{"id":71,"date":"2022-01-31T15:36:56","date_gmt":"2022-01-31T15:36:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rbmhosting.com\/fanelli\/?page_id=71"},"modified":"2022-02-28T14:39:03","modified_gmt":"2022-02-28T14:39:03","slug":"issues","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rbmhosting.com\/fanelli\/issues\/","title":{"rendered":"Issues"},"content":{"rendered":"[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_divider show_divider=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; height=&#8221;30px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.7&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">ISSUES<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-21 aligncenter size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/rbmhosting.com\/fanelli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2_about_d-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Steve Fanelli\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rbmhosting.com\/fanelli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2_about_d-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rbmhosting.com\/fanelli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2_about_d-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rbmhosting.com\/fanelli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2_about_d-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rbmhosting.com\/fanelli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2_about_d-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rbmhosting.com\/fanelli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2_about_d.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">I will be proud and honored to serve the families, young people, and seniors of the 6th Congressional District. I believe in representative government to serve the needs and aspirations of the community, without regard to special interests.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><u>Inflation &amp; Economy<br \/><\/u><\/strong>The failed policies of the present administration have led to a perfect storm of historic levels of inflation even as Americans recover from the pandemic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The strength of our nation\u2019s economy is paramount to its success.\u00a0 Access to capital, education, training and diverse markets without burdensome regulation and taxation are vital to a vibrant economy. We must modernize our supply chains, ports and cyber capabilities along with restoring our energy independence to maintain our commercial strength. It is imperative that we lessen our dependence on foreign nations to provide us with essential goods and critical components for manufacturing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Sound fiscal policy aimed at reining in wasteful spending, which is almost wholly debt based, is needed now.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><u>National Security<br \/><\/u><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The most important function of the government is to provide for the common defense.\u00a0 A strong military, impenetrable cyber defenses and secure borders are essential components to a functioning democracy.\u00a0 Locally, our security is only as strong as our first responders. We must support law enforcement, EMS, firefighters and all the men and women who risk their lives to protect and serve the community.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">America was strong and energy independent before President Biden used his pen to take our energy production offline, causing the price of energy to rise and giving Russia more power.\u00a0 I will fight to restore our energy independence.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><u>Border Security &amp; Immigration Reform<br \/><\/u><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">A secure and safe border is one of the first duties of government in order to protect against disease, terrorism, and illegal incursion.\u00a0 While the Democrats promote open borders, I will sponsor legislation to secure our southern border immediately as well as reach across the aisle to find areas of agreement on improving the legal immigration process.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><u>Education<br \/><\/u><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">I will fight to give parents control over their children\u2019s education.\u00a0 I will propose legislation requiring federal funding to be tied to a commitment by school districts to publish all curriculum for parental review online.\u00a0 CRT, transgender pronouns and political indoctrination have no place in the classroom.\u00a0 Teachers must teach children how to think, not what to think, while providing them with the tools they need be successful, productive adults.\u00a0 We must keep our taxpayers in mind by making sure education dollars are spent wisely in pursuit of these goals.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><u>Pro-Life<br \/><\/u><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">I am pro-life and feel in my heart that we should respect human life from its very beginning.\u00a0 I am thankful that my beautiful daughter\u2019s birth mother chose adoption over abortion.\u00a0 Ultimately, we must save as many lives as possible while providing for the needs of the mother and find a way to balance the rights of both.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">As a congressman I will work to sponsor legislation ending all federal funding of abortion, both at home and abroad.\u00a0 I will support solutions that will eliminate the need for abortion, such as adoption, prenatal care, pregnancy prevention programs and education for teens.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><u>Conservation<br \/><\/u><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">I am an avid outdoorsman and believe in maintaining the natural beauty of our state by protecting and preserving our natural resources.\u00a0 Providing clean air, clean water and the preservation of our state and national parks promotes a higher quality of life for all citizens.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><u>Foreign Policy<br \/><\/u><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><u><\/u>A strong foreign policy depends upon funding a strong national defense, maintaining a thriving economy, re-establishing energy independence, pursuing fair trade agreements, and decrying tyranny and oppression. We must demonstrate to the world our ability to live and govern according to our founding principles.