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Howie Hawkins' Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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Howie Hawkins did not provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2024 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart and voters like you.

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Issue Positions

For Presidential and Congressional candidates who refuse to provide voters with their positions, Vote Smart has researched their public records to determine their likely responses. These issue positions are from 2024.

  • "Congress must pre-empt the reactionary Supremes by passing the Women's Reproductive Health Act to codify Roe v. Wade as federal law. Senate Dems must lift the filibuster to pass this protection of a fundamental right (and do the same for voting rights)." (x.com)
  • "Not only should Roe V. Wade be codified. If you're an obstetrician you should be required to perform abortions to get licensure." (x.com)
  • "On this day 47 years ago, Roe v Wade was decided and a woman's right to reproductive rights were constitutionally protected. As Greens, we call for full access to reproductive health services, fully funded, under a National Health Service." (x.com)
  • "Closing out our #EconomicBillOfRights is the right to a secure retirement for all. This starts with doubling social security benefits and protecting pensions. " (x.com)
  • "Secure Retirement—Double Social Security Benefits" (howiehawkins.us)
  • Do you support expanding federal funding to support entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare? "Yes" (None)
  • "More Progressive Personal and Business Income Taxes" (howiehawkins.us)
  • "We are united behind a program called Invest In Our New York, embodied in six pieces of legislation, that will institute more progressive state tax structures for income, capital gains, inheritances, wealth, corporate profits, and financial transactions. We know where the money is. The rich have it. New York has the highest income inequality of any state in the nation. The rich can easily afford to pay more." (howiehawkins.us)
  • In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? "Yes" (None)
  • "In 1980, the top 1% took in 12% of all income in New York. By 2015, the top 1% took in 32.4% of all income. That’s like ordering 10 pizzas for the 100 or so people at the rally and letting one person take three of the pizzas all for themselves. They can’t eat that much. The rich don’t need that much money when our schools are underfunded, Medicaid has been cut, state revenue-sharing with cities has been cut, when the homeless need homes, and the jobless need jobs." (howiehawkins.us)
  • "Platform: Progressive Wealth Tax" (howiehawkins.us)
  • "We are united behind a program called Invest In Our New York, embodied in six pieces of legislation, that will institute more progressive state tax structures for income, capital gains, inheritances, wealth, corporate profits, and financial transactions. We know where the money is. The rich have it. New York has the highest income inequality of any state in the nation. The rich can easily afford to pay more." (howiehawkins.us)
  • "When Sanders is asked if billionaires should be taxed out of existence the answer should be simple: Yes." (x.com)
  • "Getting rid of the LLC loophole is a no-brainer. We need to ban buying politicians with a full clean money public campaign finance model like Maine and Arizona have." (x.com)
  • "We The People Amendment to End the Corporate-Personhood and Money-Is-Speech Legal Doctrines" (howiehawkins.us)
  • "We need full, public campaign finance of elections." (x.com)
  • Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? "Yes" (None)
  • "Minneapolis cops kill George Floyd as he says #ICantBreathe. Our hearts break for the victim and his family. The officers must be held accountable. We need community control of police so they serve and protect communities, not abuse them. #JusticeForFloyd" (x.com)
  • "Platform: Federal Investigations of Local Police Misconduct" (howiehawkins.us)
  • "The citizens of Minneapolis rising up and demanding justice for George Floyd shows how broken our judicial system is. We need community control of the police so that there is democratic control and accountability for law enforcement." (x.com)
  • "End the endless wars. Cut the military budget by 75%." (x.com)
  • "Pres. Eisenhower warned America that the growing greed of the military-industrial complex threatened democracy in the US, while diverting needed funds from domestic needs. Our massive military budget weakens our country and threatens our future. Cut Pentagon funding 75% " (x.com)
  • "We can help pay for the #Ecosocialist #GreenNewDeal by cutting some existing programs such as the military budget, the War on Drugs, and ICE, as well as reinvesting funds that will no longer be needed due to other #GND programs." (x.com)
  • Do you support increasing defense spending? "No" (None)
  • "We are united behind a program called Invest In Our New York, embodied in six pieces of legislation, that will institute more progressive state tax structures for income, capital gains, inheritances, wealth, corporate profits, and financial transactions. We know where the money is. The rich have it. New York has the highest income inequality of any state in the nation. The rich can easily afford to pay more." (howiehawkins.us)
  • "We need to tax the rich to pay for a Green New Deal program for revitalizing public infrastructure and services" (x.com)
  • Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth? "Yes" (None)
