2008 Senate Candidate Questionnaire by the Business Industry Political Action Committee
BIPAC was founded in 1963 to enable more effective business participation in the political process. An independent, bipartisan organization, BIPAC provides a weekly e-mail newsletter of political intelligence and commentary.
The BIPAC Senate questionnaire includes numerous Senate candidates answering questions of interest to business readers. The BIPAC website is www.bipac.net.
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from BIPAC 2008 Senate Candidate Questionnaire (number of quotes indicated):
- Jim Risch (13)
- Norm Coleman (6)
- Roger Wicker (5)
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Corporations
Jim Risch: Reduce corporate tax; eliminate corporate capital gains tax.
Norm Coleman: Reduce corporate tax; eliminate corporate capital gains tax.
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Energy & Oil
Jim Risch: Yucca Mountain is the proper site for nuclear waste.
Jim Risch: Drill offshore; drill ANWR; drill for oil shale.
Jim Risch: No cap-&-trade; include India & China in carbon restrictions.
Norm Coleman: Speed up nuclear plant processing; send waste to Yucca.
Norm Coleman: Drill offshore; but don’t drill ANWR.
Roger Wicker: Speed up nuclear plant processing; send waste to Yucca.
Roger Wicker: Drill offshore; drill ANWR; drill for oil shale.
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Free Trade
Jim Risch: Re-establish Fast Track; re-negotiate NAFTA.
Norm Coleman: Supports Korea Trade; supports Fast Track.
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Government Reform
Jim Risch: Authored Idaho’s current tort reform law.
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Health Care
Jim Risch: Private sector is best suited to manage health care.
Roger Wicker: Private sector is best suited to manage health care.
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Immigration
Jim Risch: No comprehensive legislation; no amnesty.
Norm Coleman: I do not support a path to citizenship.
Roger Wicker: No comprehensive legislation; no amnesty.
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Jobs
Jim Risch: Keep secret ballot process for union elections.
Jim Risch: Stronger workforce education; overturn ergonomic standards.
Roger Wicker: Keep secret ballot process for union elections.
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Tax Reform
Jim Risch: High priority on keeping lower individual tax rates.
Jim Risch: Eliminate capital gains tax & estate tax.
Norm Coleman: Eliminate capital gains tax & estate tax.
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Technology
Jim Risch: Federally fund state infrastructure projects with no strings.
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The above quotations are from 2008 Senate Candidate Questionnaire by the Business Industry Political Action Committee.
Other 2008 Senate debates:
- Interviews with Senate candidates (OnTheIssues SenateMatch series)
- Senior Citizens League Guide (Senate questionnaire on retirement topics)
- Scientists and Engineers for America Guide (Senate questionnaire on science & technology topics)
- Business Industry Political Action Committee (Senate questionnaire on business topics)
- Political Courage Test (Senate questionnaire on general topics)
- Citizens for Global Solutions (Senate questionnaire on international topics)
- This Is Not Florida How Al Franken Won the Minnesota Senate Recount,by Jay Weiner
State-by-state debates:
- AK: Sen. Ted Stevens (R, incumbent) vs. Mayor Mark Begich (D)
- AL: Sen. Jeff Sessions (R, incumbent) vs. State Sen. Vivian Figures (D)
- CO: Rep. Mark Udall (D) vs. Rep. Bob Schaeffer (R)
- GA: Georgia Democratic primary debate
- IA: Sen. Tom Harkin (D, incumbent) vs. Christopher Reed (R)
- ID: Gov. Jim Risch (R) vs. Rep. Larry LaRocco (D) vs. Rex Rammell (I)
- IL: Sen. Dick Durbin (D, incumbent) vs. Dr. Steven Sauerberg (R)
- KS: Sen. Pat Roberts (R, incumbent) vs. Rep. Jim Slattery (D)
- KY: Sen. Mitch McConnell (R, incumbent) vs. Bruce Lunsford (D)
- LA: Sen. Mary Landrieu (D, incumbent) vs. John Neely Kennedy (R)
- MA: Sen. John Kerry (D, incumbent) vs. Jeff Beatty (R)
- ME: Sen. Susan Collins (R, incumbent) vs. Rep. Tom Allen (D)
- MN: Sen. Norm Coleman (R, incumbent) vs. Al Franken (D) & Sen. Dean Barkley (I)
- MS: Sen. Roger Wicker (R, incumbent) vs. Gov. Ronnie Musgrove (D)
- NC: Sen. Liddy Dole (R) vs. State Sen. Kay Hagan (D)
- NE: Gov. Mike Johanns (R) vs. Scott Kleeb (D)
- NE: Nebraska's Brand of Change, by Scott Kleeb
- NH: Sen. John Sununu (R, incumbent) vs. Gov. Jeanne Shaheen
- NJ: Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D, incumbent) vs. Rep. Dick Zimmer (R)
- NM: Rep. Steve Pearce (R) vs. Rep. Tom Udall (D)
- OK: Sen. Jim Inhofe (R, incumbent) vs. State Sen. Andrew Rice (D)
- OR: Sen. Gordon Smith (R, incumbent) vs. State Rep. Jeff Merkley (D)
- SD: Sen. Tim Johnson (D, incumbent) vs. Joel Dykstra (R)
- TX: Sen. Jon Cornyn (R, incumbent) vs. Rick Noriega (D)
- VA: Gov. Jim Gilmore (R) and vs. Gov. Mark Warner (D)
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