Dallas morning news voter guide united states representative district 4 democrat

1. Age and contact information
Age: 60
Address: Answer not available
Campaign or Work Phone Number: (903) 357-2692
Email address: lander@Bethel4Congress.com
Web site: www.bethel4congress.com/
Age: 46
Address: 314A West Lennon Dr. #191, Emory , TX
Campaign or Work Phone Number: (903) 221-8181
Email address: info@catherinekrantz.com
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United States Representative -
District 4
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Lander Bethel
Catherine Krantz
Lander Bethel
Catherine Krantz
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2. Web site: www.catherinekrantzforcongress.com
Social media
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Facebook: www.facebook.com/Bethel4Congress/
Twitter: @krantz4congress
Facebook: www.facebook.com/krantzforcongress
Occupation/main source of income:
Minister, Presbyterian Church USA for33 years in Texas
Pastor of Grand Ave Presbyterian Church, Sherman, TX, 23 years
Pastor of First Presbyterian Church, Denison, TX, concurrent 4 years with Grand Ave Presbyterian
Business Administrator
Education (include all degrees):
Lander Bethel
Catherine Krantz
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3. Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, University of Oklahoma
Master of Divinity, McCormick Theological Seminary, Chicago, IL
Doctor of Ministry, McCormick Theological Seminary, Chicago, IL
BA English - UT Austin
BA Fine Arts - UT Austin
Highlights of current civic involvement/accomplishment:
Provided leadership for 5 years as the Chair of Grayson County Democratic Party. I helped guide
the Party through a dif cult 2 years prior to taking on the responsibilities of the chair.
Advisory Committee of Sherman Independent School District as they developed priorities for the
coming years.
Advisory Council of Children's Advocacy Center, Sherman, TX
Chair of the Board of the Federal Emergency Food and Shelter Program, Grayson County for 20
years. I have learned about the work of non-pro t organizations and the needs they address in our
communities.
Member of the Bio-Ethics Committee of Wilson N Jones Hospital, 20 years. I have interacted with
staff and patient families, as well as learned about the nancial challenges facing our hospitals.
From that, I see that rural hospitals are in a particularly vulnerable position as support for hospitals
drops and as fewer people are encouraged to take responsibility for their healthcare by having
health insurance that is affordable.
I am an international entrepreneur and a hard working small business owner, from a family of small
business owners. I came back to Rains County full time four years ago to help run my family
business, an RV Park and shing camp on Lake Fork, and I have been very active in the community
ever since. You could call me a professional volunteer; I like to get involved. I have been very active
in the Emory United Methodist Church, multiple area Chambers of Commerce, the Good
Samaritans thrift store and food bank, as well as organizing community events and helping out with
animal adoption events, among other issues close to my heart.
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Catherine Krantz
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4. Highlights of past civic involvement/accomplishment:
Founding Member and Organizer of Grayson Disaster Relief, in 2005. This organization brought
together participants from churches, non-pro t agencies, and government entities to respond to
1100 families moving into or transitioning through Grayson County as they ed hurricanes Katrina
and Rita. We raised over 100,000 dollars, established a one-stop help center for assistance, and
helped families re-establish their lives here, return home, or move to other places to resettle.
Grayson Disaster Relief helped coordinate a community wide effort in response to ooding in
2007, by providing leadership for long-term recovery efforts. We worked again with churches, non-
pro t agencies, and government entities to provide assistance.
Advocated before the State Board of Education for the inclusion of accurate biological information
regarding human reproduction in health text books, as well as the inclusion of full and accurate
contraceptive information.
Served as a volunteer chaplain for Home Hospice of Grayson County for 15 years, was a member of
the board for several years, president of the board for 1 term, and continued on the Advisory Board
afterwards.
For fteen years, I published an internationally renowned tourism magazine and founded an award
winning international music festival in a little beach town in Mexico where I lived. I not only
promoted this small town to an international audience that brought huge returns in tourism dollars,
but I also created economic development projects that sent out millions of dollars into the
community. I have almost 20 years of experience in community development and think the most
important thing we can do for our communities is focus on economic development and job
opportunities. We need to invest in our communities, in our own people.
Previous public offices sought or held:
Chair of the Grayson County Democratic Party for 5 years.
No prior political experience. My lack of experience is a plus. Any one of us can do this job, you just
need to be willing to work and have a sincere interest in your community. We need less career
politicians and more ordinary citizens getting involved in government.
Lander Bethel
Catherine Krantz
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5. How much funding have you raised for your campaign?
