Shane Osborn in 2014 NE Senate debate
On Abortion:
Human life begins at conception
Question topic: Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Osborn: Strongly Agree
Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 Nebraska Senate race
Jul 2, 2014
On Budget & Economy:
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
On Civil Rights:
Government shouldn't redefine marriage
Question topic: Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Osborn: Strongly Agree
Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 Nebraska Senate race
Jul 2, 2014
On Energy & Oil:
No subsidies for wind and solar
Question topic: Governments should pay to develop wind and solar energy solutions when these are not economically feasible.
Osborn: Strongly Disagree
Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 Nebraska Senate race
Jul 2, 2014
On Government Reform:
Photo ID for voting
Question topic: People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Osborn: Disagree
Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 Nebraska Senate race
Jul 2, 2014
On Gun Control:
Opposes more gun restrictions
Question topic: More restrictive gun control laws are needed now to protect public safety.
Osborn: Strongly Disagree
Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 Nebraska Senate race
Jul 2, 2014
On Health Care:
Repeal ObamaCare; it's not a government responsibility
Question topic: It is the government's responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.Osborn: Disagree
Question topic: The Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare) should be repealed by Congress.
Osborn: Strongly Agree
Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 Nebraska Senate race
Jul 2, 2014
On Homeland Security:
Maintain a superior nuclear arsenal
Question topic: The United States must maintain a nuclear arsenal that is safe, reliable, modern and numerically superior to those of potential adversaries.
Osborn: Strongly Agree
Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 Nebraska Senate race
Jul 2, 2014
On Immigration:
Protect the borders; prevent illegal entry
Question topic: Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry of persons into the country.
Osborn: Strongly Agree
Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 Nebraska Senate race
Jul 2, 2014
On Principles & Values:
Judeo-Christian values established our government framework
Question topic: Efforts to bring Islamic law (shariah) to America do not pose a threat to our country and its Constitution.Osborn: Strongly Agree.
Question topic: Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Osborn: Strongly Agree.
Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 Nebraska Senate race
Jul 2, 2014
On Health Care:
AdWatch: Never waver to repeal ObamaCare & protect freedom
The Osborn for Senate campaign today released the following statement concerning the campaign's new television advertisement: "The next Senator from Nebraska will be tested while in Washington and there is only one candidate who has proven he will never
waver. Only Shane Osborn will stand up every single day for the conservative values of Nebraska voters, from standing with Nebraskans against ObamaCare since 2009 to fighting against Dodd-Frank" Ad script:
Voiceover: In a crude concrete building, Navy pilot Shane Osborn endured Chinese interrogation for 12 days. He never wavered.
Shane Osborn: Every candidate says the right things. Then, under pressure, they fold and they fail. We need new leaders.
Conservatives strong enough to act, not just talk. That's the only way to repeal ObamaCare and protect our freedom. I'm Shane Osborn and I approve this message. I won't let you down.
Source: AdWatch: Osborn press release in 2014 Nebraska Senate race
Mar 17, 2014
On Homeland Security:
Reducing size of military makes us look weak
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has taken his message of shrinking military forces to the people. His plan to cut billions in spending, and reduce the military to its smallest size since World War II is drawing harsh criticism from some.
News 5 spoke with Republican candidate for US Senate candidate Shane Osborn about the cuts. The veteran said he has major concerns. "It's making us look weak and it puts our men and women in uniform in danger. It puts our allies in danger.
There's waste in all aspects of government including defense. That support echelon, things that could be outsourced, they're attacking our war fighters.
We keep re-deploying our men and women, they're worn out, and now to cut back to pre-WWII levels is dangerous," said Osborn.
Source: KHAS TV-5 on 2014 Nebraska Senate race
Mar 10, 2014
On Foreign Policy:
Economic sanctions against Russia to stem Ukrainian crisis
Osborn supports economic sanctions against Russia to stem the Ukrainian crisis. Osborn says the US needs to move to replace the energy Europe receives from Russia. "I think this is a good opportunity for us to start exporting our liquid natural gas,"
Osborn said. "The leverage the Russians have is that they can shut off the pipelines to many of these European countries."The energy ties Europe has to Russia hamper its ability to impose economic sanctions, according to Osborn. He says the US and
Europe need to cooperate on economic sanctions against Russia.
Osborn says this is no time to consider a military response, because economic sanctions should be enough to stem the aggression of Putin. "That's what we hope for. And I think it would hurt
Putin right away and it would be something that we need to take action for right now. Kick him out of the G8. Start sending clear signals. If he's worried about his financing going awry then he's going to probably make some different choices."