  • "Affordable Housing for All through Universal Rent Control and Public Housing" (howiehawkins.us)
  • "Another key to achieving 100% Clean Energy by 2030 is to make sure that everyone has access to affordable housing" (x.com)
  • "Time to invest in quality public housing. Brooklyn residents forced to haul water from fire hydrant. Conditions in many housing projects are deplorable. Housing cuts made by Ronald Reagan have never been restored regardless of party in power." (x.com)
  • "We need an Economic Bill of Rights that will guarantee a right to a living wage job, affordable housing, comprehensive healthcare, a lifelong free public education, and a secure retirement!" (x.com)
  • "Our ecosocialist Green New Deal demands socialization of the oil & gas industry - short term to stop oil & gas price gouging and curb inflation, long term to reinvest fossil fuel profits in clean renewable electricity and phase out fossil fuels." (x.com)
  • "To curb inflation, the Green Party gubernatorial ticket of Howie Hawkins and Gloria Mattera propose public systems to provide Medicare for All, child care, education, housing, energy, and broadband." (x.com)
  • "Biden could Build Back Better now by executive order to forgive up to $50,000 in student debt per borrower. Black wealth would immediately increase by 40%. Instead Biden plans to end the moratorium on student loan payments in January." (x.com)
  • "My proposal is for free tuition for public colleges - period. And an abolition of student debt to stimulate the economy." (x.com)
  • "The Green Party agenda for education includes abolition of student debt for college, free public college, an end to segregation in our education system including increased federal funding of schools." (x.com)
  • "We are honored to have the endorsement of Student Loan Justice! We must end the crippling debt that our students are burdened with and ensure a free lifelong public education for all." (x.com)
  • "Georgia’s new voter suppression laws exemplify today’s GOP: rule-or-ruin racism and authoritarianism. If the Dems don’t ditch the filibuster to pass H.R.1/S.1 to protect voting rights, they are complicit." (x.com)
  • "Great election reform progress in New York City, where the city council has extended voting rights to non-citizen immigrants in local elections. In a democracy everyone should be able to participate in decisions that affect their lives." (x.com)
  • "End Voter Suppression—Restore the Preclearance Provision to the Voting Rights Act" (howiehawkins.us)
  • "With the feckless Democrats at the federal level unable and unwilling to stop the ruthless Republicans from assaulting voting rights and impartial elections at the state level, it is time for the Green Party to fight for them." (x.com)
  • "100% Clean Energy by 2030" (howiehawkins.us)
  • "One of the most important things we need to do to avert climate catastrophe is ban fracking and all new fossil fuel infrastructure. We can't afford four more years of Trump's climate denial or four years of Biden's "fracking is the future" energy policy! We need a Green New Deal!" (x.com)
  • "Our Ecosocialist Green New Deal will create 38 million jobs across all sectors, while providing a #JustTransition for workers as we transition all sectors of the economy to 100% clean,renewable energy by 2030!" (x.com)
  • "Wildfires are the alarm bell to act on the #ClimateEmergency. We need a full-scale mobilization to eliminate the burning of fossil fuels in the next decade and make a rapid transition to clean energy sources." (x.com)
  • "Biden and Manchin's #BuildBackBadly plan requires the Interior Department to release millions of acres of public land and off shore drilling rights.. We need a FULL STOP on oil and gas infrastructure, not the opening up of more public lands!" (x.com)
  • "I'm seeking the Green Party nod for President. I will sign 350 climate pledge. Where do you sign? We need to ban fracking and drilling everywhere, not just on public lands. We need a real #GreenNewDeal - as I called for in 2010. 100% renewables, zero emissions 2030" (x.com)
  • "While Biden has made some small positive steps on the environment, he has also approved dozens of new drilling permits. We can't afford to wait for the corporate Dems to get it right on the climate. We need to continue the fight for a #GreenNewDeal!" (x.com)
  • Do you generally support gun-control legislation? "Yes" (None)
  • "Do you want #MedicareForAll? There’s only one candidate to vote for this fall! We’re the only major campaign with ballot access that supports #M4A. The only one who treats healthcare as a human right. Vote your values. #NeverSettle" (x.com)
  • "To curb inflation, the Green Party gubernatorial ticket of Howie Hawkins and Gloria Mattera propose public systems to provide Medicare for All, child care, education, housing, energy, and broadband." (x.com)
  • "We need not only #MedicareForAll, but a publicly owned National Health Service that brings the whole medical sector under public ownership in order to direct funds to people and communities, rather than corporate profits." (x.com)
  • "With 4% of the world's population, the US has 23% of COVID cases and 21% of COVID deaths. One of the major contributors to those tragic numbers is our for-profit healthcare system. We need a healthcare system that puts people, not profits first. We need #MedicareForAll" (x.com)
  • "RSV is another reason for universal paid sick leave, as demanded by Railroad Workers United & National Nurses United. NNU calls for stronger public and occupation health measures and debunks the unscientific, dangerous "immunity debt" concept that encourages child infections." (x.com)
