Brown Touts Pro-Life Stance In Run For 3rd District
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
By David [email protected]
“In my short time in the State Senate, I realized that if you really want to reduce the size of government, keep taxes low, cut taxes, really spur the economy, get the government out of your hair and push social conservative issues, the only way to actually do that is to be there,” Brown said as to why she’s seeking the 3rd District office. “And you need someone with a strong backbone, you need someone who’s not afraid to stand up to the establishment and I thought this was a great opportunity and a unique opportunity.”
Congressman Marlin Stutzman – who is about 20 years younger than Brown, 57 – did not seek re-election to the 3rd District as he’s running for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Dan Coats. That presented her with the opportunity to run for Congress.
“We need a dramatic, immediate change. We need people with experience, maturity to start right away to do that,” she said.
Brown is not seeking Stutzman’s seat alone. There are five other Republicans and four Democrats running in the primary.
“What I think is unique is my experience, my maturity, my background,” Brown said. “I have been successful in carrying and passing historical pro-life legislation in the Senate as a state senator. That’s really important. Those are not easy issues to address, so you really need someone who is willing to go the distance with that.”
On Obamacare, Brown said, “You really need to know how to repeal it immediately. You can’t wait a couple of years. It’s killing the economy and it’s hurting our health care system.”
She said her point on how she distinguishes herself from the other nine candidates and why voters should elect her is because “you want someone to fix those things and I think those are some of the most pressing issues facing the country.”
On Wednesday, the national pro-life organization Susan B. Anthony List announced its endorsement of Brown, saying she was a champion for unborn children.
“If you ask anybody down at the legislature, I have been one of the strongest voices and I can say that absolutely I have been one of the strongest pro-life voices down there. There are not many people who get up on the mic, on both sides, House and Senate, and even though most Republicans are pro-life down there, not many people get up to the mic and talk about it. Not only have I done that repeatedly, I have carried legislation successfully both sessions. That’s pretty unique. So I’m honored (to be endorsed), but I think it just sort of encourages me, that, yes, we can always do more and I’m looking forward to doing more at the next level, which would be in Congress,” Brown said.
She said the biggest challenge in taking her pro-life fight to the next level will be battling her own party.
“We have super majorities down at the Statehouse, we have a majority at the House in D.C., and yet we know that not every Republican is going to be as conservative as I am or be as pro-life as I am, so it’s going to be hard because there are going to be people there who are career politicians who just want to take safe votes so they keep their donors happy and keep their job,” she said. “I’m not interested in neither of those. I tell everyone I’m 57, I want to do this, I want to make a change, but this is not a long-time career, so that makes me very free to vote with my heart and for my district.”
Brown also said she supports the Second Amendment, saying, “I think all of us, at least the significant candidates in the race, have received roughly ‘A’ ratings from the NRA and I don’t think there’s a lot of space between any of us.”
On education, she said, “I’d like to see government get out of education. Certainly there’s way too much control in our local school system.”
Another issue she wants to address in Congress is getting rid of Obamacare.
“My husband is a physician. I can tell you in the delivery of health care, the government is way too intrusive and they are actually making it more difficult for doctors to take care of patients. And they actually have made it more expensive, and they certainly have made it more expensive for employers. Employers’ costs have been driven up by Obamacare, and their employees are having less coverage. And God help the small business owners because their costs are just going sky high. So it hasn’t done anything to drive the economy, in fact it’s hurting the economy, so that’s a big one. We really need to get the government out of health care,” Brown stated.
She said Obamacare can be repealed.
“I think you look for free-market solutions. We should bring back Health Savings Accounts, and not put the limits (on them) that there are; $2,500 is nothing in medical care anymore,” she said. “And you need to make it portable so that when you leave your job you can go anywhere with it. We need to have it portable across state lines, and it needs to be kept cafeteria style where you pick the kind of coverage you want. It’s not one size fits all. That would be big. That would be big for health care and employers.”
She said taxes need to be kept low, too, so that American jobs stay here and are not taken overseas.
As for the presidential candidates, she said there is “no way we will save this country if Hillary or Bernie are elected. What Obama has done in almost eight years has been a disaster on all fronts. Look at how we’re treated and looked upon across the world, look at our foreign policy, look at how much more dangerous the world is. And then look at our local economy. We’re just kind of clawing our way back from ’07. Businesses are doing well, but nobody has told me that we’re better than we were in ’07. So that tells you we’ve got a ways to go.
“So definitely don’t want to have a Democrat and I’m looking forward: If I’m elected to Congress, on the other branch of government, I will be there to support the Republican president, but also to serve as a check-and-balance depending who it is, because I’m the fiscal conservative and so we’ll see how it turns out in the end.”
