Jun

6

Vern McKinley’s Vote Smart Quiz Answers Now Publicly Available

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Vern McKinley is the first Republican candidate in Virginia to make his Project Vote Smart Political Courage Test answers publicly available. If you had or have any questions about where Vern stands on a particular issue this is a great place to start your research. It includes his views on abortion, capital punishment, taxes, spending, regulation, gun rights, and more. Two general themes can be discerned from his answers: Follow the Constitution and limit the size and scope of the federal government.

View Vern McKinley’s Political Courage Test answers here.

May

29

CentreView: Vern McKinley And Opponents Discuss Rising Oil Prices

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Vern McKinley and his Democratic and Republican opponents in Virginia’s 10th district congressional race weigh in on energy policy and rising oil prices in a local newspaper article yesterday.

McKinley said the U.S. government should not try to control the price of oil. The development of alternative energy sources should also be left up to the world financial market and not subsidized by the federal government.

“[Corn] ethanol is a complete distortion of markets and reality,” said McKinley.

The Republican supports opening up restricted territories in the United States, such as those in Alaska, for oil exploration and drilling. He wants to reassess the use of the federal gas tax and said that all responsibility for transportation — and possibly the taxing authority that supports those projects — should ultimately be shifted to the local government.

“I don’t think we get our money’s worth for all the [federal] transportation money we spend,” he said.

Read the full article here.