2018 VA Senate race: on Health Care


Corey Stewart: ObamaCare has failed; Medicaid expansion is major disaster

Q: Support or Repeal Affordable Care Act (ACA), known as ObamaCare? Support Medicaid expansion to subsidize low-income participants?

Tim Kaine (D): Supports ACA; has voted against all efforts for full or partial repeal. Praised Virginia's Medicaid expansion.

Corey Stewart (R): Full repeal. "ObamaCare has failed." Called Virginia Medicaid expansion "a major disaster for our party." Replace Medicaid with state block grants.

Source: 2018 CampusElect.org Issue Guide on Virginia Senate race Oct 9, 2018

Tim Kaine: Praised Virginia's Medicaid expansion

Q: Support or Repeal Affordable Care Act (ACA), known as ObamaCare? Support Medicaid expansion to subsidize low-income participants?

Tim Kaine (D): Supports ACA; has voted against all efforts for full or partial repeal. Praised Virginia's Medicaid expansion.

Corey Stewart (R): Full repeal. "ObamaCare has failed." Called Virginia Medicaid expansion "a major disaster for our party." Replace Medicaid with state block grants.

Source: 2018 CampusElect.org Issue Guide on Virginia Senate race Oct 9, 2018

Corey Stewart: Oppose ObamaCare

Q: Do you support or oppose the statement, "Expand ObamaCare"?

A: Strongly Oppose

Source: OnTheIssues interview of 2018 Virginia Senate candidate May 18, 2018

Nick Freitas: Wants all government restrictions taken out of health care

What we need to do is remove government imposed restrictions and fees that have increased health care costs while quality and access have decreased. By allowing more competition in the market place and greater customer input into health plans, we will be able to ensure that all Virginians have access to quality health care. We have worked in the General Assembly to remove these restrictions which have been proven to help individual citizens select plans that work best for their specific needs.
Source: Culpeper Star Exponent on 2018 Virginia Senate race Oct 26, 2017

Corey Stewart: Full repeal of ObamaCare

"There's an appetite for a Republican fighter. They're looking for a vicious, ruthless, Republican, conservative fighter," Stewart said. He plans to support conservative Sens. Ted Cruz, Mike Lee, Ron Johnson and Rand Paul and call for a full repeal of the Affordable Care Act.
Source: CNN.com on 2018 Virginia Senate race Jul 13, 2017

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Candidates and political leaders on Health Care:

Democrats running for President:
Sen.Michael Bennet (D-CO)
V.P.Joe Biden (D-DE)
Mayor Mike Bloomberg (I-NYC)
Gov.Steve Bullock (D-MT)
Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D-IN)
Sen.Cory Booker (D-NJ)
Secy.Julian Castro (D-TX)
Rep.John Delaney (D-MD)
Rep.Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI)
Sen.Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
Mayor Wayne Messam (D-FL)
Gov.Deval Patrick (D-MA)
Sen.Bernie Sanders (I-VT)
CEO Tom Steyer (D-CA)
Sen.Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
Marianne Williamson (D-CA)
CEO Andrew Yang (D-NY)

2020 Third Party Candidates:
Rep.Justin Amash (L-MI)
CEO Don Blankenship (C-WV)
Gov.Lincoln Chafee (L-RI)
Howie Hawkins (G-NY)
Gov.Gary Johnson(L-NM)
Howard Schultz(I-WA)
Gov.Jesse Ventura (I-MN) 		Republicans running for President:
Sen.Ted Cruz(R-TX)
Gov.Larry Hogan (R-MD)
Gov.John Kasich(R-OH)
V.P.Mike Pence(R-IN)
Gov.Mark Sanford (R-SC)
Pres.Donald Trump(R-NY)
Rep.Joe Walsh (R-IL)
Gov.Bill Weld(R-MA & L-NY)

2020 Withdrawn Democratic Candidates:
Sen.Stacey Abrams (D-GA)
Mayor Bill de Blasio (D-NYC)
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
Sen.Mike Gravel (D-AK)
Sen.Kamala Harris (D-CA)
Gov.John Hickenlooper (D-CO)
Gov.Jay Inslee (D-WA)
Rep.Seth Moulton (D-MA)
Rep.Beto O`Rourke (D-TX)
Rep.Tim Ryan (D-CA)
Adm.Joe Sestak (D-PA)
Rep.Eric Swalwell (D-CA)
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