Scott Kleeb in Survey of 2006 House campaign websites

On Education: Don’t punish struggling schools

Nebraska has 246 school districts with less than 600 students. I believe we should celebrate these schools, not cut their budgets, or threaten to toss them into larger, lower-performing districts, all because of short-term budget pressures. The budget pressures are real, it is true. But what I would like to propose is this: Let’s get a federal government that doesn’t boil down education policy into a crusade to punish struggling schools. Source: 2006 House campaign website, scottkleeb.com, “Issues” Nov 1, 2006

On Free Trade: Expand markets abroad for specialty agricultural products

We need to invest in expanding the markets for specialty agricultural products. We need to invest in growing the market for value-added farm products like alternative grains and branded beef, poultry and pork. We need to invest in agritourism, which taps into the growing urge among city-dwellers to reconnect with the land. These investments can keep Nebraskan farmers and ranchers competitive in the 21st Century. These investments can ensure that the promise of globalization is fulfilled here at home. Source: 2006 House campaign website, scottkleeb.com, “Issues” Nov 1, 2006

On War & Peace: Iraq was a mistake, but don’t destabilize further by leaving

If a nation poses a threat to the safety of the American people, then we must act immediately, and decisively, to neutralize that threat.

As we now know, however, the threat posed to Americans and the world by Saddam Hussein was not as dire & immediate as it was portrayed. The decision to go to war was made on faulty intelligence. Even more serious, our civilian leadership exercised poor judgment in making the decision to invade. They failed to anticipate and plan for a prolonged guerilla war.

It is disgraceful to see Washington politicians trying to score political points by calling Iraq an abject failure (which it is not) or by suggesting that it will be a beacon of Western Democracy in the Middle East the day after tomorrow (which it will not).

Let’s not have civilian politicians standing up saying we ought to withdraw 20,000 troops by the end of the year. Such a move runs the risk of destabilizing Iraq further just when we are seeing real signs of progress.

Source: 2006 House campaign website, scottkleeb.com, “Issues” Nov 1, 2006

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