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Each candidate page should include a summary of their stances on the following issues:=Topic Pages=*[[Tax Reform]]*[[Jobs and Business Policy]]*[[Health Policy]]*[[Drug Policy]]*[[Middle East]]*[[Trade]]*[[Immigration]]*[[Environmental]]*[[Entrepreneurship and Innovation]]*[[Monetary Policy]]*[[Religion]]*[[Quotes]]*[[Carried Interest]]
If their stance on an issue can't be found on their website, check what they say in debate transcripts, etc.
*[[Jeb Bush]]
*[[Ben Carson]]
*[[Chris Christie]]
*[[Ted Cruz]]
*[[Carly Fiorina]]
*[[Mike Huckabee]]
*[[John Kaisch]]
*[[Jim Gilmore]]
*[[Rand Paul]]
*[[Marco Rubio]]
*[[Rick Santorum]]
*[[Donald Trump]]
=Democrats=
*{| class="wikitable sortable" style="border: 1px solid darkgray; bgcolor: #f9f9f9"|'''Drop Outs''' |||-| [[Rick Santorum]]|-| [[Rand Paul]]|-| [[Hillary ClintonMike Huckabee]]*|-| [[Bernie SandersCarly Fiorina]]*|-| [[Chris Christie]]|-| [[Martin O'Malley]]|}
==Jeb Bush==
*[https://jeb2016.com/policy-tax-plan/?lang=en]“They are responsible for the slowest economic recovery ever, the biggest debt increases ever, a massive tax increase on the middle class, the relentless buildup of the regulatory state, and the swift, mindless drawdown of a military that was generations in the making.”- Jeb Bush on the Obama Administration [http://time.com/3921956/jeb-bush-campaign-launch-transcript/]
*Claims that Obama’s administration increased taxes, so we need an overhaul of tax code
**Fact check: Affordable Care Act increases taxes, but the high class is getting a majority of the impact of these tax increases. Subsidies also cushion the impact of the taxes.
***Tax increases passed by Supreme Court would lead to an estimated cost to taxpayers over 804.6 billion dollars over the next decade [http://waysandmeans.house.gov/supreme-courts-health-law-decision-leaves-in-place-21-tax-hikes-costing-taxpayers-more-than-675-billion/][http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2015/jun/23/jeb-bush/jeb-bush-obama-caused-massive-tax-increase-middle-/#][http://www.ontheissues.org/2016/Jeb_Bush_Corporations.htm]
*Business and corporations
**Tax Proposal: Lower taxes on small business and big businesses, simplified tax code that is easier on middle class and families[http://www.newsweek.com/your-money-your-vote-newsweeks-2016-presidential-debate-live-blog-388228][https://jeb2016.com/policy-tax-plan/?lang=en]
**reduce personal income tax brackets down to three brackets: 28%, 25%, 10% like the Reagan administration’s second tax reform
**fact check: Reagan’s 2nd tax reform wasn’t like this; it was broken into 4 groups (10%, 28%, 33%, 28%), making a tax “bubble”. Taxpayers after a certain income level paid a flat 28% tax rate [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tax_Reform_Act_of_1986#cite_note-4][http://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2015/09/09/438873030/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-jeb-bushs-tax-plan]
**cut down corporate tax rate from 35% to 20% and change it to territorial tax system (tax only on earnings made in US)[https://jeb2016.com/backgrounder-jeb-bushs-tax-reform-plan/?lang=en]
**2% cap of filer’s gross income on total tax deductions
**double size of standard deduction
**double income tax credit for childless workers
**eliminate carried interest loophole
**estimate increasing number of Americans that don’t pay tax by 15 million, bringing the number of filers with zero taxes from 40% up to 50%
**claims this will help lower and middle class, but this will benefit high earners instead[http://thecge.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Fundamental-Tax-Reform-An-Essential-Pillar-of-Economic-Growth.pdf]
**plan estimated to cost up to $3.4 trillion over the next decade without growth
**businesses deduct new capital investments
==Ben Carson==
*[https://www.bencarson.com/issues/tax-reform]claims that USA has the highest corporate tax rates in the world at 35%, but this isn’t true. Japan has the world’s highest tax rates at 40% on income, 37% on domestics, and 38% for multinational corporations. Further, the average US company pays around 23% tax after deductions and MNCs pay 28% on average. This puts the US as the second highest corporate tax in the world.[http://www.forbes.com/pictures/gg45ehmhi/hey-mister-tax-man/]
