Mark Holbrook's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Mark Holbrook has provided voters with clear stances on key issues by responding to the 2018 Political Courage Test.
Maine Congressional Election 2018 Political Courage Test
| Pro-life | Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| Life begins at conception. I support life from conception to natural death. | |||
| 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? | ||
| Why would anyone want to undermine our ability to protect our country by downsizing our military? Cut waste and prosecute fraud are great goals for the defense budget as they are for every segment of the government! | |||
| No | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| Not at this time. | |||
| 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? | ||
| Reducing taxes and simplifying the tax code gives a huge boost to our economy! Why does anyone want to punish success with higher taxes and more regulations? | |||
| No | Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards? | ||
| I believe in local control where parents have a more direct say in what their children learn. | |||
| No | Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)? | ||
| No | Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| I do support limited government funding for research and development of renewable and clean energy. | |||
| No | Do you generally support gun-control legislation? | ||
| No law will stop people from using guns to kill. Violence and not guns is the problem. Violence is a very complex societal problem that must be addressed in a multifaceted way. Let's start by helping to keep families together! | |||
| Yes | Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")? | ||
| Let's allow free market practices to influence the insurance industry and not the federal government. Socialized medicine, like they have in the UK, kills children and the elderly. | |||
| 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? | ||
| Except when... | |||
| No | Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes? | ||
| As a man of science I know that marijuana is a gateway drug and that it is a teratogen to the developing brain. It adversely impacts memory and motivation - that's why they call it "getting stoned!" | |||
| 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? | ||
| Except when... | |||
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