on raising the Death Tax exemption to $5M from $1M: Strongly Opposes topic 11
YES on allowing AMT reduction without budget offset: Opposes topic 11
YES on raising estate tax exemption to $5 million: Strongly Opposes topic 11
YES on repealing the Alternative Minimum Tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Opposes topic 12:
Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(-3 points on Social scale)
Use technology to improve fence along Mexican border: Strongly Favors topic 12
Control our borders and patrol our points of entry: Strongly Opposes topic 12
NO on continuing federal funds for declared "sanctuary cities": Strongly Opposes topic 12
NO on eliminating the "Y" nonimmigrant guestworker program: Neutral topic 12
YES on declaring English as the official language of the US government: Strongly Opposes topic 12
NO on comprehensive immigration reform: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Favors topic 13:
Support & expand free trade
(+2 points on Economic scale)
Break down trade barriers to give farmers a world market: Favors topic 13
Sponsored sugar quotas & import tariffs to stabilize prices: Strongly Opposes topic 13
Rated Voted FOR reauthorizing Ex-Im Bank: Strongly Favors topic 13
YES on promoting free trade with Peru: Favors topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 14:
Support American Exceptionalism
(+5 points on Economic scale)
Oppose the United Nations' Arms Trade Treaty: Favors topic 14
NO on requiring FISA court warrant to monitor US-to-foreign calls: Favors topic 14
YES on removing need for FISA warrant for wiretapping abroad: Strongly Favors topic 14
Strongly Favors topic 15:
Expand the military
(-5 points on Social scale)
We can never adequately repay our military troops: Strongly Favors topic 15
NO on limiting soldiers' deployment to 12 months: Favors topic 15
Favors topic 16:
Make voter registration easier
(+2 points on Social scale)
Require Internet disclosure of all earmarks: Favors topic 16
Strongly Opposes topic 17:
Avoid foreign entanglements
(-5 points on Social scale)
Can’t leave Iraq until they have the tools to move ahead: Strongly Opposes topic 17
We must complete our mission in Iraq: Strongly Opposes topic 17
Iranian nuclear weapons: prevention instead of containment: Strongly Opposes topic 17
NO on redeploying US troops out of Iraq by March 2008: Strongly Opposes topic 17
NO on redeploying non-essential US troops out of Iraq in 9 months: Opposes topic 17
Favors topic 18:
Prioritize green energy
(-3 points on Economic scale)
Strongly support biofuel; campaign chair is biodiesel seller: Favors topic 18
Promote fuel cells & alternatives to reduce oil dependence: Favors topic 18
Open the Outer Continental Shelf for oil & gas leasing: Strongly Opposes topic 18
YES on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases: Opposes topic 18
NO on factoring global warming into federal project planning: Opposes topic 18
YES on removing oil & gas exploration subsidies: Strongly Favors topic 18
YES on tax incentives for energy production and conservation: Strongly Favors topic 18
YES on requiring full Senate debate and vote on cap-and-trade: Opposes topic 18
YES on protecting middle-income taxpayers from a national energy tax: Opposes topic 18
YES on $2 billion more for Cash for Clunkers program: Favors topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19:
Marijuana is a gateway drug
(-5 points on Social scale)
Rated D by NORML, indicating a "hard-on-drugs" stance: Strongly Favors topic 19
Strongly Opposes topic 20:
Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(+5 points on Economic scale)
Adding $2T to deficit was fiscally irresponsible: Opposes topic 20
Job growth by reducing taxation, litigation, and regulation: Strongly Opposes topic 20
Rated 17% by UFCW, indicating a pro-management voting record: Opposes topic 20
NO on increasing tax rate for people earning over $1 million: Strongly Opposes topic 20
NO on additional $825 billion for economic recovery package: Strongly Opposes topic 20
NO on $192B additional anti-recession stimulus spending: Strongly Opposes topic 20

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