Maureen Hackett is running for Congress in Minnesota’s 3rd Congressional District. She…
- Prefers the House health care bill to the Senate’s. Supports public option, but opposes Stupak Amendment.
- Regardless of what happens this year, Dr. Hackett remains fully committed to achieving universal access to health care.
- Opposed the Iraq War from the beginning and remains very skeptical about sending more troops into Afghanistan.
- On education:
- Supports new investment in early childhood enrichment; and
- Ensuring every deserving student has the chance to attend college—through grants, low-interest loans and community service programs that allow graduates to pay for their education by serving the public
- Supports clean, American-made energy to create jobs, renew our economy and defend our environment.
- New energy—wind, solar, hydro, geothermal, biofuels
- Increased efficiency—in our homes, businesses, appliances and automobiles
- Conservation—cheapest energy is that which we don’t use
