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John Kasich on Abortion
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- Vetoed "fetal heartbeat" law (abortion ban after 6 weeks). (Jan 2019)
- Ban abortions after 20 weeks; but no "heartbeat bill". (Dec 2016)
- Require abortion clinics to have nearby hospital & doctor. (Dec 2016)
- Cut $1.3M in funding for discredited Planned Parenthood. (Mar 2016)
- Defund Planned Parenthood, like we are trying in Ohio. (Sep 2015)
- Federal shutdown ineffective in defunding Planned Parenthood. (Sep 2015)
- Reasonable exceptions, but respect other opinions. (Aug 2015)
- Require women seeking an abortion listen to fetal heartbeat. (Oct 2013)
- Admire pregnant women who don't treat cancer to protect baby. (Jun 2010)
- Pro-life except rape & incest; supports litmus test. (Apr 1999)
- Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortions. (Apr 2000)
- Voted YES on barring transporting minors to get an abortion. (Jun 1999)
- Opposes federal abortion funding. (Aug 2010)
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John Kasich on Budget & Economy
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- 1995 shutdown on phony budget led to real balanced budget. (Apr 2017)
- 1990s successful reform and leadership can happen again. (Apr 2017)
- Ohio went from $8 billion deficit to $2 billion surplus. (Feb 2016)
- We're nowhere close to a balanced budget; needs 3 things... (Jan 2016)
- Working families are nervous with economic uncertainty. (Jan 2016)
- Converted Ohio's $8B deficit to $2B surplus. (Nov 2015)
- Economic theory is fine, but people need help. (Nov 2015)
- No more silly deals; amendment for Balanced Budget. (Oct 2015)
- Lift everybody and build a stronger America. (Aug 2015)
- Wall Street is vital for the US, but often times too greedy. (Apr 2015)
- National tour to call for a balanced-budget amendment. (Mar 2015)
- Balanced Budget Forever: promote constitutional amendment. (Feb 2015)
- 1989 had 3 budgets: Democrats'; President's; and Kasich's. (May 2006)
- 1995 shutdown led to first balanced budget in 40 years. (May 2006)
- Sarbanes-Oxley deters legitimate American business. (May 2006)
- Require balanced budget; block grant everything to states. (Nov 1996)
- Against ethanol subsidies, and all subsidies. (Apr 1999)
- Supports balanced budget amendment & line item veto. (Sep 1994)
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John Kasich on Civil Rights
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- Strongly opposed "bathroom bills" against transgender people. (Dec 2018)
- Court has ruled on same-sex marriage & we have to accept it. (Apr 2017)
- Pray for customers with whom you disagree, but sell to them. (Feb 2016)
- Women workers in governor's office paid $10/hr less than men. (Oct 2015)
- Government employees should comply with gay marriage ruling. (Sep 2015)
- Can respect and love gay people. (Aug 2015)
- I attended a gay wedding; accept the Supreme Court ruling. (Aug 2015)
- I support traditional marriage, but it's time to move on. (Jun 2015)
- Admires courage of Aung San Suu Kyi & Rosa Parks. (Jun 2010)
- Made speech in high school to ease tensions during race riot. (May 2006)
- End “racial profiling” locally, or federally. (May 1999)
- Affirmative action OK via recruitment; not via quotas. (May 1999)
- Voted YES on banning gay adoptions in DC. (Jul 1999)
- Voted YES on ending preferential treatment by race in college admissions. (May 1998)
- Supports Amendment to prevent same sex marriage. (Aug 2010)
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John Kasich on Corporations
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- Businesses are job creators, the engines of job growth. (Apr 2017)
- Never let depositors lose their bank deposits. (Nov 2015)
- Worked for Lehman Brothers before the Great Recession. (Oct 2015)
- FactCheck: Managing Director at Lehman, but not Board member. (Oct 2015)
- No income taxes on small businesses up to $2M. (Feb 2015)
- OpEd: Don't pick winners & losers? Offers 12 tax credits. (Oct 2005)
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John Kasich on Crime
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- Spared 7 death-row inmates; executed 15 more. (Jul 2018)
- Rehab, not prison, for low-level offenders. (Mar 2018)
- FactCheck: Catholic faith does NOT support death penalty. (Sep 2017)
- Black Lives Matter means the system doesn't work for them. (Apr 2016)
- Police must understand challenges of black community. (Apr 2016)
- Ban the box: no criminal history check on job applications. (Dec 2015)
- Save money by converting prisoners to taxpayers. (Aug 2015)
- Community must understand challenge of police & deadly force. (Aug 2015)
- Death penalty is consistent with justice & Christian values. (May 2015)
- My policies worked to integrate police and community in Ohio. (May 2015)
- Columbine victims showed courage by not renouncing God. (Jun 2010)
- It's God's job to judge if punishment fits the crime. (Jun 2010)
- Cops & Kids Plan: put more police on the street. (Oct 1999)
- Columbine: Community involvement, not new laws. (May 1999)
- Voted NO on funding for alternative sentencing instead of more prisons. (Jun 2000)
- Voted YES on more prosecution and sentencing for juvenile crime. (Jun 1999)
- Voted NO on maintaining right of habeas corpus in Death Penalty Appeals. (Mar 1996)
- Voted YES on making federal death penalty appeals harder. (Feb 1995)
- Voted NO on replacing death penalty with life imprisonment. (Apr 1994)
- Supports capital punishment for certain crimes. (Aug 2010)
- More prisons, more enforcement, effective death penalty. (Sep 1994)
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John Kasich on Drugs
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- Longer prison sentences for fentanyl-related offenses. (Aug 2018)
- Make low-level drug use a misdemeanor; treatment not prison. (Aug 2018)
- Presidents can't solve drug problem; local communities can. (Apr 2017)
- If we all marched against drugs, we'd win that battle. (Apr 2017)
- Shut down the pill mills; put crooked doctors in jail. (Apr 2017)
- StartTalking! Talk to kids to say no to opiates. (Apr 2017)
- No mixed message: don't do opioids & don't do marijuana. (Mar 2017)
- 2016: Legalized medical marijuana, with tight regulations. (Mar 2017)
- Don't send mixed signals to kids by legalizing. (Oct 2015)
- The tsunami of drugs threatens families. (Aug 2015)
- 50% lower chance of drug use if kids hear "don't do drugs". (Feb 2015)
- Refuse to celebrate the drug-filled lifestyle. (May 2006)
- Educate students that marijuana is a gateway drug. (Oct 1999)
- Place babies of addicted mothers into foster homes. (Oct 1999)
