Kevin Wade in State of Delaware Archives
On Energy & Oil:
Lottery to distribute 600M acres of oil and gas resources
Wade believes the people, not the government, should control the country's oil and gas resources. There are approximately 600 million acres over oil and gas reserves in the United States, with much of it located in the western region of the nation,
Wade said. A lottery should be held to determine 60 million individuals to receive 10 acres each of this land, he said.
These new owners of gas and oil rights can then do with them what they see fit, including allowing companies to drill, making a profit for the owners of the land, he said. According to Wade,
Abraham Lincoln, among others, had a similar idea in the past. "Take it out of the hands of Washington, into the hands of the people," he said. "It's not radical or new."
Source: Delaware State News on 2014 Delaware Senate race
Aug 12, 2014
On Health Care:
Affordable Care Act violates the Constitution
Wade is running because he fears the same opportunities he had will no longer be available in the future. After working in a steel mill to pay for college and then starting his own engineering company, he has had a life like many others, Wade said.
His hope is that he can secure similar chances for those to come. "The American dream is being thrown away by people who just don't understand the nature and character of the American people," he said.
Wade said the United States' handling of the influx of Central American children has been less than admirable, while the Affordable Care Act negatively has affected many and violates the Constitution.
He also believes the people, not the government, should control the country's oil and gas resources.
Source: Delaware State News on 2014 Delaware Senate race
Aug 12, 2014
On War & Peace:
Aid Israel & serve as a transformative force in Mideast
With the primary election one month away, Wade recently traveled to Israel to better understand the conflict between Israel and Hamas. The experience, which included meeting with Israeli soldiers, affected him deeply, Wade said.
He believes the United States needs to not only aid Israel but also serve as a transformative force in the Middle East to ensure people there can live freely without fear of terrorism.
Source: Delaware State News on 2014 Delaware Senate race
Aug 12, 2014
On Budget & Economy:
Trust ourselves to make their own choices
I'll be there standing with them...- Where Americans trust themselves and one another to make their own choices and follow their own paths.
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Where Americans know the government is the servant of the people's freedoms and that the American people are not servants of the government.
Source: 2014 Delaware Senate campaign website, WadeForUSSenate.com
Jul 27, 2014
On Homeland Security:
Welcome home America's veterans and serve them
AMERICA'S VETERANS... A WELCOME HOME WITH AMERICA'S RESPECT AND OUR OWN NATIONAL OBLIGATION TO NOW SERVE THEMOur freedoms are assured by the service and sacrifice of our men and women in uniform. These heroes stand watch protecting our families from
those who intend to bring harm to our nation. On their return to civilian life, their example of duty and service transforms to a national obligation and duty to serve them as veterans.
Veteran's Programs will address the issues of transition to
civilian life and your life journey after service to the nation. Programs of urgent importance include the following:- Disability and Health/Illness Issues
- Family Issues
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Substance Abuse (Alcohol or
Other Drugs)
- Homelessness/Housing Concerns
- Unemployment/Under employment
- Poverty
As your U.S. Senator in Washington know that Kevin Wade is your friend, voice, and advocate. Kevin Wade will stand watch for you now. WELCOME HOME!
Source: 2014 Delaware Senate campaign website, WadeForUSSenate.com
Jul 27, 2014
On Immigration:
Secure the border; return lost children to home countries
YOUR SECURITY! - Secure the Border and Care for Americans in Need.
These lost children need to be returned to their families in their home countries
Source: 2014 Delaware Senate campaign website, WadeForUSSenate.com
Jul 27, 2014
On Environment:
EPA water authority is unaccountable & unconstitutional
The Environmental Protection Agency is seeking to expand its authority to cover "waters," including the regulation of nearly all ditches, natural or manmade; flowing or dried up; temporary or permanent, including collecting of rain water. The proposed
regulations are so onerous, they could literally make farming of some areas impossible. But if you don't comply, the EPA could label you a "polluter" whose wages should be garnished. Case example: the agency has threatened fines of up to $75,000 per day
on Wyoming homeowner Andy Johnson. He built a pond on his rural property.Think twice before you or collect rain water on your property, like Gary Harrington, an Oregonian now serving a 30-day sentence for violating water regulations.
