Guy Meilleur is an arborist who moved to Wake County in 1985 to study at N.C. State University under J.C. Raulston, a renowned horticulturist. Meilleur ran unsuccessfully for a state House district in 2022. He lives in Durham.
Our Q&A with Guy Meilleur
NC Health News reached out to Guy Meilleur by phone and his campaign email multiple times seeking responses to the questions below but received no response. To provide information to readers, we have included responses to questionnaires published in 2022 when the candidate ran an unsuccessful campaign for state House of Representatives District 30.
What would be your plan for ensuring the future security/ strength of Medicare?
No response available. NC Health News could not find anything in the public record on this topic.
What would you support in Congress as a plan to help control health care/ pharmaceutical costs?
This somewhat related response to a question about Medicaid expansion was in an Indy Week 2022 candidate questionnaire.
“I just read that 5 out of 6 of the major US medical providers are fraudulently and massively overcharging the government by exaggerating ailments. Which explains why our health care costs so much. The US health care industry is corrupt and broken. I have seen single-payer coverage work well in other countries, but I’ve also seen disabled people exaggerate and prolong their disabilities. Wellness, not profit, should be the goal of medical care.”
Where do you stand on Medicaid work requirements and time limits?
No response available. NC Health News could not find anything in the public record on this topic.
What can the federal government do to support rural hospitals?
No response available. NC Health News could not find anything in the public record on this topic.
Where do you stand on restoring funding for the Affordable Connectivity Program?
No response available. NC Health News could not find anything in the public record on this topic.
PFAS contamination is a country-wide issue. How do you balance public safety and business interests with this issue?
This response to a question about climate change was in an Indy Week 2022 candidate questionnaire when Meilleur was a candidate for District 30 in the state House of Representatives.
“State regulation should prevent or punish large scale water pollution, whether it be from coal ash or hog waste flowing into our rivers. These industries are in bed with the regulators, and they get away with a slap on the wrist. The rights of downstream citizens and property owners should be enforced by severe penalties and prompt action when our waterways are polluted.
One look at our mountains can tell you that large scale long-distance air pollution is damaging as well. Many trees have died along the Smokies as a result of pollution from Tennessee. Some court cases have been successful and won short term gains. Overwhelmingly we are just victims of whatever people want to do upwind or upstream of us.”
Is the federal government ready for the next pandemic?
No response available. NC Health News could not find anything in the public record on this topic.
In 2009, Congress required more transparency from hospitals on their charitable work. Do you think the federal government should enforce stricter requirements for nonprofit hospitals to justify their tax exemptions? Why or why not?
No response available. NC Health News could not find anything in the public record on this topic.
Where do you stand on federal abortion limits? What gestational limits, if any, would you set?
This related response was in an Indy Week 2022 candidate questionnaire..
“There are many theories about the beginning of human life; is it at conception, or at six, 15, or 20 weeks, when pain or pleasure are sensed, at viability outside the womb? Who can say for sure? Arbitrary benchmarks are a poor basis for legislation. We do know when the cord is cut, and when the first breath is taken. No government should have arbitrary power over men’s or women’s bodies.”
How can Congress improve access to child care? What states are leading the way with what you think could be a good federal model? What are your thoughts about the Earned Income Tax Credit and the Child Tax Credit?
No response available. NC Health News could not find anything in the public record on this topic.