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Budget & Economy     Larry Pressler: Pay a little more taxes & give up some programs.

Civil Rights     Doug Jones: Co-sponsored civil rights protections for LGBTQ people.     Mike Pence: RFRA Fix: ensure that religious freedom doesn't discriminate.     Tim Kaine: Confederate flag celebrates an anti-civil rights heritage.

Energy & Oil     Roy Blunt: Every GOP Senator wants Keystong XL pipeline.

Families & Children     Phil Roe: As Ob-Gyn, I delivered most of my own voters.

Foreign Policy     David Perdue: Defends Trump on Putin; must engage with Russia.

Government Reform     Mike Pence: JustIN: state news bureau quickly abandoned.     Roy Blunt: Executive Orders bypass Congress and the Constitution.     Roy Blunt: More government creates inequality crisis of opportunity.

Gun Control     Roy Moore: Moore and his wife are armed.

Health Care     Dan Sullivan: AdWatch: Washington is broken; including ObamaCare.

Principles & Values     Matt Lieberman: Will "err on the side of propriety".     James Lankford: I don't hide my religion just because I got elected.     Tim Kaine: Authenticity as Senator means expressing religiosity.     Richard Tisei: Iconoclast in GOP; former state Senate minority leader.     Jim Oberweis: Milk Dud: poured dairy fortune into 5 failed campaigns.     John Edward Walsh: Appointed to Senate while running in Senate primary.     Larry Pressler: Non-conventional independent campaign to influence debate.     Larry Pressler: 1978: first Vietnam veteran elected to the Senate.     Alcee Hastings: 2nd on list of "10 Poorest Members of Congress".     Buck McKeon: 4th on list of "10 Poorest Members of Congress".     Chaka Fattah: 10th on list of "10 Poorest Members of Congress".     David Valadao: 1st on list of "10 Poorest Members of Congress".     Debbie Stabenow: Poorest member of the Senate, as measured by net worth.     Debbie Wasserman Schultz: 3rd on list of "10 Poorest Members of Congress".     Duncan Hunter Jr.: Among "10 poorest House members," as measured by assets.     Gregory Meeks: Among "10 poorest House members," as measured by assets.     Gwen Moore: Among "10 poorest House members," as measured by assets.     John Conyers: Among "10 poorest House members," as measured by assets.     Joseph Crowley: 8th on list of "10 Poorest Members of Congress".     Kyrsten Sinema: Among "10 poorest House members," as measured by assets.     Louie Gohmert: Among "10 poorest House members," as measured by assets.     Mark Pryor: Poorest member of the Senate, as measured by assets.     Mike Quigley: 7th on list of "10 Poorest Members of Congress".     Pedro Pierluisi: 9th on list of "10 Poorest Members of Congress".     Rick Crawford: Among "10 poorest House members," as measured by assets.     Ruben Hinojosa: 5th on list of "10 Poorest Members of Congress".     Steve Israel: 6th on list of "10 Poorest Members of Congress".     Chris Coons: Holds divinity degree; preaches at church monthly.

Welfare & Poverty     Roy Blunt: Obama's "Year of Action" on poverty is "more of the same".

Click for quotations from other sources by: Alcee Hastings Democrat U.S. Rep Florida-20 Buck McKeon Republican (retiring 2014) U.S. Rep California-25 Chaka Fattah Democrat U.S. Rep Pennsylvania-2 Chris Coons Democratic Jr Senator Delaware Dan Sullivan Republican challenger Alaska David Perdue Republican challenger Georgia David Valadao Republican U.S. Rep California-21 Debbie Stabenow Democratic Sr Senator Michigan Debbie Wasserman Schultz Democrat U.S. Rep Florida-23 Doug Jones Democratic candidate for Alabama U.S. Senator Alabama Duncan Hunter Jr. Republican U.S. Rep California- 50 Gregory Meeks Dem./Working-Families U.S. Rep New York-5 Gwen Moore Democrat U.S. Rep Wisconsin-4 James Lankford Republican Senate challenger Oklahoma Jim Oberweis Republican Senate Challenger Illinois John Conyers Democrat U.S. Rep Michigan-13 John Edward Walsh Democratic Senate Challenger Montana Joseph Crowley Democrat U.S. Rep New York-14 Kyrsten Sinema Democratic candidate for Arizona U.S. Senator Arizona Larry Pressler Independent Challenger South Dakota Louie Gohmert Republican U.S. Rep Texas-1 Mark Pryor Democratic Sr Senator Arkansas Matt Lieberman Democratic challenger for 2-year special election Georgia Mike Pence Indiana Republican Vice President Mike Quigley Democrat U.S. Rep Illinois-5 Pedro Pierluisi Democrat U.S. Rep Puerto Rico-AL Phil Roe Republican U.S. Rep Tennessee-1 Richard Tisei Massachusetts Republican Lt. Gov. Challenger Rick Crawford Republican U.S. Rep Arkansas-1 Roy Blunt Republican Jr Senator Missouri Roy Moore Republican candidate for Alabama U.S. Senator Alabama Ruben Hinojosa Democrat U.S. Rep Texas-15 Steve Israel Democrat U.S. Rep New York-3 Tim Kaine Virginia Democratic Nominee for Vice President