[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 3 (Wednesday, January 13, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E22-E23]
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   TOWN HALL BY MAIL SURVEY RESULTS FOR FLORIDA'S 10TH CONGRESSIONAL 
                                DISTRICT

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                         HON. C. W. BILL YOUNG

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, January 13, 2010

  Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Madam Speaker, Our nation is faced with more 
major issues, and is more divided over how we should handle those 
issues, than at any time I have served in Congress.
  These issues include matters of national security, financial 
security, economic security, and the future of our health care system. 
Last November, I asked residents of the 10th Congressional District I 
have the privilege to represent to share their thoughts with me on 
these and many other pressing issues. To date, more than 31,500 have 
responded to my survey which included 26 questions on a wide range of 
legislative matters. In addition, almost half of those who responded 
provided some very helpful additional comments about other matters of 
interest to them. In order to certify the accuracy of the results, I 
had an outside firm tabulate the surveys before returning them to me to 
review the comments.
  Madam Speaker, following my remarks, I will include for the benefit 
of my colleagues the complete results of my Town Hall by Mail survey. 
As we return for the Second Session of this 111th Congress and begin 
debate on these many difficult issues, I think they will find these 
results of special interest.

                Congressman Bill Young Town Hall by Mail

       1. Which of the following do you feel to be the most 
     pressing federal issue?
       Federal Deficit, 17.33%
       Job Creation, 16.02%
       A Growing Federal Government, 15.14%
       Health Care, 14.52%
       National Security, 11.21%
       Energy Independence, 8.83%
       Immigration, 7.79%
       Other, 3.61%
       No Response, 2.86%
       Housing, 2.69%
       2. Are you satisfied with your current health care 
     coverage?
       Yes, 73.09%
       No, 20.40%
       Not currently covered, 4.77%
       No Response, 1.73%
       3. From what you have read about the pending health care 
     legislation before Congress, do you believe this legislation 
     would improve the quality of your health care coverage?
       Yes, 15.85%
       No, 70.71%
       Unsure, 11.72%
       No Response, 1.71%
       4. From what you know about the health care reform 
     legislation pending before Congress, would you support or 
     oppose this legislation?
       Support, 22.42%
       Oppose, 65.81%
       Unsure, 10.22%
       No Response, 1.55%
       5. Should health care reform include a government-run 
     public option?
       Yes, 28.49%
       No, 60.44%
       Unsure, 8.88%
       No Response, 2.19%
       6. Do you believe that any health care reform legislation 
     should specifically prohibit

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     federal funding for illegal immigrants to receive health care 
     coverage?
       Yes, 81.17%
       No, 11.12%
       Unsure, 5.99%
       No Response, 1.71%
       7. Should Congress raise taxes to pay for health care 
     reform legislation?
       Yes, 16.47%
       No, 74.73%
       Unsure, 7.04%
       No Response, 1.76%
       8. Should Congress pay for health care reform legislation 
     by cutting Medicare by $500 billion as proposed in the House 
     bills?
       Yes, 7.48%
       No, 83.32%
       Unsure, 7.44%
       No Response, 1.76%
       9. Should Congress require individuals to purchase health 
     care insurance or face a tax penalty?
       Yes, 17.02%
       No, 73.54%
       Unsure, 7.77%
       No Response, 1.68%
       10. Do you believe that the $787 billion economic stimulus 
     spending bill approved by Congress earlier this year has 
     created jobs?
       Yes, 15.32%
       No, 73.67%
       Unsure, 9.48%
       No Response, 1.53%
       11. Given the continued increase in unemployment, should 
     Congress enact a second stimulus spending bill this year?
       Yes, 13.31%
       No, 72.66%
       Unsure, 12.36%
       No Response, 1.67%
       12. Should the President approve the recommendation of 
     General Stanley McChrystal to deploy some 40,000 more troops 
     to Afghanistan?
       Yes, 49.60%
       No, 32.53%
       Unsure, 16.04%
       No Response, 1.83%
       13. Would you be willing to pay higher fuel and energy 
     prices to reduce the production of greenhouse gases?
       Yes, 23.59%
       No, 64.03%
       Unsure, 10.52%
       No Response, 1.86%
       14. Should Congress be required to post major legislation 
     online at least 72 hours before it's voted on in the House or 
     Senate?
       Yes, 85.08%
       No, 5.90%
       Unsure, 7.16%
       No Response, 1.86%
       15. Should Congress extend the $8,000 federal first-time 
     homebuyer's tax credit (the credit is set to expire on 
     November 30, 2009)?
       Yes, 48.66%
       No, 41.21%
       Unsure, 8.34%
       No Response, 1.79%
       16. Should Congress consider passage of a second Cash for 
     Clunkers program?
       Yes, 13.43%
       No, 78.75%
       Unsure, 6.27%
       No Response, 1.56%
       17. Should Congress provide additional bailout funds for 
     U.S. automakers and financial institutions?
       Yes, 2.88%
       No, 90.71%
       Unsure, 4.82%
       No Response, 1.58%
       18. The federal National Debt is currently over $11.9 
     trillion and is projected to increase by more than $9 
     trillion over the next ten years. To balance our account, 
     Congress should:
       Reduce government spending and eliminate programs, 83.30%
       Increase taxes to pay for existing government programs, 
     13.43%
       No Response, 3.27%
       19. Should the federal government be required by law to 
     have a balanced budget, as the Florida state government and 
     most other states are required to do?
       Yes, 79.64%
       No, 9.18%
       Unsure, 9.38%
       No Response, 1.81%
       20. Which do you believe would do more to create jobs and 
     stimulate the American economy?
       Increased government spending and new government programs, 
     13.21%
       Reducing taxes on private business (the U.S. business tax 
     rate is the 29th highest of the world's 30 largest 
     economies), 81.37%
       No Response, 5.43%
       21. The Federal Reserve had refused to disclose to the 
     Congress which companies have been given trillions of dollars 
     in bailout money. Should the Fed be subject to a full and 
     complete audit of its actions?
       Yes, 94.54%
       No, 1.71%
       Unsure, 2.24%
       No Response, 1.51%
       22. Should suspected terrorists be transferred from the 
     prisons at Guantanamo Bay to federal prisons in the United 
     States?
       Yes, 20.62%
       No, 67.22%
       Unsure, 8.21%
       No Response, 3.95%
       23. Should amnesty for those here illegally be included in 
     immigration reform?
       Yes, 12.23%
       No, 74.12%
       Unsure, 9.69%
       No Response, 3.96%
       24. The measure of the cost-of-living for Social Security 
     recipients is predicted to increase from 2010 to 2011, yet 
     recipients are not likely to receive a cost-of-living 
     adjustment the next year. Should Social Security recipients 
     receive an increase in their benefits for 2012?
       Yes, 74.86%
       No, 10.60%
       Unsure, 10.70%
       No Response, 3.84%
       25. Should the U.S. continue pursuing a missile defense 
     shield in Europe?
       Yes, 51.27%
       No, 27.68%
       Unsure, 17.19%
       No Response, 3.86%
       26. Should economic sanctions continue against Iran?
       Yes, 78.87%
       No, 7.27%
       Unsure, 10.07%
       No Response, 3.78%

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