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from State of Georgia Archives (number of quotes indicated): |
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Abortion Allen Buckley: No regulations or funding regarding abortion. Amanda Swafford: Human life doesn't begin at conception. Brian Kemp: We need to protect the unborn and the born. Brian Kemp: Supports "Heartbeat Bill" and tough abortion laws. Brian Kemp: Signed fetal heartbeat bill, tax deductions for fetuses. Casey Cagle: Every child is a gift from God; 100% pro-life. Casey Cagle: Conservative values: pro-life & pro-second Amendment. David Perdue: Human life begins at conception. David Perdue: Backed ban on most abortions after six weeks. Derrick Grayson: Life begins at conception. Derrick Grayson: Will fight any taxpayer funding, let charity pay for it. Doug Collins: Co-sponsored bill giving legal protections to unborn. Drew Ferguson: Life beings at conception. Ed Tarver: Government should not legislate women's health decisions. Herschel Walker: Is "strongly pro-life" including conservative judges. Herschel Walker: Supports a total abortion ban without any exceptions. Jason Carter: Voted against restrictions on abortion rights. Jon Ossoff: Will only vote to confirm judges who will uphold Roe v. Wade. Jim Barksdale: Comprehensive reproductive health care services for women. Jim Martin: I support Roe v. Wade. Johnny Isakson: Government should not be funding Planned Parenthood. Johnny Isakson: Returned from surgery to defund Planned Parenthood. Jon Ossoff: Defend a woman's right to choose and Planned Parenthood. Jon Ossoff: Will only confirm judges pledged to uphold Roe v. Wade. Karen Handel: Endorsed by Susan B. Anthony List for pro-life women. Karen Handel: Chaired Commission with abortion grants, but opposed them. Karen Handel: I cut ties with Planned Parenthood because I was ordered to. Kelly Loeffler: Fierce opponent of abortion. Kelly Loeffler: Would support legislation to limit abortions. Kelly Loeffler: Endorsed by Susan B. Anthony List; unapologetically pro-life. Kelly Loeffler: Co-sponsored four bills to protect the unborn. Latham Saddler: Will fight to protect the lives of all our unborn children. Matt Lieberman: In campaign announcement, came out as pro-choice. Michelle Nunn: Safe, legal, rare, and woman's personal decision. Paul Broun: Human life begins at conception. Raphael Warnock: Supports Roe and a woman's right to choose. Raphael Warnock: Planned Parenthood endorsement: will fight new restrictions. Raphael Warnock: Longtime supporter of contraceptive access & abortion rights. Raphael Warnock: A decision between a woman and her doctor. Raphael Warnock: Pro-choice: focused on infant and maternal mortality. Rick Allen: Fight for the rights of the unborn. Rick Allen: Human life begins at conception. Shane Hazel: Government has helped execute over 70 million babies. Sonny Perdue: Require information session 24 hours before abortion. Sonny Perdue: Establish a stem cell tissue bank from fetal sources. Stacey Abrams: Expand reproductive freedom to under-served areas. Stacey Abrams: Don't jeopardize access to birth control. Teresa Tomlinson: A woman is the sole fiduciary of her body and any pregnancy. Tom Price: Would allow firing workers for birth control, abortion. Tom Price: Co-sponsored Right to Life Act, protecting zygotes. Tom Price: For Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. Tom Price: Opposed to free birth control on religious grounds. Vernon Jones: Abortions should always be legal. Vernon Jones: Supports embryonic stem cell research. Vernon Jones: Opposed anti-abortion "heartbeat" bill enacted in Georgia. Zell Miller: Promote and fund sexual abstinence programs. Shane Hazel: Supports bodily autonomy & right to health privacy. Stacey Abrams: Georgia law would investigate women for miscarriage. Stacey Abrams: Rights should be sacrosanct regardless of state lines. Stacey Abrams: Politicians are not scientists, don't set arbitrary limits. Keisha Lance Bottoms: Support Atlanta business in face of heartbill bill bans. Brad Raffensperger: Opposed abortion while in the state legislature. Chris Carr: Secured victory that returned abortion back to the states. Keisha Lance Bottoms: Take us back to Roe v. Wade which served this country well. |
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Budget & Economy Amanda Swafford: TARP manipulates the free enterprise system. Amanda Swafford: End the Federal Reserve; explore alternative currency. Brian Kemp: Georgians First Commission: more diverse economy. Casey Cagle: Expect state government to balance budget & reduce waste. Casey Cagle: JOBS: hire unemployed Georgians & incentivizes new business. David Perdue: Free enterprise is the key to national prosperity. David Perdue: Endorsed by Georgia Chamber of Commerce. David Perdue: Supported Opportunity Zones to incentivize investment. David Perdue: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau a "rogue agency". David Perdue: For Paycheck Protection Program, pro-market solutions. Derrick Grayson: End ever-increasing spending to keep system from imploding. Ed Tarver: End fraud, waste, and abuse in all departments of government. Herschel Walker: Best way to help people succeed: don't give them a handout. Jim Barksdale: Audit the federal government to weed out double-spending. Jon Ossoff: Upgraded infrastructure foundation for decades of prosperity. Jon Ossoff: Investment in infrastructure is overdue. Jon Ossoff: More regulation of banks, reinstate Glass-Steagall Act. Jon Ossoff: COVID: we need more direct relief from federal government. Jon Ossoff: For stricter government oversight; cut duplicate programs. Jon Ossoff: Fund public media, guarantee editorial independence. Jon Ossoff: COVID: Put families & small business ahead on relief. Jon Ossoff: Republican Senate will mean paralysis and gridlock. Jon Ossoff: COVID: Another round of $1,200 stimulus checks. Kelly Loeffler: COVID: We need to reopen our economy. Josh Lanier: Congress is out of control on spending. Karen Handel: Cut spending and reduce regulations. Kelly Loeffler: Support record economic growth, job creation under Trump. Kelly Loeffler: COVID: No bailout to "blue states" for socialist policies. Kelly Loeffler: Cut regulations; encourage investment; lower taxes. Kelly Loeffler: COVID: Brought $47 billion to help Georgia jobs, businesses. Latham Saddler: Stimulus has too much wasteful spending. Michelle Nunn: Sequestration is absolute wrong way of making cuts. Nathan Deal: We survived Great Recession, and reformed state government. Nathan Deal: Mandated spending is shrinking discretionary budget. Paul Broun: Free enterprise is the key to national prosperity. Raphael Warnock: A stimulus package must help working people, not just rich. Raphael Warnock: All Americans deserve prosperity. Raphael Warnock: Social safety net is unique work of government. Raphael Warnock: Need to invest in infrastructure, green energy jobs. Rick Allen: Washington's spending-addicted politicians are the problem. Shane Hazel: Government has no Constitutional authority for stimulus. Stacey Abrams: Invest in community businesses. Teresa Tomlinson: Invest in infrastructure for rural farmers. Tom Price: Deficits created by stimulus threatens economic stability. Tom Price: Stimulus package favors Democratic projects. Tony Evers: $40 million for Rural Innovation Fund. Vernon Jones: Lead the way to protect home ownership. Vernon Jones: Record of balancing budgets and not raising taxes. Raphael Warnock: Opposes federal spending in Inflation Reduction Act. Brian Kemp: Partner with local governments on workforce housing. Brad Raffensperger: Bring back manufacturing jobs; recruit promising start-ups. Chris Carr: Implement Zero Based Budgeting, eliminate wasteful spending. John F. King: Let's start with a full audit of the Department of Defense. Jon Ossoff: Budget cuts aren't about efficiency but cruelty and chaos. |
