A Practical Path for Congress
April 30, 2002  · Jim Talent

The Weidenbaum Center Breakfast Series sponsored a discussion by Senate hopeful Jim Talent. The former Congressman offered some opening statements about his ideas for practical improvements in the ways government encourages entrepreneurship, as well as the need to re-capitalize American defense and infrastructure, then responded to questions from the audience. 

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Transcript of remarks by Jim Talent

What prohibits industry trade associations such as the National Restaurant Association from offering insurance programs without government intervention?

What issues are behind the recent poll showing women strongly favor Senator Carnahan over you in the upcoming senate race?

Was Senator Carnahan's election in the last Senatorial race due to a sympathy vote? Has she maintained that support?

If the republicans do regain a majority in the Senate, will that mean an opening of the ANWR to oil drilling?

Are you planning on following the same campaign style in this Senatorial race that you used to get elected to the House in 1992?

Do you think Jean Carnahan will use surrogates to attack you, or will she enter the fray herself?

Will you stress the important to Missourians of having two Republican Senators in a Republican-dominated congress?

What issues do you feel Senator Carnahan is particularly vulnerable on?

Carnahan has made almost no enemies during her career. How do you run against such a record?

What is the current status of the "vte fraud" bill submitted by Kit Bond?

What do you see as the future path of education policy?

How would you appeal to unions?

What is your stand on government financing for legal help to the poor?

With the President wanting to make his tax cuts poermanent and the country facing such a large deficit, where do we find the resources neccesary to do the things you want to do?