Respond to Candidate
John Sununu (R)
545 Hooksett Road
#17
Manchester, NH 03104
Visit Candidate's Website
(603) 792-2008
info@teamsununu.org
BIOGRAPHY
While one candidate did respond to the questionnaire, we cannot post that response until we receive a response from at least one other candidate.Q1: While the U.S. has made improvements in the number of children who have health insurance, many children remain uninsured. In addition, federal funding for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) will expire unless the program is reauthorized by March 2009. What priority do you place on SCHIP reauthorization? What can be done, if anything, to increase the number of children who have access to health insurance?
Q2: While the federal government has supported many initiatives to improve health care quality, these efforts often focus on adults and Medicare recipients. What steps, if any, would you support to enhance the quality of children's health care?
Q3: Senator Menendez introduced S. 3277, the "Children's Budget Act," which would add a requirement to future federal budgets to list the different sources of federal funding for children's programs, thereby illustrating how the federal government prioritizes and allocates resources affecting children. What importance, if any, do you place on creating a Children's Budget and why?
Q4: Health care reform may be a big topic for Congressional debate in 2009. What initiatives, if any, would you proactively support? How do you see children's healthcare fitting into this larger debate?
Q5: The Federal Poverty Measure has remained virtually unchanged since it was first created in the 1960s, leading to various proposals to modify it. What changes, if any, would you make to the current method of determining how many Americans lives in poverty and why?
Q6: About 50 million American workers do not have paid sick leave and many more cannot use their paid sick days to care for an ill child, causing hardship to families in which the only parent works or both parents work. What can be done, if anything, to make it easier for workers without paid sick leave to care for an ill child or to increase the number of workers who have paid sick leave?
Q7: Obesity has emerged as a public health crisis, nationally and in New Hampshire. Over the past quarter century, the percentage of American children who fit the definition of "obese" has shot up dramatically, tripling for those aged 12 to 19 and nearly tripling for those aged 6 to 11. What can be done, if anything, to help families and communities address this issue?
Q8: According to the United States Department of Education, between 2001 and 2010 two million students who are otherwise qualified to go to college will not attend because they cannot afford the tuition costs. What measures, if any, do you feel should be taken to make higher education more affordable to students?
Respond to Candidate
Jeanne Shaheen (D)
P.O. Box 1510
Manchester, NH 03105
Visit Candidate's Website
(603) 647-2008
info@jeanneshaheen.org
BIOGRAPHY
While one candidate did respond to the questionnaire, we cannot post that response until we receive a response from at least one other candidate.Q1: While the U.S. has made improvements in the number of children who have health insurance, many children remain uninsured. In addition, federal funding for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) will expire unless the program is reauthorized by March 2009. What priority do you place on SCHIP reauthorization? What can be done, if anything, to increase the number of children who have access to health insurance?
Q2: While the federal government has supported many initiatives to improve health care quality, these efforts often focus on adults and Medicare recipients. What steps, if any, would you support to enhance the quality of children's health care?
Q3: Senator Menendez introduced S. 3277, the "Children's Budget Act," which would add a requirement to future federal budgets to list the different sources of federal funding for children's programs, thereby illustrating how the federal government prioritizes and allocates resources affecting children. What importance, if any, do you place on creating a Children's Budget and why?
Q4: Health care reform may be a big topic for Congressional debate in 2009. What initiatives, if any, would you proactively support? How do you see children's healthcare fitting into this larger debate?
Q5: The Federal Poverty Measure has remained virtually unchanged since it was first created in the 1960s, leading to various proposals to modify it. What changes, if any, would you make to the current method of determining how many Americans lives in poverty and why?
Q6: About 50 million American workers do not have paid sick leave and many more cannot use their paid sick days to care for an ill child, causing hardship to families in which the only parent works or both parents work. What can be done, if anything, to make it easier for workers without paid sick leave to care for an ill child or to increase the number of workers who have paid sick leave?
Q7: Obesity has emerged as a public health crisis, nationally and in New Hampshire. Over the past quarter century, the percentage of American children who fit the definition of "obese" has shot up dramatically, tripling for those aged 12 to 19 and nearly tripling for those aged 6 to 11. What can be done, if anything, to help families and communities address this issue?
Q8: According to the United States Department of Education, between 2001 and 2010 two million students who are otherwise qualified to go to college will not attend because they cannot afford the tuition costs. What measures, if any, do you feel should be taken to make higher education more affordable to students?
Respond to Candidate
Ken Blevens (L)
2 Valley Road
Bow, NH 03304
Visit Candidate's Website
(603) 225-5547
kblevens@comcast.net
BIOGRAPHY
While one candidate did respond to the questionnaire, we cannot post that response until we receive a response from at least one other candidate.Q1: While the U.S. has made improvements in the number of children who have health insurance, many children remain uninsured. In addition, federal funding for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) will expire unless the program is reauthorized by March 2009. What priority do you place on SCHIP reauthorization? What can be done, if anything, to increase the number of children who have access to health insurance?
Q2: While the federal government has supported many initiatives to improve health care quality, these efforts often focus on adults and Medicare recipients. What steps, if any, would you support to enhance the quality of children's health care?
Q3: Senator Menendez introduced S. 3277, the "Children's Budget Act," which would add a requirement to future federal budgets to list the different sources of federal funding for children's programs, thereby illustrating how the federal government prioritizes and allocates resources affecting children. What importance, if any, do you place on creating a Children's Budget and why?
Q4: Health care reform may be a big topic for Congressional debate in 2009. What initiatives, if any, would you proactively support? How do you see children's healthcare fitting into this larger debate?
Q5: The Federal Poverty Measure has remained virtually unchanged since it was first created in the 1960s, leading to various proposals to modify it. What changes, if any, would you make to the current method of determining how many Americans lives in poverty and why?
Q6: About 50 million American workers do not have paid sick leave and many more cannot use their paid sick days to care for an ill child, causing hardship to families in which the only parent works or both parents work. What can be done, if anything, to make it easier for workers without paid sick leave to care for an ill child or to increase the number of workers who have paid sick leave?
Q7: Obesity has emerged as a public health crisis, nationally and in New Hampshire. Over the past quarter century, the percentage of American children who fit the definition of "obese" has shot up dramatically, tripling for those aged 12 to 19 and nearly tripling for those aged 6 to 11. What can be done, if anything, to help families and communities address this issue?
Q8: According to the United States Department of Education, between 2001 and 2010 two million students who are otherwise qualified to go to college will not attend because they cannot afford the tuition costs. What measures, if any, do you feel should be taken to make higher education more affordable to students?
Respond to Candidate
Chester Lapointe (L)
P.O. Box 367
Swanzey, NH 03469
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