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Abortion
    Brad Little: Make providing unlicensed abortions a felony, with jail time.
    Brad Little: Require parental consent for underage abortions.
    Brad Little: No state government dollars for funding abortion.
    Brad Little: Proud to have led the country in protecting preborn lives.
    Butch Otter: Make providing unlicensed abortions a felony, with jail time.
    Butch Otter: Require parental consent for underage abortions.
    Ed Humphreys: Pro-life: Human life has inherent purpose and value.
    Janice McGeachin: Pro-life; worked on informed consent & ultrasound laws.
    Janice McGeachin: Remove all exceptions for abortion, including life of woman.
    Michael Crapo: Limited to rape, incest, mother's life in imminent danger.
    Natalie Fleming: Stopping abortion at an abortion clinic is too late.
    Nels Mitchell: Support woman's right to make her own health decisions.
    Paulette Jordan: Planned Parenthoods value is more than reproductive care.
    Raul Labrador: Require parental consent for underage abortions.
    Russ Fulcher: Require parental consent for underage abortions.
    Russ Fulcher: Make providing unlicensed abortions a felony, with jail time.
    Stephen Heidt: Complex decision should be made by woman and her doctor.
    Tom Sullivan: Decision by an individual based upon their faith.
    Tommy Ahlquist: A strong voice for the unborn: life is a gift from God.
    Tommy Ahlquist: Tax dollars should not go to Planned Parenthood.
Budget & Economy
    Brad Little: Come out Great Recession with budget balanced.
    Brad Little: Look for too much spending on autopilot.
    Brad Little: $126 million for highways; $80 million for transportation.
    Butch Otter: State government should never grow as fast as our economy.
    Butch Otter: Great Recession shows need for building Rainy Day accounts.
    Ed Humphreys: Idaho has a hidden but massive spending problem.
    Janice McGeachin: Ready to wean ourselves off the federal teat.
    Jerry Sturgill: Profitability driven by productivity, not pinching pennies.
    Jim Risch: Bailout plan needs more protection for taxpayers.
    Jim Risch: Government cannot replicate what businesses accomplish.
    Larry LaRocco: Bailout plan needed to get credit for small companies.
    Michael Crapo: Eliminate unnecessary and wasteful government spending.
    Nels Mitchell: No silly votes to shut down government; no budget blackmail.
    Paulette Jordan: The way to a strong economy is investing in innovation.
    Paulette Jordan: Invest in infrastructure while interest rates are low.
    Rex Rammell: Over-regulation caused the economic disaster.
    Tommy Ahlquist: Balance budget, cut waste.
    Brad Little: Investing in local infrastructure IS property tax relief.
Civil Rights
    Ammon Bundy: Black Lives Matter is a wicked, Marxist organization.
    Brad Little: Voter referendum to define marriage in State Constitution.
    Brad Little: No to gay marriage.
    Ed Humphreys: Fight for soul of America against Critical Race Theory.
    Ed Humphreys: Prohibit teaching US is fundamentally racist or sexist.
    Janice McGeachin: Defends traditional marriage as defined in our constitution.
    Janice McGeachin: Voter referendum to define marriage in State Constitution.
    Jim Risch: States define marriage; Idaho prohibits same-sex.
    Michael Crapo: Safeguard traditional marriage; let states define.
    Michael Crapo: Flag is enduring symbol of nation's great history.
    Nancy Harris: Protect the rights of LGBTQ+ individuals.
    Paulette Jordan: Formed Idaho Voice, non-partisan voter rights group.
    Raul Labrador: Detests white supremacy AND black nationalism.
    Raul Labrador: 1st Amendment Defense: religious opposition to gay marriage.
    Russ Fulcher: Voter referendum to define marriage in State Constitution.
    Tommy Ahlquist: Opposed gay marriage; will safeguard tradition.
Corporations
    Brad Little: Fewer regulations on private businesses.
    Butch Otter: Idaho Global Entrepreneurial Mission: state plus business.
    Janice McGeachin: Remove occupational licensing mandates & other regulations.
    Jerry Sturgill: Financial adviser, and turnaround CEO.
    Jim Risch: Jobs are created by private sector and not by government.
    Jim Risch: No tax incentive for repatriation of overseas jobs.
    Nels Mitchell: Subsidies to established corporations waste taxpayer money.
Crime
    Brad Little: Supports death penalty.
