Workforce
With the baby boomer generation retiring and the demand for health care, long term care, and care for wounded veterans increasing, we confront a workforce shortage of crisis proportions. Will you work for a restoration of federal job training funding to the 1983 level which was $20 million for Pima County? Will you seek to ensure that part of this funding supports local innovative initiatives like JobPath?
Giffords – Yes.
Bee - Yes.

Housing
Will you make certain that any government bail-out of financial institutions includes mortgage work-outs for families at risk of foreclosure?
Giffords – Yes.
Bee - Yes.

Children’s Health
In 2007, the Congress and the Bush Administration reached a compromise to maintain current enrollment in SCHIP, the State Children’s Health Insurance Program. If elected, will you vote in next year’s Congressional session to expand SCHIP to cover more uninsured children by increasing federal funding?
Giffords – Yes.
Bee - Yes.

Immigration
To date, Congress has failed to fix a broken immigration system leaving states and communities to suffer the divisive and economically destructive consequences. Will you press forward with comprehensive immigration reform in the 2009 Congress?
Giffords – Yes.
Bee - Yes.

Local Initiatives
Federal support for local initiatives including Community Development Block Grants (CDBG), Weed and Seed, grants for hiring local police officers and youth employment has declined sharply over the last 8 years. Will you work with PCIC and our local governments and allied organizations to reverse this disturbing trend and invest in initiatives designed by the people closest to the impacted families?
Giffords – Yes.
Bee - Yes.

Access
Will you meet with PCIC leaders within 30 days of your election and assign a top staff person to work with us during the next session of Congress?
Giffords – Yes.
Bee - Yes.

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