Albert Olszewski in 2018 MT Senate race
On Civil Rights:
No same-sex marriage
Q: Do you support the legalisation of same sex marriage? A: Albert Olszewski's answer: No
Q: Should a business be able to deny service to a customer if the request conflicts with the owner's religious beliefs?
A: Albert Olszewski's answer: Yes
Source: iSideWith.com on 2018 Montana Senate race
Jan 1, 2018
On Civil Rights:
Don't require pay equity between men & women
Q: Should employers be required to pay men and women the same salary for the same job?
A: Albert Olszewski's answer: No
Source: iSideWith.com on 2018 Montana Senate race
Jan 1, 2018
On Civil Rights:
No Confederate flags on government property
Q: Should states be allowed to display the Confederate flag on government property?
A: Albert Olszewski's answer: No
Source: iSideWith.com on 2018 Montana Senate race
Jan 1, 2018
On Crime:
Supports death penalty
Q: Do you support the death penalty?A: Albert Olszewski's answer: Yes
Q: Should terminally ill patients be allowed to end their lives via assisted suicide?
A: Albert Olszewski's answer: No
Source: iSideWith.com on 2018 Montana Senate race
Jan 1, 2018
On Energy & Oil:
Supports fracking and offshore oil drilling
Q: Should the government increase environmental regulations to prevent climate change? A: Albert Olszewski's answer: No
Q: Do you support the use of hydraulic fracking to extract oil and natural gas resources?
A: Albert Olszewski's answer: Yes
Q: Should the U.S. expand offshore oil drilling?
A: Albert Olszewski's answer: Yes
Source: iSideWith.com on 2018 Montana Senate race
Jan 1, 2018
On Government Reform:
Term limits set for members of Congress
Q: Should there be term limits set for members of Congress?
A: Albert Olszewski's answer: Yes
Source: iSideWith.com on 2018 Montana Senate race
Jan 1, 2018
On Government Reform:
Require photo ID to vote
Q: Should a photo ID be required to vote?
A: Albert Olszewski's answer: Yes
Source: iSideWith.com on 2018 Montana Senate race
Jan 1, 2018
On Principles & Values:
References to God on federal buildings is ok
Q: Should the government support a separation of church and state by removing references to God on money, federal buildings, and national monuments? A: Albert Olszewski's answer: No
Q: Should a business be able to deny service to a customer if the request conflicts with the owner's religious beliefs?
A: Albert Olszewski's answer: Yes
Source: iSideWith.com on 2018 Montana Senate race
Jan 1, 2018
On Civil Rights:
Allowing 71 genders on birth certificate costs over $100,000
Montana has advanced a bill that would make it more difficult for transgender people to change the gender listed on their birth certificate. Senators voted 29 to 19 in favor of Senate Bill 10, which would kill updates by the Department of Public Health
and Human Services allowing trans individuals to change identity documents without prior surgery. Republicans warned that the reforms would be expensive to implement. Sen. Albert Olszewski claimed that it would cost between $100,000 and
$200,000 to update government forms and computer systems. He also argued that DPHHS should have consulted the State Legislature before mandating the changes.
The Montana Family Foundation has begun circulating a petition which alleges that there
are "as many as 71 recognized genders with more being added all the time." LGBTQ advocacy groups have denounced SB 10. Should it pass the House, the legislation is likely to be vetoed by Gov. Bullock, who is a Democrat.
Source: IntoMore.com on 2018 Montana Senate race
Nov 16, 2017
On Environment:
Let Montanans control state land
- Increase the number of Montanans who are able to make a living and provide for their families through the management of our public lands.
- Increase access to Montana's public lands for Montanans to hunt, fish, and recreate.
- Turn our lands
from a liability to a viable asset that produces revenue for our local towns and counties to provide infrastructure and public schools.
- The federal government should look to Montanans to understand our unique needs and on how to manage our lands.
Source: 2018 Montana Senatorial website AlForSenate.us
Nov 7, 2017
On Abortion:
Defend unborn children without exception
I believe in the dignity and value of all human life from conception to natural death, without exception. I have authored original legislation to protect and defend unborn children.
I have championed legislation to promote the welfare and safety of our elderly, our disabled, and our families. As your next senator, I will continue to fight for the weak and our most vulnerable.
Source: 2018 Montana Senatorial website AlForSenate.us
Oct 1, 2017
On Budget & Economy:
For balanced budget instead of intergenerational theft
The federal government's inability to live within a balanced budget is shameful. Our generation is saddling future generations through intergenerational theft. We are stealing from our children,
and our children's children to pay for today's big government. I will stand with those who wish to pass a balanced budget amendment. Our federal government has proven that it cannot, by will power or legislation alone, live within their means.
Source: 2018 Montana Senatorial website AlForSenate.us
Oct 1, 2017
On Health Care:
Repeal and replace Obamacare, with bipartisan approach
As a physician and a legislator, my strategy for reforming our healthcare system consists of three parts:
- Immediate healthcare regulation reform.
- Repeal of the Affordable Care Act.
- The development of a new healthcare system utilizing a bipartisan approach.
