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Democrat seeks District 8 Congressional seat
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By TANA ROSS
Kent Hargett, a non-profit director of the Godfrey Educational Foundation of Montgomery is running as the Democratic candidate for the United States Congress in District 8. He is opposed by incumbent Congressman Kevin Brady (R – The Woodlands) and Libertarian candidate Brian Stevens.
Hargett is running on a platform of “A Nation, Not an Empire!” and lists his priorities as follows:
Face the whole truth about petro-dollar terrorism and develop a national security doctrine to answer today's dangers.
Make a national decision to reduce dependence on oil.
Support the development of basic affordable healthcare.
Restore the domestic economy and protect the employment of American workers.
In response to Congress’s recent vote on the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act 2008, Hargett characterized the Act as a bailout and said he strongly opposes it.
“I am against it,” he said. “Something could be done if it is finite. But there would have to be some reasonable hope of a success. It doesn’t seem the act is as oriented to the economy as it is to the banks.”
Hargett said America is beset by staggering security and economic problems.
“The world is not fair to any nation, and some of America's problems would have surfaced in any case. However, in 2001, our national and economic security problems were entrusted by the electorate to those who announced themselves to be the unrivaled masters of both issues: The Republican Administration and Congress.”
Concerning health care, Hargett supports a national health care system, not to replace the private sector insurance system, but supplement the nation’s needs.
“The Federally Qualified Health Center model could be expanded and adapted to provide a basic safety net of health-care for the American people. This would need to include dental and minor emergency care capacity,” he said. “Not all of the treatment would be at public expense. Those with modest incomes can be charged modest fees for treatment. This would answer the emergency room dilemma and set the stage for the issue of regulating the for-profit sector.”
Concerning other platform issues, Hargett is pro-life and supports capital punishment.
“I believe there are a few, and very few reasons why government may take, or authorize the taking of human life. These are war, criminal justice, and self defense. None of these are blank checks,” he said.
Hargett believes the nation’s security, unemployment and energy crisis are directly tied to one another through current policies.
“In order to have economic security, we must have secure energy resources. To have energy security, we must completely reverse our present course, which is to anchor ourselves in the most unstable, volatile, and violent region on earth: The Persian Gulf,” he said. “For America to have a sound economy, Americans must have jobs. To ensure this, we must forsake the current policies that cause the employment generated by American consumer demands to go to anyone and everyone other than Americans.”
The 51-year-old Hargett said he recently moved from Spring, back to Montgomery, Texas which he called home for many years. He describes himself as a rugged individual who is running for Congress and invites anyone to visit his web site, www.hargettforcongress.com to view his positions.
Hargett is running on a platform of “A Nation, Not an Empire!” and lists his priorities as follows:
- Stop the transformation of America into an empire.
In response to Congress’s recent vote on the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act 2008, Hargett characterized the Act as a bailout and said he strongly opposes it.
“I am against it,” he said. “Something could be done if it is finite. But there would have to be some reasonable hope of a success. It doesn’t seem the act is as oriented to the economy as it is to the banks.”
Hargett said America is beset by staggering security and economic problems.
“The world is not fair to any nation, and some of America's problems would have surfaced in any case. However, in 2001, our national and economic security problems were entrusted by the electorate to those who announced themselves to be the unrivaled masters of both issues: The Republican Administration and Congress.”
Concerning health care, Hargett supports a national health care system, not to replace the private sector insurance system, but supplement the nation’s needs.
“The Federally Qualified Health Center model could be expanded and adapted to provide a basic safety net of health-care for the American people. This would need to include dental and minor emergency care capacity,” he said. “Not all of the treatment would be at public expense. Those with modest incomes can be charged modest fees for treatment. This would answer the emergency room dilemma and set the stage for the issue of regulating the for-profit sector.”
Concerning other platform issues, Hargett is pro-life and supports capital punishment.
“I believe there are a few, and very few reasons why government may take, or authorize the taking of human life. These are war, criminal justice, and self defense. None of these are blank checks,” he said.
Hargett believes the nation’s security, unemployment and energy crisis are directly tied to one another through current policies.
“In order to have economic security, we must have secure energy resources. To have energy security, we must completely reverse our present course, which is to anchor ourselves in the most unstable, volatile, and violent region on earth: The Persian Gulf,” he said. “For America to have a sound economy, Americans must have jobs. To ensure this, we must forsake the current policies that cause the employment generated by American consumer demands to go to anyone and everyone other than Americans.”
The 51-year-old Hargett said he recently moved from Spring, back to Montgomery, Texas which he called home for many years. He describes himself as a rugged individual who is running for Congress and invites anyone to visit his web site, www.hargettforcongress.com to view his positions.
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