  • "We expect Dems to pick up our issues - ban fracking, $15 hour minimum wage, single payer healthcare, Paid Family Leave. Great to see groups pushing our GND. But Congress still has not done anything on climate change." (x.com)
  • "Yes, we need more protections for workers, like paid family leave. We also need to #DemandMore democracy in the workplace through Worker Cooperatives to build community wealth and transform our working lives!" (x.com)
  • "It's time to socialize Big Pharma into an international public utility, publicly-owned and democratically-accountable for developing, producing, and distributing medicines at cost for public benefit." (x.com)
  • "Medicine should be a public good, not a buy-or-die commodity." (x.com)
  • "Our 2020 presidential campaign called for a Community-Controlled National Health Service - fully socialized medicine, not just socialized insurance." (x.com)
  • "#BelieveBiden when he says "Go vote for someone else!" if you want to end deportations. We can't afford 4 more years of Obama's the Vice Deporter and Chief in charge. We need real change with human rights at the core of our future immigration policy." (x.com)
  • "Another area where we stand alone among candidates with ballot access is our immigration policies. A #HawkinsWalker administration would #CloseTheCamps, #AbolishICE, and establish #OpenBorders like they have in the EU." (x.com)
  • "Open Borders like within the European Union" (howiehawkins.us)
  • Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border? "No" (None)
  • "#BelieveBiden when he says "Go vote for someone else!" if you want to end deportations. We can't afford 4 more years of Obama's the Vice Deporter and Chief in charge. We need real change with human rights at the core of our future immigration policy." (x.com)
  • "Another area where we stand alone among candidates with ballot access is our immigration policies. A #HawkinsWalker administration would #CloseTheCamps, #AbolishICE, and establish #OpenBorders like they have in the EU." (x.com)
  • "Legal Status for Undocumented Immigrants" (howiehawkins.us)
  • Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? "No" (None)
  • "70 years after the US overthrew the democratically elected government of Iran for taking control of its oil assets, it is time to normalize relations with Iran rather than imposing economic sanctions and banging the drums of war. Peace is the way. #SOTU" (x.com)
  • "On Nakba Day I reaffirm my support for Palestine. I support an escalating program Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) to put pressure on Israel to respect human rights and negotiate a just settlement, starting with cuts to US military aid to Israel." (x.com)
  • "This Memorial Day, we need to honor those who have lost their lives by ending wars globally. As we struggle to contain a global pandemic, we need to end the needless wars, lift sanctions, and come together to overcome COVID-19. We don't need more wars, we need a #GlobalCeasefire." (x.com)
  • "$500 million in weapons to Ukraine that Democrats are fast-tracking to ram through Congress next week is an escalation of the conflict. It costs about the same as the climate program in defeated Build Back Better. Military Madness & Misguided Priorities!" (x.com)
  • "Dangerous escalation by Putin today. We must demand diplomacy, not more escalation - that Russia respect Ukraine sovereignty and that US/NATO assure Russia that NATO won't expand to Ukraine. Those two points are key to a diplomatic solution." (x.com)
  • "Stop the Saber-Rattling! Greens Call for Immediate Diplomacy to Resolve Ukraine Crisis" (x.com)
  • "Anti-Trust Action Against Media Conglomerates and Social Media Platforms" (howiehawkins.us)
  • "Socialize Social Media and E-Commerce Monopolies" (howiehawkins.us)
This candidate has responded to a Political Courage Test in a previous election. As a continued effort to provide the American public with factual information on candidates running for public office, these archived responses are made available here.
Pro-choice Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
Yes In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
Yes Do you support expanding federal funding to support entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare?
Yes Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
Unknown Position Do you support the protection of government officials, including law enforcement officers, from personal liability in civil lawsuits concerning alleged misconduct?
No Do you support increasing defense spending?
Yes Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
No Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
Yes Do you support providing financial relief to businesses AND/OR corporations negatively impacted by the state of national emergency for COVID-19?
Yes Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
Yes Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)?
Yes Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
Yes Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
No Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
Unknown Position Do you support requiring businesses to provide paid medical leave during public health crises, such as COVID-19?
No Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
No Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
No Should the United States use military force to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a weapon of mass destruction (for example: nuclear, biological, chemical)?
Yes Do you support reducing military intervention in Middle East conflicts?
Yes Do you generally support removing barriers to international trade (for example: tariffs, quotas, etc.)?
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