Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum today proposed aconservative social and cultural policy agenda that includes removing liberal federal appeals court judges, defunding Planned Parenthood, kicking openly gay soldiers out of the military and seeking a constitutional ban on abortions.
The Pennsylvania Republican, who is seeking his party’s presidential nomination, said that after campaigning in each of the state’s 99 counties he understands Iowans want more from a candidate than policy stances on taxes and spending and reviving the economy. That includes putting God back in government, recognizing that faith “is at the heart of American exceptionalism,” he said.
In a warmly received speech to about 50 people at an Urbandale office complex near his campaign headquarters, Santorum also said he believes the core of the American experience is the family, and without strong families, there cannot be a strong and vibrant nation.
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