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Abortion Jenny Wilson: Opposes requiring a 72-hour waiting period for abortions. Jonathan Swinton: I don't want federal funds to pay for abortions. |
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Budget & Economy Jonathan Johnson: Kept $11M in gold coins in case of financial crisis. Mia Love: Cut federal programs by more than $750 billion. |
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Civil Rights ACLU: Gay marriage bans deny rights to loving & committed couples. Jenny Wilson: Fight to get same-sex benefits. Jon Huntsman: Supports civil unions and other rights for same-sex couples. Mike Lee: Ground Zero mosque is a poke in the eye to victims. Mike Lee: Ground Zero mosque is a poke in the eye to victims. Rocky Anderson: Extend city health benefits to unmarried same-sex partners. Sam Granato: Ground Zero mosque is about freedom of religion. Spencer Cox: He promoted equity, diversity across state agencies. Brian King: Gender/sexual orientation not simply black and white. John Curtis: Firsthand experience with LGBTQ people changed his heart. John Curtis: Firsthand experience with LGBTQ people changed his heart. |
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Corporations Jenny Wilson: Tax cut: Xmas present to corporations; lump of coal for poor. |
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Crime Greg Hughes: Round up offenders and offer jail or treatment. Phil Lyman: Pardoned by President Trump after conviction for ATV protest. |
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Drugs Brian King: Supports crafting a good medical marijuana statute. |
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Education Gary Herbert: Collaborate to rewrite No Child Left Behind. Mia Love: Disbanding the federal Department of Education. Vaughn Cook: Boost school funding & reduce class size. |
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Energy & Oil Harry Reid: More energy efficiency, no drilling in ANWR. Jon Huntsman: Congress should cap greenhouse-gas pollution. Jon Huntsman: Growing concern over environmental impacts of coal. |
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Environment Vaughn Cook: Tougher pollution-control mandates to improve air quality. |
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Government Reform Jonathan Swinton: Term limits for members of Congress. Mike Lee: Reclaim right to constitutionally limited government. Pete Ashdown: Refuses any money from political action committees. Spencer Cox: Electing, rather than appointing, judges a "terrible idea". Spencer Cox: False choice to secure elections by making it harder to vote. Brad Wilson: For procedures to improve and verify results of balloting. Brian King: Legislature should not overturn ballot initiatives . Spencer Cox: Support the legislature overturning ballot initiatives . |
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Gun Control Phil Lyman: Give nonviolent offenders access to guns after three years. |
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Health Care Dan Liljenquist: No 5-year wait for child health insurance for immigrants. Elena Kagan: Helped plan legal defense of ObamaCare. Jenny Wilson: Keep ObamaCare individual insurance mandate. Vaughn Cook: Expand Medicaid programs covering the poor. |
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Homeland Security Mia Love: Cut $758B from federal budget but don't touch defense. Sam Granato: Repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"; an affront to gay soldiers. |
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Immigration Jenny Wilson: It's not chain migration; it's family-based immigration. Jonathan Johnson: Support Immigration Innovation Act: more H1B visas. Mike Lee: Enforce job laws and illegal immigrants will go home. Orrin Hatch: Introduced bipartisan DREAM Act. Rocky Anderson: We need major overhaul of our immigration laws. Sam Granato: Don't rip apart families; support the DREAM Act. Spencer Cox: Angry about children separated from families at border. |
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Jobs Vaughn Cook: Raise Utah's minimum wage. |
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Principles & Values Allen Glines: Parents of eight children, four of them quadruplets. Orrin Hatch: 1976: What do you call 2-term incumbents? Call him home! Orrin Hatch: I'm running to help Mitt Romney and to be Committee Chairman. Pete Ashdown: Dems should be bold and different, not Republican light. Sam Granato: Utahns choice is mainstream candidate vs. extreme candidate. Scott Howell: I learned bipartisanship as minority party in state Senate. Spencer Cox: Coronavirus: Debunk rumors; don't share untrue stories. Tom Daschle: Shift away from Bush priorities will follow shift in Senate. Phil Lyman: Running write-in campaign: won convention & lost primary. Spencer Cox: I endorse Trump because most Utahns support Trump. |
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Social Security Evan McMullin: Favors cuts, means testing, raising retirement age. Mike Lee: Raise the retirement age to save Social Security. Sam Granato: Keep the retirement age but protect Social Security. |
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Tax Reform Jeff Burningham: Before we modernize tax code, we need to review spending. Jenny Wilson: Reform tax code to narrow income gap, not benefit top 1%. Orrin Hatch: You can't argue with math: tax cuts for vast majority. |
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