2014 Alaska Senate debates


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Abortion     Dan Sullivan: Exception for abortion to protect life of mother.     Joe Miller: Don't talk about exceptions; talk about life.     Mead Treadwell: Exception for abortion for rape, incest & maternal health.     Joe Miller: Abortion causes a culture of death.     Mark Begich: No new regulations on women's access to medical care.

Budget & Economy     Joe Miller: Free enterprise is the key to national prosperity.     Mead Treadwell: $800 billion stimulus spends on backs of future generations.     Mead Treadwell: Opposes federal overreach; supports more economic freedom.

Civil Rights     Mead Treadwell: Allow transgendered to correct gender on driver's license.     Joe Miller: Concerned over dissolution of traditional family.     Dan Sullivan: Opposes gay marriage.     Joe Miller: Opposes ENDA; ok to decide whether a business serves gays.     Joe Miller: Let states decide about gay rights & minority rights.

Corporations     Joe Miller: Multinational corporations exert power over party duopoly.

Education     Joe Miller: Oppose nationwide Common Core standards.

Energy & Oil     Joe Miller: No subsidies for wind and solar.     Mead Treadwell: Supports CO2 sequestration technology and hydrogen vehicles.     Mark Begich: Drill in the Arctic Ocean; drill in National Forests.

Environment     Dan Sullivan: Stop EPA from pre-judging Pebble Mine.     Mark Begich: No metal mining at Pebble Mine; it damages salmon fishery.     Mark Begich: Allow gravel road through federal refuge to isolated village.     Mead Treadwell: Fight EPA's Pebble Mine restrictions.     Mead Treadwell: Good science should drive all fisheries decisions.

Foreign Policy     Dan Sullivan: Inaction has its own consequences: keep options on the table.     Dan Sullivan: Served as assistant secretary of state under Condi Rice.

Government Reform     Dan Sullivan: TV ads financed by super-PAC, both for him & against.     Joe Miller: Photo ID for voting.     Joe Miller: Stop federal systematic spiritual and religious apartheid.     Mark Begich: Active trader on the stock market, despite proposed ban.

Gun Control     Joe Miller: Opposes more gun restrictions.     Mead Treadwell: Address school shootings with national mental health push.

Health Care     Joe Miller: Repeal ObamaCare; it's not a government responsibility.     Dan Sullivan: AdWatch: Washington is broken; including ObamaCare.     Mark Begich: AdWatch: Promised we could keep our plans under ObamaCare.     Mark Begich: AdWatch: Begich supports ObamaCare for Alaskans.     Mark Begich: AdWatch: Targeted by RNC robocalls for support of ObamaCare.     Joe Miller: Embrace threat of federal shutdown to defund ObamaCare.     Mead Treadwell: Repeal ObamaCare by winning back Senate.

Homeland Security     Joe Miller: Maintain a superior nuclear arsenal.     Mead Treadwell: Work to bring missile defense base to Alaska.

Immigration     Dan Sullivan: No way should Obama give "executive amnesty" to illegals.     Mark Begich: Only Congress can grant amnesty, not President.     Dan Sullivan: Reunite kids immigrating to the US with families, back home.     Dan Sullivan: Secure the border, but no pledge against amnesty.     Joe Miller: Sign pledge to oppose all efforts at amnesty.     Mead Treadwell: Secure the border, then illegals can stay if they pay fines.     Joe Miller: Protect the borders; prevent illegal entry.

Principles & Values     Joe Miller: Judeo-Christian values established our government framework.     Dan Sullivan: Met Native Alaskan wife while working for Sen. Ted Stevens.     Dan Sullivan: Personal wealth between $1.6M and $3.8M, in family business.     Joe Miller: Only main contender for AK Senate who isn't a millionaire.     Dan Sullivan: AdWatch: I love my state; I hate politicians.     Dan Sullivan: Website and campaign refuse to spell out issue positions.     Dan Sullivan: Involved in Alaska state politics since 1990.     Mead Treadwell: Involved in Alaska state politics since 1978.

Technology     Joe Miller: NSA recording digital cell phone calls is turnkey tyranny.     Mead Treadwell: Made millions from high-tech camera on Google Street View.

War & Peace     Dan Sullivan: Air strikes against ISIS but means US combat troops.     Mark Begich: I was too gung-ho supportive of Afghanistan war.     Mark Begich: Air strikes against ISIS but no US forces on the ground.     Dan Sullivan: At State Department, I pursued global terrorist regimes.

Click for quotations from other sources by: Dan Sullivan Republican challenger Alaska Joe Miller Challenger and previous Republican Nominee Alaska Mark Begich Alaska Democratic candidate for governor Mead Treadwell Alaska Republican Lt. Governor