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16,701 | 2008 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | We call for a presidential commission to undertake that task and to review the role of government regulations and policies in the tuition spiral. | no_bias |
16,702 | 2008 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | Ridding the Nation of Criminal Street Gangs: Gang violence is a growing problem, not only in urban areas but in many suburbs and rural communities. | no_bias |
16,703 | 2008 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | We call for stronger enforcement and determined prosecution of gang conspiracies. | no_bias |
16,704 | 2008 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | Given the weight of social science evidence concerning the crucial role played by the traditional family in setting a child's future course, we urge a thoughtful review of governmental policies and programs to ensure that they do not undermine that institution. | no_bias |
16,705 | 2008 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | Bureaucracy is no longer a credible approach to helping those in need. | no_bias |
16,706 | 2008 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | This is especially true in light of alternatives such as faith-based organizations, which tend to have a greater degree of success than others in dealing with problems such as substance abuse and domestic violence. | no_bias |
16,707 | 2008 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | From its own beginning, the Republican Party has boldly asserted those ideals, as we now do again, to affirm the rights of the people under the rule of law. | no_bias |
16,708 | 2008 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | Upholding the Constitutional Right to Keep and Bear Arms: We uphold the right of individual Americans to own firearms, a right which antedated the Constitution and was solemnly confirmed by the Second Amendment. | no_bias |
16,709 | 2008 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | We call on the next president to appoint judges who will similarly respect the Constitution. | no_bias |
16,710 | 2008 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | We urge immediate action to review the automatic denial of gun ownership to returning members of the Armed Forces who have suffered trauma during service to their country. | no_bias |
16,711 | 2008 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | Protecting Our National Symbols: The symbol of our unity, to which we all pledge allegiance, is the flag. | no_bias |
16,712 | 2008 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | Preserving Traditional Marriage: Because our children's future is best preserved within the traditional understanding of marriage, we call for a constitutional amendment that fully protects marriage as a union of a man and a woman, so that judges cannot make other arrangements equivalent to it. | no_bias |
16,713 | 2008 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | We also urge Congress to use its Article III, Section 2 power to prevent activist federal judges from imposing upon the rest of the nation the judicial activism in Massachusetts and California. | no_bias |
16,714 | 2008 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | We also encourage states to review their marriage and divorce laws in order to strengthen marriage. | no_bias |
16,715 | 2008 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | We call on state legislatures to moot the Kelo decision by appropriate legislation, and we pledge on the federal level to pass legislation to protect against unjust federal takings. | no_bias |
16,716 | 2008 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | We urge caution in the designation of National Historic Areas, which can set the stage for widespread governmental control of citizens' lands. | no_bias |
16,717 | 2008 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | Ineffective government programs deprive Indians of the services they need, and longterm failures threaten to undermine tribal sovereignty itself. | no_bias |
16,718 | 2008 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | The Democratic Party's repeated undermining of tribal sovereignty to advantage union bosses is especially egregious. | no_bias |
16,719 | 2012 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | Put simply: The times call for trustworthy leadership and honest talk about the challenges we face. | no_bias |
16,720 | 2012 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | And third, is it sufficiently important to justify borrowing, especially foreign borrowing, to fund it? | no_bias |
16,721 | 2012 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | The budget process gave us the insidious term "tax expenditure," which means that any earnings the government allows a taxpayer to keep through a deduction, exemption, or credit are equivalent to spending the same amount on some program. | no_bias |
16,722 | 2012 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | everyone recognized that we all need clean water and safe roads, rail, bridges, ports, and airports. | no_bias |
16,723 | 2012 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | The recent highway bill reforming the federal highway program included some key reforms. | no_bias |
16,724 | 2012 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | It will shorten the project approval process, eliminate unnecessary programs, and give States more flexibility to address their particular needs. | no_bias |
16,725 | 2012 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | Securing sufficient funding for the Highway Trust Fund remains a challenge given the debt and deficits and the need to reduce spending. | no_bias |
16,726 | 2012 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | In some States with elected officials dominated by the Democratic Party, a proportion of highway funds is diverted to other purposes. | no_bias |
16,727 | 2012 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | Republicans understand that you can succeed in a negotiation only if you are willing to walk away from it. | no_bias |
16,728 | 2012 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | We urge elected officials across the country to follow their lead in order to avoid State and local defaults on their obligations and the collapse of services to the public. | no_bias |
16,729 | 2012 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | A serious threat to our country's constitutional order, perhaps even more dangerous than presidential malfeasance, is an activist judiciary, in which some judges usurp the powers reserved to other branches of government. | no_bias |
16,730 | 2012 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | We pledge to restore the proper balance between the federal government and the governments closest to, and most reflective of, the American people. | no_bias |
16,731 | 2012 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | Scores of entrenched federal programs violate the constitutional mandates of federalism by taking money from the States, laundering it through various federal agencies, only to return to the States shrunken grants with mandates attached. | no_bias |
16,732 | 2012 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | We call on the federal government to do a systematic analysis of laws and regulations to eliminate costly bureaucratic mandates on the States and the people. | no_bias |
16,733 | 2012 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | We pledge to respect the religious beliefs and rights of conscience of all Americans and to safeguard the independence of their institutions from government. | no_bias |
