League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
Los Angeles County, CA November 4, 2014 Election
	Elan S. Carr Answers Questions Candidate for United States Representative; District 33

The questions were prepared by the League of Women Voters of California Education Fund and asked of all candidates for this office.
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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?

Taxes: "Although taxation is a necessary feature of good government, our tax code today is neither fair nor efficient. We need to make our tax system simpler, reduce the many burdens placed upon job creators, and close the many loopholes so that all of us pay our fair share."

Jobs: "Too many Americans today are not finding the kinds of opportunities that our economy provided only a decade ago. The Government's top priority must be to implement a tax and regulatory structure that rapidly grows our economy and encourages job creators, so that all of us, and our children, will be able to find the jobs and careers that they deserve."

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

Healthcare: "We need a healthcare system that covers all Americans while maintaining our country's qualitative edge in terms of medical care and expertise. As the husband of a medical doctor in private practice, I believe that we need to balance universal coverage with a reimbursement system that will allow patients the broadest possible choice of doctors."

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

National Defense: Only by maintaining the ability to project U.S. power around the world can we ensure the safety of our citizens and our allies. Having spent a year on military deployment in Iraq, I know full well the tragedy of war. I also understand from personal experience that the only way to avoid war is through maintaining an unwavering posture of strength and leadership.

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

Immigration: As the child of immigrants who came to this country in pursuit of the American dream, I believe that immigrants have played a central and critical role in building the United States into the prosperous power we have become. Our country should continue to welcome new immigrants into our communities and economy, establish a secure guest worker program for foreigners who wish to work here, secure our borders so that criminals or terrorists do not threaten us, and provide a pathway to citizenship for the many honest and hardworking undocumented residents currently living and working here.

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