Owen Hill in 2014 CO Senate debate
On Government Reform:
Stick to the enumerated powers our founding fathers gave us
Hill said the defining issue in this race is ObamaCare, but averted criticizing Amy Stephens and the state program [derisively called "AmyCare"].
Hill took consistent aim at the federal government throughout the hour-long debate. "We've tried Democrat leadership, we've tried Republican leadership, and across the board we have watched for the coming generations the debt grow,
freedoms taken away, and power and money consolidated in Washington, D.C.," he said. "Unless we find a way to return opportunities to the state, to follow the
Constitution, to stick to the enumerated powers our founding fathers were wise enough to give us in the first place, it is indeed too late."
Source: Denver Post on 2014 Colorado Senate debate
Feb 26, 2014
On Education:
Eliminate the Department of Education
In his six months as a state senator, Hill has staked out numerous positions that are far outside the mainstream of Colorado values.
Hill even praised right-wing U.S. senators who are focused on eliminating the Department of Education, raising taxes on the middle class and undermining the very programs-like Medicare and Social Security-that hardworking Coloradans rely upon.
And Hill has made statements that would alarm most independent-minded Coloradans, such as comparing a woman's right to choose to slavery and
denouncing expanding voter rights in a tantrum-like partisan speech on the state Senate floor.
Source: Colorado Dems' press release on 2014 Colorado Senate debate
Jul 8, 2013
On Drugs:
Voted NO on regulating retail marijuana
HB 1318: Establishes Sales Taxes & Regulations for the Retail Marijuana IndustryThe bill:- creates the regulatory framework for retail marijuana
- deposits all of the application and licensing fees and sales, use, and special marijuana sales taxes
from retail marijuana into a cash fund
- sets the application fees for applicants who are current medical marijuana licensees at $500 and at $5,000 for new applicants.
- allows an existing medical marijuana licensee the opportunity to apply for a
retail marijuana license
- places a 3-month moratorium on retail marijuana license applications from individuals who are not currently licensed for medical marijuana.
- The following businesses must be licensed to operate a retail marijuana business:
retail marijuana stores, retail marijuana products manufacturers, retail marijuana cultivation facilities, and marijuana testing facilities.
- The bill allows the state license to be conditioned on the local jurisdiction's approval.
Source: 2013-2014 Colorado Senate & House legislative voting records
May 8, 2013
On Drugs:
Voted NO on regulating retail marijuana
HB 1318: Establishes Sales Taxes & Regulations for the Retail Marijuana IndustryThe bill:- creates the regulatory framework for retail marijuana
- deposits all of the application and licensing fees and sales, use, and special marijuana sales taxes
from retail marijuana into a cash fund
- sets the application fees for applicants who are current medical marijuana licensees at $500 and at $5,000 for new applicants.
- allows an existing medical marijuana licensee the opportunity to apply for a
retail marijuana license
- places a 3-month moratorium on retail marijuana license applications from individuals who are not currently licensed for medical marijuana.
- The following businesses must be licensed to operate a retail marijuana business:
retail marijuana stores, retail marijuana products manufacturers, retail marijuana cultivation facilities, and marijuana testing facilities.
- The bill allows the state license to be conditioned on the local jurisdiction's approval.
Source: 2013-2014 Colorado Senate & House legislative voting records
May 8, 2013
On Government Reform:
Voted NO on same-day voter registration
HB 1303: Authorizes Same-Day Voter Registration:The intent of this act is to remove barriers to participation in the electoral process by making both voting and voter registration more convenient and accessible.
Therefore, all eligible citizens who want to exercise their right to vote should have the opportunity to exercise their right to vote by being able to register to vote up to and on election day.
The general assembly declares that the peoples' self-government through the electoral process is more legitimate and better accepted when voter participation increases.
By implementing this act, the general assembly hereby concludes that it is appropriate to expand the use of mail ballot elections as a means to increase voter participation.
Source: 2013-2014 Colorado Senate & House legislative voting records
May 3, 2013
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