2014 Faith2Action iVoterGuides: on Budget & Economy


Amanda Swafford: TARP manipulates the free enterprise system

Question topic: Free enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self interest into the fairest and most productive economic system there is, and are the key to national prosperity.

Swafford: Strongly Agree

Question topic: Briefly list political or legislative issues of most concern to you.

Swafford: Our economy and free enterprise system has been manipulated by a powerful Federal government that uses programs like T.A.R.P., Cash for Clunkers or Frank-Dodd to pick winners and losers. We must get back to a true market system and remove the hand of the government from so much of our economy.

Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 Georgia Senate race Sep 30, 2014

Bob Smith: Time to stop mortgaging our children's future

Question topic: Free enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self interest into the fairest and most productive economic system there is, and are the key to national prosperity.

Smith: Strongly Agree.

Question topic: Briefly list political or legislative issues of most concern to you.

Smith: Balance the federal budget and reduce the size of government, cut regulations , reform entitlements and defund Unconstitutional federal agencies and programs. Time to stop mortgaging our children's future.

Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 New Hampshire Senate race Jul 2, 2014

Buddy Carter: Balance budget like Americans do at home

Question topic: Free enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self interest into the fairest and most productive economic system there is, and are the key to national prosperity.

Carter: Strongly Agree

Question topic: Briefly list political or legislative issues of most concern to you.

Carter: We must operate this country on a balanced budget. I would push for a balanced budget amendment once in Congress because Americans have to balance their budgets at home and the federal government should have to live by the same standard.

Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 House campaign Sep 29, 2014

Cam Cavasso: Balance the budget; don't pass it on to children

Question topic: Free enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self interest into the fairest and most productive economic system there is, and are the key to national prosperity.

Cavasso: Strongly Agree.

Question topic: Briefly list political or legislative issues of most concern to you.

Cavasso: Balance the Budget. We must control our spending and pass to our future generations the foundations of a strong and prosperous community and government with out debt.

Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 Hawaii Senate race Sep 30, 2014

Champ Edmunds: The borrower is servant to the lender

Question topic: Free enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self interest into the fairest and most productive economic system there is, and are the key to national prosperity.

Edmunds: Strongly Agree.

Question topic: Briefly list political or legislative issues of most concern to you.

Edmunds: National Debt. The borrower is servant to the lender. We need to be a debt free Government and a debt free nation.

Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 Montana Senate race Jul 2, 2014

Chris McDaniel: Immoral to saddle our grandchildren with this much debt

Question topic: Free enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self interest into the fairest and most productive economic system there is, and are the key to national prosperity.

McDaniel: Strongly Agree.

Question topic: Briefly list political or legislative issues of most concern to you.

McDaniel: Ending deficit spending. It is immoral to saddle our children and grandchildren with this much debt.

Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 Mississippi Senate race Jul 2, 2014

Dan Newhouse: Free enterprise instead of assuring livable income

Q: Free enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self interest into the fairest and most productive economic system there is, and are the key to national prosperity?

NEWHOUSE: Strongly Agree

Q: It is the government's responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income?

NEWHOUSE: Strongly Disagree

Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 Washington House race Sep 30, 2014

David Perdue: Free enterprise is the key to national prosperity

Question topic: Free enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self interest into the fairest and most productive economic system there is, and are the key to national prosperity.

Perdue: Strongly Agree

Question topic: Briefly list political or legislative issues of most concern to you.

Perdue: Reforming our broken tax code & reducing our regulatory burdens: We need to get our economy back on track and the only way to do it is less government regulations (repeal Dodd-Frank, stop Carbon tax, repeal ObamaCare) and lower taxes

Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 Georgia Senate race Sep 30, 2014

Dennis Daugaard: Free enterprise is key to national prosperity

Question topic: Free enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self interest into the fairest and most productive economic system there is, and are the key to national prosperity.

Daugaard: Strongly Agree

Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 S.D. Gubernatorial campaign Sep 28, 2014

Eddie Pirkowski: Free enterprise is the key to national prosperity

Question topic: Free enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self interest into the fairest and most productive economic system there is, and are the key to national prosperity.

Pirkowski: Strongly Agree

Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 Hawaii Senate race Jul 2, 2014

Garret Graves: Free enterprise instead of assuring livable income

Q: Free enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self interest into the fairest and most productive economic system there is, and are the key to national prosperity?