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Civil Rights Alan Keyes: Public display of the Ten Commandments is a state�s right. Amanda Swafford: Government has authority to redefine marriage. Amanda Swafford: Marriage equality is an individual freedom. Brian Kemp: Against bigotry, but monuments are history. Brian Kemp: OpEd: refuses to process thousands of voter registrations. Brian Kemp: Allow rejecting gay customers on religious grounds. Casey Cagle: Confederate monuments are a great cultural attraction. David Perdue: Uphold Georgia's constitutional ban on same-sex marriage. David Perdue: AdWatch: Perdue's company sued for gender pay discrimination. David Perdue: Government shouldn't redefine marriage. David Perdue: OpEd: avoids voter suppression questions. David Perdue: Supreme Court overstepped in legalizing same-sex marriage. Derrick Grayson: Government ain't got no business being involved in marriage. Derrick Grayson: Government should be involved in marriage, civil unions. Derrick Grayson: America is not a racist country; laws address racists. Doug Collins: Against Equality Act (discrimination by sexual orientation). Ed Tarver: Racism is a threat to domestic security. Herschel Walker: Against reparations; it's pandering for votes. Herschel Walker: Son is openly gay and led a Gays for Trump march. Hunter Hill: Supports Religious Freedom Restoration Act. Hunter Hill: Removing Confederate monuments is not the solution. Hunter Hill: Apply "religious liberty" to same-sex marriage. Jason Carter: Civil marriage equality, but don't tell churches what to do. Jim Barksdale: The gender wage gap is a real economic crisis. Jim Barksdale: Eradicate anti-LGBTQ discrimination codified in legal code. Jim Martin: Support affirmative action consistent with federal law. Jim Martin: Civil unions ok; but not same-sex marriage. John James: Trump policies good for African-Americans & elevate everyone. Jon Ossoff: Supports LGBTQ rights & Equality Act. Jon Ossoff: Fight discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. Jon Ossoff: For Equality Act, opposes any military ban. Jon Ossoff: Can no longer go down a path of racism. Jon Ossoff: Endorsed by Human Rights Campaign. Jon Ossoff: We need a new Civil Rights Act to deal with systemic bias. Kelly Loeffler: Supports religious liberty policy seen as discriminatory. Kelly Loeffler: Anger over Floyd murder justifiable; destruction is not. Kelly Loeffler: Black Lives Matter is "anti-Semitic" and anti-family. Kelly Loeffler: Allow discrimination against LGBTQ for religious reasons. Matt Lieberman: Concerned with "problems" in voting. Matt Lieberman: We need a Voting Rights Act for the 21st century. Matt Lieberman: Supports same-day voter registration & Election Day holiday. Michelle Nunn: Support equal pay, and do it now. Michelle Nunn: Equality, ending gender-based violence can transform world. Nathan Deal: Welcome everyone, instead of "religious liberty". Paul Broun: Government shouldn't redefine marriage. Rick Allen: Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. Raphael Warnock: No such thing as equal rights for some; yes to Equality Act. Raphael Warnock: Nexus of taken a wrecking ball to African Americans. Raphael Warnock: Protesters calling for change, believes change is possible. Raphael Warnock: Fraud almost nonexistent; really about voter suppression. Raphael Warnock: Protect LGBTQ+ from housing, financial, job discrimination. Raphael Warnock: Endorsed by Human Rights Campaign. Rick Allen: Support traditional marriage between a man and woman. Shane Hazel: Let gay couples defend pot farms with machine guns. Sonny Perdue: Activist judges should let people define marriage. Stacey Abrams: No discrimination, including against LGBTQ. Stacey Abrams: Reflect on terrible Confederacy in museums, not monuments. Stacey Abrams: No discrimination, including against LGBTQ. Stacey Abrams: Welcome everyone, instead of "religious liberty". Stacey Abrams: Basic fairness: we must ensure that every vote is counted. Stacey Abrams: Voter suppression is an existential crisis in the US. Stacey Abrams: Those who paid debt to society should be re-enfranchised. Stacey Abrams: Upholding military transgender ban is an abomination. Ted Terry: Made Election Day a city holiday. Ted Terry: Registered 8000 new Americans as voters over six years. Ted Terry: Prioritize Equality Act; overturn transgender military ban. Teresa Tomlinson: Expand Voting Rights Act; end voter suppression. Teresa Tomlinson: Add sexual orientation & gender identity to Civil Rights Act. Tom Price: Against LGBT rights, same-sex marriage. Tom Price: Would allow LGBT discrimination under civil rights laws. Tom Price: Supports football coaches proselytizing at high school. Valencia Stovall: Welcome everyone, instead of "religious liberty". Valencia Stovall: Racism is a threat to domestic security. Vernon Jones: Constitutional amendment defining marriage. Vernon Jones: Lawsuit: he wanted a "darker administration" as county CEO. Chase Oliver: 2003: Launched his high school's gay-straight alliance. Chris Carr: Challenged anti-discrimination rule on sexual orientation. John F. King: Biological men don't belong in women's sports. |
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Corporations Amanda Swafford: FairTax avoids taxation of overseas corporate profit. Andrew Hunt: Eliminate employment penalty taxes. Brian Kemp: Invest Georgia Exemption: first business $1M in exempt IPO. Brian Kemp: Cut government regulations to help small business owners. Casey Cagle: Keep taxes on business that create jobs low. David Perdue: Only about 10 Senators have any real business experience. David Perdue: End tax breaks & deals that outsource our jobs. Jim Martin: Work with Delta Air but also respond to middle class needs. Jon Ossoff: Reinstate Glass-Steagall; end speculative trading. Rand Knight: Invest in our communities, not in corporate subsidies. Rick Allen: Free enterprise is the fairest system. Stacey Abrams: Invest in community businesses. Valencia Stovall: Lower corporate taxes; and COVD bailout for businesses. Valencia Stovall: Include micro-businesses in SBA grants. Keisha Lance Bottoms: Crack down on corporate landlords that are buying up houses. |
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Crime Alan Keyes: Failing to revere God results in violence and crime. Andrew Hunt: Community rehab programs instead of incarceration. Brian Kemp: Collaborate with cities and sheriff's departments. Brian Kemp: Address the growing threat of gang activity. Brian Kemp: Give non-violent offenders a second chance at life. Brian Kemp: Launched Anti-Gang Task Force to keep neighborhoods safe. Brian Kemp: We must end modern-day slavery in our state. David Perdue: Supported First Step Act with restrictions. David Perdue: Supports expanding rights of crime victims. David Perdue: Opposed Sentencing Reform Act as too lenient. David Perdue: Need police reform, but vast majority of cops are honorable. Doug Collins: Supports capital punishment. Doug Collins: Opposes defunding or "wholesale condemnation" of police. Drew Ferguson: Thank a law enforcement officer in your community. Ed Tarver: Tough on violent drug dealers and fraudsters. Herschel Walker: FactCheck: Claimed Capitol rioters distracted from fraud. Herschel Walker: Any mom should be able to go to grocery store and feel safe. Herschel Walker: Ex-wife & other women accuse him of making threats. Herschel Walker: Defunding the police is a ridiculous idea. Hunter Hill: Death penalty, but also alternatives to incarceration. Jared Polis: As long as I'm Governor, Georgia will always back the blue! Jason Carter: No ban on the death penalty. Jim Barksdale: Better training for police, to avoid confrontations. Jim Martin: Supports lethal injection as the method of execution. Jim Martin: Supports alternative sentencing for non-violent offenders. Jon Ossoff: Task forces to fight organized crime & political corruption. Jon Ossoff: Reverse militarization of police; ban private prisons. Jon Ossoff: Don't defund the police; answer is to reform the police. Jon Ossoff: Establish national standards for use of force by police. Jon Ossoff: Crimes under Trump: act prudently, but accountability. Jon Ossoff: Demilitarize the police; ban private prisons. Kandiss Taylor: Understand frustration of black men with racial stereotyping. Kelly Loeffler: Cut highway dollars to any state reducing police funding. Kelly Loeffler: Got to address lawlessness overtaking America's streets. Kelly Loeffler: Co-sponsored "Back the Blue" resolutions, opposes defunding. Kelly Loeffler: No place for racism, but fighting for well-funded police. Nathan Deal: Accountability courts to avoid 5,000 prison beds. Nathan Deal: 20% pay raise for state-level law enforcement. Nathan Deal: Accountability courts fight recidivism. Rand Knight: Provide inmates with job skills and drug treatment. Rand Knight: Support the federal death penalty. Raphael Warnock: Prison system discriminates against people of color. Raphael Warnock: Let independent prosecutors handle police-involved shootings. Raphael Warnock: Reform is personal, older brother sentenced to life. Raphael Warnock: Mass incarceration about segregation, loss of voting rights. Raphael Warnock: We have to continue to push back against police brutality. Raphael Warnock: Mass incarceration a scar on the soul of America. Raphael Warnock: Police accountability and bias training, against defunding. Raphael Warnock: You can affirm what officers do; hold them accountable. Shane Hazel: Release all non-violent offenders; end drug war. Stacey Abrams: Voted YES on criminalizing "up-skirting". Stacey Abrams: Voted NO on 10-year minimum for assaulting a cop. Stacey Abrams: Justice should not be determined by your paycheck. Ted Terry: Supports "civilian-led policing" board hiring, firing police. Teresa Tomlinson: End abuse of cash bail bonds & for-profit prisons. Teresa Tomlinson: Fund reentry programs and restore voting rights to ex-felons. Tony Evers: As long as I'm governor, we back the blue! Tony Evers: Reform laws to help victims of sex trafficking. Vernon Jones: Support the federal death penalty. Vernon Jones: Approved 10-year minimum for assaulting a cop. Vernon Jones: I cannot stand for the defunding of the police. Vernon Jones: Make attacks for party affiliation or ideology a hate crime. Zell Miller: Drunk drivers are criminals and deserve tough punishment. Zell Miller: Two-strikes law got 1,710 ciminals behind bars. Raphael Warnock: End cash bail for nonviolent crimes. Stacey Abrams: $25 million in state grants for police salary raises. Stacey Abrams: We cannot punish our way into public safety. Brian Kemp: Come after our children, and we will come after you! Chase Oliver: End qualified immunity at federal level, then states. Brian Kemp: Expand the gang and human trafficking prosecution units. Brad Raffensperger: Double down on recruiting for the Georgia State Patrol. Chris Carr: Dismantle gang networks that are terrorizing our communities. Brian Kemp: Don't demonize law enforcement, let them do their jobs. |
