Name: Tom Feeney
Age: 50
Contact Address:
Contact Phone # - 407-366-2212
Contact E-Mail address: Carissa@tomfeeney.com
Website: www.tomfeeney.com
Office Sought:
Educational
Background: 1980-
1983- Law Degree from
Occupation, training & experience: Tom Feeney made Central Florida home 24 years ago and was elected to the Florida House of Representatives where he served 4 years before being chosen as Governor Jeb Bush’s running mate. In a special election in 1996, Feeney was returned to the Florida House of Representatives where he became one of the state’s leading legislators on tort reform and welfare reform.
On November 21, 2000, Tom Feeney was sworn in as Speaker of
the Florida House of Representatives and in 2001 was ranked among the most effective
legislators of the year by the
In
Regarding the office
you are seeking, name the two most important issues that you believe are of
concern to your district and how would you address each.
TWO MOST IMPORTANT ISSUES:
#1.
COST OF GASOLINE – It is devastating our economy. We
absolutely must act now. The solution must be long-term and it must encompass
more than one bold change. Here is what I support:
1. Remove Our Dependence on Foreign Oil by Opening Up
Readily Available Domestic Energy Sources
By refusing to develop
2. Open up ANWR
2,000 of the 19,600,000 acres of
3. Develop Oil Shale and Tar Sands for their 1-6 Trillion Barrels of
Oil Reserves
In all of human history, we have only used 1 trillion barrels of oil. Americans
are potentially sitting on 5 more trillion barrels. We must allow
environmentally responsible development of oil shale and tar sands in
4. Nuclear Energy
5. Coal
Encourage the greater use of coal to produce the electricity needed to air
condition our homes and power our high technology economy. Coal is cleaner than
ever and
6. Natural Gas
Allow environmentally responsible exploration of domestic natural gas reserves
that are now off-limits.
7. Construct and Expand Refineries
8. Responsible and Safe Offshore Drilling
We need to allow environmentally responsible offshore drilling in which states
control waters in the immediate vicinity of their coastlines.
The last oil spill from a domestic offshore drilling accident was in the Santa
Barbara Channel in 1969. We now have incredibly transformed offshore drilling
technology.
9. Encourage Efficiency
Encourage improved energy efficiency by offering energy conservation tax
incentives.
10. Reduce and Waive Old Regulations
Reduce the number of gasoline blends required under local air quality rules so
gasoline can be readily sent to areas of shortage. Waive environmental rules,
as needed, regarding the formulation of gasoline and diesel fuels. These rules
provide limited improvements to air pollution but increase production costs and
hamper efforts to use readily available heavy crude oil.
# 2. REDUCE THE SHUTTLE GAP
AND PROMOTE VIGOROUS SPACE RESEARCH. – Hopefully we’ve learned
something from the termination of the Apollo program in 1972. Our first shuttle flight didn’t occur until
1981. The failure to plan was devastating to our
To that end I Cosponsored H.R. 6063 NASA Authorization Act
of 2008 which:
1. Authorizes an additional $1 billion to shrink the gap between the Space Shuttle's retirement and operational flights of the Orion spacecraft - the Shuttle's replacement.
2. Affirms
that
3. Confirms that human exploration will then reach beyond the Moon to several possible solar system locations including Mars.
4. Authorizes additional funding to ensure a viable International Space Station program after its assembly is completed in 2010. Support is provided for the purchase of American-based commercial cargo and crew transportation services to the Station.
5.
States
that the Shuttle will be retired after flying out its current manifest that
will now include one additional mission to transport the Alpha Magnetic
Spectrometer to the International Space Station.
WHAT IS YOUR POSITION ON OFF-SHORE
DRILLING? PLEASE DEFEND YOUR POSITION.
WHAT IS YOUR PLAN FOR PROVIDING HEALTH CARE
SERVICES FOR ALL CITIZENS IN THE UNITED STATES?
1. Providing a health insurance tax credit for Americans who do not have employer-Based health insurance;
2. Creating Association Health Plans to give small businesses better access to health insurance;
3. Allow individuals the option to purchase health care across state lines (competition in the market reduces costs);
4. Build Health Savings Accounts to give individuals the ability to control their own health care purchases; and
5. Stop lawsuit abuses which are driving up the cost of health care.
WHAT IDEAS DO YOU HAVE FOR STEMMING
THE ADVERSE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND HOW WOULD YOU ACCOMPLISH THESE IDEAS?
While climate change specifics and causes are still being debated in the
scientific community, as a ranking member of the Science Committee, I have been
a leader in fighting for expanded research and development of clean and
reliable energy sources such as wind, solar, and nuclear as well as safe
drilling.
NAME A SPECIFIC ISSUE THAT WE HAVE NOT
ADDRESSED THAT YOU FEEL IS IMPORTANT TO YOUR CONSTITUENTS.
In 2007, the House passed many Democratic proposals to
raise taxes on hardworking American families. Under Charlie Rangel's Mother of
All Tax Hikes bill that came to the floor in late 2007, Florida
bears the brunt of the burden, third in line to receive the shaft and face a
$2.3 billion tax increase.
Tax-and-spend
liberals continue to propose plans that insult American families, particularly
The $82
billion increase is just the tip of the iceberg. Courtesy of Speaker Pelosi and
As
families face rising gas prices and interest rates, now is hardly the time to
pin a trillion dollar tax increase on them.
Every American from middle-class families, investors, large
families, smokers, small businesses, and even dead Americans will feel the burn
from this tax inferno.
Examples: How the House Democrats’ tax hikes would affect real people:
More than 6 million individuals and families who previously owed no taxes would become subject to the individual income tax in 2011 if Democrats succeed in raising the 10-percent bracket to 15 percent, and reducing or eliminating other low-income tax benefits.
· Re-imposing the Marriage Penalty.
Roughly 23 million taxpayers would see their taxes increase, on average, by $466 in 2011, because they are married.
· Tax Increase of $500 per Child.
Approximately 31 million taxpayers would see their taxes increase -- the Democratic budget would cut the $1,000-per-child tax credit in half.
· Elderly Couple with $40,000 in Income.
This couple’s tax bill would rise by 156 percent in 2011 – from $583 to $1,489.
· Family of Four Earning $60,000.
They would face a 70-percent tax hike, with their income tax bill rising from $2,733 to $4,634 in 2011 – an increase of $1,900.
· Single Parent with Two Children and $30,000 in Earnings
The single parent would sustain a 67-percent reduction in benefits provided through the tax code (principally from the refundable child tax credit and earned income tax credit). Benefits would plunge from $2,414 now to $799 under the Democratic tax plan.
Every Working
American would be affected by Democrats’ Tax Hike: