Issues concerning the voters in the 2006 congressional election

Casey

-Will push the White House and Pentagon to crush the terrorist threat…. Casey

-Will push the White House and Pentagon to crush the terrorist threat.

-Will help lead the way to legislation ensuring that all homeland security recommendations of the Sept. 11, 2001, Commission are effectively implemented.

-Committed to making sure that our troops are provided with better body armor.

-Will lead initiatives to make health coverage more affordable, enhance medical technology and research and expand the Medical and Family Leave Act.

-Committed to hybrid and alternative fuel technologies to decrease dependence on foreign oil, spur new industry and improve the environment.

-Called for a prohibition of members of Congress from influencing the hiring of lobbyists.

-Plans to enforce disclosure of legislators’ names on all amendments.

Santorum

-Took steps to confront the threat from Islamic extremists, introducing and leading to passage the Iran Freedom and Support Act and the Syria Accountability Act.

-Named the war against Islamic extremists a World War and called on the administration to communicate the war in those terms.

-Made possible America’s first ever coal to ultra-clean liquid fuel plant. This facility is better for the environment, provides more affordable energy and decreases dependence on foreign oil.

-Introduced a compromise bill to enable funding of new methods for obtaining pluripotent stem cells without destroying human embryos.Ethics Reform

-Put an end to taxpayer subsidized meals at the Senate restaurant.

-Closed the congressional bank, and consistently opposed congressional pay raises.The views represented in this table came from the candidates’ Web sites. To get a complete understanding of the candidates’ views, go to www.bobcasey.com and www.ricksantorum.com.