    Brad Little: Expand community re-entry centers for former offenders.
    Brad Little: Intervention better than incarceration to turn lives around.
    Brad Little: Other places defund the police; Idaho defends the police.
    Brad Little: Idaho is a state that openly values its police officers.
    Butch Otter: Improve offender assessment to reduce inmate population.
    Butch Otter: $70M for secure mental health facility at state prison.
    Dirk Kempthorne: No new prisons; warehousing people is not the solution.
    Dirk Kempthorne: Drug treatment & education opportunities for inmates.
    Ed Humphreys: More resources for police; expand prison capacity.
    Janice McGeachin: Family hires former convicts within their businesses.
    Jim Risch: Hold criminals accountable & punish for crimes.
    Michael Crapo: Punish convicts to the highest extent of the law.
    Paulette Jordan: Laws need to be applied and the guilty held accountable.
    Raul Labrador: Supports bipartisan criminal justice reform.
    Ron DeSantis: Florida is a law and order state.
    Stephen Heidt: Criminal justice reform would save millions in tax money.
    Tom Sullivan: Supports capital punishment.
    Tom Sullivan: No mandatory prison for drugs; reduced for non-violence.
    Brad Little: While others seek to defund the police, we DEFEND the police.
Drugs
    Ammon Bundy: Help drug abusers, don't lock up for drug use.
    Brad Little: Five-year plan to face the scourge of opioid addiction.
    David Roth: For evidence-based programs to reduce substance abuse.
    David Roth: Runs organization focused on youth drug & alcohol prevention.
    Dirk Kempthorne: Target meth with more manpower.
    Ed Humphreys: I made a lot of mistakes with past drug use.
    Ed Humphreys: Idaho CANNOT legalize or decriminalize drugs in any way.
    Gary Peters: Implement voter legalization of medical marijuana.
    Janice McGeachin: Scholarships for high schoolers agreeing to random drug test.
    Michael Crapo: 2012: Pleaded guilty after DUI arrest, and apologized.
    Paulette Jordan: Legalize marijuana and create tax revenue from it.
    Raul Labrador: Scholarships for high schoolers agreeing to random drug test.
    Russ Fulcher: Oppose efforts to legalize marijuana, including "medical".
    Stephen Heidt: Legalize medical marijuana; decriminalize personal use.
    Tom Sullivan: No mandatory prison for drugs, yes substance-abuse treatment.
    Tommy Ahlquist: More law enforcement & clinical resources for opioid crisis.
Education
    Brad Little: Local and parental control of schools.
    Brad Little: Invest in public school teacher salary increases.
    Brad Little: Doubled funding for literacy; don't rely on property tax.
    Brad Little: Direct state colleges & universities to work together.
    Brad Little: Make sure all students can read by end of third grade.
    Brad Little: Add $47 million in ongoing funding to literacy programs.
    Brad Little: Empowering Parents grants let families control education.
    Brad Little: Double scholarships for members of Idaho National Guard.
    Butch Otter: No major school improvement measures, just progress.
    Butch Otter: Replace "K-thru-12" with "K-thru-Career".
    Butch Otter: Need to increase access to college education.
    Butch Otter: Imperative that reading outcomes are improved.
    Butch Otter: Career ladders will attract and retain school staff.
    Butch Otter: $5M for professional development for teachers.
    Butch Otter: Move to `mastery-based' learning from `seat time'.
    Butch Otter: $58M to make public school teacher pay competitive.
    Butch Otter: Focus on student outcomes.
    David Roth: Incentivize states to invest more in education.
    Dirk Kempthorne: Reading Initiative: 90% of 3rd graders reading by 2004.
    Dirk Kempthorne: Exit standards for high school via SAT-like exam.
    Dirk Kempthorne: Supports charter schools and innovative classrooms.
    Ed Humphreys: Problems in education will be solved through school choice.
    Gary Jones: Leadership & local control will improve schools.
    Janice McGeachin: Children should not be taught to hate America nor each other.
    Janice McGeachin: Supports internships, apprenticeship training, trade schools.
    Jerry Brady: Evaluate and reward teachers.
    Jerry Sturgill: Investments in education are investments in our future.
    Jim Risch: Local decisions on education dollars, not federal.
    Michael Crapo: Preserve state and local decision-making authority.
    Nancy Harris: Education without massive debt.
