Jan On choosing providers: "I like being able to fire people". Jan Consider single-fee structures, at state level. Nov Reform Medicare, but don't cancel prescription program. Sep Health Savings Accounts give patients stake in health costs. Jun Get everyone some form of catastrophic health coverage. Jan Personal responsibility instead of employer mandates. Dec Let states create their own private, market-based insurance. Oct Same tax treatment if people buy insurance without employers.
Oct Conservative idea: individual responsibility for health care. Aug Insure 45 million uninsured with a free-market based system. Aug Pharmaceutical companies create products to make us better. Jan Subsidies for health coverage for low-income individuals.
Mar Voluntary purchasing pools. Mar ObamaCare ObamaCare has unelected board making health decisions. Oct ObamaCare is too expensive, and it has killed jobs.
Oct State targets for insurance, to replace ObamaCare. Sep ObamaCare drives medical device jobs overseas. Feb Romney healthcare stances compared to Obama. Jan Return healthcare to states, under the 10th Amendment.
Oct ObamaCare has enormous differences from RomneyCare. Sep ObamaCare's biggest difference: I believe in 10th Amendment.
Aug ObamaCare's power grab won't work; Obama didn't ask me. Oct RomneyCare was bipartisan; ObamaCare was pushed through. Oct RomneyCare is national model, but only state by state. Oct OpEd: RomneyCare courageous but not for every state. Apr individual mandate is a Republican approach. Nov Individual mandate ok; free ride is not. Nov My plan right for MA but wrong for rest of country. Nov RomneyCare intended as state plan; never as national model. Sep I stand by what I did in Massachusetts.
Jun lessons: involve everyone; demonize none; transparency. Mar People without insurance already receive care via E. Feb Mandating citizens to buy health insurance is conservative. Dec Removing most mandates drove down premium cost by half. Oct Get everybody insured with state-based market dynamics.
Aug FactCheck: Romney plan virtually identical to Obama plan. Jun MA health plan insures all without taxes or socialization. May FactCheck: MA plan not yet in place so analysis premature. May Signal accomplishment as Governor is MA insurance reform.
Mar MA reform focuses on individual responsibility via fines. Mar State universal coverage plan is national test case. Apr MA state health insurance plan lowered costs. Jan Mandates on health insurance work in Massachusetts. Mitt Romney on Homeland Security. No new cold war with Russia, just very different interests.
Mar My strategy is: kill the bad guys, but also reject extremism. Oct Military so strong that no nation ever dare test it. Aug Donates to groups that support the military. Mar Strengthen soft power because it is real power. Mar Our nuclear arsenal must be updated comprehensively. Mar Allies must increase defense spending to a fair share. Mar Lawyers are the last people to ask about war decisions. Oct Apologized for comparing public service to military service.
Sep Eligible for draft in ; regrets not having served. Mar Stronger America is less likely to have to fight. Mar Defense Spending We want a peaceful planet; but we need strength to do that. Oct Navy needs ships; cutting to is unacceptable. Oct Military so powerful that no one thinks of challenging it.
Jan Obama defense issue stances compared to Romney. Jan It's a terrible idea to cut defense. Oct Devoted to making America the strongest nation on Earth. Mar China's military is over half our size not one-tenth!
Feb Add , to the military without a draft. Jan Sharply increase military investment to face radical jihad.
Aug We need at least , more troops in our military. Jan War on Terror Maintain capability to fight two wars at once. Oct Use of drones OK; but we need more than killing bad guys. Oct Al Qaeda members are enemy combatants with no rights.
Jan Recognize the scope and reality of the jihadist threat. Mar No Miranda rights for suicide bombers. Feb Best to not say whether waterboarding is torture or not. Jan Not wise for us to describe our interrogation techniques. Nov Wiretap mosques to keep tabs on Islamic extremists. Aug Double Guantanamo, to avoid terrorist access to lawyers. Dec Jihadists attack to destroy all moderate governments.
