Operations and Solutions
- Economy and jobs
The GOP opposes job-killing policies. It pledges to oppose Democrat-backed policies that could stifle economic recovery. Republicans vow to hold the line on taxes and believe that the private sector creates new jobs more efficiently than any government program could.
- Health care
Republicans believe that Americans are opposed to federal health care legislation. They plan on controlling the cost of insurance by introducing more competition. The Missouri GOP supports allowing groups of people to pool and purchase health care at lower prices.
- Energy
The Missouri GOP stands for finding a pro-consumer, pro-job, pro-America energy policy that will emphasize market-based solutions and the use of inexpensive, secure, and reliable domestic fuel resources to grow the economy. It wants to break America's dependency on other countries for an energy source.
- National security
Republicans believe in keeping the U.S. safe. They believe that could be achieved if these following steps are taken. They want to secure the peace in Iraq and Afghanistan. They want to finish the job the right way without creating a timeline for withdrawal. They also want to keep terrorists off American soil. The GOP also wants to install defense mechanisms to stop missiles from reaching the U.S. and it wants to secure America's borders.
- Role of government
Republicans believe in protecting the rights that civilians are given in the constitution. This can be achieved by loosening up gun laws and getting rid of a lot of government involvement in people's daily lives. They also believe in maintaining property rights and appointing stricter constitutionalist judges to the bench.
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