League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Ventura Counties, CA June 3, 2014 Election
	Sandra Marshall Answers Questions Candidate for United States Representative; District 24

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Questions & Answers

1. In this time of high unemployment and budget deficits, what are the most important steps that should be taken to improve our nation’s economy and sustain job creation?

Invest in our nation. Keep jobs local, stop outsourcing. Establish ongoing building and maintenance program for roads, bridges, buildings, and schools. Become energy efficient: put solar on every home and building. Focus on new techology, health alternatives. From city to city damaged or destroyed by weather, oil spill or climate clean up and rebuild as needed to function.

It is time to invest in the future.

2. What, if any, changes should be made to federal health care policies or programs?

Make affordable health care available to all regardless of age, income, previous health conditions. I would like to see a national health care program. Currently insurance companies seem to dictate who and what gets covered. Let's take the focus of profits out of health care and return to putting the health of the patient first.

3. What are your priorities with respect to our nation’s energy policy?

It's time to move away from energy sources that result in energy that keeps us reliant on the oil, fracking, and nuclear industry. We must think ahead; find energy sources that will free us from dependence and reliability from dirty sources of energy. I'd like to see solar on every building and home, . and explore the use of wind and water . Our goal should be to make energy free and clean to all people.

4. What, if any, changes should be made with respect to our nation’s security, including our national defense or anti-terrorism measures?

I believe we have lost our direction. Citizens must feel safe and be empowered. We should not be the bully's of the world. I support a national defense plan that keeps us safe and restores our image as a nation that can be trusted. It may be time to review our national defense to ensure that all divisions are on the same page. We must act and work united as one rather than divisions working against each other. All department/departments of national defense must learn to cooperate and communicate successfully for the good of our nation.

5. What is your position on the issue of immigration reform? What, if any, changes to legislation or policy would you support?

It is unfortunate that politics continues to get in the way of establishing an immigration policy that will be effective and work for the good of our nation. We continue to be a melting pot of people that simply want to enhance their life, live the American Dream. We cannot close the borders, we can however, establish a workers programs that could lead to citizenship. Records show that immigrants do contribute greatly to our economy.

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