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| 2020 Election: | Joe Biden's book | Cory Booker's book | Pete Buttigieg's book | Kamala Harris' book | Bernie Sanders' book | Donald Trump's book | 2018 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 2018 House PA elections (number of quotes indicated): |
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| OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details) |
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Abortion Madeline Dean: Supports women in their right to control their own bodies. Dan Meuser: Legal protection for innocent human life at every stage. Conor Lamb: Personally opposes abortion but will support it politically. |
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Budget & Economy Dan Meuser: Economy should work for everyone, including middle class. Lloyd Smucker: Supports balanced budget, tax cuts, and less regulation. |
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Civil Rights Brian Fitzpatrick: Allow transgender people in the military. Chrissy Houlahan: Inspired by 2017 Women's March to run for Congress. |
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Corporations Fred Keller: Stop the brain drain: encourage new businesses. Dan Meuser: Lower taxes and fewer burdensome regulations. John Joyce: Tax relief for middle-class, not corporations & lobbyists. |
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Crime Mary Gay Scanlon: Focus should be on rehabilitation not punishment. Conor Lamb: Pursue and prosecute the criminals; aid the victims. |
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Drugs John Joyce: Stop the flow of drugs over our southern border. Dan Meuser: Don't legalize marijuana; decriminalize small amounts. Susan Wild: Drug abuse is a medical, not criminal problem. Dan Meuser: Address opioid supply; harm reduction; and recovery. Conor Lamb: Urgent action to bring Rx painkillers & dealers to justice. Guy Reschenthaler: Medical marijuana relieves veteran suffering from PTSD. |
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Education Fred Keller: Passionate leader for public education. Dan Meuser: Stop school property taxes; they're crushing people. Chrissy Houlahan: Work to fund great public schools for our kids. Madeleine Dean: Fight for universal pre-K & equitable public education. Mary Gay Scanlon: Top priorities include public education. Conor Lamb: Student loan system needs major revamping; allow refinancing. |
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Energy & Oil Fred Keller: Don't tax natural gas industry to fund other energy business. Dan Meuser: Comprehensive domestic energy policy. Conor Lamb: Supports energy development; government shouldn't impede it. |
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Environment Fred Keller: Champion for the agriculture industry & farming heritage. Fred Keller: Support Waterway Conservancy; oppose tire burning facility. Dan Meuser: Regulations cost residents; Meuser wants answers. Mary Gay Scanlon: Strengthen EPA with more testing and enforcement. Susan Wild: Supports EPA and making environmentalism bipartisan again. Guy Reschenthaler: Supported Libre's Law: increased penalties for animal abuse. Conor Lamb: Pro-environment but supports fracking. |
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Families & Children Chrissy Houlahan: Voted for more resources for domestic violence victims. Mary Gay Scanlon: Helping women around the world key to helping their kids. |
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Foreign Policy Susan Wild: Important to build relationships with other countries. Dan Meuser: I believe in conservatism and the `America First' agenda. |
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Free Trade John Joyce: USMCA benefits Pennsylvania manufacturers and farmers. Dan Meuser: Supports free trade in global economy but must be fair also. Susan Wild: Hold China accountable; open mind about tariffs. Conor Lamb: New tariffs on steel/aluminum will level the playing field. |
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Government Reform Dan Meuser: For Congressional term limits and ban on earmarks. Chrissy Houlahan: Simplify voter registration; extend early voting. Chrissy Houlahan: Get big money out of our campaigns, plus more disclosure. Conor Lamb: Right to vote is the foundation of our entire democracy. Dan Meuser: Voter ID to ensure that one person only gets one vote. John Joyce: Voter ID to fight 100,000 illegally registered voters. Madeleine Dean: Voter ID laws limit who has access to the ballot box. Mary Gay Scanlon: Expand voting rights; overturn barriers to access the ballot. Susan Wild: Get dark money out of politics. Susan Wild: Protect Social Security at all costs. Susan Wild: National holiday for elections; automatic voter registration. |
