Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives - Indiana 6th Congressional District in 2020 Indiana General Election.
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Most of these drugs come from countries whose governments are doing little to stop the production or are complicit with the growers. We need to do more to secure our borders to stop unknown shipments from coming in and to more thoroughly inspect those shipments that are entering legally. If we charge inspection fees to those companies that are importing goods to cover our increased costs, they will pressure their governments to do more on their end to stop the production. Learn more
Members of the House of Representatives spend too much time campaigning for reelection since they only serve for 2 year terms. The term of a US Representative should be 4 years and each individual should be limited to 4 terms. Senate terms should remain at 6 years and each individual should be limited to 3 terms Learn more
Medicaid could also be used to cover those who have used up their lifetime maximum under their private health insurance. Options need to be sought to work with medical providers to find a more affordable way to cover those who have conditions that result in significant ongoing medical bills. Learn more
There are many citizens of our nation who need public assistance at one time or another in their life but living on public assistance should not be a long term way of life. Those who are receiving benefits from the U.S. government should have a plan to be independent of public help within 2 years. Learn more
Drop the clause that if a person is receiving Social Security benefits their child under 18 receives benefits. Keep this for cases of death or disability but not for age related benefits. Learn more
The way budgets are set and passed needs to be changed. Representatives should not be forced to vote yes or no on one comprehensive bill that includes spending in all areas. There should be 5 or 6 different bills that each deal with a different area of the budget. For instance defense spending would be one bill and the budget for social programs a totally separate bill. Learn more
Our tax code should be designed to raise the money that the government needs to operate, not an instrument to encourage and incentivize behavior that the government deems desirable. The recent tax bill puts American corporations on an equal playing field with corporations based in other industrialized nations. Learn more
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