2022 MO Senate race: on Budget & Economy


Dave Schatz: Balance the federal budget, get inflation under control

Source: 2022 Missouri Senate campaign website SchatzForSenate.com Apr 4, 2022

Dave Schatz: Infrastructure one of the most critical things to invest in

[On spending priorities]: "I believe infrastructure is one of the most critical things you can invest in, from roads and bridges to broadband," Senate President Pro Tem Dave Schatz told reporters. "We're not sure what the stuff is in the bill where we might have to hold our nose, but these investments would be phenomenal for Missouri because we're going to need it to continue pushing Missouri forward."
Source: The Center Square on 2022 Missouri Senate race Aug 11, 2021

Lucas Kunce: Abandon the notion that the market is an untouchable force

Abandon the religion of market mysticism. Market mysticism is the idea that "the market," short for the sum of all commercial interactions, is a sacred, natural, and untouchable force. The idea espoused, disingenuously, by the Chinese Communist spokesman that humankind can never govern the market, because it is already perfectly ruled by magical laws like self-interest. On the contrary, the Chinese Communist Party has proved brilliant at governing the market in China's national interest.
Source: The American Prospect on 2022 Missouri Senate race Dec 9, 2020

Lucas Kunce: Acknowledge policy role in market successes

We need to acknowledge that industries, intellectual property, and universities are assets created by national policies and resources, and that they can be answerable to society. Many of the great inventions and products we enjoy are the product of direct market interventions. Sometimes through carrots like government funding and incentives, and sometimes through sticks like antitrust actions that crushed monopolies and allowed new businesses and innovations to sprout from garages and flourish.
Source: The American Prospect on 2022 Missouri Senate race Dec 9, 2020

Scott Sifton: Economic growth requires investments in infrastructure

Asked what he would focus on during his campaign, Sifton said: "Ending this pandemic and healing the economic damage to families has to be our top priority. But it has to be done with an eye toward long-term inclusive economic growth. "That means harnessing jobs and opportunity and making investments in infrastructure," he said. "It's also important that we protect Social Security and Medicare and address climate change."
Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch on 2022 Missouri Senate race Feb 8, 2021

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Candidates and political leaders on Budget & Economy:

Retired Senate as of Jan. 2015:
GA:Chambliss(R)
IA:Harkin(D)
MI:Levin(D)
MT:Baucus(D)
NE:Johanns(R)
OK:Coburn(R)
SD:Johnson(D)
WV:Rockefeller(D)

Resigned from 113th House:
AL-1:Jo Bonner(R)
FL-19:Trey Radel(R)
LA-5:Rod Alexander(R)
MA-5:Ed Markey(D)
MO-9:Jo Ann Emerson(R)
NC-12:Melvin Watt(D)
SC-1:Tim Scott(R) 		Retired House to run for Senate or Governor:
AR-4:Tom Cotton(R)
GA-1:Jack Kingston(R)
GA-10:Paul Broun(R)
GA-11:Phil Gingrey(R)
HI-1:Colleen Hanabusa(D)
IA-1:Bruce Braley(D)
LA-6:Bill Cassidy(R)
ME-2:Mike Michaud(D)
MI-14:Gary Peters(D)
MT-0:Steve Daines(R)
OK-5:James Lankford(R)
PA-13:Allyson Schwartz(D)
TX-36:Steve Stockman(R)
WV-2:Shelley Capito(R) 		Retired House as of Jan. 2015:
AL-6:Spencer Bachus(R)
AR-2:Tim Griffin(R)
CA-11:George Miller(D)
CA-25:Howard McKeon(R)
CA-33:Henry Waxman(D)
CA-45:John Campbell(R)
IA-3:Tom Latham(R)
MN-6:Michele Bachmann(R)
NC-6:Howard Coble(R)
NC-7:Mike McIntyre(D)
NJ-3:Jon Runyan(R)
NY-4:Carolyn McCarthy(D)
NY-21:Bill Owens(D)
PA-6:Jim Gerlach(R)
UT-4:Jim Matheson(D)
VA-8:Jim Moran(D)
VA-10:Frank Wolf(R)
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