16,734 | 2012 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | We condemn the hate campaigns, threats of violence, and vandalism by proponents of same-sex marriage against advocates of traditional marriage and call for a federal investigation into attempts to deny religious believers their civil rights. | no_bias |
16,735 | 2012 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | We uphold the right of individuals to keep and bear arms, a right which antedated the Constitution and was solemnly confirmed by the Second Amendment. | no_bias |
16,736 | 2012 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | We call on State legislatures to moot the impact of the Kelo decision in their States by appropriate legislation or constitutional amendments. | no_bias |
16,737 | 2012 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | This speaks most eloquently for itself: "The enumeration in the Constitution of certain rights shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people." | no_bias |
16,738 | 2012 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | Faithful to the "self-evident" truths enshrined in the Declaration of Independence, we assert the sanctity of human life and affirm that the unborn child has a fundamental individual right to life which cannot be infringed. | no_bias |
16,739 | 2012 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | We call for a ban on the use of body parts from aborted fetuses for research. | no_bias |
16,740 | 2012 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | and we affirm our moral obligation to assist, rather than penalize, women challenged by an unplanned pregnancy. | no_bias |
16,741 | 2012 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | The symbol of our constitutional unity, to which we all pledge allegiance, is the flag of the United States of America. | no_bias |
16,742 | 2012 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | The proposals for tax reforms contained elsewhere in this document will make certain that family farms will not be lost. | no_bias |
16,743 | 2012 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | Because food safety is a major concern of the American people, we urge Congress to ensure adequate resources for the Department's responsibilities in that regard. | no_bias |
16,744 | 2012 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | This is especially important when the causes and long-range effects of a phenomenon are uncertain. | no_bias |
16,745 | 2012 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | At a time when the federal government has become bloated, antiquated and unresponsive to taxpayers, it is our intention not only to improve management and provide better services, but also to rethink and restructure government to bring it into the twenty-first century. | no_bias |
16,746 | 2012 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | This is the only way to limit costs and restore consumer choice for patients and introduce competition; | no_bias |
16,747 | 2012 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | As those and other specific proposals show, Republican Governors and State legislatures are ready to do the hard work of modernizing Medicaid for the twenty-first century. | no_bias |
16,748 | 2012 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | Security For Those Who Need It: Ensuring Retirement Security | no_bias |
16,749 | 2012 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | As the first step toward possible corrective action, we call for a presidential panel to review the private pension system in this country of only those private pensions that are backed by the Pension Guaranty Benefit Corporation and to make public its findings. | no_bias |
16,750 | 2012 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | the only way to safeguard or improve these systems is through the private sector. | no_bias |
16,751 | 2012 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | We call for an inventory of federal agency spectrum to determine the surplus that could be auctioned for the taxpayers' benefit. | no_bias |
16,752 | 2012 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | Banks need to know that they could be at risk, and investors need clear rules that are not subject to political meddling. | no_bias |
16,753 | 2012 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | We call on Congress to restructure the Service to ensure the continuance of its essential function of delivering mail while preparing for the downsizing made inevitable by the advance of internet communication. | no_bias |
16,754 | 2012 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | Granting amnesty only rewards and encourages more law breaking. | no_bias |
16,755 | 2012 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | Ineffective federal programs deprive American Indians of the services they need, and long-term failures threaten to undermine tribal sovereignty itself. | no_bias |
16,756 | 2012 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | Lastly, we recognize that American Indians have responded to the call for military service in percentage numbers far greater than have other groups of Americans. | no_bias |
16,757 | 2012 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | The federal workforce bears great responsibilities and sometimes wields tremendous power, especially when Congress delegates to it the execution of complicated and far-reaching legislation. | no_bias |
16,758 | 2012 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | We call for a reduction, through attrition, in the federal payroll of at least 10 percent and the adjustment of pay scales and benefits to reflect those of the private sector. | no_bias |
16,759 | 2012 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | Over the last half century, in partnership with our aerospace industry, the work of NASA has helped define and strengthen our nation's technological prowess. | no_bias |
16,760 | 2012 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | The lack of family formation not only leads to more government costs, but also to more government control over the lives of its citizens in all aspects. | no_bias |
16,761 | 2012 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | Families formed or enlarged by adoption strengthen our communities and ennoble our nation. | no_bias |
16,762 | 2012 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | We applaud the Republican legislative initiatives that led to a significant increase in adoptions in recent years, and we call upon the private sector to consider the needs of adoptive families on a par with others. | no_bias |
16,763 | 2012 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | We urge active prosecution against child pornography, which is closely linked to the horrors of human trafficking. | no_bias |
16,764 | 2012 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | We, however, affirm the dignity of women by protecting the sanctity of human life. | no_bias |
16,765 | 2012 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | We urge a ban on human cloning and on the creation of or experimentation on human embryos. | no_bias |
16,766 | 2012 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | periodic rigorous assessments on the fundamentals, especially math, science, reading, history, and geography; | no_bias |
16,767 | 2012 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | We advocate the policies and methods that have proven effective: building on the basics, especially STEM subjects (science, technology, engineering, and math) and phonics; | no_bias |
