OCF Candidate Survey 2006
Candidate: Don Karg
Party: Republican
District: 4
Running For: US House
State: Arizona
1
QDo you think organic agriculture should receive a fair share (at least 2.5%) of government resources spent on agriculture?
A Yes
Comment:
2
QDo you support strict standards for processed foods, dairy, and body care products that are labeled or marketed as organic?
A Yes
Comment:
3
QDo you support more aggressive government action to assess the harms of pesticides, take harmful pesticides off the market, and hold companies responsible for diseases and environmental damage caused by pesticides?
A Yes
Comment: Lets not start a fire storm here---please note that China told us to get out of the Agricultural Business last year.
4
QShould people have the right to pass consumer safety laws at the state or local level that require food labels to include information on dangerous ingredients?
A Yes
Comment: Get Congress to be Pro-active in the fight for higher quality of foods.
5a
QDo you support Country of Origin and labeling that helps consumers choose local products?
A Yes
Comment:
5b
QDo you support government action to help US farmers develop local and regional markets and to reduce non-renewable energy use on their farms?
A Yes
Comment: The Governor from Montana Speech today in Washington reflect my views.
6a
QDo you support mandatory labeling of foods containing genetically engineered ingredients?
A Yes
Comment:
6b
QDo you support mandatory pre-market safety testing for all genetically modified foods and crops?
A Yes
Comment: Need More Information ---please e-mail me at kargforcongress@cox.net
7
QDo you support universal testing for Mad Cow disease and a ban on feeding slaughterhouse waste to farm animals?
A Yes
Comment: We should stop jocking our cattle around the globe---it is not necessary.
8
QDo you support a restructuring of trade-distorting US farm subsidies?
A Yes
Comment: Trade in General should be re-evaluated to see if America is not being exploited by those "negotiators."
9
QDo you support a significant shift in US farm subsidies to help family farmers and ranchers make the transition to organic?
A Yes
Comment: See The Governor from Montana
10
QDo you support a significant shift in subsidies to help US farmers adopt conservation and renewable energy practices on farms?
A Yes
Comment: See The Governor from Montana
11
QDo you support increases for WIC (Women, Infant and Children), the Farmers Market Nutrition Program, and other programs to help low-income Americans buy organic food?
A No
Comment:
12
QDo you support universal health care with a preventive focus and a major emphasis on better nutrition?
A Yes
Comment:
13
QDo you support 80%-by-2050 reduction in climate destabilizing greenhouse gas pollution?
A Yes
Comment: See The Governor from Montana---he is really worried about China's coal burning power plants.
14
QDo you support ending the Iraq war and redirecting funds from the $500 billion annual military spending in the U.S. toward greening the U.S. economy, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and converting U.S. agriculture to organic practices?
A No
Comment:
15
Q Do you support requiring electronic voting machines to produce voter-verified paper records and election officials to use these records to conduct mandatory audits of election results?
A Yes
Comment: Election Fraud is a major problem and I have been following it intensely after Senator Boxer and Rep. Tubbs Jones dropped the ball in 2005, after the Ohio "Election." Voter Fraud can be seen in many ways ---this is only one.
16
QDo you support eliminating the distorting effect of special interest money on our elections and politicians by requiring full public funding for all federal, state, and local elections?
A No
Comment:
17
QDo you support legislation to prevent internet companies from rigging the system to serve only the highest-paying users and discriminate against users they don’t like?
A No
Comment: Sound like China has done their job well in 2005.
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