Robert Arlett's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Robert Arlett has provided voters with clear stances on key issues by responding to the 2018 Political Courage Test.
Delaware Congressional Election 2018 Political Courage Test
| Pro-life | Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| I support legislation that protects human 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? | ||
| To balance the budget, audit every federal department and agency for purpose/mission, staffing and funding requirements according to mission. Second, we must pass a Balanced Budget Amendment based on audit results to allocate federal funding. Balancing the budget also requires continued leadership to expand the principles of the 2017 Tax Cuts & Reform to expand the economy, which will lead to reductions in the national debt. | |||
| No | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| 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, thermal)? | ||
| No | Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| Private sector investment should drive the development of renewable energy (solar, wind, thermal) technologies and products. | |||
| 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? | ||
| Border security must address the northern and southern borders, as well as all ports. As the Husband of a legal immigrant from Vietnam, Rob knows that immigration can be great for America. Rob knows that we must respect our country?s laws and border security to ensure that all people who want to come to America and contribute to our great country do so legally. Rob will remain steadfast in following through on immigration reform to ensure that the legal process of immigration into the U.S. is shorter, but thorough with full and comprehensive background checks. | |||
| Yes | Should the United States use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a nuclear weapon? | ||
| Yes | Do you support increased American intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts beyond air support? | ||
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