Republican nominee for President; Senior Senator (AZ):
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- Pushed GOP platform to adopt Glass-Steagall. (Apr 2017)
- Obama's new spending is committing generational theft. (Nov 2010)
- Proposed firing SEC chairman for 2008 economic crisis. (Jan 2010)
- We’ve laid a $10 trillion debt on our young people. (Oct 2008)
- Energy independence & tax cuts for all. (Oct 2008)
- Stabilize mortgage industry so people stay in their homes. (Oct 2008)
- Cut down on earmarks & establish priorities. (Oct 2008)
- I have fought against excessive spending my entire career. (Sep 2008)
- Can’t pass trillions of dollars of debt to our children. (Jul 2008)
- GovWatch: Specified cuts are $10B, not $100B. (May 2008)
- 1980s Keating Five: biggest financial scandal in US history. (Mar 2008)
- Things are tough now, but we’re better off than in 2000. (Jan 2008)
- May have to go further to fix the subprime lending situation. (Jan 2008)
- Recession is partly psychological and not inevitable. (Jan 2008)
- I’m well-versed in economics; I was at the Reagan Revolution. (Jan 2008)
- FactCheck: Said--then denied--he needed economics education. (Jan 2008)
- Will be able to reduce war costs & have a stable Middle East. (Jan 2008)
- Reform insurance to cover violent weather patterns. (Jan 2008)
- To avoid recession, stop out-of-control spending. (Jan 2008)
- Loss of economic strength leads to losing military strength. (Dec 2007)
- Republicans have forgotten how to control spending. (Nov 2007)
- AdWatch: Outrageous to spend $233M for bridge to nowhere. (Nov 2007)
- FactCheck:Bridge-to-Nowhere never built; would serve 200,000. (Nov 2007)
- FactCheck: Criticized “Woodstock museum,” but skipped vote. (Nov 2007)
- Congress spends money like a drunken sailor. (May 2007)
- Consistent conservative voting on free-market principles. (Sep 2000)
- FactCheck: Obama’s new programs cost $286B; McCain’s $211B. (Oct 2008)
- Use veto power to reduce government spending. (Jan 2000)
- Distribute surplus: 23% tax cuts; 62% Social Security. (Jan 2000)
- $9B of pork in current budget bills; cut subsidies. (Oct 1999)
- For Balanced Budget Amend., & off-budget Social Security. (Jul 1999)
- List of budgetary spending priorities. (Jul 1998)
- Supports Balanced Budget Amendment. (Jul 1998)
- Apply surplus to Social Security, Medicare, tax cuts & debt. (Jul 1998)
Financial Bailout
- OpEd: Financial crisis gave best chance for 2008 comeback. (Nov 2010)
- OpEd: could have single-handedly killed the bailout. (Aug 2010)
- 2008 financial bailout bill: GOP gets blamed if it fails. (Jan 2010)
- Suspended campaign to call Sep. 2008 economic summit. (Jan 2010)
- Americans are innocent victims of Wall Street greed. (Oct 2008)
- $300B to buy up home mortgages; put a floor under it. (Oct 2008)
- FactCheck: $300B mortgage plan shifts burden to taxpayers. (Oct 2008)
- FactCheck: Yes, “fundamentals are strong” but “threatened”. (Oct 2008)
- Buy up bad mortgages so people can stay in homes. (Oct 2008)
- I suspended my campaign to help resolve financial crisis. (Oct 2008)
- FactCheck: Rescue package already has mortgage renegotiation. (Oct 2008)
- Have no doubt about the magnitude of financial crisis. (Sep 2008)
- Recoup financial bailout cost by cutting spending. (Sep 2008)
- Freeze on everything but Defense, Veterans & entitlements. (Sep 2008)
- These are tough times; we need changes; so keep taxes low. (Aug 2008)
- Bailing out Bear Stearns necessary to protect economy. (Apr 2008)
- Key is to not to bail out homeowners who speculated. (Apr 2008)
- Impose some fiscal discipline to revive the economy. (Jan 2008)
Voting Record
- Veto all pork-barrel bills and announce pork spenders. (May 2007)
- Voted NO on $192B additional anti-recession stimulus spending. (Jul 2009)
- Voted YES on modifying bankruptcy rules to avoid mortgage foreclosures. (May 2009)
- Voted NO on additional $825 billion for economic recovery package. (Feb 2009)
- Voted YES on $40B in reduced federal overall spending. (Dec 2005)
- Voted NO on prioritizing national debt reduction below tax cuts. (Apr 2000)
- Voted YES on 1998 GOP budget. (May 1997)
- Voted YES on Balanced-budget constitutional amendment. (Mar 1997)
- Balanced Budget Amendment with 3/5 vote to override. (Jan 2009)
- Disapprove of increasing the debt limit. (Jan 2012)
- Supports constitutional amendment for balanced budget. (Nov 2016)
- Maintain & enforce existing spending caps in the future. (Sep 1998)
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