League of Women Voters of the Cincinnati Area Education Fund
State of Ohio November 6, 2012 Election
	Josh Mandel Answers Questions Candidate for United States Senate

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Questions & Answers

1. With strong pressure to reduce expenditures, where would you make significant cuts in the federal budget? Increases?

We need massive reductions in our spending that reduce the deficit by significant margins in the next few years and allow us to actually pay down the debt shortly thereafter. We do not need budget gimmicks that promise to cut spending while actually allowing for increases in spending. There has been far too large of a gap between rhetoric on cutting spending and actual cuts in spending in Washington today. This needs to change.

2. How would you balance the interests of citizens, the environment and the business community?

Affordable, abundant and reliable energy is critical for a growing economy. It is not only essential to fuel our cars and heat our homes, it is instrumental to every aspect of the American economy, from agriculture, to retail, to transportation, to manufacturing.

America is blessed to have abundant natural resources beneath our country. Washington politicians refuse to do what is needed to allow us to develop these resources, reduce our energy costs, and move toward energy independence.

While protecting the air we breathe, water we drink and environment for future generations, it is important that we embark on aggressive and responsible exploration of our natural resources. This exploration is a "win-win-win", for new jobs, affordable energy and natural security.

3. How would you address concerns about immigration?

First and foremost, I strongly believe in legal immigration to the United States. Many years ago, my grandparents immigrated to America by following the laws of this nation, worked hard, and provided a better life for their children and grandchildren in pursuit of the American dream.

America is a nation built upon a shared respect for the rule of law. In respect to illegal immigration, I believe that we need to protect our borders and enforce immigration laws that are already on the books. For this reason, I do not support amnesty.

If individuals want to pursue the American dream and live in this country, they should do so following the rule of law.

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