Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 13,2010
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Huffman says if elected he would vote to repeal ‘Obamacare’
Republican senate candidate makes Heppner stop
By David Sykes
R e p u b lic a n US
Senate candidate Jim Huff
man says the health care
law passed by Congress,
commonly called 'Obama
care’ is going to increase
costs and is a big take-over
by government that is bad
for the country. He also said
if he were elected he would
vote to appeal it.
“ We need m ore
competition in health care,”
Huffinan told a small crowd
gathered at the Heppner
City Park. He was in Hep
pner on a campaign stop
last Friday.
“We need to drive
prices down and quality
up, and this bill, which Ron
Wyden voted for, is not
going to do this,” Huffman
said. “ We need to move
away from a third-party
payer system and also in
troduce interstate competi
tion in health insurance,”
he said. Huffman also said
people need to be able to
transport their insurance
plan with them and we need
tort reform to reduce the
lawsuit damages against
medical providers. “ We
need to cover people who
are not covered, but we can
do it at less cost than this
thing (Obamacare),” Huff
man said.
On other issues
Huffman said it is a shame
the way elected officials
have locked up the natural
resources o f Oregon and
hurt our small rural com
munities.
Huffman, who has
been teaching law students
about the constitution at
Lewis and Clark College,
said since the New Deal
states rights have been
eroded and the federal gov
ernment has been taking
more and more power. “A
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Jim Huffman (left), candidate for US Senate, shakes hands
with Joe Miller of Heppner. Huffman was on a campaign swing
through Heppner last Friday. He is running against long-time
Democrat incumbent Ron Wvden. -Photo by David Sykes
bigger and more powerful
federal governm ent has
lead to less and less indi
vidual freedoms.”
Huffman has been
a teacher at Lewis & Clark
Law School since 1973.
He became acting Dean in
1993, and dean in 1994;
a position he held until
2006.
“The system is up
side down,” says Huffman.
He says the way it is now
the federal governm ent
dictates to the states and
the states to the local gov
ernment. “Now the federal
government is first and they
always say they have the
solutions to our problems.
But they do not have the
answers. “The federal gov
ernment suing the state of
Arizona (about illegal im
migration) is ridiculous,”
he says.
Huffman also dis
agrees with Wyden on how
to improve the economy
and create jobs. “The Dem
ocrats say we need to spend
vast amounts of money to
create jobs. For some rea
son they think if we spend
a dollar ft yvill turn.into
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SI.50 or $2. Wouldn’t that
be great if it were true,” he
says. “Wyden has spent the
last 30 years in Washington
and it is time for a new ap
proach to things.”
Huffman says indi
viduals and businesses need
to know that if they invest
time and effort they will get
a return. Private enterprise
creates jobs, not the govern
ment, he says.
To turn the econ
omy around and help the
private sectors create jobs,
Huffman says he would
extend the Bush tax cuts.
“If taxes go up on January
1 then it is a tax increase. 1
say extend all tax rates. Tax
ing the rich is not effective.
A tax increase would affect
one half of all small busi
nesses and the estate tax
will go back to 55 percent.”
He says he would also put
a moratorium on all new
regulations.
On the recent bank
regulation passed, which
Wyden voted in favor or,
Huffman said it did nothing
to regulate Fannie Mae and
Freddie Mac. “They need
regulation and they did not
W -Hr
Walden
get it,” he says.
Huffman is in favor
a payroll tax holiday and
says "don’t spend anymore
on TARP or on stimulus.
Both didn’t work except
to give us a $13.6 trillion
debt,” he points out.
On natural recours
es, Huffman says “53 per
cent of the land in the state
is under the control of the
federal government; most
of it not available for eco
nomic use. Those people
who have locked that land
up should be ashamed of
what they did,” he says
about the damage the fed
eral government has done
to Oregon’s economy. “We
need to get these resources
back to work for Orego
nians.”
On green energy
Huffman says it is ok for
government to assist new
technology to get off the
ground, but it should not
subsidize these energy
sources indefinitely. “You
can put windmills, solar
panels and wave generating
buoys until they carpet ev
erything, but that is still not
going to put a dent into the
carbon base.” He did say
he is not opposed to green
energy or to subsidizing it
in the short term.
On several other
issues Huffman said:
-I will not vote for
any bill that I have not
read
-1 will not vote for
earmarks
-We need to elect
people who will not vote
for bills that have all sorts
of other things tacked on
to them
-O n the second
amendment Huffman says
the Obama administration
would like to limit the right
to bear arms. “We need to
keep our guard up so these
rights are protected.”
-He believes we
need regulation in business
but it has gone overboard
and we are to the point were
it is driving up the cost to
produce things in America
-He is in favor of
a woman’s right to choose,
but believes abortion should
not be paid for with tax
money
-He says he is not
opposed to term limits, but
“remember we have the
power to boot people out.”
Sheriff's Report
County Jail on a Morrow
County warrant for Failure
to Pay Fine for the original
charge of False Information
to a Police Officer.
