Jim Bryan's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Jim Bryan has refused to provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2014 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests.
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- James Bryan. Issue Position: Women's Issues. 1 January 2012. "When a woman is faced with an unsafe, unintended, or untenable pregnancy, I believe she has the right to make her own decision on what to do in the context of her faith, family, and life situation." (votesmart.org)
- "When a woman is faced with an unsafe, unintended, or untenable pregnancy, I believe she has the right to make her own decision on what to do in the context of her faith, family, and life situation." (votesmart.org)
- James Bryan. Issue Position: National Economy. 3 August 2008. "We need to raise the tax rates substantially for the uppermost income levels, who can most afford it. We also need to close tax loopholes that the very rich now use to keep large amounts of income from showing up on that taxable income line. Such tax reform will not punish millionaires and billionaires unduly, nor will it kill their incentive to earn. It will help collect the revenue essential to get America back on track and make the tax burden more equitable." (votesmart.org)
- "We need to raise the tax rates substantially for the uppermost income levels, who can most afford it." (votesmart.org)
- James Bryan. Facebook: Notes. Jim's Statement on the National Economy. 19 October 2009. "Clearly, we need to attack both sides of the federal ledger. We need to bring in additional revenue, and we need to rein in spending. What we must not do in the process is shoot ourselves in the foot by "saving" money in ways that harm the overall economy, damage our social fabric, sacrifice our children's futures, or compromise our ability to defend our country." (www.facebook.com)
- James Bryan. Facebook: Notes. Jim's Statement on the National Economy. 19 October 2009. "It is imperative for the next congress to take the difficult path and get wasteful spending under control. We have to take a close, top-to-bottom look at how we are spending our federal money. We can no longer afford the luxury of supporting sacred cow, untouchable programs and agencies. We have to look with new eyes, and we have set up and empower the financial equivalent of a medical triage center. Unneeded, obsolete, and duplicative programs have to be identified and shut down." (www.facebook.com)
- James Bryan. Issue Position: The Economy. 1 January 2012. "For optimal economic health, a government -- just like a household -- should live within a budget, not spending more than it brings in, and certainly not going deeply into debt [¦] Clearly, we need to attack both sides of the federal ledger. We need to bring in additional revenue, and we need to rein in spending. What we must not do in the process is shoot ourselves in the foot by "saving" money in ways that harm the overall economy, damage our social fabric, sacrifice our children's futures, or compromise our ability to defend our country [¦] Thoughtful investment in new sources of energy will produce long-term dividends of energy self-sufficiency, lowered energy costs, and new revenue streams from the technology developed in the process [¦] " (votesmart.org)
- James Bryan. National Association of Manufacturers: 2008 NAM 2008 Congressional Candidate Questionnaire FL House 1. Responded "A. The U.S. government should increase funding dramatically to pay for a modernized national infrastructure system that promotes the movement of goods and people." to the question: "Please identify which of the following options comes closest to your philosophy on transportation infrastructure policy." (www.bipac.net)
- James Bryan. National Association of Manufacturers: 2008 NAM 2008 Congressional Candidate Questionnaire FL House 1. Responded "YES" to the question: "Would you vote for legislation to provide up to $100 billion or more in new transportation infrastructure funding through a federal bond program (similar to the Build America Bonds proposal in S. 2021)?" (www.bipac.net)
- "Our long term task is to invest in America. We will see dividends from investment in critical segments of government, but the dividends will not be fully realized for some years to come." (votesmart.org)
- James Bryan. Jim Bryan for Congress, District 1, Florida, 2010. "We're testing these kids to death, but we're not educating them." [time: about 9min]. (lockerz.com)
- James Bryan. Issue Position: Education. 1 January 2012.. "No Child Left Behind has proven to be one more in a long chain of flawed initiatives [...] We need management that rewards good teaching and sees that our schools and classrooms are safe and orderly, have adequate resources, and are focused on the learning event, not on serving statistics [¦] We should congratulate successful schools with rewards, not with additional paperwork, and we should borrow from their experience to help those schools that do have problems." (votesmart.org)
- "The educational programs we devise and support with tax dollars must take into account the full diversity of our school environments. We should congratulate successful schools with rewards, not with additional paperwork, and we should borrow from their experience to help those schools that do have problems." (votesmart.org)
- James Bryan. National Association of Manufacturers: 2008 NAM 2008 Congressional Candidate Questionnaire FL House 1. Responded "A. The U.S. government should permit significantly expanded domestic exploration and production of energy, even if that is politically unpopular." to the question: "The 2007 National Petroleum Council (NPC) report found that global demand for power will increase 50-60 percent by 2030. Strategies the NPC proposes to address this increased need for energy include: additional domestic exploration and production of energy, increased conservation, improved efficiency and development of alternative sources of energy. With regard to domestic exploration and production of energy, please identify which of the following options comes closest to your philosophy." (www.bipac.net)
