Ed Albertson's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Ed Albertson has provided voters with clear stances on key issues by responding to the 2018 Political Courage Test.
Ohio Congressional Election 2018 Political Courage Test
| Pro-choice | Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| I support a woman's right to choose and to make her own healthcare decisions. I do not support the government, employers or health insurance companies intruding on that right. | |||
| Yes | In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? | ||
| Yes | In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending? | ||
| I support increasing the highest marginal tax rates to contribute toward balancing our national budget. Defense spending should be reduced to balance our national budget. We need to prioritize our national spending to invest in infrastructure, renewable energy, education and healthcare. | |||
| Yes | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| I support limiting campaign contributions to the geography that is being represented (no money from outside a Congressional District). I support limiting campaign contributions from corporations and unions to a standard amount (example $250,000 for each candidate). We should electing representatives not fundraisers. | |||
| Yes | Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| No | Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| Federal spending should promote economic growth and renewable energy is an economic sector that offers the same great promise to our nation that our investment in space travel offered in the past. I would only support the lowering of corporate taxes in direct correlation to a corporation's investment in its people. The recent tax "reform" bill was an irresponsible give-away to corporations and I support repealing it. | |||
| Yes | Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards? | ||
| I support requiring states to adopt some federal standards in terms of educational outcomes. I do not support regulations that limit the flexibility necessary for teachers to teach effectively. The focus on testing is beyond the value it seeks to produce. Educators need to be included in defining what educational outcomes we intend to produce. | |||
| 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? | ||
| Climate destabilization is the single, greatest threat to our lives. I support establishing a national energy policy that encourages renewable energy development and regulates greenhouse gas emissions. If we commit to renewable energy as we did to the Space Race of the 60's, we can take the worldwide lead in this necessary direction, creating living wage jobs, technological advancement and educational opportunities that increase our economic stability and our climate stability. | |||
| Yes | Do you generally support gun-control legislation? | ||
| I support the Second Amendment right to keep arms & I believe in common-sense gun safety solutions which reduce the likelihood of guns getting into the hands of terrorists, criminals, children, & those with mental health issues. Those solutions include: 1) Expand background checks. 2) Ban assault weapons. 3) Ban high-capacity magazines. 4) Override �open carry� state laws with federal common-sense laws. 5) Repeal laws protecting gun manufacturers from product law-suits. 6) Require firearms insurance and licensing for firearms. | |||
| Yes | Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")? | ||
| Quality healthcare should be available to all people, regardless of income level or employment status. We should retain what works in the Affordable Care Act and fix what doesn�t. Phasing in Medicare for all by lowering the eligibility age would provide an already-working competitive alternative in the healthcare industry that would lower healthcare costs, provide access and ease the pressures of health uncertainty for every one of us. | |||
| No | 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? | ||
| I support an extension of DACA. At the same time, we must have strong borders. I do not support a border wall. Walls are inherently susceptible to being bypassed (over, under around or through). I support investing in technology for border surveillance and interdiction of illegal border incursions.I believe we should develop a comprehensive immigration policy that is both fair and humane. Mass deportations cripple our economy and split up families, and that is not who we are as a people and as a nation. Immigration reform should provide qualified undocumented immigrants with a legal way to earn citizenship. | |||
| Yes | Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes? | ||
| Marijuana should be reclassified from a Schedule 1 Drug at the federal level. Piecemeal legalization by state-to-state is unsustainable and limits the study and use of marijuana beyond its recreational use. The real benefits of marijuana legalization can be realized in its use for medicinal purposes. | |||
| No | 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? | ||
| Military intervention as policy should ALWAYS be a last resort measure. Diplomacy and economic sanctions are preferable methods for limiting nuclear proliferation. America has intervened beyond common sense in the Middle East. Our past policies have contributed to instability and accomplished little by way of stabilizing the region. | |||
| 1) Providing universal, affordable and accessible healthcare. 2) Establishing a National Energy Policy that creates living wage jobs, invests in reducing climate destabilization, develops educational opportunities and protects our fragile environment. 3) Making our country safe by enacting common sense gun laws that protect our rights to be safe in our person wherever we may freely go and still recognizing the right of the Second Amendment. Funding for these initiatives will come from reducing defense spending, raising marginal tax rates and an improved economy. |
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