Romney Stronger America Policy Proposals

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Since January 2007, Governor Romney Has Announced OVER 50 NEW POLICY PROPOSALS Herzliya Conference: Governor Romney’s Five-Point Strategy To Prevent A Nuclear Iran – Israel, 1/23/07 ▲ Tighten economic sanctions ▲ Diplomatic isolation ▲ Encouraging Arab states to join efforts to prevent a nuclear Iran ▲ The military option remains on the table ▲ Support a Partnership for Prosperity and Progress to support progressive Muslim communities and leaders Detroit Economic Club: Governor Romney’s Economic Principles – Michigan, 2/7/07 ▲ Allow middle class Americans to save tax-free ▲ Make the Bush tax cuts permanent ▲ Reinstitute a regulatory relief board to cut back regulations that choke off growth ▲ America needs national tort reform, not reform stateby-state ▲ Evaluate reforms to CAFE standards to develop a better way to get higher fleet mileage without market distortions Restraining Government Spending – New Hampshire, 3/1/07 ▲ Vetoing appropriations legislation that spends more than CPI-1% ▲ Give the President the line-item veto ▲ Review and reevaluate all federal spending programs Repeal Of McCain-Feingold – Washington, D.C., 3/2/07 ▲ Repeal the McCain-Feingold campaign finance law Support For Clean Coal Technologies – West Virginia, 3/8/07 ▲ Invest in research and innovation to find these cleaner and more efficient sources of energy from coal Expanding Economic And Political Freedom In The Americas: A Seven-Point Strategy – Miami-Dade Lincoln Day Dinner, Florida, 3/9/07 ▲ Isolate Castro with economic and diplomatic sanctions ▲ Focus foreign aid and foreign investments on those who stand alongside us ▲ Act to inform public opinion in Latin America ▲ Improve our economic ties in terms of free trade

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▲ Rebuild relationships of respect and trust and friendship ▲ Reaffirm our appreciation of legal immigration ▲ Never ignore Latin America Giving The President Stronger Tools To Cut Spending – New Hampshire, 3/10/07 ▲ Give the Executive Branch the authority to spend up to 25% less than Congress appropriates Protecting American Workers – Iowa, 3/22/07 ▲ Allow workers the right to choose whether to join a union ▲ Prevent resources of the federal government should not be used to solicit or collect dues for politicized organizations Club For Growth: Governor Romney’s Tax Philosophy – Florida, 3/29/07 ▲ Make the Bush tax cuts permanent ▲ Allow middle-income Americans to save tax-free ▲ Lower marginal tax rates for all Americans ▲ Make our corporate tax rate competitive with its international partners Club For Growth: Regulator Reform Including SarbanesOxley – Florida, 3/29/07 ▲ Reform Sarbanes-Oxley Rising To A New Generation Of Global Challenges – Foreign Affairs, Spring 2007 ▲ Increase the size of the military by 100,000 troops ▲ Devote a minimum of 4% of GDP to Defense ▲ Achieve energy independence through innovation ▲ Empower regional civilian leaders to develop and execute regional plans and strategies ▲ Presidential Summit with our allies in the Islamic world and leading nations to form a united strategy for confronting Jihadists threats ▲ Expand alliances such as NATO and efforts among the world’s leading nations to face the new threat of radical Jihad and increase our homeland security ▲ Build global and regional networks and capabilities of law enforcement and intelligence officials to confront Jihadists and other transnational threats

ROMNEY ▲ Launch a Partnership for Prosperity and Progress to mobilize the resources of the developed world to empower moderate Muslims Protecting American Taxpayers By Re-Imposing A Three-Fifths Supermajority Requirement – New Hampshire, 4/15/07 ▲ Re-impose a three-fifths (60%) supermajority requirement on Congress to raise taxes Abolishing The Death Tax – Iowa, 4/19/07 ▲ Eliminate the death tax Combating Nuclear Terrorism – New York, 4/26/07 ▲ Empower a senior ambassador to lead efforts to prevent nuclear terrorism ▲ Make nuclear trafficking a crime against humanity ▲ Create a gold standard for nuclear security ▲ Frank, direct efforts with Russia on containing this threat ▲ Remove the incentive for dangerous civilian nuclear capabilities ▲ Expand and accelerate a range of other actions to combat nuclear terrorism Governor Romney’s Global Initiative For Values And Freedom: A Comprehensive Strategy To Defeat Radical Jihad, Ensure American Security And Advance Freedom And Human Rights Across The Globe – Colorado, 6/21/07 ▲ Create the Special Partnership Force (SPF) to mobilize all elements of our national power in contested areas to defeat Jihadists ▲ Cut the Washington bureaucracy of the Office of Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) to put more resources and human intelligence in the field Ocean’s Initiatives – Colorado, 7/18/07 ▲ Propose a “One-Strike, You’re Ours” law for those convicted of sexually assaulting children using the Internet ▲ Enforce our nation’s obscenity laws

Ask Mitt Anything – Iowa, 8/2/07 ▲ Propose a new ethics law to strip the pensions of those government employees and appointees who violate the public trust Southern Border Visit – California, 8/13/07 ▲ Secure the border through a physical fence or wall and other electronic systems ▲ Implement an enforceable employer verification system ▲ Reject amnesty ▲ Punish sanctuary cities ▲ Improve interior enforcement ▲ Encourage legal immigration Greer Chamber Of Commerce – South Carolina, 8/16/07 ▲ Put in place a statutory prohibition on outrageous punitive damage awards ▲ Require more disclosure in contingency fee arrangements Florida Medical Association – Florida, 8/24/07 ▲ Establish federal incentives to deregulate and reform state health insurance markets so market forces can work ▲ Redirect federal spending on “free care” to help the low-income uninsured purchase private insurance ▲ Institute Health Savings Account (HSA) enhancements and the full deductibility of qualified medical expenses ▲ Promote innovation in Medicaid ▲ Implement medical liability reform ▲ Bring market dynamics and modern technology to health care. Ask Mitt Anything – New Hampshire, 9/8/07 ▲ Specifics to middle class tax saving plan ▲ Any taxpayer with Adjusted Gross Income of under $200,000 would pay a tax rate of 0% on all of the income they earn from their savings, capital gains and dividends

Ask Mitt Anything – Iowa, 7/26/07 ▲ Work with computer and software companies to ensure that every home computer has effective software to filter out unwanted pornography

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