Nikki Haley in Survey of 2024 Presidential campaign websites
On Abortion:
As UN ambassador condemned regimes using forced abortion
Nikki was one of the most pro-life governors in America. As governor, she signed many important pieces of legislation, including the Born-Alive Infant Protection Act and the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (outlawing abortion at
20 weeks). At the UN, Nikki continued to champion life, condemning violent regimes that use forced abortion as a means of population control and punishment.
Source: 2024 Presidential campaign website NikkiHaley.com
May 7, 2023
On Education:
Signed a charter school bill that expanded school choice
Growing up in rural South Carolina, Nikki knows what a difference a good education can make. As governor, Nikki successfully pushed for education reform that focused on improving education for South Carolina’s poorest students.
She also signed a charter school bill that expanded school choice, and signed a bill eliminating the federal government’s Common Core standards.
Wanting to do more for kids growing up like she did, Nikki founded the Original Six Foundation, a nonprofit that offers additional educational opportunities to kids in rural South Carolina.
Now, 11 years strong, the Original Six Foundation has helped more than 20,000 students.
Source: 2024 Presidential campaign website NikkiHaley.com
May 7, 2023
On Energy & Oil:
Strongly advocated for withdrawing from Paris climate accord
Nikki turned up the heat on China after decades of soft-on-China U.S. policies. Nikki was a strong advocate of withdrawing the U.S. from the Paris climate accord, arguing that it was a flawed agreement that gave China a free pass and would destroy
American jobs. She regularly slams China for committing genocide. She also called for bringing manufacturing back to America from China and argued for strengthening our relationship with Taiwan and other Asian allies.
Source: 2024 Presidential campaign website NikkiHaley.com
May 7, 2023
On Environment:
Sued Obama's EPA over heavy-handed regulatory burdens
The federal government tried to tell South Carolina what to do, and Nikki repeatedly told it to take a hike. Nikki rejected Obamacare's Medicaid expansion because she knew another unfunded mandate would be disastrous for taxpayers. She also defended
SC's right-to-work laws when Obama's National Labor Relations Board sued the state. She joined other states in suing Obama's EPA over heavy-handed regulatory burdens and defended South Carolina's tough illegal immigration laws from D.C. meddling.
Source: 2024 Presidential campaign website NikkiHaley.com
May 7, 2023
On Foreign Policy:
As ambassador, forced UN votes on Cuba's human rights abuses
When Cuba offered up its annual resolution condemning the U.S. embargo on Cuba in 2018, Nikki didn't just vote against it--she used the opportunity to force UN votes on amendments condemning the communist regime's human rights abuses. She also led the
United States' withdrawal from the UN Human Rights Council, highlighting the council's terrible record on human rights.With a renewed focus on Latin America, Nikki hammered the region's communist and socialist dictators.
As Venezuela became a humanitarian crisis, Nikki ratcheted up her denunciations of the socialist regime, even joining protesters outside the United Nations on the streets of New York City. She supported strong sanctions on the Venezuelan government
and traveled to the Colombia-Venezuela border to highlight the crisis. Nikki also organized the first-ever meeting to condemn the socialist regime in Nicaragua, and frequently spoke out against the Cuban dictatorship.
Source: 2024 Presidential campaign website NikkiHaley.com
May 7, 2023
On Foreign Policy:
Signed the first anti-BDS legislation in the country
Nikki has long been a strong defender of Israel. As governor, she signed the first anti-BDS legislation in the country. ["BDS" means "Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions" a pro-Palestinian anti-Israel international policy to isolate Israel economically
and politically. "Anti-BDS" implies pro-Israel]. As UN ambassador, she declared "a new day for Israel at the United Nations" and vowed that "the days of Israel bashing are over." Nikki urged President Trump to move America's embassy from Tel Aviv to
Jerusalem even when other members of the administration opposed the move. Nikki changed the conversation at the UN Security Council's monthly session on the Middle East from constantly bashing Israel to highlighting real human rights crises in
tyrannical countries in the Middle East. Despite opposition from the D.C. establishment, Nikki pushed for America's withdrawal from the anti-Israel UNESCO and UN Human Rights Council, and withdrawal of funding from the corrupt UNRWA.
Source: 2024 Presidential campaign website NikkiHaley.com
May 7, 2023
On Foreign Policy:
Never trust Russia; it is never going to be our friend
When it came to denouncing Russia, Nikki did not mince words. Her first speech before the UN Security Council in 2017 criticized Russia for invading Ukraine. She continued to hammer Russia for its military aggression and poison attacks and demanded
that the UN take up the issue instead of protecting Russia. Nikki was one of the administration's fiercest critics of Russia, declaring that "we should never trust Russia" and Russia is "never going to be our friend."