7,600 dollars in our rst two weeks.
We have raised very little so far, we have just gotten started.
Who are your top three contributors?
Ron Briggs, retired professor, University of Texas, Dallas
Hugh Garnett, retired professor, Austin College
George Rowland, retired administrator
100% of my contributors are individuals, almost all under $100.
Have you ever been arrested or involved in any criminal
proceedings? If so, please explain:
No.
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6. No.
Have you ever been involved in any civil lawsuits or
declared personal or professional bankruptcy? If so, please
explain:
No.
No.
What is an example of how you led a team or group
toward achieving an important goal?
Organizing and founding Grayson Disaster Relief provided an opening for people in churches, non-
pro t agencies, government entities, and committed individuals to come together to assist families
in immediate need. Some 1100 families were helped as they ed hurricanes Katrina and Rita in
2005. Many of them resettled or made a transition through Grayson County. In 2007, Grayson
County was heavily ooded. Grayson Disaster Relief came together again, coordinating a
community wide effort to respond to the long-term needs of ood victims.
I started my rst business with $200 dollars and a lap top computer when I was 27 years old and
over twelve years I grew it into an internationally renowned publication read all across North
America. With a micro budget and a tiny volunteer crew, I founded an award winning non-pro t
music festival that for 15 years supported arts and education initiatives in our community while
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7. generating substantial tourism and economic development dollars and creating an international
network of artists, collaborators and supporters that spanned the globe.
Why are you running for this office?
I entered this race in hopes of bringing people together with a new understanding of this of ce,
listening to constituents, including those who may disagree with me. Developing a position or
forming a decision on a vote can and should be in uenced by the conversations and the needs of
people in the district.
The working and middle class families of the 4th District are under attack. Social Security and
Medicare are being threatened by tax cuts for the wealthy that increases the national debt Support
and funding for public schools are being eroded, higher education is becoming more expensive.
Access to healthcare is becoming more limited as small to medium size hospitals face growing
nancial pressures. Hobbling the Affordable Care Act will place a heavier burden on the health care
system as the cost of uninsured people is passed along to those of us with insurance. I want to
correct these problems as the Representative of the 4th Congressional District.
I am running for Congress because I know we can do better. Small towns and rural communities in
America are getting the short end of the stick. We are underfunded in almost every area: education
and schools, health care and hospitals, infrastructure, roads and telecommunications, cell phone
and internet access. Entire segments of our state are being left behind, this is a waste of potential,
American potential. It’s time to put people over politics and invest in our communities. We want
someone who will look out for us, address our very real concerns, and look for ways to make our
communities prosperous. I am running because I want to create jobs in District 4, I want to help my
neighbors, I want better opportunities for high school graduates. I am running because we need
someone who actually cares about the community, who doesn’t put politics before people.
Why should voters choose you over your opponent?
The tax reform bill just passed by Congress is an attack upon middle and working class families, as
well as programs that have been in place for generations that offer promise for a better future. This
Congress has acted irresponsibly by intentionally increasing the national debt in order to show
favor to wealthy donors through tax cuts to the wealthiest individuals and large corporations. They
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8. are scooping up large amounts of money and leaving little more than spare change for the people
who actually make America work.
John Ratcliffe is fully behind this movement. He does not believe that the federal government
should be involved in Social Security. He believes access to healthcare should be like retail
shopping. If you don't have the money, you don't receive the care. He is unconcerned about the cost
of higher education or about the effects of draining resources from our public schools.
I believe we have a responsibility to work together to uphold a brighter more promising future for
our district, for our state, and for our country. I don't believe we will do that by robbing the poor
and the middle class in order to give tax breaks to the wealthiest people in our nation.
I believe we are better people than to let elderly neighbors go hungry or for veterans to become
more vulnerable. We don't hold out promise when we strip away the Children's Health Insurance
Program as too expensive, while lavishing those who are already wealthy with extravagant tax cuts.
I believe this tax measure is intentionally creating a deepening nancial crisis, which my opponent
and members of the majority delegation support, in order to frighten the public into giving up Social
Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. These bene ts that we have each paid into will then be given to
those who already have the most. It is unconscionable. I will work to see that these protections are
still in place so that young people have opportunities for greater promise, and the elderly have hope
for a secure future.
I live, work and volunteer in this community. I understand the challenges we are facing in District 4.
