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| 2016 Election: | Hillary's book | Trump's book | Bernie's book | Ted Cruz's book | | | 2016 Senate Debates |
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(click a book cover for a review or other books by or about the presidency from Amazon.com) |
from CBS GOP S.C. Debate (number of quotes indicated): |
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| OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details) |
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Abortion Donald Trump: Planned Parenthood does great work on women's health. |
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Budget & Economy Jeb Bush: Florida thrived under my leadership. John Kasich: Ohio went from $8 billion deficit to $2 billion surplus. |
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Corporations Jeb Bush: Hedge fund managers should pay taxes the same as others. |
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Education Ben Carson: Free college is a non-starter. |
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Environment Donald Trump: Eminent domain is something you need very strongly. Jeb Bush: Eminent domain should not be used for private purposes. |
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Families & Children John Kasich: A big mosaic: we all take care of each other. Marco Rubio: Make investing in kids deductible like business expenses. |
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Foreign Policy Donald Trump: Figure out who our allies are. Donald Trump: Iran deal is one of the worst I've ever seen. Jeb Bush: Russia's Putin is not an ally of the US & everyone knows it. John Kasich: US should not be world's police in places like Iraq. Marco Rubio: Three main threats: Asia-Pacific, Middle East, and Russia. Marco Rubio: I voted against the president's inadequate Syria strategy. |
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Free Trade Donald Trump: Trade pacts are no good for us and no good for our workers. |
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Government Reform Ben Carson: Appointing a justice before election would be divisive. Ben Carson: We have 645 federal agencies--that's way, way too many. Donald Trump: Delay, delay, delay on Supreme Court appointment. Donald Trump: I would build consensus, not use Executive Orders. Jeb Bush: I'm an Article II guy: Presidency over Supreme Court. John Kasich: Country too partisan to appoint justice before election. Marco Rubio: No to a simple majority to confirm a Supreme Court justice. Marco Rubio: I will reverse US decline, both at home and abroad. Ted Cruz: 80-year history of no Supreme Court changes in election year. |
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Health Care John Kasich: Ohio expanded Medicaid but not for ObamaCare. John Kasich: We save $22,500 a year by treating addicts & mentally ill. |
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Homeland Security Donald Trump: How did W keep us safe? WTC came down during his watch. Jeb Bush: Reverse the sequester and rebuild the military. Marco Rubio: George W. Bush kept us safe and dealt with Hussein. |
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Immigration Jeb Bush: Show compassion to illegals with a path to legal status. John Kasich: Nuts to deport 11M people; legalize with fine & back taxes. Marco Rubio: Amnesty means no consequences; I was never for that. Ted Cruz: I led the fight to defeat the Reid-Schumer amnesty bill. |
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Jobs Donald Trump: Bring jobs back from China, Mexico, Japan, and Vietnam. |
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Principles & Values Ted Cruz: FactCheck: Yes, Cruz speaks Spanish & understands Univision. Ben Carson: 2AM phone calls are about presidential judgement. Donald Trump: We should have impeached George W. Bush for Iraq War lies. Jeb Bush: We need someone with a servant's heart and also a backbone. |
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Social Security Donald Trump: I will save Social Security with more jobs, less waste. |
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Tax Reform Ben Carson: Taxes start at 150% of poverty level & some tax below that. Ted Cruz: Tax returns on a postcard. |
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War & Peace Ben Carson: Replacing Mideast dictators leads to chaos, like in Iraq. Ben Carson: Bomb oil tankers even if it hurts the environment. Donald Trump: We've spent $5T in the Mideast and gotten nothing. Jeb Bush: Policy of containment against ISIS just |
