2020 KY Senatorial race: on Budget & Economy


Amy McGrath: Against rolling back Dodd-Frank banking regulations

Q: Tighten or loosen regulation of banks and credit card companies?

Amy McGrath: Tighten. Criticized attempts to roll back Dodd-Frank banking regulations. Noted payday lenders are "preying on anyone who is low-income."

Mitch McConnell: Loosen. Opposed creation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Voted to roll back Dodd-Frank banking regulations, which he called "heavy-handed."

Source: CampusElect on 2020 Kentucky Senate race Oct 10, 2020

Mitch McConnell: Voted to roll back Dodd-Frank banking regulations

Q: Tighten or loosen regulation of banks and credit card companies?

Mitch McConnell: Loosen. Opposed creation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Voted to roll back Dodd-Frank banking regulations, which he called "heavy-handed."

Amy McGrath: Tighten. Criticized attempts to roll back Dodd-Frank banking regulations. Noted payday lenders are "preying on anyone who is low-income."

Source: CampusElect on 2020 Kentucky Senate race Oct 10, 2020

Mitch McConnell: Opposes infrastructure spending in COVID-19 relief bill

McConnell panned the idea of using a coronavirus stimulus bill to fund major infrastructure investment in a conference call with Republican senators. Trump has been floating the idea -- and McConnell is moving early to crush it and encouraging Republican senators to buck the president's freewheeling spending ideas. McConnell said he won't support infrastructure in a COVID-19 bill. "We need to keep the White House in the box," he told senators.
Source: Axios e-zine on 2020 Kentucky Senate race Apr 28, 2020

Wesley Morgan: Supports balanced budget amendment

Congress must be forced to cut spending. I support a constitutional amendment to balance the federal budget without raising taxes.
Source: 2020 Kentucky Senate website WesleyMorganForSenate.com Feb 6, 2020

Wesley Morgan: Supports permanent ban on earmarks, opposes bailouts

Congressional earmarks are a gateway drug to higher spending. I support a permanent ban on earmarks to break Washington's addiction to pork. Bailouts force taxpayers to reward failure and punish success. I oppose bailouts and believe corporations should be forced to compete.
Source: 2020 Kentucky Senate website WesleyMorganForSenate.com Feb 6, 2020

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Candidates and political leaders on Budget & Economy:

Democrats running for President:
Sen.Michael Bennet (D-CO)
V.P.Joe Biden (D-DE)
Mayor Mike Bloomberg (I-NYC)
Gov.Steve Bullock (D-MT)
Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D-IN)
Sen.Cory Booker (D-NJ)
Secy.Julian Castro (D-TX)
Rep.John Delaney (D-MD)
Rep.Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI)
Sen.Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
Mayor Wayne Messam (D-FL)
Gov.Deval Patrick (D-MA)
Sen.Bernie Sanders (I-VT)
CEO Tom Steyer (D-CA)
Sen.Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
Marianne Williamson (D-CA)
CEO Andrew Yang (D-NY)

2020 Third Party Candidates:
Rep.Justin Amash (L-MI)
CEO Don Blankenship (C-WV)
Gov.Lincoln Chafee (L-RI)
Howie Hawkins (G-NY)
Gov.Gary Johnson(L-NM)
Howard Schultz(I-WA)
Gov.Jesse Ventura (I-MN) 		Republicans running for President:
Sen.Ted Cruz(R-TX)
Gov.Larry Hogan (R-MD)
Gov.John Kasich(R-OH)
V.P.Mike Pence(R-IN)
Gov.Mark Sanford (R-SC)
Pres.Donald Trump(R-NY)
Rep.Joe Walsh (R-IL)
Gov.Bill Weld(R-MA & L-NY)

2020 Withdrawn Democratic Candidates:
Sen.Stacey Abrams (D-GA)
Mayor Bill de Blasio (D-NYC)
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
Sen.Mike Gravel (D-AK)
Sen.Kamala Harris (D-CA)
Gov.John Hickenlooper (D-CO)
Gov.Jay Inslee (D-WA)
Rep.Seth Moulton (D-MA)
Rep.Beto O`Rourke (D-TX)
Rep.Tim Ryan (D-CA)
Adm.Joe Sestak (D-PA)
Rep.Eric Swalwell (D-CA)
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