U.S. House of Rep. IL 12th District, Teri Newman (R)
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KSDK -- Teri Newman is running for the 12th Congressional District seat for the U.S. House of Representatives in the Illinois Republican Primary on February 2.
NewsChannel 5 sent an email to each candidate asking them to answer a series of questions to better prepare voters for the primary election.
Newman's responses are below.
Do you think healthcare needs to be overhauled in the United States? If no, why not? If yes, to what extent?
Health care does need to be reformed but not with the bill currently before Congress. I support extensive tort reforms and allowing interstate insurance coverage and competition. Doctors should contribute to tort reform by better policing their profession, removing bad doctors from the practice of medicine and making disciplinary records public instead of hiding dangerous and incompetent doctors and nurses behind a cloak of secrecy. Medicare and Medicaid fraud is staggering because of the incredible inefficiency in policing the providers. With the technology available today it should be easy to spot false claims and those who are cheating the taxpayers, and prosecution should be swift and certain with harsh punishment. Decisions about patient care are best made by doctors, not bureaucrats and government policies. Government does not belong in the health care business or any other business for that matter. It's nothing but an ill-disguised power grab to take over one-sixth of the U.S. economy.
How long should U.S. troops remain in Afghanistan? Also, how many troops would you support sending to Afghanistan?
As many as we need and they stay until we win. The terrorists are intent upon killing all of the infidels which is anyone who isn't Muslim. The war on terror is one that we MUST win and I am totally supportive of our military. Cut-and-run Costello voted to cut the funding for our troops; what kind of a message is this from the man who calls himself "the patron saint of Scott Air Force Base"? Of course anyone who takes close to 3 million in PAC "contributions" when running unopposed isn't working for the people, so Jerry has some explaining to do to the taxpayers.
What is your plan for bringing jobs to Southern Illinois?
Tax breaks and incentives have a long history of being successful in job creation and bringing in business. When tax incentives are used to lure businesses to a community to encourage economic growth then it should be obvious that increased taxes have the opposite effect.The government's right hand doesn't know what the left hand is doing and this is responsible for billions in waste and mismanagement and the reason people hate to pay taxes is because they watch the government waste their hard-earned money. Fiscal responsibility should be the first priority of the government. Illinois has a horribly unfriendly business atmosphere and businesses are crossing the river to a place where business is welcomed. Less government, lower taxes and cut social spending programs that duplicate each other. We need LESS government, not more! I am a strong supporter of the Fair Tax plan that eliminates the IRS and people keep their entire paycheck. As a businesswoman, I know that there is NO WAY to spend your way to prosperity--and it's insane and irresponsible that the government thinks it's the solution. People are also LEAVING Illinois in droves over taxes and we are going to lose ANOTHER Congressional seat in the next census. Additionally, the more people that leave, the higher they raise the taxes for the rest of us--which means more people leave in a vicious circle that benefits no one and harms many of us. I also have a three-prong plan for turning East St. Louis into a vibrant part of 21st century America and breaking the decades-long cycle of poverty in the city. Jerry Costello has done nothing for the people of ESL except use them for their votes and then dump them until the next election.
Do you support bringing prisoners from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to a prison in Northern Illinois? Why or Why not?
Guantanamo Bay should not be closed and the terrorists that are being kept there should be tried by the military. They committed acts of war while calling themselves soldiers so the military should retain jurisdiction over them and in Cuba, should they escape, it's a 90-mile swim through shark infested waters to reach American soil. They certainly don't belong in Illinois and would someone PLEASE explain to me how housing 100 prisoners will create (according to Governor Quinn) 3000 jobs. I don't have a math degree but that works out to 30 jobs per prisoner at a cost of about $150,000,000 per year in a state with an 8 BILLION DOLLAR BUDGET DEFICIT this year, so this is yet another example of fiscal irresponsibility. I also think that it is beyond insane to allow terrorists in our prison to recruit new members from the dregs of society who will assist the terrorists in their quest to kill us all. Government needs to take the long view and do what's good for the citizens and the country, NOT the political PACs and special interest groups who give them millions of dollars in "contributions" every campaign. I don't accept PAC money because I refuse to be a special interest tool.