An anonymous, unaccountable, and faceless bureaucratic elite is dictating to Americans, destroying trust. It is time to reduce or to entirely eliminate the power of unconstitutional agencies unaccountable to you, the US citizen.
Source: Wade OpEd in American Thinker: 2014 Delaware Senate race
Jul 25, 2014
On Technology:
NSA data collection invades citizens' privacy
Deep in the desert of Utah is a government data center. The center, comprised of long, low buildings spanning 1.5 million square feet, is filled with super-powered computers storing unbelievably massive amounts of information gathered secretly.
What information is being collected? Information about you, Joe Average citizen. Your phone calls and emails are being stored, all in the name of protecting our country from potential terrorists--terrorists like you, even though your call or email is
as banal as, "Honey I'll be home in 30 minutes." You probably have never said or typed, "I'm planning to bomb the Freedom Tower."
The Obama administration has defended the National Security Agency's "need" to collect such records, despite the huge
overreach and invasion of citizens' privacy.
Truth is, most Americans do not believe the government won't use the information it's gathering for good purposes only. Information is power. Knowledge about private affairs can be used for bad ends.
Source: Wade OpEd in American Thinker: 2014 Delaware Senate race
Jul 25, 2014
On Abortion:
Not proud that Delaware has highest abortion rate
One audience member asked the candidates if they thought human rights or religious rights were more important. Wade said no right should supersede any other right.
He said he was not proud Delaware has the highest per capita abortion rate in the nation. "I believe in life," he said.
Source: Cape Gazette on 2012 Delaware Senate debate
Oct 19, 2012
On Abortion:
Funding to Planned Parenthood ok if not used for abortions
An audience member asked if the candidates would vote to fund Planned Parenthood. Wade said he would support some funding to Planned
Parenthood, but not if it would be used for abortions. "Planned Parenthood is not a central theme in healthcare for this country," he said. Wade said he would rather provide healthcare funding for children and the elderly.
Source: Cape Gazette on 2012 Delaware Senate debate
Oct 19, 2012
On Budget & Economy:
I've balanced budget in my engineering corporation
Wade said, "Unlike the U.S. Senate, I've had to balance a budget for 30 years." Wade founded Philadelphia Control Systems Inc., an engineering corporation based in
Christiana. "We don't have people who've acted with responsibility, who've signed the front of a paycheck," he said of legislators.
Source: Cape Gazette on 2012 Delaware Senate debate
Oct 19, 2012
On Civil Rights:
Marriage is fundamental building block for any community
Pires said, "I support gay marriage. Gay people are equal."Wade called the issue a "fringe issue," but continued, "I will state for the record,
I know that marriage is between man and a woman and is the fundamental building block for any community and any nation."
Source: Newark Post on 2012 Delaware Senate debate
Oct 19, 2012
On Education:
Department of Education has been an abysmal failure
Wade said the federal Department of Education was created
40 years ago to maximize the effectiveness of education. "It's been an abysmal failure," he said.
Source: Cape Gazette on 2012 Delaware Senate debate
Oct 19, 2012
On Energy & Oil:
More oil drilling on U.S. soil
Wade said regulations on job creators should be cut,
and more oil drilling should occur on U.S. soil.
Source: Cape Gazette on 2012 Delaware Senate debate
Oct 19, 2012
On Energy & Oil:
Don't raise taxes on gas by 25 cents per gallon
Carper said that in order to keep taxes lower, he has worked to "pull the plug" on outdated tax credits, and that he supports the Investment Tax Credit, which places incentives on companies' investments in technologies that can be sold around the world
as commercial products and services. Wade criticized Carper's proposal to raise taxes on gas by 25 cents per gallon, which he called a result of Carper spending "too many years in Washington and too many years away from Delaware."
