Tommy Thompson
is a Republican Former Wisconsin governor and Secretary of Health and Human Serivces |
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Universal Health Care against Universal healthcare proposes a governmental coverage of health care costs rather than citizens paying private insurance companies often exorbitant administrative fees; such a program's aim would be to cover the 41-50 million Americans currently uninsured |
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Kyoto Protocol Ratification against An amendment to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change which seeks to assign mandatory emission limitations for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions to the signatory nations |
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Economic Sanctions on Iran undecided With Iran's 2003 fruition of their purportedly legitimate nuclear ambition came an international cry for economic sanctions and dialogue with President Ahmadinejad |
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Assault Weapons Ban undecided The Federal Assault Weapons Ban (AWB) provision was signed into law in 1994. The 10 year ban, expiring in 2004, is currently undergoing an inspection of effectiveness and a reinstitution bill in the House of Representatives |
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Same Sex Marriage undecided Thompson believes gay marriage and same-sex civil unions should be decided by the states |
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Legalized Abortion against Abortion is the removal or expulsion of an embryo or fetus from the uterus, resulting in or caused by its death and has become highly politicized since U.S. Supreme Court intervention in 1973 |
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Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Oil Drilling undecided The proposed 2,000 acre Coastal Plains region of the ANWR in Alaska has created a divide between environmentalists, big oil, and political parties alike, sparking a discussion on where and how the US will get its oil, and at what cost |
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No Child Left Behind Act undecided The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 has sought to elevate the performance of American schools and student with federal oversight and strict penalties for poor performance and as such has been both attacked and backed by various groups |
