John Yarmuth in Survey of 2006 House campaign websites


On Education: Moral obligation to maintain high-quality public schools

The No Child Left Behind Act has actually left millions of children behind. It is a plan deliberately constructed to create “failing” schools, and thereby facilitate support for private and parochial education. We have a moral obligation, not to speak of a critical need, to provide and maintain a high-quality public school system. We cannot divert taxpayer funds from public education, and we must invest heavily not only in infrastructure, but also in teacher development and retention.
Source: 2006 House campaign website yarmuthforcongress.com, “Issues” Nov 7, 2006

On Health Care: Moral obligation that every citizen has access to healthcare

We have a moral obligation as a nation to insure that every citizen has access to quality, affordable health care. I believe we must immediately begin to explore every possible mechanism for creating a universal health care system in which every citizen has health insurance independent of his or her employment. This could be done by expanding Medicare to cover every American, or by establishing some other universal insurance system.
Source: 2006 House campaign website yarmuthforcongress.com, “Issues” Nov 7, 2006

On Immigration: Enforce current immigration laws; secure our borders

I believe we are a nation of laws and we need to enforce our current immigration laws. We must strictly enforce laws against the employment of illegal immigrants by prosecuting companies that knowingly hire non-citizens without work visas. We must also do all we can to secure our borders to stop the influx of more illegal immigrants and protect our country from terrorists.
Source: 2006 House campaign website yarmuthforcongress.com, “Issues” Nov 7, 2006

On Social Security: I oppose privatizing Social Security

I oppose privatizing Social Security. The privatization plan promoted by George Bush and Anne Northup would add almost $2 trillion to the national debt and it would do nothing to solve whatever cash low problems that may or may not exist in the current system. There is no current need to adjust what has been one of the country’s most successful social insurance programs.
Source: 2006 House campaign website yarmuthforcongress.com, “Issues” Nov 7, 2006

On War & Peace: Immediately begin to remove its military footprints in Iraq

The United States should immediately begin to remove its military footprints in Iraq. This means restricting all military personnel to defensive and training roles, and insuring that no American troops are in harm’s way. The balance of troops should be withdrawn from Iraq, but some forces should remain in the region for deployment as needed.
Source: 2006 House campaign website yarmuthforcongress.com, “Issues” Nov 7, 2006

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