We don’t need more career politicians. We need ordinary citizens to step up and get involved,
people who actually want to nd solutions. People who will make District 4 the priority. Not
someone who is in uenced by special interest groups and not someone who puts party and politics
before their own people. Even though I am a Democrat running for of ce in a predominantly
Republican district, I know we have more in common with each other than the career politicians
who represent us and I know we all want what’s best for our communities. I believe a true
Democracy requires space for dissenting opinions. I am the most conservative of my liberal friends
and the most liberal of my conservative friends. I appreciate seeing all sides to every issue. I believe
our country can and must nd a way back to the middle for reasonable intelligent bi-partisan
collaboration. A willingness to engage across the aisle and consider multiple points of view makes
for stronger, longer lasting policy. I am ready to work hard for District 4 and I promise to always
make myself available with open doors and an open mind to listen to all constituents.
Length of residency in Texas and, if applicable, your
district:
I have lived in Texas for 33 years, and in Grayson County for 23 years.
Catherine Krantz
Lander Bethel

9. I am a native Texan. I have lived in District 4 four years.
What political leader do you most admire and why?
FDR and MLK.
Franklin Roosevelt was a person of wealth and privilege. He saw our country at a point of severe
crisis. He led our nation in caring for the neediest people, putting in place some of the most
signi cant social programs supporting ordinary Americans, established banking laws that offered
protections to the public, and put people back to work so that they could support themselves and
their families. The United States prospered again, following WWII, which gave rise to the middle
class, offered hope for a brighter future for working Americans, and the wealthy prospered, too. His
priorities helped all of us move in a better direction.
Martin King saw the connections between deepening poverty and national spending that was so
heavily weighted toward the military. It's important that we have a strong military. But when we are
building tanks in Ohio, that the military says are not needed, and they come off the assembly line to
be mothballed, we are acting on distorted values. Martin King stood for all people who are poor. He
saw that we could be a better nation where we would recognize one another as equals, created in
the image of God. He helped move us toward being a better nation and a better people. We need to
lay aside our fears and move ahead with courage.
Martin Luther King, because he had super human grace. He had a fortitude and strength that
allowed him to see the light at the end of the tunnel and the kindness, compassion and big picture
vision to see it through. He is an inspiration for his faith, resolve and character.
What do you make of President Donald Trump's style and
agenda? Do you view him as an ally, a breath of fresh air in
a capital that needs to be shaken up? Or as volatile,
dangerous and out of his depth? Or something in
between? What would your role be in working with or
against him?
Catherine Krantz
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10. President Trump may have good intentions. Many of the promises he made on the campaign trail
sounded like his commitments were for all of us. But in this chaotic approach to governance other
priorities have won the day. Those priorities are enriching the wealthy at the expense of the poor
and middle class. His refusal to disclose his taxes and his income keep the public from knowing how
he may be enriched by the tax reform that he signed into law.
His lack of con dence in the intelligence community is an insult to some of our best and most
dedicated public servants. If there is nothing to hide, there should be an open book approach to
these investigations. More of cials have compromised themselves when they have tried to avoid
scrutiny than when they have faced investigations openly.
Where President Trump is willing to work on programs that offer real support to working
Americans, middle class Americans who are sacri cing for a better future for their families, poor
and vulnerable people who look for opportunities to get ahead, children who have a better, brighter
future when they have help with healthcare like the Children's Health Insurance Program and Early
Childhood Intervention, offering support for vocational, college, and university tuition, affordable
access to healthcare so that people can take responsibility for their health and well being, and
continuing support for hunger programs that help veterans and the elderly have food that sustains
them, I will work wholeheartedly with him to see that these things are done. My opponent, on the
other hand, would oppose every one of these measures, even if promoted by the President, and
ghts hard against every program that doesn't in some way singularly enrich his wealthy donors. As
we support the working men and women of the United States, we will all prosper, rich and poor
alike.
In order for our government to work we need to be able to work together. I am willing to work with
anyone who is willing to work on America’s real problems and nd real solutions.
Americans are very frustrated with stagnant wages, lack of economic growth and opportunity,
skyrocketing costs of health care and higher education, crumbling infrastructure, and an ineffective
government increasingly out of step with everyday citizens and their very real concerns. Trump
won because he acknowledged that dissatisfaction. Most people who voted for Trump felt they had
no real choice. Imagine then, what we could have done with a candidate that not only
acknowledged the very real problems, but that also had very real solutions for them. As Americans
we value business acumen and a no nonsense approach to leadership, I too long for the day when
we have a government that gets to work and gets things done. I think America is a great country full
of great promise and talent. I think we can nd much better leaders on both sides of the isle and I
hope we elect some of them in 2018.
