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Bobby Jindal presidential campaign, 2016/Federal assistance programs

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Bobby Jindal suspended his presidential campaign on November 17, 2015.[1]


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Former presidential candidate
Bobby Jindal
Political offices:
Governor of Louisiana
(2008-2016)
U.S. House of Representatives
(2003-2007)
Jindal on the issues:
Taxes • International trade • Budgets • Agricultural subsidies • Federal assistance programs • Foreign affairs • Federalism • Natural resources • Healthcare • Immigration • Education • Abortion • Gay rights
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  • In 2014, Bobby Jindal signed into law HB 1176, which "Provides for restrictions on use of TANF cash assistance and electronic benefits transfer (EBT) cards." The bill banned those on federal assistance from spending the money in bars, lingerie shops, tattoo parlors, jewelry stores and nail salons.[2][3]
  • In a July 2013 op-ed, Jindal explained why he rejected the expansion of Medicaid in Louisiana. He argued that citizens should not be moved "from private insurance onto government-run programs;" that less and not more people should be on government assistance programs; that "Medicaid expansion could cost Louisiana taxpayers up to $1.7 billion over the first 10 years of implementation;" that investing in Medicaid would take away funds from other important programs; and that "there are better ways to improve health care outcomes for the uninsured and to do so in a more cost effective manner."[4]
  • In 2005, Jindal praised President George W. Bush’s attempt to reform Social Security by giving workers "the option of putting some of the money they now pay in Social Security taxes into voluntary personal accounts." Jindal said, "The administration has a lot more work to do to continue educating the American people about the very serious challenges facing Social Security. I think today was a great first step; I think more work needs to be done. ...We’re not creating one additional dollar of deficit spending by doing this. These transition costs, all they are really doing is recognizing a debt that exists today."[5]

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Politico, "Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal drops out of White House race," November 17, 2015
  2. ↑ Louisiana.gov, "HB1176," accessed February 20, 2015
  3. ↑ Times-Picayune, "Bill restricting where Louisiana welfare recipients can spend benefits heads to Bobby Jindal," June 2, 2014
  4. ↑ The Times-Picayune, "Gov. Bobby Jindal: Why I opposed Medicaid expansion," accessed February 20, 2015
  5. ↑ NBC News, "Bush charts course, with rocks ahead," February 3, 2005
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