Questionnaire responses from Lavar Christensen
1. In general, what are the two major issues facing the United States and your specific House district today, and how would you address them?
1. National security/winning the war on terror: I will not support retreat in the war against terror and abandoning Iraq's
fragile new democracy. I will work to provide our servicemen and women with all the resources, support and protection they need to securely establish freedom in that vital region and fight the terrorists abroad so we do not have to fight them at home.
2. Whether the Democrats in Washington will gain majority control of Congress: When we consider the war, the need for new oil development and refineries in our country, taxes, the economy and the important moral issues of our time, the national Democrat agenda is not the direction Utah wants to go. I will not vote to turn control of Congress over to the Democrats in Washington. I will work for lower taxes (including a permanent repeal of the death tax), oil and energy development in Alaska and Utah, reduction of the deficit, traditional marriage, states' rights and victory in Iraq.
No. We do not tax too little in this country — we spend too much. Government is always tempted to guarantee the income it desires by simply taking more from the people in higher taxes. However, as a conservative Republican, I believe that lower taxes and less government build a strong economy. Government revenues actually increase when individuals have maximum freedom and incentive to earn, save and invest. A tax increase is rarely justified and only under emergency conditions when it is fully explained to the public to obtain their support. That is why balanced budget amendment proposals include an exception for times of war and national emergencies.
3. Before the United States invaded Iraq, did you favor or oppose the U.S. taking new military action in the country?
I supported then and I support now the action taken to liberate Iraq. Hussein defied 17 United Nations Resolutions and a final warning that could have avoided the current conflict. His capture, a new Constitution and free elections in Iraq support the action taken.
4. In your opinion, what should the United States now do in the Iraqi War?
Finish the job and be victorious. Complete the liberation of the Iraqi people and achieve our stated mission of "Enduring Iraqi Freedom." Equip and protect our troops and support the new freely elected government in Iraq. As was said by Winston Churchill when faced with the evil of Nazism, "You ask what is our aim? I answer in one word: Victory — victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard the road may be." I am inspired by my many conversations with returning soldiers who have served with great courage. We deeply mourn those we have lost. We honor them by successfully completing the mission to which they were so devoted.
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