League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
Sacramento County, CA November 2, 2004 Election
	Pat Driscoll Answers Questions Candidate for United States Representative; District 5

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Questions & Answers

1. What can be done to ensure that California gets its fair share of federal resources?

In Congress I would work to direct Federal resources into investing in people, regardless of state. Investments in providing free education, jobs at a living wage, universal health care, social security, clean energy, and equitable taxes will provide a foundation for economic growth and justice that is desperately needed.

2. What are your foreign policy priorities for the United States?

End the war in Iraq and rebuild cooperative relations with our allies. End our addiciton to oil that drives much of U.S. foreign policy. Halt support for repressive regimes in the Middle East. Reduce terrorism by halting U.S. sponsored terrorists such as those trained by the School Of The Americas.

3. What are your priorities for the federal budget?

Make corporations and the wealthy pay their fair share of taxes. Reorganize and streamline the military, creating a smaller, more efficient, flexible, and balanced force. Eliminate spending on expensive weapons systems that do nothing to protect us from real threats. From the savings gained by these two measures, fund comprehenisve single-payer health care, free education, and reduce the national debt.