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FIGHTING TERRORISM VOTED TO RELEASE GITMO TERRORISTS back to the battlefield three separate times.1 Ashford also voted to stop airstrikes against ISIS.2 And Ashford didn’t even know that Bellevue was listed on the ISIS Kill list. 3
29 years of military leadership experience, retiring as a Brigadier General. Commanded Offutt Air Force base. Understands the threat of Radical Islamic Terrorism. Opposes closing GITMO. Supports air strikes on ISIS.
OBAMACARE Supports Obamacare and opposes repealing the law, even after 20,000 Nebraskans just lost coverage from its failures.4
Opposes Obamacare. He will vote to repeal Obamacare and replace it with a fair market system that works for Nebraska.
TAXES A history of supporting higher taxes for the middle class.5
Opposes tax hikes on the middle class. Supports tax relief for the middle class and small business.
CHANGING WASHINGTON Opposes term limits for members of Congress.6 Ashford has held public office across four decades and was a registered lobbyist for special interest groups.7
Supports term limits for members of Congress. Has a plan to stop members of Congress from lobbying after they leave office.
POLITICIAN PAY RAISES Voted to increase his own pay by 88%.8
Opposes raising the pay of politicians.
BALANCED BUDGET Joined Nancy Pelosi to stop a balanced budget plan.9
Supports a balanced budget amendment and will support efforts to reduce wasteful spending.
1. Roll Call Vote #230, 2015; Roll Call Vote 338. 2015, Roll Call Vote 367, 2015; 2. Roll Call Vote #346, 2015; Roll Call Vote #348); 3. KMTV/Omaha World-Herald Debate, Oct 11, 2016; 4. Omaha World-Herald, September 24, 2016; 5, 6. Omaha World-Herald (NE) - April 15, 1994; 7. Omaha World Herald, Aug. 13, 1999; Omaha World Herald, April 21, 1995; 8. Legislative Resolution 373CA, April 4, 2012; 9. http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2015/roll183.xml
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Don Bacon 1,937 Reviews
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Nebraska Republican Party ∙ 1610 N Street ∙ Lincoln, NE 68508
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Brad Ashford 1,754 Reviews
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Don Bacon 1,937 Reviews
FIGHTING TERRORISM VOTED TO RELEASE GITMO TERRORISTS back to the battlefield three separate times.1 Ashford also voted to stop airstrikes against ISIS.2 And Ashford didn’t even know that Bellevue was listed on the ISIS Kill list. 3
29 years of military leadership experience, retiring as a Brigadier General. Commanded Offutt Air Force base. Understands the threat of Radical Islamic Terrorism. Opposes closing GITMO. Supports air strikes on ISIS.
OBAMACARE Supports Obamacare and opposes repealing the law, even after 20,000 Nebraskans just lost coverage from its failures.4
Opposes Obamacare. He will vote to repeal Obamacare and replace it with a fair market system that works for Nebraska.
TAXES A history of supporting higher taxes for the middle class.5
Opposes tax hikes on the middle class. Supports tax relief for the middle class and small business.
CHANGING WASHINGTON Opposes term limits for members of Congress.6 Ashford has held public office across four decades and was a registered lobbyist for special interest groups.7
Supports term limits for members of Congress. Has a plan to stop members of Congress from lobbying after they leave office.
POLITICIAN PAY RAISES Voted to increase his own pay by 88%.8
Opposes raising the pay of politicians.
BALANCED BUDGET Joined Nancy Pelosi to stop a balanced budget plan.9
Supports a balanced budget amendment and will support efforts to reduce wasteful spending.
1. Roll Call Vote #230, 2015; Roll Call Vote 338. 2015, Roll Call Vote 367, 2015; 2. Roll Call Vote #346, 2015; Roll Call Vote #348); 3. KMTV/Omaha World-Herald Debate, Oct 11, 2016; 4. Omaha World-Herald, September 24, 2016; 5, 6. Omaha World-Herald (NE) - April 15, 1994; 7. Omaha World Herald, Aug. 13, 1999; Omaha World Herald, April 21, 1995; 8. Legislative Resolution 373CA, April 4, 2012; 9. http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2015/roll183.xml
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