As your State Senator, I wrote the Taxpayers Bill of Rights. Easing the burdens on your family budget continues to be my top priority.
In Congress, I support repealing the death tax and alternative minimum tax, slashing the capital gains tax and marriage penalty, and simplifying the tax code to help your family and business keep more of your hard-earned money for your priorities.
My strong record as a tax-cutting fiscal conservative has earned me the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Spirit of Enterprise Award, National Taxpayers Union's Taxpayers Friend Award, and Club for Growth's Defender of Economic Freedom Award.
Congress must open up domestic supplies of energy to exploration if we are to reduce your pain at the pump.
From reserves in the mountain West to ANWR to the outer-continental shelf, we have untapped resources that can increase energy supply and reduce prices. And, constantly improving technology gives us the ability to explore while preserving our natural heritage for generations.
And, we must never stop exploring alternative energy. France gets 80% of its energy from clean, safe nuclear energy. Yet, the U.S. hasn't built a new reactor in three decades. We cannot limit our capacity for ingenuity in the search for energy answers.
American healthcare is the best in the world, but rising costs make it inaccessible to many. In fact, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation, between 2000 and 2006, premiums for family coverage increased 87%, making the average annual premium for families more than $12,000.
A big part of the problem has roots in the Tax Code, which favors employer-provided health insurance. My Health Care Freedom of Choice Act would provide full tax deductibility for individual medical expenses, including medical care, dental care, long-term care and insurance premiums.
We must support the men and women who protect our nation. That means giving them the tools and equipment they need, as well as the benefits and moral support they have earned. I support tax benefits to help ease the financial burdens our citizen-warriors and their families face and updated, improved GI Bill education benefits.
We must not only fight the war against terror overseas, but we must also secure our borders here in the U.S. And, we must ensure that lax laws on illegal immigration do not provide easy access into our nation for those who would do us harm.
As a strong advocate for a culture of life, I have earned the support of the Susan B. Anthony List and National Pro-Life Alliance.
As a former foster-mother for 23 children, I have been an advocate for foster families in Congress. I testified before the House Ways and Means Committee for my School Choice for Foster Kids Act, to provide some stability for foster children.
In the State Senate, I led the charge to free Minnesota education from the federal No Child Left Behind mandates and in Congress I am continuing my work to return control over education to parents and local educators.
I fully support Minnesota's hunting and fishing heritage, earning me the backing of the NRA and sportsmen across the District.
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