Cynthia Dill in 2012 Maine Senate Debates
On Energy & Oil:
Encourage conservation and renewable energy
Believes Congress could do more to encourage conservation, and renewable energy solutions. Opposes subsidies for oil companies.
Opposes Keystone pipeline project, but supports offshore oil drilling in current locations. Would consider nuclear power as a future source, but only if environmental safety and waste storage issues are assured.
Source: Public Broadcasting "Your Vote 2012" Maine Senate debate
Sep 1, 2012
On Social Security:
Stop raiding Social Security Trust Fund
Believes that Social Security is important and must be saved, by taking a hard look at raising caps on income, and raising the retirement age. Quote: "There are plenty of seniors
I know that want to work past the age of 65 or 67 and have the capacity to, and should be able to." Said government must also stop raiding Social Security Trust Fund.
Source: Public Broadcasting "Your Vote 2012" Maine Senate debate
Sep 1, 2012
On War & Peace:
Afghanistan is not as irresponsible as was Iraq
Should not have gone to Iraq, a war based on a false premise of weapons of mass destruction. Afghanistan is a home to terrorists, and while
U.S. troops should be sent home soon, our engagement in Afghanistan is "not as irresponsible" as it was in Iraq.
Source: Public Broadcasting "Your Vote 2012" Maine Senate debate
Sep 1, 2012
On Free Trade:
Keep tariffs against foreign products that compete unfairly
Charlie Summers and Angus King both sought to stake out the high ground as the pro-jobs candidate.King visited shoe factories in Madison and Skowhegan and called for continued trade protection for New Balance Athletic Shoe. "There are more than 900
jobs at stake in Maine, and it would be a terrible blow to the region and the state if these jobs are lost," said the former governor, who is running as an independent.
Cynthia Dill, the Democratic nominee, joined in afterward by issuing her own
statement supporting fair trade protections for Maine workers. "There's no reason at this time to consider dropping tariffs against foreign products that compete unfairly against those produced in Maine," she said.
Summers also said New Balance and its
jobs need to be protected, & that trade agreements that affect other industries need to be revisited as well. "I'm very much a supporter of free trade," Summers said. "But with companies like New Balance, you have to make sure they are able to compete."
Source: Portland Press Herald on 2012 Maine Senate debate
Aug 15, 2012
On Health Care:
Medicaid and Medicare programs need to be strengthened
Maine Sen. Cynthia Dill and former Secretary of State Matt Dunlap defended the social programs and instead said they would look to taxation reforms and cuts in military spending as ways to balance the federal budget.
Dill called for fair tax policies that require the wealthy to pay their fair share, and cuts in military spending such as for weapons systems. "When it comes to Medicaid and Medicare, those are programs that need to be strengthened," she said.
Source: Morning Sentinel on 2012 Maine Senate debates
Jun 6, 2012
On Homeland Security:
Cut military spending such as weapons systems
Dill called for fair tax policies that require the wealthy to pay their fair share, and cuts in military spending such as for weapons systems.
All four candidates said they oppose unlimited detention of terror suspects, including by the Obama administration.
Source: Portland Press Herald on 2012 Maine Senate debates
Jun 6, 2012
On Homeland Security:
Opposes unlimited detention of terror suspects
All four candidates said they oppose unlimited detention of terror suspects, including by the Obama administration. Dill said Congress authorized detentions with too little public debate. "I believe we have to
make choices and cast votes based on constitutional liberties and civil rights. There's been a total lessening of liberties" since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Dill said.
Source: Portland Press Herald on 2012 Maine Senate debates
Jun 6, 2012
On Tax Reform:
Require the wealthy to pay their fair share
Benjamin Pollard said he supports means testing for Social Security benefits. And, he said, "We need to have limits on Medicare spending, especially on the end-of-life care."State Sen. Cynthia Dill defended the social programs.
Dill called for fair tax policies that require the wealthy to pay their fair share, and cuts in military spending such as for weapons systems. "When it comes to Medicaid and Medicare, those are programs that need to be strengthened," she said.
Source: Portland Press Herald on 2012 Maine Senate debates
Jun 6, 2012
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