Give small businesses a tax deduction
"Allow small business owners to take a tax deduction equal to 20 percent of their business income."
Require "sunset" reviews for programs
Will adopt a policy similar to those in 20 states that require that programs end – or "sunset" – by a date certain.
Review entitlements and prevent expansion of unfunded liabilities
Will require "a full accounting of Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid, setting benchmarks for these programs and reviewing them regularly, and preventing the expansion of unfunded liabilities."
Enact medical liability reform
Will "enact common-sense medical liability reforms to lower costs, rein in junk lawsuits and curb defensive medicine."
Expand health savings accounts
Will "improve Health Savings Accounts by making it easier for patients with high-deductible health plans to use them to obtain access to quality care."
Ensure access for patients with pre-existing conditions
After repealing health care law, will "make it illegal for an insurance company to deny coverage to someone with prior coverage on the basis of a pre-existing condition, eliminate annual and lifetime spending caps, and prevent insurers from dropping your coverage just because you get sick."
Expand state high-risk pools and reduce cost of health coverage
Will "expand state high-risk pools, reinsurance programs and reduce the cost of coverage."
Eliminate annual and lifetime spending caps
After repealing health care law, will "eliminate annual and lifetime spending caps" (in health insurance plans).
Give states incentives to develop innovative programs that lower premiums and reduce the number of uninsured Americans
After repealing health care law, will "incentivize states to develop innovative programs that lower premiums and reduce the number of uninsured Americans."
Enact conscience protections into health law
After repealing health care law, will "enact into law conscience protections for health care providers, including doctors, nurses, and hospitals," such as allowing them to decline to provide abortion services.
Will not bundle bills into "must-pass" legislation
Will "end the practice of packaging unpopular bills with 'must-pass' legislation to circumvent the will of the American people." Instead, "will advance major legislation one issue at a time."
Pass military spending bills separately
Troop funding bills "will not be held up by unrelated policy changes, or extraneous domestic spending and pork-barrel projects."
Oppose extending "Miranda Rights" to foreign terrorists
Will "oppose all efforts to force our military, intelligence and law enforcement personnel operating overseas to extend 'Miranda Rights' to foreign terrorists."
Fully fund missile defense
Will "work to ensure critical funding is restored to protect the U.S. homeland and our allies from missile threats from rogue states such as Iran and North Korea."
Establish operational control of the border
Will "ensure that the Border Patrol has the tools and authorities to establish operational control at the border and prohibit the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture from interfering with Border Patrol enforcement activities on federal lands."
Work with state and local officials to enforce immigration laws
Will "reaffirm the authority of state and local law enforcement to assist in the enforcement of all federal immigration laws."
Strengthen visa security
Will "require the Department of Homeland Security to review all visa applications at high-risk consular posts and prevent aliens from attempting to avoid deportation after having their visas revoked."
Bring every Pledge to America proposal before the House for a vote
"If elected as your Majority Leader, I will act to bring each Pledge proposal before the House for a vote, including votes early in the year on keeping tax rates low, reducing spending, repealing Obamacare, and permanently prohibiting taxpayer funding of abortion."
Reduce federal pay
"We will bring federal pay scales that have become so exaggerated into line with market rates."
Conduct an immediate and comprehensive review of existing and proposed government rules, regulations and statutes
"Conduct an immediate and comprehensive review of existing and proposed government rules, regulations, and statutes that impose additional, unnecessary costs on employers and job creators."
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