Christopher Reed on Government Reform

Republican challenger

Washington is broken & can't be fixed by European socialism

Q: What is your campaign stump message?

A: The stump message is that Washington is broken. It can't be fixed by sending the same man back with his out of control spending, his socialized plans for America. This is the freest, greatest country God has ever put on the face of the Earth and it was made that way by people coming across the ocean from Europe to settle a new country, to be entrepreneurs, to be free. We don't need policies and plans that take us back to European socialism.

Source: Interview with Dean Borg, "Iowa Press" on Iowa Public TV Jun 6, 2008

Target spending earmarks one bit at a time

Reed wants to target spending earmarks and federal funding for organizations that provide abortions. Those dollars only amount to 4 percent of the federal spending, but it's a start. The only way to pare back federal spending, he says, is to do it one bit at a time.

Reed also wants to limit troop deployments. He served in the US Navy, and said frequent deployments hurt morale and combat readiness as badly as any other factor.

Reed has never served in political office. He sees that as an advantage.

Source: Ottumwa Courier, "Three Republicans face off" May 27, 2008

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