Ideas

The federal government is spending too much, recklessly too much. The size of the deficit has tripled in one year. The national debt now totals $40,000 for every man, woman, and child in our country. I have a proven record of curbing federal spending. Senator Barbara Boxer has one of the worst records as a big spender in Washington. We need to replace big spenders with frugal ones; I was rated the single most frugal member of the 102nd and 106th Congress. My entire career has focused on economic issues and fiscal responsibility. That has now become the issue of our time. To prevent runaway inflation, which will erode our retirements, and huge debts owed to China and other foreign countries, which our children would have to pay off, we have to stop the system of spending more than we have. I will. She won't. - Tom Campbell

 

The Budget Plan

The White House has just announced the new Fiscal Year 2011, with a projected deficit of 1.27 trillion dollars. That size of deficit is unconscionable. I call for an alternative approach. We can stop the debt from growing by lowering the federal budget deficit to zero. We’ve done it before. As President Reagan said in a related context, "If not us, who? If not now, when?"

 

Tom Campbell vs. Barbara Boxer on Spending

For two years, Congressman Tom Campbell voted for the least net spending by any member of the House. In contrast, for the year 1994 only one Senator received a worse spending score than Barbara Boxer.

 

The Economy

In the last year and a half, the federal reserve has printed more money than at any comparable time period in our entire history. See the consequences of this inflationary spending.

 

Health Care

First, do no harm. Don't destroy the system of private health care and health insurance in our country. Don't create a government monopoly.

 

Immigration

Illegal immigration is a grave problem for our state. It costs us a fortune, and it facilitates smuggling illegal substances, such as drugs and guns, into our state and country.

 

Water

It is imperative for all aspects of California’s growth: agricultural, industrial, commercial, and the healthy rearing of our children. However, California’s water supplies are threatened by our natural drought cycles and increased development in neighboring states.

 

National Security

Tom will not shrink to authorize the President to use force when America’s interests are directly at stake. And he will not hide behind Presidential unilateral power when it is the duty of the Congress: House and Senate, to vote yes or no on going to war.

 

Environment

Let us begin with the question of global warming. Recent evidence has seriously undermined the UN IPCC conclusions. There has been fraudulent data, attempts at intimidation, and outright misrepresentation. Decisions of this magnitude should be based on solid scientific fact. It appears that, at least in part, the UN IPCC’s conclusions were not.

 

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