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U.S. Congressional Questionnaire

Do you support or oppose? 

  1. MARRIAGE:   Defining marriage as the exclusive union of one man and one woman?

     
  2. FAMILY REUNIFICATION VISAS:  Increasing the number of family reunification visas available to reduce lengthy waits for legal U.S. entry? 

     
  3. ALTERNATIVE ENERGY FUNDING:  Funding development of alternative energy sources such as wind and solar to reduce dependence on oil?

     
  4. NUCLEAR WEAPONS REDUCTION:  Continuing negotiations to verifiably reduce deployed nuclear weapons of both the United States and the Russian Federation?

     
  5. EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE:  Reauthorizing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act to ensure that all public and nonpublic school children receive the educational services they need?

     
  6. ABORTION FUNDING BAN:  Prohibiting the use of federal funds to pay for or provide insurance coverage for elective abortions?

     
  7. CONSCIENCE PROTECTION:  Preventing federal agencies and states that receive federal funds from discriminating against health care providers who do not perform or participate in abortions?
 

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Florida Legislative/Gubernatorial Questionnaire

Do you support or oppose?

  1. ABORTION ULTRASOUND: Requiring an ultrasound before an abortion with an option not to view it?

     
  2. UNANIMOUS JURY FOR DEATH SENTENCE: Requiring a unanimous jury recommendation to sentence someone to death?

     
  3. ALTERNATIVE ENERGY INCENTIVES: Providing business incentives to encourage development and use of alternative energy sources?


  4. PAROLE COMMISSION REVIEW: Establishing parole commission review of inmates sentenced as juveniles to 10 or more years to assess rehabilitation and possible re-entry into society?


  5. PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES: Maintaining funding levels needed for persons with disabilities to live in the setting of their choice?


  6. TREATMENT OF UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS: Passing state policies that penalize undocumented immigrants and their families?


  7. TEACHER LOAN FORGIVENESS: Allowing nonpublic school teachers who teach critical subject areas as defined by law to be eligible for the Critical Teacher Loan Forgiveness Program?

     
  8. RELIGIOUS FREEDOM:  Allowing voters to strike the “Blaine” or “no aid” provision in Article 1, Section 3 from the Florida Constitution that states no religious organization may receive state funds, even for secular purposes?


  9. EMBRYONIC STEM-CELL RESEARCH:  Allowing state funding of research that involves destruction of a live human embryo?


  10. CONSCIENCE PROTECTION:  Protecting social service and health care providers from being forced to provide services that contradict their moral principles?

 
 

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