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Mary Jo Kilroy


Mary Jo Kilroy
D-15-OH


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Columbus, OH 43216

Biography

KILROY, Mary Jo; Born Columbus, Ohio, April 30, 1949. Graduated from Cleveland State University; JD, Ohio State University.

Election Update

Rep. Kilroy was elected in 2008 to serve in the 111th Congress.

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY QUESTIONNAIRE

During the 2008 elections, all candidates were invited to respond to the Innovation & the Elections 2008 questionnaire on science and technology policy. Many answered, but Mary Jo Kilroy did not. You can still urge her to answer by contacting her through her webform today.

MARY JO KILROY'S RECORD ON SCIENCE

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[edit] Education

  • Kilroy supports the Family Medical Leave and Fair Labor Standards Acts. Kilroy was quoted saying, “Working families would benefit from quality child care and early childhood programs, and after-school education and recreational programs that keep children safe during work hours.” [1]
  • Educational Training
    • Kilroy seeks to improving teacher recruitment and training programs. She feels the best to accomplish this by providing scholarships and subsidies for promising education majors; this would assist in strengthen public schools. [2] Kilroy also said “Research strongly supports the value of early childhood education to the social and cognitive growth of children. But that requires trained and reasonably paid preschool educators. [3]
  • Educational Funding
    • Nothing posted to date
  • Teaching Evolution/Intelligent Design
    • Nothing posted to date

[edit] Energy

  • Energy Policy
    • Introduced on 5/15/2009 by Rep. Waxman and cosponsored by Rep. Markey, the American Clean Energy and Security Act (H.R. 2454) aims to create jobs, protect the environment, and increase American energy independence through new regulation of utilities and industry, as well as investment in an array of new technologies. Key provisions of this bill include: mandating that, by 2020, utilities meet 20% of their electricity demand through increased efficiency and/or renewable sources, implement new energy efficiency regulations for buildings and appliances, reduce carbon emissions from large US by more than 80% by 2050, as well as investing in new clean energy technologies and improving the energy efficiency of existing technology.

      Representative Kilroy voted for this bill.
  • Clean Coal Technology
    • Nothing posted to date
  • Fuel Economy Standards
    • Nothing posted to date
  • Nuclear Power
  • Renewable Energy
    • See stimulus discussion under Innovation section.
    • On her campaign website, Kilroy said, “America needs to break it’s addiction to foreign oil. When President Bush came into office the price of gas was $1.45 a gallon. It’s now closing in on $4 a gallon."[4]
    • She also said, “We are being fleeced by greedy oil companies earning record profits and even greedier oil sheiks who are holding America hostage. We need to invest in new energy technologies, bio fuels, wind and conservation to make America energy independent. It won’t happen overnight, but it is cheaper to invest in tomorrow’s energy than guard oil fields in the Middle East. The road to energy independence starts now and it must be a priority for America to remain strong.[5]

[edit] Environment

  • After the House failed to pass S. 22 under suspension of the rules (which requires 2/3 to vote for a provision, but does not allow any amendments), the Senate called an unrelated bill, (HR 146), to carry the omnibus land bill. The bill is a combination of over 150 public land bills and will designate over 2 million acres of land as wilderness, improve the management of currently protected land, establish new water projects, and more. Swapping the original legislation in HR 146 for the land bill was designed to make finalizing the bill in the House easy.

    When HR 146 was brought to the Senate, Sen. Coburn (R-OK) introduced several amendments, though only one passed:
    • Amendment 682: to make it less likely that casual stone collectors would run afoul of the criminal restrictions on taking paleontological fossils from federal land (passed)
    • Amendment 675: to stop federal officials from using the power of eminent domain to take land from citizens. Critics say this amendment was unnecessary as eminent domain would not be used in any lands included in the bill.
    • Amendment 677: to require an annual report on the total size and cost of federal property.
    • Amendment 679: to strike provisions that would block renewable-energy development on public land
    • Amendment 680: to bar new construction in national parks until the Interior secretary certifies that current sites are up to date, and
    • Amendment 683: to eliminate what Coburn considers to be "frivolous" projects
The bill passed the Senate on March 19, 2009. It passed the House by a vote of 285-140 on March 25, 2009. Representative Kilroy voted for this bill. It was then signed into law by President Obama on March 30, 2009.
  • She was listed in the September-October 2008 "The Central Ohio Sierran" newsletter as describing her environmental goals as "When I am elected to Congress, I will introduce legislation requiring the U.S. to reduce its TOTAL energy consumption by at least 20 by 2020 and generate at least 20% of its electricity from clean, renewable sources, like wind, solar, and biomass... I will also strongly support policies that cap and cut carbon emissions, make air and water cleaner, and preserve our treasured spaces from unnecessary minimg and drilling." As mentioned by the newsletter "She is a Sierra Club member and has worked with the Central Ohio Group."

[edit] Climate Change

  • Kilroy is endorsed by the Sierra Club [6].

