| Issue |
Tom Manion |
Patrick Murphy |
| Energy |
Tom favors all options to decrease our dependence on foreign oil and lower gas prices, including environmentally friendly drilling |
Patrick voted against drilling seven times, voted to raise taxes on gas, and watched the price of gas rise $1.54 during his 2 year term |
| Character |
Tom is a 30 year Marine who comes to Washington as a citizen legislator; is not a career politician and was called to serve out of duty to his son, lost in the Iraq war |
Patrick supports the actions of two of the most corrupt members of Congress, votes with party leadership 93% of the time; accepted a $100,000 book deal weeks before taking his seat in the House |
| Economy/Job growth |
Tom will work to keep taxes low, eliminate wasteful spending, reduce the deficit and obtain tax credits for companies who keep jobs in the US |
Patrick voted for a $7 billion tax increase; voted to remove union employees right to a secret ballot; voted for a measure that will slow down the passage of all future trade agreements |
| Spending |
Tom will use his skills from the business world to find efficiencies in spending |
Patrick voted to cut spending… 33% of the time. Voted for a omnibus bill with 9,000 earmarks |
| Taxes |
Tom pledged not to raise taxes |
Patrick raised taxes on gas and heating oil, voted against making the marriage and child tax breaks permanent, and voted for a tax on private health care plans |
| Immigration |
Tom supports the border fence and is opposed to amnesty. He supports the SAVE Act, which allows businesses to verify citizenship of new hires |
Patrick co-sponsored the SAVE Act but refused to vote to bring the bill to the floor; voted for taxpayer funded healthcare for illegal immigrants |
| Trade |
Tom understands from his business experience that trade agreements open other markets to our goods and spurs the economy |
Patrick voted for a measure that will slow down the passage of all future trade agreements |
| Medicare |
Tom will work to reform the fraud and abuse in the Medicare system so that it best functions for those that need assistance. |
Patrick voted to cut Medicare spending to 39,000 seniors in district 8. |
| Healthcare |
Tom supports universal access to quality care that returns control to the patient and the doctor. |
Patrick voted for a tax on private health care insurance. Voted to cut Medicare spending to 39,000 seniors in district 8. Voted against a measure to limit medical malpractice suits. |
| National Defense |
Tom supports our troops and troop funding; is opposed to a timed withdrawal from Iraq, instead plans to follow advice of military leaders on the ground |
Patrick voted five times against funding the troops, even though he has testified that the troops are undersupplied. |
| Education |
Tom will work to reform the testing issues of No Child Left Behind and to assist schools to produce the best employees for our workforce; supports tax credits for higher education |
Patrick passed three of 12 education bills; voted against allowing schools to use energy efficiency funding for maintenance costs in emergency situations. |
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