John Adler

John Adler has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing the 3rd district of the State of New Jersey, since 2009 (map).

Iraq War and Veterans
Adler supports responsibly bringing the troops home from Iraqa, initiating  serious diplomatic efforts with Iraq and their neighbors to achieve peace and stability in the Middle East.He also says he will fight for a 21st Century GI Bill of Rights that will provide job training, educational services, loans to purchase new homes, health care coverage, and financial assistance to veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.

Adler has said he will fight for increased funding for veterans programs and veterans health clinics, push for legislation that would expand research of PTSD and TBI, expand the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) which protects reservists from losing their jobs or getting demotions when they return home from active duty. Adler will also support legislation that provides increased incentives and benefits for those wishing to enter military service, so that servicemen and women do not go into debt while deployed, programs helping to curb the increase of veteran homelessness by fully funding the VA budget and making sure that a portion of that funding goes to programs that help combat homelessness among veterans. Adler says that there should be more health care funding for female veterans, and more substantive research and care for females suffering from PTSD and TBI.

The Economy
Adler says on his campaign website that he would support providing targeted tax cuts for the middle class and expand affordable health care, investing domestically in alternative energy solutions, increasing higher education funding and enhanced educational opportunities in science and math, trade agreements that further America’s economic interests and include sensible labor and environmental standards, and boost unemployment assistance and expand job training for displaced workers.

Healthcare
Adler supports higher reimbursement rates for regular check-ups by pediatricians, general practitioners, and internists, the extension and full funding of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP),mandating health insurance for all of America’s children, stem cell research, increased investment in information technology to reduce medical, hospital, and pharmaceutical errors. He also supports tuition assistance and loan reduction for medical students pursuing pediatrics and family medicine.

Education
Adler says he will overhaul the No Child Left Behind Act to help students thrive with far less emphasis on standardized testing, continue and expand the new Recruiting Teachers with Math, Science, or Language Majors program, expand funding for returning GIs to seek higher education In addition, he will seek to improve the federal higher education tax credit programs and expand the tax deduction for interest on student loans, keep community colleges affordable and to increase enrollment opportunities for high school students to take classes for credit at community colleges, provide funding for vocational education for students who choose not to attend college. and invest more in early childhood education supports initiatives to encourage all districts to provide full day kindergarten for their children. He will also push for the government to fulfill its original promise to provide 40% of special education funding.

Energy and the Environment
On his campaign website, Adler proposed the follow for as a set of short term solutions to bring down costs. He would support renewing production tax credits for wind and solar power due to expire December 31, 2008, prosecuting oil companies that practice price gouging, temporarily halting shipments to the Strategic Petroleum reserve, enforcing the Gas Price Relief for Consumers Act, eliminating billions of dollars in tax subsidies to big oil companies, closing the so-called "Enron Loophole" that allows unregulated speculation and price manipulation in the commodities market. He has also proposed the following as a set of long term goals-invest in wind, solar, bio-diesel, geothermal, and other sources of renewable energy to reduce our dependence on foreign oil, and fossil fuels, establish the renewable electricity standard at 25 percent for renewable energy sources such as wind and solar by 2025, provide tax incentives for energy-efficient buildings and appliances, provide incentives to people who use clean, alternative energy and companies that produce it, set new mileage standards for all cars at 40 miles per gallon, mandate carbon-neutral federal offices.

Adler supports getting oil companies to use the 68 million acres of land already allocated for drilling domestically, rather than drilling elsewhere. He says he will work on solutions for reducing climate change and adapting our economy to it, and believes we need to invest in wind, solar, bio-diesel, geothermal and other sources of renewable energy to reduce our dependence on foreign oil and fossil fuels.Adler also says he will work to create a national "hydrogen highway", and support Smart Growth policies, such as transit villages and open space preservation. He has been endorsed by the Sierra Club

Bio
Adler is currently a New Jersey State Senator.

2008 elections
Adler was the Democratic nominee in 2008, seeking Rep. Jim Saxton's (R-N.J.) vacant seat. He ran unopposed in primary elections which took place on June 3, 2008, and went on to defeat Republican nominee Chris Myers in the November 2008 general election.

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Committees

 * House Committee on Financial Services

Contact
John Adler for Congress 856-222-9707

Email: [mailto:info@adlerforcongress.com info@adlerforcongress.com]

Related SourceWatch articles

 * 2008 U.S. congressional elections
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 * Portal:New Jersey and the U.S. Congress

External resources

 * 2008 Race Tracker page on New Jersey’s 3rd Congressional District
 * Adler for Congress Official Campaign Website