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Gun Control Mary Gay Scanlon: Guns are a public health issue: get guns off the street. Dan Meuser: Lifetime NRA member; will fight for 2nd Amendment rights. Dan Meuser: Fight to protect the rights of the unborn. Madeleine Dean: Universal background checks & assault weapons ban. Conor Lamb: Put the background check law into full effect. |
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Health Care Lloyd Smucker: Repeal ObamaCare & return regulatory power to states. Mary Gay Scanlon: Repair and expand Affordable Care Act to universal coverage. Chrissy Houlahan: Increase access to quality, affordable healthcare. Dan Meuser: Fight to repeal and replace ObamaCare. John Joyce: Repeal ObamaCare, but no changes to Medicare. Susan Wild: Establish a Medicare-for-All system. Dan Meuser: Need affordable health care; allow competition across states. Conor Lamb: Fix broken parts of ObamaCare, don't kill the entire package. Lloyd Smucker: ObamaCare is a failure because insurance costs increased. |
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Homeland Security Fred Keller: Passionate supporter for our nation's veterans. Chrissy Houlahan: Respect for vets means Trump shows up on Veterans Day. Guy Reschenthaler: Won 13 death penalty cases against terrorists in Iraq. Dan Meuser: Veterans deserve a VA department that does not fail them. |
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Immigration Chrissy Houlahan: Fix immigration and give DREAMers a path to citizenship. Guy Reschenthaler: Ban sanctuary cities and stop illegal immigration. Mary Gay Scanlon: Create pathway to citizenship for resident immigrants. Dan Meuser: Ban immigration from countries identified as bad actors. Dan Meuser: Build wall on southern border; stop illegals at all entries. Conor Lamb: Census is too important to be affected by partisan politics. Susan Wild: Census citizenship questions lead to under-counting. Conor Lamb: Work with the illegal immigrants; get them out of the dark. |
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Jobs Fred Keller: Apply local prevailing wage only for projects over $100,000. Chrissy Houlahan: Women should receive equal pay for equal work. Guy Reschenthaler: Encourages job creation by cutting regulations and red tape. Conor Lamb: Unions secure benefits and get jobs done. Conor Lamb: Fight for job training to prepare people for real jobs. |
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Principles & Values John Joyce: Election choice is between freedom and socialism. Tim Murphy: Girlfriend got divorced due to his extramarital affair. |
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Social Security Chrissy Houlahan: Social Security is a critical part of US safety net. Susan Wild: Protect and strengthen Social Security; no voucher schemes. Dan Meuser: Protect Social Security for retired and near retirement. Conor Lamb: Preserve and protect Social Security and Medicare. John Joyce: Social Security and Medicare are promises made. Conor Lamb: Fight all attempts to cut into social security benefits. |
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Tax Reform Fred Keller: Continually fought tax increase proposals. Guy Reschenthaler: Making the tax cuts permanent will benefit American workers. Dan Meuser: Supports Trump's tax cuts & regulation cuts. Conor Lamb: Opposes tax bill for throwing crumbs to the middle class. Guy Reschenthaler: Voted yes to cut taxes for top 1%. |
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Technology Chrissy Houlahan: We need to prioritize a big infrastructure bill. Chrissy Houlahan: Full funding for the Census; don't politicize it. Dan Meuser: Fully fund census to get a truly accurate count. John Joyce: Census should count CITIZENS and ask about citizenship. Madeleine Dean: Don't use census as a tool to scare immigrants. Mary Gay Scanlon: Full funding of the Census & no additional questions. Dan Meuser: A problem solver who supports the infrastructure bill. Susan Wild: Create jobs with government investment in infrastructure. Conor Lamb: We cannot put off infrastructure investment any longer. |
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War & Peace Lloyd Smucker: Strong pro-Israel stance: supports US embassy in Jerusalem. Dan Meuser: His foreign policy axiom is "speak softly--carry big stick". |
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