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Charlie Crist Charlie Crist for Senator of Floridafor Senator of Florida

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Charlie CristCharlie Crist Govenor of Florida Govenor of Florida

About Charlie CristAbout Charlie Crist

• Governor Charlie Crist is a strong, Governor Charlie Crist is a strong, independent leader who works toward independent leader who works toward practical solutions for less taxes and practical solutions for less taxes and spending and increased personal freedom. spending and increased personal freedom. On November 7, 2006, Governor Charlie On November 7, 2006, Governor Charlie Crist was elected to serve as Florida’s Crist was elected to serve as Florida’s 44th Governor. Since his inauguration, 44th Governor. Since his inauguration, Charlie Crist has worked to lower the cost Charlie Crist has worked to lower the cost of doing business and living in Florida, of doing business and living in Florida, increase transparency in government, increase transparency in government, strengthen Florida’s economy and ensure strengthen Florida’s economy and ensure the safety and world-class education of the safety and world-class education of Florida’s children. Florida’s children.

ON THE ISSUESON THE ISSUES

•He believes in less taxes, more He believes in less taxes, more personal freedom, and putting personal freedom, and putting people first. Charlie Crist wants people first. Charlie Crist wants to be a United States Senator so to be a United States Senator so he can end party gridlock in he can end party gridlock in Washington and make Florida’s Washington and make Florida’s voices heard.voices heard.

ON JOBSON JOBS

• Floridians who can work, should Floridians who can work, should work. Governor Crist supports work. Governor Crist supports public-private partnerships to public-private partnerships to encourage Floridians in their job encourage Floridians in their job search. A critical tool in assisting search. A critical tool in assisting FloridiansFloridians

• As Florida’s next U.S. Senator, As Florida’s next U.S. Senator, Charlie Crist will fight for ways to Charlie Crist will fight for ways to incentivize businesses through tax incentivize businesses through tax cuts, increased access to capital and cuts, increased access to capital and free market approaches to concerns free market approaches to concerns like health carelike health care. .

ON SPENDINGON SPENDING

• As Florida’s next U.S. Senator, Charlie As Florida’s next U.S. Senator, Charlie Crist will fight against excessive Crist will fight against excessive government spending. He will propose government spending. He will propose legislation calling on a Balanced legislation calling on a Balanced Budget Amendment to the U.S. Budget Amendment to the U.S. ConstitutionConstitution

• Charlie Crist will fight each day to end Charlie Crist will fight each day to end excessive spending and bring fiscal excessive spending and bring fiscal responsibility back to the Congressresponsibility back to the Congress

ON TAXESON TAXES

• As Florida’s next U.S. Senator, Charlie Crist As Florida’s next U.S. Senator, Charlie Crist will add to his record by voting to reduce will add to his record by voting to reduce the tax burden on American families and the tax burden on American families and businessesbusinesses

• Charlie Crist supports making the 2001 and Charlie Crist supports making the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts permanent2003 tax cuts permanent Cap-and-trade Cap-and-trade scheme destroys jobs. (Feb 2010)scheme destroys jobs. (Feb 2010)

• permanent tax cuts within individual permanent tax cuts within individual income brackets, a permanent tax cut on income brackets, a permanent tax cut on capital gains, a permanent end to the capital gains, a permanent end to the unfair death tax and the end of the unfair unfair death tax and the end of the unfair marriage tax penalty.marriage tax penalty.

ON HEALTH CAREON HEALTH CARE

• Charlie Crist believes the most Charlie Crist believes the most creative solutions for our nation’s creative solutions for our nation’s health care needs will be found at the health care needs will be found at the state level, and he opposes the state level, and he opposes the government run health care plan government run health care plan recently passed by Congress recently passed by Congress

• Charlie Crist’s record is clear. As Charlie Crist’s record is clear. As Florida’s next U.S. Senator, he will Florida’s next U.S. Senator, he will take this common-sense, free market take this common-sense, free market approach to Washington.approach to Washington.