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“In my short time in the State Senate, I realized that if you really want to reduce the size of government, keep taxes low, cut taxes, really spur the economy, get the government out of your hair and push social conservative issues, the only way to actually do that is to be there,” Brown said as to why she’s seeking the 3rd District office. “And you need someone with a strong backbone, you need someone who’s not afraid to stand up to the establishment and I thought this was a great opportunity and a unique opportunity.”
Congressman Marlin Stutzman – who is about 20 years younger than Brown, 57 – did not seek re-election to the 3rd District as he’s running for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Dan Coats. That presented her with the opportunity to run for Congress.
“We need a dramatic, immediate change. We need people with experience, maturity to start right away to do that,” she said.
Brown is not seeking Stutzman’s seat alone. There are five other Republicans and four Democrats running in the primary.
“What I think is unique is my experience, my maturity, my background,” Brown said. “I have been successful in carrying and passing historical pro-life legislation in the Senate as a state senator. That’s really important. Those are not easy issues to address, so you really need someone who is willing to go the distance with that.”
On Obamacare, Brown said, “You really need to know how to repeal it immediately. You can’t wait a couple of years. It’s killing the economy and it’s hurting our health care system.”
She said her point on how she distinguishes herself from the other nine candidates and why voters should elect her is because “you want someone to fix those things and I think those are some of the most pressing issues facing the country.”
On Wednesday, the national pro-life organization Susan B. Anthony List announced its endorsement of Brown, saying she was a champion for unborn children.
“If you ask anybody down at the legislature, I have been one of the strongest voices and I can say that absolutely I have been one of the strongest pro-life voices down there. There are not many people who get up on the mic, on both sides, House and Senate, and even though most Republicans are pro-life down there, not many people get up to the mic and talk about it. Not only have I done that repeatedly, I have carried legislation successfully both sessions. That’s pretty unique. So I’m honored (to be endorsed), but I think it just sort of encourages me, that, yes, we can always do more and I’m looking forward to doing more at the next level, which would be in Congress,” Brown said.
She said the biggest challenge in taking her pro-life fight to the next level will be battling her own party.
“We have super majorities down at the Statehouse, we have a majority at the House in D.C., and yet we know that not every Republican is going to be as conservative as I am or be as pro-life as I am, so it’s going to be hard because there are going to be people there who are career politicians who just want to take safe votes so they keep their donors happy and keep their job,” she said. “I’m not interested in neither of those. I tell everyone I’m 57, I want to do this, I want to make a change, but this is not a long-time career, so that makes me very free to vote with my heart and for my district.”
Brown also said she supports the Second Amendment, saying, “I think all of us, at least the significant candidates in the race, have received roughly ‘A’ ratings from the NRA and I don’t think there’s a lot of space between any of us.”
On education, she said, “I’d like to see government get out of education. Certainly there’s way too much control in our local school system.”
Another issue she wants to address in Congress is getting rid of Obamacare.
“My husband is a physician. I can tell you in the delivery of health care, the government is way too intrusive and they are actually making it more difficult for doctors to take care of patients. And they actually have made it more expensive, and they certainly have made it more expensive for employers. Employers’ costs have been driven up by Obamacare, and their employees are having less coverage. And God help the small business owners because their costs are just going sky high. So it hasn’t done anything to drive the economy, in fact it’s hurting the economy, so that’s a big one. We really need to get the government out of health care,” Brown stated.
She said Obamacare can be repealed.
“I think you look for free-market solutions. We should bring back Health Savings Accounts, and not put the limits (on them) that there are; $2,500 is nothing in medical care anymore,” she said. “And you need to make it portable so that when you leave your job you can go anywhere with it. We need to have it portable across state lines, and it needs to be kept cafeteria style where you pick the kind of coverage you want. It’s not one size fits all. That would be big. That would be big for health care and employers.”
She said taxes need to be kept low, too, so that American jobs stay here and are not taken overseas.
As for the presidential candidates, she said there is “no way we will save this country if Hillary or Bernie are elected. What Obama has done in almost eight years has been a disaster on all fronts. Look at how we’re treated and looked upon across the world, look at our foreign policy, look at how much more dangerous the world is. And then look at our local economy. We’re just kind of clawing our way back from ’07. Businesses are doing well, but nobody has told me that we’re better than we were in ’07. So that tells you we’ve got a ways to go.
“So definitely don’t want to have a Democrat and I’m looking forward: If I’m elected to Congress, on the other branch of government, I will be there to support the Republican president, but also to serve as a check-and-balance depending who it is, because I’m the fiscal conservative and so we’ll see how it turns out in the end.”
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