*Claims current tax system discourages entrepreneurship and investment and inhibits growth of the economy
*Tax proposal:
**flat 14.9% tax (no deductions) that applies to all incomes over 150% federal poverty level
**tax only once (no double taxation on dividends, capital gains, interest income) at the personal level
**eliminate deductions from home mortgage interest, charity, state and local taxes
**eliminate alternative minimum tax
**eliminate death tax
**Claims: raise growth rate by 1.6% up to 4% annually, increase GDP by 16% in 10 years, create 5 million new jobs, increase wages by 11%
*Fact checks
**death tax: only 0.2% of Americans are paying the estate tax currently, mainly affects a few small businesses and farmers[http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-04-13/why-republicans-want-a-bigger-u-s-estate-tax-repeal-than-ever]
**There already is currently a $5.43 million exemption, so repealing the estate tax would mostly help the rich
**Republican proposal to repeal estate tax would be easier on farmers that have much of their assets tied to their land. Without the tax, there is more incentive to transfer property at death rather than during life due to the reduced tax costs
**flat tax rate plan: likely would lead to at least $1 trillion hole[http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2015/nov/04/ben-carson/does-ben-carsons-tithe-based-tax-plan-lead-1-trill/]
**AMT: eliminating it would largely benefit the wealthy, who end up having to pay the higher tax rate when their income is above a certain threshold[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_minimum_tax]
**eliminating deductions: it’s true that mortgage deductions doesn’t tend to increase housing and it mainly helps the wealthy, who use it as a housing subsidy. Most others don’t take advantage of the mortgage deduction and instead take standard deductions. Plus, home prices tend to be higher than they would be without the deductions, which offsets the benefits from the deduction and discourages home ownership.[http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/08/06/the-sacrosanct-mortgage-interest-deduction/?_r=0][http://www.usnews.com/opinion/blogs/pat-garofalo/2015/11/11/what-ben-carson-got-right-about-taxes-in-the-4th-republican-debate]
**eliminating double taxation on dividends, etc. would encourage more people to retain most of their income in stocks and pay zero taxes on dividend earnings from stock
**double taxation on capital gains: very controversial topic, some say that lowering it will encourage investment in companies that are more risky but also putting forward progressive technologies; others say that the reduced tax would largely benefit the wealthy[http://www.wsj.com/articles/how-should-capital-gains-be-taxed-1425271052]
==Chris Christie==*Poll numbers taken from real clear politics [httpshttp://d70h9a36p82zswww.cloudfrontrealclearpolitics.net/Ccpres2016com/baseepolls/assets2016/1-0-1president/productionus/Chris-Christie2016_democratic_presidential_nomination-TheEconomy3824.pdfhtml]Tax reform: **reduce corporate tax rate to 25% **cap on total deductions individuals and married couples can make **reduce income tax brackets to three brackets, with the highest bracket taxed at 28%, single digit for lowest bracket**eliminate payroll tax on individuals over 62 and under 25*Economy**revert the workweek to 40 hours against Obama’s proposed 30 hours a week before qualifying for health insurance to encourage Americans to work more hours[http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/228953-house-votes-down-obamacares-30-hour-workweek]**invest in research and development, education that matches the needs of employers**permanent research and development tax credit**reform disability insurance: eligibility for Social Security disability benefits would be contingent on entering a rehabilitation program and developing workplace reentry program **lift the ban on crude oil exports[http://www.bloombergviewrealclearpolitics.com/quicktakeepolls/u-s-crude-oil-export-ban]*Fact checks:[https:2016/president/www.washingtonpost.comus/blogs/monkey2016_republican_presidential_nomination-cage/wp/2015/02/17/republicans-want-to-reform-disability-insurance-heres-why-thats-hard/3823.html]