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Drugs Allen Buckley: End Federal illicit drug regulations. Amanda Swafford: Replace War on Drugs with individual freedom. Andrew Hunt: Fines instead of imprisonment for non-violent drug offenses. Brian Kemp: Deport drug cartel kingpins. Brian Kemp: Unequivocally opposes recreational use of marijuana. Brian Kemp: Signed Hope Act: allows for medicinal oils with up to 5% THC. David Perdue: Receptive to medical marijuana, but leave it to states. David Perdue: Supports medical marijuana, not recreational use. Doug Collins: Marijuana: let states legalize, against federal legalization. Ed Tarver: Against long prison terms for nonviolent, addicted prisoners. Ed Tarver: Allow onsite testing for drug-free workplace program. Herschel Walker: Criticizes Biden Administration over false crack pipe policy. Johnny Isakson: Legalize medical marijuana and cannabis oil. Jon Ossoff: Locking up nonviolent drug offenders doesn't make sense. Jon Ossoff: Past time to legalize, regulate, and tax cannabis. Kelly Loeffler: Stiffer penalties for deceptively trafficking in fentanyl. Kelly Loeffler: Marijuana: concerned about negative effects of legalization. Nathan Deal: BUI: Boating Under the Influence: if blood alcohol over .10%. Raphael Warnock: Marijuana: wants to decriminalize. Renee Unterman: Allow onsite testing for drug-free workplace program. Shane Hazel: Marijuana is a right. Shane Hazel: End wars, including the drug war. Sonny Perdue: Allow onsite testing for drug-free workplace program. Stacey Abrams: Expand list of conditions for medical marijuana. Stacey Abrams: Add fentanyl to list of criminalized opioids. Stacey Abrams: Allow onsite testing for drug-free workplace program. Stacey Abrams: For medical marijuana; open to legalizing recreational use. Ted Terry: Decriminalized possession of small amounts of marijuana. Teresa Tomlinson: Remove marijuana from Controlled Substance Act schedule. Teresa Tomlinson: End sentencing disparities between crack and powder cocaine. Tom Price: Opposes needle exchange programs. Tom Price: Criticized for comments on opioid addiction treatment. Tom Price: Co-signs support letter to free states to act on marijuana. Vernon Jones: Mandatory jail sentences for selling illegal drugs. Zell Miller: Allow people harmed by drugs to sue drug dealers. Buddy Carter: Increased border security will stop flow of fentanyl into US. Chris Carr: People selling fentanyl should be charged with murder. |
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Education Allen Buckley: Help college debt, but no government load payoff. Amanda Swafford: Dismantle the Department of Education. Andrew Hunt: Increase both public and private school choices. Brian Kemp: Invest in those who educate: keep teacher pay competitive. Brian Kemp: $69 million in one-time funding for school security grants. Brian Kemp: $2000 pay raise for all public school teachers. Brian Kemp: Fully fund public school education. Brian Kemp: Supports vouchers to attend private schools. Brian Kemp: Broadened prohibition on sex between teachers, students. Brian Kemp: Vetoed Keeping Georgia's Schools Safe Act: unfunded mandate. Brian Kemp: Asked Georgia Board of Ed. to denounce critical race theory. Casey Cagle: Options for public charter, private school or home schooling. Casey Cagle: Declare war on high school dropout rates in Georgia. Casey Cagle: Education savings accounts including private schools. David Perdue: Helped secure permanent funding for HBCUs. David Perdue: Supports school choice including private schools. David Perdue: Free tuition is what Soviets, Nazis, Cubans, Venezuelans did. Derrick Grayson: Common Core gets government further entrenched in education. Derrick Grayson: Taking God out of schools eliminated moral compass for many. Doug Collins: Voted for DC voucher program for private schools. Doug Collins: Co-sponsored education bill eliminating loan forgiveness. Ed Tarver: College debt forgiveness for income under $100,000. Herschel Walker: Will work with Sen. Tim Scott to promote school choice. Herschel Walker: Removed false claim of being a college graduate from website. Hunter Hill: Advocate for education accounts including private schools. Hunter Hill: I believe the money should follow the child. Jared Polis: Address obscene materials online and in our school libraries. Jared Polis: Completely restore all austerity cuts to education funding. Jim Barksdale: Invest in education without "Opportunity School Districts". Jon Ossoff: Hire great teachers, and reduce class sizes. Jon Ossoff: Work to make college more affordable. Jon Ossoff: Make trade school, vocational training, public colleges free. Jon Ossoff: Supports debt forgiveness; tuition free state schools. Kelly Loeffler: Funding for low-income students for public, private schools. Kelly Loeffler: Make sure that we protect school choice. Nathan Deal: $15M for science/tech charter schools. Nathan Deal: Criticizing Common Core diverts from advancing education. Nathan Deal: Grants for technical skills training will help employment. Nathan Deal: Facilitate young adults learning about computer science. Nathan Deal: Public schools have discretion in how to spend funds. Nathan Deal: Schools should use testing sparingly but effectively. Nikema Williams: Broadened prohibition on sex between teachers, students. Nikema Williams: Opposed Keeping Georgia's Schools Safe Act. Paul Broun: Oppose nationwide Common Core standards. Paul Broun: Big Bang & evolution: "lies straight from the pit of hell". Rand Knight: Federal funding for charter schools. Rand Knight: Raise teacher salaries; build more schools. Raphael Warnock: Fully fund Pell Grants, strengthen loan forgiveness. Raphael Warnock: Supports robust Pre-K, invest in schools and teachers. Raphael Warnock: College not for everyone; provide vocational training. Renee Unterman: Broadened prohibition on sex between teachers, students. Renee Unterman: Supported Keeping Georgia's Schools Safe Act. Rick Allen: Local & parental control, not one-size-fits-all. Roy Barnes: End social promotion. Shane Hazel: Eliminate the U.S. Department of Education. Shane Hazel: Never pay for college loans; they chose to take on debt. Sonny Perdue: Tie teacher pay to student achievement. Stacey Abrams: Help students from early learning thru post-secondary school. Stacey Abrams: Chief Turnaround Officers for low-performing schools. Stacey Abrams: Voted NO on $42M more tax credits for private schools. Stacey Abrams: No money for school vouchers. Stacey Abrams: Must offer many paths for higher education. Stacey Abrams: Needs-based college tuition for low-income students. Teresa Tomlinson: Led the fight to save women's college from shutting down. Tom Price: Allow state agencies to control Head Start funding. Tony Evers: COVID: Hold schools harmless for enrollment reductions. Vernon Jones: Vouchers for any public school. Vernon Jones: Opposed Keeping Georgia's Schools Safe Act. Vernon Jones: School choice: why can't the money follow the child? Zell Miller: All children should have the opportunity to attend pre-K. Zell Miller: Good schools mean money for teachers, books, reading. Brian Kemp: We have given teachers a $7,000 pay raise in just five years. Brian Kemp: HOPE Scholarship and Grant awards now cover 100% of tuition. Brian Kemp: We can take an all-of-the-above approach to education. Brad Raffensperger: Expand tax credits for parental school choice. Brad Raffensperger: End radical curriculums; root out pornography in libraries. Chris Carr: Empower parents by providing more choice in education. Keisha Lance Bottoms: Support by eliminating state income taxes for teachers. Brian Kemp: Georgia a top state in public university affordability. |
