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State fiscal crisis |
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Tax cuts |
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Budget deficits |
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Job creation |
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Pushed pension equity, retirement security for women |
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Would give more to rebuild schools, freeing state funds |
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Would cancel most Bush tax cuts, raise state aid |
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Supported Balanced Budget Amendment; opposes deficits |
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Backs tax incentives, investment in rebuilding schools |
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No specific plan; opposes increasing retirement age |
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Give immediate help to local governments facing fiscal crises |
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Calls Bush cuts for rich irresponsible; would close corporate loopholes |
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Balance budget; lower long-term public debt |
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Incentives to keep jobs in U.S.; target manufacturing, high-tech |
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Guarantee Social Security funding for retirees |
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Boost aid to states, cities for homeland security |
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Repeal Bush tax cuts; offer health care tax credit |
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Steer the nation back toward a balanced budget |
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Invest in job-creating infrastructure (roads, schools, etc.) |
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Opposes privatizing Social Security |
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More aid for states to cover rising Medicaid, security costs |
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Supports focused tax cuts for middle class |
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Reinstate budget caps, budget enforcement rules |
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Encourage business investment; maintain fiscal discipline |
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Create universal, tax-free pensions for everyone at birth |
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Reimburse states $53 billion+ for new health care costs |
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Repeal Bush cuts; keep per-child credit, marriage relief |
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Past advocate of deficit reduction; opposes Bush policies |
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Fuel economy with health care plan; aid small businesses |
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Opposes privatizing Social Security |
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Would grant "serious assistance," boost national economy |
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Favors middle-class cuts, child tax credit, married relief |
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Favors balancing federal budget, reversing Bush policies |
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Target tax cuts; push free trade; upgrade infrastructure |
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Opposes privatizing Social Security |
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Give priority to giving states fiscal aid to resolve crises |
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Repeal tax cuts for wealthy; increase child tax credit |
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Undo deficit trend with eye on corporate loopholes, spending |
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Assist small businesses; train workers; infrastructure jobs |
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Drop retirement age to 65; keep funds public off Wall St. |
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Rescind tax cuts and give money, no-interest loans to states |
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Repeal Bush tax cuts; increase corporate taxes |
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Reverse trend of growing budget deficits |
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$300 billion for infrastructure, tech jobs; rescind NAFTA |
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Opposes privatizing Social Security |
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Advocates replenishing state Medicaid accounts |
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Voted against Bush tax cuts |
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Call's Bush's fiscal policies "reckless;" cap all other non-defense discretionary spending |
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More research and development funds for more high-tech jobs |
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Greater economic growth will keep Social Security solvent |
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No public position available |
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Would repeal Bush tax cuts |
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Reduce deficit by repealing Bush tax cuts |
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Proposes $250 billion infrastructure improvement plan |
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Supports investing some Social Security taxes in stocks |
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Allocated funds to help states pay increased security costs |
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Signed two tax cut bills so far; more tax cuts unlikely |
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Reduce deficit by holding spending increases to 4 percent |
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Says 2001, 2003 tax cuts have helped keep economy going |
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Social Security |
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State fiscal crisis |
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Tax cuts |
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Budget deficits |
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