ON NATIONAL DEFENSEON NATIONAL DEFENSE

• As Commander and Chief of the Florida As Commander and Chief of the Florida National Guard, Charlie Crist understands National Guard, Charlie Crist understands the sacrifice and commitment of the men the sacrifice and commitment of the men and women in uniformand women in uniform

• As Florida’s next U.S. Senator, Charlie Crist As Florida’s next U.S. Senator, Charlie Crist will support our military men and women as will support our military men and women as they provide for a strong national defense they provide for a strong national defense

• Charlie Crist will fight to give the men and Charlie Crist will fight to give the men and women in uniform the proper resources, women in uniform the proper resources, equipment and training needed to defend equipment and training needed to defend our nation both home and abroad our nation both home and abroad

ON AFGHANISTANON AFGHANISTAN • Governor Crist is pleased the Obama Governor Crist is pleased the Obama

Administration has recognized the need to Administration has recognized the need to increase American troop levels fighting in increase American troop levels fighting in AfghanistanAfghanistan

• Governor Crist believes the president should Governor Crist believes the president should use conditions on the ground as benchmarks use conditions on the ground as benchmarks for success rather than arbitrary timelinesfor success rather than arbitrary timelines

• Governor Crist; however, is concerned with Governor Crist; however, is concerned with the president’s decision to set a deadline the president’s decision to set a deadline for withdrawing troops in July 2011.for withdrawing troops in July 2011. It It provide the Taliban insurgency the ability to provide the Taliban insurgency the ability to simply wait it out.simply wait it out.

ON 2ND AMENDMENTON 2ND AMENDMENT

• Governor Crist has never wavered in his Governor Crist has never wavered in his support of the Second Amendment, the support of the Second Amendment, the right to bear arms. This support has been right to bear arms. This support has been recognized with tremendous support by recognized with tremendous support by gun owners and sportsmen across Florida. gun owners and sportsmen across Florida. Governor Crist opposes any attempts to Governor Crist opposes any attempts to limit access to gun ownershiplimit access to gun ownership

• Will fight to defend our second Will fight to defend our second amendment freedom.  Charlie Crist will amendment freedom.  Charlie Crist will fight against legislative efforts to prohibit fight against legislative efforts to prohibit the access, purchasing and registering of the access, purchasing and registering of a firearma firearm..

ON PRO LIFE/FAMILYON PRO LIFE/FAMILY • Believes strongly in the sanctity of life.Believes strongly in the sanctity of life.

• Continuing on the success in Florida, Charlie Continuing on the success in Florida, Charlie Crist will seek methods on the federal level Crist will seek methods on the federal level to promote adoption on the national level.to promote adoption on the national level.

• Charlie Crist believes marriage is between Charlie Crist believes marriage is between one man and one woman. As Attorney one man and one woman. As Attorney General, Charlie Crist defended nine cases General, Charlie Crist defended nine cases attacking traditional marriageattacking traditional marriage

• Defend parental notification rights. (Nov Defend parental notification rights. (Nov 2006) 2006)

• Prohibit partial-birth abortion. (Nov 1998) Prohibit partial-birth abortion. (Nov 1998)

ON EDUCATIONON EDUCATION

• As a former Commissioner of Education, As a former Commissioner of Education, Charlie Crist understands the need to Charlie Crist understands the need to provide a year’s worth of knowledge in a provide a year’s worth of knowledge in a year’s worth of time year’s worth of time

• will be a U.S. Senator who will fight to bring will be a U.S. Senator who will fight to bring accountability to our nation’s public schools accountability to our nation’s public schools

• advocate for programs such as Florida’s advocate for programs such as Florida’s Tax Credit Scholarship Program to be Tax Credit Scholarship Program to be available and offered across America available and offered across America

• will also fight for school choice whether will also fight for school choice whether through charter schools, home schooling or through charter schools, home schooling or private schoolsprivate schools

ON ENGERYON ENGERY • Believes strongly in energy Believes strongly in energy

independence. America was founded on independence. America was founded on a document called the Declaration of a document called the Declaration of IndependenceIndependence

• Believes Florida should have the ability Believes Florida should have the ability to explore natural resources off our to explore natural resources off our coastline as long as it remains far coastline as long as it remains far enough and safe enough. enough and safe enough.

