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Books by and about 2020 presidential candidates |
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Crippled America,
by Donald J. Trump (2015) |
United,
by Cory Booker (2016) |
The Truths We Hold,
by Kamala Harris (2019) |
Smart on Crime,
by Kamala Harris (2010) |
Guide to Political Revolution,
by Bernie Sanders (2017) |
Where We Go From Here,
by Bernie Sanders (2018) |
Promise Me, Dad ,
by Joe Biden (2017) |
Conscience of a Conservative,
by Jeff Flake (2017) |
Two Paths,
by Gov. John Kasich (2017) |
Every Other Monday,
by Rep. John Kasich (2010) |
Courage is Contagious,
by John Kasich (1998) |
Shortest Way Home,
by Pete Buttigieg (2019) |
The Book of Joe ,
by Jeff Wilser (2019; biography of Joe Biden) |
Becoming,
by Michelle Obama (2018) |
Our Revolution,
by Bernie Sanders (2016) |
This Fight Is Our Fight,
by Elizabeth Warren (2017) |
Higher Loyalty,
by James Comey (2018) |
The Making of Donald Trump,
by David Cay Johnston (2017) |
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Books by and about the 2016 presidential election |
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What Happened ,
by Hillary Clinton (2017) |
Higher Loyalty ,
by James Comey (2018) |
Trump vs. Hillary On The Issues ,
by Jesse Gordon (2016) |
Hard Choices,
by Hillary Clinton (2014) |
Becoming ,
by Michelle Obama (2018) |
Outsider in the White House,
by Bernie Sanders (2015) |
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Book Reviews |
(from Amazon.com) |
(click a book cover for a review or other books by or about the presidency from Amazon.com)
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| OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details)
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Abortion
Claire McCaskill: Fund Planned Parenthood; protect abortion providers.
Josh Hawley: Roe v. Wade was most unjust decision in U.S. history.
Mike Parson: Solidly pro-life; supports protecting rights of the unborn.
Josh Hawley: New abortion restrictions protects women.
Tony Monetti: Pro-life, but support healthcare & adoption.
Angelica Earl: Loudly, proudly pro-choice.
Jason Kander: Supports public funding for Planned Parenthood.
Jason Kander: Endorsed by NARAL for perfect pro-choice voting records.
John Brunner: Fight back against judges dictating values on our churches.
Lester Turilli: Every life is precious.
Austin Petersen: Against abortion, but would limit government role.
Eric Greitens: Every life is precious; defend & promote life.
Chris Koster: Planned Parenthood didn't illegally dispose of fetal tissue.
Peter Kinder: Investigate organizations harvesting aborted babies' parts.
Todd Akin: Resisted stepping aside after "legitimate rape" comment.
John Brunner: Pledges support to overthrow of Roe v. Wade.
Sarah Steelman: Life begins at conception; consider Constitutional Amendment.
Todd Akin: Life begins at conception; support Constitutional Amendment.
Catherine Hanaway: Waiting periods; parental notification; & other restrictions.
Nancy Farmer: Make abortions legally available including funding.
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Budget & Economy
Mike Parson: Supports economic growth with accountability on taxes.
Josh Hawley: Reduced budget via staff reduction and exposing fraud.
Austin Petersen: Favors balanced budget amendment.
Jason Kander: Supports federal spending to promote economic growth.
Chris Koster: Invest $2 billion and create up to 40,000 new jobs.
Roy Blunt: Weak economy has left far too many Missourians behind.
Lester Turilli: Only market-led recovery leads to long-term economic growth.
Peter Kinder: Make Missouri competitive again, by cutting spending.
Eric Greitens: Government over-regulates, over-spends, & over-reaches.
Jay Nixon: Missouri has earned its triple-A credit rating.
Robin Carnahan: 2008 bank bailout helped Wall Street, not ordinary people.
Robin Carnahan: 2008 bank bailout helped Wall Street, not ordinary people.
Roy Blunt: Bailout ok; stimulus package a huge mistake.
Roy Blunt: Bailout ok; stimulus package a huge mistake.
Robin Carnahan: TARP financial bailout let banks run wild.
Roy Blunt: TARP was a plan that worked.
Bob Holden: Missouri is and should be fiscally conservative.
