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The U.S. should build more oil refineries. We will expand our refining capacity.

The U.S. should pass the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement. We support approval of the free trade agreement with Colombia

The U.S. should enact a balanced budget amendment. We favor adoption of the Balanced Budget Amendment

The U.S. should not end agricultural subsidies. Federal agricultural aid should go to those who need it most.

The government should offer cash rewards to citizens for developing new technology. Honoraria of many millions of dollars would be a small price for technological developments...

Free trade is necessary for economic development. "This self-sustaining economic and commercial progress has nurtured the human spirit, the middle class, law, and liberty."

Air travel is safer since 9-11. "Our infrastructure . . . has never been stronger than it is today."

U.S. federal deficits do not affect long-term interest rates. "No credible evidence definitively linking deficits to higher interest rates"

EVIDENCE: Should Congress have passed the $787 billion stimulus bill? No

EVIDENCE: Should Congress follow "pay as you go" budget rules? No

EVIDENCE: How do you rate the $787 billion stimulus bill? Not satisfactory

UNKNOWN: How does outsourcing affect the U.S. economy?

UNKNOWN: Should Congress increase the federal minimum wage?

The U.S. should pass the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement. We support approval of the free trade agreement with Colombia

UNKNOWN: Should corporations pay heavier taxes on windfall profits?

UNKNOWN: Should Lehman Brothers have been bailed out by the federal government?

UNKNOWN: Should organic farmers receive additional federal subsidies?

UNKNOWN: Is capitalism the most effective economic system?

UNKNOWN: Should the government provide financial assistance to homeowners facing foreclosure?

UNKNOWN: Is the U.S. undergoing the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression?

UNKNOWN: What impact have Bush Administration policies had on the economy?

UNKNOWN: Should the U.S. increase the cap on visas for skilled workers?

UNKNOWN: Should AIG have been bailed out by the federal government?

UNKNOWN: Will the U.S. economy go into recession in 2008?

UNKNOWN: Should the U.S. federal government provide financial support to its auto industry?

UNKNOWN: Should food contain country-of-origin labeling?

UNKNOWN: Should bankruptcy courts have the power to adjust home mortgages?

UNKNOWN: Will the financial crisis lead to another economic depression?

UNKNOWN: Should governments subsidize property insurance coverage for natural disasters?

UNKNOWN: Should governments infuse capital directly into failing banks as part of their response to the financial crisis?

UNKNOWN: Should victims of major natural disasters be granted special relief in bankruptcy?

UNKNOWN: Should the U.S. provide tax breaks for businesses that do not outsource?

UNKNOWN: Do the economic benefits of a weak U.S. dollar outweigh the costs?

UNKNOWN: Should Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac be nationalized?

UNKNOWN: Should the Treasury Department block severance packages for Fannie and Freddie corporate executives?

UNKNOWN: Should the U.S. government try to recoup AIG bonuses?

UNKNOWN: Should the Federal Reserve have more authority to supervise financial institutions?

UNKNOWN: Should the Federal Government assist mortgage defaulters?

UNKNOWN: Should the economic stimulus plan include a 'Buy American' provision?

UNKNOWN: Will the federal government's financial bailout package help stabilize the U.S. economy?