We're asking 1st District Congressional Candidates Andy Harris and Frank Kratovil 20 questions...two each week leading up to the election and four the final week. Be sure to check back each week for the new answers from the two candidates.
Here is the complete lineup of questions:
1) Do you support offshore drilling and/or drilling in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge?
2) What is your plan for reducing America’s dependence on foreign oil?
3) What measures can we take to stimulate our sagging economy?
4) What do you view as the biggest challenges for the Eastern Shore’s local economy and what measures can be taken to help the Eastern Shore prosper?
5) Can you describe your plan for health care reform?
6) Do you support a major overhaul of the health care system, or do you support incremental steps to widen coverage? Why?
7) Many environmental issues are at the forefront of today’s social conscience including climate change, greenhouse gas emissions, clean air and water, development, and industrial pollution, among others. Can you summarize your environmental position?
8) What will you do to help ensure the sustainability of the Chesapeake Bay and other Eastern Shore Waterways?
9) What can we do to secure our borders?
10) How do we address the large number undocumented individuals already living in the United States?
11) What is your position on gun control?
12) Can you describe your views on judicial policy specifically the role judicial activism?
13) Can you describe your position on defense spending?
14) What are the most important things we can do in the next ten years to ensure our National Security?
15) Can you describe your positions on abortion and embryonic stem cell research?
16) What is your position on gay marriage?
17) What is your position on term limits?
18) Where do you stand on campaign finance reform?
19) Funding education so that our population continues to compete with the rest of the world has historically been a priority of Congress. Considering our economic crisis, if elected will you vote to cut the federal public education budget, keep the status quo, or increase it, and why?
20) Each candidate was asked choose a question to ask themselves and provide the answer.