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Civil Rights
Mike Parson: Gay people go to hell, but don't discriminate on earth.
Tony Monetti: Value diversity and America's melting pot of cultures.
Austin Petersen: Libertarian view pro-gay marriage.
Angelica Earl: Full equality for LGBT.
Peter Kinder: No federal say over trans-gendered bathroom laws.
Lester Turilli: Equal opportunity for women and minorities.
Catherine Hanaway: Support SJR39: Religious liberty trumps gay marriage.
Chris Koster: Oppose SJR39: gay discrimination isn't religious liberty.
Eric Greitens: Anti-gay "religious liberty" amendment threatens jobs.
John Brunner: Let clergy choose to decline to perform gay marriages.
Jay Nixon: Combat employment & housing discrimination against LGBTs.
Chris Koster: Equality and inclusion should include same-sex couples.
Chris Koster: Gay marriage is another step toward inclusion and equality.
Jason Kander: SCOTUS has spoken: support gay marriage nationwide.
Jay Nixon: Same-sex marriage is a major victory for equality.
Chris Koster: Judges can allow same-sex marriage despite voter amendment.
Jay Nixon: Partnership for Hope: for Missourians with disabilities.
Jason Kander: Protect GLBT employees under nondiscrimination policy.
Claire McCaskill: FactCheck: Akin's female staff are not paid as much as men.
Todd Akin: No policy to pay female staff less than men (but he does).
Claire McCaskill: Women shouldn't get paid less simply because they're women.
Todd Akin: Women's pay should be left to discretion of employers.
Catherine Hanaway: No affirmative action in state employment or contracting.
Catherine Hanaway: No same-sex marriage; no gay hate crime laws.
Nancy Farmer: Prosecute discrimination and fund desegregation.
Nancy Farmer: Recognize same-sex marriages.
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Corporations
Claire McCaskill: Amend banking rules in Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Claire McCaskill: Supports Net Neutrality: equal access to all users.
Josh Hawley: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is unconstitutional.
Tony Monetti: Lower corporate tax rates where possible.
Josh Hawley: Went after big mortgage companies for improper loans.
Jason Kander: Close tax loopholes for companies that send jobs overseas.
John Brunner: Served as CEO of personal care products manufacturer.
Peter Kinder: Work together to try and make the stimulus work for Missouri.
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Crime
Eric Greitens: Facing trial for felony charge of invasion of privacy.
Tony Monetti: Stronger emphasis on policing.
Austin Petersen: End mandatory minimums.
Josh Hawley: Use anti-riot laws on crowds protesting police shootings.
Angelica Earl: Prison not the solution for victimless crimes.
Josh Hawley: Apply consumer protection laws to pursue human traffickers.
Eric Greitens: Fight Ferguson Effect with Blue Alert to empower police.
Jason Kander: End school-to-prison pipeline.
Lester Turilli: Stricter punishment does not always deter crime˙.
Eric Greitens: Get first responders needed training, equipment, & support.
Chris Koster: Deliver justice to those who break our laws.
Peter Kinder: Preserve law & order, even when there are riots & looting.
Jay Nixon: More DWI arrests save more lives.
Bob Holden: Lower drunk driving limit to .08.
Catherine Hanaway: No parole for repeat felons; yes on death penalty.
Nancy Farmer: No death penalty, more community policing.
Nancy Farmer: Mandatory sentencing, but fund rehabilitation & alternatives.
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Drugs
Claire McCaskill: Supports medical marijuana & alternative drug sentencing.
Josh Hawley: Supports medical marijuana.
Mike Parson: Rate of opioid deaths decreasing but new ideas are needed.
Austin Petersen: My ideal: gay couple defends pot farm with machine gun.
Austin Petersen: Treat drugs as medical issue, not criminal.
Angelica Earl: End marijuana prohibition.
Josh Hawley: Charges opioid manufacturers with deception.
Jason Kander: Supports medical marijuana.
Roy Blunt: Don't decriminalize marijuana federally, but let states try.
Lester Turilli: Opium is a dangerous˙epidemic˙˙.
Eric Greitens: Supports legalizing medical marijuana for kids with epilepsy.
John Brunner: Open to more research about marijuana, nut not legalization.