The gap between the rich and the poor in America is
widening. Is this a problem for the country, and if so what
should Congress do about it? What action should
Congress take, if any?
Lander Bethel
Catherine Krantz

11. Trickle-down economics only makes puddles of wealth for a few.
Let’s boost the economy through incentives for the working and middle class. By restoring tax
deductions for tuition, property and sales taxes, by providing real child tax credits, and ensuring
affordable health coverage, the economy grows from the ground up, bene tting all.
Wealth inequality, the widening gap between the rich and the poor, has a negative impact on
society as a whole. It’s not just about more of us being poor, it’s about the cost of this poverty to
society. The cost in less people paying less taxes to maintain our systems. The cost of people having
less money to contribute to our economy, less money to spend, less money to save. And it’s about
wasted potential, American potential. Less innovation, less advancement for our country. In an
increasingly impoverished society a smaller percentage of the people must shoulder a larger
percentage of the burden. Studies prove that poverty begets poverty, so the situation will only get
worse if we don’t adjust course now. We need to focus on ways to raise people out of poverty and
make it a priority. We need to invest in improved education that leads to better job opportunities,
we need to invest in direct job creation and economic development in low income areas to keep
American from falling through the cracks and we need to guarantee affordable health care so
working families don’t have to worry about an emergency or illness bankrupting their family. A
healthy prosperous society bene ts all of us.
What is the greatest threat to American security, and how
should America respond? What specifically should
Congress do to help?
Until recently, the United States enjoyed a position of strength through diplomacy. Without
thoughtful, informed leadership, we alienate our allies and diminish opportunities for diplomatic
solutions.
Working within a coalition of partner countries, and with the able assistance of our intelligence
professionals, the US can help resolve con icts before drastic interventions are required. Should
thorough, earnest diplomatic measures fail, we should work with the international community,
relying on military intervention as a last resort.
Lander Bethel
Catherine Krantz
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12. The greatest threat to American security is not physical but capital. Fiscal insecurity and lack of
social investment will be what makes us vulnerable into the future. A nation indebted to other
nations, without responsible scal stewardship and a neglected nation that falls behind in
technology and societal advancement will never stay on the top. We need a strong, vibrant country
of heathly, educated, engaged citizens in order to prosper and maintain our global position.
Congress needs to further policies that make a commitment to scal responsibility, technological
advancement and investment in our own people.
What changes should be made to U.S. trade policy?
Our trade policy has been enhanced by international agreements that provide safeguards and
establishes relationships for businesses to operate in different parts of the world. More open
trading that can be agreed upon through trade policy which prevents the United States from being
taken advantage of, but also encourages the movement of goods and services, enhances our
position in the world, provides our corporations the opportunities to be competitive, while giving
consumers many goods at more affordable prices.
We should go back to establishing sound trade policy with our trading partners. Not to do this
leaves the door open for Asia to provide this leadership and to put us at a disadvantage in foreign
trade.
In addition to strengthening existing strategic ties with other countries and developing new
bene cial trade agreements, Americans need to be better informed about how their consumer
choices affect the economy. A broader basic understanding of commerce and trade and subsidies
and de cits would go a long way toward protecting American jobs and products. We, as the world’s
strongest consumers, need to understand the impact our choices have on our own economy and we
need to be willing to pay more and demand more from American companies.
We can’t ask for a living wage and still support (with our purchases and our tax incentives)
companies that don’t provide it. We can’t expect fair treatment and still disparage unions and
government regulations that protect workers. We can’t expect fair trade when we buy products
that are sold cheaper than the cost of making them. As capitalists we believe in commerce and the
power of the free market. We believe our consumer choices re ect our values as people. We as a
society need to take responsibility for the future we want to have for our children as workers, as
consumers, as business owners, as citizens of an equitable society. US Trade policy should re ect
the realities of the global market without sacri cing our core values as Americans.
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13. How should the next Congress address illegal
immigration? Please be specific about the millions of
people in this country illegally.
We are a safer, stronger nation by recognizing the contributions of immigrants. Rather than
isolating speci c groups, we can be vigilant in screening, documentation and a thorough vetting and
permitting process. Callous disruption and separation of working families is not the answer.
Mutually bene cial international relationships provide awareness and resources to help identify
threats here and across the world.
We need work programs that acknowledge the bene ts we receive from immigrant workers. For
generations, the world’s best and brightest have wanted to come to our country. Without
reasonable immigration policy, we run the risk of losing that access to talent. We have already seen
the effects of not allowing in the people we need. When we have less farm workers than we need
our crops suffer. When our rules are too restrictive, top tech talent stays home and creates thriving
industries in their own countries.
