TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3 METHODOLOGY 4 POLITICAL INFORMATION 5 ISSUES 7 ABORTION AND REPRODUCTIVE CHOICE 8 AGRICULTURE 15 BANKING AND CORPORATE REFORM 30 BUDGET & SPENDING 42 CIVIL RIGHTS & MINORITY ISSUES 69 CONSUMER PROTECTION 74 CRIME AND GUNS 83 EDUCATION 93 ELECTIONS, GOOD GOVERNMENT, ETHICS 121 ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT 135 FOREIGN POLICY 165 FOREIGN POLICY: IRAQ 173 HEALTH CARE 191 HOMELAND SECURITY 225 HOUSING 247 IMMIGRATION 250 JOBS AND LABOR 257 NOMINATIONS 272 SENIORS 282 SOCIAL ISSUES 288 TAXES 291 TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY 317 TRADE 319 TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE 327 TROOPS, DEFENSE, AND VETERANS 336 WOMEN 357 2