- Voted YES on prohibiting needle exchange & medical marijuana in DC. (Oct 1999)
- Rated B- by NORML, indicating a pro-drug-reform stance. (Nov 2016)
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John Kasich on Education
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- Unfair to shift tax decision from people to school board. (Apr 2017)
- Go after cost drivers in colleges, like sell parking lots. (Oct 2015)
- I like the ideas in Common Core, but not the program. (Jul 2015)
- We need charter schools, with state oversight. (Jul 2015)
- $120 million student debt relief fund; plus online college. (Feb 2015)
- No unfunded mandates for schools. (Mar 2011)
- Daughters attend a Christian school. (Jun 2010)
- Bible stories are historical facts. (Jun 2010)
- Did earth come about on its own? Evidence says No. (Jun 2010)
- Our broken public school system is beyond fixing. (May 2006)
- Competition is what's missing from public school monopoly. (May 2006)
- Not enough money for public schools? Aw, give me a break!. (May 2006)
- Send 95% of federal funds to classrooms. (May 1999)
- Redirect AmeriCorps funds to college and mentoring. (May 1999)
- Teach character in public school classrooms. (May 1999)
- More after-school programs with federal plus local funding. (May 1999)
School Choice
- Empower local people instead of bureaucrats. (May 1999)
- Create competition in public schools. (May 1999)
- Tax money for entrepreneurial private schools. (Apr 1999)
- Voted YES on allowing vouchers in DC schools. (Aug 1998)
- Voted YES on vouchers for private & parochial schools. (Nov 1997)
- Voted YES on giving federal aid only to schools allowing voluntary prayer. (Mar 1994)
- Supports a Constitutional Amendment for school prayer. (May 1997)
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John Kasich on Energy & Oil
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- I've evolved on climate change: stop denying it. (Feb 2019)
- Subsidies for electric vehicles and renewables. (Feb 2019)
- Centrist climate policy: price for carbon dioxide emissions. (Feb 2019)
- Balance low-cost & environment by pursuing all sources. (Dec 2017)
- Supports Keystone XL, clean coal; and "smart grid". (Dec 2017)
- No state bailout for aging nuclear plants. (Aug 2017)
- Nuclear power is yesterday; natural gas represents tomorrow. (Aug 2017)
- 1978: Citizens Committee on Energy to discuss solar & wind. (Apr 2017)
- Keep state mandate on renewable energy. (Dec 2016)
- 20,000 jobs from fracking plus 300,000 other jobs. (Nov 2015)
- Yes, Ohio won with fracking, but we're diversified. (Oct 2015)
- Mandate that electric utilities use at least 8.5% renewables. (Oct 2015)
- All-of-the-above approach, with stepped-up fossil fuels. (Oct 2015)
- Open more federal lands to oil and natural gas exploration. (Oct 2015)
- Balanced use of green energy & low-cost energy. (Sep 2015)
- Climate change is a real issue, but the extent is unproven. (Aug 2015)
- Raise severance tax on oil & gas from 20 cents upward. (Feb 2015)
- Opposed Yucca Mountain nuclear waste facility. (Mar 2000)
- Voted NO on starting implementation of Kyoto Protocol. (Jun 2000)
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John Kasich on Environment
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- Eliminate NOAA; let DOI safeguard natural resources. (Sep 2018)
- Properly balance environmental stewardship and job creation. (Sep 2018)
- Reduce Erie pollution with tougher fertilizer regulations. (Jul 2018)
- Mandate best practices to reduce farm fertilizer runoff. (Jul 2018)
- $2.5B invested in cleaning Lake Erie, and keep it clean. (Apr 2017)
- We should not worship environment like pantheists. (Jun 2015)
- Strengthen Clean Water Act; increase federal grazing fees. (Nov 1996)
- Manage the environment to bequest it to future. (Apr 1999)
- Environment and economy are not at odds. (Apr 1999)
- Devolve enviro policy-making to State and community. (Apr 1999)
- Examples of local enviro policy successes. (Apr 1999)
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John Kasich on Families & Children
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- CATCH court: prostitutes are victims of human trafficking. (Apr 2017)
- Re-prioritize family planning funds away from abortion. (Mar 2016)
- Put pimps in jail & treat women as victims of trafficking. (Feb 2016)
- A big mosaic: we all take care of each other. (Feb 2016)
- Paid maternity leave is reason for pay gap. (Jan 2016)
- Offer maternity work-at-home, but not paid leave. (Jan 2016)
- We need to rebuild our families and neighborhoods. (Oct 2015)
- Nothing is more important to me than faith, family & friends. (Aug 2015)
- De-fund all family planning centers that discuss abortion. (Jul 2013)
- Being a father is all about setting an example. (May 2006)
- Yesterday's R movies have become today's PG fare. (May 2006)
- Expand day-care choices; remove subsidy restrictions. (May 1999)
- “Family-friendly” flex-time helps parents and business. (May 1999)
- Restrict liability lawsuits to allow more on-site day-care. (May 1999)
- Entertainment should not sabotage American culture. (May 1999)
- Use tax code to reinforce families. (Sep 1994)
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John Kasich on Foreign Policy
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- America First should not be America Alone. (Sep 2018)
- Cooperation and engagement instead of "Fortress America". (Jun 2018)
- China is converting economic power into regional influence. (Jun 2018)
- Opportunity to cooperate with China instead of containment. (Jun 2018)
- Engage the world, instead of acting unilaterally. (Mar 2018)
- FactCheck: Yes, U.S. economy bigger than next two combined. (Apr 2017)
- NATO & Western alliance has kept the peace since WWII. (Feb 2017)
- I have a longer track record with Israel than any candidate. (Feb 2016)
- Chinese are best way to calm down North Korea. (Feb 2016)
- US should not be world's police in places like Iraq. (Feb 2016)
- Supports Saudi Arabia but knock it off with radical clerics. (Jan 2016)
- We need coalition of Arab countries, like Bush-41 did. (Jan 2016)
- Pause accepting Syrian refugees to create stringent checks. (Nov 2015)
- China doesn't own the South China Sea; show US Navy there. (Nov 2015)
- No more dickering & delays: Syria's Assad has got to go. (Oct 2015)
- Keep Iran accountable, WITHIN the existing Nuclear Deal. (Sep 2015)
- Syrian refugee situation is fundamentally a European crisis. (Sep 2015)
- Against nuclear deal with Iran; keep state sanctions. (Sep 2015)
- Refugee crisis is on Europe, but US also has responsibility. (Sep 2015)
- Fight ISIS with a coalition including US ground troops. (Jul 2015)
- Criticizes Saudis for extremism in Sunni-Shia split. (Jan 2015)
