Ben Sasse in Survey of 2014 Senate campaign websites

On Foreign Policy: Healthy skepticism of foreign entanglements

On Homeland Security: Spend to maintain the greatest fighting force the world

On Immigration: Neither party has gotten serious about border security

President "You can keep your doctor" Obama refuses to lead on this issue because he is more concerned about turning Texas into a Democrat state than he is about solving the problem. Republicans must not make a deal with President Obama. We must secure th

On Abortion: Defend the sanctity of life

On Budget & Economy: Reform entitlement programs & live within our means

• Longstanding and essential entitlement programs should be reformed and thereby preserved, while unaffordable, new entitlement programs must be repealed.
• Government should live within its means and should not unfairly shackle one generation with the debts of another.

On Civil Rights: Don't redefine one-man-one-woman marriage

• Marriage, the union of one man and one woman, is the fundamental building block of society and should be respected and strengthened, not redefined.
• At a time of rising out-of-wedlock births, resulting in the physical and spiritual impoverishment of the young, government should not create incentives against marriage.

On Health Care: I'm the national anti-ObamaCare Senate candidate

As President George W. Bush's Assistant Secretary of Health, during my time at HHS, I learned A LOT about health care. I've spent the better part of the last ten years in the health care sector, and I have intensely studied ObamaCare. The fact is, I'm one of the few people it seems who has actually read the 2,300 pages of ObamaCare, and let me just tell you--it's worse than you think. I understand the bill, I can explain the bill, and I know how to rip it apart.

The problem with ObamaCare goes way beyond technological glitches. The problem with ObamaCare is that it fundamentally changes the relationship between the Government and our citizens. [We should] repeal ObamaCare and get America back on track.

On Homeland Security: Global preeminence essential our nation's interests

• American leadership and global preeminence are essential to advancing our nation's interests and values, and we must maintain a security posture and military and counter-terrorism budgets sufficient to ensure peace through strength and to deter all competitors.
• America is defined by a belief in universal values grounded in human dignity and liberty, and by simultaneous commitments to promoting religious freedom, human rights, and democracy, and to prudential skepticism of unnecessary military entanglements.
• America is faithful in our commitments to allies, who need to know that the US is a reliable friend who will not sacrifice them for the sake of expediency.
• American sovereignty undergirds international legal commitments, & multilateralism is a pragmatic tool to advance our national interests, rather than an end in itself.

On Tax Reform: Taxation should be as simple as possible

• Honest work, perseverance, and achievement should be praised rather than ridiculed.
• Taxation should be as simple as possible and should not exceed historical norms, as the federal government should shrink--not expand--in size and scope.
• Regulations should not sap the vitality of a free citizenry, stymy economic growth, or disadvantage everyday Americans at the expense of the well-connected.

On Welfare & Poverty: Churches & charities are the lifeblood of society

• Churches, charities, civil associations--these are the lifeblood of society and the chief protection against the extremes of isolated individualism and all-encompassing statism.
• Government should focus on promoting the conditions in which individuals, families, and local communities can pursue happiness and thrive, not on creating the communities, guaranteeing happiness, or equalizing outcomes.
• Government does not exist to solve every problem, could not do so if it tried, and often undermines freedom even when it succeeds--and thus should tread lightly in domestic and economic matters.
• Nothing can match the creativity and responsiveness of the private sector, and products and services do not become more efficient by being more heavily regulated.