Krishna Bansal's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Krishna Bansal has provided voters with clear stances on key issues by responding to the 2020 Political Courage Test.
Illinois Congressional Election 2020 Political Courage Test
| No | In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? | ||
| No | Do you support expanding federal funding to support entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare? | ||
| No | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| Yes | Do you support increasing defense spending? | ||
| In order to combat threats of terrorism and safeguard our citizens, I will be in favor of increasing defense spending in smaller increments | |||
| No | 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? | ||
| No | 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? | ||
| In very limited and reasonable ways | |||
| Yes | Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")? | ||
| We need to repeal and replace with a free market solution. A system that allows people to buy insurance across state lines and create a more competitive marketplace is better. | |||
| Yes | Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border? | ||
| Yes | Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? | ||
| A path to citizenship for DREAMers who have committed no crimes and are performing well in school should be developed. I would wait for guidance from the Supreme Court on DACA. I would also look at and prioritize the legal DREAMers, children who arrived here legally and have aged out while their tax paying/law abiding parents are waiting in line for being permanent residents. I do oppose chain migration but support a merit based system when the rules are followed. | |||
| 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? | ||
| United States government should protect the interest of its citizens and key allies with diplomats, logistics, sanctions, even weaponry in certain key strategic situations. We should not put American troops on the ground in foreign countries except in the most critical and urgent national interests. The United States military is not the police force for the world. We want to protect and defend vital interests and allies with our forces but avoid protracted wars and conflicts that are hopelessly deadlocked in civil wars and historic disagreements. | |||
| Yes | Do you generally support removing barriers to international trade (for example: tariffs, quotas, etc.)? | ||
| Tariffs are imposed usually to safeguard local industries however when Tariffs are one sided or unfairly used by one country can result in incurring long term losses to other. Over the years certain countries took advantage of this and resulting in many industries/jobs leaving United States. We need to address the trade imbalance and President Trump has done this well by backing China and other countries down. We need to continue to monitor and counter any nation that may use Tariffs as a weapon to destabilize our industries and economy. | |||
| People are my priority. My vision is to provide the most excellent and responsive service possible for the people of my district. I envision stimulating job growth opportunities, proposing trade and stem education in my district. We need a workforce in the district prepared for those jobs and an environment that encourages business to stay in the district. I envision an office where the safety of my constituents is supported by firm foreign policy, tax dollars are used judiciously by sound fiscal policy and the rights granted under the Constitution are protected. |
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