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from 2011 Republican primary debate at the Ronald Reagan Library in Simi Valley California (number of quotes indicated): |
It was sponsored by Politico and broadcast by MSNBC.
The debate marked the first appearance against his rivals by Texas Governor Rick Perry.
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Budget & Economy Herman Cain: 9-9-9 economic growth: stop picking winners & losers. Michele Bachmann: Problem is $1 in tax increases for each $3 in spending. Mitt Romney: I understand how the economy works because I lived in it. Mitt Romney: Let middle-income Americans save money tax-free. Mitt Romney: QE2 didn't work; focus on jobs & higher growth. Newt Gingrich: The Fed's secrecy & power are antithetical to a free society. Newt Gingrich: Put people back to work to raise revenues without taxes. Rick Perry: Keynesian theory is now done; never again in America. Rick Perry: Balanced Budget Amendment is the only way to sleep at night. Ron Paul: 1980s had huge deficits, despite Reagan's message. |
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Corporations Rick Santorum: Cut the corporate tax to zero, to create jobs. |
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Crime Rick Perry: If you kill a TX citizen, you will face ultimate justice. |
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Drugs Ron Paul: Our drug war is driving our immigration policy. |
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Education Newt Gingrich: I liked charter school programs in Obama's Race to the Top. Rick Perry: We reduced school spending in TX and raised graduation rates. |
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Energy & Oil Jon Huntsman: Gas is $13/gal if we count cost of troop deployments. Michele Bachmann: Goal is to keep gas prices low, like $1.79 a gallon. Rick Perry: Don't put economy in jeopardy based on unsettled science. Rick Perry: FactCheck: Yes, climate change is settled science. Ron Paul: I can get you a gallon of gas for a silver dime. |
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Environment Michele Bachmann: EPA rulemaking has been based on politics, not science. Rick Perry: We reduced NO2 and ozone in TX without scientists dictating. |
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Families & Children Michele Bachmann: Best results when family involved; worst with government. |
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Foreign Policy Michele Bachmann: Biggest issue in Middle East is nuclear Iran. Rick Perry: America shouldn't be in the business of adventurism. |
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Government Reform Ron Paul: I believe in market regulation, but not federal regulation. Ron Paul: Everything government does is a mandate. Ron Paul: Don't use Executive Orders for controversial laws. Ron Paul: FEMA just conditioned people to build where they shouldn't. |
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Health Care Jon Huntsman: We reformed UT healthcare without mandates. Michele Bachmann: ObamaCare is killing jobs. Michele Bachmann: FactCheck: CBO never claimed ObamaCare was a job-killer. Mitt Romney: On Day One, ObamaCare waivers to all 50 states. Rick Perry: Individual mandate just won't work. Rick Perry: Wipe out ObamaCare; block grant healthcare back to states. Rick Perry: TX wants freedom for healthcare menus & co-pays; feds refuse. Rick Perry: HillaryCare did not address agricultural needs. Rick Perry: I hate cancer; inoculate girls against HPV. Rick Perry: FactCheck: Yes, Perry sought mandatory HPV immunizations. Ron Paul: Markets instead of lobbyists writing drug laws. Ron Paul: Vaccinating 12-year-olds against HPV is bad medicine. |
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Homeland Security Herman Cain: Fix FEMA; don't abolish FEMA. Jon Huntsman: We need a DHS that doesn't make us feel like a shakedown. Jon Huntsman: 9-11 shattered our innocence and lost our confidence. Newt Gingrich: We have enemies that want disasters on an enormous scale. Rick Perry: Unprincipled to create Department of Homeland Security. Rick Perry: Glad Obama kept Gitmo open; America is safer because of it. Rick Santorum: Department of Homeland Security fixed an internal mess. Ron Paul: Abolish the TSA; let airlines establish security. |
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Immigration Herman Cain: Secure the border with more boots on the ground. Jon Huntsman: Focus on fixing legal immigration as well as illegal. Michele Bachmann: Our immigration law worked beautifully until 1960s. Michele Bachmann: Lack of border fence yields our sovereignty. Mitt Romney: Build 2,600-mile fence with enough guards to secure it. Mitt Romney: Turn off the magnet that attracts immigrants. Newt Gingrich: Require official English plus American history. Newt Gingrich: I voted for Reagan's legal guest worker program. Rick Perry: El Paso border is not safe until we have boots on the ground. Rick Santorum: No tricks like 1986; secure the border first. Rick Santorum: No promises & no government benefits to immigrants. Ron Paul: ID cards and border fences are not the American way. |
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Jobs Mitt Romney: Bain Capital created thousands of jobs during my time there. Mitt Romney: America is an extraordinary jobs machine. Mitt Romney: FactCheck: Reduced unemployment in MA from 5.6% to 4.7%. Mitt Romney: FactCheck: Jobs grew faster in MA under Romney's predecessor. Rick Perry: We created 1M jobs in TX while US lost 2.5M. Rick Perry: FactCheck: Texas has highest number of minimum wage workers. Rick Perry: FactCheck: Jobs grew faster in TX under Perry's predecessors. |
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Principles & Values Mitt Romney: Me & Tea Party are both for small government & low spending. |
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Social Security Herman Cain: Chilean model: they fixed the same broken system as US. Mitt Romney: Funding for Social Security is not working, but system works. Rick Perry: It's a monstrous lie that young people will get benefits. Rick Perry: Cannot keep the Social Security status quo. Rick Perry: FactCheck: Softened "fraud" rhetoric in current campaign. |
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Tax Reform Herman Cain: 9-9-9 economic plan: 9% income tax + 9% sales tax. Jon Huntsman: Let's take a pledge to not take any pledges, including taxes. |
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Technology Jon Huntsman: For GOP to win, we can't run from science. |
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War & Peace Jon Huntsman: Bring troops home from Afghanistan. Michele Bachmann: It was wrong for US to go into Libya. Rick Santorum: No isolationism on Libya; but Obama did it wrong. Ron Paul: Cut $20B in Green Zone air conditioning to force troops home. |
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Welfare & Poverty Ron Paul: Welfare state isn't in the Constitution. |
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