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11/9/2006

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Virginia 2006 Senatorial Audio Forum

11/7/2006

VFW VA 2006 Election
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Respondent:

George Allen

1. What is your position on establishing a budget for the Department of Veterans Affairs as a separate and independent budget from all other government budgets?

2. How would you ensure that the Department of Veterans Affairs receives sufficient funding to consistently provide for the Health Care and Benefits of our nations military and retirees?

3. Women are an important part of our military. What do you think should be the role of women serving in combat?

4. How would you ensure that Congress authorizes and fully funds legislation that allows all disabled military retirees (regardless of percentage of disability) to receive their full military retirement  pay and disability compensation without offset?

5. Our Active Duty, Reserves and National Guard are assigned to duties throughout the world.  Many units have been required to do multiple assignments in hazardous areas. What would you do to ease the current burdens on our troops?

6. Veteran's service organizations provide veterans, their dependents and survivors aid in the preparation and prosecution of claims for benefits free of charge. Few, if any, require the assistance of a lawyer. What is your position on permitting private for profit attorneys to practice at the initial claim level in the VA regional offices and be paid from the earned benefits of the men and women who served our country?

Respondent:

Jim Webb

NO RESPONSE

Respondent:

Gail Parker

NO RESPONSE

 

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VFW-NC 2006 US House 8th District Audio Forum

5/27/2006

 

You can listen to the candidates in North Carolina's US House District 8 Congressional  race respond to questions from the Department North Carolina Veterans of Foriegn by clicking on the hyper-linked questions:

VFW NC 2006 US House 8th District Audio Forum

Robin Hayes	Larry Kissell
Do you favor or not favor full and mandatory funding of the VA Health Care System?	Do you favor or not favor full and mandatory funding of the VA Health Care System?
What is your position on a new GI Bill for the 21st Century that covers the full costs of tuition, fees, and living for veterans?	What is your position on a new GI Bill for the 21st Century that covers the full costs of tuition, fees, and living for veterans?
What is your position on raising fees for veteran users of the VA Health Care System, and for raising fees and deductable amounts in the Tricare system for military retirees?	What is your position on raising fees for veteran users of the VA Health Care System, and for raising fees and deductable amounts in the Tricare system for military retirees?
Do you favor or not favor ensuring that VA's disability compensation program is preserved in its present form to protect the needs of current and future veterans?	Do you favor or not favor ensuring that VA's disability compensation program is preserved in its present form to protect the needs of current and future veterans?
Do you favor or not favor ensuring that Congress enacts legislation that authorizes and fully funds legislation allowing all disabled military retirees to receive their full military retirement pay and full disability compensation without offset?	Do you favor or not favor ensuring that Congress enacts legislation that authorizes and fully funds legislation allowing all disabled military retirees to receive their full military retirement pay and full disability compensation without offset?
Candidate Website	Candidate Website

This is a neutral, non-partisan multimedia Audio Forum.  All audio messages are posted in the order received with NO EDITING.  

Candidates are always permitted to record their audio responses until they are satisfied.  Candidates hear their opponents answers when the forum is made public.

To learn more about the Choices of Democracy civil service project, visit the website at ChoicesOfDemocracy.org or email choicesofdemocracy@gmail.com 

The Department North Carolina: Veterans of Foreign Wars would like to thank all the participants in this voter education project.

Forum Production Team

Tara Sue Clark- Director
Ross Myers - Producer
Bruce Edwards- VFW-NC Department Liason
Matt Butt- Network Engineer
Ron Newton - Network Engineer
Dan Romuald- Network Engineer
Stewart Cheifet - Archivist

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