U.S. House of RepresentativesCandidate for District 1
Rob Lydon
My Top 3 Priorities
- Addressing unsustainable deficit spending through both decreased spending and increased revenue generation
- Improving both quality of, and access to education, including higher education and career/technical training.
- Addressing public forestland management, including sustainable harvest and wildfire mitigation practices
Experience
Experience
Education
Questions & Answers
Questions from League of Women Voters of California (3)
It is simplistic to lump all of our infrastructure into a single question. Any budget for the above named infrastructure areas will need careful application and balancing of private and public use revenues, federal tax and tariff revenues and private investment. The only caveat, in my opinion, is that there be no deficit spending- if we cannot afford it, we shouldn't do it.
I will propose and support amendments to our current healthcare system. These would include adding an annual review process; establishing standardized metrics of performance in the areas of accessibility, affordability for all socioeconomic groups (including working people) and quality of care; requiring a balanced healthcare budget which includes no deficit spending; and mandating a robust and transparent amendment process which provides for continuing modification to improve access, affordability and quality.
I will support any immigration policy which will allow the continued immigration of people who will integrate into our society as we and our ancestors have, while simultaneously preventing the entry of those people who will not- people with criminal histories, those with malicious intent, and the willfully indigent. I will cross party lines, if necessary, to do so. I believe this is not a party issue, but one where dignity, respect and opportunity for all people should be our metrics.
