Rachel Covington's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Rachel Covington has provided voters with clear stances on key issues by responding to the 2018 Political Courage Test.
Indiana Congressional Election 2018 Political Courage Test
| No | 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? | ||
| The US government owns debts of other countries, and a lot of those same countries own US debt (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15748696). It is rational for both parties to work together to forgive debt to an amount where 1 party reaches 0 government held debt on the different kinds of debt. I plan to vote against any funding bill that doesn�t give a surplus in the budget, and I plan to vote against any raising of the debt ceiling. As a starting point, I propose that the budget be proportionally brought down to 80% of the previous year�s tax revenue. | |||
| Yes | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| As a stand against the Citizens United ruling, I will not be taking donations. Money needs to stay out of politics, and politicians should not allow themselves to be bought. This campaign will be run online. | |||
| 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? | ||
| I want to lower corporate tax rates to 15%. There are times where federal spending can help economic growth, for example through infrastructure spending. | |||
| No | Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards? | ||
| The states should be in charge of their education standards. | |||
| 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? | ||
| As an ideal situation for cost effectiveness, I want there to be more solar panels on federal government office buildings as a cost saving measure. I want the development of renewable energy to happen primarily in the private sector, however if it fits within a surplus budget and there is an amount for government grants or investments that I could agree to, I would be more likely to vote for some level of government funding for renewable energy development in this context. But the amount would have to be pretty small in relation to the budget size. | |||
| No | Do you generally support gun-control legislation? | ||
| On this issue I support of oppose measures on a case by case basis. You can find some of my positions at http://covingtonforuscongress.com/index.php/2nd-amendment-gun-rights/. | |||
| No | Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")? | ||
| I have a healthcare solution I call CovingtonCare which is outlined at http://covingtonforuscongress.com/index.php/the-healthcare-solution-covingtoncare/. It would allow for states that want to opt-in to a federal universal healthcare system to do so, and states that want to opt-out and have their own systems can do so as well, as long as their rules are constitutional and applicable items they use have FDA approval. | |||
| No | 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'm still exploring the issue of if they need to return to their country of origin under the current system, which would bar them from the USA for 3-10 years if they went back to their country of origin and they tried to apply for a green card (https://americasvoice.org/why-dont-immigrants-come-here-legally-and-other-frequent-questions-about-immigration-reform/). As of typing, my answer is no I would not send them back before being eligible. | |||
| Yes | Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes? | ||
| I want the states to be able to decide what to do with marijuana. | |||
| 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? | ||
| The federal government needs to stop entangling itself in unnecessary and costly conflicts abroad. I want the USA's military to pull out of the Middle East and Africa entirely. To ensure more peace and prosperity, I want to propose a constitutional amendment similar to Japan�s Article 9 provision of the country only being allowed a self defense force. I want to add to this amendment that we will come to the aid of any allies attacked, but that we won�t support allies if they attack someone else first. | |||
| I want to legalize marijuana at the federal level and let states decide what to do with it. I want to pass CovingtonCare, I want to only vote for budgets that are a surplus and I want to vote against any budget that doesn't show a surplus. I want to help change the culture of political campaigning by having views searchable on a website for people to find a candidate's views. This campaign style doesn't cost a lot of money and can help curb the influence of money in politics. My website is http://covingtonforuscongress.com. |
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