Rick Perry: Campaign Issues (2016)
Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Where he stands
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Economy
- A staunch fiscal and social conservative, Perry has vowed not to increase taxes and will cut them for small businesses
- Would make job creation a priority of his administration
- Says he will work to reduce the deficit and cut spending and order a reform of entitlement programs
Immigration
- Against "sancutary cities" for illegal immigrants and favors legislation that would allow local officers to request information on a person's immigration status
- Favored a Texas law that allows the children of illegal immigrants to pay in-state tuition rates at Texas colleges and universities
- As governor of Texas, increased security operations along the border with Mexico and increased funding for border security
- Wants to protect the border from Mexican drug cartels
Energy/Environment
- As governor of Texas, Perry endorsed giving $5,000 to residents who buy plug-in hybrid vehicles
- Believes in exploring untapped domestic oil resources. He signed legislation that accelerated the construction of 11 new coal plants
- Has called global warming "all one contrived phony mess that is falling apart under its own weight"
- Opposes a cap-and-trade energy tax
Domestic Issues
- Strongly opposes same-sex marriage and civil unions
- Favors a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage
- Opposes Obama's healthcare reform and wants to overturn it, calling the so-called Obamacare "the greatest intrusion on individual freedom in a generation"
- In calling for the repeal of the new healthcare legislation, Perry has asked for block grants, ending mandates, and innovation at the local level
- Would introduce medical liability reforms, similar to those implemented in Texas, that have reduced the number of frivolous lawsuits and increased the number of practicing physicians in Texas
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