2008 Woodie Awards
Congressional hopeful Martha Rainville campaigns at UVM
Rainville's candidacy has recieved overwhelming support from her party, at both the state and national levels
Kevin Lumpkin
Issue date: 4/25/06 Section: News
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Martha Rainville is running for the U.S. House of Representatives. Rainville, who recently resigned from her position as Vermont's Adjutant General of the Army and Air National Guard, is hoping to fill the seat being vacated by Representative Bernie Sanders, who is running for Vermont's open Senate seat.
On Wednesday night, the former Major General met with the University of Vermont College Republicans, hoping to spread her campaign message to the University community, and reach out to the UVM GOP for support with her campaign.
Speaking with the group about federal and state issues, Rainville laid out what she believes to be three crucial issues for the state and the nation: security, the economy, and quality of life.
In addressing the issue of security, Rainville pointed to her military background as a unique qualifying factor for serving in Congress, stating that her experiences would bring an element of diversity to Washington.
She also emphasized a need for the identification of the nation's illegal immigrants, in order to weed out those that pose a threat to the national security.
Speaking about the economy, Rainville called for Congress to get "spending under control," telling the students in attendance that they will have to pay for the country's deficit spending at some point in their lifetimes.
Rainville also mentioned working towards achieving a balance between environmental and economic concerns, to ensure that Vermonters will be able to work in green industries and also be able to support themselves.
The final part of Rainville's speech addressed concerns about quality of life, naming health care and education as the most important issues in the field. Criticizing Vermont's current policy on health care, Rainville called for the state to allow its citizens to choose to buy insurance from out-of-state carriers, which she says will drive costs down because of the increased competition.
Touching briefly on the school system, Rainville, who holds a bachelor's degree in education, was hesitant to support public funding for private schools in the state, worrying about the impact on the quality of public education.
On Wednesday night, the former Major General met with the University of Vermont College Republicans, hoping to spread her campaign message to the University community, and reach out to the UVM GOP for support with her campaign.
Speaking with the group about federal and state issues, Rainville laid out what she believes to be three crucial issues for the state and the nation: security, the economy, and quality of life.
In addressing the issue of security, Rainville pointed to her military background as a unique qualifying factor for serving in Congress, stating that her experiences would bring an element of diversity to Washington.
She also emphasized a need for the identification of the nation's illegal immigrants, in order to weed out those that pose a threat to the national security.
Speaking about the economy, Rainville called for Congress to get "spending under control," telling the students in attendance that they will have to pay for the country's deficit spending at some point in their lifetimes.
Rainville also mentioned working towards achieving a balance between environmental and economic concerns, to ensure that Vermonters will be able to work in green industries and also be able to support themselves.
The final part of Rainville's speech addressed concerns about quality of life, naming health care and education as the most important issues in the field. Criticizing Vermont's current policy on health care, Rainville called for the state to allow its citizens to choose to buy insurance from out-of-state carriers, which she says will drive costs down because of the increased competition.
Touching briefly on the school system, Rainville, who holds a bachelor's degree in education, was hesitant to support public funding for private schools in the state, worrying about the impact on the quality of public education.
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