“Hope for America doesn’t come from a partisan motivation, but a patriotic one.”
-Anna

Dear Friends,

More than any time in my life, Americans want a change in the direction of our government. Many of you have expressed your frustrations to me about our misguided foreign policies and our misplaced domestic priorities.

I, too, and deeply concerned. That’s why I’ve developed this set of recommendations on the most pressing issues facing our nation. We will get the country back on track. Hope for America doesn’t come from a partisan motivation, but a patriotic one that we all share. Most of us simply want solutions that serve the greatest good.

That’s been my goal as your Representative in Congress. I’d be honored to have your support to continue my service.

Gratefully,
Anna G. Eshoo
Member of Congress

Energy Independence

“We can achieve energy independence from foreign oil – which is critical to our national security – but we must make a major investment in renewable sources of energy today.”
- Anna

My Plan:

• Invest in energy efficiency and renewable energy research and development;
• Expand production and deployment of American grown bio fuels, as well as flex-fuel and hybrid vehicles;
• Provide tax incentives for solar, wind, geothermal and biomass energy development and application;
• Require that 20% of all electricity in the U.S. come from renewable sources; and
• Reward energy efficiency with tax credits.

National Security

“Implementing all the bi-partisan 9/11 Commission recommendations is long overdue, but comprehensive national security also means intelligence reform and full funding for counter-terrorism programs.”
- Anna

My Plan:

• Limit the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and reduce current stockpiles;
• Increase federal assistance for first responders and implement comprehensive security programs for ports and borders;
• Restores our capability to promote effective diplomacy and international relief; and
• Entrust the Iraqi government with the responsibility for civil order; call on the international community to assist in building democratic institutions and the training of Iraqi security forces; and commence drawdown of American troops.

Economic Competitiveness

“To maintain America’s competitive edge in the world economy, our government must be a partner, not a roadblock.”
-Anna

My Plan:

• Provide incentives for entrepreneurial innovation in the small business sector;
• Invest in a sustained federal research and development initiative that promotes public-private partnerships, including a permanent and reformed R & D tax credit;
• Guarantee affordable access to broadband technology for all Americans;
• Increase, by up to 10,000 per year, the number of elementary and secondary math and science teachers in our nation’s schools; and
• Restore funds cut from student aid programs.

Natural Resources

“’Preserve and protect’ – we often use these words in reference to the U.S. Constitution. Today, they are our environmental credo with regard to our nation’s natural resources.”
- Anna

My Plan:

• Significantly reduce greenhouse gases and threats of climate change by cutting vehicle emissions by 2% each year until emissions are 80% lower than 1990 levels;
• Ban clear cutting in National Forests and allow sustainable logging outside roadless areas and riparian corridors;
• Extend and make permanent the bar on offshore drilling in California; and
• Protect the Arctic Refuge from oil drilling by making it a wilderness area.

Healthy Families

“How often have we heard, ‘Be thankful you have your health?’ We do know the value of good health care, but not everyone can afford it or has access to it. Changing direction on health care is one of my top priorities.”
-Anna

My Plan:

• Reduce the cost of prescription drugs by allowing Medicare to negotiate lower prices;
• Authorize federal funding for stem cell research and implement ethical standards;
• Reduce healthcare costs and medical errors by promoting healthcare IT and electronic medical records;
• Insure every child in America with a healthcare policy; and
• Continue to allow states to use Medicaid funds to provide treatment coverage for low-income, uninsured women diagnosed with breast or cervical cancer.