John Hickenlooper in PBS News Hour
On Abortion:
Fight GOP-controlled legislatures' restrictive abortion laws
Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper has described recent efforts by GOP-controlled legislatures to pass restrictive abortion laws as "horrific." In response, Hickenlooper unveiled a plan to expand his Colorado Family Planning Initiative, which
provides long-acting reversible contraception, including Intrauterine Devices, to all women above the age of 15 at no cost.
The Colorado program, which Hickenlooper implemented in 2009, helped reduce teen pregnancies by 50 percent and reduced the rate of abortions among teens by nearly 50 percent, according to state health officials.Hickenlooper's new plan would increase
Title X funding by $700 million to fund the contraceptives, which he says would ensure access to low-income individuals. Hickenlooper also supports efforts to reinforce Roe v. Wade with a federal law.
Source: PBS News Hour 2019 coverage of 2020 Democratic primary
Jun 7, 2019
On Abortion:
Supports access to abortion
On social issues; Hickenlooper supports gay marriage,
LGBTQ rights, and access to abortion.
Source: PBS News hour on 2020 Presidential hopefuls
Mar 4, 2019
On Civil Rights:
Supports gay marriage and LGBTQ rights
Hickenlooper supports gay marriage and LGBTQ rights. As governor, HIckenlooper called a special session of the state legislature in 2012 to challenge
Republican opposition to legislation that would have legalized civil unions in the state. A few months later, Democrats won a majority in the state Assembly and Hickenlooper signed the legislation into law.
Source: PBS News hour on 2020 Presidential hopefuls
Mar 4, 2019
On Foreign Policy:
Supports a strong NATO, strengthening ties with allies
- Supports a strong NATO, strengthening ties with allies.
- The former governor has been an outspoken critic of Trump's foreign policy, especially when it comes to America's allies and world leadership.
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Hickenlooper recently addressed the Munich Security Conference in Germany, and stressed the importance of the NATO alliance and global trade.
Source: PBS News hour on 2020 Presidential hopefuls
Mar 4, 2019
On Free Trade:
No tariffs on goods from China and Europe
- Economy: Free trader, opposes Trump administration's tariffs.
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Hickenlooper supports pro-business policies and free trade. He opposes President Donald Trump's trade policy and tariffs on goods from China and the European Union.
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As a business owner he helped revitalize downtown Denver and as mayor backed a multibillion dollar public transportation initiative, including 119 miles of commuter train track that connects the metro area and suburbs.
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As governor, Hickenlooper oversaw a booming Colorado economy that was one of the strongest in the country when he left office in 2018.
Source: PBS News hour on 2020 Presidential hopefuls
Mar 4, 2019
On Immigration:
Family separation policy is cruel and un-American
- Immigration and border security: Opposes family separation policy.
- Hickenlooper signed an executive order as governor prohibiting the use of Colorado state resources to help implement the Trump administration's family separation policy at the
southern border, calling the policy "cruel and un-American."
- Hickenlooper also did not send any National Guard troops to the southern border when Trump called on governors to do so in 2018.
Source: PBS News hour on 2020 Presidential hopefuls
Mar 4, 2019
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