Sam Faddis in 2018 MD Senate race
On Foreign Policy:
Revamp our policies and approach on the Middle East
For 8 long years under Barack Obama, American policy in Iraq careened from one disaster to another. Across the entire Middle East American allies are under assault, and Iran is ascendant. We still have time to turn the tide and to correct course,
but to do so will require decisive changes in policy and approach. We must rebuild alliances with key allies. We must stand by our Kurdish allies. We must abandon the fantasy that Iranian backed forces in Iraq can somehow be our friends.
Source: 2018 Maryland Senatorial campaign website SamFaddis.com
Feb 22, 2018
On Foreign Policy:
Being the best military doesn't mean always being involved
First, we need not always intervene. Second, force is not always the answer. Finally, when we determine that some form of force is required we should not fall into the habit of assuming that such force must always be wielded in the same form that
military thinkers typically choose. We have the best commandos, aircraft, and munitions on the globe. Sometimes the answer is not to use them. Sometimes the answer is defined purely by what is in our national interest.
Source: 2018 Maryland Senatorial campaign website SamFaddis.com
Feb 22, 2018
On Homeland Security:
Educate the public how to prepare for civil defense
On Jan. 13, 2018 a Hawaii state employee mistakenly triggered a statewide missile attack alert. No one knew what to do. That is not just a failing on the part of the state. That is a failing on the part of the federal government and the DHS.
This time it was Hawaii. If we ran the same exercise tomorrow in any other major American city the result would be precisely the same. It is time for us to put in place real civil defense preparations & to make sure American citizens know what they are.
Source: 2018 Maryland Senatorial campaign website SamFaddis.com
Feb 22, 2018
On Budget & Economy:
Liberate the free enterprise system & economy will flourish
Q: What are the three main issues facing the voters in the State of Maryland that you intend to address and how?Faddis: Jobs, the economy, and healthcare. Government shall create the conditions under which
economic growth can occur and jobs can be created. Everything the government does should be laser-focused on that objective. We must eliminate unnecessary regulation to unleash the free enterprise system and stimulate economic growth.
Source: Special Forces News on 2018 Maryland Senate race
May 31, 2017
On Free Trade:
Let's revise our trade deals and bring our jobs back home
Q: What are the three main issues facing the voters in the State of Maryland that you intend to address and how? Faddis: Jobs, the economy, and healthcare. Government shall create the conditions under which economic growth can occur and jobs
can be created. Let's renegotiate trade deals that have driven jobs abroad. We should not be fighting over raising the minimum wage. We should be creating jobs that pay a real living wage, one on which you can build a future.
Source: Special Forces News on 2018 Maryland Senate race
May 31, 2017
On Health Care:
More than 50% of Marylanders are on brink of losing coverage
Q: What are the three main issues facing the voters in the State of Maryland that you intend to address and how?
Faddis: Jobs, the economy, and healthcare. The healthcare we were promised is collapsing and more than 50% of Marylanders are on the brink of losing coverage.
Source: Special Forces News on 2018 Maryland Senate race
May 31, 2017
On Tax Reform:
Lower taxes and be pro-business
Faddis said that the number one issue he hears in campaigning is the economy, which he feels can be
cured with lower individual and business taxes and a more pro-business federal government.
Source: The Bay Net on 2018 Maryland Senate race
Apr 13, 2016
On Energy & Oil:
Develop domestic coal, gas and oil
The number one objective of the US in the short term should be energy independence. This has major economic and national security implications. To that end I support fully the development of domestic coal, gas and oil. I also think we should recognize
that we are moving inexorably toward the day when fossil fuels will be exhausted and that it would be prudent for us to encourage the development and deployment of alternative energy sources when economically viable.
Source: 2018 Maryland Senate website SamFaddis.NationBuilder.com
Feb 3, 2016
On Environment:
Protect environment without miring businesses in red tape
I believe we can have both a vibrant, dynamic, growing economy and a healthy environment.
The Chesapeake Bay is a perfect example of a resource, which needs to be preserved not only for its significant intrinsic value but also because of it enormous economic potential.
I believe the key to finding a balance between environmental and economic considerations is common sense and a focus on practical ways
in which to protect the environment without miring individuals and businesses in red tape and regulations, which kill jobs and strangle growth.
Source: 2018 Maryland Senate website SamFaddis.NationBuilder.com
Feb 3, 2016
On Education:
Education system needs fixing to meet new job requirements
We have to jump start the economy; we have to fix our educational system" because most good jobs now require "some kind of higher education." In typical Republican fashion, he says government needs to create
the conditions to grow, with lower taxes and less regulation. "I'm not asking for government to go away. I'm asking government to take three steps back," Faddis said.
Source: Maryland Reporter on 2018 Maryland Senate race
Nov 5, 2015
On Families & Children:
Disappearing middle class families struggle to survive
Faddis is worried about the middle class. "Remember when a family could live a
comfortable life style with one parent working? Now both parents work and they are just barely hanging on by their fingernails."
Source: Communities Digital News on 2018 Maryland Senate race
Nov 5, 2015
On Government Reform:
Stop passing the buck, take responsibility for our problems
Recently, he decided it was "time to stop recommending that somebody else do something about" America's problem at home and overseas, and step up to the
plate himself. "We have to solve problems and get things done," which he said he has had a lifetime of experience doing.
Source: Maryland Reporter on 2018 Maryland Senate race
Nov 5, 2015
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