Jan Islamic terror has nothing to do with US policy of bases. Mitt Romney on Immigration. Executive action on immigration is only a temporary solution. Nov OpEd: Far right immigration policy lost Hispanic vote. Mar Obama said he'd reform our immigration system but he didn't. Oct Support the E-Verify portion of the Arizona immigration law.
Sep Self-deportation: people make their own choice about leaving. Sep High-tech fence for 2, miles on Mexican border. Jun Enforce employment laws; illegal immigrants will self-deport.
Jan English should be the official language of the US. Jan Alien employment cards ; not amnesty. Nov I don't believe in rounding up 11 million people.
Nov Of course a border fence; of course no free tuition. Sep Build 2,mile fence with enough guards to secure it. Sep I like legal immigration; let business determine visas. Aug Immigration practices are upside down: more hi-tech visas. Mar Ardent proponent of English immersion. Feb Deport illegal immigrants in 90 days under the ideal setting. Jan Illegal immigrants should go home eventually. Dec No mandatory prison term for employers who hire illegals. Dec FactCheck: Took hard-line on illegals, but only late in term.
Dec Welcome the people who have been standing in line first. Dec Avoid chain migration; disallow families from one citizen. Dec FactCheck: Illegals employed at his home, but by contractor. Nov Z-visa is not technically amnesty; but is in fact amnesty.
Sep Make America more attractive for legal immigrants. Aug Priorities: secure border, employer verification, no amnesty. Aug Enforce the law against 12 million illegals here now.
Jun Make English national language; communicate in Spanish too. Jun Keep rule barring immigrants from running for president. Jan Unfair to allow all illegal immigrants to stay. Jan Immigrant Benefits Undocumented students get legal status by joining military. Sep Vetoed in-state tuition; turn off the magnet. Sep Turn off the magnet that attracts immigrants.
Sep Attacked Arkansas program for scholarships for illegals. Nov FactCheck: Took no action against 4 Mass. Nov Reduce federal funding to sanctuary cities. Sep Tuition breaks encourage illegal immigration. Nov Mitt Romney on Jobs. Click here for 33 full quotes on Jobs OR other political leaders on Jobs. Message of Wisconsin: no more teachers, firemen, or cops. Nov FactCheck: Briefly supported tying minimum wage to inflation. Feb Obama said by now we'd have unemployment 5.
Oct Jobs program: energy; trade; training; and pro-business. Sep To Obama, jobs are about government; to me, about business. Aug 5-step plan to create 12 million new jobs. Aug Mistake to give automakers to unions as part of auto bailout. Feb I know what it's like to worry about a pink slip. Feb End crony capitalism to get Americans back to work. Jan Bain Capital transferred union jobs to non-union plant. Jan Tie government union wages to private sector wages.
Oct Nation should learn lesson from right-to-work states. Sep Obama's policies have put 2. Sep Bain Capital created thousands of jobs during my time there. Sep America is an extraordinary jobs machine. Sep The free economy means sometimes we lose jobs. Aug Replace jobless benefits with unemployment savings accounts. Feb "Card check" is a massive imposition on worker freedom. Mar Built long-term pipeline for MA jobs; so job growth is slow. Jan MA had 3rd worst job growth; I turned around declining rates.
Jan I believe in domestic supports for our agriculture industry. Oct Good unions train members; bad unions hurt their company. Aug Tax incentives for employee training. Documentary movie "Mitt" about post recovery. Nov I know how to work across the aisle; did it in Massachusetts. Oct All my foreign investments are managed by a blind trust. Sep OpEd: Majority are fiscal conservatives and social liberals. Aug I am "severely conservative": fight for conservative values.
Feb OpEd: Turnaround specialist when nation needs one. Jan donated milk for years to Shelter for Homeless Vets. Jan Business entrepreneurialism is leadership experience.
Jan Dismisses former Mormon polygamy as awful and abhorrent. Jan OpEd: Faith informs his political and social positions. Nov Bipartisanship worked in MA; we looked beyond elections. Sep Freedom requires religion just as religion requires freedom. Nov Hard times made us the people we are today. Mar America is freedom and freedom must be strong. Mar The "Party of No" is ok when it comes to spending.