==Ted Cruz==Prediction market prices are reported in cents.*PredictIt Republican [httpshttp://www.tedcruzpredictit.org/issuesMarket/jobs1233/Who-will-win-the-2016-andRepublican-presidential-opportunity/nomination]Tax reformand Democratic [http:**Flat tax rate of 10% for all personal income tax brackets in which “all income groups //www.predictit.org/Market/1232/Who-will see a double digit increase in after-tax income”. People making under $36,000 will be taxwin-the-2016-Democratic-presidential-freenomination] nomination data**“The IRS will cease to exist as we know it” **claimsIowa Electronic Markets (IEM) Republican [https: tax rate will boost GDP by 13//iemweb.biz.9% greater than current projections, increase wages by 12uiowa.2%, create 4,861,000 jobs*Regulation: **Pass the REINS Act to regulate Congressional costs **Repeal Obamacare, open insurance markets across state lines, expand health savings accounts, delink health insurance from employment**end EPA regulations such as the Waters of the US edu/quotes/364.html] and Clean Power Plan*Energy**endorse Keystone Pipeline**reduce federal impediments on oil trade*American Economy**create a more stable American dollar **audit Federal Reserve*Internet**opposes Net Neutrality and Internet Sales Tax*Five For Freedom Proposal**Abolish the IRS and five US agenciesDemocratic [https: Department of Education, Department of Energy, Department of Commerce, Department of Housing and Urban Development*25 Federal ABCs **Eliminate the following agencies, bureaus, commissions, programs:**Appalachian Regional Commission**Climate Ready Water Utilities Initiative**Climate Research Funding for the Office of Research and Development**Climate Resilience Evaluation Awareness Tool**Consumer Financial Protection Bureau**Corporation for Public Broadcasting (privatize)**Corporation for Travel Promotion**Global Methane Initiative**Green Infrastructure Program**Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program**Legal Services Corporation**National Endowment for the Arts**National Endowment for the Humanities**New Starts Transit Program**Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund**Presidential Election Campaign Fund**Regulation of CO2 Emissions from Power Plants and all Sources**Regulation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Vehicles**Renewable Fuel Standard Federal Mandates**Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation**Sugar Subsidies**Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery**UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change**UN Population Fund**USDA Catfish Inspection Program*Grace Commission 2//iemweb.biz.uiowa.edu/quotes/365.0**cut government spending and enhance efficiency **balanced budget amendment that limits federal spending to a percentage of GDP and requires Senate “supermajority” to raise taxes*Freeze on new hires in the federal executive branch, including no new job creation, no automatic position filling, no hiring of contractors**filling necessary vacant positions would be at a max ratio of one new hire for every three that leave**reducing the size of the federal governmenthtml] market data
==Jim Gilmore==|-*claims that the current rate of unemployment is around 9%, when it’s actually at around 5.5% | 13-Oct-15||[http://datawww.blspresidency.govucsb.edu/timeseriesws/LNS14000000index.php?pid=110903 Las Vegas, NV]||[[Oct. 13, 2015 Democratic Debate Highlights|10-13-15]]|-| 14-Nov-15||[http://www.gilmoreforamericapresidency.ucsb.comedu/issuesws/restoringindex.php?pid=110910 Des Moines, IA]||[[Nov. 14, 2015 Democratic Debate Highlights|11-americas14-economy/15]] *Pass the “Growth Code” to expand business, decrease unemployment, and increase productivity |-**| 19-Dec-15% corporate tax **immediate first year expensing of investments**simplified progressive tax of 10%, 15%, or 25% brackets and no double taxation**Family Refundable Tax Credit of $4,300 minus the tax liability for families earning below the poverty level**profits earned abroad are repatriated tax free to avoid double taxation**no taxation on dividends or capital gains for individuals**claim||[http: the Growth Code will result in increased revenues by the Treasury, increased GDP by 14//www.presidency.ucsb.5%, increased invested capital stock by 35edu/ws/index.3%php?pid=111178 Manchester, increased total hours worked by 4NH]||[[Dec.4%19, reduce unemployment rate to 4.7%2015 Democratic Debate Highlights|12-19-15]]|-| 17-Jan-16||[http://www.freecongresspresidency.ucsb.orgedu/ws/wpindex.php?pid=111409 Charleston, SC]||[[Jan. 17, 2015 Democratic Debate Highlights|01-17-16]]|-content/uploads/2011/| 11/The-GrowthFeb-Code16||TBD, WI|-Final| 9-Mar-Product.pdf]16||Miami, FL|}
