Mike McFadden in Survey of 2014 Senate campaign websites
On War & Peace:
Lack of anti-ISIS strategy makes world more dangerous
McFadden released the following statement today in response to Pres. Obama's comment that "we don't have a strategy" to deal with ISIS, the terrorist organization creating chaos in Syria and Iraq:"It's disappointing that President Obama says 'we
don't have a strategy' to deal with ISIS even though the situation in Iraq remains unstable and our military is continuing with air strikes," said McFadden. "Between Ukraine, Syria and Iraq, we are seeing first hand the consequences of not having a
coherent foreign policy agenda. It began in Benghazi and continues to this day with the rise of ISIS. Senator Franken has supported President Obama's foreign policy blunders every step of the way. He's kept his head down and supported a President who is
making the world a more dangerous place. It's time for a change."
President Obama on ISIS: "'I don't want to put the cart before the horse,' Obama told reporters during a White House news briefing. 'We don't have a strategy yet.'" (CNN, Aug. 29, 2014)
Source: 2014 Minnesota Senate campaign website, MikeMcFadden.com
Sep 2, 2014
On Foreign Policy:
Crisis in Ukraine came about due to Obama's indecisiveness
Mike McFadden (R-MN) released the following statement on the crisis in Ukraine: "I continue to be extremely frustrated with the lack of a clear foreign policy direction from the current administration, which has cost our country credibility on the world
stage. It began when we failed to respond to the attack on our embassy in Benghazi and it continued when the President backed down from his "red line" in Syria. We have reached a point where countries don't fear us and our allies don't trust us," said
McFadden. "Nowhere else is this more evident than with the standoff on the Crimean peninsula. This crisis in Ukraine would not be happening if the White House had a discernible foreign policy vision or strategy.
But they don't. The only thing clear to the world here is our indecisiveness. And that's a recipe for serious trouble."
Source: 2014 Minnesota Senate campaign website, MikeMcFadden.com
Mar 5, 2014
On Education:
Active for 4 years with Jesuit high school
If there's one other thing you should know about me, it's that I am passionate about educating our youth. For the past four years, I have been active with the Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in Minneapolis' Phillips neighborhood.
Cristo Rey's mission is to educate children from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. The typical student entering Cristo Rey tests one to two grades behind their grade level, but this year 100% of our graduates were accepted into college.
This has given me insight into both the struggles and hardships that many Minnesotans face and concrete ways to build a path to a better life.
As Senator, I hope to spark a serious policy debate about our nation's education system and how we, as a nation, can and must do better.
Source: 2014 Senate campaign website, mikemcfadden.com, "About"
Dec 17, 2013
On Principles & Values:
Married with 6 kids; coached all 5 sons in football
I am the oldest of five children who grew up in a very loving family in Omaha, Nebraska that stressed hard work and the importance of education. My parents, Vern and Mary Loretta met when my father moved to Omaha near the beginning of his three-decade
career at IBM.I fell in love with Minnesota while attending the University of St. Thomas where I majored in Economics and played varsity football under Coach Mark Dienhart. The best thing that has happened to me is meeting my wife,
Mary Kate, on a blind date at Tiffany's Bar and Grill in St. Paul
Mary Kate and I have six children--one daughter and five sons. I have been active coaching all of my children.
I have coached my daughter in basketball and have coached all 5 of my sons in football over the last twelve years in the Mendota Heights Youth Athletic Association.
Source: 2014 Senate campaign website, mikemcfadden.com, "About"
Dec 17, 2013
On Health Care:
Allow keeping current policies if people choose to do so
With a Minnesota veteran telling Sen. Franken that he can't find the right policy through MNsure, U.S. Senate candidate Mike McFadden (R-MN) called on Franken to support efforts to allow folk to keep their current policies if they choose to do so.
Though Franken has expressed his "frustration" over HelathCare.Gov not working properly, he has stood by the President's healthcare law even though 140,000 Minnesotans will lose their current healthcare plans at the end of the year.
"How many more Minnesotans need to lose their insurance or run into problems with MNsure before Al Franken admits it was a mistake to pass ObamaCare," asked McFadden. "Instead of more hollow rhetoric and empty promises,
Sen. Franken needs to support policies that would give everyone the option to keep their current plan. That's what we were promised, and that's what we deserve."
Source: 2014 Senate campaign website, mikemcfadden.com, "About"
Nov 11, 2013
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