Chellie Pingree in Survey of 2002 Senate and House campaign websites

On Budget & Economy: More corporate disclosure; less insider transactions

Pingree’s plan would use Maine’s law as a model [for closing corporate tax loopholes], and would require more financial disclosure for corporations, including transactions not included on balance sheets and insider transactions and loans. It also would require insiders to reveal when they are selling stock, among other items. Source: 2002 Senate campaign website, PingreeForSenate.com Sep 26, 2002

On Education: Reform schools through increased funding

In the Maine Senate, Pingree voted for increases in general funding for education & to fully fund special education. She cosponsored legislation that sought additional funds for school construction and legislation that would have created equity in access to quality secondary education. Her commitment to fighting for education funds and programs has earned her the endorsement the Maine Education Association, the largest association representing Maine’s teachers. Source: 2002 Senate campaign website, PingreeForSenate.com Sep 26, 2002

On Environment: Supports clean environment; $50M for public land

In the Maine Senate, she was a champion of environmental causes. She was an original sponsor of legislation to appropriate $50 million to acquire public land in the largest non-transportation bond proposal in Maine history. Chellie consistently voted to improve air quality, limit clear-cutting, test emissions, and to suspend corporate subsidies for environmental violations. Source: 2002 Senate campaign website, PingreeForSenate.com Sep 26, 2002

On Health Care: Allow states to negotiate lower drug prices

Pingree will push to increase the bargaining power of states. Maine has led the way in attempting to lower drug costs for all residents by negotiating with drug companies for lower prices. However, states need more flexibility from the federal government to negotiate lower prices through the federally funded, state-administered Medicaid program. The creative work done in the states should not be tied up at every turn by this powerful industry. States should be allowed more flexibility under the law to seek creative solutions. Any state should be able to negotiate for lower prices from drug companies that provide drugs to the state’s Medicaid program -- and pass those discounts on to anyone who lacks prescription drug coverage, not just those on Medicaid. Source: 2002 Senate campaign website, PingreeForSenate.com Sep 26, 2002

On Health Care: Fight drug companies to make generic drugs available

Pingree will push to make lower priced, quality generic drugs available to consumers. Many people could save enormous amounts of money by buying high-quality, lower priced generic drugs, which often cost 25-60% less than expensive name-brand drugs. However, pharmaceutical companies use their influence to keep quality generic drugs off the market,. National drug policies should lower the barriers erected by the big drug companies and make quality generic drugs available to consumers. Source: 2002 Senate campaign website, PingreeForSenate.com Sep 26, 2002

On Tax Reform: Close corporate tax loopholes

“When our country’s largest companies don’t pay their fair share, it’s the taxpayers, families and small businesses that get stuck with the bill,” said Pingree. “Ending tax loopholes that allow big corporations to evade taxes by using an overseas P.O. Box is the right thing to do” Pingree said. Her plan would use Maine’s law as a model, and would require more financial disclosure for corporations Source: 2002 Senate campaign website, PingreeForSenate.com Sep 26, 2002

On Health Care: Patient’s Rights to protect privacy

Pingree called for passage of a National Patients Bill of Rights that includes additional privacy protections for patients. “Keeping your medical records protected from the marketing departments of the pharmaceutical companies is a basic right that patients deserve,” said Pingree. “A National Patients Bill of Rights that includes privacy protections will ensure that doctors and health care professionals -- not big drug or insurance companies -- make important health care decisions.” Source: 2002 Senate campaign website, PingreeForSenate.com Aug 28, 2002

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