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Oklahoma Congressional Election 2018 Political Courage Test
| Pro-choice | Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| Good Christian people are on both sides of the issue. I am Pro-Whole Life (from womb to tomb). My concern is maternal and infant mortality. OK has the 47th highest infant mortality rate (U.S. is 55th in world). The U.S. is only developed nation where maternal mortality has increased in last 20 years (even more for women of color). Closing women's health clinics is NOT the answer! The most pro-life action OK could take is to accept the ObamaCare medicaid expansion dollars -- so 150,000 + Oklahomans could get health insurance & have a better chance at LIFE!! | |||
| Yes | In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? | ||
| Yes | In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending? | ||
| The Republican Tax Bill gave the top 10% over 90% of the tax cut. Consequently, over 10 years, $10 TRILLION will be added to the national deficit. Our grand children will be paying for the tax cuts to the rich. A larger tax cut for the middle class and NO tax cut for the top 10% would result in more economic stimulus without increasing the deficit a dime. Since defense spending is by far the largest discretionary spending. there is much room to eliminate fraud, abuse, and waste without hurting national defense. | |||
| Yes | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| Too much dark, unaccounted for money in politics. And, most of the Super PAC $$ goes to negative advertising! The PACS advertising are as devisive as the Russian Trolls in our 2016 election. At a minimum, all contributors should be identified just as campaigns are required to name, identify contributors to the FEC. | |||
| Yes | Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| Yes | Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| The Stimulus package passed in 2009-10 kept the Great Recession from becoming the Great Depression. President Obama asked for a larger stimulus package (for infrastructure) which would have spurred recovery from the Great Recession much faster. Increased spending on infrastructure is a win-win-win; that is economic growth, jobs, and, as an example, a more efficient/effective transportation system. If companies invest their corporate tax savings into capital improvements that would help economic growth. Unfortunately, most have used the $$ to buy-back their stock. | |||
| Yes | Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards? | ||
| We need national standards to assure no student from a state with low standards is disadvantaged because of where they live. Regardless of standards, we must provide the opportunity for all students to achieve and be successful at whatever career path they pursue in life. More importantly for Oklahomans, I SUPPORT and STAND with the teachers in OK in their fight for better pay and overall State funding for schools. We also need to support our Technology Centers and higher education to assure OK has the workforce needed for the jobs of the future. | |||
| Yes | Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| The wind and solar have become competitive. Thermal still needs help to further develop that technology.Regulation of greenhouse gases is critical in addressing Climate Change. Climate Change is the most significant global issue of our time and will be for many generations to come. The reality of climate change is visually evident everyday especially in Alaska, the Arctic and Antarctic. Without action, the cost (e.g. recovering from hurricanes, forest fires, and sea level rise) to Federal, State, County, & Local governments will be enormous and unsustainable. | |||
| Yes | Do you generally support gun-control legislation? | ||
| I support common sense laws. BUT, until we can get beyond the current debate/stalemate; let's tackle an issue we ALL can agree is needed. Access to/availability of Mental Health, in general; but suicide prevention in particular! With nearly 45,000 suicides in 2016, 7,000+ veterans, for 10-34 y.o. the 2nd leading cause of death, and firearms being the most lethal means for suicide -- if we work together we can make a big difference. For every suicide; there are 5-10 family, friends & co-workers impacted too. And, it will help reduce school and business shootings too. | |||
| No | Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")? | ||
| ObamaCare is the most PRO_LIFE legislation since Medicare. Millions more now have health insurance and access to health care. OK must accept the expanded Medicaid $$. Over 150,000 Oklahomans don't have health insurance, our rural hospitals are going broke, and insurance rates are rising all because of Republicans playing politics. Congress must act to restore ObamaCare. It is ironic, and life-threatening to millions, that southern States have rejected expanding medicaid yet had and still have the worst health outcomes in the U.S. -- worse than most industrialized nations. | |||
| 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? | ||
| The wall is a huge waste of billions of dollars & Mexico is NEVER going to pay for it! We need to fix our dysfunctional immigration bureaucracy. If we had a simple, efficient process for immigrants to get a green card to work in the U.S. but return home to Mexico for part of the year; Mexicans wouldn't risk their lives (and pay coyotes $10,000) to cross the border illegally. If we required all immigrants, unlawfully present, to return home; our economy would collapse. Immigrants are good, hard-working people with family values to be admired. We need to FIX HUMANELY! | |||
| No | Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes? | ||
| I would leave that up to a vote of the people. My sons live in Colorado where recreational marijuana is legal. What I see there is mostly very positive -- that is the positives (tax revenues) outweighs the negatives. In Oklahoma we are voting on Medical marijuana which I do support. However, we need to learn from other State's experiences and mistakes as we formulate the regulations. | |||
| Yes | Should the United States use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a nuclear weapon? | ||
| No | Do you support increased American intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts beyond air support? | ||
| Military force for N. Korea is NOT an option. Millions of S. Koreans (and N. Koreans) would be killed by conventional weapons. We should NOT have left the Iran nuclear agreement. 1. We will NOT have China & Russia's cooperation next time. 2. Iran's radical hard-liner's are emboldened (moderate's severly diminished) while hurting the Iranian people and turning them against us. Third, and worst, it embolden's Israel to go to war with Iran which, at a minimum, would be a major regional (Middle East) conflict with potential World War as Russia & China would side with Iran. | |||
| The divisiveness, polarization, and negativity among our Nation's political leaders have become increasingly destructive to our democracy, our National spirit, our unity, both as a Country and a people. My first priority is to restore unity, trust, and confidence in our Institutions, our Government, and foremost, in our Country. I will do that by telling the truth as best I know it to be; put my Country and ALL the people first and partisan politics last, act with common decency, and serve to the best of my ability. We must fix health care and address Climate Change (Global Warming)! |
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