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U.S. Senate
Jim Brewer
NonpartisanAge: 64 Job: Grass-roots political educator, advocate Past: Former Navy nuclear weapons system technician
What qualifies you to serve in the U.S. Congress?
Thirty years of grass-roots educating, organizing and advocating around issues from the international and federal levels to state and city and county. This has included producing an hour television program called "EmployeesTODAY." ...
What is the most pressing federal issue for Hawaii, and what would you do about it?
Tremendous costs in money and lives in wars for U.S. full-spectrum military dominance is the world's and Hawaii's most pressing problem ... cutting the world's militaries and rechanneling money to a U.S.-led U.N. campaign ...
How long should the United States keep troops in Iraq? Explain.
After good-faith moves like publicly abandoning Bush's takeover framework of Iraq's economy and military bases, we should immediately move to insist that other nations of the world come help with a U.N. takeover of stabilization. ...
Cam Cavasso
RepublicanAge: 54 Job: Agent with Mass Mutual Financial Group; owner of Hydroseed Hawaii Past: State representative
What qualifies you to serve in the U.S. Congress?
I have served in leadership much of my life, in high school, the Boy Scouts, canoe clubs, church, the U.S. Army, the Hawaii Legislature, in business, in finance and in family. My whole life has been one continuous period of service. ...
What is the most pressing federal issue for Hawaii, and what would you do about it?
Our judicial system is being strangled as federal judge appointments ... have been blocked and filibustered ... by our current senator and others. ... I will join the majority senators to ... expedite the approval ... of federal judges.
How long should the United States keep troops in Iraq? Explain.
We want to bring our troops home as soon as possible. But we must stay the course until the Iraqi government and protective civilian police forces are in place and operating as they choose. We set the nation free. ...
James Robert DeLuze
RepublicanAge: 55 Job: Physician, inventor Past: Inventor of hot hydrogen fusion reactor, energy source of future
What qualifies you to serve in the U.S. Congress?
I have run on the health care issue five times. Kerry is proposing a "fix," like Clinton in 1992. Hillary's plan passed piecemeal, after failing in 1994, and is law. I know this issue deeply including the cons and fraud. I'm involved in advanced energy research with much to contribute.
What is the most pressing federal issue for Hawaii, and what would you do about it?
Clinton's health plan is the biggest insurance money laundering con in U.S. history. Repeal it. Public, independent auditing of health care and removal of insurance industry. Non-health expenses rose from 24 percent to over 50 percent. Kerry, Inouye, Clintons have caused ongoing genocide. ...
How long should the United States keep troops in Iraq? Explain.
As long as necessary. Whether we like it or not, we invaded that country and ... destroyed its power structure. To just leave it to fend for itself now would be inhuman. ...
Jay Lawrence Friedheim
RepublicanAge: 55 Job: Maritime attorney Past: Past president, Hawaii Federal Bar AssociationWhat qualifies you to serve in the U.S. Congress?
I am immediate past president of the local Federal Bar Association, have spent my career helping civilian workers for the federal government. I have had an ... opportunity to learn how federal laws are created. ...
What is the most pressing federal issue for Hawaii, and what would you do about it?
Hawaii's coastal waters and environment are rapidly deteriorating and must be rescued. I would assemble a coalition of congresspersons from coastal states to draft and pass legislation addressing the root causes of these problems. ...
How long should the United States keep troops in Iraq? Explain.
We must bring our troops home as soon as Iraq's government can protect its people and the world from the Islamic terrorists who are dedicated to destroying America. ... All nations should share the burden of fighting this war.
Daniel K. Inouye
DemocratAge: 80 Job: U.S. senator Past: Combat veteran, father, attorney and legislator
What qualifies you to serve in the U.S. Congress?
For the past 42 years, I have had the privilege of representing the people of Hawaii in the U.S. Senate. I have strived to do right by Hawaii. Guided by experience and seniority, I will continue to bring home federal resources. ...
What is the most pressing federal issue for Hawaii, and what would you do about it?
To ensure Hawaii continues to receive its fair share of federal resources to provide our children with every opportunity. ... We've laid an economic foundation that's paying off -- a new U.S. cruise line, booming military construction ...
How long should the United States keep troops in Iraq? Explain.
I opposed the Iraq war. Now, however, we have a responsibility to our troops, citizens, and Iraq's people to restore the balances we've upset, and reclaim America's international reputation. I am committed to supporting our troops. ...
Lloyd Jeffrey Mallan
LibertarianAge: 50 Job: President, Artful Expressions Ltd. Past: Cellist, writer, Web developer, photographer
What qualifies you to serve in the U.S. Congress?
Libertarian thinking that sees the Leviathan corporate government state increasing itself ... crushing planetary economy. Most politicians ... decide what's best for others with oppressive laws. I want government to protect the individual.
What is the most pressing federal issue for Hawaii, and what would you do about it?
Demilitarize Hawaii. Free up military land for civilian development. Remove military subsidies used to increase secrecy and empire. Dissolve the increasing police state by removing oppressive legislation. Enforce the Bill of Rights. ...
How long should the United States keep troops in Iraq? Explain.
Immediate withdrawal. Establish a fund that will indemnify a plebiscite. After the people of Iraq decide their legal and cultural boundaries, those funds should be granted to the civilian entity or entities that win the most support. ...
Rich Payne
RepublicanAge: 34 Job: Pharmacist Past: I am a conservative, Reagan-like Republican
What qualifies you to serve in the U.S. Congress?
I believe that Hawaii needs representation from a different point of view than the liberal Democratic Party policies of its past. I am a 33-year-old pharmacist who believes that it is time for a change! I have no previous political experience. ...
What is the most pressing federal issue for Hawaii, and what would you do about it?
The most pressing issue in Hawaii is the degree to which the unions control the state government. I would co-sponsor National Right to Work legislation that would allow individuals to decide if they wish to join a union or not. ...
How long should the United States keep troops in Iraq? Explain.
We should keep our troops there long enough to ensure that the government in power is stable and capable of handling its own affairs. Anything short of that would invalidate a lot of the work we have already done there.
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