Source: 2018 Montana Senatorial website AlForSenate.us
Oct 1, 2017
On War & Peace:
War is last resort, but must stand firm
Our nation faces threats to its safety at many levels. From international conflict with North Korea and Syria, and our war against ISIS, America must remain vigilant and be prepared to defend itself at a moment's notice. Sending our troops into combat
should only occur when all other methods of diplomacy have failed. I am committed to provide our troops with all the resources necessary to be successful in times of war and peace. We must stand firm with our allies to defend our freedoms.
Source: 2018 Montana Senatorial website AlForSenate.us
Oct 1, 2017
On Abortion:
All human life needs to be protected
I believe in the dignity and value of all human life from conception to natural death, without exception. I have authored original legislation to protect and defend unborn children.
I have championed legislation to promote the welfare and safety of our elderly, our disabled, and our families. As your next senator, I will continue to fight for the weak and our most vulnerable.
Source: 2018 Montana Senate campaign website AlForSenate.us
Aug 8, 2017
On Corporations:
Federal regulations get in the way of small business
As an independent orthopedic surgeon, federal regulations were making it increasingly difficult for him to care for his patients.
He realized similar burdensome regulations were making it just as difficult for his patients to care for and provide for their families.
Source: 2018 Montana Senate campaign website AlForSenate.us
Aug 8, 2017
On Health Care:
Repeal and replace Obamacare with bipartisan approach
As a physician and a legislator, my strategy for reforming our healthcare system consists of three parts: -
Immediate healthcare regulation reform.
- Repeal of the Affordable Care Act.
- The development of a new healthcare system
- utilizing a bipartisan approach.
Source: 2018 Montana Senate campaign website AlForSenate.us
Aug 8, 2017
On Homeland Security:
Champion a veterans' healthcare system
As a veteran and a prior military physician, I will champion a veterans' healthcare system that focuses on the expedited
treatment of our wounded warriors and transition our veterans' routine medical needs to their local community healthcare systems.
Source: 2018 Montana Senate campaign website AlForSenate.us
Aug 8, 2017
On Homeland Security:
Give our military the resources they need
I am committed to provide our troops with all the resources necessary to be successful in times of war and peace.
We must stand firm with our allies around the world in order to defend our freedoms with our allies around the world in order to defend our freedoms.
Source: 2018 Montana Senate campaign website AlForSenate.us
Aug 8, 2017
On War & Peace:
When possible, we need to keep our troops out of harm's way
Sending our military into harm's way is the gravest decision any senator can make. Our nation faces threats to its safety at many levels.
From international conflict with North Korea and Syria, and our war against ISIS,
America must remain vigilant and be prepared to defend itself at a moment's notice. As a military physician trained to treat the casualties of war,
I understand the true human costs of engaging in any type of military conflict. Sending our troops into combat should only occur when all other methods of diplomacy have failed.
Source: 2018 Montana Senate campaign website AlForSenate.us
Aug 8, 2017
On Drugs:
Class 1 narcotics like marijuana should not be legal
Q: What is your opinion on the recreational use of marijuana?
A: I have voted against any recreational vote on marijuana. It's a class 1 narcotic and it's illegal across the country."
Source: KGVO Newstalk Facebook posting on 2018 Montana Senate race
Apr 28, 2017
On War & Peace:
Balance diplomacy with waging war as a last resort
Q: What is your foreign policy?A: Force is legitimate but it should definitely be something we use only when there's no other resort.
Nothing else is left for us to work with. So balancing diplomacy with the waging of war is something that I take very seriously.
Source: KGVO Newstalk Facebook posting on 2018 Montana Senate race
Apr 28, 2017
On Health Care:
Halt expansion of Medicaid; halt ObamaCare unfunded mandates
While Olszewski remains opposed to ObamaCare and voted against Montana's expansion of Medicaid last session, he said Republican efforts in Congress to replace the federal health-care law with the American Health Care Act--a measure lawmakers ultimately
withdrew--were misguided."The intent was good but it missed the mark," he said. "It didn't do anything to touch the very complex network of regulations. What is killing me as an independent business owner are the regulations and unfunded mandates."
Source: Flathead Beacon on 2018 Montana Senate race
Apr 11, 2017
On Health Care:
ObamaCare is imploding; shore up healthcare system
Olszewski said, "Health care is in a struggle to decide what it's going to do in the 21st Century," he said. "Private health insurance is very unstable. And we're really at an area where ObamaCare is imploding. What we need to do is, we need to find a
way to shore up, or fix the health-care system, so it doesn't collapse around us."[Olszewski opposed the unsuccessful Republican efforts in Congress to replace ObamaCare with the American Health Care Act as well-intended but "misguided".]
Source: KTVQ on 2018 Montana Senate race
Apr 11, 2017
On Immigration:
State immigration enforcement is not discrimination
The plaintiff's attorney said the people of Montana have no business creating enforcement schemes, and that the law is "discriminatory" against "immigrants."
We soundly reject this and declare that it is wrong to place the interests of people who enter our country and state illegally over the rights and interests of lawful taxpayers, citizens, voters and working families.
Source: The Missoulian on 2018 Montana Senatorial race
Jun 2, 2016
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