We so often think of immigration as only about letting people in or keeping people out. But what
about the millions of people who are already here? They are working here, spending money here,
paying all sorts of taxes here, making contributions here. They should have a realistic process to
become citizens if they wish. I am a dual citizen, American and Mexican. I became a Mexican citizen
because I lived, worked and owned a business in Mexico. I wanted a say in the issues that affected
me and my business, and I didn’t want to worry about losing everything I had worked so hard to
build just because I was a foreigner. I am very proud of my dual citizenship and I have a unique
perspective on immigration because I was an immigrant myself. I understand what it is like to go to
another country and work hard to succeed. We need reasonable immigration policies that
acknowledge the real value immigrants bring.
Would you support or oppose the full repeal of all
provisions of the Affordable Care Act?
The Affordable Care Act has given millions of people the opportunity to take responsibility for their
health and well being by providing them an avenue to purchase health insurance that is within their
means. Not doing so puts our nation at greater risk of poorer health. The time has passed for repeal
and replace,. Now is the time to restore and repair the Affordable Care Act. The more people whom
we have covered with health insurance, the healthier we all are as a nation, and the lower our costs
for medical care.
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14. I support affordable health care. The ACA has had a tremendous impact on millions of Americans
who would not have been able to get affordable health care otherwise. It was meant to be a
framework to be built upon and more work needs to be done. We urgently need to address the
unreasonable cost of healthcare and medication in our country and the ACA is a step in the right
direction. I would oppose repealing the ACA. Americans deserve affordable, accessible, high quality
health care. We shouldn’t have to worry about an accident or an illness bankrupting our family.
Congress writes the budget for the United States. What is
one area that Congress should invest much more heavily
in, and why? What should we be spending much less on?
Congress should be investing in the future by supporting public education and higher education. A
good public education is one of the foundation stones of our democracy. An educated public was a
value upheld by our founding fathers and should be upheld now. We need to bolster education at
every level if we are to continue to be an innovative and productive society. We should uphold this
value of education by investing in resources to make it possible through nancial support of public
schools and through more affordable education at the vocational, college, university, and graduate
levels. We can and should place a renewed interest on more generous Pell grants, support tuition
through tax deductions, have lower interest rates for higher education loans, and offer people
incentives to go to school rather than step closer to making it more prohibitively expensive.
We should be spending much less money on tax cuts for the wealthiest, when it adds to the national
debt. Large tax cuts for corporations when pro ts are high and unemployment is low will not create
new jobs. It will create windfalls for those at the top. It is foolish to go into further debt to provide
lavish cuts to the wealthiest and to large corporations. We need to reclaim a sense of shared
responsibility for our country, recalling the wisdom that tells us, ''To those whom much is given,
much is required.''
A budgetary priority should be investment in infrastructure. The American Society of Civil
Engineers' Report Card for America's Infrastructure gives us a D+. Our country’s roads, bridges,
railways and aviation infrastructure are in real need of investment. And especially in rural
communities, we need to make real investments in telecommunications, cell service and internet.
Our inability to connect affects our ability to compete globally. Our inability to connect means our
children do not have access to the same knowledge and resources as students world-wide.
Technology and access to technology is absolutely essential for our communities to prosper. We
have not seen substantial national investment in infrastructure for generations. President Trump
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15. himself has estimated that our existing infrastructure needs an in ux of billions if not trillions of
dollars. That is a tremendous opportunity for job creation. I support an FDR WPA style
infrastructure investment act that directly invests in our infrastructure and directly creates jobs.
That would do more to actually guarantee results than any wishful Act that hopes incentive and
suggestion alone will make it happen. We do not need to be budgeting money for tax breaks. Piling
more debt onto future generations for tax cuts when we have such great needs now is not scally
responsible.
What action, if any, should Congress take in response to
mass killings involving firearms?
Responsible gun ownership is something many Texans take great pride in. I grew up hunting with
my dad. I understand wanting to have a rearm for protection. There are very reasonable measures
that can be taken to insure background checks are completed before a gun sale is transacted.
John Ratcliffe has advocated removing any restrictions for mental health concerns for veterans
who want to purchase a gun. We saw the unfortunate result of a disturbed individual who was a
veteran, being able to purchase assault weapons when our US Air Force did not report his mental
state or the reason for his discharge from the military, with the deaths of 26 people and many more
injured, while they worshipped together.
