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    Steve Bullock. @SteveBullockMT. •. 428 subscribers • 18 videos. Montana born & raised. Husband. Dad of three. MT Governor. Steve Bullock is running for US Senate.

    • Campaign Finance: Overturn Citizens United, Ban Super PACS
    • Immigration: Support DACA Recipients
    • Social Issues: Supports LGBTQ and Abortion Rights
    • Economy: Fewer Tariffs, More Jobs
    • Health Care: Expanded Medicaid
    • Education: It’S Not All About Free College
    • Gun Control: Ban Assault Weapons
    • Environment: re-enter Paris Climate Agreement

    Bullock’s campaign is centered on eliminating the influence of money in politics. He supports overturning Citizens United, the Supreme Court decision that lifted restrictions on corporate political spending. Bullock is also in favor of banning on Super Political Action Committees, or Super PACs, and wants companies to disclose their political donat...

    As the head of a state bordering Canada, Bullock has largely stayed out of the political debate over immigration and border security on the U.S.-Mexico border. Earlier this year, he refused to send National Guard troops to the southern border to assist with what the Trump administration described as a national security and humanitarian “crisis.” Bu...

    In 2017, Bullock vetoed a bill that barred doctors from performing late-term abortions. The abortion rights group NARAL gave Bullock a 100 percent rating during his gubernatorial election. Bullock has also backed LGBT rights, including signing an executive orderto prohibit discrimination of state employees, contractors and subcontractors based on s...

    Bullock has criticized President Donald Trump for his “reckless” trade war with China, which has hit farmers in rural states like Montana particularly hard. As governor, Bullock led trade missions to China, South Korea and Taiwan. He is largely viewed as pro-business and has advocated for cautious government spending. As governor, Bullock launched ...

    As governor, Bullock expanded Medicaid in Montana under the Affordable Care Act. This year, he signed legislation that aimed to lower premiums for Montanans who buy health insurance on the individual marketplace. But he has not gone as far as other 2020 Democratic presidential candidates who have called for some form of universal health care. When ...

    While many other Democratic contenders are advocating for free college tuition, Bullock has argued proposals for free college overlook apprenticeships and other initiatives that can also prepare students for work. At the same time, Bullock has also pushed for more state funding for colleges in Montana, as well as a tuition freeze for the Montana Un...

    In a 2018 op-ed, Bullock described himself as “a gun owner who believes in the Constitution, yet also recognizes its limits.” Bullock supports an assault weapons ban and “red flag” laws that allow law enforcement to temporarily take away guns from people who are a threat to themselves or others. He also supports universal background checks, a recen...

    Bullock has tried to balance the interests of Montana’s coal industry with the need to address climate change. He criticized Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement. Before the Trump administration revoked the Clean Power Plan, Bullock led an effortto comply with the Obama administration initiative to reduce pollution from pow...

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  2. Sep 30, 2019 · Bullock announced his bid for president on May 14 by releasing a video. Later that day, he held a kickoff event in a classroom at his old high school in Helena, Montana.

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  4. In his announcement video, Bullock said that opposing political "dark money" and legislating against the Citizens United Supreme Court ruling would be among his utmost priorities. Based on his three statewide electoral victories in a Republican-leaning, largely rural state, Bullock held a certain cachet of "electability", and appeared to have a ...

  5. May 14, 2019 · The Montana governor declared his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination in a video Tuesday, highlighting the fact that he's the only candidate in the race to have won in a red state.

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