Source: 2024 Presidential campaign website NikkiHaley.com
May 7, 2023
On Foreign Policy:
Slash foreign aid to countries that don't have our back
From her first day as UN ambassador, Nikki worked to clean up the corrupt and politically-biased UN. She negotiated $285 million in cuts from the UN budget and reached agreements to restructure the UN, including rightsizing
UN peacekeeping missions to make them more effective and accountable. She put our enemies on notice and started a process to slash U.S. foreign aid to countries that refused to have America's back.
Source: 2024 Presidential campaign website NikkiHaley.com
May 7, 2023
On Foreign Policy:
Successfully got sanctions placed against North Korea
After North Korea fired ballistic missiles in 2017, Nikki pushed for stronger sanctions. This was no easy feat. Through extensive negotiations, Nikki convinced all 15 members of the UN Security Council, including China and Russia, to support the
toughest-ever set of sanctions on North Korea. These sanctions cut North Korean exports by 90% and were a massive economic hit to the regime.
Source: 2024 Presidential campaign website NikkiHaley.com
May 7, 2023
On Government Reform:
Signed law requiring politicians to disclose private income
When Nikki was first elected to the state legislature, South Carolina was a transparency mess. Taxpayers couldn't hold politicians accountable because much of the legislating happened in secret. She took on the establishment in both parties by
introducing and ultimately signing a bill that put votes on the record. Nikki also signed an ethics reform package that created an ethics commission to investigate legislators for misconduct and required politicians to disclose their private income.
Source: 2024 Presidential campaign website NikkiHaley.com
May 7, 2023
On Government Reform:
Fought back attempts to block state voter ID law
Nikki is a vocal advocate for voter ID and signed a voter ID bill into law early in her first term as governor. The law required South Carolina voters to show a photo ID to vote. When liberals attacked the bill, she offered to drive anyone who didn't
have a photo ID to the DMV. When Barack Obama's Justice Department sued, trying to block the voter ID law, Nikki fought back, and the court sided with South Carolina.
Source: 2024 Presidential campaign website NikkiHaley.com
May 7, 2023
On Gun Control:
Expanded concealed carry rights to bars and restaurants
Nikki is a strong defender of the Second Amendment and fought to protect gun owners' rights as governor. In 2012, she signed a bill that repealed many of the state's outdated anti-gun laws. She signed reciprocity legislation with
Georgia, expanded concealed carry rights to bars and restaurants, and backed the Constitutional Carry Act that would have eliminated the state's permitting and training requirements for gun owners.
Source: 2024 Presidential campaign website NikkiHaley.com
May 7, 2023
On Homeland Security:
Cut taxes for veterans who receive military retirement
As the wife of a combat veteran, protecting our veterans is personal for Nikki. She focused on easing the transition to civilian life and helping veterans find jobs. It started with "Operation Palmetto Employment," a one-stop online shop for veterans to
find resources, search jobs, post their resumes, and access jobs before the general public. Nikki also signed a bill making veterans eligible for in-state tuition immediately and a bill cutting taxes for veterans who receive military retirement.
Source: 2024 Presidential campaign website NikkiHaley.com
May 7, 2023
On Immigration:
Give local police power to check immigrations status
Nikki is the proud daughter of legal immigrants who believes we are a country of laws, and laws must be enforced. In 2011, she signed one of the toughest immigration laws in the country, giving law enforcement more power to check whether people are
illegal immigrants. Nikki fought to put South Carolina first against President Obama's radical immigration agenda. The state sued the Obama administration over an executive order giving millions of illegal immigrants temporary legal status.
Source: 2024 Presidential campaign website NikkiHaley.com
May 7, 2023
On Jobs:
Cutting taxes and regulations helped employment boom
Nikki threw herself into bringing jobs to her home state and proving that South Carolina--and America--could be a manufacturing powerhouse. Nikki cut taxes, nixed burdensome government regulations, and made small businesses a priority. At the end of
Governor Haley's tenure, more South Carolinians were working than at any other time in history, and South Carolina was outperforming the national average. Thanks to her efforts, South Carolina's economy was nicknamed "the Beast of the Southeast."
Source: 2024 Presidential campaign website NikkiHaley.com
May 7, 2023
On War & Peace:
Played a prominent role in withdrawing from Iran deal
Known as the "Iran whisperer," Nikki played a prominent role in Trump's decision to repeal Obama's disastrous Iran deal. She argued that the United States could not ignore all of the regime's bad behavior, including its continued development of
ballistic missiles, its terrorist activities throughout the Middle East, and its refusal to give access to international inspectors. She argued that the Iran nuclear deal made America less safe and praised Trump's decertification of it.
Source: 2024 Presidential campaign website NikkiHaley.com
May 7, 2023
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