OCF Candidate Survey 2006
Candidate: Peter Welch
Party: Democrat
District: AL
Running For: US House
State: Vermont
1
QDo you think organic agriculture should receive a fair share (at least 2.5%) of government resources spent on agriculture?
A Yes
Comment: Americans want and need sustainable local organic agriculture.
2
QDo you support strict standards for processed foods, dairy, and body care products that are labeled or marketed as organic?
A Yes
Comment: We must maintain integrity of organic standards to succeed.
3
QDo you support more aggressive government action to assess the harms of pesticides, take harmful pesticides off the market, and hold companies responsible for diseases and environmental damage caused by pesticides?
A Yes
Comment: One reason to promote organic agriculture is to diminish use of pesticides.
4
QShould people have the right to pass consumer safety laws at the state or local level that require food labels to include information on dangerous ingredients?
A Yes
Comment: I have always strongly supported labelling and right to know legislation, including seed labelling in Vermont.
5a
QDo you support Country of Origin and labeling that helps consumers choose local products?
A Yes
Comment: In VermontI have strongly supported farm to school food efforts.
5b
QDo you support government action to help US farmers develop local and regional markets and to reduce non-renewable energy use on their farms?
A Yes
Comment: I have strongly supported this in Vermont.
6a
QDo you support mandatory labeling of foods containing genetically engineered ingredients?
A Yes
Comment: The public has a right to know.
6b
QDo you support mandatory pre-market safety testing for all genetically modified foods and crops?
A Yes
Comment: We must assure safety.
7
QDo you support universal testing for Mad Cow disease and a ban on feeding slaughterhouse waste to farm animals?
A Yes
Comment:
8
QDo you support a restructuring of trade-distorting US farm subsidies?
A Yes
Comment: This is critical to our agricultural future. I favor emphasis on efforts to sustain local food protection and family farms.
9
QDo you support a significant shift in US farm subsidies to help family farmers and ranchers make the transition to organic?
A Yes
Comment:
10
QDo you support a significant shift in subsidies to help US farmers adopt conservation and renewable energy practices on farms?
A Yes
Comment:
11
QDo you support increases for WIC (Women, Infant and Children), the Farmers Market Nutrition Program, and other programs to help low-income Americans buy organic food?
A Yes
Comment: I strongly support changing our priorities from industrial agriculture to local and sustainable agriculture.
12
QDo you support universal health care with a preventive focus and a major emphasis on better nutrition?
A Yes
Comment: I have been a leader for universal health care in Vermont's legislature.
13
QDo you support 80%-by-2050 reduction in climate destabilizing greenhouse gas pollution?
A Yes
Comment: We have passed strong legislation in Vermont to reduce greehouse gas emissions. This is a planetary crisis requiring immediate action.
14
QDo you support ending the Iraq war and redirecting funds from the $500 billion annual military spending in the U.S. toward greening the U.S. economy, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and converting U.S. agriculture to organic practices?
A Yes
Comment: I have opposed the Iraq war from the beginning and have called for the firing of Donald Rumsfeld. I have called for a timetable and plan to bring our troops home and return responsibility of Iraq to the Iraqis.
15
Q Do you support requiring electronic voting machines to produce voter-verified paper records and election officials to use these records to conduct mandatory audits of election results?
A Yes
Comment: We must guarantee that all votes cast are counted accurately.
16
QDo you support eliminating the distorting effect of special interest money on our elections and politicians by requiring full public funding for all federal, state, and local elections?
A Yes
Comment:
17
QDo you support legislation to prevent internet companies from rigging the system to serve only the highest-paying users and discriminate against users they don’t like?
A Yes
Comment: We must have net neutrality to guarantee access to all users.
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