Where do I stand?
Please click here for a detailed description of my policy work during two terms as your State Representative.
For a very general feel of how I approach the issues, click on one of the areas below.
Health Care
A moral society cares for the health of its members. It is unacceptable that more than 600,000 Oregonians – 110,000 of them children – go without health insurance. We face a crisis in this state and country.
- Prevention. The Legislature should restore a 1.5 cent cigarette tax dedicated to education and prevention, and lift the pre-emptions that limit the ability of our cities and counties to adequately fund public health.
- Lowering costs. We must approach the problem of health care inflation with single-minded determination. Lowering health care costs require changing the way we deliver health care: more prevention, better management of chronic diseases, and less emergency room care. Through pooled purchasing and a robust insurance exchange, Oregon can develop the incentives that will move the market towards more cost-effective care.