It's time to take back America for Americans!
For additional information about Newman, visit her web site.
KSDK
NewsChannel 5 sent an email to each candidate asking them to answer a series of questions to better prepare voters for the primary election.
Newman's responses are below.
Do you think healthcare needs to be overhauled in the United States? If no, why not? If yes, to what extent?
Health care does need to be reformed but not with the bill currently before Congress. I support extensive tort reforms and allowing interstate insurance coverage and competition. Doctors should contribute to tort reform by better policing their profession, removing bad doctors from the practice of medicine and making disciplinary records public instead of hiding dangerous and incompetent doctors and nurses behind a cloak of secrecy. Medicare and Medicaid fraud is staggering because of the incredible inefficiency in policing the providers. With the technology available today it should be easy to spot false claims and those who are cheating the taxpayers, and prosecution should be swift and certain with harsh punishment. Decisions about patient care are best made by doctors, not bureaucrats and government policies. Government does not belong in the health care business or any other business for that matter. It's nothing but an ill-disguised power grab to take over one-sixth of the U.S. economy.
How long should U.S. troops remain in Afghanistan? Also, how many troops would you support sending to Afghanistan?
As many as we need and they stay until we win. The terrorists are intent upon killing all of the infidels which is anyone who isn't Muslim. The war on terror is one that we MUST win and I am totally supportive of our military. Cut-and-run Costello voted to cut the funding for our troops; what kind of a message is this from the man who calls himself "the patron saint of Scott Air Force Base"? Of course anyone who takes close to 3 million in PAC "contributions" when running unopposed isn't working for the people, so Jerry has some explaining to do to the taxpayers.
What is your plan for bringing jobs to Southern Illinois?
Tax breaks and incentives have a long history of being successful in job creation and bringing in business. When tax incentives are used to lure businesses to a community to encourage economic growth then it should be obvious that increased taxes have the opposite effect.The government's right hand doesn't know what the left hand is doing and this is responsible for billions in waste and mismanagement and the reason people hate to pay taxes is because they watch the government waste their hard-earned money. Fiscal responsibility should be the first priority of the government. Illinois has a horribly unfriendly business atmosphere and businesses are crossing the river to a place where business is welcomed. Less government, lower taxes and cut social spending programs that duplicate each other. We need LESS government, not more! I am a strong supporter of the Fair Tax plan that eliminates the IRS and people keep their entire paycheck. As a businesswoman, I know that there is NO WAY to spend your way to prosperity--and it's insane and irresponsible that the government thinks it's the solution. People are also LEAVING Illinois in droves over taxes and we are going to lose ANOTHER Congressional seat in the next census. Additionally, the more people that leave, the higher they raise the taxes for the rest of us--which means more people leave in a vicious circle that benefits no one and harms many of us. I also have a three-prong plan for turning East St. Louis into a vibrant part of 21st century America and breaking the decades-long cycle of poverty in the city. Jerry Costello has done nothing for the people of ESL except use them for their votes and then dump them until the next election.
Do you support bringing prisoners from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to a prison in Northern Illinois? Why or Why not?
Guantanamo Bay should not be closed and the terrorists that are being kept there should be tried by the military. They committed acts of war while calling themselves soldiers so the military should retain jurisdiction over them and in Cuba, should they escape, it's a 90-mile swim through shark infested waters to reach American soil. They certainly don't belong in Illinois and would someone PLEASE explain to me how housing 100 prisoners will create (according to Governor Quinn) 3000 jobs. I don't have a math degree but that works out to 30 jobs per prisoner at a cost of about $150,000,000 per year in a state with an 8 BILLION DOLLAR BUDGET DEFICIT this year, so this is yet another example of fiscal irresponsibility. I also think that it is beyond insane to allow terrorists in our prison to recruit new members from the dregs of society who will assist the terrorists in their quest to kill us all. Government needs to take the long view and do what's good for the citizens and the country, NOT the political PACs and special interest groups who give them millions of dollars in "contributions" every campaign. I don't accept PAC money because I refuse to be a special interest tool.
It's time to take back America for Americans!
For additional information about Newman, visit her web site.
KSDK
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