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from The New Orleans Times-Picayune (number of quotes indicated): |
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Abortion John Bel Edwards: Unblemished anti-abortion voting record. |
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Budget & Economy Eddie Rispone: No specifics on budget cuts; try to control spending. |
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Civil Rights Gary Chambers: Regrets using "homo" in 2011 tweet, now in different place. John Neely Kennedy: Affirmative action is a fair chance. Martin Luther King: Compensatory treatment for past wrongs is justified. |
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Corporations Cedric Richmond: CEO's create jobs & deserve a seat at the table. John Schroder: Against financial firms investing on governance strategies. |
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Crime David Vitter: Keep state police presence in New Orleans' French Quarter. Jay Dardenne: Let New Orleans police itself; remove state police sometime. John Bel Edwards: Let New Orleans police itself; remove state police soon. |
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Education David Vitter: No federal incentives to get states to adopt Common Core. Eddie Rispone: Let local boards give raises to individual teachers. Eddie Rispone: Allow use of tax dollars for Christian schools. John Bel Edwards: Make charter school creation a local issue; end Common Core. |
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Energy & Oil Cedric Richmond: Carbon neutrality by 2050 will require building coalitions. Gary Chambers: Supports Green New Deal as good for environment, jobs. John Neely Kennedy: Incentives for non-petroleum automobiles are a tax increase. John Neely Kennedy: More domestic drilling, including in Gulf of Mexico & ANWR. Mary Landrieu: Member of bipartisan "Gang of 10" for comprehensive oil plan. Mary Landrieu: Voted against allowing exploration in oil shale in Colorado. |
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Environment David Vitter: Drafted hurricane protection & flood control bill. Rob Maness: Reject Katrina aid bill if pork-laden with other projects. |
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Free Trade Charles Boustany: 2013: Supported TPP; 2016: too many concessions. Foster Campbell: TPP is skewed to the advantage of big business. John Fleming: TPP means open season on American jobs. John Neely Kennedy: TPP lacks safeguards against currency manipulation. Joseph Cao: No trade deal with Vietnam due to human rights abuses. Rob Maness: Criticized TPP for its closed-door negotiations. |
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Government Reform David Vitter: Term limits instead of automatic pay raises for Congress. Jay Dardenne: Don't bring dysfunctional Washington politics to Louisiana. |
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Gun Control Adrian Perkins: Urge Senate to act on gun safety legislation. Shawn Wilson: Gun owner, favor s universal background checks . |
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Health Care Bill Cassidy: AdWatch: propose ObamaCare-lite plan in state legislature. Bobby Jindal: No medical school needed for optometrist eye surgeries. Eddie Rispone: Temporarily freeze Medicaid enrollment in Louisiana. Jay Dardenne: Introduced law requiring no-smoking areas in restaurants. John Bel Edwards: No medical school needed for optometrist eye surgeries. Lance Harris: Require medical school for optometrist eye surgeries. Mary Landrieu: Let consumers keep health plans, but only if told options. John Schroder: No medical school needed for optometrist eye surgeries. |
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Homeland Security Gary Chambers: Cut military budget to pay for Medicare for All. |
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Immigration Gary Chambers: Open to abolishing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. |
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Principles & Values Bill Cassidy: Agrees to one runoff debate; more if Obama visits. John Breaux: Announces retirement in 2004. John Fleming: Passionate conservative: Obama doesn't share our values. John Neely Kennedy: I speak my mind, & some politicians call me a troublemaker. Joseph Cao: First Vietnamese-American to serve in Congress. Jeff Landry: We are winning and we will get God back into this country. |
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Social Security John Neely Kennedy: Endorses voluntary private retirement savings accounts. Mary Landrieu: Credit immigrants for FICA paid while status was illegal. |
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Welfare & Poverty Jay Dardenne: Campaign theme: fight poverty & fix the state budget. |
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