Ronald O'Donnell's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Ronald O'Donnell has provided voters with clear stances on key issues by responding to the 2018 Political Courage Test.
California Congressional Election 2018 Political Courage Test
| Pro-choice | Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| Only a woman has the right to decide what she will do with her body and no one else. And in the case of rape, incest, or danger to the life of that woman, it is that woman who must decide how she intends to deal with the pregnancy as to having an abortion or carrying the child. However, I do not support irresponsible women who use abortion as a substitute for safe sexual conduct such as using an IUD or other protection and then expecting the taxpayers to pick up the tab. It's a balance issue. | |||
| No | In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? | ||
| No | In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending? | ||
| 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 lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| 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? | ||
| No | Do you generally support gun-control legislation? | ||
| I firmly believe that if we outlaw "guns" then only outlaws will have "guns". There are hundreds of laws already in place that can keep "guns" out of the hands of criminals. | |||
| Yes | Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")? | ||
| "OBamacare is nothing other than an expanded welfare system that taxes working people to pay for the healthcare of persons unwilling to work such as California's "Healthcare for all" legislation which is currently being considered. I have always said that we need to insert one word into the legislation so that it is made clear at the outset to say "Healthcare for all American citizens". | |||
| Yes | 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? | ||
| I would expect them to be vetted and to follow the existing laws of the United States of America and to apply to become American citizens by following the existing proper procedures that has been in place since the establishment of the United States of America, or to be returned to their respective countries. | |||
| 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? | ||
| Bring our troops home and put them on the border is my opinion, unless Congress declares all out war. We need to follow the US Constitution when it says "Only Congress can declare war". | |||
| On my very first day on the job, I would introduce legislation declaring our desert communities as "Economic Recovery Zones" and ask the US Congress for 100 Billion dollars a year for the next 5 years to be used to expand manufacturing and agriculture in our desert communities starting with Yucca Valley in San Bernardino, Inyo and Mono counties. |
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