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Energy & Oil Amanda Swafford: No subsidies for wind and solar. Brian Kemp: Radical Democrats push things like "the new green deal". Brian Kemp: State invested in South Korean electric car battery company. Dale Cardwell: End our dependence on foreign oil with wind & solar. Dale Cardwell: Invest billions to help clean energy entrepreneurs. David Perdue: No subsidies for wind and solar. David Perdue: Support withdrawal from Paris Agreement. Doug Collins: Human activity is not contributing to climate change. Doug Collins: Co-sponsored bills to end EPA renewable fuel program. Herschel Walker: Will fight to make America energy independent once again. Herschel Walker: China and Russia not thinking about Green New Deal. Hunter Hill: Supports traditional energy production AND alternatives. Jim Barksdale: Irresponsible to refute evidence of man-made climate change. Jim Martin: Supports cap and trade system to reduce carbon emissions. Jon Ossoff: Human-driven climate change threatens global prosperity. Jon Ossoff: Climate change is a major threat, invest in clean energy. Kelly Loeffler: Insidious socialism like Green New Deal attacks liberty. Matt Lieberman: Net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Michelle Nunn: Move forward on Keystone pipeline. Paul Broun: No subsidies for wind and solar. Rand Knight: Biofuels & clean green jobs. Rand Knight: Tackle energy dependence to reduce terrorist support. Raphael Warnock: Climate change is here, way past time to get serious. Rick Allen: No government funding for wind & solar. Rick Allen: Substantial increases in drilling for American oil. Shane Hazel: No government funding for renewable energy. Sonny Perdue: Commercial clean energy grants for solar, wind & geothermal. Stacey Abrams: Clean energy key to jobs & innovation. Ted Terry: Commitment to 100% clean energy transition. Ted Terry: Climate change is personal because I'm 36, will be around. Teresa Tomlinson: Clean economy will create jobs, lower energy costs. Terry Branstad: Expand and protect American energy resources. Valencia Stovall: Federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions. Vernon Jones: Supports cap-and-trade, but also domestic oil. Chase Oliver: No carbon caps; no magic legislation. Raphael Warnock: Creation Care: invest in a green energy future. Chris Carr: Challenged moratorium on drilling on federal land. |
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Environment Allen Buckley: Preserve the EPA within bounds of statutory rights. David Perdue: Roll back stifling Obama-era regulations. Doug Collins: Co-sponsored Stopping EPA Overreach Act. Johnny Isakson: Protect environment while providing for economic opportunity. Jon Ossoff: Investigate failures to enforce environmental laws. Jon Ossoff: Aggressive protection of endangered species and habitats. Jon Ossoff: Reverse Trump rollbacks of environmental standards. Josh Lanier: Help cities with mass transit and farmers in small towns too. Michelle Nunn: Preserved 85 acre marshland with conservation easements. Raphael Warnock: Environmental justice is on the ballot. Stacey Abrams: Stay on top of environmental waste & clean-up. Stacey Abrams: Hurricane recovery is a 10-month process, not 10 days. Valencia Stovall: Global Stewardship for sustainable practices. Vernon Jones: Supports CWA, CAA, CAFE but also nukes. Vernon Jones: Capture methane gas from landfills for electricity. Zell Miller: Protection of 100,000 Georgia acres is great achievement. Buddy Carter: Sponsored bill to nullify EPA rule on air pollution. Mike Collins: Sponsored bill to weaken EPA's role under Clean Water Act. |
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Families & Children Alan Keyes: We have suffered because of our abandonment of His name. Brian Kemp: Religious freedom: allow withholding contraceptive coverage. Ed Tarver: Criminalize sex offenders photographing minors. Hunter Hill: Let each adoption agency decide on allowing same-sex parents. Jared Polis: Strengthen our state's foster care and adoption systems. Karen Handel: Gay relationships are not what God intended. Nathan Deal: 19% pay raise for Family and Children Services. Renee Unterman: Criminalize sex offenders photographing minors. Roy Barnes: More restrictions on teenage driving. Sonny Perdue: Criminalize sex offenders photographing minors. Stacey Abrams: Learning begins at birth. Stacey Abrams: Learning begins at birth. Stacey Abrams: We must help our most vulnerable citizens. Stacey Abrams: Sometimes sex offenders get parental consent. Vernon Jones: Voted YES on criminalizing "up-skirting". Vernon Jones: 1998: outlaw selling music with explicit lyrics to minors. Stacey Abrams: Supports Plan B and emergency contraceptives. Chase Oliver: Support LGBTQ kids; stop demonizing LGBTQ people. Jon Ossoff: Allow children of fallen military to attend DoD schools. |
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Foreign Policy Allen Buckley: We face significant problems, including foreign intervention. David Perdue: US should provide aid to encourage development. David Perdue: Defends Trump on Putin; must engage with Russia. David Perdue: National debt impacts our foreign policy. David Perdue: Voted against blocking arm sales to Saudi Arabia. Derrick Grayson: 900 military bases in 150 countries is an empire. Doug Collins: Going to stand with America against China. Herschel Walker: Friendship for Israel means nixing event over swastika. Jason Carter: Declares his powerful connection to Israel. Jim Barksdale: Use all the tools of diplomacy in the pursuit of peace. Jon Ossoff: Supports Israel, continuing U.S. military aid. Jon Ossoff: Defend the NATO alliance & multinational military exercises. Jon Ossoff: US should play active role in Israel/Palestine diplomacy. Jon Ossoff: Supports blocking arm sales to Saudi Arabia. Karen Handel: FactCheck: Only $2.2M on USAID pottery in Morocco, not $27M. Karen Handel: Join state business mission to China. Kelly Loeffler: Supported moving US Embassy to Jerusalem. Latham Saddler: I see America being challenged by a rising communist China. Latham Saddler: He is determined that Communist China will not prevail. Latham Saddler: A strong, united America makes the world more secure. Matt Lieberman: We should be sticking by our allies. Matt Lieberman: Will abide by ethics rules concerning father's lobbying work. Matt Lieberman: Strong supporter of Israel & two-state solution. Michelle Nunn: Our military is but one element of our national power. Raphael Warnock: Use diplomacy as first resort; speak out against tyrants. Shane Hazel: US in 150 countries is for international aristocrats. Sonny Perdue: Lead business & trade delegation to Cuba. Sonny Perdue: Lead business & trade delegation to China. Stacey Abrams: We've returned to isolationism, driven by fear-mongering. Stacey Abrams: Our moral credibility in the world has been diminished. Stacey Abrams: Representation matters in our foreign service. Stacey Abrams: Concerned China building infrastructure, relationships. Teresa Tomlinson: My support for Israel is unshakable. Teresa Tomlinson: Restore and support our traditional alliances. Brad Raffensperger: "Thanked" Russia for putting him on list banning him. Buddy Carter: Claimed US spent millions on condoms for the Taliban. Buddy Carter: Rename Greenland "Red, White, and Blueland". John F. King: Stand with Israel; get tough on Iran; crush the cartels. Mike Collins: Against military aid to Ukraine; arm Taiwan instead. |
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Free Trade Amanda Swafford: We need more transparency regarding trade agreements. Brian Kemp: Supports tariffs on China as part of trade negotiations. Brian Kemp: Travelled to South Korea to expand trade with Georgia. David Perdue: My company exported American-made products into Asia. David Perdue: Supports USMCA trade agreement to replace NAFTA. David Perdue: Reluctantly came to support Trump steel, aluminum tariffs. David Perdue: Aggressively imported cheap Chinese products as CEO. Jim Barksdale: Rewrite trade deals to give US workers a level playing field. Jon Ossoff: Empower our community's businesses to compete globally. Jon Ossoff: Attack unfair practices by overseas competitors. Kelly Loeffler: Hopes trade war challenges can be resolved soon. Kelly Loeffler: Co-sponsored the BEAT CHINA Act on medical manufacturing. Michelle Nunn: Moving jobs to China & Mexico helps profits but not people. Michelle Nunn: Trade impacting international cooperation on other issues. Shane Hazel: Remove barriers to international trade. Sonny Perdue: Make Atlanta hub for Central America FTAA trade. Sonny Perdue: Rework NAFTA for dairy and poultry tariffs in Canada. Stacey Abrams: Tariffs on Chinese steel are a terrible idea. Stacey Abrams: Trade policy should not be based on brinksmanship. Teresa Tomlinson: Reject policies that put our farmers at disadvantage. Valencia Stovall: Remove tariffs and quotas, but focus on fair trade. Zell Miller: The key to economic success is new markets & competition. Buddy Carter: Tariffs are tough but will pay off in the long term. Jon Ossoff: Rules of international trade chaotic under Trump. Keisha Lance Bottoms: Our trade economy has suffered from Trump's chaotic tariffs. |