==Marco Rubio==*Tax and business reform[https://marcorubio.com/issues/21st-century-jobs-plan/]**building an innovation-friendly economy would come from building a business-friendly economy**lower corporate tax rate to 25%**adopt territorial tax system**100% expensing for business**internet freedom: reallocate spectrum for public use and create 350,000 jobs for every 500 Mhz**change immigration plan from family-based to skill and merit based to create more talented jobs*Small Business[https://marcorubio.com/news/jobs-plan-policy-proposals/][https://marcorubio.com/news/marco-rubio-small-business-plan-policy/]**repeal death tax**repeal Obamacare**propose National Regulatory Budget, let Congress vote Super Tuesday is on major regulations, **approve of the Keystone XL Pipeline**fight EPA cap-and-trade, carbon tax, and other regulations**protect secret ballot for workers in union elections**prohibit unions from taking worker dues for political activities**remove union-imposed obstacles to workers receiving bonuses and pay increases, support RAISE Act**give workers option to get paid compensation or paid leave for overtime**give workers choice to join an union**reform NLRB and reverse the “joint employer” decision *Tax Reform[https://marcorubioMarch 1st.com/issues/tax-reform/]**convert tax brackets into two: 15% and 35%**eliminate the marriage penalty A nice chart of paying more taxes than filing individually*Sharing economy[https://marcorubio.com/news/sharing-economy-uber-policy-proposals/] **Competition when each state votes and Innovation analysis on federal rules and review any rule that hurt the competitive system **opposes online sales taxes**limiting tax jurisdiction on digital goods to a single address**banning taxation on the internet*Higher Education:**“Student Right to Know Before You Go” Act: require institutions to tell how much money students can expect to make with a degree before taking loans to pay for it**automatic income-based repayment of student loans for college graduates**Student investment plans: investors can pay for student tuition in exchange for a percentage of is available from the student’s earnings for a few years after graduation**expand apprenticeship programs**make federal financial aid application simpler**increase hiring of non-degree workers**ease access of state colleges and online education courses*Energy[http://www.nationalrevieweconomist.com/articleblogs/graphicdetail/2016/42340302/securing-americasdaily-energychart-future-marco-rubio0 The Economist] **lift ban on crude oil exports**lift EPA’s Clean Power Plan.
==Donald Trump==*Tax reform [https://assetscontinues to lead the GOP.donaldjtrumpHis polls have risen steadily since late May 2015.com/trump-tax-reform.pdf] **reduce brackets to four tax brackets: 0%Trump has held the Republican lead throughout the primary, 10excluding a brief period in November 2015 when Ben Carson rose within 1%of Trump. Since that spike, 20%, 25%**eliminate marriage penalty, estate taxCarson's numbers have dipped, and AMT**15% corporate tax**10% repatriation tax of corporate funds held overseas*Jobs[http://money.cnnthe most recent poll numbers place Carson in fourth.com/2015/07/28/news/economy/donald-trump-polls-taxes-wages/] **enacting tariffs on Mexico Ted Cruz and China: **35% tax on Ford cars made in Mexico Marco Rubio, polling second and sold third respectively, have both demonstrated gradual increases in poll numbers since September 2015. Starting the US[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/06/16/full-text-donald-trump-announces-election process as a clear GOP front runner, Jeb Bush has experienced a-presidential-bid/] **tax Chinese goods by 25gradual decline to under 5%[http://money.cnnThe remaining GOP candidates,including Christie, Kasich, Paul, Huckabee, Fiorina, and Santorum, are each polling below 4%.com/2011/04/17/news/economy/trump_china_trade_war/?iid=EL] **opposes raising the minimum wage**repeal Obamacare(USA)