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><u>Domestic Policy<br \/><\/u><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The US Constitution and the Bill of Rights limit the power of the government not the power of We the People.\u00a0 I am a firm supporter in common sense conservative solutions, small government and freedom.\u00a0 Mask and vaccine mandates are contrary to individual liberty and I am against them.\u00a0 I will support programs that offer equal opportunity for all and discourage entitlement programs that lead people to dependency.\u00a0 I will ensure that Social Security and Medicare remain solvent providing a safety net for seniors and those in need.\u00a0<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><br \/><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">SUPPORT OUR CAMPAIGN BY <a href=\"https:\/\/secure.winred.com\/steve-fanelli-for-congress\/donate\">DONATING HERE<\/a><\/span><\/strong><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<!-- \/wp:post-content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISSUES I will be proud and honored to serve the families, young people, and seniors of the 6th Congressional District. I believe in representative government to serve the needs and aspirations of the community, without regard to special interests. Inflation &amp; EconomyThe failed policies of the present administration have led to a perfect storm of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":50,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>ISSUES<br \/><br \/>Steve Fanelli, Candidate 6th Congressional District<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:image {\"id\":21,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class=\"wp-image-21 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/rbmhosting.com\/fanelli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2_about_d-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Steve Fanelli\" width=\"693\" height=\"390\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<!-- \/wp:image --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">Issues Overview<\/span> <br \/><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">I will be proud and honored to serve the families, young people, and seniors of the 6th Congressional District. I believe in representative government to serve the needs and aspirations of the community, without regard to special interests.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><u><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">Inflation & Economy<\/span><br \/><\/u><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The failed policies of the present administration have led to a perfect storm of historic levels of inflation even as Americans recover from the pandemic. The strength of our nation\u2019s economy is paramount to its success. \u00a0Access to capital, education, training and diverse markets without burdensome regulation and taxation are vital to a vibrant economy.<br \/><br \/>We must modernize our supply chains, ports and cyber capabilities along with restoring our energy independence to maintain our commercial strength. It is imperative that we lessen our dependence on foreign nations to provide us with essential goods and critical components for manufacturing. Sound fiscal policy aimed at reining in wasteful spending, which is almost wholly debt based, is needed now.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><u>National Security<br \/><\/u>The most important function of the government is to provide for the common defense. \u00a0A strong military, impenetrable cyber defenses and secure borders are essential components to a functioning democracy.\u00a0 <br \/><br \/>Locally, our security is only as strong as our first responders. <br \/><br \/>We must support law enforcement, EMS, firefighters and all the men and women who risk their lives to protect and serve the community. America was strong and energy independent before President Biden used his pen to take our energy production offline, causing the price of energy to rise and giving Russia more power. \u00a0I will fight to restore our energy independence.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><u>Border Security & Immigration Reform<br \/><\/u>A secure and safe border is one of the first duties of government in order to protect against disease, terrorism, and illegal incursion.\u00a0 While the Democrats promote open borders, I will sponsor legislation to secure our southern border immediately as well as reach across the aisle to find areas of agreement on improving the legal immigration process.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><u>Education<br \/><\/u>I will fight to give parents control over their children\u2019s education.\u00a0 I will propose legislation requiring federal funding to be tied to a commitment by school districts to publish all curriculum for parental review online.\u00a0 CRT, transgender pronouns and political indoctrination have no place in the classroom.\u00a0 Teachers must teach children how to think, not what to think, while providing them with the tools they need be successful, productive adults.\u00a0 We must keep our taxpayers in mind by making sure education dollars are spent wisely in pursuit of these goals.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><u>Pro-Life<br \/><\/u>I am pro-life and feel in my heart that we should respect human life from its very beginning.\u00a0 I am thankful that my beautiful daughter\u2019s birth mother chose life. Ultimately, we must save as many lives as possible while providing for the needs of the mother and find a way to balance the rights of both. As a congressman I will work to sponsor legislation ending all federal funding of abortion, both at home and abroad.\u00a0 I will support solutions that will eliminate the need for abortion, such as adoption, prenatal care, pregnancy prevention programs and education for teens.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><u>Conservation<\/u><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">I am an avid outdoorsman and believe in maintaining the natural beauty of our state by protecting and preserving our natural resources.