League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
State of California June 5, 2012 Election
	John Boruff Answers Questions Candidate for United States Senator

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Questions & Answers

1. In this time of high unemployment, what are the most important steps that should be taken to improve our nation’s economy?

• The Economy must be turned around
• Federal Government Regulations must be curtailed
• A new Tax system must be implemented
• Energy dependence must be stopped
• With the above even begun, jobs will start to flow

2. How should the federal budget deficit be addressed, now and into the future? How should budget priorities for defense and domestic programs be adjusted?

I believe we must enact a Balanced Budget Amendment. Until we have brought the budget under control budget priorities and such subjects as defense and domestic program adjusting is academic. I would advocate a thorough study be made as to where our armed forces should be deployed and are really needed.

3. What are your priorities with respect to our nation’s energy policy? Should there be an emphasis on clean energy and reducing carbon emissions, and/or on reducing our dependence on foreign sources?

Our primary energy problem is our dependence on foreign oil. We can have clean energy without resorting to the restrictive efforts of the EPA. Global Warming has been shown to be a farce and, while I believe in a clean environment, there must be some sensible way to assure that we are caring about our environment without putting industries out of business. Some experts claim that we have over 600 years of oil within our own national jurisdiction. There is no need to pay dollars to those who would destroy us. Let's pay those dollars instead to the workers who will bring that oil safely to our homes for heating as well as our automobiles.

4. What, if any, changes should be made to federal health care policies or programs?

The Federal Government must get out of the health insurance business.

5. What, if any, changes should be made to federal rules on campaign financing?

I would be very much in favor of campaign finance reform. I would even go so far as to say that no private individual or company or groups under a PAC be allowed to contribute one penny to any campaign. This is a subject that would require a lot more discussion, but there is a way that this could be accomplished. I will be glad to go into much more detail on this pesky problem.

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