U.S. House of RepresentativesCandidate for District 36

The first thing I would do is identify where government is wasting tax dollars or subject to fraud.  Our government is mired in waste/over spending and fraud to the tune of one trillion plus dollars per year.  Identifying these leaks of taxpayer dollars and streamling every level of government is where I would start looking for the funds needed to repair/improve or add new infrastructure.  Like every other business in America, if you don't have the money you don't spend it.  You look for waste and decide what items in the budget can be done without. 

I support the idea of a competition based, free market system that encourages purchasing health insurance across state lines.  A competitive market place for insurance offers we the people options in products, pricing and promotes efficency within the market.

First and foremost, secure our borders and enforce our current immigration laws and processes.  I would also support a pathway to citizenship (for illegal aliens in the country) that defines a given timeline to obtain citizenship, outlines procedures, and creates an immigration tax.  The tax sunsets when the immigrant acquires citizenship.

I would support legislation to build more reservoirs in California, capture more water and put farmers back to work growing food and not fallowing ground.  We are now paying farmers to fallow fields so we can send more water to meet the needs of Los Angels.  This needs to stop.  We need capture more water and let farmers farm.

Civility in America has gone to heck in handbasket.  Lack of civility (hate) is usually born out of fear.  I hate you because I fear how you will affect my life.  Becuase I hate you I can't be civil.  This is a big question requiring a very comprehensive answer, but in short, where can we find common ground that elliminates the fear.  For almost all of us, we are united in many shared values.  One of those values is the desire to see our children recieve a good education.  In that education if we spend more time taking away the fear, we will create a more civil society.