We need to understand why mass killings are an American phenomenon, why citizens are so angry
that killing a lot of people becomes an option. Making this all about gun control and gun rights
places an unnecessary obstacle in the path of nding real and reasonable solutions. There are ways
to have common sense regulations that do not infringe on rights and Congress needs to have the
courage to start that process. The hardliner stance that allows for absolutely no debate does not
help us arrive at real solutions and this is an issue that desperately needs real solutions.
The Social Security fund that pays most retiree benefits
will be insolvent within a generation. What steps should
Congress take to keep it in the black? Please be specific
about who would be affected and how soon.
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Catherine Krantz

16. The Social Security fund has been repeatedly borrowed against to sustain spending without hard
decisions being made to take the responsibility of adjusting revenue. The largest amount of money
was borrowed to fund the tax cuts of the 1980s, which went to the wealthiest Americans. Raising
the ceiling on Social Security contributions brings the revenue back into the fund from those who
received them as tax cuts.
Tax cuts rewarding the wealthy now, at the expense of further deepening our national debt, is
irresponsible. The ceiling on contributions should be raised or removed in 2018, to correspond with
tax cuts to the wealthiest, to the level that will guarantee its solvency.
We cannot allow the debt crisis being arti cially brought about by this tax reform package to be
used to further invade the Social Security fund and to begin to dismantle it as a program.
Social Security has been paid for by the American people, it is deducted from our paychecks every
week. We are not given a choice to contribute we are required to contribute. Every single week
6.2% of our wages are deducted from our paychecks, and our employer contributes an additional
6.2%, with a total of 12.4% of our wages being given to Social Security every single year. That
means the average American making $50,000 a year has been contributing over $6,000 dollars a
year into Social Security for many years. If SS is insolvent, it is breach of contract. If SS is insolvent it
is because that money was stolen, taken by our government without our permission. SS must
immediately be repaid what was taken from it and made solvent again for the American people who
have paid into it in good faith their entire working lives. Repaying this debt should be a priority
above all things. This abuse is one of the many reasons Americans have lost faith in their
government institutions.
The Supreme Court legalized gay marriage in 2015. Has
that had a positive or negative impact on America since
then, and is there anything that Congress should do either
in response or to further support gay rights?
The Supreme Court decision in 2015 recognized marriage equality for all of our citizens. It is an
application of the principle of equal protection under the law, which is a hallmark of our
Constitution. Marriage equality protects the privacy of all citizens in their most personal and basic
relationships. As a country, we don’t intrude upon the relationships of other people unless they are
causing harm to someone.
American civil law is to apply equally to all citizens. When someone is in the hospital, they may be
visited by their partner or have help with medical decisions. In the event of their death, they may
pass property to their spouse, as a partner would. There are some who object for personal reasons.
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17. The Supreme Court decision honors privacy by preventing our interjection into someone else's
relationship.
No answer provided.
What is your view on the science of man-made climate
change? Do you support action to reduce the output of
greenhouse gases? If so, what steps do you favor?
Climate change is evidenced in the increasing severity and frequency of storms. To have three 500
to 1,000 year storms in a 5 year period, that has brought unprecedented ooding to the United
States, a higher average yearly temperature, and measurable rises in sea levels show the effects of
climate change. We can take innovative actions to sequester green house gases. We can plant trees
to contain carbon for a short time, use cleaner fuels, use renewable resources, and encourage the
use of alternative energy sources in the developing world. Providing leadership on the world stage
can help make a signi cant difference, especially where emerging economies rely upon dirty fuel
sources .
Environmental science has proven 100% that man-made climate change is real and will have
tremendous negative effects on all of us. This is not and should not be a polarizing or political issue.
It is a fact based reality, and yet even if you are skeptical there is absolutely no bene t to be gained
from ignoring it or denying it, and many bene ts to be gained from tackling it head on. Climate
change provides an exciting opportunity to focus on cleaner more ef cient technology --less toxic
for workers, less toxic for our planet. Technology that better uses the resources we have without
producing volatile energy markets that lead to global strife and con ict. The race for cleaner fuel
has led to exciting emerging technologies that can fuel our vehicles and fuel our industries, creating
entirely new products and entirely new markets for job growth.
I support a global effort to reduce our environmental impact and lower greenhouse gases.
Congress should implement reasonable and educated science based policy that acknowledges the
facts of our current situation and uses it to promote positive and dramatic improvement for our
planet and for our citizens.
Catherine Krantz
Lander Bethel
Catherine Krantz