Peter Kinder: Supports legalizing medical marijuana under a doctor's order.
Chris Koster: Helping meth cooks get ingredients leads to jail.
Jay Nixon: Drug testing for welfare recipients.
Jason Kander: Drug testing for welfare recipients.
Catherine Hanaway: Stricter penalties for drug crimes, but rehab too.
Catherine Hanaway: Strengthen sentences for drug-related crimes.
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Education
Claire McCaskill: Increase student financial aid, like Pell Grants.
Josh Hawley: Give religious schools state educational resources.
Josh Hawley: Universities provide worthless degrees and waste billions.
Mike Parson: $400M in bonds to repair college campuses.
Tony Monetti: Public schools that fail our kids do not deserve our support.
Austin Petersen: Open to experiment with school choice.
Angelica Earl: More money for schools, less debt for students.
Josh Hawley: Excluding religious school choice amounts to discrimination.
Chris Koster: Increase our investment in education.
John Brunner: Reject federal Common Core standards.
Lester Turilli: Let local school districts responsibly determine curriculum.
Jay Nixon: Affordable tuition is highest priority.
Jay Nixon: Fund public schools, don't develop voucher schemes.
Eric Greitens: Strongly oppose Common Core; no bureaucrats in charge.
Chris Koster: 2007: Left GOP to support high-quality public schools.
Peter Kinder: Fight for school choice & charter schools.
Jay Nixon: Increase education funding by $150 million.
Jay Nixon: A+ scholarships: community college for every high schooler.
Jason Kander: Expand charter schools to cities & poor-performing districts.
Jason Kander: Expand charter schools, plus more sponsorship options.
Jay Nixon: Allow expanding charter schools to poor-performing districts.
Sarah Steelman: More competition in college loans; end federal monopoly.
Todd Akin: Federal government should be out of the student loan market.
Bob Holden: More resources for student and teachers.
Bob Holden: Cash incentive for National Board Certification for teachers.
Bob Holden: Provide parents with school accountability report cards.
Catherine Hanaway: State-funded vouchers for public & private schools.
Nancy Farmer: Supports charter schools and privately-run schools.
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Energy & Oil
Claire McCaskill: Subsidize alternative energy, but build Keystone Pipeline.
Josh Hawley: Oppose the job-killing climate agenda.
Angelica Earl: Coal is the past; time to move forward.
Josh Hawley: Clean Power Plan hurts economy by raising energy prices.
Josh Hawley: Dismantle Obama-era network of energy regulations.
Lester Turilli: Clean coal, nuclear, natural gas, hydroelectric, AND solar.
Jason Kander: Climate change is a real consequence of human activity.
Chris Koster: New EPA regulations on CO2 emissions are federal overreach.
Jay Nixon: Nuclear power provides reliable, affordable energy.
Peter Kinder: The world has embraced renewable energy; this is the future.
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Environment
Claire McCaskill: Limit EPA farm regulations, but no EPA cuts.
Josh Hawley: Fought Obama EPA overreach.
Mike Parson: Right to farm & ranch, despite environmental critics.
Lester Turilli: EPA has grown too large.
Jason Kander: Protect our state's air & water for future generations.
Peter Kinder: The EPA should respect the limits set by Congress.
Eric Greitens: EPA overreach hurts family farms.
Chris Koster: Sue the EPA for over-expanding Clean Water Act.
Jay Nixon: State Parks Youth Corps: employ kids in state parks.
Robin Carnahan: Brother's $107M wind project created 1000s of jobs statewide.
Robin Carnahan: Brother's $107M wind project created 1000s of jobs statewide.
Catherine Hanaway: Self-audits for pollution instead of federal regulation.
Catherine Hanaway: Self-audits and cost analyses instead of federal regulations.
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Families & Children
Claire McCaskill: Supports gay marriage.
Josh Hawley: Supports biblical truth about husband & wife, man & woman.
Josh Hawley: 1960s sexual revolution destroys our families.
Claire McCaskill: Women were exploited in 2000 BC, not just from 1960s.
Angelica Earl: Guaranteed family leave.
Eric Greitens: Let parents decide how to spend special needs funding.
Lester Turilli: Encourage fathers to lead their families by example.
Jay Nixon: We need childcare and parental leave.