- Phase out economic aid to Russia & others. (Nov 1996)
- No diplomatic relations with Cuba nor Vietnam. (Nov 1996)
- Heed the clear warning of the Cox Report. (May 1999)
- Engage internationally but choose missions carefully. (Apr 1999)
- Focus on terrorism, oil, & nuclear development. (Mar 1999)
- Voted YES on $156M to IMF for 3rd-world debt reduction. (Jul 2000)
- Voted YES on Permanent Normal Trade Relations with China. (May 2000)
- Voted YES on $15.2 billion for foreign operations. (Nov 1999)
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John Kasich on Free Trade
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- Review trade violations without heavy-handed tariffs. (Jun 2018)
- Combat Chinese dumping and currency manipulation. (Jun 2018)
- Trade was not responsible for job losses; technology was. (Jun 2018)
- Support TPP to eliminate 18,000 foreign tariffs on US goods. (Jun 2018)
- Tariffs lead to acrimony among friends & going it alone. (Jun 2018)
- Tariffs slow down the economy and hurt 40 million jobs. (Jun 2018)
- Supports Trans-Pacific Partnership but not trade ideology. (Sep 2016)
- TPP takes advantage of economic opportunities in Pacific Rim. (Sep 2016)
- Shut down trade when countries dump in America. (Mar 2016)
- I support fair trade against dumping, to protect steel. (Jan 2016)
- TPP is a strategic alliance against China. (Nov 2015)
- Open trade is good for us, but don't be saps. (Jul 2015)
- Trade, but not at all costs: clamp down on cheaters. (Jul 2015)
- Supports NAFTA and GATT. (Nov 1996)
- Voted NO on withdrawing from the WTO. (Jun 2000)
- Voted YES on 'Fast Track' authority for trade agreements. (Sep 1998)
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John Kasich on Government Reform
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- Supreme Court should disallow partisan gerrymandering. (Mar 2018)
- Supreme Court should disallow partisan gerrymandering. (Mar 2018)
- Post-truth environment makes us intolerant of other opinions. (Apr 2017)
- 1979: refused $5,000 raise as State Senator. (Apr 2017)
- Investigate Russian election hacking from within Congress. (Feb 2017)
- My judicial appointments are solid conservatives. (Feb 2016)
- Country too partisan to appoint justice before election. (Feb 2016)
- Freeze all federal regulations for one year. (Jan 2016)
- Let states decide how to govern themselves, not DC. (Oct 2015)
- Move power, money and influence out of Washington. (Sep 2015)
- A handful of billionaires should not decide who is president. (Aug 2015)
- Deal with fundraising influencing voting decisions. (Jul 2015)
- Require complete & sufficient ID on absentee ballots. (Feb 2014)
- End simultaneous registration and early voting. (Feb 2014)
- Skinny-down bureaucracy & kick out special interests. (Nov 2010)
- Bible study group swelled during 1992 House banking scandal. (Jun 2010)
- Separating church and state is goofy misinterpretation. (Jun 2010)
- Limited government supported by our Judeo-Christian ethics. (May 2006)
- 1970s: No judge pay raise until state employee pay raise. (May 2006)
- Money affects ability to honestly assess policy situation. (May 2006)
- Allow faith-based institutions to address social ills. (May 1999)
- Ax Commerce and Energy Depts. (Mar 1999)
- Voted NO on banning soft money and issue ads. (Sep 1999)
- Limit punitive damages; term limits on Congress. (Sep 1994)
- Government is too big, too intrusive, too easy with money. (Sep 1994)
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John Kasich on Gun Control
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- 1999: Cool off after school shootings; 2018: time for action. (Nov 2018)
- Learn from mass shooting tragedies and take action. (Sep 2018)
- Significant changes, while we protect the Second Amendment. (Mar 2018)
- We need bipartisan gun reform to deal with mass shootings. (Feb 2018)
- Background checks and increased attention to mental illness. (Feb 2018)
- Supports state reciprocity and concealed carry. (Dec 2017)
- Registering mentally ill is first priority in gun control. (Nov 2015)
- 2nd Amendment advocate: NRA rating changed from "F" to "A". (Aug 2015)
- Keep existing restrictions, but tighten up on terrorist guns. (Nov 1996)
- Cool off before making new gun laws after Littleton. (May 1999)
- More parenting better than more gun laws. (May 1999)
- Voted YES on decreasing gun waiting period from 3 days to 1. (Jun 1999)
- Opposes restrictions on the right to bear arms. (Aug 2010)
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John Kasich on Health Care
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- $112M for mental health hospital, plus Medicaid expansion. (Mar 2018)
- To Dems: let market work; to GOP: help people who need it. (Aug 2017)
- Medicaid expansion brought health care to 700,000 people. (Apr 2017)
- Reforming ObamaCare ok; cutting coverage is not. (Feb 2017)
- Very, very bad idea to phase out Medicaid expansion. (Feb 2017)
- Give financial incentive for low cost & good outcomes. (Feb 2016)
- Ohio expanded Medicaid but not for ObamaCare. (Feb 2016)
- We save $22,500 a year by treating addicts & mentally ill. (Feb 2016)
- We reduced Medicaid funding by 7.5% with no benefit cuts. (Nov 2015)
- Ohio took Medicaid from 10% to 2.5%. (Oct 2015)
- Expand Medicaid; everybody has a right to God-given purpose. (Aug 2015)
- Opposes ObamaCare but not all public programs. (Aug 2015)
- Shift funding from nursing homes to home-based care. (Mar 2015)
- Accepted ObamaCare's Medicaid expansion statewide. (Feb 2015)
- Expand Medicaid to 275,000 poor Ohioans, but not ObamaCare. (Oct 2013)
- Equalize mental health coverage with physical health. (Oct 1999)
- $776B tax cut plan helps people afford health care. (Mar 1999)
- Voted YES on subsidizing private insurance for Medicare Rx drug coverage. (Jun 2000)
- Voted YES on banning physician-assisted suicide. (Oct 1999)
- Voted YES on establishing tax-exempt Medical Savings Accounts. (Oct 1999)
- Opposes government-run healthcare. (Aug 2010)
- Opposes physician-assisted suicide. (Aug 2010)
- Loosen "one-size-fits-all" approach to Medicaid. (Jan 2011)
- Collect data on birth defects and present to the public. (Apr 1998)
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John Kasich on Homeland Security
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- Prioritize nuclear agreements like START and INF. (Jun 2018)
- Improve veteran healthcare with more options & fewer delays. (Dec 2017)
- Easier licensing for veterans; and more job services. (Dec 2017)
- Focused on excess spending on Armed Services Committee. (Apr 2017)
- 1980s: B-2 didn't make financial sense nor strategic sense. (Apr 2017)
- Cutting Pentagon budget doesn't weaken defense. (Apr 2017)
