Indiana



State Seal of Indiana

http://www.house.gov/burton/Issues.htm Issues list [|State of Indiana Democratic Party] [|State of Indiana Official Site] [|Indiana Democratic]

Barack Obama Issues -Voted to authorize construction of a 700-mile fence along the U.S.-Mexican border. -Opposed use of military force in Iraq. Voted for war spending bill that would have withdrawn most U.S. troops by March 2008. Supports phased redeployment of U.S. troops. - Opposes Bush plan allowing workers to divert some Social Security payroll taxes into private retirement accounts. - Opposed extending 2003 Bush tax cut law through 2010. Supports eliminating marriage penalty and extending child tax credit. -Would reform No Child Left Behind, ensuring access to high-quality early childhood education programs and child care opportunities, recruit well-qualified and reward expert, accomplished teachers. - [|Barack Obama Issues]

3 for, 6 against
 * Universal Health Care**

media type="custom" key="507517" "In America, every child should be able to go as far as his God-given talents and hard work will take him. As the first in my family to go to college, I know that our system of public education should be our sturdiest ladder of opportunity." – John Edwards [|John edwards] “I don't want to send another generation of American children to failing schools. I don't want that future for my daughters. I don't want that future for your sons. I do not want that future for America.”

— Barack Obama, Jefferson-Jackson Dinner, Des Moines, Iowa, November 10, 2007 http://www.barackobama.com/issues/education/