See Guides.vote for online guides Volunteer for Volunteer for Theresa Greenfield with links and sources joniernst.com greenfieldforiowa.com AFFORDABLE CARE ACT Repeal. “Obamacare is not sustainable in Support. “I’ll protect the Affordable Care Act Support Affordable Care Act, also Iowa and we have to act.” Supports — including the Medicaid expansion helping known as Obamacare? continued coverage for pre-existing our community hospitals stay open — and conditions while replacing ACA. strengthen it.” Unclear. Voted against Democratic bill Yes. Get rid of “secret, unlimited cash Require political ads to disclose their requiring increased disclosure of political flooding our through dark money largest funders? funders. groups.” CLIMATE CHANGE No. “I think there is probably a contribution Yes. Advocates “urgent climate action.” Consider human-caused climate ... [by humans, but] ... if we wipe all industry “Climate change is getting worse. We’ve seen change a serious threat? off the face of the Earth, our climate is still it in extensive floods that destroy our fields going to change.” and wash away parts of our cities.” CLIMATE CHANGE Mixed. Voted to uphold new EPA rule on Yes. “Will fight for good-paying clean energy Address as a top priority by taxing or carbon emissions for power plants that jobs and defend and strengthen our limiting output of greenhouse gases? repealed the 2015 Clean Power Plan. Has environmental laws that are under attack.” Support government subsidies for supported federal funding for wind energy Supports expanded renewable fuel market. renewable energy? job training and more biofuel use. COVID-19 Yes. “I think the president is stepping No. Called for “dramatically” ramping up Support administration’s response to forward.” Praised vaccine investments and manufacturing and distribution of vital coronavirus pandemic? actions to support food supply chain. medical supplies, coordinating with military. COVID-19 ECONOMIC RESPONSE Unclear. Supports direct payments, tax No. Said politicians bailed out big corporate Support administration’s economic credits for caregivers with adult dependents. donors and opposed paid sick leave. Prioritize response to coronavirus pandemic? Helped secure $383 million for Iowa hospitals “urgent economic relief to working families and medical centers as part of CARES Act. and small businesses,” not large companies. Opposed paid sick leave. Seeks expanded benefits for laid-off workers. EDUCATION Yes. Co-sponsored act providing tax credits Likely no. Invest in our kids, teachers and Use public funding for private and/or for contributions to scholarship funds that public schools, so “we all do better.” “Put for-profit schools? could be used for private school tuition. teachers and students first, not profits.” ENVIRONMENT Loosen. Supported Trump rollback of rule Tighten. Wants to “strengthen our Tighten or loosen environmental expanding Clean Water Act. Voted against environmental laws that are under attack regulations? funding for acquiring land conservation sites. from the corporate special interests.” FINANCIAL REGULATION Loosen. Voted to prevent financial consumers No position found. Tighten or loosen regulation of banks from joining class action suits. Increase and credit card companies? congressional control of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

ISSUES ERNST (R) GREENFIELD (D) GUN RULES No. “I do not believe stricter gun control for Yes. Supports expanded background checks, Enact more restrictive gun legislation? law-abiding citizens is the solution.” funding gun violence research and keeping guns away from domestic abusers. IMMIGRATION Mixed. Co-sponsored legislation with path for Supports DREAM Act for DACA participants Create path to citizenship for “DACA” DACA participants in exchange for border and keeping families together. Wants a plan participants brought to the U.S. as wall funding and decreases in legal that’s “tough on workplace enforcement” children? Support border walls and immigration. Opposes overall amnesty. along with “more technology and security on reducing immigration? the border.” IMPEACHMENT No. Voted to acquit Trump. Opposed calling Yes. Would have voted guilty; wrong “to Support Trump’s impeachment? of witnesses. pressure a foreign government to investigate a political opponent.” IRAN No. Voted against joint resolution restricting No position found. Oppose military attacks on Iran action against Iran without congressional without congressional approval? authorization. LABOR Yes. Co-sponsored National Right to Work Act No. Supports PRO Act, “which would Support “right to work” laws, bill. strengthen workers’ rights." prohibiting unions from mandating dues for workers they represent? LEGAL ABORTION Ban. Has supported an amendment to Legal. “I’ll fight to protect reproductive Keep legal or ban? declare a fetus a person. Asked Supreme freedom and ensure we defend every Court to reconsider Roe v. Wade. woman’s constitutional right to make her own health care decisions.” LGBTQ RIGHTS No recent position found. Saw marriage as Supports Equality Act, to “prohibit Position on LGBTQ Rights? “between one man and one woman.” Would discrimination based on gender identity or support constitutional ban. sexual orientation.”

MINIMUM WAGE No recent position found. Has opposed a Yes. Calls $7.25 minimum wage “an Raise federal hourly minimum wage federal minimum wage. As of 2014, “$7.25 is abomination”; seeks a “living wage.” above current $7.25? appropriate for Iowa.” No. Opposes all federal funding of Planned Yes. Opposes “shutting down Planned Support Planned Parenthood receiving Parenthood. Parenthood,” which serves “a crucial part of public funds for non-abortion care? our population.” SAUDI ARABIA No. Voted against Senate resolution blocking No position found. Support blocking arms sales to Saudi sale. Arabia? SOCIAL SECURITY Open to privatization as “an option.” Con- Opposes privatization. Social Security allowed Partly privatize Social Security or raise gress needs “honest conversation” behind her to raise her two sons after her husband retirement age to stabilize program? closed doors about sustaining the program. died in a workplace accident. STUDENT FINANCIAL AID Unclear. Voted to block Betsy DeVos rule Yes. Supports loan refinancing, some debt Support lower interest or forgiveness limiting debt relief for defrauded students. forgiveness, debt-free community college. on student loans? SUPREME COURT Supports confirmation hearings and a vote “To truly respect our independent voices in Pick Ruth Bader Ginsburg replacement before the end of the year, even in a lame- Iowa,” wants to wait “to fill this seat until the now or let November winner choose? duck session if Trump loses the . next U.S. Senate and President we’re about See CEEP Supreme Court guide. to vote for take office.” TAXES Yes. Voted for 2017 tax cuts. No. Called the tax law “a windfall for the Support $1.9 trillion (2017) tax cuts? wealthy.”

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