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Mark Sanford on Abortion
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Click here for 5 full quotes on Abortion
OR background on Abortion.
- Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortions. (Apr 2000)
- Voted YES on barring transporting minors to get an abortion. (Jun 1999)
- No taxpayer funding of abortions via ObamaCare. (Jan 2015)
- Ban abortion after 20 weeks, except for maternal life. (May 2015)
- Include pre-born human beings in 14th Amendment protection. (Sep 2015)
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Mark Sanford on Budget & Economy
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Click here for 12 full quotes on Budget & Economy
OR background on Budget & Economy.
- Tipping point as civilization if we don't get spending right. (Apr 2013)
- 2004: Vetoed 106 pork projects; overridden on 105. (Apr 2012)
- 2009: Reject stimulus funds; reject Washington bailouts. (Apr 2012)
- Limit spending increases to population growth plus inflation. (Nov 2006)
- Deficit spending hurts private business & personal finances. (Nov 2000)
- Incumbents spend more tax funds the longer they’re in office. (Nov 2000)
- Federal deficit weakens dollar against foreign currencies. (Nov 2000)
- No congressional pay raise until budget is balanced. (Nov 2000)
- Highway bills are congressional bribery. (Nov 2000)
- Sponsored bill allowing $3 on tax form to pay National Debt. (Sep 2000)
- Audit the Federal Reserve & its actions on mortgage loans. (Jun 2013)
- Supports balanced budget amendment & line item veto. (Sep 1994)
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Mark Sanford on Civil Rights
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OR background on Civil Rights.
- No civil unions; define one-man-one-woman marriage. (Nov 2002)
- Affirmative action in state contracts, but not colleges. (Nov 2002)
- Voted YES on banning gay adoptions in DC. (Jul 1999)
- Voted NO on ending preferential treatment by race in college admissions. (May 1998)
- Protect anti-same-sex marriage opinions as free speech. (Sep 2013)
- Religious objections to GLBT services same as 1960s racism. (May 2016)
- Respect faith-based opposition to same-sex marriage. (Jun 2015)
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Mark Sanford on Corporations
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OR background on Corporations.
- Cut corporate income tax by raising cigarette tax. (Jan 2010)
- 2009: Disdainful of auto companies' bailout proposals. (Oct 2005)
- Sugar subsidy is corporate welfare to a wealthy few. (Nov 2000)
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Mark Sanford on Crime
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- End parole for repeat violent offenders. (Nov 2002)
- Voted YES on funding for alternative sentencing instead of more prisons. (Jun 2000)
- Voted NO on more prosecution and sentencing for juvenile crime. (Jun 1999)
- Voted NO on maintaining right of habeas corpus in Death Penalty Appeals. (Mar 1996)
- Voted YES on making federal death penalty appeals harder. (Feb 1995)
- More prisons, more enforcement, effective death penalty. (Sep 1994)
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Mark Sanford on Education
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OR background on Education.
- Supports merit pay for teachers. (Nov 2006)
- Endorses teacher-led prayer & displaying Ten Commandments. (Nov 2002)
- Voted YES on allowing vouchers in DC schools. (Aug 1998)
- Voted YES on vouchers for private & parochial schools. (Nov 1997)
- Denounce the Common Core State Standards. (Feb 2014)
- A-PLUS lets states escape No Child Left Behind. (Jul 2015)
- Vouchers break link of low-income and low-quality schools. (Oct 2015)
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Mark Sanford on Energy & Oil
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OR background on Energy & Oil.
- Voted NO on starting implementation of Kyoto Protocol. (Jun 2000)
- Stop harmful EPA regulation of greenhouse gas emissions. (Mar 2010)
- Voted YES on banning offshore oil drilling in Gulf of Mexico. (Jul 2016)
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Mark Sanford on Environment
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OR background on Environment.
- Market-based incentive for private land conservation. (Nov 2006)
- No EPA permits required for forest road runoff. (Jun 2013)
- Voted NO on requiring limited GMO labeling. (Jun 2016)
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Mark Sanford on Foreign Policy
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- 1997: proposed freezing State Department budget at $6.3B. (Nov 2000)
- Voted NO on $156M to IMF for 3rd-world debt reduction. (Jul 2000)
- Voted NO on Permanent Normal Trade Relations with China. (May 2000)
- Voted NO on $15.2 billion for foreign operations. (Nov 1999)
- Sponsored bill allowing Americans to travel to Cuba. (May 2000)
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Mark Sanford on Free Trade
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OR background on Free Trade.