GRAVES: Strongly Agree

Q: It is the government's responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income?

GRAVES: Strongly Disagree

Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 Louisiana House race Sep 30, 2014

Glenn Grothman: Free enterprise instead of assuring livable income

Q: Free enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self interest into the fairest and most productive economic system there is, and are the key to national prosperity?

GROTHMAN: Strongly Agree

Q: It is the government's responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income?

GROTHMAN: Disagree

Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 Wisconsin House race Sep 30, 2014

Gordon Howie: Economic survival depends on fiscal responsibility

Question topic: Free enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self interest into the fairest and most productive economic system there is, and are the key to national prosperity.

Howie: Strongly Agree.

Question topic: Briefly list political or legislative issues of most concern to you.

Howie: Government spending, debt and growth. Our economic survival as a nation depends on fiscal responsibility.

Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 South Dakota Senate race Sep 30, 2014

James Inhofe: Free enterprise is the key to national prosperity

Question topic: Free enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self interest into the fairest and most productive economic system there is, and are the key to national prosperity.

Inhofe: Strongly Agree

Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 Oklahoma Senate race Sep 30, 2014

Jeff Bell: Restore the gold standard

Question topic: Free enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self interest into the fairest and most productive economic system there is, and are the key to national prosperity.

Bell: Strongly Agree.

Question topic: Briefly list political or legislative issues of most concern to you.

Bell: Giving back control of our money from the Federal Reserve to the people by restoring the gold standard.

Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 New Jersey Senate race Sep 30, 2014

Jim Abeler: Borrowing places our sovereignity at risk

Question topic: Free enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self interest into the fairest and most productive economic system there is, and are the key to national prosperity.

Abeler: Strongly Agree

Question topic: Briefly list political or legislative issues of most concern to you.

Abeler: Debt & deficit: we must live within our means, and cannot rely on borrowing. That places our sovereignity at risk.

Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 Minnesota Senate race Jul 2, 2014

Joe Miller: Free enterprise is the key to national prosperity

Question topic: Free enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self interest into the fairest and most productive economic system there is, and are the key to national prosperity.

Miller: Strongly Agree

Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 Alaska Senate race Jul 2, 2014

John Ratcliffe: Stopping out-of-control spending must become a priority

Question topic: Free enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self interest into the fairest and most productive economic system there is, and are the key to national prosperity.

Ratcliffe: Strongly Agree.

Question topic: Briefly explain political or legislative issues of most concern to you.

Ratcliffe: Stopping the out-of-control spending must become a priority of Congress. Despite $17 trillion of national debt, our elected officials continue to offer million dollar solutions to trillion dollar problems as we lurch from one manufactured crisis to the next. Ultimately, it's our children who will pay the price. In Congress, I will support a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution and defined spending caps to restore fiscal sanity.

Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 House campaign Sep 29, 2014

Lee Bright: Free enterprise is the key to national prosperity

Question topic: Free enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self interest into the fairest and most productive economic system there is, and are the key to national prosperity.

Bright: Strongly Agree

Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 South Carolina Senate race Jul 2, 2014

Mark Walker: Free enterprise instead of assuring livable income

Q: Free enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self interest into the fairest and most productive economic system there is, and are the key to national prosperity?

WALKER: Strongly Agree

Q: It is the government's responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income?

WALKER: Strongly Disagree

Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 North Carolina House race Sep 30, 2014

Mike Bishop: Stop out-of-control spending policies

Q: Free enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self interest into the fairest and most productive economic system there is, and are the key to national prosperity?

Bishop: Strongly Agree. It's time to stop the out-of-control spending policies in Washington, D.C. and halt government expansion. I believe we first need to curb spending and begin paying down our debt, in order to lead America on a path toward prosperity.

Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 Michigan Senate race Sep 30, 2014

Milton Wolf: Free enterprise is the key to national prosperity

Question topic: Free enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self interest into the fairest and most productive economic system there is, and are the key to national prosperity.

Wolf: Strongly Agree

Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 Kansas Senate race Jul 2, 2014

Murray Sabrin: Free enterprise is the key to national prosperity

Question topic: Free enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self interest into the fairest and most productive economic system there is, and are the key to national prosperity.

