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The questions were prepared by the League of Women Voters of New York State and asked of all candidates for this office.
Read the answers from all candidates (who have responded).Questions & Answers
1. The American occupation in Iraq continues to be enormously costly in dollars and in lives. What is your position on how our government should proceed?
"We should control the partisan venom, realize that we can not go back to 'the way things were,' do what we can to rebuild Iraqi security as quickly as possible, and try to remember for the future the dangers of precipitous interference in situations we don't completely understand."2. What is your impression of the roll-out of the Medicare Prescription Drug program so far, and what changes would you propose to make it better?
"Seniors who are poor have their drugs paid for by Medicaid. Many of the rest are covered by private drug plans or pharmaceutical company discount programs. The Medicare Drug program is a hugely expensive and confusing 'white elephant' with potential for bankrupting the entire Medicare system. It should be repealed."3. Where do you stand on the current balance between security and civil rights?
"The nature of threat to our national security has changed and so must our response to it change. So far, the threat to our civil liberties appears to be more apparent than real. However, sections of the Patriot Act mandating excessive secrecy are troubling. 'The price of liberty...eternal vigilance."
Responses to questions asked of each candidate are reproduced as submitted to the League.
- Original answers for a published Voters Guide were limited to 50 words and are presented as submitted. Candidates have since been invited to supply answers of any length for the Web.
Read the answers from all candidates (who have responded).
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