Questions for your Congressional Candidates

Vote Smart - ask them these questions!

Oct. 1, 2002

Retiree Medical Benefits
A. Do you support legislation similar to HR 1322 to restore life long medical benefits promised to retirees? Y N
B. Will you participate in defining legislation to restore these benefits? Y N

Pension Plan Reform
A. Do you support strengthening and enforcing ERISA and eliminating loopholes to
prevent corporate misuse of retiree pension funds? Y N
B. Will you actively pursue legislation to correct these problems? Y N

Corporate Boards
A. Do you support the concept of independence between Corporate Boards of
Directors and Corporate Management? Y N
B. Will you pursue legislation to correct this industry-wide problem? Y N

Stock Options
A. Do you support the expensing of stock options in corporate financial reports? Y N
B. Will you pursue legislation to effect this change? Y N

Patented Medicine
A. Do you support a significant reduction in patent protections for prescription drugs
from 15 years to 5 years or less to stimulate competition and lower prices? Y N
B. Will you pursue legislation to effect this change? Y N

Bankruptcy Protection
A. Do you support the protection of retiree health benefits in the event of corporate
bankruptcy filings? Y N
B. Will you pursue legislation to provide this protection? Y N

ERIC- Have you accepted political donations from the ERISA Industrial Committee? Y N

Comments- Include a separate page of comments if you wish to qualify, explain or expand upon your answers. Your responses will receive widespread distribution through retiree newsletters, websites and regional meetings. If we do not receive a response we will so inform our retirees.