Chet Culver in 2014 Iowa Governor's race

On Homeland Security: More funding for veteran's jobs, homes, and education

During the Governor's first three years in office, Governor Culver signed legislation to help National Guard members complete their education, to protect veterans from losing their jobs or their homes when they are called-up for military service, and to expand and renovate Iowa's veterans' home. Legislation included:

Providing unemployment benefits to spouses who move as a result of a spouses' deployment
Enhancing housing benefits
Adding more legal protections for service members
Extending "non-professional" firearms permits for service members who are deployed by 90 days
Prohibiting utilities from disconnecting service to families while a family member is deployed
Creating a program to inform state employees who are military members of their rights and benefits while deployed
Requiring Department of Administrative Services to develop programs to inform, train, and hire qualified disabled veterans for job opportunities in state government.

Source: 2014 Iowa gubernatorial campaign website, ChetCulver.com Dec 20, 2013

On Immigration: Feds should deal with immigration, not state police

People stopped by law enforcement officers in Iowa should have to prove their citizenship status, Terry Branstad said. Branstad has previously said state lawmakers should work with local law enforcement to fashion an immigration law that meets Iowa's needs, particularly if the federal government continues to fail to enforce current laws. Gov. Chet Culver said Branstad's idea would create a drain on Iowa taxpayers. Culver previously said that the federal government must take the lead on immigration.

"As Branstad should know, the governor of Iowa has no ability to command that the federal government, whose jurisdiction this falls under, to reimburse local governments across Iowa," said a spokeswoman for Culver. "For Iowans, it's just a shift from one tax to another if Terry Branstad were elected."

Branstad acknowledged the possible costs, telling people at his campaign events Wednesday that he does not want Iowans left paying the bill.

Source: Des Moines Register OpEd on 2014 Iowa governor's race Jul 10, 2010

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