Source: Newark Post on 2012 Delaware Senate debate
Oct 19, 2012
On Foreign Policy:
Unwinnable situation in Afghanistan & all of Mideast
We have an unwinnable situation under the current setup in Afghanistan . and throughout the Middle East, Wade said. He cited the recent deaths of U.S. Ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens and three other Americans during an attack by Islamic militants as
examples of indecision and a lack of leadership from Washington. "All we heard from the White House was confusion, and silence from Senator Carper (in regards to Stevens' death)," Wade said.
Source: Newark Post on 2012 Delaware Senate debate
Oct 19, 2012
On Immigration:
It's not hard to come here legally; follow the right away
Asked for his opinion on undocumented workers, Carper said he has worked to establish legislation that secures U.S. borders. Wade disagreed that America's borders are secure, and said that while immigration "feeds the American spirit," it should be done
properly. "There are many right ways to do it, and there's a handful of wrong ways to do it. It's not hard to come here legally; it's not hard to become a citizen. Let's just follow the path that others have taken that have built this nation."
Source: Newark Post on 2012 Delaware Senate debate
Oct 19, 2012
On Tax Reform:
Tax code adds 12.5 percent to the cost of everything
Wade said the tax code needs an overhaul. The federal tax code adds 12.5 percent to the cost of everything manufactured in the United States,
Wade said. He called the code a toy box for special interests. "There is no confidence in the leadership of this nation," he said.
Source: Cape Gazette on 2012 Delaware Senate debate
Oct 19, 2012
On Principles & Values:
Sen. Carper accepts Wade's 10-debate challenge
Incumbent Senator Tom Carper (D-DE) publicly agreed to debate challenger Kevin Wade (R) 10 times in the coming 7 weeks before election day at Thursday night's Candidate Forum, hosted by Hadassah and the Jewish Community Center in North Wilmington.
Wade issued public statements in May and a written request to Carper's campaign in July asking the senator for "10 or 20 debates" across Delaware.
Carper is now in his second term as a U.S. Senator and previously served as State Treasurer, as Delaware's U.S. Congressman, and as Governor. When Carper campaigned against then-Senator William Roth in 2000, they engaged in several statewide
debates that Carper called "the Delaware way," setting a precedent that Wade seeks to exploit in un-seating Carper. Neither Carper nor his campaign office acknowledged Wade's debate challenge until last night's forum in North Wilmington.
Source: Examiner.com on 2012 Delaware Senate debate
Sep 14, 2012
On Corporations:
Small business owner: Philadelphia Control System since 1982
During [his proposed series of debates against Sen. Tom Carper], Wade said, he would describe his vision and solutions from the perspective of being a small business owner.
Wade owns Philadelphia Control Systems, Inc., in Christiana, Delaware. The firm, which Wade founded in 1982, provides industrial automation computer solutions and technology data management.
Source: Delaware Republican Examiner on 2012 Delaware Senate debates
May 26, 2012
On Principles & Values:
Challenges Carper to twenty Senate debates
Kevin Wade, the Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate, is challenging Senator Tom Carper (D-DE) to a series of "twenty debates or thirty debates" in the upcoming campaign. He issued the challenge on WDEL radio Friday afternoon. Wade said that
Carper challenged then-incumbent senator William V. Roth (R-DE) to a series of twenty debates statewide in 2000. Carper defeated Roth in that election, and called the debate challenge "the Delaware way."
"There are 880,000 people in the state that
have questions they'd like to ask of Senator Carper" Wade said during his call-in to a popular Wilmington radio program. "Maybe we can get 500 at a time into a room and get the questions asked and he can describe his vision from his 35-year incumbency
standpoint," he continued.
Wade described Carper as "silent Tom down in the Senate." He said the debates in 2000, which he referred to as "the Carper rule," were a good idea then and are a good idea now. "Good ideas don't age," he said.
Source: Delaware Republican Examiner on 2012 Delaware Senate debates
May 26, 2012
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