Michelle Fischbach in 2020 House elections
On Abortion:
Proudly pro-life and supports pro-life legislation
We must protect the unborn, who have the fundamental right to life, and defend the sanctity of innocent human life at all stages. I will stand up to efforts by the radical left to promote infanticide and taxpayer-funded abortions
for illegal immigrants. I am proudly pro-life and will always support legislation that protects innocent human life and defends the sanctity of life at all stages.
Source: 2020 MN-7 House campaign website FischbachForCongress.com
Jul 26, 2020
On Crime:
Keep Rikers Island open and do not ease bail requirements
Nicole opposed Mayor de Blasio's plan to close Rikers Island as well as fought the establishment of supervised injection centers for addicts in our community. She supports our law enforcement and has been
calling for changes to the state's new bail law that doesn't consider criminal history or if an individual is a threat to public safety, and includes serious crimes like homicide, strangulation, assault and drug dealing.
Source: 2020 NY-11 House campaign website NicoleMalliotakis.com
Jul 27, 2020
On Education:
Supports local control of education, not big bureaucracies
Nicole has worked to strengthen parent involvement in our. Her advocacy helped curtail the federal government's overreach into state and local education decisions and produced significant improvements to Common Core. New York City receives nearly
$2.5 billion in federal education funding. Nicole will work to ensure that every dollar is spent in the classroom educating students and preparing them for the future, instead of being wasted by the NYC Department of Education's sprawling bureaucracy.
Source: 2020 NY-11 House campaign website NicoleMalliotakis.com
Jul 27, 2020
On Energy & Oil:
Reduce greenhouse gas and expand renewable energy use
Nicole worked to advance state measures to ensure clean air and water and to combat beach erosion. Following Superstorm Sandy, Nicole helped prevent residential development in sensitive area wetlands, and supported a new law requiring state agencies to
consider future climate risk due to rising sea levels and storm flooding. Nicole voted to establish goals for New York to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and expand the use of renewable energy.
Source: 2020 NY-11 House campaign website NicoleMalliotakis.com
Jul 27, 2020
On Environment:
Farmers are best conservationists
A concern Fischbach said she's hearing is overregulation. Examples range from regulations on how contractors can classify employees to farmers' frustrations with Minnesota's buffer law. The buffer law might be a state law, but it's still considered
an overreach by many Minnesotans. Farmers want to be able to run their farms. They are the best conservationists. Their money is in their land and they won't abuse it, she said. Fischbach plans to bring concerns about overregulation to Washington.
Source: Marshall Independent on 2020 MN-7 House race
Jun 10, 2020
On Free Trade:
Yes to Trump's US-Mexico-Canada trade agreement
While Rep. Max Rose joined a partisan effort to undermine President Trump's United States-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement, Nicole led the effort in the State Assembly to build public support for the USMCA which will benefit American businesses, workers
and consumers. In 2018, New York sent over $17 billion in exports to Canada and Mexico and the USMCA will increase economic activity and job creation in the shipping and container port industry on Staten Island and in South Brooklyn.
Source: 2020 NY-11 House campaign website NicoleMalliotakis.com
Jul 27, 2020
On Government Reform:
Fight corruption with transparency and election reform
Nicole has been a leading voice for government reform and transparency. Nicole advocated for good government reforms that now disclose every vote taken by members of the State Assembly and she enacted a new state law taking pensions away
from elected officials convicted of corruption. Nicole opposes H.R. 1 which would funnel billions of dollars in taxpayer money to candidates for federal office and, in states and municipalities across the country, led to the abuse of taxpayer money.
Source: 2020 NY-11 House campaign website NicoleMalliotakis.com
Jul 27, 2020
On Gun Control:
Constitutional and God-given right to own guns
We must defend our God-given right to keep and bear arms. The United States Constitution is unambiguous: our right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. Period. I will stand up to efforts by the radical left to abolish the Second
Amendment and confiscate guns from law-abiding citizens. I will defend the Constitution and vote to protect the God-given right of every lawful gun owner in the United States to keep America free.
Source: 2020 MN-7 House campaign website FischbachForCongress.com
Jul 26, 2020
On Health Care:
Look at waste; root out fraud and abuse
Q: Your COVID policy?Fischbach: If there was one benefit from the changes we made due to COVID, it was found in the solutions made by technology. When we couldn't meet in person, we turned to conference calls and online meetings like Zoom. Due to the
COVID [pandemic], telehealth options like virtual doctor visits started to play a bigger role in health care. We need to take a hard look at waste created by duplicative and ineffective programs and always be on guard to root out fraud and abuse.
