~I" ~II~I ~~~ D - Date Printed: 06/16/2009 IFES 76. JTS Box Number: United States - Virqinia English CE02534 IFES ID: Document Title:

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1 Date Printed: 06/16/2009 JTS Bx Number: Tab Number: Dcument Title: Dcument Date: Dcument Cuntry: Dcument Language: IFES ID: IFES Demcratic Party Platfrm United States - Virqinia English CE02534 ~I" ~II~I ~~~ D -

2 PREPARED FOR: MRS.' RDMIlA SDDHIR. REPRESENTING: falls CHURCH. VIRGINIA SURVEY BOOKLET CODE: X79156 PLEASE COMPLETE AND RETIJRN BY: AUGUST

3 INSTRUCTIONS 1. Prtins f this survey cntain preprinted infrmatin frm ur recrds. Please review these items carefully and crrect and/r add infrmatin n the back page f the survey as necessary. 2. Please cmplete all questins. 3. Print r type all respnses. 4. Fill ut yur cntributin respnse frm in the back f this bklet. 5. Fld survey in half, then in half again and place, alng with yur cntributin frm and check, in the envelpe prvided in the back f this bklet. 1. NAME: MRS DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM SURVEY l. PERSONAL INFORMATION ROMILA SODHIR 2. STREET ADDRESS 7613 MATERA ST APT CITY, STATE, ZIP FALLS CHURCH, VA 220~3-22Bq 4. SEX: MALE FEMALE 5. DO YOU CONSIDER YOUR POUTICAL LEANINGS TO BE: LIBERAL 0 MODERATE CONSERVATIVE

4 II. NATIONAL PRIORITIES In preparing the pariy platfrm, the platfrm cmmittee must cnsider the relative imprtance f a number f different issues. Please indicate hw yu wuld rank the fllwing 10 issues in rder f imprtance. (10 = mst imprtant, 1 = least imprtant) Safeguarding Medicare/Scial Security Imprving educatin Enacting a real Patients' Bill f Rights Expanding the ecnmy Enacting campaign finance refrm Prtecting a wman's right t chse Reducing gun vilence Freign plicy and prmting internatinal peace Safeguarding ~he envirnment Strengthening mral values Other: Other: ~ III. ISSUES Please indicate yur pinins abut hw the Demcratic Party platfrm shuld apprach the fllwing issues. 1. Shuld America devte ver 60% f the budget surplus ver the next 15 years t extending the financial slvency f Scial Security? DYes DN D Undecided 2. Shuld America devte 15 % f the budget surplus t strengthen the financial cnditin f Medicare? D Favr D Oppse D Undecided (cntinued n ther side)

5 3. Which f the fllwing measures t strengthen ur schls d yu supprt? Indicate supprt by checking the bx beside the prpsal. Supprt Oppse Mdernizing thusands f public schls and hiring mre teachers s that we can reduce the average number f students in each classrm. Cnducting vluntary natinal testing t help measure student achievement, raise standards and imprve accuntability. Increasing funding t prvide better security and safety in schls natinwide. Taking tax mney away frm public schls t prvide tuitin vuchers fr private schls. 4. D yu favr prpsals t require backgrund checks befre the purchase f guns at gun shws, prhibit the purchase f firearms by persns under 21 and restrict purchases f guns by any individual t ne per mnth? Favr Oppse Undecided 5. D yu favr increasing the minimum wage t $6.15 per hur? Favr Oppse Undecided 6. D yu favr r ppse legislatin that wuld require emplyers t prvide wmen with equal pay fr equal wrk? Favr Oppse Undecided

6 7. D yu favr r ppse the decisin in Re y. Wade that prtects a wman'~ right t safe and legal abrtin? Favr Oppse Undecided 8. D yu favr r ppse campaign finance refrm that wuld ban unlimited cntributins t plitical parties and seek t limit campaign spending? Favr Oppse Undecided 9. Hw d yu feel abut ur envirnmental laws in America? DOur envirnmental laws shuld be strengthened. DOur envirnmental laws shuld be weakened. OUf envirnmental laws are abut right. 10. Shuld America expand the Family and Medical Leave Act t guarantee time ff frm wrk fr parent-teacher cnferences and t take a parent r child t the dctr? DYes N Undecided 11. D yu favr r ppse a real Patient's Bill f Rights that wuld prtect Americans frm abuses by HMOs? DYes N Undecided Please indicate any ther issues that yu believe shuld be an imprtant part f the Year 2000 Demcratic Party Platfrm: (cntinued n ther side)

7 IV. ADDITIONAL COMMENTS 1. Please cmplete this statement. I believe the natin is... mving in the right directin.. mving in the wrng directin. 2. Overall, hw gd a jb d yu think President Clintn is ding? Excellent Fair Undecided Gd Undecided Pr

8 _., J.. Federal law requires us t use ur best effrts t cllect and reprt the name, mailing address, ccupatin and name f emplyer fr each individual whse cntributins exceed $200 in a calendar year. Yur cntributin will be used in cnnectin with Federal electins and is subject t the limits and prhibitins f the Federal Electins Campaign Act. Yur cntributin is nt tax-deductible fr incme tax purpses. By law, the DNC may accept cntributins nly frm U.S. citizens and legal permanent residents f the U.S. By making this cntributin, I acknwledge that I have read the abve and am a U.S. citizen r legal permanent resident.. SIGNATURE Emplyer Occupatin _-.,..--:-:-_:---: D Check here if self-emplyed Hme Phne Number Address VISIT THE ONe WEB SITE ON THE INTERNET AT:

9 RESPONSE FORM TO: GOVERNOR ROY ROMER, GENERAL CHAIR DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE 430 SOlm-I CAPITOL STREET, SE WASHINGTON, DC FROM: MRS. ROMILA SODHIR 7b13 MATERA ST APT 201 FALLS CHURCH, UA PLEASE RETIJRN NO LATER lhan: AUGUST SURVEY PARTICIPANT CODE: X7915B YES, I am returning my cmpleted Demcratic Party Platfrm Survey. I understand the results f this survey will be shared with President Clintn and members f the 2000 Demcratic Platfrm Cmmittee. YES, t help put Cngress back in Demcratic hands and t keep a Demcrat in the White Huse, I am als enclsing a cntributin in the amunt f: ( ) $15 ( ) $25 ( ) $30 ( ) $50 ( ) Other$, NO, I can't make an urgent cntributin right nw, but I am enclsing $10.00 t help defray the cst f prcessing my respnses. Please make yur check payable t the DNClFederal Accunt and return it with this frm in the envelpe prvided t the Demcratic Natinal Cmmittee, Attentin: Platfrm Cmmittee, 430 Suth Capitl Street, SE, Washingtn, DC Cntributins t the DNC are nt tax-deductible. Paid fr by the DNC. Please fill ut the required infrmatin n the reverse.