Universal Health Care that Insures Coverage for all Americans
Steve O'Donnell supports expanding access to health care for all Americans. Currently there are over 50 million Americans without health care coverage. Steve will fight for universal Health Care Coverage to insure that every American has access to quality health care.Education is Key: Better Local Schools & Increased Educational Opportunities for college-bound students
The education of our children is the key to their future as well as America's future. Steve O'Donnell believes the federal government must make a substantial commitment to the education of our children. Public schools must be sufficiently funded in order to prepare our children for the highly competitive workplace that exists in today's ever-changing global environment. The federal government must supplement state and local taxpayer based school funding to ensure that our children receive the best education possible.Steve O'Donnell believes that cost should not be an obstacle for young adults with good grades to attend the college or university of their choice. Steve will fight for federal funding for grants and scholarship programs that pay up to 75% of the cost of tuition, room, board and books.
Energy Independence and Alternatives to Oil
America must attain energy independence from foreign oil as a matter of national security. We can no longer be held hostage to the unpredictability of events in the Middle East and other oil producing regions of the world.Protecting our environment and addressing the issue of global warming is added incentive to reducing our reliance on oil as an energy source - whether it's produced domestically or imported.
Steve O'Donnell supports government sponsored research and development incentives for alternative, renewable energy sources as a way to reduce our dependence on oil - as well as reducing the environmental damage and climate change that result from use of oil and fossil fuels.
Steve O'Donnell believes we should explore and encourage energy from a variety of sources including bio-fuels, wind, thermal generation, nuclear fission and clean burning fossil fuels.
Focusing on these energy alternatives will decrease our nation's dependence on foreign oil while increasing jobs and economic development opportunities in new alternative energy markets.
Steve supports increasing the Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards, which will assign more ecological responsibility to the domestic automobile and energy industries. He supports funding of scientific research for clean energy products and alternative energy solutions.
A Comprehensive & Coordinated Homeland Security Operation
Steve O'Donnell believes we must have a comprehensive and nationally coordinated homeland security operation that protects our ports, nuclear facilities, water, transportation and electrical grid systems. Steve believes domestic security operations must be a top national priority.Improved Crime-Fighting Programs for Local Police
Steve O'Donnell supports more federal dollars for local community crime fighting efforts. He supports providing local municipalities with the necessary state and federal funds to allow municipalities to hire more police to fight crime and provide necessary law enforcement protections.
Opposition to Republican Attempts to Privatize Social Security
Steve O'Donnell believes Social Security is a contract between the American people and their government. He will strongly oppose any attempt by Republicans in Congress to privatize social security and he will fight for steady cost of living increases for senior citizens.Ending the War in Iraq
Steve O'Donnell believes it's time to "start bringing our troops home in the quickest way possible -- that ensures their safety."We have already lost more than 3,000 American lives, and nearly 30,000 American soldiers have been wounded in battle. Countless Iraqis have been killed and wounded. We are spending trillions of dollars in unbudgeted expenses - with no end in sight -- while domestic priorities go unfunded.
Steve O'Donnell supports Congressman John Murtha's call for an end to the war and bringing our troops home now.
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