    Nancy Harris: Protect public education from privatization.
    Natalie Fleming: Allow bankruptcy filers to clear student debt.
    Nels Mitchell: More funding for schools, from property tax, not sales tax.
    Paulette Jordan: Spending wiser will help create funds to invest in education.
    Paulette Jordan: Invest in STEM technology in high school to drive economy.
    Rex Rammell: Department of Education is unconstitutional; eliminate it.
    Ron DeSantis: Provide parents with means to enforce state standards.
    Stephen Heidt: Idaho is suffering from its tight-fisted funding for schools.
    Brad Little: Support public schools AND educational freedom.
    Brad Little: $8500 scholarship for in-state post-high school education.
Energy & Oil
    Brad Little: Opposes requiring 2% biodiesel biodegradable fuel.
    Brad Little: Supports "cleaner, safer carbon-free nuclear energy".
    Butch Otter: Get all nuclear waste out of Idaho by 2035.
    Butch Otter: Clean energy leadership helps economic development.
    Ed Humphreys: Ed will champion nuclear energy.
    Jerry Sturgill: Energy law practice: finance & privatize electric utilities.
    Jerry Sturgill: Do more to reduce carbon emissions.
    Jim Risch: We're running out of oil; we must drill our way through this.
    Larry LaRocco: Create 14,000 new jobs by embracing new types of energy.
    Marvin Pro-Life Richardson: Splitting atoms murders atoms; no nuclear power.
    Nancy Harris: Supports Green New Deal as galvanizing momentum for change.
    Nels Mitchell: Oil & gas industries get huge subsidies despite high profits.
    Paulette Jordan: Clean energy creates more jobs than fossil fuels.
    Paulette Jordan: Respect our land, combat corporate greed on climate change.
    Paulette Jordan: Cap and trade, carbon fees on table for climate change.
    Rex Rammell: Lies about global warming will destroy our economy.
    Russ Fulcher: Opposes requiring 2% biodiesel biodegradable fuel.
Environment
    Brad Little: Remove wolves from Endangered Species list.
    Brad Little: Replenish more water into aquifers than we remove.
    Brad Little: Wildfires are about land management, not climate change.
    Butch Otter: To EPA: Delist wolves and restore state management.
    Butch Otter: Endangered Species Act creates federal-state conflict.
    Dirk Kempthorne: Supports salmon recovery without breaching Snake River dams.
    Dirk Kempthorne: States’ rights: no grizzly bears; no roadless forests.
    Jerry Sturgill: Protect public lands by keeping federal control.
    Jim Risch: Manage public lands for multiple uses.
    Michael Crapo: Conservation and progress do not need to be at odds.
    Michael Crapo: Improve ESA with innovative collaborative species management.
    Nancy Harris: Enjoy clean air & clean water of our mountains & streams.
    Nels Mitchell: Committed to protecting our unique outdoor heritage.
    Paulette Jordan: Wants to keep federal lands and sites safe from sell offs.
    Tommy Ahlquist: Let farmers manage land, not government scientists.
Families & Children
    Brad Little: Defend our constitution by defining marriage.
    Michael Crapo: Strong families are bedrock of healthy society.
    Natalie Fleming: Respect, love everyone; support traditional family.
    Nels Mitchell: Strong supporter of the Violence Against Women Act.
    Paulette Jordan: Marriage equality should not be limited by state boundaries.
    Raul Labrador: Challenge Supreme Court ruling legalizing gay marriage.
    Tommy Ahlquist: Marriage should be the union of a man and a woman.
Foreign Policy
    Donald Trump: Protect human rights in Hong Kong against China.
    Ed Humphreys: Take strong steps to protect Idaho from China's influence.
    Jim Risch: OpEd: did nothing against Saudis for Khashoggi death.
    Jim Risch: Call on Iran to release those imprisoned for Christianity.
    Jim Risch: Hold China accountable for erosion of Hong Kong's autonomy.
    Michael Crapo: Vet refugees to keep out terrorists, but other Muslims ok.
    Nancy Harris: Stand up to Saudis for Khashoggi death.
    Robert Menendez: Unequivocal support for Hong Kong protests against China.
Free Trade
    Brad Little: New trade agreement with Canada & Mexico good for Idaho.
    Dirk Kempthorne: Double Idaho’s exports.