Jay Nixon: Made insurance cover therapy for autism.
Catherine Hanaway: Children before marriage has impoverished women & children.
Bob Holden: $3M for more local domestic violence shelters.
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Foreign Policy
Jason Kander: Supports Iranian nuclear deal.
Roy Blunt: Friends no longer trust us; our enemies aren't afraid of us.
Lester Turilli: We are inherently different from other nations˙.
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Free Trade
Claire McCaskill: Opposes Trump's tariffs on China.
Josh Hawley: Supports Trump's tariffs on China, but what about farmers?
Josh Hawley: China systematically abuses the global trade system.
Austin Petersen: Free trade is what America is about.
Jason Kander: Let farmers sell to Cuba: a billion dollar industry.
Lester Turilli: Too often, we are short-changed on international trade.
Jason Kander: Trans-Pacific Partnership should not be fast-tracked.
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Government Reform
Claire McCaskill: Limits on corporate campaign donations; full disclosure.
Claire McCaskill: Opposes voter ID requirements.
Josh Hawley: Supported by Citizens United PAC for Attorney General.
Josh Hawley: Defended strict Missouri voter ID requirements.
Eric Greitens: Slash 33,000 regulations across the board.
Tony Monetti: Cut spending, waste, needless regulation.
Tony Monetti: Term limits for senators.
Tony Monetti: Preserve separation of church and state.
Josh Hawley: Work for campaign ethics reform, starting with Missouri.
Eric Greitens: Cut red tape, cut back regulations.
John Brunner: Eliminate inefficient, outdated and ineffective programs.
Lester Turilli: The right to vote should be quick and uncumbersome.
Eric Greitens: Ban gifts from lobbyists; close revolving door; limit terms.
Jason Kander: OpEd AdWatch: "Pandering Panda" caters to lobbyists.
Jason Kander: FactCheck: Has more MO donors & less PAC money than opponent.
Jay Nixon: Re-institute strict campaign contribution limits.
Todd Akin: Get rid of Departments of Energy, Education and Commerce.
Todd Akin: Reversing 17th Amendment gives power back o the states.
Todd Akin: Denounces intrusive government regulations and ObamaCare.
Robin Carnahan: Pledges to not seek earmarks if elected.
Roy Blunt: Took $200K from lobbyists for 2010; tops among House members.
Roy Blunt: Carnahan's $107M wind energy project created only 16 jobs.
Roy Blunt: Took $200K from lobbyists for 2010; tops among House members.
Roy Blunt: Ban earmark requests, but only for this year.
Matt Blunt: Eliminate campaign donation disclosure for small town races.
Chris Koster: Eliminate campaign donation disclosure for small town races.
Catherine Hanaway: No term limits; but yes to state campaign funding.
Catherine Hanaway: Supports term limits but not contribution limits.
Catherine Hanaway: No campaign spending limits; no state funding of campaigns.
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Gun Control
Claire McCaskill: Supports background checks and assault rifle ban.
Josh Hawley: Supports background checks but not assault rifle ban.
Mike Parson: For 2nd Amendment rights; keep federal government at bay.
Josh Hawley: Stronger gun control background checks; ban bump stocks.
Austin Petersen: My ideal: gay couple defends pot farm with machine gun.
Tony Monetti: Gun ownership is a guaranteed right.
Austin Petersen: Petersen raffles off an AR-15.
Jason Kander: Support 2nd amendment rights AND background checks.
Chris Koster: Endorsed by NRA; overrode veto of gun rights.
Eric Greitens: Protect our freedoms, including the Second Amendment.
Catherine Hanaway: Right to bear arms differentiates America as a free nation.
Lester Turilli: Constitution is clear, so just encourage responsibility.
Eric Greitens: Defend right of law-abiding citizens to bear arms.
Peter Kinder: Led fight to pass right to carry law.
Chris Koster: Supported voter amendment on right to bear arms.
Jason Kander: Keep restrictions for concealed carry; don't loosen them.
Nancy Farmer: Supports assault weapon ban and other restrictions.
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Health Care
Claire McCaskill: Protect coverage of pre-existing conditions.
Josh Hawley: ObamaCare was never constitutional.