- $100B more to rebuild the military, with Pentagon reforms. (Feb 2016)
- No more Syrian refugees in Ohio or anywhere in USA. (Nov 2015)
- Expand voucher program for veterans' healthcare. (Sep 2015)
- Iran nuke deal makes us stronger; we could restart sanctions. (Sep 2015)
- Make a coalition to fight ISIS in Syria. (Aug 2015)
- Run drone program out of Pentagon, not the CIA. (Apr 2015)
- $1B per plane for B-2 is a colossal misuse of money. (May 2007)
- Cheap Hawk: Strong on defense; tight with a dollar. (May 2006)
- Walked out when preacher opined against missiles in Europe. (May 2006)
- Fire professor who said 9-11 victims brought on attack. (May 2006)
- Limit federal agencies investigating suspected terrorists. (Nov 1996)
- Limited military use, only under US command. (May 1999)
- Voted YES on deploying SDI. (Mar 1999)
- No US troops under UN command; more defense spending. (Sep 1994)
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John Kasich on Immigration
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- Allies directly affected should repatriate Syrian refugees. (Jun 2018)
- DREAMers are part of the fabric of America. (Jun 2018)
- Nuts to deport 11M people; legalize with fine & back taxes. (Feb 2016)
- It's a silly argument to ship 11M illegals back to Mexico. (Nov 2015)
- Focus of immigration should be to keep families together. (Sep 2015)
- Latino immigrants will continue to play critical role in US. (Sep 2015)
- Focus on border & guest workers, not birthright citizenship. (Sep 2015)
- 1993: end birthright citizenship; 2015: not part of approach. (Aug 2015)
- Seal the border with Mexico, support legal immigrants. (Jul 2015)
- Open to pathway to citizenship, but doesn't like it. (Feb 2015)
- Post-Sept-11 open-door melting-pot is essentially intact. (May 2006)
- Limit the number of legal immigrants, and their benefits. (Nov 1996)
- Voted YES on more immigrant visas for skilled workers. (Sep 1998)
- Protect DREAMers instead of deporting them. (Dec 2017)
- Declared English the official language of the US. (Jan 1999)
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John Kasich on Jobs
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- Work is a good and noble thing, for purpose & satisfaction. (Apr 2017)
- No local vote on $15 minimum wage; keep $8.10. (Dec 2016)
- I created jobs in Congress & in Ohio; let's make it thrice. (Nov 2015)
- When you balance the budget & cut taxes, people get work. (Nov 2015)
- Don't raise minimum wage willy-nilly, & do it at state level. (Sep 2015)
- Limit collective-bargaining rights for public employees. (Mar 2015)
- 2011: Public employee union reforms overturned by voters. (Feb 2015)
- No strikes allowed for public employees. (Nov 2013)
- Let employers hire replacement workers during strikes. (Jun 1993)
- Incentives to businesses create jobs & raise wages. (Sep 1994)
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John Kasich on Principles & Values
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- OpEd: moderate Republican who has been critical or Trump. (Mar 2019)
- OpEd: Realism & anti-liberalism define #NeverTrump ideology. (Mar 2019)
- Why not a bipartisan ticket for president & veep? (Nov 2018)
- The press is a critical foundation of freedom--not the enemy. (Apr 2018)
- I didn't leave the Republican Party; it left me. (Apr 2018)
- Respect for secular humanists. (Mar 2018)
- Two-party system no longer appeals to majority of voters. (Feb 2018)
- Democracy rises up from the many, not down from the few. (Apr 2017)
- Republican Party is my vehicle, not my master. (Apr 2017)
- The sun is going to rise to the zenith in America again. (Apr 2017)
- Civilization's enemies seek America's fall. (Apr 2017)
- Path to darkness is seeing America broken by "the other". (Apr 2017)
- Cast vote in 2016 presidential race for John McCain. (Apr 2017)
- Leaders need vision that excites the team they've built. (Apr 2017)
- America's divided; reunite by thinking bigger than ourselves. (Apr 2017)
- Focus on common humanity and fix problems where we live. (Apr 2017)
- America's great, and you can shoot for the stars. (Feb 2016)
- Establishment lane, anti-establishment lane & Kasich lane. (Jan 2016)
- Need to promote Western values to win war of ideas. (Nov 2015)
- Capitalism needs values to avoid unfettered greed. (Nov 2015)
- Conservative government will rebuild American from bottom up. (Nov 2015)
- Get this country moving again. (Oct 2015)
- For the presidency. qualifications trump personal religion. (Sep 2015)
- Battle radicals by showing greatness of west. (Sep 2015)
- America is great because it's run from the bottom up. (Sep 2015)
- We turned Ohio around; people have hope again. (Aug 2015)
- OpEd: Impatient with bureaucracy & with partisan posturing. (Mar 2015)
- Kasich rhymes with Basic. (Nov 2010)
- Hosted Fox News program "Heartland with John Kasich". (Jun 2010)
- I can't figure out how anyone gets along without the Bible. (May 2006)
- I don't care what you stand for, but stand for something. (May 2006)
- As college student, wrote to Pres. Nixon and then they met. (May 2006)
- 1970s: Beat entrenched incumbent state senator 56%-44%. (May 2006)
- Power flows from the individual to the government. (May 1999)
Religion
- The Lord wants America to succeed and for America to lead. (Aug 2015)
- Biblical manifesto: old law is gone; have faith in God. (Jun 2010)
- Belonged to Bible study group for 20 years. (Jun 2010)
- I find God every other Monday. (Jun 2010)
- Learned faith via pastor dying of cancer. (Jun 2010)
- Sought God after parents' death in car crash. (Jun 2010)
- Living life of faith can be a liberating thing. (Jun 2010)
- Objective moral values have existed since Creation. (Jun 2010)
- Catholic Church has been unaccountable on sex abuse charges. (May 2006)
- Always carries copy of St Augustine's "Confessions". (May 2006)
- Built relationship with God after parents died in car crash. (May 2006)
- Religious affiliation: Christian. (Nov 2000)
- Member of the Tea Party movement. (Aug 2012)
- Contract with America: 10 bills in 1st 100 days of Congress. (Sep 1994)
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John Kasich on Social Security
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- Deal with all entitlements or we'll drown in debt. (Aug 2017)
- Fix Social Security: keep the promise. (Apr 2017)
- Fix Social Security by lowering benefits. (Oct 2015)
- More 18-year-olds believe in UFOs than in getting Soc.Sec. (May 2006)
- Personal Retirement Savings Accounts invest 2% privately. (May 1999)
- Voted YES on reducing tax payments on Social Security benefits. (Jul 2000)
- Reduce taxes on Social Security earnings. (Sep 1994)
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John Kasich on Tax Reform
