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Budget & Economy
Barry Hinckley: Our children have to pay back the debt; it's a train wreck.
Sheldon Whitehouse: Grow the economy from the middle class out.
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Corporations
Barry Hinckley: Make R.I. the most attractive place to do business.
Barry Hinckley: Cut the business tax rate from 35% to 20%.
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Education
Barry Hinckley: Give a grant to every family to choose school.
Sheldon Whitehouse: Extend "Race to the Top" to middle school.
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Foreign Policy
Barry Hinckley: Reduce foreign aid; robust American military presence abroad.
Barry Hinckley: End foreign aid to Egypt, Libya and Pakistan.
Sheldon Whitehouse: Traditional internationalist and support of Israel.
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Government Reform
Sheldon Whitehouse: Overturn Citizens United; it undid 100 years of regulations.
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Health Care
Barry Hinckley: ObamaCare is an example of government gone wild.
Barry Hinckley: Voucher program provides Medicare choice.
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Jobs
Barry Hinckley: RI 50th in business friendliness, causing high unemployment.
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Principles & Values
Barry Hinckley: Extreme partisanship is killing this country.
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Social Security
Barry Hinckley: Hire actuaries to bring system into line, not politicians.
Sheldon Whitehouse: Protect and defend Social Security.
Sheldon Whitehouse: Life without Social Security would be unimaginably worse.
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Tax Reform
Barry Hinckley: Lower rates for families, lower rates for businesses.
Sheldon Whitehouse: Tax code is broken, but flat tax is a lousy idea.
Sheldon Whitehouse: $2T in new revenues, and $2T in cuts, to balance budget.
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Technology
Sheldon Whitehouse: Create new infrastructure to renew economy.
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