Josh Hawley: Get rid of ObamaCare, but cover pre-existing conditions.
Tony Monetti: Replace ObamaCare with free market.
Austin Petersen: Marketplace will solve healthcare issues.
Angelica Earl: Supports universal healthcare.
Angelica Earl: Corporate taxes should pay for single payer.
Eric Greitens: ObamaCare has been a disaster in Missouri.
Josh Hawley: Ran for Attorney-General on anti-ObamaCare platform.
John Brunner: Spur competition instead of ObamaCare.
Chris Koster: Closed "tobacco loophole": $50M more in cigarette settlement.
Lester Turilli: Loopholes in ObamaCare strain our citizens.
Roy Blunt: Reduce costs & improve care, but repeal ObamaCare.
Peter Kinder: Led lawsuit by 21 states against ObamaCare.
Chris Koster: ObamaCare generates jobs as well as cuts healthcare costs.
Chris Koster: Expanding Medicaid provides immediate fiscal stimulus.
Jay Nixon: $10M for more services in community mental health centers.
Sarah Steelman: End intrusive regulations; repeal ObamaCare.
Robin Carnahan: Repeal Congress' healthcare if you want to repeal ObamaCare.
Roy Blunt: Medical liability reform would reduce cost of health care.
Roy Blunt: Missourians know ObamaCare won't work.
Robin Carnahan: To repeal ObamaCare, repeal Congress plan first.
Roy Blunt: Limit health costs by limiting medical malpractice liability.
Bob Holden: Use tobacco settlement to pay for senior prescriptions.
Bob Holden: Healthy Families Initiative: health care access for all.
Catherine Hanaway: Supports tort reform; oppose state-run healthcare.
Nancy Farmer: Citizens have access to basic health care.
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Homeland Security
Eric Greitens: Felony charge: taking donor lists from veterans charity.
Eric Greitens: Let military spouses work in Missouri.
Josh Hawley: Provide veterans with free legal help.
Austin Petersen: Audit the Defense Department.
Tony Monetti: Invest in training & equipment.
Jason Kander: The U.S. can't tolerate cowardly acts of terrorism.
Lester Turilli: Military strength deters˙foreign conflict & domestic attack.
Peter Kinder: Keep Guantanamo open; terrorists are not typical criminals.
Roy Blunt: FactCheck: Did not disclose student deferment from Vietnam.
Eric Greitens: Make Missouri the best state in America for veterans.
Jay Nixon: Show-Me Heroes: jobs waiting for returning vets.
Roy Blunt: Amended defense bill for company donating $20,000.
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Immigration
Claire McCaskill: Opposes border wall; also opposes path to citizenship.
Josh Hawley: Amnesty is not the answer; supports border wall.
Mike Parson: Supports all legal immigrants, wants enforced border control.
Austin Petersen: Problem is welfare state incentive, not immigration.
Eric Greitens: Gave examples of Muslim immigration that has been positive.
Lester Turilli: Supports immigration with more extensive background checks.
Catherine Hanaway: Work against improper enforcement of our immigration laws.
Peter Kinder: Ask to halt immigration of Syrians to Missouri.
Jason Kander: Agree with Obama immigration plan, but not executive action.
Josh Hawley: Immigration laws need overhaul but not via executive order.
Todd Akin: Illegal immigrants receiving benefits is unacceptable.
John Brunner: Citizenship for veterans; but not for college grads.
Sarah Steelman: Take away all the incentives that are attracting illegals.
Chris Koster: Strengthen laws against hiring illegal aliens.
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Jobs
Claire McCaskill: Opposed MO ballot initiative on Right to Work.
Claire McCaskill: Increase minimum wage to $12 by 2023.
Josh Hawley: Support Right to Work: make union dues optional.
Josh Hawley: Minimum wage increase may result in lost jobs.
Mike Parson: Low unemployment rate now, but new skills needed to move up.
Austin Petersen: Cut regulations for more jobs.
Angelica Earl: Unions protect workers.
Angelica Earl: Raise minimum wage.
Eric Greitens: Right to work: Allow workers to opt out of joining a union.
Jay Nixon: Blocked "right-to-work" laws; enforce union organizing.
Eric Greitens: Right to Work instead of Project Labor Agreements.
