Al Poteet III's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Al Poteet III has refused 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.
Issue Positions
For Presidential and Congressional candidates who refuse to provide voters with their positions, Vote Smart has researched their public records to determine their likely responses. These issue positions are from 2018.
- "Common sense and compassion must be applied to ensure the unborn's right to life. Destroying a human life is a most egregious, life altering event, especially for the unborn child." (votesmart.org)
- "Working middle class men and women should be rewarded with tax cuts. Legislation must be passed so all Americans can keep more of their earned income." (votesmart.org)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- "Competition and entrepreneurship should be embraced and encouraged, not discouraged by excessive paperwork and tax burdens." (votesmart.org)
- "The federal government should minimize undue interference with the Texas educational system and allow our state to regulate how Texas Independent School Districts are managed and curricula taught." (votesmart.org)
- "The US must strengthen development of our own natural resources to include all clean energy that is not subject to market distortion with tax-payer subsidies. Other forms of energy production such as oil, gas, and coal should be stimulated subject to rational regulation." (votesmart.org)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- "The right to bear arms for personal protection and recreational activities must be embraced and strengthened for all law-abiding citizens. The ongoing attacks by those who wish to erode or revoke this fundamental constitutional right must be vigorously opposed." (votesmart.org)
- "The Affordable Care Act ('Obamacare') is an unmitigated disaster and should be repealed and replaced with a truly affordable market-based approach that allows for interstate competition, refundable tax credit programs to partially offset health insurance costs, and a cap on tax exemption for employer-provided coverage." (votesmart.org)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- "I will not support any changes to the Immigration and Nationality Act that permits the reclassification of millions of illegal aliens as 'lawfully present' and providing entrée to state and federal benefits." (votesmart.org)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
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