Subject: DEBATE FACT CHECK: GOP United Behind Donald Trump’s Policies
From: DNC Press <[email-masked]>
To: DNC Press <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2015 00:33:17 +0000

DEBATE FACT CHECK: GOP United Behind Donald Trump’s Policies

The Republican presidential candidates are talking all about Donald Trump tonight, but the fact remains: they are all united behind the same failed and out-of-touch principles that will leave the middle class behind. No matter which candidate becomes the GOP nominee, the middle class will lose.

Opposed to raising the minimum wage?

Supports raising the minimum wage?

Donald Trump

X

Donald Trump wants to keep the minimum wage where it is now.

Jeb Bush

X

Jeb Bush suggested there should be no federal minimum wage at all.

Carly Fiorina

X

Opposes raising the minimum wage.

Scott Walker

X

Scott Walker called the minimum wage a “lame idea”

Chris Christie

X

Chris Christie said he was “tired of hearing about the minimum wage”

John Kasich

X

John Kasich said: “I kind of think the minimum wage should rest at the state level<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TV8BTDRxznQ&feature=youtu.be>.”

Marco Rubio

X

Marco Rubio said it’s a “waste of time”

Thinks immigrants should be second class citizens?<http://factivists.democrats.org/dnc-video-meet-the-retrumplican-party/>

Supports comprehensive immigration reform with a pathway to citizenship?

Donald Trump

X

Donald Trump believes in mass deportation, dismisses a full and equal path to citizenship.

Jeb Bush

X

Jeb Bush doesn’t believe in a full and equal path to citizenship for immigrant families.

Carly Fiorina

X

Refers to immigrants as “illegals.”

Scott Walker

X

Scott Walker said<https://twitter.com/kasie/status/633307516206759936> he would flat out end birthright citizenship as president.

Chris Christie

X

Chris Christie not once<http://factivists.democrats.org/chris-christie-calls-for-reexamination-of-birthright-citizenship/> but twice<http://factivists.democrats.org/chris-christie-calls-for-reexamination-of-birthright-citizenship-again-this-week/> called for the reexamination of the 14th Amendment, or “birthright citizenship.”

John Kasich

X

John Kasich doesn’t believe in a full and equal path to citizenship for immigrant families.

Marco Rubio

X

Marco Rubio ran away from comprehensive immigration reform after feeling political pressure from the Tea Party base and has been pandering to the Republican Party’s anti-immigrant fringe by embracing a border security comes first approach.

Defund Planned Parenthood, undermine women’s health access?

Standing up for women and their health care needs?

Donald Trump

X

Supports shutting down the government over Planned Parenthood funding.

Jeb Bush

X

Wants to defund Planned Parenthood, doubts value of federal funding for women’s health.

Carly Fiorina

X

Supports shutting down the government over Planned Parenthood funding.

Scott Walker

X

Signed a budget that strips funding from women’s health clinics, including for cancer screenings, HIV testing, and routine health exams for women.

Chris Christie

X

Vetoed Planned Parenthood funding numerous times as governor.

John Kasich

X

As governor, John Kasich’s budgets have made it more difficult for family planning groups to obtain funding for preventative care, and he required unnecessary ultrasounds for women seeking abortions.

Marco Rubio

X

Wants to defund Planned Parenthood and is opposed to all abortions—even for women who are survivors of rape or incest.

Advocating slashing education funding?

Wants to preserve important investments in education?

Donald Trump

X
When Donald Trump announced his presidential campaign, he made cutting the Department of Education a focus of his speech.

Jeb Bush

X
While running for governor, Jeb Bush wanted to abolish the Florida Department of Education.

Carly Fiorina

X
Opposed more funding for the Department of Education.

Scott Walker

X
Scott Walker made the biggest cuts to Wisconsin’s public schools in history.

Chris Christie

X
In New Jersey, Chris Christie slashed state education aid by more than $1 billion.

John Kasich

X
John Kasich slashed nearly $2 billion from Ohio’s public schools.

Marco Rubio

X
Marco Rubio doesn’t even think we need to have a Department of Education.

Wants to repeal<https://twitter.com/TheDemocrats/status/613810572719751168> the Affordable Care Act?

Wants to keep the ACA which provides quality, affordable insurance to millions?

Donald Trump

X

Jeb Bush

X

Carly Fiorina

X

Scott Walker

X

Chris Christie

X

John Kasich

X

Marco Rubio

X