League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
Los Angeles County, CA June 3, 2014 Election
	Michael Shapiro Answers Questions Candidate for United States Representative; District 33

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Questions & Answers

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

A greater stimulus investment rebuilding our nation's infrastructure. Passing a stronger Clean Water Act. Passing a Living Wage Bill, passing Equal Pay for Equal Work legislation, passing a NATIONAL BACK TO SCHOOL ACT for all Americans to improve and increase technical, professional and working skills. Cut taxes on middle class workers. And pass lower taxes for US companies that bring jobs BACK to America under the American Patriots JOBS Act.

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

Ideally, eventually easing into a single payer health care national program. In the immediate future fix any of the ACA's weaknesses or omissions.

3. What are your priorities with respect to our nation’s energy policy?

Becoming energy independent without increasing pollution in our Air, Water or Land! Pass a Manhattan type Energy Research and Development act for developing synthetic fuels.

4. What, if any, changes should be made with respect to our nation’s security, including our national defense or anti-terrorism measures?

Continue to be aggressive in protecting America while keeping America's 4th Amendment to the US Constitution regarding individual privacy as a guiding beacon of National Security.

5. What is your position on the issue of immigration reform? What, if any, changes to legislation or policy would you support?

We should have a definite road to citizenship for all immigrants without criminal records here or abroad, who have been in the US for more than five years. There should be a faster track for tax paying and working immigrants.

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