From NRO

Major news today: House Republicans released their “Pledge to America,” a 21-page document full of policies the Republicans, ahem, pledge to pursue if elected into power November 2.  Real quick, here’s a quick breakdown of their plans:

PLAN TO END THE UNCERTAINTY AND CREATE INCENTIVES FOR JOB GROWTH

• Permanently stop all job-killing tax hikes.
• Create a 20% small business tax deduction
• Rein in the red tape of federal regulations by requiring Congressional approval of any regulation that is estimated to cost the economy $100 million or more.
• Repeal job-killing mandates like the $600 purchase reporting requirement for small businesses.

PLAN TO STOP OUT-OF-CONTROL SPENDING AND REDUCE THE SIZE OF GOVERNMENT

• Act immediately to reduce spending by canceling any unspent “stimulus” funds.
• Cut government spending to pre-stimulus, pre-bailout levels (except for necessary spending for Social Security, Medicare, and Defense.
• Establish a hard car on new discretionary spending.
• Cut Congress’ budget.
• Hold weekly votes on spending cuts.
• End TARP once and for all.
• End government control of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
• Impose a net hiring freeze of non-security employees.
• Root out government waste and sunset outdated and duplicative programs.
• Reform the budget process to focus on long-term challenges like entitlement reform.

PLAN TO REPEAL AND REPLACE THE GOVERNMENT TAKEOVER OF HEALTH CARE

• Repeal the costly health care takeover of 2010.
• Enact medical liability reform.
• Allow the purchase of health insurance across state lines.
• Expand health savings accounts.
• Strengthen the doctor-patient relationship.
• Ensure access for patients with pre-existing conditions.
• Permanently prohibit taxpayer funding of abortion.

PLAN TO REFORM CONGRESS AND RESTORE TRUST

• Require that proposed bills be available for at least 3 days prior to being voted on.
• Require a clause in every new bill that states the Constitutional basis for Congress’ power to enact the legislation.
• Allow amendment on spending bills to cut costs, unlike the current ban under Pelosi.
• Advance legislative issues one at a time.

PLAN TO KEEP OUR NATION SECURE AT HOME AND ABROAD

• Pass “clean” troop funding bills, unencumbered by extraneous domestic spending and pork-barrel project clauses.
• Refuse to allow terrorists detained in Guantanamo Bay from being brought onto American soil as well as publicly holding the Obama administration responsible for any attacks against American forces or terror attempts by detainees released by the administration.
• Demand an overarching detention policy to ensure that detainees will be tried by military courts without extending American citizen rights like Miranda to said detainees.
• Fully fund missile defense.
• Require tough enforcement of sanctions against Iran.
• Establish operational control of the border by fully funding and supporting the Border Patrol.
• Work with state and local officials to enforce federal immigration laws.
• Strengthen visa security.

You can read the full Pledge here.

I’ll be back in a bit with my take on it.

-Kyle