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Government Reform Alan Keyes: Congress should have the last word, not the Supreme Court. Alan Keyes: Obeying the dictate of federal judges means no Constitution. Allen Buckley: Our country faces excessive debt, entitlements, & regulation. Amanda Swafford: Photo ID for voting. Andrew Hunt: Erase laws instead of creating new ones. Andrew Hunt: Ensure easy access to voting, including electronic. Brian Kemp: Protect our elections from fraud with Voter ID. Brian Kemp: Stricter voter ID laws against threat of illegal voters. Brian Kemp: Require voter ID to ensure purity of elections. Brian Kemp: 53,000 voter registrations put "on hold". Brian Kemp: OpEd: Precise name-match disenfranchises voters of color. Brian Kemp: 1.5 million voters removed from the voting rolls. Casey Cagle: Require voter ID to ensure purity of elections. David Perdue: Absolute power corrupts; support check and balance system. David Perdue: Photo ID for voting. David Perdue: Republican Secretary of State should resign over election. David Perdue: Strong advocate for Congressional term limits. David Perdue: Idea of voter suppression is a lie out of the pit of hell. David Perdue: OpEd: Refusal to debate seemed lordly and dismissive. Derrick Grayson: Keep Georgians engaged; keep government transparent. Derrick Grayson: PACs have agendas; don't take their money. Doug Collins: Increased transparency about campaign contributions. Doug Collins: Opposed voting rights bill as unconstitutional. Drew Ferguson: Constitutional amendment for term limits. Herschel Walker: Opposed certifying Biden's Georgia victory, claims fraud. Herschel Walker: He will fight for lower taxes, fewer government regulations. Hunter Hill: No term limits; no campaign spending limits; yes voter ID. Jason Carter: Verifiable paper trail important for credibility in voting. Jim Barksdale: Repeal Citizens United and ban Super PACs. Jon Ossoff: Investigate corrupt politicians and organized crime. Jon Ossoff: End Citizens United; get dark money out of politics. Jon Ossoff: We need a new Voting Rights Act. Jon Ossoff: Trying to take away sacred right to vote is disgraceful. Jon Ossoff: Open to discussing getting rid of filibuster. Jon Ossoff: Open to term limits for federal judges. Jon Ossoff: Perdue lying about stock trades is totally unacceptable. Kandiss Taylor: Demands "audit" of 2020 Georgia election results. Kandiss Taylor: It's time for politicians to be term limited, then come home. Keisha Lance Bottoms: Opposes plan for state to take control of Atlanta airport. Kelly Loeffler: Condemned Pelosi for Commission on President Capacity. Kelly Loeffler: Raise penalties for voter fraud, ballot harvesting. Kelly Loeffler: Issues in the election; Georgians must trust process. Kelly Loeffler: Denounce violence; hold election officials accountable. Kelly Loeffler: Trump has right to challenge election results. Latham Saddler: Georgia laws make it easier to vote, harder to cheat. Latham Saddler: Fewer regulations allow our businesses to grow and thrive. Matt Lieberman: Protect voters whose rights are endangered by local laws. Michelle Nunn: If Congress doesn't pass a budget they don't get paid. Michelle Nunn: Bar members of Congress from becoming lobbyists. Michelle Nunn: Amendment to overturn the Citizens United decision. Michelle Nunn: AdWatch: Michelle helps organizations make changes. Nathan Deal: Fulfill true purposes of government then get out of the way. Paul Broun: Photo ID for voting. Raphael Warnock: Restore Voting Rights Act to ensure elections are fair. Raphael Warnock: Restore Federal election oversight under Voting Rights Act. Raphael Warnock: Will work to pass John Lewis Voting Rights Act. Raphael Warnock: Restore oversight provisions of Voting Rights Act. Raphael Warnock: Voter suppression happens all across the country. Raphael Warnock: Four greatest words in democracy: "The people have spoken". Rick Allen: Enact congressional term limits. Rick Allen: Require photo ID to vote. Shane Hazel: No regulation of indirect campaign contributions. Sonny Perdue: Make government more responsive, efficient, & value-driven. Sonny Perdue: Require voter ID to ensure purity of elections. Stacey Abrams: Head of a voter registration group; focus on minorities. Stacey Abrams: Exact-match process violates Voting Rights Act. Stacey Abrams: Stop redistricting voters of color to dilute their votes. Stacey Abrams: Protect voter's rights against voter suppression tactics. Stacey Abrams: Founded voter registration project. Stacey Abrams: Deliberate interference & disenfranchisement in `18 election. Stacey Abrams: Disenfranchisement was death by 1,000 cuts. Stacey Abrams: Sued in 2016 to stop "exact match" on voter registration. Stacey Abrams: Fair Fight Georgia helped Biden and Democratic Senate. Stacey Abrams: Ensure everyone trusts the system, and it's worthy of that. Stacey Abrams: Only obligation we have is make sure every vote is counted. Stacey Abrams: You don't win county by county; you win person by person. Stacey Abrams: The electoral college is racist and classist. Tom Price: Regulators should be teammates and allies to business. Tom Price: Healthcare regulation leading some to leave the field. Valencia Stovall: Federal education standards; our system is outdated. Vernon Jones: Increasing individuals donation limits for federal campaigns. Vernon Jones: Exact-match process doesn't violate Voting Rights Act. Vernon Jones: Stop redistricting voters of color to dilute their votes. Stacey Abrams: Lawsuit of 80,000 complaints against 2018 Governor election. Stacey Abrams: 2020 election integrity law is the "new Jim Crow". Chase Oliver: His 2% vote caused runoff in 2022 Georgia Senate race. Chase Oliver: Ranked-choice voting is better than runoffs. Chris Carr: Chris will eliminate red tape and burdensome regulations. Chris Carr: Push back on false claims that our law prevents voting. John F. King: Protect farmers from crushing government regulations. John F. King: The sanctity of our elections has been under siege. |
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Gun Control Allen Buckley: Uphold the Second Amendment with background checks. Amanda Swafford: Opposes more gun restrictions. Amanda Swafford: Sacrificing liberty for safety has never worked. Brian Kemp: Respect the 2nd Amendment if you want to date my daughter. Brian Kemp: Constitutional carry without permit. Casey Cagle: Expand citizens' ability to protect themselves & families. David Perdue: Opposes more gun restrictions. David Perdue: Ample guns laws on the books; supports background checks. Derrick Grayson: National background check, and Constitutional Carry. Doug Collins: Allow concealed firearm carry across state lines. Drew Ferguson: Concealed carry makes everyone safer except for criminals. Ed Tarver: Ban assault weapons & high velocity ammo. Herschel Walker: Confirm judges who will protect our right to bear arms. Hunter Hill: State should enact reasonable restrictions on guns. Hunter Hill: Voted NO on "campus carry;" it won't make students safer. Jason Carter: Rated 92% by National Rifle Association. Jason Carter: Let local communities decide if teachers can be armed. Jim Barksdale: Stop suspected terrorists from being able to buy guns. Jon Ossoff: Background checks; red flag laws; assault weapon ban. Jon Ossoff: Supports background checks, assault weapon ban. Jon Ossoff: Endorsed by Everytown for Gun Safety. Kelly Loeffler: Defend the Second Amendment. Kelly Loeffler: Sponsored bill barring national firearm database. Latham Saddler: Threats to 2d amendment are a threat to our way of life. Marjorie Taylor Greene: Confronted Parkland shooting survivor on radical gun control. Matt Lieberman: For assault rifle ban & background checks. Matt Lieberman: In campaign announcement, came out as pro-gun control. Nathan Deal: Veto "campus carry;" it won't make students safer. Paul Broun: FactCheck: Guns cause more deaths than bats & hammers. Paul Broun: Opposes more gun restrictions. Rand Knight: Allow individuals to carry concealed guns. Raphael Warnock: Guns not allowed in Capitol, but allowed in our schools? Raphael Warnock: Answer to gun violence isn't masses of people carrying guns. Raphael Warnock: Endorsed by Everytown for Gun Safety. Rick Allen: Disagree with more restrictive gun control laws. Rick Allen: Right to bear arms needs to be protected. Shane Hazel: Repeal all gun laws; strictly interpret 2nd Amendment. Stacey Abrams: Voted NO on "campus carry;" it won't make students safer. Stacey Abrams: Gun-carry license doesn't apply to "campus carry". Stacey Abrams: State should enact reasonable restrictions on guns. Stacey Abrams: AR-15s are not necessary on our streets. Ted Terry: 2nd Amendment doesn't mean unfettered access to guns. Teresa Tomlinson: Universal background checks; assault weapon ban. Tom Price: Gun ownership protects those at scene of crime. Valencia Stovall: Right to own guns, but not high powered weapons. Valencia Stovall: Voted NO on "campus carry;" it won't make students safer. Vernon Jones: Allow individuals to carry concealed guns. Vernon Jones: Gun-carry license should apply to "campus carry". Vernon Jones: Supports the NRA; received campaign donation in 2016. Stacey Abrams: Opposes constitutional carry; supports background checks. Chase Oliver: Pink Pistols: no red flag laws; no gun confiscation. Brian Kemp: We've allocated $294 million for campus safety so far. Keisha Lance Bottoms: Congress should enact gun safety legislation immediately. Chris Carr: A staunch supporter of Georgians' right to bear arms. |