Source: AARP Survey on 2020 MA-8 House race
Oct 22, 2020
On Health Care:
Establish out of pocket cap for senior prescriptions
Q: Your prescription drug policy?Fischbach: There are many good proposals for addressing the cost of prescription drugs. We can establish an out-of-pocket cap and allow seniors to spread their out-of-pocket expenses across the entire calendar year.
Any discounts negotiated by pharmacy benefit managers should absolutely be passed along to the consumer. We can also stop "pay for delay," when drug manufacturers pay generic drug manufacturers to keep their lower cost alternatives out of pharmacies.
Source: AARP Survey on 2020 MA-8 House race
Oct 22, 2020
On Health Care:
Support home visits covered by tax credits & Medicare
Q: Your Medicare policy?Fischbach: Being at home is the best choice for our parents and grandparents, so I would support home visits covered by tax credits or covered by Medicare if it's medically related. The Provider Relief Fund provides training
and resources to nursing home staff and offers payments based on standards of care. This is a good example of an incentive-based public-private partnership that can help address the reimbursement gap [from] Medicaid for long-term care facilities.
Source: AARP Survey on 2020 MA-8 House race
Oct 22, 2020
On Health Care:
ACA is socialized medicine; reform within system
Nicole voted to provide protections to ensure that individuals with pre-existing conditions could purchase health insurance and expand the state's Elderly Pharmaceutical Insurance Coverage program to provide lower prescription drug costs for seniors.
Unlike Rep. Max Rose who supports socialized healthcare system that would produce longer wait times and fewer patient choices, Nicole supports efforts to reform and strengthen our system.
Source: 2020 NY-11 House campaign website NicoleMalliotakis.com
Jul 27, 2020
On Immigration:
Build border wall; support ICE; no illegals
We must secure our borders and build the southern border wall. Michelle will stand up to efforts by the radical left to abolish Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and promote open borders and sanctuary cities. She will work with law enforcement
officials to restore the rule law and order and is committed to helping President Trump finish the southern border wall and support our ICE agents as they remove unlawful entrants and violent gang members from our county to keep America safe.
Source: 2020 MN-7 House campaign website FischbachForCongress.com
Jul 26, 2020
On Immigration:
Illegals should not vote or have a driver's license
Nicole has opposed sanctuary city policies and laws providing state tuition assistance and drivers licenses to undocumented immigrants. While Nicole successfully led the effort to block legislation allowing illegal immigrants to register to vote in
New York State, Rose opposed efforts to stop liberal cities like New York and San Francisco from allowing illegal immigrants to vote in municipal elections.
Source: 2020 NY-11 House campaign website NicoleMalliotakis.com
Jul 27, 2020
On Social Security:
Don't cut current benefits, reform must be bipartisan
Q: Your Social Security policy?Fischbach: Current Social Security benefits cannot be cut. There's no way to pull the rug out from under seniors who depend on that income. When the Social Security & Medicare Board of Trustees released its forecast in
2019, they estimated that the trust fund will be unable to pay for full benefits by 2035. Any reform should be bipartisan, encourage work, continue to protect vulnerable populations and be grandfathered in over time so younger generations can adapt.
Source: AARP Survey on 2020 MA-8 House race
Oct 22, 2020
On Social Security:
Strengthen Social Security and Medicare
Nicole's priority will be strengthening Medicare and Social Security to ensure seniors receive the full benefits of these programs. In addition, Nicole is committed to fighting price gouging and other predatory practices that increase the
cost of prescription medications and she will ensure that New York receives its fair share of federal funding for hospitals, senior housing and other senior services.
Source: 2020 NY-11 House campaign website NicoleMalliotakis.com
Jul 27, 2020
On Tax Reform:
Reduce taxes and red tape to support jobs and businesses
Nicole has earned a reputation as an ardent opponent of burdensome regulations, red tape and taxes that make it difficult for businesses to survive and thrive. A strong supporter of the job-creating power of President Trump's tax cuts,
Nicole also believes in investing more resources in vocational training opportunities, so that those who choose not to attend college can obtain a life skill, earn higher wages and build a career in which they can support themselves and their families.
Source: 2020 NY-11 House campaign website NicoleMalliotakis.com
Jul 27, 2020
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