-MCSO received
a criminal mischief com
plaint. The caller stated
that someone came to her
residence and shot her dog
twice last night with a bb
gun.
-MCSO received
a criminal mischief com
plaint. The caller stated that
a female threw a computer
into a dumpster and ruined
and ripped up pictures from
the wall. The caller wanted
to talk to a deputy about
destruction of property.
-MCSO issued a
citation to a female subject
for Dog at Large.
-MCSO issued a
citation to Chad Fleming
Peele, 36, for Violation of
the Basic Rule by driving
73 mph in a 55 mph zone.
-B P D a r r e s te d
Dustin Dale Rodriguez,
20, for DUII, Resisting
Arrest, and Possession of a
Controlled Substance (Less
than One Ounce of Mari
juana) 1000 from School.
MCSO assisted.
-BPD received a
report o f a dom estic in
progress. And officer re
sponded and determined
that the dispute was verbal
only.
July 7: -M CSO
arrested a male subject for
Theft I and Criminal Mis
chief I.
-MCSO arrested a
female subject for Theft by
Receiving.
-MCSO was no
tified that Timothy Alan
Jones, 33, was arrested by
OSP on an Irrigon Justice
Court warrant for Failure
to Pay Fine on the origi
nal charge of Possession
of Less than an ounce of
Marijuana.
-MCSO received
an EMS call for a 75 year
old female who could not
move her lower back. The
patient was transported to
Good Shepherd Hospital.
-MCSO issued a
citation to Merle S. Bashor,
84, for Violation of the Ba
sic Rule by driving 83 mph
in a 55 mph zone.
-MCSO was no
tified that Carl Richard
Haney, 33, was arrested by
Medford PD on an Irrigon
Justice Court warrant for
DUII.
-BPD arrested Jus-
tino Bautista Villegas, 37,
for Criminal Possession of
a Forged Instrument II and
Failure to Carry and Pres
ent ID.
-Irrig o n A m b u
lance received a report
of a male subject having
a stroke. The patient was
transported. Boardman Am
bulance assisted.
-Boardman Ambu
lance transported a female
subject to Good Shepherd
Hospital who had been
drinking and passed out.
BPD assisted.
The Morrow County
Sheriff’s Office reports han
dling the following business:
July 5: -MCSO
issued a citation to Wayne
Bradley Schwabrow, 35, for
Driving While Suspended
Violation.
-MCSO issued a ci
tation to Jasey Shay Riddle,
18, for Violation of the Ba
sic Rule by driving 82 mph
in a 55 mph zone.
-MCSO issued a
citation to Medardo Flores
Molina, 62, for Violation of
the Basic Rule by driving
82 mph in a 55 mph zone.
-BPD arrested Da
vid Villegas, 25, for DU1I.
-B P D a r r e s te d
Daniel Macias Lemus, 19,
for Disorderly Conduct II.
-BPD received a
report of a non-injury hit
and run. The caller stated
that someone left a note
on his truck that said they
witnessed someone hit his
boat trailer.
July 6: -MCSO
was notified that Scottie
Elaine King, 32, was ar
rested by HPD on an out
standing HJC warrant for
Disorderly Conduct.
-MCSO received a
theft complaint. The caller
stated that someone had
stolen fruit that was ready
to be harvested from his
orchard.
-MCSO was noti
fied that Kelly Rae Fox, 37,
was arrested by Umatilla
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Oregon National Guard (ORNG), is in the early stages of preparing an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for proposed military training
activities associated with Naval Weapons Systems Training Facility
(NWSTF) Boardman The EIS will analyze potential environmental effects
from the proposed training of U.S. forces in military airspace above and land
training areas within the boundaries of NWSTF Boardman Public input is
requested on the scope, content and issues to be addressed in the EIS
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Attn: Mrs Amy Burt - NW STF Boardman EIS Project Manager
1101 Tautog Circle, Suite 203
Silverdale. WA 98315-1101
Submit comments online at www NW STFBoardrranEIS.com Comments
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Natiodhl Guard
PUBLIC SCOPING
MEETINGS
B o a rd m a n :
O c to b e r 27, 2 0 1 0
5-8 p m
Port of Morrow Conference
Center, Riverfront Room
2 Marine Drive
Boardman OR 97818
H e rm is t o n :
O c to b e r 28, 2 0 1 0
5-8 pm
Hermiston Conference Center
Rotary Room
415 S Highway 395
Hermiston OR 97838
Individuals regumng reasonable
accommodations please contact
'Sheila Murray Navy Region Public
Affairs Officer, at360-396-4981 or
sheila murray@navy mil
Propose o A ction :
The Navy and the National Guard propose to implement actions to maintain baseline training activities at current levels:
increase certain training activities from current levels to support Navy and ORNG requirements, develop appropnate
ranges and facilities to support training activities accommodate mission requirements associated with force structure
changes and the introduction of new weapons systems and implement range enhancements_______________________
The Navy and National Guard appreciate your input. K you are unable to attend a scoping meeting, there will be morr
opportunities to participate during the EIS development process.
Visit www N W STFBoardm anEIS com to learn more