Perry on the Issues
Rick Perry
Governor of Texas- Perry’s jobs plan revolves around energy: by overhauling what he calls "job killing" environmental regulations and expanding the U.S. energy market, he says he can create 1.2 million-2.5 million new jobs.
- Perry champions a Texas program that allows children of undocumented workers to pay in-state college tuition. But the answer to the failures of federal border policies, he says, is not to grant amnesty to illegal immigrants.
- Perry has said that the "best advice" he would give to Occupy Wall Street protesters is that "money is probably the most highly overrated thing in the world from the standpoint of really being happy with your life." Perry has aligned himself with the Tea Party, noting in his book that the “Tea Party movement began in earnest as the result of boiling frustration among Americans, triggered by the dramatic expansion of government into their private affairs through bailouts and so-called stimulus plans.”
- Perry proposes expanding oil exploration offshore and on land by executive order, which he says will create more than a million new jobs, and advocates the rejection of “activist EPA regulations.”
- Perry says his opposition to abortion rights is not an "election-year slogan." He also says he vows to end the encroachment of federal government into private affairs.
- Perry has called Social Security a Ponzi scheme and says states should design their own Social Security programs. But he believes that benefits for retirees and those nearing retirement should be protected.
- Perry seeks to limit government spending to 18 percent of GDP, implement a freeze on federal hiring and salaries, eliminate earmarks, and ban government bailouts – moves he says would balance the budget in less than a decade. Perry also favors a Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution.
- Perry says the U.S. should maintain a "presence" in Afghanistan but that a quick military withdrawal is needed. He has suggested U.S. troops be sent to Mexico if drug violence there gets worse. Perry would eliminate all foreign aid –“every country is going to start at zero dollars” -- and then reallocate depending on each country’s support for the U.S. He would also fortify the border with fencing, human patrols, and “unmanned aerial assets.
- Perry says he would repeal Obama’s healthcare legislation, entrust the states with Medicaid, and reform Medicare by raising the age of eligibility and allocating benefits based a recipient’s income.
Top Industries Donating to Perry campaign
| Industry | Total |
|---|---|
| Misc Business | $3392109 |
| Finance, Insurance & Real Estate | $2155284 |
| Other | $1348165 |
| Energy & Natural Resources | $1346512 |
| Construction | $656200 |
| Lawyers & Lobbyists | $641409 |
| Health | $576031 |
| Transportation | $495200 |
| Agribusiness | $254800 |
| Communications/Electronics | $183600 |
| Ideological/Single-Issue | $78000 |
| Defense | $22250 |
| Labor | $0 |
Huntsman on the Issues
Jon Huntsman
U.S. Ambassador to China (2009-2011)
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- Huntsman advocates tax reform via the implementation of a plan similar to the Simpson-Bowles Commission’s “zero plan,” as well as by reducing the corporate tax rate and eliminating the Alternative Minimum Tax and taxes on capital gains and dividends. He would also unwind Obama’s financial regulatory reforms, remove the EPA’s “job-killing” regulations, and expand and enhance international trade agreements.
- Huntsman supports heightened border security and has said that while the idea of a fence “repulses” him, America may have no other choice.
- Huntsman has said that the Occupy protests are legitimate expressions of free speech and as such are “uniquely American” and “traditional.”
- Huntsman supports an increase in domestic oil production, lifting restrictions on “fracking,” and pursuing new energy technologies such as coal-to-liquid fuel.
- Huntsman favors the overturn of Roe v. Wade and opposes gay marriage, although he says he would honor state laws that have legalized same-sex marriage.
- Huntsman believes that Social Security and Medicare are unsustainable in the long-term and supports means testing for both.
- Huntsman supports a balanced budget amendment and "a real focus on entitlement reform" to address the national debt, which he says is “immoral” and will otherwise “metastasize and kill this country.”
- Huntsman supports an American troop withdrawal from Afghanistan and the expansion of international trade agreements. He opposes waterboarding and torture, which he says lowers America’s “standing in the world and the values that we project, which include liberty, democracy, human rights and open markets.”
- Huntsman opposes the individual mandate and Obama’s healthcare law, which he says he believes will be overturned by the Supreme Court.
Top Industries Donating to Huntsman campaign
| Industry | Total |
|---|---|
| Finance, Insurance & Real Estate | $467473 |
| Misc Business | $410496 |
| Other | $260350 |
| Lawyers & Lobbyists | $129350 |
| Health | $62131 |
| Communications/Electronics | $61750 |
| Energy & Natural Resources | $37600 |
| Construction | $26850 |
| Transportation | $11250 |
| Agribusiness | $9750 |
| Ideological/Single-Issue | $7400 |
| Defense | $6250 |
| Labor | $0 |
Bachmann on the Issues
Michele Bachmann
Congresswoman for Minnesota’s 6th District
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- Bachmann has said building a border fence between the U.S. and Mexico would be her first priority. "As president of the United States, every mile, every yard, every foot, every inch will be covered on that southern border," Bachmann said while campaigning in South Carolina.
- Bachmann is a Tea Party advocate and founder of the conservative moment's caucus in Congress. A small group of "Occupy" protesters disrupted Bachmann's speech aboard the USS Yorktown in South Carolina on Nov. 11, accusing her of "dividing Americans" and promoting discrimination. Bachmann later called the protestors “ignorant and disrespectful.”
