League of Women Voters of Ohio
Hamilton County, OH November 7, 2000 Election
	Catherine L. Barrett Answers Questions Candidate for State Representative; District 31

The questions were prepared by the League of Women Voters of Ohio and asked of all candidates for this office.

Read the answers from all candidates.

Questions & Answers

1. What specific measures do you support to increase equal access to health care in Ohio?

The measuers I would support to increase equal access to healthcare in Ohio is to allow individuals to buy into the State Medicaid Program. Those individuals who meet the 200% of Federal Poverty. We have the Working Poor and the Retired individuals who are not eligible for Medicare that are among the uninsured and underinsured. Let's offer a Long Term Care Program for low income and the Elderly Ohioans.

2. What are your views on legislation to study racial profiling by law enforcement?

Ohio legislators should have a study done on racial profiling in Ohio. Being stopped by police myself I was victimized of racial profiling. I had not violated any laws when the Officer realized there was no alcohol on my breath after getting in my face. His excuse was he thought he saw my car touching the white line. He simply told me to drive home carefully. I was stopped for driving while Black.

3. What stable funding source do you support for the Ohio Housing Trust Fund?

The Ohio Housing Trust Fund funding should be stabilized with Federal Funds (HUD), State funding from the operating and capital budgeting and partnerships with Banks, and Businesses. Operating Budget funds be used to subsidized rents for the Mentally Ill and Mentally Retarded and the Disabled Individuals. The Capital Budget fund be approved for building new low income homes for the Disabled and the MRDD.