NBC News 2023 Republican primary debate in Miami, and commentary

OnTheIssues.org excerpts:  (click on issues for details)

Budget & Economy     Nikki Haley: Trump responsible for $8 trillion of US debt.

Crime     Ron DeSantis: We're going to shoot drug smugglers stone cold dead.

Drugs     Chris Christie: Treat drug demand like a disease and offer treatment.     Nikki Haley: We'll send special operations in to take out drug cartels.     Vivek Ramaswamy: To stop fentanyl, build wall at northern border as well.

Energy & Oil     Ron DeSantis: Rip up the Green New Deal and throw it in the trash can.     Tim Scott: Not just energy independent; we should be energy dominant.     Vivek Ramaswamy: Increase supply of everything.

Families & Children     Chris Christie: Pro-life is not just in the womb, it's for the whole life.

Foreign Policy     Chris Christie: It's the price we pay for being leaders of the free world.     Chris Christie: Work with reasonable Arab nations to isolate Iran.     Chris Christie: Make sure that America's role in the world stays number one.     Nikki Haley: It is not that Israel needs America; America needs Israel.     Ron DeSantis: My China policy is very simple: we win; they lose.     Vivek Ramaswamy: Ukraine is no paragon of democracy; it's not good-vs-evil.

Homeland Security     Nikki Haley: Strengthen our military; send message to China.     Ron DeSantis: We have to be strong and defend the people who defend us.     Ron DeSantis: Increase naval fleet to 600 ships over next 20 years.     Tim Scott: Invest heavily so military can fight on three continents.     Vivek Ramaswamy: We need to increase our naval capacity by at least 20%.

Immigration     Ron DeSantis: Terrorists have come in through our southern border.

Principles & Values     Nikki Haley: It's important to know how to defeat terrorism and socialism.     Tim Scott: Restoring our Christian values will help this nation.     Tim Scott: I want to win the war for our Christian conservative values.     Vivek Ramaswamy: Republicans have become a party of losers.

Social Security     Chris Christie: Rich people should not be collecting Social Security.     Nikki Haley: Limit benefits on the wealthy; increases based on inflation.

Tax Reform     Nikki Haley: First thing I'll do is eliminate federal gas and diesel tax.     Tim Scott: Laffer Curve still works; lower taxes means higher revenue.

Technology     Chris Christie: In my first week as president we would ban TikTok.

War & Peace     Chris Christie: U.S. nuclear submarines are deterrent to Chinese aggression.     Ron DeSantis: We will stand with Israel in word and in deed.     Tim Scott: Don't negotiate with evil like Hamas & Iran; destroy it.     Tim Scott: Our vital interest in Ukraine is degrading Russian military.

Click for quotations from other sources by: Chris Christie New Jersey N.J. Governor; Republican Presidential candidate Nikki Haley South Carolina Republican presidential contender; UN Ambassador 2017-2018 Ron DeSantis Florida Republican presidential contender; FL governor Tim Scott South Carolina Republican presidential challenger; SC Senator Vivek Ramaswamy District of Columbia Republican Challenger