Feb OpEd: press portrayed Romney as uncaring robber baron. Nov Opportunity is what lets hope become reality. Sep Liberals replace opportunity with dependency on government. Jan People look to governors, not senators, for a leader. Jan Abraham Lincoln was not a military expert. Jan Freedom requires religion in society, not in individuals. Dec Ok to appoint atheists or agnostics--no litmus test of faith. Dec Draw upon the strengths of the conservative principles.
Dec Strong families, a strong economy and a strong military. May Address issues so America can remain a superpower. Dec Success in DC: Tell truth, find right fit, never give up. Aug Experience to lead to prosperity after fiscal mismanagement. Mar Aspiring to greatness is its own reward. Jun Mormonism Kids cared more about what sports I played than my church. Aug Wife Ann, from Protestant family, converted to Mormon.
Jan Served as Mormon missionary in France. Jan Serve no one religion; serve only the people. Jan FactCheck: Constitution ok on voters questioning religion.
Jan Parents-in-law not allowed to attend Mitt's Mormon marriage. Jan Led charge for building Boston Mormon Temple. Jan Fully ordained in Melchizedek Priesthood Mormon pastor. Jan Kennedy attacked Mormonism; bishops defended Romney. Nov We shouldn't choose leaders by their religion. Dec Freedom requires religion just as religion requires freedom.
Dec Ignoring religion in policy is at odds with our founders. Dec No church authorities will exert influence on my decisions. Dec Will serve no one religion, but will not distance himself. Dec We share a common creed despite differences in theology. Nov Reid D vs. Aug Stresses commonality of Mormonism to mainstream Christianity. Aug Americans want person of faith as president, whatever brand.
Aug As Mormon bishop, led recovery after church fire. Jun Roman Catholic bishops can do whatever the heck they want. May Every person of any faith has deeply-held values. May Romney is the 5th Mormon to run for President.
Mar George Romney never questioned on Mormonism during race. Mar Constitution is explicit: no religious test for presidency. Mar Faces questions on Mormonism like Kennedy did on Catholicism. Apr Obama We lost the election, but we haven't lost our way. Mar Obama promised to heal planet; I promise to help your family. Aug Americans deserved "hope and change" but didn't get it. Aug Obama Presidency is last gasp of liberalism's great failure. Feb Obama's record: debt, decline, and disappointment.
Jan Obama's policies have made the recession deeper. Jan Obama passes citizenship test; no more Birthers. Nov Obama takes political inspiration from socialist Europe. Feb President should proudly defend US, not apologize for her. Nov Cast himself as a doer, not just a dreamer. Aug Reagan would endorse my candidacy. Jan Proud of his accomplishments in fighting the Liberal Lion. Aug AdWatch: Stood up for conservatism in most liberal state.
Dec Ran against Kennedy in to offer a different vision. Aug Ran for MA governor to help people. Aug Drafted to run for MA governor; incumbent was unelectable.
Aug Personal History I was born in middle of the century in middle of the country. Feb As college athlete, learned to pace himself. Jan Near-fatal accident at age 21; in coma for 3 days. Jan At age 24, two kids while grad student at Harvard. Jan Wife Ann effectively treats her chronic Multiple Sclerosis. Jan One of four children; two brothers got divorced. Jan OpEd: Never accepts "no"; but doesn't read people well.
Aug Valedictorian at Brigham Young University. Aug Wife Ann in remission from Multiple Sclerosis. Aug Carried dog in kennel on car roof, against MA law. Aug Pronounced dead at age 20 from car accident in Paris. Aug Dad inspired him to public service. Feb Took on Olympics because it was a big mess.
