Jim Oberweis in Survey of 2014 Senate campaign websites

On Budget & Economy: Massive overspending and over-borrowing crowds out jobs

Massive overspending and over-borrowing by the state government isn't important just because it fuels higher taxes, it's important because it crowds out private investment and makes it difficult for job creators to do their thing. Moreover, the consistent heavy overspending makes the credit rating agencies raise serious questions about our ability to repay all our state borrowing--and that results in lower credit ratings, which translates into higher interest costs for the state's debt service.

On Energy & Oil: Clean renewables in future; for now, drill ANWR

Meanwhile, we must take advantage of the rich natural resources America enjoys. I believe we must increase domestic supplies of energy, including allowing for exploration and drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. I believe we must move more aggressively to produce and shift toward ethanol-based fuels. I believe we should reduce the regulatory red tape that has effectively shut down the growth of one of the cleanest, safest, most affordable sources of energy we have--nuclear power.

On Health Care: One-payer systems are not the answer

We could create--at the state level--statewide health insurance exchanges, through which the self-employed, and those who work for small businesses which don't provide coverage, could purchase their own lower-cost policies. These policies would be personal and portable, and would be tax-advantaged.

No discussion of health care reform would be complete without taking a look at the need to reform our medical malpractice system. Too many places have made it unaffordable for doctors to stay and maintain a practice. They simply cannot afford the medical malpractice insurance necessary to operate a medical practice. Reforming this system must be a top priority of any health care reform effort.

On Immigration: Make English our official language, a la "E Pluribus Unum"

On Immigration: Immigration control is intertwined with homeland security

No nation can long survive that cannot--or will not--protect its borders. In a world where the greatest threats to our security come not from camouflage-fatigued armies on distant battlefields, nor even from nuclear missiles launched from other continents--but instead from chemical or biological or even nuclear weapons smuggled in across a border by a few terrorists bent on killing innocent Americans--immigration control is no longer a simple question of who gets to enjoy the bounty of America; it is now, in a very real sense, a matter of life and death. We must end this flow of illegal immigrants immediately.

On Tax Reform: We cannot tax and spend our way to prosperity

We simply cannot tax and borrow and spend our way to prosperity--the results of the last decade's experiment in liberal government have proven that.

We'll need to start a phased in tax cut, beginning with repeal of the lame duck session's tax hikes on personal income, business income, the death tax, and business losses.