Rush Holt in 2013 N.J. Special Senate Election Debates

On Health Care: Supports universal single payer system, like VA system

Pallone touted his work getting the new health care law passed into law. But Holt and Oliver both said it should have gone further, and that they would prefer a single-payer system. "A universal single payer system is not pie in the sky. We have it. That's what the VA is. That's what Medicare is," Holt said. Source: Star-Ledger coverage of 2013 N.J. Senate debate Aug 5, 2013

On Education: Investments in higher education keep American Dream alive

Holt said he has focused on education and research in his 14 years in the House, serving on the Committee on Education and the Workforce to create a "stronger, more secure middle class."

"These are the investments that kept the American Dream alive in the 20th century--investments such as the GI Bill, which made it possible for a young Frank Lautenberg to go to college, to build a business and to join the United States Senate," Holt said.

Source: The Times of Trenton on 2013 N.J. Senate race Jun 7, 2013

On Technology: Research physicist at Princeton Plasma Physics Lab until '98

Holt brought in $2.1 million in campaign contributions in the 2011-2012 election cycle. A research physicist who was assistant director of the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory before he entered the House in 1998, Holt received a combined $42,000 from employees of Princeton University, which operates the lab, making them his biggest donor group.

At the plasma physics lab, Holt was responsible for institutional planning and government relations, and created the science education department, lab spokeswoman Kitta MacPherson said. "As a member of Congress, he has continued to take an active interest in the laboratory and has visited on a number of occasions to keep up to date on its progress," she said.

Source: The Times of Trenton on 2013 N.J. Senate race Jun 7, 2013

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