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On Higher Education
I believe that every young person in California deserves the opportunity to
receive a college education. Unfortunately, for many, tuition costs are to
high to enable them to get that college education. That is why I advocate cutting
both CSU and UC tuition in half. With a booming economy and large budget
surplus, no one should be stopped from achieving the dream of a college
education due to high tuition costs. Once elected, I will fight tooth and
nail to make sure that college tuition is cut in half, so ALL young people in
California can get the college education they strive for.
On UC Merced
UC Merced will be a major accomplishment for our part of the valley.
Unfortunately, due to beaurcratic red tape, it wont open as soon as we?d
like. Once elected, I will go up to Sacramento and fight the red tape that is
delaying UC Merced's quick and speedy opening. The young people of our
area deserve the UC education that UC Merced will give them.
On K-12 Education
Our young children deserve all the resources required to make sure they can
succeed both in college and in life. With a booming economy and large
budget surplus, we need to get the per pupil spending amount up to the
national average. However, unlike the Assembly Democrats, I believe we
need to do this in a fiscally responsible manner. Instead of giving schools
the money with all sorts of strings attached, so that bureaucrats in Sacramento
are calling all the shots on how your children should be taught, I believe that
local school districts can best say how these monies can be used to best teach our
children. As is proven time and time again, if we want a successful school
system, we need to let local school administrators and teachers say how
resources can best be used, not some bureaucrat in Sacramento with no real
world teaching experience.
On Care for Senior Citizens
Our senior citizens deserve to live their golden years with comfort and
dignity. For many in the area, that means being able to live at home with
their loved ones. Unfortunatltey for many, this isn?t possible due to the high cost
of health care. As a result, I have proposed a $1000 dollar tax credit per
family for families that care for Senior Citizens in home. This tax credit
will help more families be able to care for their loved ones at home. Our Seniors
deserve to live with comfort and dignity, lets give it to them.
On Providing Needles to Drug Users
Unlike my opponent Mr. Cardoza, who voted to legalize the giving of free
needles to illegal drug users (AB 518), I believe that they way to fight the
waron drugs is to attack the problem directly, and not by providing needles to
illegal drug users. I believe we need to pass stiffer punishments for drug
dealers and pushers and promote increased education in order to stop drug
use by our younger generation.
On an Adequate Water Supply for Area Farmers
This March, we will be voting on a State Water Bond passed through the
Legislature last year. This Bond COULD have ensured that our area farmers
have an adequate supply in future drought years by placing money in it for
resivior storage. Unfortunately, it did not, and to me, this current plan,
which falls WELL short of ensuring that our area farmers have an adequate supply
of water in future years, is woefully inadequate for our farming community. I
had hoped that Mr. Cardoza would have fought to make sure that resivior
storage was included in the Water Bond, but instead, he sat back and let LA.,
San Francisco and environmental interests dictate what would be in the bond.
Once elected, I will fight to make sure that our area farmers get the water
storage they need, so they wont have to worry in future years as to whether
they will have enough water to operate the farms that feed all of us
throughout the Central Valley.
On Regulations affecting Small and Independent Businesses
One of the engines that fuels our economy is the strength of our small and
independent businesses, both throughout the state and in our area. In order
for them to grown and prosper, we must make sure that government dosen?t
meddle in their day to day functions through regulations concerning every
issue possible. Unfortunately, as shown by his votes on the Assembly Floor,
my opponent, Mr. Cardoza, doesn?t seem to feel the same way. He has
continuously voted for bills that would meddle and interfere in the operation
of small and local businesses. One of my jobs once elected will be to push
back these constraints on small business, and give them the breathing room
they need to grow and be successful.
On Prop. 22 (Defense of Marriage Initiative)
I am in strong support of Proposition 22, the Defense of Marriage Initiative.
Prop. 22 affirms the irreplaceable role of marriage between men and women
in our society. A "YES" vote on Prop. 22 sends a clear and positive message
to California?s children about the future of families, that a family
atmosphere with both a mother AND a father will best enable a child to live to his or her full potential. We should follow the lead of 30 other states, and our own
Federal Government, and vote to define marriage as being a union between
man and woman.
On the Right to Bear Arms
I am a firm defender of an individual?s right to bear arms. Assembly
Democrats have, in the past year attempted to drastically cut back our
fundamental right to bear arms. They put forward ideas such as licensing of
all guns saying that it will prevent crime. However, common sense tells us
that their gun control plans would not prevent crime at all. Do you think a
criminal would actually register and license his gun? Common sense tells you
a resounding no! What Assembly Democrats are really trying to do is, as
always, interfere in our every day decisions and once again, thrust themselves
in our personal decisions. If we want to stop criminals from using guns, we
need greater enforcement of current gun laws and tougher penalties for
persons who break those laws. Democrats point to the unfortunate incident at
Littleton, Colorado as the need for new gun laws. However, the killers of
Columbine High broke 19 gun laws on that unfortunate day. Did those gun
laws stop them? No. However, if those laws were actually enforced, that
unfortunate incident very well might have been stopped.
On Tax Cuts
I believe tax cuts for small and emerging business are required to keep our
economy going strong. We must give companies a reason to come to
California and stay in California. With targeted tax cuts, and an ease in the
regulations that strangle many companies, we can make California the most
attractive state in the union for companies to do business in, and in doing
so, help create jobs for the people of California. Once elected, I?ll fight for these
tax cuts, so that we can keep our economy strong and citizens employed.
On Abortion
I am personally pro life. Once elected, I will fight for 2 things up in
Sacramento:
1) parental consent for minors who want to get an abortion
and;
2) stop usage of state dollars to fund abortionWe need to send out the message loud and clear. Government will no longer
bail you out due to your irresponsible actions. You must take responsibility
for the consequences your actions bring.
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