2012 Maine Senate Debates: on Budget & Economy


Matt Dunlap: Shore up availability of credit to stimulate job creation

The Democratic candidates agreed that the federal government can do more to stimulate job creation, such as weatherizing homes and businesses, and free up investment capital that has been sitting on the sidelines since the Wall Street meltdown in 2008. "The federal government can do an awful lot more to shore up the availability of that credit," Dunlap said. Pollard said he would reform the tax code.

"I do think the wealthiest Americans benefited the most from the prosperity of recent decades. Those individuals and corporations should be responsible for reducing the deficit." Families are facing financial disaster with high unemployment--while Washington fails to take the steps needed to fix these problems. I believe there are plenty of people looking out for the big corporations. Maine families [need] a senator for them.

Source: KJ Online coverage of 2012 Maine Senate debate Apr 1, 2012

Matt Dunlap: Shore up availability of credit to stimulate job creation

The Democratic candidates agreed that the federal government can do more to stimulate job creation, such as weatherizing homes and businesses, and free up investment capital that has been sitting on the sidelines since the Wall Street meltdown in 2008. "The federal government can do an awful lot more to shore up the availability of that credit," Dunlap said.
Source: KJ Online coverage of 2012 Maine Senate debate Mar 31, 2012

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Candidates and political leaders on Budget & Economy:

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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