=Democrats===Hillary Clinton==*Economy[https://wwwpolls as the Democratic front runner.hillaryclintonShe has maintained a lead in the polls since the beginning of her campaign.com/issues/planHer poll numbers dropped between July-raise-american-incomes/][http://useconomy.about.com/od/fiscalpolicy/p/Hillary_Economy.htm] **New College Compact: tax cut of $2,500 per studentSeptember 2015, lower interest rates on student loans**15% tax cuts but have been on businesses that share profits with their employees**increase funding for research and infrastructure**raising the minimum wage up to $15 and expansion of overtime rules**cutting the red tape that prevents people from starting businesses**expanding access to capital **closing tax loopholes**increase access to education by providing access to quality preschools to all Americans over 10 years**reform executive compensation to favor long term value over short term growth**raise short term capital growth taxes for people earning more than $400rise since then. Bernie Sanders comes in second,000 a year **tax cuts to with his numbers steadily on the middle class rise since spring and small businesses**paid family leave **Investments held between one and two years would be taxed at the maximum income-tax rate summer of 392015.6Martin O'Malley's numbers have remained relatively flat and have not risen above 5%. Assets held for longer would be taxed on a sliding scale, such as 36% for those held 2-3 years, 32% for those held three to four years, and 20% (the current rateUSA) for those held for six years or more.[http://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/2015/07/24/hillary-clinton-would-double-taxes-on-short-term-capital-gains.html]
==Martin O’Malley====Bernie Sanders==For the most up to date Presidential Campaign poll data, see USA Today's [http://www.usatoday.com/pages/interactives/poll-tracker-2016/ Interactive Poll Tracker].
=Sources=For data on U.S. political trends, see Pew Research Center's [http://www.pewresearch.org/data/ key indicators page].
The content of this page is drawn from the Candidate's websites.=Baker Institute Events=
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=Candidates={| class="wikitable sortable" style="border: 1px solid darkgray; bgcolor: # Tax Reformf9f9f9"|'''Republican''' || '''Current Poll Number''' || '''IEM Price''' || '''PredictIt Price'''|-| [[Donald Trump]]||36.2||40||49|-| [[Ted Cruz]]||19.4||16||16|-#Jobs and Business Policy| [[Marco Rubio]]||10.8||25.7||27|-#Health Policy| [[Ben Carson]]||8.2||0.1||1#Drug Policy|-#Middle East| [[Jeb Bush]]||4.8||-||8#Trade|-#Immigration| [[John Kasich]]||2.6||-||4#Environmental|}
{| class=Republicans"wikitable sortable" style="border: 1px solid darkgray; bgcolor: #f9f9f9"|'''Democratic''' || '''Current Poll Number''' || '''IEM Price''' || '''PredictIt Price'''|-| [[Hillary Clinton]]||52.5||68.2||70|-| [[Bernie Sanders]]||37.2||27||28|}
=Debates=Carly Fiorina==Democratic Party Primary Debates==*Regulation{| {{table}}**reduce size and simplify federal government| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Date'''**Sign REINS and Sunset Acts*Tax reform**reduce length of tax code down to just three pages**flat tax for individuals and businesses[https| align="center" style="background://www.carlyforpresident.com/media/example-of-3-page-tax-code.pdf] #f0f0f0;"|'''Transcript'''**Pass the Zero Act| align="center" style="background: Zero-based budgeting of govermnent agencies: agencies start out with a budget of zero and must justify their spending requests to Congress*Energy**Pass the Keystone Pipeline proposal**allow for hydraulic fracking and drilling on federal land*Federal jobs**no executive agencies can replace employees that go into retirement and move #f0f0f0;"|'''Link to a merit-based promotion systemHighlights'''