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Health Care Allen Buckley: Eliminate premiums; raise coinsurance contribution. Allen Buckley: Tax subsidies for health savings accounts (HSAs). Amanda Swafford: Repeal ObamaCare; it's not a government responsibility. Amanda Swafford: Dramatically strengthen Health Savings Accounts. Andrew Hunt: Georgia can do better than ObamaCare. Brian Kemp: Free market replacement for ObamaCare. Brian Kemp: Rural counties deserve a patient-centered healthcare system. Brian Kemp: Don't expand the broken Medicaid system. Brian Kemp: Require people to work to receive Medicaid. Brian Kemp: Supported limited instead of full expansion of Medicaid. David Perdue: Responsible thing to do: fix ObamaCare; don't repeal it. David Perdue: Repeal ObamaCare; it's not a government responsibility. David Perdue: Repeal fining poor because they can't afford ObamaCare. David Perdue: COVID: We've done everything we could. David Perdue: Market based solutions, crack down on fraud in Medicare. David Perdue: Incentivize drug manufacturers to lower prices. David Perdue: Invest in equipping vulnerable populations. Derrick Grayson: Repeal ObamaCare and replace it with nothing. Derrick Grayson: High-risk pool for individuals with pre-existing conditions. Ed Tarver: I embrace the framework of the Affordable Care Act. Doug Collins: Voted more than 50 times to repeal the ACA. Doug Collins: COVID: Trump saved lives, getting our economy back. Ed Tarver: Oppose tax breaks for high deductible insurance. Hunter Hill: Healthcare should be done by states. Hunter Hill: Prohibit healthcare plans from covering abortion. Jared Polis: Hope to add 1,300 healthcare practitioners in our state. Jared Polis: Don't force people to choose between jobs or a COVID vaccine. Jason Carter: Expanding Medicaid brings tax dollars back to Georgia. Jason Carter: Claimed water kills Ebola; "I was misinformed". Jason Carter: ObamaCare a "mess" that needs fixing. Jason Carter: Let ObamaCare plans cover abortion. Jim Barksdale: ObamaCare isn't perfect, but it's a good step. Jim Martin: All children must have access to health care. Jim Martin: Part of team that created the PeachCare Act. Jon Ossoff: Supports public option over Medicare-for-All. Jon Ossoff: Defend Medicare and Medicaid and affordable health care. Jon Ossoff: Maintain funding for CDC pandemic infrastructure. Jon Ossoff: Ensure all Americans have insurance, for public option. Jon Ossoff: Improve ACA, not repeal it. Jon Ossoff: COVID: Trump's response "gross incompetence". Jon Ossoff: Will oppose ongoing efforts to defund Medicare. Jon Ossoff: Empower Medicare to negotiate lower drug prices. Jon Ossoff: More federal support for eldercare in America. Jon Ossoff: COVID: out of control because government ignored science. Jon Ossoff: Expand Medicaid, invest in new public health clinics. Karen Handel: Embrace threat of federal shutdown to defund ObamaCare. Karen Handel: ObamaCare overreaches, but feds should address healthcare. Karen Handel: ObamaCare canceled my wife's policy & doubled premiums. Kathleen Sebelius: Reauthorize SCHIP, State Children's Health Insurance Program. Kelly Loeffler: Supports overhaul of Medicaid in Georgia. Kelly Loeffler: Insidious socialism like Medicare-for-All attacks liberty. Kelly Loeffler: End ACA: Medicare for All is an attack on liberty. Kelly Loeffler: COVID: Trump took threat seriously from the beginning. Kelly Loeffler: Against Medicare for All, use free market solutions. Kelly Loeffler: Reduce regulation, increase competition, cut waste. Kelly Loeffler: For nursing homes, we need tort reform & to cut regulations. Matt Lieberman: Expand ObamaCare; add public option. Michelle Nunn: Add a tier of affordable coverage to ObamaCare. Michelle Nunn: ObamaCare would have been better if bipartisan. Nathan Deal: ObamaCare will cost Georgia $2.5B over next ten years. Nathan Deal: Guaranteed ER room treatment means excessive ER visits. Nathan Deal: Refuses to expand Medicaid rolls under ObamaCare. Nathan Deal: Medicaid expansion costs too much. Nathan Deal: Affordable Care Act is waste of money. Nathan Deal: Prohibit healthcare plans from covering abortion. Nikema Williams: Opposed limited instead of full expansion of Medicaid. Pat Roberts: Ebola: suspend air travel between the U.S. and West Africa. Paul Broun: Repeal ObamaCare; it's not a government responsibility. Raphael Warnock: Expand Medicaid; keep children's health care. Raphael Warnock: Will focus on expanding quality, affordable health care. Raphael Warnock: 2014: Arrested at demonstration for Medicaid expansion. Raphael Warnock: COVID: Crisis handled like country with no resources at all. Raphael Warnock: AdWatch: Don't get rid of healthcare in middle of a pandemic. Raphael Warnock: Arrested in 2014 when GA refused to expand Medicaid. Raphael Warnock: Protect, improve, build upon the Affordable Care Act. Raphael Warnock: COVID: We need leadership that believes in science. Raphael Warnock: Expand Medicaid, protect Medicare. Raphael Warnock: Allow Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices. Raphael Warnock: Expand Medicaid to help with long-term care services. Renee Unterman: Require proof of physical impairment in asbestos lawsuits. Renee Unterman: Tax breaks for high deductible insurance; no aid for insured. Renee Unterman: Supported limited instead of full expansion of Medicaid. Rick Allen: No government responsibility to ensure healthcare. Rick Allen: ObamaCare is wrong approach & needs to be stopped. Shane Hazel: Have state and fed remove themselves from healthcare. Sonny Perdue: $70M for moral obligation to serve those with disabilities. Sonny Perdue: Reauthorize SCHIP, State Children's Health Insurance Program. Sonny Perdue: Question the constitutionality of this travesty of ObamaCare. Sonny Perdue: Require proof of physical impairment in asbestos lawsuits. Sonny Perdue: Tax breaks for high deductible insurance; no aid for insured. Stacey Abrams: Expand Medicaid; explore universal coverage. Stacey Abrams: Let ObamaCare plans cover abortion. Stacey Abrams: Medicaid expansion for reduced cost & preexisting conditions. Stacey Abrams: Paying for uncompensated care brings money back. Stacey Abrams: Allow asbestos lawsuits before physical impairment occurs. Stacey Abrams: Tax breaks for high deductible insurance; no aid for insured. Stacey Abrams: His personal debt was from caring for father with cancer. Teresa Tomlinson: Lower Medicare eligibility to 55, offer public option. Teresa Tomlinson: Concerned about closure of rural hospitals. Tom Price: Forced out of HHS for travel expenses. Tony Evers: Fund state alternatives to ObamaCare. Valencia Stovall: Supports ObamaCare, and bailouts during public health crises. Valencia Stovall: Let ObamaCare plans cover abortion. Vernon Jones: Part of team that created the PeachCare Act. Vernon Jones: Supported limited instead of full expansion of Medicaid. Zell Miller: Providing insurance for children is a top priority. Brian Kemp: State Pathways to Coverage rather than Medicaid expansion. Brian Kemp: $4.5M in loan repayments to increase healthcare workers. Brian Kemp: Expand services for those struggling with mental illness. Brian Kemp: Covering over 200,000 more than Medicaid expansion would. John F. King: Launched state-based Georgia Access in lieu of ObamaCare. Jon Ossoff: Drastic cuts to Medicaid will cause fundamental damage. Keisha Lance Bottoms: Expand Medicaid so that 300,000 Georgians can get coverage. Brian Kemp: Sued over COVID vaccine mandate for health care workers. Chris Carr: Sued over COVID vaccine mandate for health care workers. |
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Homeland Security Allen Buckley: Reduce excessive foreign military bases. Allen Buckley: We don't need 800+ foreign bases; rest of world only has 60. Amanda Swafford: Superior nuclear arsenal is not necessary. Amanda Swafford: Oppose private prison industry and domestic wiretapping. David Perdue: Maintain a superior nuclear arsenal. David Perdue: US must address global security crisis with strong defense. Derrick Grayson: Reform VA care for veterans to reduce suicides and shootings. Derrick Grayson: Stop borrowing money to fight unjust, undeclared wars. Derrick Grayson: Give veterans priority for treatment and services. Doug Collins: Protect citizenry from terrorists while respecting rights. Drew Ferguson: Released Gitmo detainees behind various attacks against US. Drew Ferguson: Imperative for our military to be at full troop strength. Herschel Walker: I believe in smaller government & a strong military. Herschel Walker: Invest heavily in our military to ensure we have the best. Jim Barksdale: Protect our military installations from BRAC closures. Jon Ossoff: Don't undermine private communications & strong encryption. Kandiss Taylor: Determine if military bases are vital before closing them. Kelly Loeffler: Voted for Defense bill renaming bases honoring Confederates. Latham Saddler: Georgia senators are usually experts on national security. Latham Saddler: Work to ensure our common defense as a top priority. Paul Broun: Maintain a superior nuclear arsenal. Raphael Warnock: Ensure our military remains the strongest in the world. Rick Allen: Maintain a larger nuclear arsenal than our adversaries. Rick Allen: Do everything to keep greatest military in world history. Shane Hazel: Abolish the Veterans Administration. Sonny Perdue: US military has kept America free for over 200 years. Stacey Abrams: Give military base residents tuition & teaching certificates. Valencia Stovall: Increase defense spending with accountability. Vernon Jones: Military tribunals ok; domestic spying not ok. Vernon Jones: Supports missile shield & pre-emptive military strikes. Vernon Jones: Find the terrorists no matter where they are. Chase Oliver: 2008: Close Guantanamo; stop drone policies . Jon Ossoff: Georgia's 13 military installations are vital to our defense. |
