John Rowland on Abortion

John Rowland on Budget & Economy

• Regional transportation network to foster trade & economy. (Jul 2000)
• More federal funding for FAA and air traffic control. (Feb 2000)
• Bankruptcy reform: limit Chapter 7; protect states' role. (Feb 2001)
• Uphold commitments to states before other spending. (Sep 2001)
• Maintain & enforce existing spending caps in the future. (Sep 1998)

John Rowland on Civil Rights

• Support principles embodied in the Equal Rights Amendment. (Feb 2001)
• Require 90 day delay for compliance before ADA lawsuits. (May 2002)
• Limit interstate class-action lawsuits to federal courts . (May 2002)

John Rowland on Corporations

John Rowland on Crime

• Supports flexible federal block grants for crime programs. (Sep 2001)

John Rowland on Drugs

• More federal funding for all aspects of Drug War. (Aug 2000)

John Rowland on Education

• Focus educational resources to help those with greatest need. (Jul 2001)
• Require state standards, regular assessments, and sanctions. (Jul 2001)
• Support Ed-Flex: more flexibility if more accountable. (Jul 2001)

John Rowland on Energy & Oil

• Voluntary partnerships reduce greenhouse gases economically. (Aug 2000)
• Kyoto Treaty must include reductions by all countries. (Aug 2000)
• Create Regional Emissions Registry for GHG trading. (Aug 2001)
• Supports immediate reductions in greenhouse gases. (Sep 1998)

John Rowland on Environment

• Eliminate mercury releases by 2003. (Sep 2000)
• More state autonomy on brownfields & Superfund cleanups. (Aug 2001)
• Support State Revolving Loan Fund for flexible Clean Water. (Aug 2001)
• Supports grants for brownfields remediation. (May 2002)
• Make EPA into a Cabinet department. (May 2002)
• Focus on results, not regulation. (Sep 1998)

John Rowland on Families & Children

• Encourage fathers' participation in child-raising. (Sep 2001)
• Federal funds & state involvement in fatherhood initiatives. (Aug 2001)

John Rowland on Foreign Policy

John Rowland on Free Trade

• Develop an open North American energy market. (Jul 2000)
• Foster globalization with New England & Eastern Canada. (Aug 2001)
• Promote the Andean Free Trade Agreement. (May 2002)
• More business cooperation between New England & East Canada. (Jun 1998)

John Rowland on Government Reform

• Reforms must respect state's rights to select electors. (Aug 2001)
• Reduce federal government size & scope, including military. (Sep 1998)

John Rowland on Gun Control

John Rowland on Health Care

• No federal pre-emption of employee health plan regulation. (Oct 2001)
• Tax credits for those without employee health insurance. (May 2002)
• Tax deduction for long-term care insurance. (May 2002)
• Support telemedicine for underserved areas. (May 2002)
• $350 billion for prescriptions for poor seniors. (May 2002)
• Protect state tobacco settlement funds from federal seizure. (Apr 1999)

John Rowland on Homeland Security

John Rowland on Immigration

• No automated entry-exit control system; allow free flow. (Jul 2000)
• Share costs of legal immigration between states & federal. (Feb 2001)
• Federal government should deal with criminal repatriation. (Feb 2001)
• English immersion over bilingual education. (Jul 2001)

John Rowland on Jobs

John Rowland on Local Issues

John Rowland on Principles & Values

• Religious affiliation: Catholic. (Nov 2000)
• Member of New England Governors Conference. (Aug 2001)
• Member, National Governors Association/Economic Development. (Jan 2001)
• Member of Republican Governors Association. (Aug 2001)
• Member of the Republican Leadership Council. (Jan 2001)
• Member of the Republican Main Street Partnership . (Jan 2001)

John Rowland on Social Security

• Maintain long-term solvency of Social Security and Medicare. (Aug 2001)
• Supports individual savings accounts and work incentives. (Sep 1998)

John Rowland on Tax Reform

• No national sales tax or VAT. (Feb 2000)
• Let states independently determine estate taxes. (May 2001)
• Implement socially fair, broad-based tax cuts. (Sep 1998)

John Rowland on War & Peace

• Deal with terrorism as a joint federal-state responsibility. (Feb 2001)
• Include states in anti-terrorism planning. (Sep 2001)
• Supports $48 billion in new spending for anti-terrorism. (Jan 2002)

John Rowland on Welfare & Poverty

• Maintain federal Social Services Block Grant funding. (Sep 2001)
• Maintain flexibility & funding levels for TANF block grants. (Sep 2001)