    Jerry Sturgill: His company recognized as "Cross-Border Deal of the Year".
    Jim Risch: Supported bill pushing back against China's trade practices.
    Nels Mitchell: End tax breaks for shipping American jobs overseas.
    Paulette Jordan: Farmers want trade, not government bailouts.
Government Reform
    Brad Little: Term limits for governor but not state reps.
    Brad Little: Revoke two regulations for every new regulation implemented.
    Brad Little: Idaho now the least-regulated state in the nation.
    Brad Little: Budget reset for all state entities except public education.
    Brad Little: Idaho is now the least regulated state in the nation.
    Brad Little: We have cut or simplified 95% of Idaho regulations.
    Brad Little: Proactive integrity audits to enhance election transparency.
    Butch Otter: Require photo ID to vote.
    David Roth: Leaders should look for solutions not votes.
    Ed Humphreys: Volunteer Idaho State Director for U.S. Term Limits.
    Ed Humphreys: Investigate clear evidence of fraud in 2020 election.
    Janice McGeachin: Support election integrity that protect our republic.
    Janice McGeachin: Require photo ID to vote.
    Jerry Sturgill: Sick of career politicians staying in office forever.
    Jim Risch: Gridlock results from two very different party philosophies.
    Michael Crapo: Excessive government regulation is an unnecessary drain.
    Nels Mitchell: No junkets; no gridlock; promises one term only.
    Nels Mitchell: OpEd: Pledging just one six-year term means he's "lame duck".
    Paulette Jordan: She'll fight to stop corporate money silencing honest votes.
    Raul Labrador: Require photo ID to vote.
    Ron DeSantis: Clean the voter rolls, mails ballots only on request.
    Russ Fulcher: Require photo ID to vote.
    Tom Sullivan: Keep limits on political donations; restrict corporations.
    Tommy Ahlquist: End excessive and burdensome regulation like EPA's.
    Tommy Ahlquist: Term limits & campaign disclosure for statewide officials.
Gun Control
    Brad Little: Opposes constitutional right to hunt, trap, and fish.
    Brad Little: Second Amendment is a sacred trust.
    Brad Little: Remove the duty to flee in Idaho's self-defense laws.
    Ed Humphreys: Not allow ANY infringement upon our Second Amendment rights.
    Gary Peters: Common sense safety measures, including background checks.
    Janice McGeachin: A+ rating from NRA; fight encroachments on 2nd amendment.
    Jim Risch: Second Amendment is individual right that must be maintained.
    Jerry Sturgill: Keep guns from terrorists, but we have enough laws.
    Michael Crapo: I oppose all efforts to weaken the Second Amendment.
    Natalie Fleming: Honestly, I don't care if you have a Tank in your back yard.
    Nels Mitchell: High priority on right to hunt & fish on public lands.
    Paulette Jordan: Opposes teachers being front line defenders in classrooms.
    Paulette Jordan: Stand-your-ground laws lead to homicide of people of color.
    Raul Labrador: It is time to enact 'stand your ground' legislation in Idaho.
    Russ Fulcher: Establish constitutional right to hunt, trap, and fish.
    Tommy Ahlquist: Oppose weakening right to bear arms.
Health Care
    Brad Little: Replace ObamaCare with local control.
    Brad Little: Respect voters' will if Proposition 2 passes.
    Brad Little: Honor the will of the people & implement Medicaid expansion.
    Brad Little: First state to introduce "enhanced short-term plans".
    Brad Little: Expanded telehealth access, let's make changes permanent.
    Brad Little: $50 million to improve behavioral healthcare across Idaho.
    Butch Otter: State-based health exchange, not federal one-size-fits-all.
    Butch Otter: Incentivize health care professionals to come to Idaho.
    Butch Otter: Expand Medicaid to cover those in state's healthcare gap.
    David Roth: Fix the gaps in the ACA, especially in under-served areas.
    Ed Humphreys: Ban vaccine and mask mandates, ban vaccine passports.
    Janice McGeachin: Support your right to try non-traditional health remedies.
    Janice McGeachin: Defending state means rejecting enhanced federal Medicaid.
    Jim Risch: ObamaCare is a regulatory quagmire.
    Michael Crapo: Oppose Obamacare; government-run health care not the answer.
    Nancy Harris: Supported Medicare for All; regulate drug prices.
    Natalie Fleming: Universal Catastrophic Insurance for expenses over $50,000.