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- Reduce tax withholding by 3.1%. (Aug 2018)
- My plan is no fantasy; I moved Ohio from $8B to $2B surplus. (Oct 2015)
- No taxes on small business; kill the death tax. (Oct 2015)
- Eliminated the Ohio estate tax but hiked cigarette taxes. (Mar 2015)
- $3 billion in tax cuts for job creators. (Feb 2015)
- Lower taxes to create competitive climate. (Nov 2010)
- 1970s: In Ohio Senate, unwilling to raise taxes. (May 2006)
- 10% tax cut to promote charitable giving. (May 1999)
- Tax credits (100%) for charitable donations. (May 1999)
- $776B tax cut plan helps people afford health care. (Mar 1999)
- Voted YES on eliminating the "marriage penalty". (Jul 2000)
- Voted YES on $46 billion in tax cuts for small business. (Mar 2000)
- Opposes both marriage penalty & federal tax increases. (Aug 2010)
- Supports the Taxpayer Protection Pledge. (Jan 2012)
- Repeal marriage tax; cut middle class taxes. (Sep 1994)
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John Kasich on Technology
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- Americans now get news from "reinforcing media". (Apr 2017)
- Create "cyber-range" for cybersecurity training. (Apr 2017)
- Fund highways now; self-driving cars and drones later. (Mar 2017)
- Develop capability to identify & destroy cyber-attackers. (Nov 2016)
- USA Freedom Act needs balance, not aggressive government. (Feb 2016)
- Get Silicon Valley people to solve Pentagon problems. (Jan 2016)
- Broadcast Judeo-Christian values abroad, to help defeat ISIS. (Nov 2015)
- Replace "Rust Belt" with Cloud computing and 3-D printing. (Feb 2015)
- Catch up on local public construction with 31,000 jobs. (Mar 2014)
- Faith matters, but so does building up expertise. (Jun 2010)
- Journalists should ask, "Am I reporting or pimping?". (May 2006)
- Do better job labeling movies for graphic content. (May 2006)
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John Kasich on War & Peace
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- Keep up pressure on North Korea to give up nukes. (Jun 2018)
- Balance cooperation and confrontation with China. (Jun 2018)
- Forward-deploy US forces in the Pacific to challenge China. (Jun 2018)
- War on terror should focus on threats to US homeland. (Jun 2018)
- Talk with North Korea, but reimpose sanctions if no results. (Jun 2018)
- Eradicate leadership of North Korea but no military strike. (Apr 2017)
- We need more than Special Forces in Libya. (Mar 2016)
- Arm the Ukrainians and fight ISIS in Syria, Libya. (Feb 2016)
- How to deal with Russia on Ukraine: Punch 'em in the nose. (Feb 2016)
- If there weren't WMDs in Iraq, we shouldn't have gone. (Feb 2016)
- Find moderate rebels in Syria; work with them against Assad. (Dec 2015)
- No-fly zone 1st priority, but ok with more aid for refugees. (Nov 2015)
- Invading force but no occupying force in Syria. (Nov 2015)
- US ground troops in Syria, but not involved in civil war. (Nov 2015)
- Work with allies like Israel, Egypt, Jordan. (Nov 2015)
- Destroy ISIS, with US troops as part of coalition. (Nov 2015)
- No-fly zone in Syria & sanctuaries, enforced by U.S. (Oct 2015)
- Constitution requires Congress' approval of Iran nuke deal. (Sep 2015)
- We operate better in the world when our allies work with us. (Sep 2015)
- I'm a "cheap hawk": Cut Pentagon waste, but not spending. (Sep 2015)
- Fight ISIS by supporting Kurds and educating Iraqis. (Aug 2015)
- 2002: go to war with Iraq; 2015: we never should have gone. (Aug 2015)
- Iran nuke deal: verify, verify, verify, without the trust. (Apr 2015)
- Congressional debate before sending in ground troops. (May 1999)
- Russian mediation with Milosevic instead of a ground war. (Apr 1999)
- Should have used economic tools with rest of world. (Apr 1999)
- Russia should mediate; Congress should vote on escalation. (Apr 1999)
- Maintain aggression but negotiate with Milosevic. (Apr 1999)
- Ground war not in humanitarian nor international interest. (Apr 1999)
- Goals should be: help refugees & regional development. (Apr 1999)
- Rambouillet goals breached sovereignty of Yugoslavia. (Apr 1999)
- Use neutral mediators; be flexible on post-war force. (Apr 1999)
- Make clear-cut goals and timetables, then commit. (Mar 1999)
- Voted YES on disallowing the invasion of Kosovo. (May 1999)
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John Kasich on Welfare & Poverty
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- Our essence was putting yourself in somebody else's shoes. (Aug 2018)
- Champion the underdog, those discounted by society. (Apr 2017)
- Welfare without a path to work doesn't work. (Apr 2017)
- Let's reform welfare for rich people as well as poor. (Oct 2015)
- There are moral and practical reasons to help the poor. (Aug 2015)
- Matthew 25 commands us to aid the less fortunate. (Mar 2015)
- People who played by the rules suffered; act decisively now. (Feb 2015)
- Reach out and help those who live in the shadows. (Feb 2015)
- Replace war on the poor with Christian compassion. (Oct 2013)
- Chaired committee which overhauled the welfare system. (Nov 2010)
- Focus next phase of welfare reform on fathers. (May 1999)
- Voted YES on responsible fatherhood via faith-based organizations. (Nov 1999)
- Limit welfare to 2 years & cut welfare spending. (Sep 1994)
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Strongly Opposes
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Ban abortions after 20 weeks; but no "heartbeat bill": Strongly Opposes topic 1 Require abortion clinics to have nearby hospital & doctor: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Cut $1.3M in funding for discredited Planned Parenthood: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Re-prioritize family planning funds away from abortion: Opposes topic 1 Defund Planned Parenthood, like we are trying in Ohio: Opposes topic 1 Reasonable exceptions, but respect other opinions: Favors topic 1 I attended a gay wedding; accept the Supreme Court ruling: Favors topic 1 Require women seeking an abortion listen to fetal heartbeat: Strongly Opposes topic 1 De-fund all family planning centers that discuss abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Pro-life except rape & incest; supports litmus test: Opposes topic 1 Opposes federal abortion funding: Opposes topic 1 YES on barring transporting minors to get an abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 YES on banning partial-birth abortions: Opposes topic 1 |
Opposes
topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| Vetoed "fetal heartbeat" law (abortion ban after 6 weeks): Favors topic 2 Paid maternity leave is reason for pay gap: Strongly Opposes topic 2 Women workers in governor's office paid $10/hr less than men: Strongly Opposes topic 2 Admires courage of Aung San Suu Kyi & Rosa Parks: Favors topic 2 Made speech in high school to ease tensions during race riot: Favors topic 2 End “racial profiling” locally, or federally: Neutral on topic 2 Affirmative action OK via recruitment; not via quotas: Favors topic 2 YES on ending preferential treatment by race in college admissions: Opposes topic 2 |
Favors
topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(+2 points on Social scale)
| Strongly opposed "bathroom bills" against transgender people: Strongly Favors topic 3 Court has ruled on same-sex marriage & we have to accept it: Favors topic 3 Pray for customers with whom you disagree, but sell to them: Favors topic 3 Government employees should comply with gay marriage ruling: Favors topic 3 Can respect and love gay people: Favors topic 3 I support traditional marriage, but it's time to move on: Favors topic 3 Supports Amendment to prevent same sex marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 YES on banning gay adoptions in DC: Opposes topic 3 |
Strongly Favors
topic 4:Keep God in the public sphere
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Respect for secular humanists: Favors topic 4 Broadcast Judeo-Christian values abroad, to help defeat ISIS: Strongly Favors topic 4 Chaired committee which overhauled the welfare system: Favors topic 4 Bible stories are historical facts: Favors topic 4 Did earth come about on its own? Evidence says No: Favors topic 4 Separating church and state is goofy misinterpretation: Strongly Favors topic 4 Limited government supported by our Judeo-Christian ethics: Strongly Favors topic 4 I can't figure out how anyone gets along without the Bible: Favors topic 4 Entertainment should not sabotage American culture: Favors topic 4 Allow faith-based institutions to address social ills: Strongly Favors topic 4 Focus next phase of welfare reform on fathers: Favors topic 4 Supports a Constitutional Amendment for school prayer: Strongly Favors topic 4 YES on giving federal aid only to schools allowing voluntary prayer: Strongly Favors topic 4 YES on responsible fatherhood via faith-based organizations: Favors topic 4 |
Favors
topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
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| $112M for mental health hospital, plus Medicaid expansion: Favors topic 5 To Dems: let market work; to GOP: help people who need it: Favors topic 5 Medicaid expansion brought health care to 700,000 people: Favors topic 5 Reforming ObamaCare ok; cutting coverage is not: Favors topic 5 Very, very bad idea to phase out Medicaid expansion: Strongly Favors topic 5 Give financial incentive for low cost & good outcomes: Opposes topic 5 Expand Medicaid; everybody has a right to God-given purpose: Favors topic 5 Opposes ObamaCare but not all public programs: Opposes topic 5 Accepted ObamaCare's Medicaid expansion statewide: Favors topic 5 Expand Medicaid to 275,000 poor Ohioans, but not ObamaCare: Strongly Favors topic 5 Equalize mental health coverage with physical health: Favors topic 5 $776B tax cut plan helps people afford health care: Opposes topic 5 Opposes government-run healthcare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Loosen "one-size-fits-all" approach to Medicaid: Opposes topic 5 YES on establishing tax-exempt Medical Savings Accounts: Opposes topic 5 YES on subsidizing private insurance for Medicare Rx drug coverage: Opposes topic 5 |
Favors
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
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| Deal with all entitlements or we'll drown in debt: Favors topic 6 Fix Social Security: keep the promise: Opposes topic 6 Fix Social Security by lowering benefits: Favors topic 6 Personal Retirement Savings Accounts invest 2% privately: Strongly Favors topic 6 Reduce taxes on Social Security earnings: Favors topic 6 YES on reducing tax payments on Social Security benefits: Favors topic 6 |
Favors
topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
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| Unfair to shift tax decision from people to school board: Strongly Favors topic 7 I like the ideas in Common Core, but not the program: Opposes topic 7 We need charter schools, with state oversight: Favors topic 7 No unfunded mandates for schools: Favors topic 7 Our broken public school system is beyond fixing: Favors topic 7 Competition is what's missing from public school monopoly: Strongly Favors topic 7 Send 95% of federal funds to classrooms: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Empower local people instead of bureaucrats: Favors topic 7 Create competition in public schools: Opposes topic 7 Tax money for entrepreneurial private schools: Strongly Favors topic 7 YES on vouchers for private & parochial schools: Strongly Favors topic 7 YES on allowing vouchers in DC schools: Favors topic 7 |
Neutral on
topic 8:Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
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| Eliminate NOAA; let DOI safeguard natural resources: Strongly Favors topic 8 Properly balance environmental stewardship and job creation: Favors topic 8 Reduce Erie pollution with tougher fertilizer regulations: Opposes topic 8 Mandate best practices to reduce farm fertilizer runoff: Opposes topic 8 FactCheck: Catholic faith does NOT support death penalty: Favors topic 8 $2.5B invested in cleaning Lake Erie, and keep it clean: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Freeze all federal regulations for one year: Favors topic 8 We should not worship environment like pantheists: Favors topic 8 Strengthen Clean Water Act; increase federal grazing fees: Strongly Opposes topic 8 |
Favors
topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
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| Spared 7 death-row inmates; executed 15 more: Favors topic 9 Rehab, not prison, for low-level offenders: Opposes topic 9 CATCH court: prostitutes are victims of human trafficking: Opposes topic 9 Black Lives Matter means the system doesn't work for them: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Police must understand challenges of black community: Opposes topic 9 Put pimps in jail & treat women as victims of trafficking: Favors topic 9 Ban the box: no criminal history check on job applications: Opposes topic 9 Save money by converting prisoners to taxpayers: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Death penalty is consistent with justice & Christian values: Strongly Favors topic 9 My policies worked to integrate police and community in Ohio: Opposes topic 9 It's God's job to judge if punishment fits the crime: Opposes topic 9 Cops & Kids Plan: put more police on the street: Favors topic 9 Supports capital punishment for certain crimes: Strongly Favors topic 9 More prisons, more enforcement, effective death penalty: Favors topic 9 NO on replacing death penalty with life imprisonment: Strongly Favors topic 9 YES on making federal death penalty appeals harder: Strongly Favors topic 9 NO on maintaining right of habeas corpus in Death Penalty Appeals: Favors topic 9 YES on more prosecution and sentencing for juvenile crime: Favors topic 9 NO on funding for alternative sentencing instead of more prisons.: Strongly Favors topic 9 |
