Scott Kleeb on Abortion

• Personally opposes abortion, but keep Roe v. Wade. (May 2008)

Scott Kleeb on Budget & Economy

• Bush & Johanns created current failed policies. (Sep 2008)
• Return to pay-as-you-go spending. (Aug 2008)
• End pork-barrel spending. (Aug 2008)
• Return to pay-as-you-go budgeting rules. (May 2008)

Scott Kleeb on Civil Rights

Scott Kleeb on Corporations

• Close corporate tax loopholes; keep R&D tax credits. (Aug 2008)

Scott Kleeb on Crime

Scott Kleeb on Drugs

• Treat kids’ substance abuse as a mental health issue. (Aug 2008)
• Focus attention on the growing meth problem. (Mar 2006)
• Adequate treatment options first, to deal with meth. (Mar 2006)

Scott Kleeb on Education

• Deeply committed to science & technology education. (Sep 2008)
• Accountability should enhance and support, not to punish. (Aug 2008)
• More college via Pell Grants, & G.I. Bill. (Aug 2008)
• Recruit high quality math and science teachers. (Aug 2008)
• Support early childhood education and quality childcare. (May 2008)
• Reform No Child Left Behind. (May 2008)
• Bring more qualified teachers into the classroom. (May 2008)
• Don’t punish struggling schools. (Nov 2006)

Scott Kleeb on Energy & Oil

• Time to stop questioning sound science on climate change. (Sep 2008)
• Always a supporter of ethanol; along with solar & wind. (Aug 2008)
• Supports Warner-Lieberman Climate Security Act. (Aug 2008)
• Release oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. (Aug 2008)
• Renewables ok, but oil exploration must continue. (Jul 2008)
• Develop a new energy economy. (May 2008)
• Renewable energy create new industries and jobs. (May 2008)
• Grant program for early adopters of energy efficiency codes. (May 2008)
• Encourage next generation bio-fuels. (May 2008)
• Moral test of our lifetime is combating climate change. (Mar 2008)

Scott Kleeb on Environment

• Increase flexibility in the Conservation Reserve Program. (Aug 2008)
• Develop a long-term water strategy. (Aug 2008)
• Nebraska farmers should grow crops for cellulosic ethanol. (Jun 2008)
• Implement a market-based cap-and-trade system. (May 2008)
• Confront deforestation and promote carbon sequestration. (May 2008)

Scott Kleeb on Families & Children

• Support healthy childbearing & treat post-partum depression. (Aug 2008)
• FMLA is one of the greatest legislative accomplishments. (Jun 2008)

Scott Kleeb on Foreign Policy

• Stop genocide in Darfur. (Aug 2008)
• Strength comes not just from military; build partnerships. (Jun 2008)
• Continue to see Israel’s security as connected to our own. (May 2008)

Scott Kleeb on Free Trade

• Promote fair trade, not free trade. (Aug 2008)
• Make free trade agreements part of U.S. diplomacy. (Jul 2008)
• Trade should spread standards, not just enrich us. (May 2008)
• Expand markets abroad for specialty agricultural products. (Nov 2006)

Scott Kleeb on Government Reform

• Johanns wastefully spent $20M studying crawdads in Australia. (Sep 2008)
• More disclosure and transparency in appropriations. (May 2008)
• Earmarks have been abused. (May 2008)
• Shine light on lobbyists’ ties to candidates via Internet. (Oct 2006)

Scott Kleeb on Gun Control

• Second Amendment is part of our rural way of life. (Aug 2008)

Scott Kleeb on Health Care

• Enhance Medicare Rx program, and fill “donut hole”. (Oct 2008)
• Shouldn’t phase out adult mental health care services. (Oct 2008)
• Give all taxpayers access to federal coverage like Congress. (Oct 2008)
• Alternative community treatment not adequately funded. (Sep 2008)
• Parity for mental health; coverage for dental health. (Aug 2008)
• High-quality and affordable coverage for all Americans. (May 2008)
• Healthcare plan similar to what all Members of Congress have. (May 2008)
• Reward employer who ensure that their employees. (May 2008)
• Supports universal health-care system. (May 2008)

Scott Kleeb on Homeland Security

• We have forgotten how to use diplomacy. (Aug 2008)
• Refocus war on terror on Afghan-Pakistan border. (Aug 2008)
• Give our troops needed armor, equipment, and health care. (May 2008)
• Strengthen diplomatic corps, but also add 92,000 soldiers. (May 2008)

Scott Kleeb on Immigration

• Oppose giving benefit to illegal workers. (Oct 2008)
• Build border fence; increase border patrol. (Aug 2008)
• No amnesty for lawbreakers. (Aug 2008)
• Both employers and illegal immigrants should be punished. (Jul 2008)
• Not feasible to deport 12 million illegal immigrants. (May 2008)

Scott Kleeb on Jobs

• Johanns left Secretary of Agriculture job & let down farmers. (Aug 2008)
• Fight discrimination in the workplace. (Aug 2008)
• Supports Farm Bill, & its nutrition & conservation programs. (Jun 2008)
• Develop alternative fuels and green-collar industries. (May 2008)

Scott Kleeb on Principles & Values

• Always keep Nebraska’s interest first. (Aug 2008)
• Emphasizes uniting people behind change. (May 2008)
• Fourth generation Nebraskan raised on homesteading stories. (Mar 2008)

Scott Kleeb on Social Security

• Supports COLA reform and Notch reform. (Oct 2008)
• Privatization only serves Wall Street, not Main Street. (Oct 2008)
• Strengthen, not privatize, Social Security. (Aug 2008)
• Don’t divert payroll taxes to private accounts. (Oct 2006)

Scott Kleeb on Tax Reform

• Supports $1B in tax funds for research on celluosic ethanol. (Aug 2008)
• Keep middle-class out of AMT, estate tax, and capital gains. (Aug 2008)
• Tax relief for middle class families. (May 2008)
• Simplify the tax code. (May 2008)
• Balance tax cuts with need to bring deficit under control. (May 2008)

Scott Kleeb on War & Peace

• Draw down US troops, but no timetables. (Aug 2008)
• Make it clear there will be no US permanent bases in Iraq. (May 2008)
• Pursue a new accord on Iraq’s Constitution and governance. (May 2008)
• Address the humanitarian crisis of 2,000,000 Iraqi refugees. (May 2008)
• Deal strongly and effectively with Iran. (May 2008)
• More diplomacy; start drawdown of troops now. (May 2008)
• Iraq was a mistake, but don’t destabilize further by leaving. (Nov 2006)

Scott Kleeb on Welfare & Poverty

• Stop predatory lending; close mortgage loopholes. (Aug 2008)