    Nels Mitchell: Most of ObamaCare is good; fix the parts that aren't.
    Paulette Jordan: One solution to health care for all is Medicaid expansion.
    Paulette Jordan: Repeal Idaho's 'faith healing' exemption.
    Paulette Jordan: Expand Medicaid to cover those in state's healthcare gap.
    Paulette Jordan: Healthcare should be patient-centered, not profit-centered.
    Tommy Ahlquist: ObamaCare has been a disaster for doctors and patients.
    Brad Little: Make behavioral health services more accessible.
Homeland Security
    Jerry Sturgill: Maintain force structure needed for security of our nation.
    Jim Risch: Do everything to maintain a fully-equipped military.
    Jim Risch: We all agree that the military and NSA should be funded.
    Michael Crapo: Strong advocate for Idaho's Air Force Base & National Guard.
    Natalie Fleming: Fully prepared military but we must teach peace.
    Nels Mitchell: Maintain Mountain Home Air Force Base.
    Nels Mitchell: Staunch defender of Mountain Home Air Force Base.
    Paulette Jordan: Address mental healthcare issues of veterans.
    Tom Sullivan: Slightly increase military spending.
Immigration
    Brad Little: Make English the official state language.
    Butch Otter: Make English the official state language.
    David Roth: I support a pathway to citizenship for the DREAMers.
    Ed Humphreys: Craft a refugee resettlement policy that doesn't harm Idaho.
    Janice McGeachin: Make English the official state language.
    Jerry Sturgill: Refugees contribute to society; don't close borders for fear.
    Jim Risch: I oppose amnesty in any form.
    Jim Risch: First and foremost, we need to secure our borders.
    Michael Crapo: Strongest border enforcement realistically possible.
    Michael Crapo: Strongest border enforcement possible; no amnesty.
    Nancy Harris: Reform immigration and provide path to citizenship.
    Nels Mitchell: Idaho's farmers need immigration reform.
    Paulette Jordan: She wants to forge pathway for illegals to become citizens.
    Paulette Jordan: Address immigration, border security, enforcement separately.
    Raul Labrador: Building wall is critical step against illegal immigrants.
    Raul Labrador: Toughen laws against illegal immigrants.
    Ron DeSantis: Re-route illegal aliens in Florida to sanctuary states.
    Russ Fulcher: Make English the official state language.
    Tom Sullivan: Pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants.
    Brad Little: Secure the border to stop supply of fentanyl from Mexico.
Jobs
    Butch Otter: Hire One Act: income tax credit for creating new jobs.
    Dirk Kempthorne: Family Farm Security Task Force to improve ag conditions.
    Jerry Sturgill: People need a living wage.
    Jerry Sturgill: Wage inequality is unforgivable.
    Michael Crapo: Provide system for legal foreign workers in agriculture.
    Paulette Jordan: Partner with local unions building apprenticeships.
    Paulette Jordan: Raise minimum wage in increments.
    Troy Minton: Raise minimum wage; relates to his fellow homeless.
Principles & Values
    Brad Little: Hard work, freedom, self-reliance, family and faith.
    Brad Little: I support the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
    Brad Little: Our statehouse demonstrates openness of political process.
    Butch Otter: Put aside partisanship & ambition in public interest.
    Ed Humphreys: America is the greatest nation on Earth.
    Ed Humphreys: I will protect and promote our God-given rights.
    Ed Humphreys: Idaho is the last foxhole for freedom and family values.
    Janice McGeachin: Inspired by Trump, joins him in "Draining the Swamp".
    Janice McGeachin: God has created each of us in His image.
    Janice McGeachin: Thank Trump for putting America first & keeping it great.
    Janice McGeachin: We are literally in the fight for our lives.
    Jerry Sturgill: LDS missionary in French Canada; then NYC financial lawyer.
    Kim Reynolds: Changed mind on Bible in classrooms.
    Marvin Pro-Life Richardson: Better if Ten Commandments were in our Constitution.
    Marvin Pro-Life Richardson: Member of IAP party, but follows Constitution Party platform.
    Michael Crapo: Attending Town Hall meetings in all 200 Idaho cities.
    Michael Crapo: Town meetings in all 200 incorporated towns across Idaho.
    Nancy Harris: I am a fourth generation Idahoan, and an entrepreneur.
