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Alan Schlesinger on
the Issues
Alan Schlesinger on
Abortion
- Pro-choice but also pro-parental consent. (Jul 2006)
Alan Schlesinger on
Budget & Economy
- National debt of $5 trillion is too burdensome on economy. (Jun 2006)
Alan Schlesinger on
Civil Rights
- Discontinue affirmative action programs. (Oct 2006)
- Opposes affirmative action. (Jul 2006)
- No gay marriage, but no constitutional ban. (Jul 2006)
Alan Schlesinger on
Corporations
No stance on record.
Alan Schlesinger on
Crime
- Supports the federal death penalty. (Oct 2006)
- Mandatory jail for drug pushers; but not non-violent crime. (Oct 2006)
Alan Schlesinger on
Drugs
- Medical marijuana ok; more drug treatment programs. (Oct 2006)
Alan Schlesinger on
Education
- Allow vouchers at private & parochial schools. (Oct 2006)
Alan Schlesinger on
Energy & Oil
- 1980s Excess Profits Tax caused skyrocketing oil prices. (Oct 2006)
- Energy Bill had 3-mile LNG platform in Long Island Sound. (Oct 2006)
- Declaration of Energy Independence: 2-tiered oil profit tax. (Oct 2006)
- Suspend the gas tax during the driving months. (Oct 2006)
- Encourage alternative fuels but also drill ANWR. (Oct 2006)
Alan Schlesinger on
Environment
No stance on record.
Alan Schlesinger on
Families & Children
No stance on record.
Alan Schlesinger on
Foreign Policy
No stance on record.
Alan Schlesinger on
Free Trade
- Supports NAFTA, CAFA, GATT, and WTO. (Oct 2006)
Alan Schlesinger on
Government Reform
- Public campaign financing; but no PAC contributions. (Oct 2006)
Alan Schlesinger on
Gun Control
- Ease federal gun restrictions. (Oct 2006)
Alan Schlesinger on
Health Care
- Answer is increased competition. (Sep 2006)
- Plan for $30 trillion in future elderly medical expenditure. (Jun 2006)
Alan Schlesinger on
Homeland Security
- Iran has 6 enriched nuclear warheads; no negotiating. (Oct 2006)
- Torture ok; pre-emptive strikes ok; phone-tapping ok. (Oct 2006)
- More spending on missile defense & new weapons. (Oct 2006)
Alan Schlesinger on
Immigration
- Won't cave in to the 'Amnesty Now' crowd. (Jul 2006)
- Use National Guard & military satellites to protect borders. (Jul 2006)
- No road to citizenship for seasonal workers. (Jul 2006)
- Seasonal Employee Visa without road to citizenship. (Jun 2006)
Alan Schlesinger on
Jobs
No stance on record.
Alan Schlesinger on
Principles & Values
- Partisanship is not the problem in Iraq, as Lieberman claims. (Oct 2006)
- I am the sacrificial lamb. (Aug 2006)
- Served as mayor of Derby and 6-term State Rep. (Jun 2006)
Alan Schlesinger on
Social Security
- Invest Social Security in Mortgage paper. (Sep 2006)
- Reform without privatization. (Jul 2006)
- Guarantee no diversion of trust fund to other expenditures. (Jun 2006)
Alan Schlesinger on
Tax Reform
- Opposes higher taxes and more wasteful spending. (Jul 2006)
- Supports Tax Simplification. (Jun 2006)
Alan Schlesinger on
War & Peace
- Iraq needs a three-state alternative on the table. (Oct 2006)
- 50% of troops out of Iraq by Nov. 2007. (Jul 2006)
Alan Schlesinger on
Welfare & Poverty
- Supports block grant welfare flexibility. (Oct 2006)
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