Compare the Candidates
on Federal Budget & Fiscal Policy
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Candidates' Positions and Views |
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for:
US Congress District 13, North Carolina |
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May 6, 2008 North Carolina Democratic Primary Election |
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Candidates positions and views on other Issues where information is available: |
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The report below lists the candidate responses to Federal Budget & Fiscal Policy issue questions. The responses were provided by Derald Hafner and Ralph Bradley "Brad" Miller or were obtained from their websites. The candidates select the issues and questions for which they want to provide a response. The first link is a report of all the issues and questions made available to the candidates. Many issues and questions had no responses - links are only provided where we have information. If there are many candidates for this office, you may have to scroll down to compare all responses. |
| Federal Budget & Fiscal Policy |
Derald Hafner - D
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Ralph Bradley "Brad" Miller - D
Website
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| Fiscal Policy, a General Statement |
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There are three things that the federal government should do right now to help workers and create jobs:
Worker training
First, we need to invest in worker training. Our community colleges are at the center of this effort. They are where the newly jobless go to learn new skills and in many cases earn a GED. Perkins grants are at the heart of the federal government's contribution to technical and vocational education.
Manufacturing Extension Partnership
Second, we should fund the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP). MEP is a program of regional centers that provide small and medium-sized manufacturing companies with technical and managerial assistance. N.C. State University uses MEP to fund its Industrial Extension Service, which helped North Carolina companies save $85.6 million in 2002.
Fair Trade
Finally, we need to level the international playing field on trade. This Administration has done a woeful job of standing up for American manufacturing in the world market. The President has abused his Fast Track authority in making unfair deals with Singapore and Chile, and he has let China manipulate its currency and implement barriers that block U.S. exports. I have voted against every trade bill in the 108th Congress to send a very clear message to the President: free trade means nothing if it is not fair trade.
Source: Candidate Website (10/04/2008) |
| These are available issue topics for which there were no responses. |
| Federal Budget & Debt |
| Deficit Spending |
| Reducing the Deficit |
| Entitlements |
| Debt Limit |
| Gold Standard |
| Earmarks |
| Government Efficiency |
| Balanced Budget & Constitutional Amendment |
| Presidential Line-item Veto Power |
| Spending Limits |
| Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) Rule for Tax Cuts or New Spending |