Maine

Maine U.S. House of Representatives, District 2

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John Frary (R)

355 Red Schoolhouse Road
Farmington, ME 04938

Visit Candidate's Website
(207) 778-6685
jfrary8070@aol.com

BIOGRAPHY

Response to candidate questionnaire not received by the deadline.

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: Today, many American families are comprised of either a working single parent or two working parents who need to use child care services in order to work - which can be a significant financial burden for those trying to make ends meet. What, if anything, can be done to make it easier for working families to obtain child care assistance?

Q6: Three million incidences of child abuse are reported in the U.S. each year, with millions of additional cases going unreported. What, if anything, can be done to prevent abuse, neglect, and violence toward children?

Q7: According to recent figures from the U.S. Census Bureau, the economic cycle spanning from 2000 to 2007 was one of the weakest on record for working families: median incomes fell for working-age households and the overall poverty rate increased from 11.3 percent to 12.5 percent. What, if anything, will you do to help families adequately provide for their children's needs while remaining or working toward economic self-sufficiency?

Q8: Given that children's school days are often considerably shorter than adults' full-time workdays, parents must work to find appropriate after-school arrangements for their children. What, if anything, can be done to help ensure that children are safe and supervised during afternoon and early evening hours?

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Michael Michaud (D)

213 Lisbon Street
Lewiston, ME 04240

Visit Candidate's Website
(207) 786-0220
greg@michaudforcongress.com

BIOGRAPHY

Response to candidate questionnaire not received by the deadline.

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: Today, many American families are comprised of either a working single parent or two working parents who need to use child care services in order to work - which can be a significant financial burden for those trying to make ends meet. What, if anything, can be done to make it easier for working families to obtain child care assistance?

Q6: Three million incidences of child abuse are reported in the U.S. each year, with millions of additional cases going unreported. What, if anything, can be done to prevent abuse, neglect, and violence toward children?

Q7: According to recent figures from the U.S. Census Bureau, the economic cycle spanning from 2000 to 2007 was one of the weakest on record for working families: median incomes fell for working-age households and the overall poverty rate increased from 11.3 percent to 12.5 percent. What, if anything, will you do to help families adequately provide for their children's needs while remaining or working toward economic self-sufficiency?

Q8: Given that children's school days are often considerably shorter than adults' full-time workdays, parents must work to find appropriate after-school arrangements for their children. What, if anything, can be done to help ensure that children are safe and supervised during afternoon and early evening hours?

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