Neutral on
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
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| 1999: Cool off after school shootings; 2018: time for action: Opposes topic 10 Learn from mass shooting tragedies and take action: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Significant changes, while we protect the Second Amendment: Opposes topic 10 We need bipartisan gun reform to deal with mass shootings: Opposes topic 10 Background checks and increased attention to mental illness: Opposes topic 10 Supports state reciprocity and concealed carry: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Registering mentally ill is first priority in gun control: Favors topic 10 2nd Amendment advocate: NRA rating changed from "F" to "A": Strongly Favors topic 10 Keep existing restrictions, but tighten up on terrorist guns: Opposes topic 10 Cool off before making new gun laws after Littleton: Favors topic 10 More parenting better than more gun laws: Favors topic 10 Opposes restrictions on the right to bear arms: Strongly Favors topic 10 YES on decreasing gun waiting period from 3 days to 1: Strongly Favors topic 10 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Reduce tax withholding by 3.1%: Opposes topic 11 Eliminated the Ohio estate tax but hiked cigarette taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 11 No income taxes on small businesses up to $2M: Strongly Opposes topic 11 $3 billion in tax cuts for job creators: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Lower taxes to create competitive climate: Strongly Opposes topic 11 10% tax cut to promote charitable giving: Opposes topic 11 Tax credits (100%) for charitable donations: Opposes topic 11 Tax cuts and national renewal: Opposes topic 11 $776B tax cut plan helps people afford health care: Opposes topic 11 Opposes both marriage penalty & federal tax increases: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Supports the Taxpayer Protection Pledge: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Repeal marriage tax; cut middle class taxes: Opposes topic 11 YES on eliminating the "marriage penalty": Opposes topic 11 YES on $46 billion in tax cuts for small business: Opposes topic 11 |
Favors
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
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| DREAMers are part of the fabric of America: Strongly Favors topic 12 Focus of immigration should be to keep families together: Favors topic 12 1993: end birthright citizenship; 2015: not part of approach: Opposes topic 12 Seal the border with Mexico, support legal immigrants: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Open to pathway to citizenship, but doesn't like it: Favors topic 12 Limit the number of legal immigrants, and their benefits: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Protect DREAMers instead of deporting them: Strongly Favors topic 12 Declared English the official language of the US: Opposes topic 12 YES on more immigrant visas for skilled workers: Favors topic 12 |
Favors
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
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| Review trade violations without heavy-handed tariffs: Favors topic 13 Combat Chinese dumping and currency manipulation: Opposes topic 13 Trade was not responsible for job losses; technology was: Favors topic 13 Support TPP to eliminate 18,000 foreign tariffs on US goods: Favors topic 13 Tariffs slow down the economy and hurt 40 million jobs: Strongly Favors topic 13 Supports Trans-Pacific Partnership but not trade ideology: Favors topic 13 TPP takes advantage of economic opportunities in Pacific Rim: Strongly Favors topic 13 Shut down trade when countries dump in America: Strongly Opposes topic 13 I support fair trade against dumping, to protect steel: Strongly Opposes topic 13 TPP is a strategic alliance against China: Favors topic 13 Open trade is good for us, but don't be saps: Opposes topic 13 Trade, but not at all costs: clamp down on cheaters: Favors topic 13 Supports NAFTA and GATT: Strongly Favors topic 13 YES on 'Fast Track' authority for trade agreements: Strongly Favors topic 13 YES on Permanent Normal Trade Relations with China: Strongly Favors topic 13 NO on withdrawing from the WTO: Strongly Favors topic 13 |
Favors
topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| America First should not be America Alone: Opposes topic 14 Cooperation and engagement instead of "Fortress America": Strongly Opposes topic 14 China is converting economic power into regional influence: Favors topic 14 Opportunity to cooperate with China instead of containment: Opposes topic 14 Allies directly affected should repatriate Syrian refugees: Strongly Favors topic 14 Balance cooperation and confrontation with China: Opposes topic 14 Tariffs lead to acrimony among friends & going it alone: Strongly Opposes topic 14 Engage the world, instead of acting unilaterally: Strongly Opposes topic 14 The sun is going to rise to the zenith in America again: Favors topic 14 Civilization's enemies seek America's fall: Favors topic 14 Path to darkness is seeing America broken by "the other": Opposes topic 14 NATO & Western alliance has kept the peace since WWII: Opposes topic 14 America's great, and you can shoot for the stars: Favors topic 14 Arm the Ukrainians and fight ISIS in Syria, Libya: Strongly Favors topic 14 Need to promote Western values to win war of ideas: Strongly Favors topic 14 Pause accepting Syrian refugees to create stringent checks: Favors topic 14 No more Syrian refugees in Ohio or anywhere in USA: Strongly Favors topic 14 Refugee crisis is on Europe, but US also has responsibility: Opposes topic 14 Phase out economic aid to Russia & others: Strongly Favors topic 14 No diplomatic relations with Cuba nor Vietnam: Strongly Favors topic 14 Engage internationally but choose missions carefully: Strongly Opposes topic 14 The Lord wants America to succeed and for America to lead: Strongly Favors topic 14 |
Opposes
topic 15:Expand the military