- James Bryan. Our Local Environment. 1 October 2012. "Northwest Florida has some of the most beautiful beaches in the country. These beaches are a source of income for the area as both residents and tourists come to enjoy the beaches and the connected area businesses. The BP oil spill adversely affected both. It is important that we not allow this to happen again. Environment Florida ( under their "Save Florida's Shores" program stated that "some of Florida's elected leaders are still supporting proposals that would promote drilling closer to our beaches and undermine Florida's existing protections " including a repeal of the ban on drilling just six miles offshore. ??In December 2010, the Obama administration announced a ban on offshore oil and gas drilling in new areas, including the Eastern Gulf of Mexico. However, legal and legislative efforts to allow expanded drilling are underway." (www.environmentflorida.org)) (www.jimbryanforcongress.com)
- James Bryan. Issue Position: Environment. 3 August 2008. "I believe the scientists who attribute this to greenhouse gases are correct and that the time for action is now. I will therefore vote for legislation to reduce emissions and work to make existing legislation effective [¦] The cost of environmental prudence is less than critics of a clean environment like to say, and in some cases, the increased efficiency and better worker health resulting from initiating environmental controls could actually result in an increased profit for business[¦] Today, we face one of mankind's greatest challenges in the need to reduce carbon emissions drastically and quickly. Achieving the levels of reduction we need is definitely going to cost money. Most likely the cost will amount to only a small percent of GDP particularly if we put a premium on science education and research geared towards the creation of economically viable means of controlling emissions. This is certainly a smaller cost than that of turning our planet into a desert." (votesmart.org)
- "I believe the scientists who attribute this to greenhouse gases are correct and that the time for action is now. I will therefore vote for legislation to reduce emissions and work to make existing legislation effective." (votesmart.org)
- James Bryan. Jim Bryan for Congress, District 1, Florida, 2010. Answered: "Weapons are like a car [¦] it's up to us, but second amendment, hey, the right to bear arms, it's a United States right [¦] one thing I don't believe in, I don't believe in cop killing ammunition being sold [¦] you don't need an AK47 to go deer hunting [¦] I think they should be controlled" to the question: "What's your stance on gun rights?" (vimeo.com)
- Rated 0% by National Rifle Assiociation
- James Bryan. Issue Position: The Economy. 1 January 2012. "Instead of working to correct these problems, the government continues to spend and meets resistance when programs like the Affordable Health Care Act, that will over the long term decrease costs, are introduced." (votesmart.org)
- James Bryan. Issue Position: Health Care. 1 January 2012. "The Affordable Health Care Act includes provisions that require insurance companies to cover certain preventive care services with no copays. In addition the act will provide more than 47 million Medicare beneficiaries access to free health services--including an annual wellness visit, mammograms, and other health screenings--to help detect and treat medical conditions early' [¦] I will work hard in Congress to preserve the Affordable Health Care Act and to maintain the health care services provided to our veterans through the VA and our seniors through Medicare. I will also fight hard to see that our policies and programs are designed and operated in ways that benefit the people rather than the big corporations and special interest groups." (votesmart.org)
- "We all know that medical costs are going up just as peoples' ability to pay is going down. With the historic passage of the Affordable Health Care Act and the Supreme Court's decision to uphold it, we are for the first time in our history in a position to guarantee health care to all citizens and to rein in the spiraling costs of that care. However, the fight for health care is not over. The Republicans continue to fight to over turn this bill. The presumptive Republican candidate for President, Mitt Romney, whose Massachusetss health care system was the model for the Affordable Health Care Act, has promised to make its repeal a goal of his administration. At the same time, Mr. Romney's pick for Vice President, Paul Ryan, is looking to dismantle the Medicare system as we know it and is a proponent of rolling back gains that have been made in women's health." (votesmart.org)
- James Bryan. National Association of Manufacturers: 2008 NAM 2008 Congressional Candidate Questionnaire FL House 1. Responded "YES" to the question: "Would you vote for comprehensive immigration legislation that would secure the border, dramatically increase H-1B visas and provide a path to citizenship for those already in the United States illegally?" (www.bipac.net)
- "Few people would argue with a policy of immediate deportation of illegal aliens convicted of violent crimes: I certainly would not. Beyond that, however, there is plenty of room for reasoned argument about which policies and courses of action are best." (votesmart.org)
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