Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Other, 2023

"Kennedy said that he would get behind a bipartisan assault weapons ban, which the overwhelming majority of Democrats support, but has little chance of getting through Capitol Hill given widespread GOP opposition.

"'If we can get a consensus on it, if Republicans and Democrats agree to it and it passes Congress, I would sign it,' he said."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024

Do you support abolishing any federal agencies or departments?

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024

Do you support abolishing the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency and redistributing its duties?

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024

Do you support a constitutional amendment limiting terms for U.S. representatives and senators?

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024

Should the federal government combat inflation by requiring budget cuts to match any new federal spending?

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024

Should the federal government combat inflation by capping price increases by large businesses?

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024

Do you support a law that would allow U.S. officials to turn away migrants seeking asylum when the number of border crossings exceeds a certain number?

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024

Should the federal government combat inflation by decreasing tariffs on imports from foreign countries?

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024

Do you support a federal rule that would oblige automakers to make 50% or more of the vehicles they sell electric?

Other, 2023

"There is no incentive for individuals to change bad behavior. We need systemic changes. We need to remove qualified immunity, which would make it necessary for an individual to consider his liability with every interaction. Every good economic system [should] incentive good behavior and punish bad behavior. We need to have that."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024

Do you support revising Title IX to limit participation in female sports based on an individual's reproductive biology and genetics at birth?

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024

Do you support an expanded child tax credit that sends monthly payments to middle and low income families?

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024

Do you support extending the Trump-backed Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) past 2025?

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024

Should the federal government ban some abortions?

Other, 2023

"During the Iowa State Fair over the weekend, Kennedy Jr. told NBC News reporter Ali Vitali that he believes 'a decision to abort a child should be up to the women during the first three months of life.' When asked whether he would sign a federal ban on abortion at 15 weeks or 21 weeks, the presidential hopeful said 'yes, three months.'

"'You know, once a child is viable, outside the womb, I think then the state has an interest in protecting the child…I’m for medical freedom. Individuals ought to be able to make their own choices,' Kennedy Jr. said.

"The campaign said that Kennedy Jr. allegedly 'misunderstood' the question 'in a crowded, noisy exhibit hall' at the Iowa State Fair.

"'Mr. Kennedy’s position on abortion is that it is always the woman’s right to choose. He does not support legislation banning abortion,' the campaign said in a statement."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024

Should the federal government pass a law guaranteeing the right to choose abortion before fetal viability (generally 24 weeks gestation)?

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024

Do you support increasing military aid to Taiwan?

Candidate's Website, 2023

"Finally, we will protect wild lands from further development, by curbing mining, logging, oil drilling, and suburban sprawl."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024

Should military aid to Israel include a requirement that Israel take certain actions to reduce civilian casualties?

Other, 2023

Kennedy has not taken a clear position on this issue. At a Town Hall he said, "I do not believe that there is, within that second amendment, that there’s anything we can meaningfully do to reduce the trade in the ownership of guns, and I’m not going to take people’s guns away." However, he also said he would sign an assault weapons ban if it passed Congress.

Other, 2023

"I’m going to decriminalize marijuana on a federal basis, allow the states to regulate it, continue to tax it federally and use those taxes to fund the recovery programs. And I would do the same thing for psychedelic drugs, which I do not think should be criminalized.”

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024

Should the federal government reform Social Security by requiring means testing?

Other, 2023

"In the conversation last month with Ball and her cohost Saagar Enjeti, Ball asked Kennedy if he would support 'universal health care through a Medicare for All program.' ... 'I would say,' he said, '[that] my highest ambition would be to have a single-payer program . . . where people who want to have private programs can go ahead and do that, but to have a single program that is available to everybody.'"

Other, 2023

"In the conversation last month with Ball and her cohost Saagar Enjeti, Ball asked Kennedy if he would support 'universal health care through a Medicare for All program.' ... 'I would say,' he said, '[that] my highest ambition would be to have a single-payer program . . . where people who want to have private programs can go ahead and do that, but to have a single program that is available to everybody.'"

WMUR, 2023

"I'm not a big fan of Donald Trump's. I did not like his wall. But what the Border Patrol and everybody else said is, 'You don't need to build a physical barrier from San Diego 2,200 miles around Texas. You do need a physical barrier in certain places where there's high density populations. The rest of it you can monitor with ground monitoring."

Candidate's Website, 2023

"In Ukraine, the most important priority is to end the suffering of the Ukrainian people, victims of a brutal Russian invasion, and also victims of American geopolitical machinations going back at least to 2014. We must first get clear: Is our mission to help the brave Ukrainians defend their sovereignty? Or is it to use Ukraine as a pawn to weaken Russia? Robert F. Kennedy will choose the first. He will find a diplomatic solution that brings peace to Ukraine and brings our resources back where they belong. We will offer to withdraw our troops and nuclear-capable missiles from Russia's borders. Russia will withdraw its troops from Ukraine and guarantee its freedom and independence. UN peacekeepers will guarantee peace to the Russian-speaking eastern regions. We will put an end to this war. We will put an end to the suffering of the Ukranian people. That will be the start of a broader program of demilitarization of all countries."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024

Do you support increasing federal enforcement of organized retail crime?

Other, 2023

When asked about a new wealth tax proposal, Kennedy said he would need to read more specifics. However, he also said, "I definitely think that the gap between rich and poor in this country is much too large, that we've destroyed the middle class, and that the very wealthy people ought to be paying more in taxes and corporations."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024

Do you support presidential action to bar asylum-seekers from staying in the United States before their court date?

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024

Should the federal government privatize some or all of Social Security?

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024

Should the federal government reform social security by raising the cap on income subject to the Social Security tax?

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024

Should the federal government reform Social Security by raising the retirement age from today's age of 67?

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024

Should the federal government combat inflation by raising taxes to reduce the budget deficit?

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024

Should the federal government combat inflation by repealing or revising the Jones Act to allow more foreign involvement in shipping between U.S. ports?

Other, 2023

"There are actions that Congress can take to address the rampant growth of censorship online. First, amend Section 230 to prohibit platforms from censoring political candidates and from discriminating on the basis of political opinion on issues of public concern."

Candidate's Twitter Feed, 2023

"The unfortunate SCOTUS ruling striking down President Biden's #studentloan forgiveness program was the predictable result of Biden's failure to bring Congress together on this issue of crucial importance to young Americans."

"President Biden knew his plan wouldn't survive a legal challenge. His plan gave the appearance of action, while accomplishing nothing.

"This is an issue of grave importance to our country. As President, I will galvanize public support to pressure Congress to put down their partisan positions and legislate meaningful relief to the tens of millions of Americans who are drowning in student debt."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024

Should the federal government combat inflation by supporting further Federal Reserve interest rate hikes?

Other, 2007

"If we really want free markets in America, all direct subsidies to the fossil-fuel industry should be eliminated. In addition, indirect subsidies or “externalities” – the hidden costs of global warming – should be accounted for through a carbon tax. By taxing pollution instead of productivity, America could spur a wave of technological and commercial innovation that would rival the Industrial Revolution, harnessing the power of the profit motive to solve the greatest crisis facing our planet."