- Bachmann would work to lift restrictions on off-shore drilling and increase access to oil and natural gas on the Outer Continental Shelf. She would also stop the Environmental Protection Agency's cap-and-trade, end this “Job Killing Agency’s” threats against the growing domestic shale gas industry, and end the threat of tax increases for energy explorers and producers.
- Bachmann opposes gay marriage and legal abortion – she has pledged as president to nominate judges who she believes will overturn Roe v. Wade -- and supports the right to bear arms.
- Bachmann says Social Security should remain unchanged for Americans 65 years and older. For younger Americans, however, she believes the system should be reformed to allow individuals to be able to invest their Social Security taxes in private accounts.
- Bachmann says it's time to draw a line in the sand and stop increasing the debt load on the nation and future generations. She has vowed to "stand firm" against any increase in the U.S. debt ceiling.
- Bachmann says the United States is at war with radical Islamic extremism. She says she would "stand on the side of Israel" and would ensure that Iran never has a nuclear weapon. She vows to commit the resources necessary to protect the nation but says even the military's budget must be examined for places where the United States can do more or at least the same with less. She believes the country must never put troops in harm's way unless there is a clear, vital U.S. interest at stake and a clear mission.
- Bachmann says she won't rest until Obama's healthcare reform is repealed and would push for greater competition in the healthcare market, which she says would result in both lower prices and better outcomes. She would also work "to unleash the power of medical innovation" and personal choice.
Top Industries Donating to Bachmann campaign
| Industry | Total |
|---|---|
| Other | $743262 |
| Misc Business | $229236 |
| Finance, Insurance & Real Estate | $213251 |
| Health | $131517 |
| Ideological/Single-Issue | $112479 |
| Construction | $78985 |
| Communications/Electronics | $65497 |
| Agribusiness | $53827 |
| Energy & Natural Resources | $49390 |
| Transportation | $42746 |
| Lawyers & Lobbyists | $39751 |
| Defense | $12386 |
| Labor | $0 |
Cain on the Issues
Herman Cain
Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (1995-1996)
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- Cain’s solution for creating jobs is his "9-9-9" tax reform plan, which would throw out the federal tax code and replace it with a flat 9 percent rate for corporate, income, and sales taxes.
- Cain has said he would secure the border by building an electrified fence between the United States and Mexico.
- Cain, who has embraced the Tea Party movement, has called Occupy Wall Street “un-American” and “anti-capitalism.” In a Wall Street Journal interview, he addressed Occupy protesters, saying: “Don't blame Wall Street, don't blame the big banks, if you don't have a job and you're not rich, blame yourself.” He later said he wasn’t talking about the nation’s 14 million unemployed.
- Cain proposes rolling back “excessive” environmental regulations that have “forced American consumers to rely far too heavily on foreign oil” and ramping up domestic sources of energy. He says decisions about energy sources should be left up to the free market.
- Cain opposes abortion and has called Planned Parenthood "planned genocide," arguing that the organization's mission is to "help kill black babies before they came into the world.” He supports a federal ban on gay marriage.
- Cain has said he would create optional personal retirement accounts in lieu of Social Security modeled after a system in Chile.
- Cain says the solution to America’s national debt is cutting spending and, he says, “nothing should be off the table,” including every federal agency and government program.
- Cain has avoided taking a stand on the war in Afghanistan and says he would rely on advice from military commanders. The “Cain Doctrine” on national security is an extension of the Reagan philosophy, “peace through strength,” he says . “My philosophy is peace through strength and clarity. We need to clarify who our friends are, clarify who our enemies are, stop giving money to the enemies and make sure our enemies know who are friends are that we’re going to stand solidly behind,” Cain says.
- Cain says Obama’s healthcare should be replaced with “free market reforms” such as enacting loser pay laws and increasing the flexibility of Health Savings Accounts.
Top Industries Donating to Cain campaign
| Industry | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | $289934 | |||
| Misc Business | $200868 | |||
| Finance, Insurance & Real Estate | $149940 | |||
| Health | $81678 | |||
| Energy & Natural Resources | $54750 | |||
| Communications/Electronics | $44730 | |||
| Construction | $41451 | |||
| Lawyers & Lobbyists | $36265 | |||
| Agribusiness | $25300 | |||
| Transportation | $19500 | |||
| Defense | $8350 | |||
| Ideological/Single-Issue | $3637 | |||
| Labor | $0 |
Thaddeus McCotter
Congressman for Michigan’s 11th District
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Top Industries Donating to McCotter campaign
| Industry | Total |
|---|---|
| Ideological/Single-Issue | $506852 |
| Finance, Insurance & Real Estate | $16750 |
| Misc Business | $13250 |
| Lawyers & Lobbyists | $11500 |
| Transportation | $8650 |
| Other | $8450 |
| Energy & Natural Resources | $5000 |
| Construction | $3250 |
| Health | $3250 |
| Communications/Electronics | $500 |
| Agribusiness | $0 |
| Defense | $0 |
| Labor | $0 |
Tim Pawlenty
Governor of Minnesota (2003 - 2011)
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Top Industries Donating to Pawlenty campaign
| Industry | Total |
|---|---|
| Finance, Insurance & Real Estate | $1100971 |
| Other | $655215 |
| Misc Business | $443971 |
| Lawyers & Lobbyists | $291043 |
| Construction | $139532 |
| Health | $125379 |
| Communications/Electronics | $123250 |
| Energy & Natural Resources | $103073 |
| Transportation | $87500 |
| Agribusiness | $73600 |
| Ideological/Single-Issue | $59650 |
| Defense | $1500 |
| Labor | $0 |
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