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Immigration Allen Buckley: Include those who don't have a great skill set. Amanda Swafford: Protect the borders; prevent illegal entry. Amanda Swafford: No caps on number of visas allowed. Brian Kemp: Crack down on illegal immigration. Brian Kemp: Georgia interests over immigrants. Brian Kemp: Check immigration status after minor offenses. Brian Kemp: End DACA; round up criminal illegals. Casey Cagle: Check immigration status after minor offenses. Casey Cagle: Double headline - Already Done. David Perdue: Protect the borders; prevent illegal entry. David Perdue: Citizenship for DACA tied to cutting immigration. Doug Collins: Co-sponsored Build the Wall, Enforce the Law Act. Drew Ferguson: We CANNOT allow this flow of unvetted refugees to continue. Ed Tarver: Immigrants seek the opportunities of the American Dream. Greg Orman: Tough, practical, fair policy: no amnesty but no deportation. Herschel Walker: For path to citizenship in 2015, now only "a strong border". Herschel Walker: Secure our southern border, fix the immigration problem. Hunter Hill: No sanctuary cities in Georgia. Jason Carter: Voted to keep public benefits for undocumented immigrants. Jim Barksdale: Pass comprehensive reform & bring 11M out of shadows. Jon Ossoff: Unconstitutional to slander or ban entire religious groups. Jon Ossoff: Strengthen borders, path for undocumented immigrants. Jon Ossoff: DREAMers are Americans and here to stay. Karen Handel: Immigration bill is 1,000 pages of industry rewards. Karen Handel: Ok with 6-country immigration ban, but no religious test. Kelly Loeffler: Supports building border wall. Kelly Loeffler: Co-sponsored Asylum Abuse Reduction Act. Latham Saddler: For a physical and technological wall on southern border. Michelle Nunn: Un-American travel ban hurts refugees & US standing in world. Paul Broun: Protect the borders; prevent illegal entry. Rand Knight: Pathway to citizenship but with official English language. Raphael Warnock: Jesus was an "undocumented immigrant". Rick Allen: Protect the border and to prevent illegal entry. Rick Allen: Our borders remain vulnerable; block any amnesty. Shane Hazel: Shut off the welfare magnet; have troops patrol border. Sonny Perdue: Check immigration status after minor offenses. Stacey Abrams: Colleges need not act as immigration enforcement officers. Stacey Abrams: Advocates a clean DREAM Act. Ted Terry: Refugees exemplify the best of what America offers. Teresa Tomlinson: End family separation & citizenship for DREAMers. Valencia Stovall: Construct wall on Mexican border; then rolling legalization. Vernon Jones: Colleges should not be allowed to have sanctuary policies. Vernon Jones: Co-sponsored bill to crack down on illegal immigrants. Brad Raffensperger: Halt deportation of Afghan Christian refugees. Chris Carr: Deport criminal illegals who commit crimes in our state. John F. King: Keep our border secure and deport criminals here illegally. |
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Jobs Andrew Hunt: Job Powerhouse plan instead of crony capitalism. Andrew Hunt: Reduce payroll tax when paying over $11/hour. Brian Kemp: 4-Point Plan to put hardworking Georgians to work. Casey Cagle: Create 500,000 jobs in first term, to beat Deal's 319,000. David Perdue: Oppose increase in the federal minimum wage. David Perdue: 2005: I spent my career outsourcing; 2014: I'm proud of that. David Perdue: Co-sponsored National Right-to-Work Act. David Perdue: Raising minimum wage kills jobs. Doug Collins: Co-sponsored National Right-to-Work Act. Doug Collins: Voted against raising the minimum wage to $15. Jason Carter: Employers need skilled workers: more technical schools. Jon Ossoff: Minimum wage should be a living wage. Jon Ossoff: Minimum wage should be livable wage. Kelly Loeffler: Co-sponsored National Right-to-Work Act. Michelle Nunn: Increase the minimum wage, help lower the unemployment rate. Nathan Deal: Employment is primary goal of education: more HOPE Grants. Nathan Deal: Economists don't pay attention to unemployment rates. Nathan Deal: Full funding for technical education for jobs. Raphael Warnock: $7.25 an hour "is not a living wage". Raphael Warnock: Supports pay equity with honest wages, fair overtime. Stacey Abrams: For living wage and right to form unions. Stacey Abrams: For living wage and right to form unions. Ted Terry: Raised city minimum wages to $15 an hour. Teresa Tomlinson: Support right to organize & protect benefits. Teresa Tomlinson: Raise minimum wage to $15 with cost of living adjustments. Vernon Jones: Include gender identity in federal anti-discrimination laws. Vernon Jones: Opportunity for all rather than increase the minimum wage. Stacey Abrams: Constitutional amendment to bring casinos & online betting. Chris Carr: Boost our capabilities, spur more investment in new jobs. |
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Principles & Values Alan Keyes: Separation of church and state is phony and is a weapon. Allen Buckley: Absolute separation of church and state. Amanda Swafford: Judeo-Christian values aren't threatened by Shariah. Brian Kemp: State Senator and Secretary of State. Brian Kemp: We're in a real fight right now to make America great again. Casey Cagle: Protect student athletes' religious expression. David Perdue: Judeo-Christian values established our government framework. David Perdue: CEO of Dollar General & Reebok; cousin of Gov. Sonny Perdue. David Perdue: Change diapers & politicians frequently: not a D.C. insider. David Perdue: COVID: Stock trades came under investigation. David Perdue: Mocked Kamala Harris's first name at Trump rally. David Perdue: Strong supporter of judges in the mold of Antonin Scalia. Derrick Grayson: 100% of the Constitution, 100% of the time. Derrick Grayson: Social positions based on strong Christian values. Derrick Grayson: People free to worship or not; tax exempt status abolished. Doug Collins: Impeachment smeared a president who put America first. Doug Collins: Impeachment started with tears in Brooklyn in 2016. Drew Ferguson: My Christian faith guides all of my activities and beliefs. Ed Tarver: In the Army, it was about serving "one nation". Ed Tarver: Government and religion should not be intertwined. Gary Black: Puts on football gear in ad to tweak football star opponent. Herschel Walker: Qualified to run for Senate because I love America. Herschel Walker: Born in Wrightsville; going to die a Jesus Christ death. Herschel Walker: If you don't like this country, you don't have to stay here. Herschel Walker: Love for anthem doesn't preclude caring for social justice. Herschel Walker: Putting Georgia and Georgians first. Herschel Walker: With God's help will bring conservative value to Washington. Hunter Hill: Place monument to Ten Commandments at State Capitol. Jack Kingston: Endorsed by McIntosh County Commissioner over Handel. Jack Kingston: Broaden appeal of GOP by engaging liberal media. Jason Carter: Grandfather Jimmy Carter participates in grandson's campaign. Jason Carter: I've passed 21 bipartisan bills in the legislature. Jason Carter: Comfortable talking about his religious faith. Jim Barksdale: Against Georgia adopting "religious liberty" legislation. Jon Ossoff: Supported by national anti-Trump neophyte networks. Jon Ossoff: Campaign slogan: Make Trump Furious. Jon Ossoff: Interned for Rep. John Lewis and Rep. Hank Johnson. Jon Ossoff: Promises to move to 6th district after girlfriend graduates. Jon Ossoff: Early campaign pledge: "Make Trump Furious". Jon Ossoff: Dedicated my career to fighting corruption. Jon Ossoff: His faith informs his approach to politics. Jon Ossoff: Criticizes "cultural elitism" of Hollywood. Jon Ossoff: Multiracial coalition with shared values emerging. Jon Ossoff: Standard for Senators higher than not being prosecuted. Jon Ossoff: On Day One, I'll place my stock portfolio in a blind trust. Jon Ossoff: Refusal to debate shows arrogance & sense of entitlement. Jon Ossoff: Parents' success helped me, I want to help others. Karen Handel: Endorsed by McIntosh County Commissioner before Kingston. Karen Handel: 2010: Resigned as Secretary of State to run for Governor. Kelly Loeffler: Will abide by Senate ethics rules, won't address conflicts. Kelly Loeffler: Donated maximum $2800 to Trump recount fund. Kelly Loeffler: WNBA players endorsing opponent is "cancel culture". Kelly Loeffler: Atlanta's "most expensive real estate transaction ever". Kelly Loeffler: Endorsed QAnon candidate for fighting "radical left". Kelly Loeffler: First in my family to graduate from college. Kelly Loeffler: I'm a Christian: a person of deep faith. Kelly Loeffler: Conservative values matter: uphold the Constitution. Latham Saddler: I will put Georgia first and keep America first. Latham Saddler: It is time for my generation of leaders to step up. Latham Saddler: MLB reacting to voter suppression is "cancel culture". Latham Saddler: Georgia is the most patriotic state in America. Marjorie Taylor Greene: To remove Pelosi: "Bullet to the head would be quicker". Marjorie Taylor Greene: 2018: Pelosi should be executed for treason. Matt Lieberman: Will "err on the side of propriety". Matt Lieberman: Don't wait for a miracle; we must make changes. Michelle Nunn: Daughter of Sen. Sam Nunn: legacy of bipartisanship. Nathan Deal: Place monument to Ten Commandments at State Capitol. Paul Broun: Separation of church and state is a mistaken idea. Paul Broun: Lost campaigns in 1990, 1992 & 1996 before winning in 2006. Paul Broun: Biblical morality is spiritual foundation of