Ann Kirkpatrick

Health care reform is the single most effective investment that we can make to bring economic relief to workers and families.

I strongly support proposals extending the elimination of the capital gains tax for small businesses and addressing the estate tax.

I strongly oppose any proposal that would allow the VA to bill a veteran's private insurance for treatment of a service-connected disability.

I am opposed to budget proposals that would increase taxes for small business owners and working families.

I strongly support the President's proposed increase of $400 million for Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, or ICE.

I believe that it is the wrong time to make changes to the tax code that could make charitable contributions less attractive.

I support the proposal to hire an additional 50,000 officers, and I strongly support sustaining resources for our local communities.

The Mortgage Interest Deduction (MID) is an important incentive that encourages Americans all over the country to buy homes.

I remain concerned about President Obama's proposal to reduce the itemized deduction rate for families with incomes over $250,000.

I applaud the President for scaling back the Yucca Mountain program. For years, Nevadans have fought against this disastrous plan to store nuclear waste in our backyard.

I strongly supported provisions in the economic recovery package that will make it easier for solar, wind and other renewable industries to gain access to the capital necessary to deploy these new technologies at speed and scale.

The need for their services has only grown.

As we face critical challenges ahead, we must work together, Democrats and Republicans.

I believe that this budget should double cancer funding over the coming years and heavily invest in research on Parkinson's, diabetes, and Alzheimer's.

They not only need the health care they are entitled to, but we need to provide them with access to higher education and job training.

If our goal is a stronger, better economy--education is how we get there.

We must make a commitment to restore science and innovation as the keys to a new American Economy.

Our ability to get our country back on track relies on our ability to change the way our country generates and uses energy.

We have a unique opportunity at this time to change the way we power this country.

It is always cheaper to use less energy than to create more of it.

I applaud President Obama's commitment to the Veterans of the United States as demonstrated by his increasing the Department of Veterans Affairs Fiscal Year 2010 Budget for health care and compensation.

I do have concerns, however, about the way in which the funds would be allocated to the highway, transit and airport programs.

Direct payments are also the most economical because they allow farmers to plan according to market conditions and it are the least disruptive of trade.

I also understand how complicated the process is for receiving financial aid.

I am very pleased to see an increase in transit funding.