• supports nuclear energy and will push to supports nuclear energy and will push to streamline the federal nuclear regulatory streamline the federal nuclear regulatory process as a member of the U.S. Senateprocess as a member of the U.S. Senate. .

•Opposes this “cap & trade Opposes this “cap & trade legislation.legislation.

ON ENVIRONMENTON ENVIRONMENT • Understands the need to maintain and protect Understands the need to maintain and protect

Florida’s ecosystem Florida’s ecosystem

• Will fight for the federal funds necessary to Will fight for the federal funds necessary to continue the federal-state partnership under the continue the federal-state partnership under the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) passed in 2000 (CERP) passed in 2000

• Supports Amendment 4 that lowers property Supports Amendment 4 that lowers property taxes for landowners who put their property into taxes for landowners who put their property into conservation.conservation.

• Will support efforts to preserve and conserve our Will support efforts to preserve and conserve our national resources and treasures national resources and treasures

ON PUBLIC SAFETYON PUBLIC SAFETY • He believes in the words of the U.S. He believes in the words of the U.S.

Constitution that states government’s Constitution that states government’s first priority is to provide “domestic first priority is to provide “domestic tranquility.”tranquility.”

• Will build on his record as a crime fighter. Will build on his record as a crime fighter. Floridians will have a senator who Floridians will have a senator who understands firsthand the need to keep understands firsthand the need to keep the public safe and secure.the public safe and secure.

ON PUBLIC SAFETYON PUBLIC SAFETY

• will fight for law enforcement/first will fight for law enforcement/first responders in the U.S. Senateresponders in the U.S. Senate

• will fight each day in the U.S. Senate to will fight each day in the U.S. Senate to protect America’s children from predators protect America’s children from predators

• Supports 10-20-Life and Stop Turning Out Supports 10-20-Life and Stop Turning Out Prisoners program. (Mar 2008) Prisoners program. (Mar 2008)

• Proposed the Anti-Murder Act. (Mar 2007) Proposed the Anti-Murder Act. (Mar 2007) • Require that prisoners serve at least 85% Require that prisoners serve at least 85%

of their sentences. (Nov 2006) of their sentences. (Nov 2006) • Broaden use of federal death penalty. Broaden use of federal death penalty.

(Nov 1998) (Nov 1998) • More federal prisons; more “truth in More federal prisons; more “truth in

sentencing”. (Nov 1998)sentencing”. (Nov 1998)

ON IMMIGRATIONON IMMIGRATION

• Charlie Crist is clear. On “Fox News Charlie Crist is clear. On “Fox News Sunday”, Crist said he still supports Sunday”, Crist said he still supports the McCain-Kennedy amnesty the McCain-Kennedy amnesty proposals: proposals:

• Protecting the border, making sure Protecting the border, making sure that we enforce the law that’s on the that we enforce the law that’s on the books, and that those people who books, and that those people who may have gotten here illegally are may have gotten here illegally are not advantaged by having done so.not advantaged by having done so.

ON CIVIL RIGHTSON CIVIL RIGHTS

• Uphold Florida’s Defense of Marriage Act. Uphold Florida’s Defense of Marriage Act. (Nov 2006 (Nov 2006

• Provide compensation to victims of racial Provide compensation to victims of racial discrimination. (Nov 2006) discrimination. (Nov 2006)

• Discontinue affirmative action programs. Discontinue affirmative action programs. (Nov 1998)(Nov 1998)

NO SPIN DISCLAIMERNO SPIN DISCLAIMER

• There has been no “SPIN” put on this There has been no “SPIN” put on this information by the creator or any information by the creator or any member of the Tea Party. member of the Tea Party.

• All information is obtained from the All information is obtained from the web site “ON THE ISSUES” at web site “ON THE ISSUES” at issues2000.org and from the issues2000.org and from the Candidates own web sites.Candidates own web sites.