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| Prioritize nuclear agreements like START and INF: Opposes topic 15 Improve veteran healthcare with more options & fewer delays: Favors topic 15 Easier licensing for veterans; and more job services: Favors topic 15 Focused on excess spending on Armed Services Committee: Opposes topic 15 1980s: B-2 didn't make financial sense nor strategic sense: Strongly Opposes topic 15 Cutting Pentagon budget doesn't weaken defense: Strongly Opposes topic 15 Create "cyber-range" for cybersecurity training: Favors topic 15 $100B more to rebuild the military, with Pentagon reforms: Favors topic 15 I'm a "cheap hawk": Cut Pentagon waste, but not spending: Favors topic 15 $1B per plane for B-2 is a colossal misuse of money: Strongly Opposes topic 15 Cheap Hawk: Strong on defense; tight with a dollar: Opposes topic 15 Limited military use, only under US command: Opposes topic 15 No US troops under UN command; more defense spending: Favors topic 15 YES on deploying SDI: Favors topic 15 |
Favors
topic 16:Make voter registration easier
(+2 points on Social scale)
| Supreme Court should disallow partisan gerrymandering: Strongly Favors topic 16 Supreme Court should disallow partisan gerrymandering: Strongly Favors topic 16 Require complete & sufficient ID on absentee ballots: Strongly Opposes topic 16 End simultaneous registration and early voting: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Skinny-down bureaucracy & kick out special interests: Favors topic 16 Money affects ability to honestly assess policy situation: Favors topic 16 NO on banning soft money and issue ads: Opposes topic 16 |
Opposes
topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements
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| Keep up pressure on North Korea to give up nukes: Opposes topic 17 Forward-deploy US forces in the Pacific to challenge China: Opposes topic 17 War on terror should focus on threats to US homeland: Strongly Favors topic 17 Talk with North Korea, but reimpose sanctions if no results: Opposes topic 17 Eradicate leadership of North Korea but no military strike: Opposes topic 17 How to deal with Russia on Ukraine: Punch 'em in the nose: Opposes topic 17 Find moderate rebels in Syria; work with them against Assad: Strongly Opposes topic 17 No-fly zone 1st priority, but ok with more aid for refugees: Opposes topic 17 Invading force but no occupying force in Syria: Strongly Opposes topic 17 China doesn't own the South China Sea; show US Navy there: Opposes topic 17 Destroy ISIS, with US troops as part of coalition: Strongly Opposes topic 17 No more dickering & delays: Syria's Assad has got to go: Strongly Opposes topic 17 No-fly zone in Syria & sanctuaries, enforced by U.S.: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Iran nuke deal makes us stronger; we could restart sanctions: Strongly Favors topic 17 Against nuclear deal with Iran; keep state sanctions: Strongly Favors topic 17 Make a coalition to fight ISIS in Syria: Opposes topic 17 Fight ISIS by supporting Kurds and educating Iraqis: Favors topic 17 2002: go to war with Iraq; 2015: we never should have gone: Favors topic 17 Fight ISIS with a coalition including US ground troops: Opposes topic 17 Iran nuke deal: verify, verify, verify, without the trust: Opposes topic 17 Focus on terrorism, oil, & nuclear development: Opposes topic 17 |
Favors
topic 18:Prioritize green energy
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| I've evolved on climate change: stop denying it: Favors topic 18 Subsidies for electric vehicles and renewables: Strongly Favors topic 18 Centrist climate policy: price for carbon dioxide emissions: Favors topic 18 Balance low-cost & environment by pursuing all sources: Opposes topic 18 Supports Keystone XL, clean coal; and "smart grid": Strongly Opposes topic 18 No state bailout for aging nuclear plants: Favors topic 18 Nuclear power is yesterday; natural gas represents tomorrow: Strongly Opposes topic 18 1978: Citizens Committee on Energy to discuss solar & wind: Strongly Favors topic 18 Keep state mandate on renewable energy: Strongly Favors topic 18 Mandate that electric utilities use at least 8.5% renewables: Strongly Favors topic 18 All-of-the-above approach, with stepped-up fossil fuels: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Open more federal lands to oil and natural gas exploration: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Balanced use of green energy & low-cost energy: Opposes topic 18 Raise severance tax on oil & gas from 20 cents upward: Favors topic 18 Opposed Yucca Mountain nuclear waste facility: Favors topic 18 Manage the environment to bequest it to future: Favors topic 18 Environment and economy are not at odds: Favors topic 18 Devolve enviro policy-making to State and community: Opposes topic 18 NO on starting implementation of Kyoto Protocol: Strongly Opposes topic 18 |
Favors
topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
(-3 points on Social scale)
| Longer prison sentences for fentanyl-related offenses: Strongly Favors topic 19 Make low-level drug use a misdemeanor; treatment not prison: Opposes topic 19 Presidents can't solve drug problem; local communities can: Strongly Favors topic 19 If we all marched against drugs, we'd win that battle: Favors topic 19 Shut down the pill mills; put crooked doctors in jail: Strongly Favors topic 19 StartTalking! Talk to kids to say no to opiates: Strongly Favors topic 19 No mixed message: don't do opioids & don't do marijuana: Strongly Favors topic 19 2016: Legalized medical marijuana, with tight regulations: Opposes topic 19 Don't send mixed signals to kids by legalizing: Strongly Favors topic 19 The tsunami of drugs threatens families: Opposes topic 19 50% lower chance of drug use if kids hear "don't do drugs": Favors topic 19 Refuse to celebrate the drug-filled lifestyle: Strongly Favors topic 19 Educate students that marijuana is a gateway drug: Strongly Favors topic 19 Place babies of addicted mothers into foster homes: Favors topic 19 Rated B- by NORML, indicating a pro-drug-reform stance: Strongly Opposes topic 19 YES on prohibiting needle exchange & medical marijuana in DC: Strongly Favors topic 19 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Businesses are job creators, the engines of job growth: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Fund highways now; self-driving cars and drones later: Favors topic 20 We're nowhere close to a balanced budget; needs 3 things...: Opposes topic 20 Converted Ohio's $8B deficit to $2B surplus: Opposes topic 20 When you balance the budget & cut taxes, people get work: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Require balanced budget; block grant everything to states: Strongly Opposes topic 20 |
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