Becky E. Hites

Drug Policy

I support the President’s efforts to reduce the prices of prescription drugs. Learn more

Education

The public school system needs to be fixed. Our children are not being taught history, or economics, or even our process of government. We need to hold school teachers accountable to the Pledge of Allegiance being recited in their classrooms. We need citizens to become involved in their schools’ social studies programs with regard to political activism. We women need to get involved to ensure that girls' restrooms and lockers are safe for our children.   Schools should be non-partisan, balanced, historically accurate, safe, inclusive learning spaces. Learn more

Environment / Energy

I support development of our country’s resources to preserve and expand our energy independence.  I don’t support the vilification of coal-based power and have always been a supporter of nuclear energy.  I don’t support indefinite financial support for the development of air and solar based power; the cost of production needs to be competitive in my opinion. Learn more

Foreign Policy

The USA is perceived as the great moderator and facilitator of peace, which I support, but I don’t believe it is our responsibility to be the world’s wallet. In many ways, the USA is the only country that can provide a platform for resolution of many the world’s disagreements (such as in North Korea), but it doesn’t follow that we have to pay for them.  I 100% support Israel and pray for peace in the Middle East including in Iran (we were at the base in Italy when the paratroopers were infiltrated for the unsuccessful attempt to rescue our hostages). With the discovery and development of natural gas reserves in the USA, we are now in a position to provide energy dependent countries with alternative options that have changed the balance of power in many regions. Learn more

Guns

I fully support the 2nd Amendment and when elected, will resist any attempt to limit the legal ownership of firearms. I further support the reciprocity of firearms licenses from State to State. Learn more

Healthcare

There needs to be a functioning capitalistic health delivery system which the Affordable Care Act has disrupted if not almost destroyed.  There needs to be a supplemental pre-condition support system and a ranking of pre-conditions based on the pervasiveness within our population that carves out some sort of financial support for higher premiums, alternative health treatments, preventative care, etc. Learn more

Hospital and doctors fees fluctuate depending on the insurance coverage.  There needs to be standardization of a reasonable reimbursement schedule for cash paying customers so we can make informed decisions.  Most large companies self insure and have negotiated these rates. I propose a platform that collects and averages these agreed upon rates to set a range of standards. Learn more

Taxes / Budget

We must balance our budget.  No family is allowed to spend more money than it has, and neither should our government.  I’m in favor of tying lawmakers’ compensation to their ability to restrict spending to income. Learn more

I’m a big believer that households are better consumers of their funds than governments and that an economy is stronger with a lower percent of government spending.  I also believe that the tax repatriation has been and will continue to be beneficial to our economy as global companies have been enabled to bring their cash back to invest (or otherwise spend). The Opportunity Zones created to encourage and facilitate investment in the bottom third economic performing counties I believe will stimulate development in our struggling neighborhoods. Learn more