Respond to Candidate
Joe Visconti (R)
P.O. Box 270043
West Hartford, CT 06127
Visit Candidate's Website
860-521-6939
joe@viscontiforcongress.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: 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?
Q6: 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?
Q7: Every year, over one million American students fail to graduate from high school. What policy ideas are most important to you in working to increase graduation rates and strengthen America's public schools?
Q8: Obesity has emerged as a public health crisis, nationally and in Connecticut. 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?
Respond to Candidate
John Larson (D)
PO Box 261172
Hartford, CT 06106
Visit Candidate's Website
(860) 241-8040
E-mail address not available
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: 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?
Q6: 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?
Q7: Every year, over one million American students fail to graduate from high school. What policy ideas are most important to you in working to increase graduation rates and strengthen America's public schools?
Q8: Obesity has emerged as a public health crisis, nationally and in Connecticut. 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?
Respond to Candidate
Stephen Fournier (G)
74 Tremont Street
Hartford, CT 06105
Visit Candidate's Website
(860) 794-6718
stepfour@stepfour.com