Mike Pompeo MyOcracy topics and responses

Civil Rights

Ban abortions except in limited cases

• 03/13/2013: Sponsored prohibiting abortion information at school health centers
• 01/04/2013: No family planning assistance that includes abortion
• 05/05/2011: Prohibit federal funding for abortion
• 01/07/2011: Prohibit federal funding to groups like Planned Parenthood

  Abortion rights: Ban all abortions

• 01/03/2013: Life and human rights begin at fertilization or cloning
• 05/04/2011: Voted YES on banning federal health coverage that includes abortion
• 11/02/2010: I consider myself pro-life
• 11/02/2010: Life begins at conception, with no exceptions

  Support for gun rights

• 09/02/2011: Recognize heritage of hunting & shooting on federal lands
• 01/25/2011: Allow veterans to register unlicensed guns acquired abroad

  Support marriage rights between a man and a woman only

• 01/09/2014: State definition of marriage supersedes federal gay marriage
• 09/19/2013: Protect anti-same-sex marriage opinions as free speech

Economic Issues

Taxes for wealthier tax payers: Less

• 11/02/2010: Supports eliminating the estate tax

  Support a balanced federal budget by constitutional amendment

• 01/05/2011: Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the US Constitution

  Reduce taxes for all tax payers

• 08/12/2010: Taxpayer Protection Pledge: no new taxes

  Implement national sales tax instead of income-based tax code

• 01/05/2011: Replace income tax & estate tax with 23% sales tax

Education Issues

Support school vouchers

• 03/30/2011: Voted YES on reauthorizing the DC opportunity scholarship program

  Reduce federal government involvement with public education

• 02/11/2014: Denounce the Common Core State Standards

Environmental Issues

Support off-shore drilling to tap new oil sources

• 05/12/2011: Voted YES on opening Outer Continental Shelf to oil drilling

  Oppose cap-and-trade programs to address industrial emissions

• 11/02/2010: Signed the No Climate Tax Pledge by AFP

Healthcare Issues

Reduce government involvement in the provision of health insurance for taxpayers

• 04/15/2011: Voted YES on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts
• 01/05/2011: Remove all funding from the 2010 national healthcare law
• 11/02/2010: Opposes public option for health insurance
• 07/04/2010: Repeal any federal health care takeover

  Eliminate financial penalty from Obamacare for taxpayers that do not have health insurance

• 01/05/2011: Repeal the Job-Killing Health Care Law

Immigration

Oppose amnesty for undocumented individuals

• 11/02/2010: Opposes a pathway to citizenship

  Improve enforcement of existing immigration laws

• 11/02/2010: Secure our borders; stop rewarding lawbreakers