[edit] Health

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  • Introduced on March 3, 2009 by Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA), the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (H.R. 1256) aims to increase the authority of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in regulating tobacco in America. The legislation would empower the FDA to require larger warning labels on cigarette packaging, control nicotine levels, and regulate the advertising and marketing of cigarettes. During the 110th Congress, an identical bill had passed in the House in July of 2008 but was never considered in the Senate. The current bill passed in the House on April 2, 2009 by a vote of 298-112. Representative Kilroy voted for this bill. The Obama administration has released a statement in support of the bill and Senator Edward Kennedy stated that “the Senate will approve it expeditiously.”
  • See stimulus discussion under Innovation section.
  • Healthcare
    • After being vetoed twice by President Bush in 2007, the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) (H.R. 2) bill was reintroduced in the 111th Congress on January 13, 2009. SCHIP provides a subsidy for children’s insurance for families that cannot afford private insurance yet earn too much to qualify for Medicaid. The cost of the program is funded by an increase in cigarette taxes of 62 cents per pack. The House of Representatives voted 289-139 to pass the bill on January 14, 2009. Representative Kilroy voted for this bill. The Senate also passed SCHIP, and it was signed into law by President Obama on February 4, 2009.
    • According to Kilroy's website “Pharmaceutical companies are getting rich and insurance companies are making big money, while average families are left with ever increasing health care costs. Today 1.2 million Ohioans can’t even afford health insurance.[7].
    • Kilroy says that “We need to begin the process of creating a system where every American has affordable health insurance. A system where every man, woman and child has coverage that is portable from one job to another and covers pre-existing conditions. We need a system where patients have a choice of doctors, and a priority is given to preventative medicine to help lower costs.
    • Kilroy believes reproductive health services should be covered by health insurance. She said, “We should end inequities that provide coverage for Viagra but not birth control,” she says. “We should eliminate the global gag rule on health clinics. We need to make abortion safe, legal, and rare by resisting legislative efforts to chip away at the fundamental rights guaranteed by Roe.”
  • Embryonic Stem Cell Research
    • Mary Jo Kilroy recognizes the medical and economic benefits of stem-cell research. She has recently reproached her opponent, Steve Stivers, saying, "It’s unfortunate that my opponent refuses to follow the lead of Governor Strickland and so many scientists and medical experts who point to the benefits of stem-cell research." [1]
  • Non-Embryonic Stem Cell Research
    • Nothing posted to date
  • Food

[edit] Innovation

  • Stimulus
    • On February 17, 2009, President Obama signed into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (H.R. 1). This stimulus bill contains over $30 billion for energy initiatives including the Smart Grid Investment Program and advanced battery systems; $20 billion in tax incentives for renewable energy for both businesses and homes; over $8 billion for augmenting energy efficiency in federal buildings and housing programs; and $7 billion to extend broadband service to underserved communities. The Act also gives the National Science Foundation $3 billion for research; the National Institutes of Health over $10 billion for research and renovations; NASA $1 billion, a portion of which to employ more scientists; and the Department Of Energy’s Office of Science $1.6 billion for energy research. Finally, it provides $19 billion for a modernized Health Information Technology (HIT) system; $87 billion to help fund Medicaid programs; $1 billion for health prevention programs; subsidies for temporary insurance; and $19 billion for clean water and environmental restoration programs. For a more complete listing of the bill’s provisions, click here.

      It passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 246-183 on February 13th and passed the Senate on February 13th. Representative Kilroy voted for this bill.
  • COMPETES Act
    • Nothing posted to date

[edit] Research and Research Management

[edit] Technology

  • On March 18, 2009, Rep. Bart Gordon (D-TN) introduced the Electronic Waste Research and Development Act (HR 1580) which works to reduce the waste caused by dumping unwanted electronics and to boost awareness of how to recycle such products. The bill would fund increased research on how to separate out hazardous material from waste as well as fund grants to universities to create curriculums to help in the reduction of this waste. HR 1580 passed in the House by voice vote on April 22, 2009. Representative Kilroy voted for this legislation.
  • See stimulus discussion under Innovation section.

[edit] Endnotes

  1. ↑ Mary Jo Kilroy's EMILY's List page. http://www.emilyslist.org/candidates/mary_jo_kilroy/
  2. ↑ Mary Jo Kilroy's EMILY's List page. http://www.emilyslist.org/candidates/mary_jo_kilroy/
  3. ↑ Mary Jo Kilroy's EMILY's List page. http://www.emilyslist.org/candidates/mary_jo_kilroy/
  4. ↑ Mary Jo Kilroy for Congress. http://www.kilroyforcongress.com/2008/1/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=17&Itemid=27
  5. ↑ Mary Jo Kilroy for Congress. http://www.kilroyforcongress.com/2008/1/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=17&Itemid=27
  6. ↑ The Columbus Dispatch. http://blog.dispatch.com/dailybriefing/2008/04/sierra_club_endorses_kilroy.shtml
  7. ↑ Mary Jo Kilroy. Mary Jo Kilroy for Congress. http://www.kilroyforcongress.com/2008/1/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=17&Itemid=27
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