our nation. Raphael Warnock: America at its highest: equal voting, health care, education. Raphael Warnock: Youngest pastor to lead Atlanta's Ebenezer Baptist Church. Raphael Warnock: 2008: Joined black pastors defending controversial sermons. Raphael Warnock: My whole life is about service; Senate would continue that. Raphael Warnock: Washington is not focused on ordinary people. Raphael Warnock: Have a moral foundation for everything that we do. Raphael Warnock: I'm a Matthew 25 Christian: love your neighbor. Rick Allen: Shariah law is a threat; keep Judeo-Christian framework. Shane Hazel: Individual right to beliefs, including spreading Gospel. Stacey Abrams: Oppose monument to Ten Commandments at State Capitol. Stacey Abrams: Prefers organizing systems for change to legislating. Stacey Abrams: Election loss: Something being legal does not make it right. Stacey Abrams: Run for the job you want; I'm best on executive side. Ted Terry: Prefers evidence-based policy making. Valencia Stovall: Monument to Ten Commandments at State Capitol. Valencia Stovall: Born-again believer in Jesus Christ. Vernon Jones: Black voters would vote for David Duke if a Democrat. Herschel Walker: Country wide election fraud in 2020 election . Brian Kemp: Character of the American people makes our nation great. Brian Kemp: We showed that the Georgia Way is indeed the better way. Brad Raffensperger: Refused to change 2020 vote totals when Trump demanded. Brad Raffensperger: His "Christian faith guides everything he does". Buddy Carter: Launched campaign calling himself a "MAGA warrior". Buddy Carter: Decided to run for Senate after prayerful consideration. Buddy Carter: Pushed Trump for Nobel Peace Prize for Iran/Israel ceasefire. Mike Collins: Dedication to America First policies recognized. Brian Kemp: Georgia stands firm by the Grace of our Creator. Brian Kemp: Our laws are small compared to the plan of our Creator. |
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Social Security Allen Buckley: Raise retirement to age 70 to save Social Security. Allen Buckley: Financial Sanity Act: raise age to 70. David Perdue: Reduce $86T retirement deal for federal employees. David Perdue: Return to sensible budgeting to stabilize Social Security. Jim Barksdale: No privatized "everyone on their own" scheme. Jon Ossoff: A civilized nation cannot abandon its elders to destitution. Jon Ossoff: Strengthen and protect Social Security benefits. Kelly Loeffler: Don't privatize, but address long-term solvency. Michelle Nunn: Bipartisan entitlement reform to preserve Social Security. Raphael Warnock: Opposes raising retirement age or privatizing benefits. Shane Hazel: Taxation is theft; Social Security is a giant Ponzi scheme. Stacey Abrams: We must help our most vulnerable citizens. Tom Price: Supports major cutbacks to Social Security. Valencia Stovall: Livable wages support social security benefits. Vernon Jones: Fight hard as the Dickens for our seniors. Mike Collins: Get off of Social Security, get back in the workforce. |
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Tax Reform Amanda Swafford: Politicians use tax code to for social engineering. Casey Cagle: Businesses and families flourish when tax burden is low. Casey Cagle: Slash $100 million in taxes, without cutting core services. David Perdue: Cut spending AND increase revenue. David Perdue: Trump tax cuts having a positive impact across the country. Drew Ferguson: I support a flat tax--all have skin in the game. Hunter Hill: Eliminate state income tax. Jason Carter: Discuss regional sales tax to deal with local issues. Jason Carter: Step up investment in pursuing tax cheats. Jon Ossoff: Reduce tax burden on small businesses & simplify tax filing. Jon Ossoff: Lower taxes for all but the wealthiest Americans. Jon Ossoff: We borrow trillions to cut taxes for the wealthy. Jon Ossoff: Doesn't support increase in income tax rates. Josh Lanier: Opposes $1 trillion tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans. Latham Saddler: Infrastructure proposal a tax hike, corporations will leave. Shane Hazel: Taxation is theft. Stacey Abrams: Ask everyone to do their fair share. Stacey Abrams: Keep graduated income tax instead of 5.4% flat tax. Tony Evers: Incentivize in-state pharmaceutical, medical equipment. Vernon Jones: Permanent repeal of the federal estate tax. Vernon Jones: 2007: Backed a flat tax proposal as "fair tax". Zell Miller: Tax cuts of $334M in 1999. Brian Kemp: $1 billion tax cut from the state's budget surplus. Raphael Warnock: Oppose tax breaks that benefit the wealthiest Americans . Brian Kemp: Committed to saving Georgia taxpayers over $7.6 billion! Brad Raffensperger: Cap property taxes for seniors, eliminate state income tax. Buddy Carter: Eliminate income tax; replace it with a consumption tax. John F. King: Make Trump's tax cuts permanent; lower costs. Mike Collins: Protect Georgians from the largest tax hike in history. Brian Kemp: We've provided one-time tax relief to the tune of over $3.2B. Brian Kemp: Reduce personal/corporate income tax rate to just 4.99%. |
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Technology Andrew Hunt: Apply lessons of nanotech to colleges; stop importing talent. Brian Kemp: Work around Federal ban on "no drone zones" at prisons. Brian Kemp: Webpage & app for voter registration & sample ballot. Brian Kemp: Hi-speed internet for Great Recession in rural Georgia. Casey Cagle: Double--if not triple--our investment in transportation. Casey Cagle: Invest in good roads and a deepened harbor. Casey Cagle: 10-year transportation plan for roads & bridges improvements. Hunter Hill: Create driverless car corridors & double-deck 285. Karen Handel: Best for government to get out of the way on infrastructure. Kelly Loeffler: We can figure out getting broadband to rural areas. Michelle Nunn: Reverse the downward trends in basic R&D funding. Nathan Deal: Make GA the Silicon Valley of the South via cyber security. Nikema Williams: Work around Federal ban on "no drone zones" at prisons. Renee Unterman: Work around Federal ban on "no drone zones" at prisons. Stacey Abrams: We must invest in public infrastructure. Stacey Abrams: Creates commission on Transit Governance and Funding. Tony Evers: Ongoing investment in rural broadband expansion. Vernon Jones: Work around Federal ban on "no drone zones" at prisons. Chase Oliver: Let innovators reduce carbon; not federal-chosen technology. |
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War & Peace Allen Buckley: Involvement in Iraq hurt the US domestically. Allen Buckley: Plan to exit the Middle East. David Perdue: North Korean sanctions prove diplomacy succeeds. David Perdue: Opposed requiring Congressional approval of attack on Iran. Derrick Grayson: Non-intervention: Bring our troops home immediately. Derrick Grayson: Policies of regime change intervention must be abandoned. Doug Collins: Afghan withdrawal when commanders say, on secret timetable. Doug Collins: Iran is an imminent threat to the US. Doug Collins: Claimed Democrats "in love with terrorists," then apologized. Drew Ferguson: Distrust ill-conceived nuclear "deal" with Iran. Drew Ferguson: Radical Islam will always be an enemy to the world. Ed Tarver: Coordinate with allies to dismantle extremist networks. Hunter Hill: I fought to defend our values in Afghanistan and Iraq. Jim Barksdale: No wars of choice without clear purpose & exit strategy. Jon Ossoff: Avoid reckless, destabilizing missteps like the Iraq War. Jon Ossoff: Destroy ISIS without deploying regular US ground forces. Latham Saddler: Became fluent in Farsi; joined the Navy SEALs. Matt Lieberman: Iran nuclear deal could have been better. Matt Lieberman: Against rejoining Iran Deal until better deal made. Rand Knight: Get out of Iraq within 12-18 months. Shane Hazel: Forever wars are killing us; #EndTheWars. Shane Hazel: Our policy should be that of non-intervention. Stacey Abrams: US should be judicious & careful with our use of military. Teresa Tomlinson: Congress should vote on war actions, including Afghanistan. Teresa Tomlinson: Sanctions against Iran, but diplomacy as well. Chris Carr: Supported Trump's bombing of Iran: stand with Israel. Jon Ossoff: Criticized Israel for civilian death and suffering in Gaza. |
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Welfare & Poverty Allen Buckley: Entitlements spending needs to be reasonably reduced. Derrick Grayson: Welfare policy rips black families apart, like slavery. Hunter Hill: Require drug testing for food stamp recipients. Jason Carter: No mandatory drug testing for food stamp recipients. Jim Martin: Supports workfare, but expand TANF for state services. Nathan Deal: Require drug testing for food stamp recipients. Raphael Warnock: COVID exacerbates inequality in economics & health care. Raphael Warnock: Created community financial literacy center. Stacey Abrams: Help working poor get a leg up. Stacey Abrams: No mandatory drug testing for food stamp recipients. Stacey Abrams: Reducing the top not enough on income inequality. Valencia Stovall: No mandatory drug testing for food stamp recipients. Vernon Jones: Supports federal block grants and local welfare control. Zell Miller: Supports welfare reform and welfare to work. |
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