Fiscal Conservative
Senator Dennis Hollingsworth has proven to be a champion for California's
hard-pressed taxpayers, bringing a much-needed fiscal conservatism to
a spending-drunk legislature.
Hollingsworth has tirelessly fought against government waste and
inefficiency, and led the opposition to billion dollar tax increases.
Faced with a $6 billion structural deficit of their own making, Sacramento's
liberal Democrat majority can count on the unyielding opposition of
Dennis Hollingsworth to their irresponsible demands for massive tax
hikes.
He is "the man the liberals fear most," in Sacramento—and
with good reason. When it comes to protecting our family budgets,
we can count on his uncompromising opposition to waste, mismanagement
and fraud.
Education
We spend more and more, and yet, precious few of those dollars are
filtering through the layers of bureaucracy and making into our children's
classrooms. A strong voice for accountability in our schools, Dennis
Hollingsworth believes we should reward teachers who excel and make
it easier to bring order to our classrooms by removing disruptive
students.
Despite opposition from the "blame America first" crowd,
Dennis Hollingsworth has authored proposed legislation to require
our children to study the U.S. Constitution in school, so that they
can appreciate the price of freedom.
And for those who proudly serve in our United States Armed Forces,
Dennis Hollingsworth has sponsored legislation to permit Americans
in uniform serving in California to attend state schools at in-state
tuition rates.
Traffic
There's no secret to solving our traffic problems—use the gas
taxes we currently pay to build more highway lanes.
But for years, the liberals have used highway funds for spending
other than highways.
That's why Senator Dennis Hollingsworth not only pushed to place
Proposition 42 on the ballot four years ago, but also fought against
the Democrats from raiding those gas tax funds for the general budget
and make sure they are used on the transportation improvements promised
to taxpayers.
Safe Borders
Now more than ever, California must work
with the Federal Government to strengthen its borders.
That's why Dennis Hollingsworth has called for better cooperation
with federal border control officers to enforce our nation's immigration
laws, closing dangerous loopholes while preserving our citizens' freedom
to travel.
According to the 2000 U.S. Census, there are more than 2.3 million
illegal immigrants in California. California taxpayers bear the annual
burden of $743.3 million to house, feed and provide medical care to
about 18,000 criminal illegal immigrants.
Senator Dennis Hollingsworth called for state lawmakers to block
aid to so-called "safe haven" cities that knowingly ignore
federal immigration laws by turning a blind eye toward illegal immigration.
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