Frank Volpe's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Frank Volpe has provided voters with clear stances on key issues by responding to the 2016 Political Courage Test.
Oklahoma Congressional Election 2016 Political Courage Test
| No | In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending? | ||
| No | In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| We do not need any entity growing in influence and power then using that influence to fund candidates that will help them grow in more influence and power. | |||
| Yes | Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes? | ||
| Yes | Do you support alternatives to incarceration for certain non-violent offenders such as mandatory counseling or substance abuse treatment? | ||
| Yes | Do you support mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent drug offenders? | ||
| The death penalty should be used if it is the only way possible to defend citizens from a criminal and stop greater evils. If there is a non-lethal solution that can protect and defend people safely from an aggressor, to include (life sentence, no-parole, solitary confinement, labor), then it should be used with the death penalty as a last, but available, option. For non-violent drug offenders, that is up to the states and the people. I support it if they want it. | |||
| No | Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| Yes | Do you support lowering taxes as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| Yes | Do you support providing tax incentives to businesses for the purpose of job creation? | ||
| Tax incentives should be for a specific purpose and specific time frame. | |||
| No | Do you support requiring states to implement education reforms in order to be eligible for competitive federal grants? | ||
| Federal education grants always have some "string" attached. Schools are best when controlled at the local level. Federal grants breed statism and coercion. The states needed to retain their funds in the first place. | |||
| Yes | Do you support building the Keystone XL pipeline? | ||
| No | Do you support funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)? | ||
| No | Do you support increased regulations on the hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") industry? | ||
| Our energy policy should be to be energy independent. I am against subsidizing, it distorts the market, and takes financial resources from someone that they would have used otherwise. | |||
| No | Do you believe that human activity is contributing to climate change? | ||
| No | Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| Yes | Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")? | ||
| Affordable Care Act has been plagued with implementation problems and cost overruns. It provides undue administrative burdens on patients and providers. With the ACA, having insurance does not mean having healthcare. It is not sustainable and will continue to disintegrate the healthcare system and the economy. | |||
| Yes | Do you support requiring illegal immigrants to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? | ||
| Yes | Do you support targeting suspected terrorists outside of official theaters of conflict? | ||
| Yes | Should the U.S use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the United States from possessing a nuclear weapon? | ||
| Use of military force should only be used after diplomatic efforts and sanctions have failed. The prospect for success must be very high. Greater evils will not be generated by the military action. | |||
| Yes | Do you support allowing individuals to divert a portion of their Social Security taxes into personal retirement accounts? | ||
SpendingIndicate what federal spending levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one number per category; you can use a number more than once.TaxesIndicate what federal tax levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one number per category; you can use a number more than once.
| Maintain Status | a) Agriculture | ||
| Greatly Decrease | b) Arts | ||
| Slightly Increase | c) Defense | ||
| Eliminate | d) Education | ||
| Eliminate | e) Environment | ||
| Greatly Decrease | f) Homeland Security | ||
| Greatly Decrease | g) International aid | ||
| Greatly Decrease | h) Medical Research | ||
| Slightly Decrease | i) Scientific Research | ||
| Slightly Increase | j) Space exploration | ||
| Eliminate | k) United Nations | ||
| Greatly Decrease | l) Welfare | ||
| Greatly Decrease | a) Capital gains taxes | ||
| Greatly Decrease | b) Corporate taxes | ||
| Greatly Decrease | c) Small business taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | d) Excise taxes (alcohol) | ||
| Maintain Status | e) Excise taxes (cigarettes) | ||
| Slightly Decrease | f) Excise taxes (transportation fuel) | ||
| Slightly Decrease | g) Income taxes (low-income families) | ||
| Slightly Increase | h) Income taxes (middle-income families) | ||
| Slightly Increase | i) Income taxes (high-income families) | ||
| Eliminate | j) Inheritance taxes | ||
| Slightly Decrease | k) Payroll taxes | ||
| We have close to $20 trillion in debt, we need to get back to our enumerated powers. We need to enable our states to take back their rightful responsibilities. | |||
| I support a flat tax and a massive simplification in our tax code. We need certainty in our tax code. | |||
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