Guide to the Issues
Now is the time for Republican policies that work for America. Today, our national debt has reached an all-time high of more than $23 trillion dollars without any meaningful plan to reduce it. Our southwest border agents and immigration law judges carry an overwhelming burden to secure our border and fairly apply our laws. Health care remains too costly and disconnected from market competition. The crushing burden of student loans stunts the future of many young Americans. We’re facing rivals in Russia and China with our global standing, economy, and national security at stake.
The Republican Policy Committee has developed policy guides in response to both the concerns of the American people and glaring challenges within our federal government. These guides offer a starting point for policy conversations. They are not designed to be exhaustive. Neither are they top-down directives regarding the right ideas for the problems facing our nation. They highlight introduced legislation, executive branch actions, information from congressional hearings, and new ideas.
Republicans must present a clear vision for America that answers the tough questions facing our constituents every day. Our vision begins with a willingness to put forth ideas, engage critics, and ultimately develop answers that work for America.
GUIDE TO THE ISSUES
Statement of Principles
Health Care
- Expand Health Reimbursement Arrangements
- Increase Rural Access to Veteran Health Care
- Lower Premiums by Codifying Association Health Plans
- Provide a Better Prescription than Medicare-for-All
- Reform Federal Prescription Drug Spending
- Reduce Prescription Drug Costs for Americans
- Reinsure the Preexisting Condition Unfunded Mandate
- Scrutinize Anti-Competitive Health Care Contracts
Energy & Environment
- Address Climate Change Without Carbon Pricing
- Combat America’s Critical Mineral Dependency
- Develop Energy on Taxpayer-Owned Lands
- Divest Federal Electricity Transmission Assets
- Support Installation of Living Shorelines
Immigration
Education
- Extend 529 Savings Plans to Homeschool Expenses
- Promote Income Sharing Agreements in Higher Education
- Share the Risk of Federal Student Loan Default
Taxes and Trade
- Address Taxation of Social Security Benefits
- Create a Simplified Average Tax
- End Abuse of the Earned Income Tax Credit
- Improve Small Business Access to International Markets
National Security and Foreign Relations
- Hold China Accountable for COVID-19
- Maintain Peace through American Military Strength
- Modernize America’s Nuclear Triad and Missile Defense Systems
- Protect America’s Technology and Access to Space
- Reduce Reliance on Chinese Supply Chains
- Reject Authoritarian Internet Control
- Respond to Chinese Trade Practices
Civil Liberties
- Address Political Bias in Social Media
- Require Accurate National Abortion Data
- Understand Gun Violence in America
- Update Section Five of the Voting Rights Act
Regulation
- Minimize Financial Sector Regulatory Overload
- Create Congressional Accountability for Major Rules
- Curtail Regulatory Delays for Infrastructure Projects
- Invest in America’s Entrepreneurs
- Support Innovation as a Path Toward Financial Inclusion
Governance
- Address Small Business Resource Duplication
- Combat Improper Medicaid Payments
- Confront the Federal Debt
- Connect Federal Civilian Pay to Private Sector Pay
- Create Fairness and Accountability for SNAP Benefits
- Decouple Medicare Hospital Insurance from Social Security
- Limit Autopilot Federal Spending
- Modernize Federal Grant Reporting
- Reclaim Unobligated Federal Funds
- Reduce the Costs of Federal Construction
- Reform the United States Postal Service
- Tackle Federal Improper Payments
Last Updated September 2020