In the Falmouth Outlook series for candidates for U.S. House of Representatives Kentucky’s 4th Congeressional district race, questions were submitted to Republican Thomas Massie and Democrat Alexandra Owensby. Candidates were limited to a 250-word response. Next week, the candidates will address health the Supreme Court of the United States and legislators changing stances on issues.
Owensby returned her answers after the paper had gone to press on Monday and past the Sunday deadline. Her answers for these questions will be published on Tuesday, October 27 along with her answers on the last two questions submitted to her and her opponent.
By Thomas Massie, Republican
4th Congressional District Representative
What is the #1 issue that you feel is vital for the House of Representatives to address and what is your stance on that issue?
The spending deficit is the biggest threat to the stability of our country and to the well-being of our citizens, yet both sides of the aisle are ignoring it. The answer is simple: we shouldn’t be spending more than we collect in taxes.
If we look back in history, we see politicians and national leaders inspiring. It has not been that way for couple decades in this country and BOTH parties are guilty of the divide. How can we get back to a time that our national leaders can inspire our country?
One of my goals has been to inspire our next generation. Over the years, I’ve traveled to dozens of events at colleges to encourage young Americans to become leaders politically but also within their communities and their professions.
Health Care has been and will continue to be a main issue in this country. What do you see specifically as the role that government needs to play in health care? Should pre-existing conditions be covered?
There are many good ideas for improving health care in this country that have been completely been abandoned. For instance, we need to get back to a system where the prices of drugs and procedures are transparent to patients and consumers. There is no constitutional nexus (nor is there enough federal money) for the federal government to provide welfare for those who can’t pay for their own healthcare, but the states may decide to do so, as they currently do with Medicaid.