Lincoln Chafee: Campaign Issues
Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff 
Where he stands
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Economy/Budget/Deficit/Taxes
- Would increase the minimum wage
- Voted against every Bush tax cut that favored the wealthy
- Believes government has role in struggle against poverty
- Would restrict lobbyist gifts
- Would disclose lobbyist info on Internet
- Voted no on repealing tax subsidy for companies which move U.S. jobs offshore
- Voted yes on implementing CAFTA for Central American free-trade
Immigration
- Supports guest worker programs
- Wants to create a path to legalization
- Sponsored bill covering child resident aliens under Medicaid
- Voted no on building a fence along the border with Mexico
Energy/Environment
- Supports spending to stop Global Warming
- Has said of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: "Let's leave one place off limits"
- Would make Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) a Cabinet department
- Voted yes on including oil and gas smokestacks in mercury regulations
- EPA must do better on mercury clean-up
- Wants to focus on results, not regulation
- Wants to close SUV loophole and raise mileage standards overall
Foreign Policy
- Doesn't believe in tapping our phones without a warrant
- Know our enemy: Al Qaeda wants the U.S. away from Mecca
- Against linking Human Rights to trade with China
- End U.S. attitude and habit of arrogant reckless wars
- Supporter of Palestinian-Israeli land-for-peace deal
Domestic Issues
- Longtime supporter of the LGBTQ community
- Believes same-sex marriage is a state issue, not an issue for the federal constitution
- A woman should make her own reproductive choices
- Doesn't believe our culture would allow legalizing hard drugs
- Believes that bipartisanship is the key to reforming Medicare
- Wants to tackle crime by focusing on the skills and treatment of inmates
- More from Campaign 2016
—Jennie Wood
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