Nov Shut out Boy Scouts from Olympics due to age requirements. Aug Salvaged Olympic games from financial and scandal disaster. Aug Did not consider political value of Olympics. Aug Worked for Olympics with no salary and no expense account. Aug World Trade Center flag shown at Olympic opening ceremony. Aug Ran Olympics in spirit of volunteerism. For instance, he tried to argue he was a stronger gay rights advocate than Kennedy.
Romney led the polls for a brief moment, but Kennedy used abortion as a key issue, with a catchy quote, "He's not pro-choice, he's not anti-choice, he's multiple choice. Although he hadn't expected to win, the loss struck a nerve. He told his brother that he would never do another campaign unless he thought he could win. He returned to the private sector.
All up, he would spend 25 years working in business. He helped turn the organization around by cutting costs and getting more money from the federal government. He used his success as proof of his leadership abilities while running for political office. After his stint running the Olympics in Utah, Romney ran for governor of Massachusetts. His campaign was pro-choice.
He ultimately defeated his democratic opponent, Shannon O'Brien. Romney served one 4-year term as governor. As governor of a mostly left-leaning state, Romney projected himself as a moderate Republican. During his tenure, in contrast to his Mormon religion, he was against taxing cigarettes, and made alcohol easier to sell.
In , signs of bigger ambitions appeared. Stem cell research was the subject. He had changed long-held views about it, and he went public by calling The New York Times, rather than contacting someone local. In , Romney signed a health reform bill into law. So-called "Romneycare" required Massachusetts residents to either buy a plan or pay a fine. The law became a source of controversy during the election amid President Barack Obama's attempts to implement the Affordable Care Act, which included a similar individual mandate provision.
In , Romney ran for president. Moving from state to national politics, especially from Massachusetts, a liberal state, to presenting himself as a conservative force wasn't easy for Romney. He was accused of being a "flip-flopper," on issues like abortion and gun control. He lost to John McCain during the Republican primaries.
He said he was dropping out in February to unify the Republicans, and to ensure the Iraq war continued. Following McCain's defeat, support for Romney eventually propelled him to the top of the Republican ticket in the presidential race. Romney was the first Mormon to represent a major party in his run for president in This time around Romney had trouble connecting with voters.
Many viewed him as elitist and privileged because of his work in private equity and decades in politics. During his campaign, he kept pushing to the right, focusing on conservative positions. At one point he said, instead of closing Guantanamo Bay down it should be twice as big. Obama handily won reelection. After the election, Romney kept a low profile. He told The New York Times he expected to be a "loser for life. In , he reemerged in a charity boxing bout with five-time heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield.
As the presidential election approached, rumors swirled that Romney was considering a third run for higher office. Everything changed when Donald Trump announced his candidacy. During the campaign, Romney slammed Trump, calling him a "phony," "fraud," "con man," and "fake. But Romney dialed back his anti-Trump rhetoric after Trump won the election.
During the presidential transition, Romney had a private dinner with Trump, fueling speculation that he might be appointed to a position as secretary of state. After Sen. Orin Hatch of Utah announced he would retire at the end of his term, rumors indicated that Romney was considering a run for the US senate seat.
He later said he hadn't been interested in the business world, and his wife wanted him to run. She convinced him it wasn't a downgrade from running for president. Republicans lined up to support the GOP hopeful. Though the pair have a checkered past, Trump tweeted his support.
In November , Romney won the race to be Utah's senator. Before the took position, there was already an expectation he would be a dissenting voice in the Senate, against Trump. In January , before he was sworn in, he published an opinion piece in the Washington Post. He wrote that Trump hadn't been his choice for president and that it was "evident that the president has not risen to the mantle of the office. As the year continued, he had a new role in politics, according to The New York Times, "a hybrid role of sober statesman and maverick in a party struggling to reconcile the oft-irreconcilable impulses of its leader.
I will look to eliminate ineffective and wasteful programs and to reform entitlements for people under 55 years of age. I will work with other like-minded senators to refuse to bend to such a tactic.
