United States Representative 2 Year Term - Vote for One (1)
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QUESTION 1
Are you concerned about the size of the federal deficit?
Explain your answer.
QUESTION 2
What government measures would you propose to improve access
to affordable health care?
QUESTION 3
The United States uses a great deal of fossil fuel for power generation and transportation. What measures would you support to tackle the ever increasing need for energy?
10th District
Congresswoman Candice Miller's career in public service
reflects a long history of efficiency and effectiveness - from her early roots
on the Harrison Township Board of Trustees, nearly 26 years ago, to her current
responsibilities representing Michigan's 10th Congressional District in the
U.S. House of Representatives. Now
in her second term after first being elected in November 2002, she currently
serves on the House Armed Services, House Administration, and Government Reform
Committees. She is dedicated to ...
1. I think it is imperative that we begin to close the
federal budget deficit and bring it back into balance. I also believe that we must look at the
entire budget to find areas of waste, fraud and abuse and eliminate that
spending. We must be very careful
to not reduce needed funding that would threaten our national security, border
security or economic infrastructure such as roads. Government must do what every family or small ...
2. Like rising energy costs, the high cost of health care
represents a serious threat to our nation's economy. To combat these high costs we must do several things. We must pass association health plans
which allow small businesses to pool together to reduce costs. We must pass liability reform thereby
eliminating junk lawsuits which increase costs by forcing doctors to practice
unnecessary defensive medicine, limits the number of doctors practicing in
specific disciplines and in ...
3. America's addiction to foreign sources of energy is one
of the biggest economic and national security threats facing our country. One thing we should do is increase
access to our domestic sources of energy while at the same time developing
alternatives to oil. Ethanol and
other bio based fuels, based on American grown corn, sugar beets and beans, can
be grown and refined right here at home.
These promising new technologies would give a boost ...
Occupation: Retired UAW International Representative. Family Info: Married, Father of two,
Grandfather of five. High
School: Hazel Park High School,
Class of 1961. College- Post Grad:
Wayne State University. Experience
Related to the office you are seeking:
Thirty four years of experience representing employees of Chrysler
Corporation and General Dynamics, with extensive experience in problem
resolution, arbitration and contract negotiations.
1. The federal deficit is a problem that continues to
snowball out of control. When
President Bush came to office, the federal government was running record budget
surpluses. The Administration and
Congress chose to reduce taxes for the wealthiest Americans and the oil
industry. These tax cuts should be
eliminated, with one exception- the marriage penalty tax. I would propose budget reductions in
all areas of spending until we have a balanced budget.
2. Every industrialized nation in the world, except the
U.S., uses a universal health care system to provide medical care for its
citizens. The current system
places the burden of health care costs on the employers that provide health
insurance, by forcing them to pay for their own and the uninsured. This places an unfair burden and a
competitive disadvantage on these employers and their employees. I would work to support a universal
health care system.
3. More effort should be placed on renewable sources of
energy. The current energy policy
is intended only to benefit the oil industry, at the expense of the American
taxpayer and consumer. The government
should assist in reducing the dependence on foreign oil by improving the
infrastructure for alternative fuels like E85. Flexible fuel vehicles produced in the United States and
purchasers of E85 fuel should be provided tax cuts to reduce use of fossil
fuels.
Reserve-retired schoolteacher, court caseworker, lab
analyst, physician-Grad of U of Calif, followed by medical training Midwestern
U of Health Sciences/CCOM, Residency: WSU School of Medicine-Licensed to practice
in MI since 1975-Husband Des
Collins, UAW Skilled Trades Retiree-Combined family of son & daughter (both
lawyers, on opposite coasts) & two stepdaughters (hospital administration,
& classical studies), five grandchildren.
1. Yes, I am concerned about the Federal deficit & our
dependence on foreign governments to purchase our debt instruments.
2. I support a single-payer program, perhaps based on a
gradual expansion of the current Medicare program to ultimately include every
American at all ages.
3. I strongly support increased wind-power (such as the
300-turbine wind-farm already begun in the Ubly/Bad Axe area of my district in
the Thumb), & also increased soybean biodiesel (such as is available at
stations in Bay City, Ann Arbor, & south of Detroit), though I support
research at MSU to develop increased use of corn cobs for this, to avoid
compromising food supplies.
F. Richard Gualdoni, US
Taxpayers
Did not respond in time for publication.
My wife Katie and our son Thomas have lived in Port Huron
the last 6 years. I lived in Redford, East Pointe, Detroit (Indian Village),
Ecorse and Detroit (Rosedale Park) prior to moving to Port Huron. I work in Marysville at Intertape
Polymer's Tape manufacturing plant as the Quality Manager. I graduated from the
University of Detroit with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering in 1987 and have
worked in manufacturing since 1983.
1. I am extremely concerned about both the size of the
federal deficit and the federal debt. The runaway growth of the federal
government has to stop and be reversed. The sooner this happens the less
painful the change will be. If we fail to change on our own the change will
come in the form of a steady decline or sudden crash in our standard of living,
economy and security.
2. The most regulated industry in this country is
healthcare. The least regulated is computers. While health care costs continue to sky rocket computers
continue to be less expensive and more powerful year after year. Eliminating
non-value adding regulations such as the mandatory FDA approval, mandatory
prescriptions for some medicines, and restrictions on the number of students
allowed into med school along with other common sense changes. Health care
costs would drop dramatically making insurance more affordable.
3. Excess regulation again is part of the problem. A current
example is the Wind Farm in Ubley. It is ready to be built but is on hold until
next year. The utility running the grid needs to get an OK from the government
to avoid another layer of regulations.
This roadblock delays an additional source of clean renewable energy and
drives up the costs making investors less likely to invest.
