Elements of a Republican Reform

Agenda

Tom GiovanettiNorth Texas Conservative Strategy

& Victory ConferenceSeptember 27, 2014

Eliminate IPAB (Independent Payments

Advisory Board) from Obamacare Repeal Obamacare and pass the Republican

alternative to Obamacare (did you know there was one?): the American Health Care Reform Acthttp://rsc.woodall.house.gov/solutions/rsc-betterway.htm

Health Care

Fully repeals President Obama's health care law Allows Americans to purchase health insurance across

state lines and enables small businesses to pool together Reforms medical malpractice. Provides tax reform that allows families and individuals to

deduct health care costs Provides all Americans with a standard deduction for

health insurance. Expands access to Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) Bolsters state-based high risk pools and extending HIPAA

guaranteed availability protections. Protects the unborn by ensuring no federal funding of

abortions.

The American Health Care Reform Act

Lower the corporate rate to below 24 percent

from the current 39 percent Move to a territorial tax system, so companies

can bring home overseas profits (almost $4 trillion)

Reform the IRS Approval of 501(c)(x) applications automatically

approved in 120 day “shot clock” unless specifically rejected for cause.

Criminalize use of the IRS for political purposes.

Tax Reform

Repeal the 1974 ban on crude oil exports Streamline permitting & approval process for

energy infrastructure (pipelines, refineries, export facilities) with automatic approval after 120 day “shot clock” unless specifically rejected for cause.

Open federal lands to exploration and drilling with auction process for drilling permits (like spectrum)

Repeal specific tax credits and exemptions for alternate energy

Exclude EPA from authority to regulate CO2.

Energy

Delegate to states specific authorization &

funding through block grants to accomplish border security (walls, fences, surveillance)

Implement biometric system for legal immigrants on visas. Currently entry but not exit.

Move to an auction system for H1-b and other work visas. (Market-based, better system and solves the controversy)

Immigration

Actively work with NATO partners to install

radar and defensive missile installations to deter Russia

Eliminate the VA healthcare system and integrate veterans into the private healthcare system

End program that transfers military equipment to police departments

National Security

Pass the Electronic Communications Privacy

Act (ECPA), to better regulate government snooping into private communications and to regulate data policies

Amend the Patriot Act to eliminate warrantless wiretapping and other measures that violate the Fourth Amendment.

Reinforce laws that forbid the IRS from sharing private taxpayer information.

Privacy

Resolve to block grant authority and funding

to states wherever possible (education, transportation, healthcare, social services)

Require that any proposed legislation first identify from which section of the Constitution it finds its authority.

Stay out of the way of states that seek to hold an Article V amending convention.

Federalism

There are still 184 means-tested federal

welfare programs Medicaid, Food Stamps, 27 low-income housing

programs, 30 employment and training programs,34 social services programs, another dozen food and nutrition programs, another 22 low-income health programs, and 24 low-income child care programs

Block grant them all to the states, as we did with AFDC in 1994.

Welfare Reform

Federal spending is the problem; not lack of

revenue. Republicans should be pushing spending

limitation. The budget can be EASILY and QUICKLY balanced

simply through reasonable spending limitation, with no spending cuts required (see next chart).

Because a Balanced Budget Amendment could be used to force tax increases, R’s should champion a Spending Limitation Amendment rather than a Balanced Budget Amendment.

Spending Limitation