Public Land With two-thirds of Utah held as public land, it is my priority to obtain greater local and state involvement in decision-making and management of public lands. I support multiple use of these lands and will work to prevent excessive land grabs by presidents and federal bureaucrats. The Antiquities Act and the Endangered Species Act should both be reformed to require state approvals and local involvement.
The State of Utah should assume management responsibility for select public lands when economically feasible, initially on a pilot basis. The number of visas for crop, livestock, and dairy workers should be decided on the state level rather than the federal level.
I support the utilization of all our energy resources including gas, coal, wind, nuclear, geothermal, hydro, and solar.
The decision to send troops into a foreign country must be made only when a substantial American interest is at stake. This should be a very high hurdle. We should maintain clear superiority in conventional military capabilities and at least parity in nuclear capabilities.
American military strength is the best friend peace has ever known. We must promote our values of freedom and free enterprise through our diplomacy, economic ties, alliances and other soft power tools. When nations attack our infrastructure, elections, technology, or vital interests, we should retaliate and punish their behavior with appropriate and meaningful measures.
Immigration I support legal immigration. I respect and welcome those who have followed the law and have made the United States their home. Our nation is stronger and more vibrant by virtue of a strong legal immigration system.
The legal immigration system should be merit based, giving applicants credit for such things as English fluency, having a trade or technical skill, personal savings, and advanced degrees so these individuals may become assets to their communities and prosper in our country.
I firmly oppose illegal immigration. I support measures to secure our national borders. I support a simplified legal status verification system that will allow an employer to know whether a prospective employee is in the United States legally and that will sanction employers who nevertheless hire people here illegally.
However, I oppose giving these individuals a special pathway to citizenship. I support ending chain migration and the visa lottery program. In some instances, nations or companies have cheated on trade agreements and America should take punitive action against them. Further, we have done too little to help American citizens who have been disproportionately impacted by automation and trade policies. I oppose broad-based tariffs but I will support focused tariffs that penalize cheaters and dumping.
Healthcare The Affordable Care Act should be repealed and not replaced by another one-size-fits all bureaucracy. In its place, states should be given flexibility with their Medicaid funds to implement their own programs for caring for the poor. Health insurance costs must be reined in. I will apply my career experience in healthcare and finance to install market-based incentives to reduce costs. This will include transparency in provider pricing and quality information to consumers.
I will promote cost-sharing insurance policies and health savings accounts. Further, I support requiring pharmaceutical companies to spread the cost of drug development with other countries, reducing the huge price inequity Americans experience. On the supply front: pressure Mexico, China, and other countries to curtail the flow of illegal drugs into the U.
On the demand front: provide counseling and treatment for those who want to escape drug addictions; and assure that first responders are equipped with necessary medications to prevent overdose deaths. Second Amendment I support the second amendment. Gun laws and school safety measures should be established by each state, not imposed by the federal government. I do not support newly proposed federal gun legislation with the exception of the removal of bump stocks for public sale and an updated background check system promoted by Congress and President Trump.
I will defend religious liberty and will only vote to confirm judicial nominees who will fully honor the First Amendment guarantee of the same. Utah Values My parents were both raised in Utah and thus my home was imbued with Utah values; they filled us with the love of God, reverence for freedom, respect for others, and the importance of service, civility, and frugality. Ann and I have enjoyed our residency in Utah for ten years, first during college, while leading the Olympics, and after my career, having made Utah our permanent home.
Action, Not Just Talk By virtue of the relationships I have in Washington, with other senators and the President, I will be able to accomplish more for the people of Utah than the average junior senator. I have built valuable relationships throughout my decades of work in public service, as head of the Salt Lake Olympics, and during my presidential campaigns, that will prepare me to serve the people of Utah through meaningful action. Talk is cheap but action is essential if we are to overcome the challenges facing our families, our state, and our nation.
My record of getting things done in the private sector, community, and government, is evidence that I can and will do what needs to be done for the people of Utah. Ballotpedia collects information on campaign donors for each year in which a candidate or incumbent is running for election. See the table below for more information about the campaign donors who supported Mitt Romney.
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