Bruce Lunsford on Abortion

Bruce Lunsford on Budget & Economy

• Crack down on unfair mortgage lending practices. (Jun 2008)
• Making the farm bill work for family farms. (Jun 2008)
• Help rural business develop. (Jun 2008)

Bruce Lunsford on Civil Rights

• Supports Fair Pay Act: women still earn 77% of what men earn. (Apr 2008)
• MLK’s message is as relevant today as it was in 1960s. (Apr 2008)

Bruce Lunsford on Corporations

• Has built a business, but is a populist at heart. (Jun 2008)
• Ensure fair competition with corporate agribusiness. (Jun 2008)

Bruce Lunsford on Crime

Bruce Lunsford on Drugs

Bruce Lunsford on Education

• Fight for full funding of special education programs. (Jun 2008)
• Provide a strong education in math and science. (Jun 2008)
• Open the doors to higher education. (Jun 2008)
• Early investment equals future success. (Jun 2008)
• Fundamentally overhaul “No Child Left Behind”. (Jun 2008)

Bruce Lunsford on Energy & Oil

• Expand drilling; draw strategic reserve; plus alternatives. (Sep 2008)
• Drill for oil in ANWR & offshore, as one of many things. (Jul 2008)
• Double oil production by developing 70M federal acres. (Jun 2008)
• Work towards energy independence. (Jun 2008)
• Develop clean coal technologies. (May 2008)
• Set standards for fuel efficiency in cars and buildings. (May 2008)

Bruce Lunsford on Environment

• Worked on father’s tobacco farm as a youngster. (Aug 2008)
• Bring together all parties to review mountaintop removal. (Jun 2008)
• Pursue policies to protect Kentucky’s environment. (Jun 2008)
• Preserve our natural resources for future generations. (Apr 2008)

Bruce Lunsford on Families & Children

Bruce Lunsford on Foreign Policy

Bruce Lunsford on Free Trade

• Ensure that all trade agreements protect workers. (May 2008)
• Distinguish American products with Country-of-Origin labels. (May 2008)

Bruce Lunsford on Government Reform

• Special interest contributions turn into legislative favors. (Aug 2008)
• McConnell runs a shakedown operation to get business donors. (Jun 2008)

Bruce Lunsford on Gun Control

Bruce Lunsford on Health Care

• McConnell is bought and paid for by drug companies. (Aug 2008)
• Make Medicare and prescription drug benefit work for seniors. (Jun 2008)
• McConnell gets first-class healthcare paid for by you and me. (Jun 2008)
• Start our children on the path to good health. (Jun 2008)
• Let Medicare negotiate re-importation from Canada. (May 2008)

Bruce Lunsford on Homeland Security

• Secret warrantless wiretapping program was flat out wrong. (Jun 2008)
• We must fully fund the veterans’ health care system. (Jun 2008)
• Open the doors to the Veterans Administration. (Jun 2008)
• Ease the transition home for veterans. (Jun 2008)
• McConnell voted against giving troops body armor, I wouldn’t. (Jun 2008)

Bruce Lunsford on Immigration

• Supports comprehensive immigration reform. (Jan 2008)

Bruce Lunsford on Jobs

• Agrees with all issues that AFL-CIO has asked him to support. (Aug 2008)
• Invest in Kentucky’s workforce. (Jun 2008)
• Develop a workforce for 21st century jobs. (Jun 2008)
• Favor the right to a living wage and safe working conditions. (Jun 2008)

Bruce Lunsford on Principles & Values

• McConnell enables Bush & squandered 24 years in Senate. (Aug 2008)
• Capitol on the Corner: direct local access to governor. (Nov 2007)
• One Kentucky Plan: Leave No Region Behind. (Nov 2007)

Bruce Lunsford on Social Security

• I will oppose all attempts to privatize Social Security. (Jun 2008)
• Protect Pensions from Corporate Greed. (May 2008)

Bruce Lunsford on Tax Reform

• Eliminate the capital gains tax. (Aug 2008)
• Let Bush tax cuts for top income brackets expire. (May 2008)

Bruce Lunsford on War & Peace

• Must concentrate on defeating Al Qaeda and the Taliban. (Jun 2008)
• Carefully and responsibly redeploy our troops out of Iraq. (May 2008)

Bruce Lunsford on Welfare & Poverty

• Improve rural quality of life. (Jun 2008)