    Nancy Harris: If we're not running, we're not defending democracy.
    Natalie Fleming: Natalie has been through the literal fires of hell.
    Nels Mitchell: Never been within 150 miles of Harry Reid; not hand-picked.
    Nels Mitchell: Middle-of-the-road Democrat; I'll team up with Republicans.
    Nels Mitchell: Idaho needs Senator who gets to work, not "Senator No".
    Nels Mitchell: Most conservative voting record in Senate in 2013.
    Nels Mitchell: Served in state Senate and as Lt. Governor, then governor.
    Paulette Jordan: Hard work, compassion and fairness are backbone to values.
    Paulette Jordan: Religious freedom is no excuse for bigotry.
    Paulette Jordan: Will stay awake and work on country's business.
    Paulette Jordan: We need a complete shift to people-first policymaking.
    Paulette Jordan: Youngest person elected to the Coeur d'Alene Tribal Council.
    Ron DeSantis: We have made Florida the freest state in these United States.
    Russ Fulcher: Motorcycle accident in middle of congressional campaign.
    Tommy Ahlquist: Protect religious freedom from assault on people of faith.
    Brad Little: Supreme Court should throw out 2020 election results.
Social Security
    Brad Little: Cap medical benefits at $155/mo for government retirees.
    Jim Risch: Reform Social Security without privatization.
    Jim Risch: Gradual changes now to avoid lower benefits later.
    Michael Crapo: Examine a wide array of proposals to strengthen system.
    Nels Mitchell: The greatest generation earned their retirement security.
    Nels Mitchell: Fight efforts to cut or privatize entitlements.
    Russ Fulcher: Cap medical benefits at $155/mo for government retirees.
    Tom Sullivan: Against privatizing; but reduce regulations.
Tax Reform
    Brad Little: Lift tax burden for everyone.
    Brad Little: Inform taxpayers to increase state income tax withholdings.
    Brad Little: Budget proposes $35 million in grocery tax relief.
    Brad Little: Proposes the single largest tax cuts in Idaho history.
    Brad Little: Already cut $1 billion in taxes, relief for Bidenflation.
    Brad Little: Enacted $2.5B in tax relief to help offset Bidenflation.
    Butch Otter: Reduce tax burden; lower rates for individuals & businesses.
    Butch Otter: Lower the marginal tax rate for highest income.
    Dirk Kempthorne: Return $140M of surplus to taxpayers.
    Ed Humphreys: Abolish Idaho income tax.
    Janice McGeachin: I have consistently fought against raising your tax burden.
    Janice McGeachin: Lower the marginal tax rate for highest income.
    Jerry Brady: Remove tax breaks for media.
    Jim Risch: Earned nickname "taxpayers friend" by fighting tax increases.
    Jim Risch: I'll drop out if I got $53,000 in undisclosed tax relief.
    Jim Risch: No tax increases, but no cuts to entitlements nor veterans.
    Larry LaRocco: Risch got undisclosed personal $53,000 from his tax relief.
    Michael Crapo: We cannot tax our way to prosperity; simplify tax code.
    Nancy Harris: Tax the wealthy; ensure they pay their fair share.
    Paulette Jordan: Trump tax cut only benefitted rich, increased deficit.
    Ron DeSantis: I am proposing a $1 billion gas tax holiday.
    Russ Fulcher: Lower the marginal tax rate for highest income.
    Tommy Ahlquist: Lower taxes will lead to job growth.
    Brad Little: We created a fair, predictable, and lower flat income tax.
Technology
    Brad Little: Adequate broadband infrastructure for both rural & urban.
    Brad Little: Cybersecurity Task Force: modernize government data.
    Brad Little: Improve highway system; invest in broadband.
    Butch Otter: Support STEM Action Center and Computer Science Initiative.
    Jim Risch: Co-sponsored bill to protect small business from cyberattack.
    Paulette Jordan: Strengthen cybersecurity to prevent election interference.
    Ron DeSantis: Enact protections for the data privacy of all Floridians.
War & Peace
    Chris Smith: U.S. is not kidding about human rights in Hong Kong & China.
    Nels Mitchell: Don't concentrate on Syria at the expense of home.
    Tom Sullivan: Withdraw from Iraq; carry on in Pakistan.
Welfare & Poverty
    Brad Little: First-Time Home Buyer Account: tax break for young families.


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