Sabrin: Strongly Agree

Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 New Jersey Senate race Jul 2, 2014

Paul Broun: Free enterprise is the key to national prosperity

Question topic: Free enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self interest into the fairest and most productive economic system there is, and are the key to national prosperity.

Broun: Strongly Agree

Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 Georgia Senate race Jul 2, 2014

Peter Konetchy: Continued deficit spending will cause economic implosion

Question topic: Free enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self interest into the fairest and most productive economic system there is, and are the key to national prosperity.

Konetchy: Strongly Agree.

Question topic: Briefly list political or legislative issues of most concern to you.

Konetchy: Balance the budget. Continued deficit spending will result in an economic implosion.

Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 House campaign Jul 2, 2014

Ralph Abraham: Free enterprise instead of assuring livable income

Q: Free enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self interest into the fairest and most productive economic system there is, and are the key to national prosperity?

ABRAHAM: Strongly Agree

Q: It is the government's responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income?

ABRAHAM: Disagree

Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 Louisiana House race Sep 30, 2014

Ralph Moody Hall: To boost the economy, we need to balance the budget

Question topic: Free enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self interest into the fairest and most productive economic system there is, and are the key to national prosperity.

Hall: Strongly Agree.

Question topic: Briefly explain political or legislative issues of most concern to you.

Hall: Healthy Economy: In order to boost the economy, we need to balance the budget and reduce massive amounts of waste and fraud in government spending. That is why I co-sponsor a Balanced Budget Amendment and the Lean Government Act.

Hall: And Job Creation: The government doesn't create jobs, but it makes policy decisions that impact our economy. In order to promote job creation, we must reduce taxes and get rid of unnecessary regulations that hamper job creators.

Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 House campaign Jul 2, 2014

Sam Clovis: BBA to stop saddling generations to come

Question topic: Free enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self interest into the fairest and most productive economic system there is, and are the key to national prosperity.

Clovis: Strongly Agree

Question topic: Briefly list political or legislative issues of most concern to you.

Clovis: Balanced Budget Amendment: Our current profligate spending is ruinous in nature and will saddle generations to come with burdensome debt that will continue to retard the growth of our economy. Further, a BBA will limit the influence of special interests, the most corrupting aspect of government today.

Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 Iowa Senate race Jul 2, 2014

Shane Osborn: Free enterprise is the key to national prosperity

Question topic: Free enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self interest into the fairest and most productive economic system there is, and are the key to national prosperity.

Osborn: Strongly Agree

Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 Nebraska Senate race Jul 2, 2014

Sharon Hansen: Free enterprise is the key to national prosperity

Question topic: Free enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self interest into the fairest and most productive economic system there is, and are the key to national prosperity.

Hansen: Strongly Agree

Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 Illinois Senate race Sep 30, 2014

Steve Knight: Free enterprise instead of assuring livable income

Q: Free enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self interest into the fairest and most productive economic system there is, and are the key to national prosperity?

Knight: Strongly Agree

Q: It is the government's responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income?

Knight: Disagree

Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 California House race Sep 30, 2014

Steve Russell: We cannot continue to spend what we do not have

Question topic: Free enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self interest into the fairest and most productive economic system there is, and are the key to national prosperity.

Russell: Strongly Agree

Question topic: Briefly list political or legislative issues of most concern to you.

Russell: The national deficit - We cannot continue to spend what we do not have. We must have a budget and an economic framework supported by less government and free enterprise.

Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 House campaign Sep 29, 2014

Thom Tillis: Free enterprise is the key to national prosperity

Question topic: Free enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self interest into the fairest and most productive economic system there is, and are the key to national prosperity.

Tillis: Strongly Agree

Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 North Carolina Senate race Sep 30, 2014

Tim Scott: Free enterprise is the key to national prosperity

Question topic: Free enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self interest into the fairest and most productive economic system there is, and are the key to national prosperity.

Scott: Agree

Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 South Carolina Senate race Sep 30, 2014

JB McCuskey: Strict constitutional spending limits

Q: There should be a strict constitutional spending limit for state and local governments that would tie the rate of spending to the rate of population growth plus the rate of inflation?

A: Strongly Agree

Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide 2014 West Virginia Rep Dist.35 race May 13, 2014

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