Issue Position: Family Issues

Issue Position

I believe that the family is the center and cornerstone of American life. I was blessed to grow up in a home with a mother and father, sisters and brother, guided by faith in God and involved in activities that pulled our family together. I am a twice-blessed person: my husband, daughter and I have enjoyed even in this challenging era for families, a happy and complete family life.

That is why I believe strongly in family values, and the moral guidance provided by faith and family. Family values are the province of the family, not of the federal government. Further, the social and moral values of this very diverse nation are best reflected and protected at the state level, not the federal level.

In the Congress, I would vote in a manner that would protect families and state governments from Washington's interference in issues that are the province of families and states. I would further support the confirmation of judges who understand that judges may not make law, but rather are confined to the important role of interpreting laws made by others.

I would work to protect from repeal the ban on partial birth abortion, which is in my view a reprehensible practice that is, at best, unbecoming of a civilized society. Further, I would vote to protect for state legislatures the right to make policy on issues such as marriage, adoption, abortion and education.

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