The Reporter - Adcock Outlines Candidate Views

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By Bradley Schlegel

Dee Adcock says the best way to strengthen the nation's economy is to withdraw what remains of the American Recovery and Restoration Act of 2009.

"The government does not spend money well," said Adcock, the Republican congressional candidate in the 13th District, during an interview with The Reporter on Monday.

For the sake of cost certainty, Adcock also said Congress should act to extend the current tax cuts set to expire at the end of the year, even for Americans making more than $250,000 annually.

By creating that definition for businesses, employers will be able to expand and hire more workers, according to Adcock.

In this case, he said the need to create jobs is more pressing than deficit reduction, which the candidate considers one of his top issues.

"Providing stability is more important than reducing deficits so we can produce recovery," Adcock said

Adcock -- running against incumbent Rep. Allyson Schwartz -- said he would do his best to defund and eventually repeal the Affordable Care Act, which reforms health insurance practices.

He called the law, passed earlier this year, far too big and complicated.

"We need to limit government," Adcock said. "Limit the taxation. Limit the spending, and move toward a balanced budget."

A self-described Reagan Republican, Adcock called his candidacy a more accurate representation of the district --- which includes Hatfield, Lower Gwynedd, Lower Salford, Montgomery, Towamencin, Upper Gwynedd and Upper Salford townships -- than that of Democrat Schwartz.

Adcock said Schwartz's voting record closely resembles that of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California.

"I don't believe the district is anywhere as liberal as San Francisco," said Adcock, an Abington resident and owner of a pool supply company. "I'm offering a real choice."

Market solutions will solve the nation's economic woes, according to Adcock.

He said eventually the country's generated tax revenue should equal approximately 20 percent of the GDP to generate maximum efficiency.

"I believe in capitalism," Adcock said.

Adcock said he could have supported segments of the stimulus law had it been used to make investments in America's infrastructure.

Too many projects, such as Cash for Clunkers, did little to actually stimulate the economy, according to Adcock.

"We can't spend ourselves to prosperity," he said.

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