Paul Patton on Abortion

Paul Patton on Budget & Economy

• Let state meat inspection suffice for interstate shipments. (Jul 2000)
• More federal funding for FAA and air traffic control. (Feb 2000)
• Protect local milk supplies with Southern Dairy Compact. (Sep 2001)
• Foster dairy production that is market driven. (Feb 1998)

Paul Patton on Civil Rights

Paul Patton on Corporations

Paul Patton on Crime

Paul Patton on Drugs

Paul Patton on Education

• Improve and invest in public schools. (Aug 2001)

Paul Patton on Energy & Oil

• More funding to develop domestic energy supplies. (Sep 2001)
• Use federal funds for nuclear cleanup, with state input. (Sep 2001)
• Share offshore oil development revenue with states. (Sep 2001)

Paul Patton on Environment

• Replace MTBE in gasoline with cleaner ethanol. (May 2000)
• Supports national drought policy, focusing on readiness. (Sep 2001)
• Maintain water flow in Mississippi & Missouri Rivers. (Feb 2001)
• More EPA flexibility on interstate ozone. (May 1998)

Paul Patton on Families & Children

Paul Patton on Foreign Policy

Paul Patton on Free Trade

• Enforce trade law against subsidized Canadian lumber imports. (Sep 2001)
• Ease Canadian border-crossing rules. (May 1998)
• Grant fast-track authority to the President. (Nov 1999)

Paul Patton on Government Reform

• More federal funding for FAA and air traffic control. (Jul 1999)

Paul Patton on Gun Control

Paul Patton on Health Care

• Maintain Medicare funding of HMO benefits. (Oct 1999)
• Protect state tobacco settlement funds from federal seizure. (Apr 1999)

Paul Patton on Homeland Security

Paul Patton on Immigration

• Import farm workers from Mexico. (Sep 2001)
• Ease Canadian border-crossing rules. (Oct 1999)

Paul Patton on Jobs

• More R&D & tax incentives for small farmers. (Sep 2001)
• Repeal the federal unemployment "temporary surtax". (Feb 2001)
• State instead of federal rules for animal operations. (Nov 1999)

Paul Patton on Local Issues

Paul Patton on Principles & Values

• Religious affiliation: Presbyterian. (Nov 2000)
• Member of Democratic Governors Association. (Aug 2001)
• Member of Midwestern Governors' Association. (Sep 2001)
• Member of Southern Governors' Association. (Sep 2001)

Paul Patton on Social Security

Paul Patton on Tax Reform

• Let states independently determine estate taxes. (May 2001)

Paul Patton on War & Peace

Paul Patton on Welfare & Poverty

• Support LIHEAP, low-income heating assistance. (May 2000)
• Promote the next generation of welfare reform. (Aug 2001)
• More federal funding for Low-income energy assistance. (Sep 2001)
• Supports TANF grants to states. (Aug 2001)