League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz Counties, CA November 2, 2004 Election
	Chris Haugen Answers Questions Candidate for United States Representative; District 14

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Questions & Answers

1. What can be done to ensure that California gets its fair share of federal resources?

Right now, California only gets back $.73 for every dollar sent to the Federal Government. This is down from the $.93 we received in 1992. The key is to reduce the amount of tax money that is sent to Washington D.C.. I will vote to make the 2003 tax cuts permanent, stand against reinstating the marriage penalty, death taxes and higher capital gains taxes.

2. What are your foreign policy priorities for the United States?

Win the War on Terror. Unless the US is victorious over the those that wish to destroy our way of life, nothing else matters.

3. What are your priorities for the federal budget?

To win the War on Terror we must adequately fund our military and intelligence capabilities. Currently, the US has no capability to defend against intercontinental ballastic missles. I support research and development of a space-based missle defense