| OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details)
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Abortion
Garret Graves: Fight to protect the sanctity of human life.
John Bel Edwards: Unblemished anti-abortion voting record.
John Bel Edwards: AdWatch: My daughter is living proof of my pro-life values.
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Budget & Economy
Garret Graves: We have a spending problem: $1.5M lifetime debt per child.
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Civil Rights
Foster Campbell: Equal Pay for work by women and their male counterparts.
Foster Campbell: Endorsed by BOLD: New Orleans African-American leaders.
Garret Graves: Defend Louisiana's definition of traditional marriage.
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Corporations
Bobby Jindal: Eliminated burdensome business taxes.
Bobby Jindal: We paid companies, via loopholes, to not pay corporate tax.
Foster Campbell: Exit tax to stop Wall Street from shifting overseas.
Garret Graves: Reduce taxes, fees, bureaucracy, and regulation.
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Crime
Foster Campbell: Utility subsidies for victims fleeing domestic violence.
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Drugs
Foster Campbell: Crack down on illegal prescriptions; enforce from all sides.
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Education
Foster Campbell: Directed $1B from tobacco settlement to public schools.
Foster Campbell: More flexible college loan rules & federal loan forgiveness.
Garret Graves: Provide school choice for students in failing schools.
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Energy & Oil
Garret Graves: Keystone XL and other policies for US jobs & energy.
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Environment
Foster Campbell: Nationwide buy-in for coastal restoration and protection.
Garret Graves: More needed on coastal restoration and flood protection.
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Families & Children
Charles Melancon: Family brings us all together; about honesty & integrity.
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Government Reform
Foster Campbell: Ban gifts to legislators; increase access to public records.
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Gun Control
Garret Graves: The right to bear arms is fundamental to citizenship.
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Health Care
Foster Campbell: ObamaCare's pre-existing rule is good; but fix other things.
Garret Graves: Obamacare is a massive expansion of government; repeal it.
Jay Dardenne: Introduced law requiring no-smoking areas in restaurants.
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Homeland Security
Foster Campbell: Support military investments & long-term, steady budgeting.
Garret Graves: Support a strong military; and support veterans.
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Immigration
Garret Graves: Secure the border, and enforce the laws.
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Jobs
Bobby Jindal: Not done as long as there are folks who can't find work.
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Principles & Values
David Vitter: I've stumbled in my marriage; but it's my greatest strength.
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Tax Reform
Bobby Jindal: Overhaul our tax code and eliminate income taxes.
Foster Campbell: Eliminate the personal and corporate income taxes.
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War & Peace
Garret Graves: ISIL must be defeated; combat these terrorists abroad.
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Welfare & Poverty
Jay Dardenne: Campaign theme: fight poverty & fix the state budget.
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