Tara Nelson's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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- Tara Nelson. Candidate Profile: Tara Nelson, U.S. Rep. D-District 4 Candidate. 27 April 2010. "I am pro-life. However, I understand the importance of having a legal choice for abortion - within a predetermined timeframe - in the matter of rape and incest; and when the mother's life is at risk." (archive.purdueexponent.org)
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- Tara Nelson. Candidate Profile: Tara Nelson, U.S. Rep. D-District 4 Candidate. 27 April 2010. "I'll vote against addition bailout plans and protest tax increases for the middle and lower classes. We need tax incentives to create jobs; because getting America back to work will help reduce the deficit." (archive.purdueexponent.org)
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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? | ||
| The views of the far right are so extreme on this social issue, the Texas legislation is trying to scare women out of abortion by internal ultrasounds. External ultrasounds would be sufficient to show the fetus. Republicans should not have control over women's bodies, women should have control over their bodies. I support every woman's choice for the health care best for her. | |||
| Yes | Do you support United States' combat operations in Afghanistan? | ||
| Yes | Do you support a timetable for withdrawal from Afghanistan? | ||
| I support our troops and their endeavors. My daughter's father is currently serving as an Army Sergeant and has served two terms in Iraq, and will be home from Afghanistan late 2012. I'm concerned for our troops and believe it is time to come home. The issues surrounding Afghanistan are deeper than we can resolve. | |||
Indicate which proposals you support (if any) for balancing the federal budget.In order to balance the budget,
| Yes | do you support reducing defense spending? | ||
| Yes | do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? | ||
| No | do you support reducing Medicaid spending? | ||
| No | do you support reducing Medicare spending? | ||
| Yes | Is balancing the budget a legislative priority? | ||
| The past decade of war has contributed to our surmounting debt. We need to review our military contracts, and withdraw from Afghanistan to get spending under control. I support raising taxes on the 1% wealthy that now own over 40% of American finance. I do not support cutting programs that directly help our middle and lower income families. | |||
| Yes | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| Yes | Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| Yes | Do you support providing tax incentives to businesses for the purpose of job creation? | ||
| Yes | Do you support spending on infrastructure projects for the purpose of job creation? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the temporary extension of unemployment benefits? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the 2010 temporary extension of tax relief? | ||
| Yes | Do you support requiring states to implement education reforms in order to be eligible for competitive federal grants? | ||
| No | Do you believe that human activity is contributing to climate change? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| No | Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act? | ||
| No | Should individuals be required to purchase health insurance, as mandated in the 2010 Affordable Care Act? | ||
| No | Do you support requiring illegal immigrants to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? | ||
| No | Do you support allowing illegal immigrants, who were brought to the United States as minors, to pursue citizenship without returning to their country of origin? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration law by state and local police? | ||
| Yes | Do you support targeting suspected terrorists outside of official theaters of conflict? | ||
| No | Should the U.S use military force in order to prevent Iran from possessing a nuclear weapon? | ||
| No | Do you support allowing individuals to divert a portion of their Social Security taxes into personal retirement accounts? | ||
SpendingIndicate what federal spending levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one number per category; you can use a number more than once.TaxesIndicate what federal tax levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one number per category; you can use a number more than once.
| Maintain Status | a) Agriculture | ||
| Maintain Status | b) Arts | ||
| Maintain Status | c) Defense | ||
| Greatly Increase | d) Education | ||
| Maintain Status | e) Environment | ||
| Slightly Increase | f) Homeland Security | ||
| Slightly Decrease | g) International aid | ||
| Maintain Status | h) Medical Research | ||
| Maintain Status | i) Scientific Research | ||
| Maintain Status | j) Space exploration | ||
| Slightly Decrease | k) United Nations | ||
| Maintain Status | l) Welfare | ||
| m) Other or expanded categories | |||
| Slightly Increase | a) Capital gains taxes | ||
| Slightly Increase | b) Corporate taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | c) Excise taxes (alcohol) | ||
| Maintain Status | d) Excise taxes (cigarettes) | ||
| Slightly Decrease | e) Excise taxes (transportation fuel) | ||
| Slightly Decrease | f) Income taxes (low-income families) | ||
| Slightly Decrease | g) Income taxes (middle-income families) | ||
| Slightly Increase | h) Income taxes (high-income families) | ||
| Eliminate | i) Inheritance taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | j) Payroll taxes | ||
| Greatly Increase | k) Other or expanded categories | ||
| American Job Creation - Corporate Tax Credit | |||
| I am committed to the middle class and those less fortunate. My priorities and committments while serving in congress will be to vote on legislation that: creates tax incentives for businesses to create and retain jobs in America; makes education, healthcare, and justice affordable to everyone; ensures fair gasoline prices; provides better access to healthcare for our veterans; protects social security, medicare and medicaid; and lowers the national deficit. Per our constitution it is the job of congress to regulate commerce. It is time for congress to work together to strengthen our middle class and boost our economy. |
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