Although the office of  the Representative to Congress from District 7 will be dealing with a lot of  issues that affect South Carolina and the nation,  many of those issues will affect the people of District 7 directly.  The war in Afghanistan, for example,  can see our own men and women in the fight.  The billions of dollars that the current Administration has taken from Medicare combined with the potential to lower doctor's Medicare reimbursement rates could see doctors turning away our seniors.    We'd like to hear from you concerning the issues that affect you directly.   Just send us an email to jim@jimmaderfordistrict7.com. 

What would you add to the issues below that affect South Carolina and district 7?

Business Development:  Attracting and keeping businesses in South Carolina is one means of getting and keeping  our economy growing.  Any politician recognizes that.   Yet the current Administration seems to be playing politics with the ability of businesses to choose where they want to operate (sueing Boeing for moving to South Carolina), playing favorites with the types of businesses they think advance their agenda (giving hundreds of millions of dollars to Solyndra to develop solar power which subsequently went bankrupt), and are willing to raise taxes on many small businesses making over $250,000 in the middle of a recession.  To add to the list, the Administration has "shot down" the Keystone Pipeline that would bring oil from Canada to Texas and has held up drilling for oil in many offshore areas.  Tens of thousands of jobs are adversely affected.  My goal is to help foster conditions in this country, our state, and our district that support and encourage the establishment of large and small businesses and provide the conditions needed to grow them and the new jobs they bring.

Transportation:  Roads, airports, and ports are the glue that holds our state and our district together.  They are like arteries, keeping people and commerce flowing.  They are resources that must be maintained, improved, and grown to lead the carefully planned development that must take place to grow our economy and serve  our people.  For example, with modernization and strong leadership the port at Georgetown could help to transform Northeast South Carolina  into an economic powerhouse.
We need to ensure the access to these transportation assets is uninterrupted for use by the Manufacturing, Agriculture, Health Care,  or Recreation sectors of our economy.  For example, the South Atlantic International Logistics Center, proposed to be built in Western Marion County between I73 & I95, would build there partly because of the transportation resources in the area.  Modern, maintained transportation not only serves business, it attracts business.  Transportation is a core requirement of our economy and must be nurtured.  We can't afford choke points, political or otherwise, that unfairly target our ability to grow jobs and improve lives.  
 
Education: 1 in 4 children drop out of school. Something has to change.  Getting a diploma is good, but being able to use your education to support yourself and your family is a much better outcome. We need to ensure that 12+ years of schooling means being educated, not just completing a checklist. Let’s do what is necessary to break out of mediocrity and achieve excellence. It will be difficult, but we can be the best.