Gregory Frye's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Gregory Frye has failed to provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2018 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart and voters like you.
This candidate has responded to a Political Courage Test in a previous election. As a continued effort to provide the American public with factual information on candidates running for public office, these archived responses are made available here.
Tennessee Congressional Election 2016 Political Courage Test
| Pro-choice | Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| All women should be allowed to enjoy the power to choose as granted by Federal law. | |||
| 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? | ||
| Tax law should be revised in order for more entities/people to pay taxes. This, in effect, will reduce the heavy burden of the few entities/people who pay the most taxes. | |||
| Yes | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| Representation should be held accountable mostly to the citizens of the country, state, or district. | |||
| 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? | ||
| Yes | 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? | ||
| This incentive should be extended to small business and entrepreneurs as well. | |||
| Yes | Do you support requiring states to implement education reforms in order to be eligible for competitive federal grants? | ||
| The State should have the ultimate say in education reform as that government knows its needs best. But, should meet a minimum Federal standard. | |||
| Yes | Do you support building the Keystone XL pipeline? | ||
| Yes | Do you support funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)? | ||
| Yes | Do you support increased regulations on the hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") industry? | ||
| Given current scientific and environmental studies, the hydraulic fracturing method should be monitored more closely and re-engineered for maximum efficiency and environmental safety. | |||
| Yes | Do you believe that human activity is contributing to climate change? | ||
| No | Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| There are more appropriate means of achieving this goal. | |||
| Yes | Do you generally support gun-control legislation? | ||
| The Second Amendment gives the citizens the right to bear arms, but the ability to obtain a much more powerful and deadly weapon should be more heavily scrutinized. | |||
| No | Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")? | ||
| Repeal of the Affordable Care Act is not the answer. Revision is the best path to protecting the health of our nation's citizens and lowering the cost for coverage while increasing the quality of that coverage. | |||
| No | Do you support requiring illegal immigrants to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? | ||
| Most are in the United States by hard fought means equaling the equivalent of a one-way ticket. This requirement would hamper their dreams of becoming a United States Citizen. Our Federal system could provide a way for them to stay in this country while the naturalization process takes place. | |||
| Yes | Do you support same-sex marriage? | ||
| It is a Right granted and if the vote passes in a State, then all States should honor the legal union. | |||
| Yes | Do you support targeting suspected terrorists outside of official theaters of conflict? | ||
| No | Should the U.S use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the United States from possessing a nuclear weapon? | ||
| Not without probable cause that a direct threat is imminent. | |||
| 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.
| Slightly Increase | a) Agriculture | ||
| Greatly Increase | b) Arts | ||
| Greatly Increase | c) Defense | ||
| Slightly Increase | d) Education | ||
| Slightly Decrease | e) Environment | ||
| Slightly Decrease | f) Homeland Security | ||
| Greatly Decrease | g) International aid | ||
| Maintain Status | h) Medical Research | ||
| Slightly Decrease | i) Scientific Research | ||
| Greatly Decrease | j) Space exploration | ||
| Maintain Status | k) United Nations | ||
| Slightly Increase | l) Welfare | ||
| Maintain Status | a) Capital gains taxes | ||
| Slightly Decrease | b) Corporate taxes | ||
| Greatly Decrease | c) Small business taxes | ||
| Slightly Increase | d) Excise taxes (alcohol) | ||
| Slightly Increase | e) Excise taxes (cigarettes) | ||
| Maintain Status | f) Excise taxes (transportation fuel) | ||
| Maintain Status | g) Income taxes (low-income families) | ||
| Slightly Decrease | h) Income taxes (middle-income families) | ||
| Slightly Decrease | i) Income taxes (high-income families) | ||
| Eliminate | j) Inheritance taxes | ||
| Slightly Decrease | k) Payroll taxes | ||
| As tax receipts dip due to the current state of the financial economy, the Federal government has the burden to increase spending in certain area while decreasing spending in others that may not be viewed as most important at the given time. | |||
| Heavy taxation at the family or business levels impedes overall spending that helps keep local and state economies moving forward. | |||
| Small business incentives may require limited additional funding and could be acquired by slightly raising the permit or certification fees. Regional needs for higher or technical school education should be studied and prioritized. No additional funding required. Infrastructural needs should become a priority and the funds already appropriated need to be better utilized to reduce financial waste. |
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