Mike on the Issues

Jobs and the Economy: Our current unemployment rate is at 10% and in this District, it is at 12%. The hardest hit is in the African-American community. The Bills and Policies of this Administration has our Small Businesses waiting to see what will happen in Washington before they start hiring again….(Read more)

Taxes: The Cap and Trade bill and the Health Care bill will bring higher taxes to all people in this District and nation. Our middle class is going to be the hardest hit and many of our Seniors will see utility bills escalate beyond their ability to pay them. Bold tax reforms are needed to put more money in YOUR pocket and to relieve our small businesses of the burdens they are facing….(Read more)

Health Care: We have the finest Health Care system in the world and the current House and Senate bills will not deliver the promises of affordability or cost controls. Instead, it will cut over $500 BILLION out of the Medicare program our Seniors depend on, force millions onto a substandard Medicaid program that will bankrupt the States because of cost sharing, and not insure the claimed “millions” of those without health care coverages….(Read more)

Government Spending: Our national Debt is already at $12 TRILLION dollars and Congress wants to increase that limit to nearly $14 TRILLION. Deficits have quadrupled under this Administration and we are facing another $1.9 TRILLION in deficits in the next fiscal year. I will reduce the spending and bring a Balanced Budget Act to prevent the deficits and bring fiscal sanity to government….(Read more)

Excessive Regulations: Our small businesses and industries are suffering under the continued increases in government regulations. Expansion is almost impossible without spending millions in meeting the vast spider wed of regulations. Many of our industries have left our shores to find other foreign nations who have far fewer regulations. This has cost Americans’ jobs and the creation of real prosperity….(Read more)

Energy Policy: The refusal of this current Administration to use our own natural resources is outright insanity. We must seek and develop our own sources of oil, gas, and coal to provide affordable and reliable energy in order for our economy to grow. Government funding of “alternative energy” has fallen short. Readily available alternative energy sources won’t be economical or available for decades to come. We have the reserves of oil, natural gas, and coal….(Read more)

Illegal Immigration: We must enforce the laws we currently have in force and close our southern borders to protect from another surge of illegals in our country. The financial strain on Government resources by illegals is enormous and have further added to our deficits and Debt. I fully support the LEGAL immigration of anyone wanting to come to America to enjoy the opportunities we have available and reforms in the obstructions to citizenship for these immigrants. Their contributions to America is great….(Read more)

2nd Amendment Rights: Our Constitution provides for the right to keep and bear arms; the right to protect our person, property, and family is a God given right. It is the cornerstone to our Republic and provides the people the “checks and balances” needed to prevent tyranny in our nation. I will not support any further restrictions to gun ownership by responsible citizens….(Read more)

Sanctity of Life: Jefferson penned in our Declaration of Independence that men are “endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness”. I will oppose any attempt to expand government funding of abortions or organizations that perform abortions….(Read more)

Environment: Clean water, air, and our landscape are something we each should strive to maintain. Carbon dioxide regulation by the EPA or the Cap and Trade bill has been proven to be based on “doctored science” with the release of the “CRU emails”. CO2 is a naturally occurring product on our planet and the science on it causing “climate change” is far from settled. To base legislative or regulatory policy on bad science will only further destroy our economy and the American liberties and freedoms….(Read more)