Asa Hutchinson on Government Reform

	Asa Hutchinson on Government Reform Former Administrator of D.E.A.; former Republican Representative (AR-3)

1999: Brought articles of impeachment against Bill Clinton

In the 2014 campaign, former Rep. Ross is expected to go head-to-head with Republican Asa Hutchinson, a former congressman from Northwest Arkansas, in a race with some political ghosts. Ross is a protege of former President Bill Clinton; and, Hutchinson is the former congressman who brought the articles of impeachment against Clinton from the U.S. House of Representatives to trial in the U.S. Senate in 1999. Clinton was subsequently acquitted, ostensibly on the basis of an emotional floor speech by then-Senator Dale Bumpers, of Arkansas. Source: Hope Star on 2014 Arkansas gubernatorial race , Jan 2, 2014

Photo ID for voting

Question topic: People should be able to vote without photo identification.

Hutchinson: Disagree

Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2013 Arkansas Governor campaign , Sep 28, 2014

Cut outdated regulations and cut government employees

We have cut the size and inefficiency of government. We have worked to cut the red tape. We repealed over 800 outdated and unnecessary regulations, which makes state government less burdensome to taxpayers and businesses. We have reduced the size of the executive branch of state government by more than 1,400 employees. That is a reduction of over 5 percent. This is through improved management practices and attrition, but we can do more. Source: 2019 State of the State address to the Arkansas legislature , Jan 15, 2019

The Electoral College is critical to our nation

While I do believe there can be an effective review always to make sure our systems of elections work well, the Electoral College is what is critical to our nation. I supported that, and his challenge to that was wrong and did not serve our nation well and it was demonstrated on January 6th. Source: Fox News Sunday: Asa Hutchinson on impeaching Trump 2021 , Jan 24, 2021

Restrict campaign donations from foreigners or 3rd parties.

Hutchinson co-sponsored restricting campaign donations from foreigners or 3rd party

To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to increase the penalties imposed for making or accepting contributions in the name of another and to prohibit foreign nationals from making any campaign-related disbursements.

Increase civil & criminal penalties for knowing and willful violations of the prohibition against making or accepting contributions in the name of another.
Sets both civil and criminal fines at not less than 300% of the amount involved in the violation and not more than the greater of $50,000 or 1,000% of such amount.
Mandates a criminal fine or two years` imprisonment, or both.
Limits criminal penalties to violations involving an amount aggregating $1,000 or more during a calendar year.
Changes from discretionary to mandatory the authority of the Federal Election Commission to refer to the Attorney General any instance of probable cause that a violation of such prohibition has occurred.
Revises the current ban on contributions by foreign nationals to encompass all disbursements by foreign nationals, including any disbursement to a political committee of a political party and any disbursement for an independent expenditure.

Source: Conduit Contribution Prevention Act (H.R.1747) 1999-H1747 on May 11, 1999