2012 Del. Senate Debate: on Corporations


Alex Pires: Corruption comes from taking money from the corporate world

In recent months, Pires has accused Carper of corruption, insider trading, domestic abuse and lying about his service in the Vietnam War. "I don't take money from anyone in the corporate world," Pires said. Pointing at Carper, Pires said, "He is the world-record holder for taking money from corporations."
Source: Cape Gazette on 2012 Delaware Senate debate Oct 19, 2012

Alex Pires: Less money on corporate subsidies; more on children

Pires said more federal money should be spent on children and medical services and less money should be spent on corporate subsidies. "I'm interested in families," he said. "Why are we spending so much of our time and money on the corporate world?"
Source: Cape Gazette on 2012 Delaware Senate debate Oct 19, 2012

Tom Carper: Roadmap for deficit reduction should raise corporate taxes

Carper said President Barack Obama has created a roadmap for deficit reduction, which includes raising tax rates on corporations. He said the president's proposal has earned bipartisan support. "This is a good roadmap; we should do it," Carper said.

Carper said a comprehensive deficit reduction plan would demonstrate fiscal responsibility. The government does not create jobs, Carper said; it creates a nurturing environment where businesses can thrive.

Source: Cape Gazette on 2012 Delaware Senate debate Oct 19, 2012

Kevin Wade: Remove deductions and loopholes so GE pays some tax

Wade said that Congress must act to remove deductions and loopholes to simplify the tax code. He said that General Electric was able to avoid paying any federal income taxes two years ago by deploying special interest tax loopholes.

"We have loopholes everywhere but not loopholes for 'We, the people,' " Wade said. "We need to overhaul the tax code, which is 60,000 pages of nonsense, and remove it as an obstacle." Wade said his experience as a business owner would be an asset in the Senate.

Source: Delmarva Daily Times on 2012 Del. Senate debate Oct 17, 2012

Kevin Wade: Small business owner: Philadelphia Control System since 1982

During [his proposed series of debates against Sen. Tom Carper], Wade said, he would describe his vision and solutions from the perspective of being a small business owner. Wade owns Philadelphia Control Systems, Inc., in Christiana, Delaware. The firm, which Wade founded in 1982, provides industrial automation computer solutions and technology data management.
Source: Delaware Republican Examiner on 2012 Delaware Senate debates May 26, 2012

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Candidates and political leaders on Corporations:

Retired Senate as of Jan. 2015:
GA:Chambliss(R)
IA:Harkin(D)
MI:Levin(D)
MT:Baucus(D)
NE:Johanns(R)
OK:Coburn(R)
SD:Johnson(D)
WV:Rockefeller(D)

Resigned from 113th House:
AL-1:Jo Bonner(R)
FL-19:Trey Radel(R)
LA-5:Rod Alexander(R)
MA-5:Ed Markey(D)
MO-9:Jo Ann Emerson(R)
NC-12:Melvin Watt(D)
SC-1:Tim Scott(R) 		Retired House to run for Senate or Governor:
AR-4:Tom Cotton(R)
GA-1:Jack Kingston(R)
GA-10:Paul Broun(R)
GA-11:Phil Gingrey(R)
HI-1:Colleen Hanabusa(D)
IA-1:Bruce Braley(D)
LA-6:Bill Cassidy(R)
ME-2:Mike Michaud(D)
MI-14:Gary Peters(D)
MT-0:Steve Daines(R)
OK-5:James Lankford(R)
PA-13:Allyson Schwartz(D)
TX-36:Steve Stockman(R)
WV-2:Shelley Capito(R) 		Retired House as of Jan. 2015:
AL-6:Spencer Bachus(R)
AR-2:Tim Griffin(R)
CA-11:George Miller(D)
CA-25:Howard McKeon(R)
CA-33:Henry Waxman(D)
CA-45:John Campbell(R)
IA-3:Tom Latham(R)
MN-6:Michele Bachmann(R)
NC-6:Howard Coble(R)
NC-7:Mike McIntyre(D)
NJ-3:Jon Runyan(R)
NY-4:Carolyn McCarthy(D)
NY-21:Bill Owens(D)
PA-6:Jim Gerlach(R)
UT-4:Jim Matheson(D)
VA-8:Jim Moran(D)
VA-10:Frank Wolf(R)
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