\u00a0 Providing clean air, clean water and the preservation of our state and national parks promotes a higher quality of life for all citizens.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><u>Foreign Policy<br \/><\/u><u><\/u>A strong foreign policy depends upon funding a strong national defense, maintaining a thriving economy, re-establishing energy independence, pursuing fair trade agreements, and decrying tyranny and oppression. We must demonstrate to the world our ability to live and govern according to our founding principles.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><u>Domestic Policy<br \/><\/u>The US Constitution and the Bill of Rights limit the power of the government not the power of We the People.\u00a0 I am a firm supporter in common sense conservative solutions, small government and freedom.\u00a0 Mask and vaccine mandates are contrary to individual liberty and I against them.\u00a0 I will support programs that offer equal opportunity for all and discourage entitlement programs that lead people to dependency.\u00a0 I will ensure that Social Security and Medicare remain solvent providing a safety net for seniors and those in need.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><br \/><br \/><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">SUPPORT OUR CAMPAIGN BY <a href=\"https:\/\/secure.winred.com\/steve-fanelli-for-congress\/donate\">DONATING HERE<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-71","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Issues - Steve Fanelli<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/rbmhosting.com\/fanelli\/issues\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Issues - Steve Fanelli\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"ISSUES I will be proud and honored to serve the families, young people, and seniors of the 6th Congressional District. I believe in representative government to serve the needs and aspirations of the community, without regard to special interests. Inflation &amp; EconomyThe failed policies of the present administration have led to a perfect storm of [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/rbmhosting.com\/fanelli\/issues\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Steve Fanelli\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-02-28T14:39:03+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/rbmhosting.com\/fanelli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2_about_d-300x169.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/rbmhosting.com\/fanelli\/issues\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/rbmhosting.com\/fanelli\/issues\/\",\"name\":\"Issues - Steve Fanelli\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/rbmhosting.com\/fanelli\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2022-01-31T15:36:56+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-02-28T14:39:03+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/rbmhosting.com\/fanelli\/issues\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/rbmhosting.com\/fanelli\/issues\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/rbmhosting.com\/fanelli\/issues\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/rbmhosting.com\/fanelli\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Issues\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/rbmhosting.com\/fanelli\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/rbmhosting.com\/fanelli\/\",\"name\":\"Steve Fanelli\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/rbmhosting.com\/fanelli\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Issues - Steve Fanelli","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/rbmhosting.com\/fanelli\/issues\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Issues - Steve Fanelli","og_description":"ISSUES I will be proud and honored to serve the families, young people, and seniors of the 6th Congressional District. I believe in representative government to serve the needs and aspirations of the community, without regard to special interests. Inflation &amp; EconomyThe failed policies of the present administration have led to a perfect storm of [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/rbmhosting.com\/fanelli\/issues\/","og_site_name":"Steve Fanelli","article_modified_time":"2022-02-28T14:39:03+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/rbmhosting.com\/fanelli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2_about_d-300x169.jpg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/rbmhosting.com\/fanelli\/issues\/","url":"https:\/\/rbmhosting.com\/fanelli\/issues\/","name":"Issues - Steve Fanelli","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/rbmhosting.com\/fanelli\/#website"},"datePublished":"2022-01-31T15:36:56+00:00","dateModified":"2022-02-28T14:39:03+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/rbmhosting.com\/fanelli\/issues\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/rbmhosting.com\/fanelli\/issues\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/rbmhosting.com\/fanelli\/issues\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/rbmhosting.com\/fanelli\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Issues"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/rbmhosting.com\/fanelli\/#website","url":"https:\/\/rbmhosting.com\/fanelli\/","name":"Steve Fanelli","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/rbmhosting.com\/fanelli\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rbmhosting.com\/fanelli\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/71","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rbmhosting.com\/fanelli\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rbmhosting.com\/fanelli\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rbmhosting.com\/fanelli\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/50"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rbmhosting.com\/fanelli\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/rbmhosting.com\/fanelli\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/71\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":156,"href":"https:\/\/rbmhosting.com\/fanelli\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/71\/revisions\/156"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rbmhosting.com\/fanelli\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}