Marvin A. McMickle Answers Questions

Candidate for
United States Senate

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. Should the United States pay all its dues to the United Nations as was originally agreed upon in its charter?

Yes, The United States should not sit as a member of the Security Council with out being amember in good standing of the General Assembly. We should not withhold dues as leverage to limit the spread of information about birth control and family planning.

2. What specific measures, if any, would you support to reform health care?

Support a patient's bill of rights Support expanding Medicaid to cover prescription drugs for Seniors Seek funding to assist the 45 million Americans presently uninsured Invest more in prevention messages and programs

3. What measures, if any, would you support to reform our campaign finance system?

I would begin by supporting public funding of federal and statewide elections, would support ending 30 second attack ads in favor of 1-2 minute campaign position views by the candidate, would support shortening the campaign season for Presidential elections, would support the restricted use of soft money contributions, and would support asking TV stations to provide equal access to the air waves for all "major" candidates at a drastically lower cost than is the case today. I would support a reasonable cap on the maximum amount of money spent on a campaign.