Bob Smith
Historical Details
Position on Issues
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Voted against limiting "soft money" in campaign spending
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Sponsored a bill giving gun owners the right to carry concealed guns in other states, provided they have a license to carry concealed firearms from their home state
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Candidate's Website, 2014
"CAP AND TRADE: This is another big government-fabricated issue. There is no private sector demand for this. It will saddle power providers with huge costs which will ultimately be borne by the taxpayers in their utility bills. It will be a regulatory nightmare. I saw this issue first hand when I was the Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. The liberals were wrong then and they are still wrong now! This is driven by the United Nations global warming crowd. The United States must not impose this kind of nonsense on our taxpayers and businesses. What about China and other big polluters? They pollute at will with no costs imposed on them. They are saving their money to buy our T bills. Which is another issue!"
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Sponsored a bill saying life begins at conception
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"Smith said the biggest issue for him is the country's huge debt, which both parties helped create. He said he is also concerned about a push for national health care, government spying on private citizens and deficit spending. 'We need leadership to try to head that off,' Smith said. 'I did have a voting record over 18 years of anti-deficit, anti-debt. I lost that battle, but now we need to turn it around before it is too late.'"