Source: Nebraska Radio Network on 2014 Nebraska Senate race
Mar 7, 2014
On War & Peace:
We let Syria & Iran cross the red line
Osborn say the US and Europe need to cooperate on economic sanctions against Russian President Vladimir Putin. "You need to have diplomacy, but at the same time he needs to take you serious and right now,
Putin doesn't take us serious," Osborn says. "Because the Syrians don't take us serious when we let them cross the red line.
The Iranians don't take us serious with this horrible agreement that we did that doesn't do anything to curtail their uranium enrichment over there and their quest to get a bomb.
So, why would Putin take us serious now?"
Source: Nebraska Radio Network on 2014 Nebraska Senate race
Mar 7, 2014
On Government Reform:
Cut 60 redundant federal agencies and save $60B
Osborn said the recent debate on Capitol Hill, over extending the federal debt ceiling serves a reminder that common sense fiscal policy needs to return to Washington. He says Congress shouldn't spend money it doesn't have."There's over
60 redundant agencies that have already been identified by the government accountability office, there's over $60 billion in savings right there.
There's obviously entities that are too large, and then we have to have good serious debate on what the government serious debate about what the
government should be doing in our lives and they shouldn't," said Osborn.
Source: KTIV News 4 Siouxland on 2014 Nebraska Senate race
Feb 15, 2014
On Budget & Economy:
Nation can grow out of fiscal woes by expanding the economy
The Republican candidates gave a glimpse during the first debate of the campaign of their plans to get the federal budget under control. Ben Sasse says entitlement reform is the only way to achieve fiscal stability. Shane Osborn says the nation can grow
its way out of its fiscal woes by expanding the economy.The candidates were asked how they would work with Democrats to reduce the deficit. Sasse said both Democrats and Republicans in Washington have to understand that much of the nation's debt is
the result of the growth in entitlements. However, Sasse did not say what entitlements he would cut or how he would go about changing Social Security and Medicare. "We're guilty of generational theft," said Sasse, president of Midland University in
Fremont.
Osborn also indicated that he would support entitlement changes, but he did not give any specifics. "We have to grow the economy. It's the only true way out of it," said Osborn, a former Navy pilot and former state treasurer.
Source: Omaha World-Herald on 2014 Nebraska Senate debate
Jan 29, 2014
On Budget & Economy:
Combat spending instead of kicking the can down the road
Shane Osborn says he opposes this week's bipartisan budget plan, suggesting it "will only continue to pile on debt and further hinder economic recovery.""With a national debt of more than $16 trillion and current spending levels that are
utterly unsustainable, the time to address the federal budget crisis is now," Osborn said in a news release. "Once again, Washington is kicking the can down the road rather than getting serious about combating spending," he said.
Source: Lincoln Journal Star on 2014 Nebraska Senate race
Dec 12, 2013
On Principles & Values:
Endorsed by Tea Party-oriented group, Freedom Works
Republican Senate candidate Ben Sasse countered this week's endorsement of Shane Osborn by Freedom Works with an endorsement from Dick Armey, the conservative organization's high-profile founder.
Armey recently left the chairmanship of Freedom Works after an internal struggle.Sasse previously pocketed endorsements from two conservative national organizations, the Senate Conservatives Fund and the Club for Growth.
All three political action groups espouse conservative principles closely tied to the views of tea party advocates.
The competing endorsements continued to focus the 2014 Senate spotlight on Sasse and Osborn in a Republican contest that has attracted four candidates.
Source: Lincoln Journal Star on 2014 Nebraska Senate debate
Nov 15, 2013
On Health Care:
Propose better options, then repeal ObamaCare
Osborn said he believes ObamaCare, the health care reform law, should be repealed, but
Republicans should bear the obligation of proposing a better option. "Republicans can't be a no-party," he said.
Source: Lincoln Journal Star on 2014 Nebraska Senate race
Jul 10, 2013
On Homeland Security:
Hawkish on defense, but measured response
Osborn said he would be an advocate for a strong national defense. "But, as a veteran, I would be very hesitant to go to war unless we absolutely have to," he said.
"While I will be hawkish on defense, I believe we need to take a very measured approach before we would push Americans into harm's way."
Source: Lincoln Journal Star on 2014 Nebraska Senate race
Jul 10, 2013
On Immigration:
Begin with strict border control but don't allow citizenship
Immigration reform should begin with strict border control and improvement of the system that processes legal immigrants, Osborn said.
Providing a pathway to citizenship for immigrants illegally settled in the United States is not an option that should be considered at this point, he said. "First, we have to stop the bleeding," he said.
Source: Lincoln Journal Star on 2014 Nebraska Senate race
Jul 10, 2013
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