- Sugar and peanut subsides make no sense. (Nov 2000)
- Voted NO on withdrawing from the WTO. (Jun 2000)
- Voted YES on 'Fast Track' authority for trade agreements. (Sep 1998)
- Declined state commitment to CAFTA. (Aug 2005)
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Mark Sanford on Government Reform
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Click here for 17 full quotes on Government Reform
OR background on Government Reform.
- I was against earmarks before being anti-earmark was cool. (Apr 2013)
- Get legislative "voice votes" on the record. (Apr 2012)
- End unlimited and undisclosed campaign donations. (Jan 2010)
- Change rules of governorship and state officers. (Jan 2010)
- Bring horse-and-buggy government into the 21st century. (Nov 2006)
- Limit campaign contributions but not campaign spending. (Nov 2002)
- Term-limited Congressmen do behave differently. (Nov 2000)
- Cut his own staff and returned funds for staff pay annually. (Nov 2000)
- Supported 6- year congressional term-limits. (Nov 2000)
- Pledged never to take any PAC money. (Nov 2000)
- 1995 government shutdown was a good thing, not a crisis. (Nov 2000)
- Require that congressional pay raises have open votes. (Nov 2000)
- Voted YES on banning soft money and issue ads. (Sep 1999)
- Signed term limit pledge: 6 years House; 12 years Senate. (Nov 2014)
- Constitutional amendment for Congressional term limits. (Jan 2017)
- Limit punitive damages; term limits on Congress. (Sep 1994)
- Government is too big, too intrusive, too easy with money. (Sep 1994)
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Mark Sanford on Health Care
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OR background on Health Care.
- Transfer more Medicaid recipients into managed care programs. (Nov 2002)
- Voted NO on subsidizing private insurance for Medicare Rx drug coverage. (Jun 2000)
- Voted NO on banning physician-assisted suicide. (Oct 1999)
- Voted YES on establishing tax-exempt Medical Savings Accounts. (Oct 1999)
- Loosen "one-size-fits-all" approach to Medicaid. (Jan 2011)
- Fully repealing ObamaCare is important, but not sufficient. (Feb 2015)
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Mark Sanford on Homeland Security
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OR background on Homeland Security.
- Voted YES on $266 billion Defense Appropriations bill. (Jul 1999)
- Voted YES on deploying SDI. (Mar 1999)
- Restrict domestic monitoring of phone calls. (Oct 2013)
- End bulk data collection under USA PATRIOT Act. (Oct 2013)
- No US troops under UN command; more defense spending. (Sep 1994)
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Mark Sanford on Immigration
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OR background on Immigration.
- Voted YES on more immigrant visas for skilled workers. (Sep 1998)
- Voted YES to ban DREAMer immigrants from military service. (Jun 2016)
- Declared English the official language of the US. (Jan 1999)
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Mark Sanford on Principles & Values
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OR background on Principles & Values.
- Now engaged to woman from 2009 extramarital affair. (Apr 2013)
- Voted to impeach Clinton for affair, but should be forgiven. (Apr 2013)
- OpEd: presidential aspirations gone when he went missing. (Apr 2012)
- Refused to step down after scandal was revealed. (Apr 2012)
- Calls for his impeachment for inappropriate travel expenses. (Apr 2012)
- Religious affiliation: Episcopalian. (Nov 2000)
- Rated C by the Club for Growth, pro-growth but not targeted. (Sep 2004)
- Member of the Tea Party movement. (Aug 2012)
- Member of the Republican Study Committee. (Jan 2016)
- Member of the House Freedom Caucus. (Jan 2017)
- Contract with America: 10 bills in 1st 100 days of Congress. (Sep 1994)
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Mark Sanford on Social Security
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OR background on Social Security.
- Off-budget accounting undermines trust in government. (Nov 2000)
- Voted NO on reducing tax payments on Social Security benefits. (Jul 2000)
- Voted NO on strengthening the Social Security Lockbox. (May 1999)
- Sponsored bill for personal retirement accounts in Soc.Sec. (Jul 2000)
- Rated 0% by ARA, indicating a pro-privatization stance. (Jan 2013)
- Reduce taxes on Social Security earnings. (Sep 1994)
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Mark Sanford on Tax Reform
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OR background on Tax Reform.
- Voted YES on eliminating the "marriage penalty". (Jul 2000)
- Voted YES on $46 billion in tax cuts for small business. (Mar 2000)
- Replace income tax & estate tax with 23% sales tax. (Jan 2017)
- Replace income tax and IRS with FairTax. (Jan 2015)
- Death Tax is a pernicious double tax. (Apr 2015)
- Repeal marriage tax; cut middle class taxes. (Sep 1994)
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