Michelle Fischbach in Survey of 2020 House campaign websites


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 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: 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: 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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