==Mike HuckabeeRepublican Party Primary Debates==*Proposed a FairTax system{| {{table}}| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Date'''| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Transcript'''| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Link to Highlights'''|-| 6-Aug-15||[http://www.mikehuckabeepresidency.comucsb.edu/_cachews/filesindex.php?pid=110489 Cleveland, OH]||[[Aug. 6, 2015 Republican Debate Highlights|08-06-15]]|-| 16-Sep-15||[http:/11ce70c7/www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=110756 Semi Valley, CA]||[[Sep. 16, 2015 Republican Debate Highlights|09-bee116-4fc015]]|-b428| 28-65ccdad4e7d1Oct-15||[http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/B3BBF8906D52C920712799CAB662DB1Findex.php?pid=110906 Boulder, CO]||[[Oct.fairtax28, 2015 Republican Debate Highlights|10-28-faq15]]|-| 10-Nov-15||[http://www.presidency.pdfucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=110908 Milwaukee, WI]||[[Nov. 10, 2015 Republican Debate Highlights|11-10-15]] **abolish IRS and tax code|-**eliminate all income tax| 15-Dec-15||[http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=111177 Las Vegas, including payrollNV]||[[Dec. 15, Medicare2015 Republican Debate Highlights|12-15-15]]|-| 14-Jan-16||[http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=111395 North Charleston, Social SecuritySC]||[[Jan. 14, and investment income taxes2016 Republican Debate Highlights|01-14-16]]**establish national sales tax|-**“senior bonus payment” instead of Social Security| 28-Jan-16||[http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=111412 Des Moines, Iowa]||[[Jan. 28, 2016 Republican Debate Highlights|01-28-16]]**bonus payments to poor individuals |-**claim| 6-Feb-16||[http: the FairTax system will ensure that everyone including criminals will be required to pay the tax//www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=111472 Manchester, since it is a sales tax instead of income taxNH]|-| 13-Feb-16||Greenville, reinvest $22 trillion in offshore money back to the United StatesSC|-| 26-Feb-16||Houston, grow economy by 6% each yearTX|-| 10-Mar-16||TBD, create millions of manufacturing jobsFL|}
=Caucus Results=John Kasich====Rand Paul==*[https://www.randpaul.com/issue/audit-the-fed]audit the Federal Reserve*[https://www.randpaul.com/issue/spending-and-debt]balancing of the budget (Balanced Budget Amendment) *cut spending, especially in areas best run by state or local government*[https://www.randpaul.com/issue/taxes]Tax reform**repeal the IRS**14.5% tax on individuals and businesses**eliminate payroll tax, gift and estate tax, duties, tariffs, telephone tax**no taxation on the first $50,000 of a family of four**all capital expenses for businesses are immediately expensed**claim: raise after-tax income by at least 15% over the next 10 years, increase GDP by 10%, create 1.4 million jobs*[https://www.randpaul.com/issue/energyIowa Caucus]support Keystone Pipeline*[https://www.randpaul.com/issue/regulation]support REINS Act
=Polls=Rick Santorum==*Tax reform[https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/santorum/pages/391/attachments/original/1444661116/Santorum_Economic_Freedom_Agenda.pdf?1444661116] **repeal the tax code **20% flat tax on individuals, with no marriage penalty, death tax, alternative minimum tax, eliminate tax increases by Obamacare**eliminate individual tax deductions except those to charities or the home mortgage interest reduction**flat 20% tax on business**deductible capital investments**elimination of deductibility of interest expenses**eliminate all other corporate deductions**no Value Added Tax**eliminate the IRS**claims: increase GDP by 10.2% over the next 10 years, leading to economic growth by 3.3% per year, increase capital investment by 29%, increase wages by 7.3%, create 3.135 million jobs*Workers:**negotiate new Free Trade Agreements**audit the Federal Reserve**increase minimum wage by $0.50 per year for the next three years*Regulations**pass a Balanced Budget Amendment**phase out Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac**eliminate funding for Planned Parenthood**end funding for UN programs like the UN Population Fund and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change**cut corporate welfare from the federal budget**cut funding for the Department of Commerce, Energy, Education, Housing, Health and Human Services **eliminate federal funding of education programs like Common Core, Race to the Top, and No Child Left Behind*Privatize CBS**reduce funding to the NLRB*Energy**approve Keystone Pipeline**open market access to all domestic fuel production**allow states to set regulations for fracking and oil exploration location**Repeal Obamacare, Dodd-Frank, Sarbanes-Oxley, Obama administration policies with an economic burden greater than $100 million (including EPA rules on air standards and CO2 emissions)
