The ‘Issues’ Category

As Your Next Senator

May 7th, 2008

Our current economic state did not happen over night, but is the outcome of many issues; government’s mismanagement of taxpayers’ trust. Our leaders need to be accountable for their paralysis of decision making in Washington D.C.
 As your next Senator, Richard Phenneger seeks to eliminate Ear Marks/Pork Barrel and add a line item veto to curb […]

Betrayal of our Commitment to our National Guard and Veterans

May 7th, 2008

Across the State of Idaho our returning soldiers are telling what is happening to them when they return home from the war. It is a shocking story.
When our Idaho National Guard is called up, they leave their jobs and family, report to duty and are integrated into the regular army or marine fighting units […]

Return Border Security to the States

May 7th, 2008

No one can question that if we do not secure our borders we cannot secure our Nation. We need to stop the flow of illegal traffic. Because our government has a 20+ year of failed attempts to secure our borders, we need to return the task to our states. Each state understands its borders and […]

Alternative and Renewable Resources

May 7th, 2008

With fuel consumption at approximately 500 billion gallons a day in the United States, we are in a national crisis. It is only logical that we accelerate the development of alternative and renewable resources within our borders. Idaho can benefit from the development and operation of alternative fuel programs (wind farms, bio-refineries, and bio-farming.) by […]

Promised But Not Delivered

May 7th, 2008

Isn’t it time we hold our politicians more accountable?… And when they make a promise, don’t they need to deliver on that promise? What issues do you see that are important to you and your family that have been promised but never delivered?

Trading Bulletproof Vests for Fuel

May 7th, 2008

Hitting our economy really hard are the gas prices. Besides affecting us personally at the pumps, this cataclysm is affecting our troops. For example the Air Force had a 600 million dollar increase in their budget just for fuel alone. This increase could have been used for much needed military equipment. Currently we are trading […]

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As Your Next Senator

Our current economic state did not happen over night, but is the outcome of many issues; government’s mismanagement of taxpayers’ trust. Our leaders ...
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Betrayal of our Commitment to our National Guard and Veterans

Across the State of Idaho our returning soldiers are telling what is happening to them when they return home from ...
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Return Border Security to the States

No one can question that if we do not secure our borders we cannot secure our Nation. We need to stop the flow ...
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