Mark Green

As a physician, I know firsthand that life begins at conception, and it’s our moral responsibility to protect the most vulnerable among us. As 1 of only 7 countries that allow elective abortions after 20 weeks in the world—in the company of North Korea—passing the Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act should be an easy first step. We also need to protect doctors and nurses from being required to perform abortions, as well as ensure that the Hyde Amendment is never violated in new legislation. Finally, we also must prioritize defunding Planned Parenthood. There are over 13,000 community health clinics that can provide the women’s services that Planned Parenthood purports to provide.

Simply, we must follow the U.S. Constitution. The Judiciary has overtaken the legislative branch, and the greatest battle in Washington is now picking who the next justice will be. This is not what the Founders intended -- we must transfer power back to the people by empowering Congress to fulfill its duties laid out in Article I. Additionally, I have signed the U.S. Term Limits Pledge. Our Founders did not intend to create a permanent political class in Washington.

To boost and feed our strong economy, government first and foremost needs to get out of the way by decreasing taxes and regulations. Small businesses are the economic engine of America, and should especially be unleashed from the burdensome regulations. We also must continue to cut taxes at all levels of government to let businesses across the country innovate, invest, and hire more people.

Education should be completely controlled by states and local governments, not the federal government. K-12 education is the future of our country. The federal Department of Education has no business in our children’s education and should give up its power and transfer it back to the states.

I am a physician and started a successful healthcare company. I know that if we put free market principles back into healthcare, we can lower the cost of care and alleviate the burden on American consumers. As a State Senator, I innovated and passed a pilot project bill to create a patient-centered and patient-controlled option for Medicaid recipients. We must implement something similar at the federal level, and I am working with my colleagues to do just that.

Legal immigration is necessary for the continued strength of our economy. However, illegal immigration threatens the safety of individual Americans and the financial strength of the country. The first and immediate step we need to take is to secure the border.

s a combat veteran in both Afghanistan and Iraq, I understand the global challenges we face firsthand. We face challenges to our safety, security and stability. Our greatest safety threats are from terrorist groups like ISIS and Al Qaeda. Our special operations forces, having taken this fight to the enemy for sixteen years, are the experts. The future security of the United States is most threatened by Russia and China. And between safety and security lies a third threat: stability. Both Iran and North Korea, the two emerging dangers from the Axis of Evil, intend to exert their capabilities to destabilize U.S. interests.