League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
California State Government March 2, 2004 Election
	Toni C. Casey Answers Questions Candidate for United States Senator; Republican Party

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Questions & Answers

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

It will take a proven leader to ensure California receives its fair share of federal resources. Toni Casey has proven herself as that leader with the ability to form an influential coalition. Casey has passed legislation in California and ridden burdensome business regulations within seventeen other states. She will enforce others to understand the necessary and vital nature of California receiving appropriate funds.

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

The three top foreign policy priorities for Toni Casey are:

• Peace in the Middle East
• The War on Terrorism
• Fair and Equal Trade

3. What are your priorities for the federal budget?

Toni Casey has a five point plan to ensure economic growth and a balanced federal budget.

• Bringing Federal Tax Dollars Back to California: Supports requiring California's federal tax receipts sent to Washington each year to be spent in California - for California's infrastructure, research facilities, education, and port, rail and border protection. In 2002, Californians sent in excess of $58 billion more in tax receipts to Washington than the state received back in federal spending. Over the last sixteen years, the net defecit of tax receipts has reached $280 billion.

• Fiscal Responsibility: Support balanced budgets and eliminate the irresponsible pork barrel spending that has become "business as usual" in Washington.

• Tax Reduction: Make President Bush's tax cuts permanent including permanently eliminating the death tax and marriage tax penalty.

• Free Trade: Supports Trade Promotion Authority to allow the president to negotiate trade agreements, supports NAFTA, and support's China's membership in the World Trade Organization.

• Legal Reform: Supports legislation to end frivolous lawsuits and punish litigants who bring frivolous suits to court, and supports the Class Action Fairness Act.