Chris Koster: Right-to-work is an attack on working people.
Bob Holden: Invest in life sciences to apply farm products.
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Local Issues
Jay Nixon: Government's role is to help rebuild disasters like Joplin.
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Principles & Values
Mike Parson: Vows to bring honor, integrity and transparency to office.
Josh Hawley: Attorney General's duty to investigate Governor Greitens.
Josh Hawley: Fight the false gospel of 'anything goes'.
Austin Petersen: Though agnostic, stands for religious freedom.
Josh Hawley: Conservative principles are the backbone of our country.
Lester Turilli: We live in a nation founded on Christian freedom.
Peter Kinder: Amend constitution to protect religious liberties.
Eric Greitens: Protect the religious liberties of all Missourians.
John Brunner: Lost 2012 primary to Todd Akin, who then lost Senate race.
Jay Nixon: Our legacy is measured by lasting impact on our communities.
Sarah Steelman: Elected officials are trustees of the people.
Todd Akin: I'm no career politician; I left a safe district.
Todd Akin: Experienced conservative voice in Congress.
Robin Carnahan: Rep. Blunt is an insider Congressman.
Roy Blunt: Married a lobbyist for tobacco giant Phillip Morris.
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Social Security
Claire McCaskill: Opposes privatization of Social Security and VA.
Austin Petersen: Let young people opt out of Social Security.
Lester Turilli: Privatization poses more problems than it solves.
John Brunner: Gradually raise the Social Security retirement age.
Robin Carnahan: Accuses opponent of voting to privatize.
Jay Nixon: Establish contributory retirement system for state employees.
Jason Kander: Establish contributory retirement system for state employees.
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Tax Reform
Mike Parson: Wants legislative approval on big ticket tax expenditures.
Claire McCaskill: Ad-Watch: Supports middle-class tax cuts, not all tax cuts.
Josh Hawley: Ad-Watch: tax plan gives 25%, not 83%, to richest 1%.
Josh Hawley: Keep deductions for local taxes & 401(k) contributions.
Austin Petersen: 15% flat tax across the board.
Lester Turilli: Freeze state income tax; but Jesus paid His taxes.
Eric Greitens: Simplify the tax code; close special interest loopholes.
Chris Koster: Cut personal income tax, capital gains, and tax on dividends.
Jay Nixon: Remove tax credits which are bad returns on investment.
Bob Holden: $2B in tax relief in last 6 years; now tighten our belts.
Catherine Hanaway: Decrease income taxes & corporate taxes; support flat tax.
Nancy Farmer: Opposes flat-tax structure and majority vote on taxes.
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Technology
Claire McCaskill: Supports federal infrastructure investment.
Eric Greitens: OpEd: used self-immolating texting despite open records laws.
Josh Hawley: Investigate state use of self-immolating messaging.
Mike Parson: Supports raising gasoline tax to help rebuild infrastructure.
Tony Monetti: Re-invest in workers and a crumbling infrastructure.
Tony Monetti: Investment in infrastructure means jobs.
Eric Greitens: Replace 1959 COBOL systems with online government.
Roy Blunt: Americans have been too willing to share their personal data.
Jay Nixon: MoBroadbandNow: Bring broadband to every corner of our state.
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War & Peace
Claire McCaskill: Supported treaty limiting Iran nuclear capability.
Josh Hawley: Withdraw from Iran nuclear treaty.
Josh Hawley: under many threats from radical Islam & N Korea.
Austin Petersen: No foreign actions without Congress's okay.
Lester Turilli: Don't engage in traditional military predicaments overseas.
Jason Kander: Iraq War was a huge strategic error, and I said so then.
Jason Kander: Engage ISIS, including ground troops as a last resort.
Roy Blunt: Iran deal lets the nuclear genie out of the bottle.
Robin Carnahan: No date for Afghan withdrawal, but no open-ended commitment.
Roy Blunt: Huge mistake to announce date for Afghan withdrawal.
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Welfare & Poverty
Mike Parson: Ending low-income housing tax credit would hurt veterans too.
John Brunner: Make welfare temporary, not permanent.
Eric Greitens: Current welfare system is broken; it traps people in poverty.
Catherine Hanaway: Limit welfare benefits when recipients have more kids.
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