16,768 | 2012 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | Abstinence from sexual activity is the only protection that is 100 percent effective against out-of-wedlock pregnancies and sexually-transmitted diseases including HIV/AIDS when transmitted sexually. | no_bias |
16,769 | 2012 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | The first step is to acknowledge the need for change when the status quo is not working. | no_bias |
16,770 | 2012 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | We pledge to our servicemen and women the authority and resources they need to protect the nation and defend America's freedom. | no_bias |
16,771 | 2012 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | Continued vigilance, especially in travel and commerce, is necessary to prevent bioterrorism, cyber terrorism, and other asymmetric or non-traditional warfare attacks and to ensure that the horror of September 11, 2001 is never repeated on our soil. | no_bias |
16,772 | 2012 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | We affirm the need for our military to protect the nation by finding and capturing our enemies and the necessity for the President to have the tools to deal with these threats. | no_bias |
16,773 | 2012 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | That future is here today, but it can develop peacefully only under the shield of American Naval and Air power. | no_bias |
16,774 | 2012 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | As Ronald Reagan proved by the victorious conclusion of the Cold War, only our capability to wield overwhelming military power can truly deter the enemies of the United States from threatening our people and our national interests. | no_bias |
16,775 | 2012 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | We will implement sound management policies to ensure the timely, cost-effective delivery of the tools our troops need to fight. | no_bias |
16,776 | 2012 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | We recognize the need for, and value of, competition within a robust industrial base to most effectively maximize quality and drive down costs in everything the Department buys. | no_bias |
16,777 | 2012 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | Building on the accomplishments of the last Republican Administration in implementing the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, we call for increased diplomatic efforts with foreign governments to root out complicit public officials who facilitate or perpetrate this evil. | no_bias |
16,778 | 2012 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | We highlight the need for greater scrutiny of overseas labor contractors to prevent the imposition of usurious terms on temporary foreign workers brought to the United States. | no_bias |
16,779 | 2012 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | We affirm our country's historic tradition of welcoming refugees from troubled lands. | no_bias |
16,780 | 2012 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | In some cases, they are people who stood with us during dangerous times, and they have first call on our hospitality. | no_bias |
16,781 | 2012 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | We affirm our friendship with the People of Cuba and look toward their reunion with the rest of our hemispheric family. | no_bias |
16,782 | 2012 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | We salute our allies in this fight, especially the people of Mexico and Colombia. | no_bias |
16,783 | 2012 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | Along with the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, another initiative of President Bush, it represents America's humanitarian commitment to the peoples of Africa, though these are only one aspect of our assistance to the nations of that continent. | no_bias |
16,784 | 2012 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | We stand in solidarity with those African countries now under assault by the forces of radical Islam and urge other governments throughout the continent to recognize this threat to them as well. | no_bias |
16,785 | 2012 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | While our relations with Vietnam have improved, and U.S. investment is welcomed, we need unceasing efforts to obtain an accounting for, and repatriation of the remains of, Americans who gave their lives in the cause of Vietnamese freedom. | no_bias |
16,786 | 2012 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | We hereby affirm and declare that India is our geopolitical ally and a strategic trading partner. | no_bias |
16,787 | 2012 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | To advance those causes, we urge the leaders of their government to reconsider the path they have been following: suppression of opposition parties, the press, and institutions of civil society; | no_bias |
16,788 | 2012 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | our alliance is based not only on shared interests, but also shared values. | no_bias |
16,789 | 2012 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | We affirm our unequivocal commitment to Israel's security and will ensure that it maintains a qualitative edge in military technology over any potential adversaries. | no_bias |
16,790 | 2012 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | We call on Arab governments throughout the region to help advance that goal. | no_bias |
16,791 | 2012 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | We call on the new government in Egypt to fully uphold its peace treaty with Israel. | no_bias |
16,792 | 2012 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | We call for the restoration of Lebanon's independence, which those groups have virtually destroyed. | no_bias |
16,793 | 2012 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | We urge special efforts to preserve and protect the ethnic and religious diversity of their nation. | no_bias |
16,794 | 2016 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | Its length is exceeded only by its complexity. | no_bias |
16,795 | 2016 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | We will eliminate as many special interest provisions and loopholes as possible and curb corporate welfare, especially where their erosion of the tax base has created pressure for higher rates. | no_bias |
16,796 | 2016 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | We need better negotiated trade agreements that put America first. | no_bias |
16,797 | 2016 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | We will end the government mandates that required Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and federally-insured banks to satisfy lending quotas to specific groups. | no_bias |
16,798 | 2016 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | Everyone agrees on the need for clean water and safe roads, rail, bridges, ports, and airports. | no_bias |
16,799 | 2016 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | There is an urgent need to modernize the federal government's legacy systems and to recruit the skilled technical personnel who can advance the adoption of innovation in the public sector. | no_bias |
16,800 | 2016 | no_bias | no_bias | comparativeagendas.net/project/us/datasets | We need to consider the effect of capital gains rates on the availability of venture capital, as well as the positive impact of expensing on start-up firms. | no_bias |
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