Paul Davis' Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Paul Davis has provided voters with clear stances on key issues by responding to the 2020 Political Courage Test.
West Virginia Congressional Election 2020 Political Courage Test
| Pro-life | Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| Except where the mothers life is in danger or incest. | |||
| Yes | In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? | ||
| Unknown Position | Do you support expanding federal funding to support entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare? | ||
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| Social Security and Medicare are not entitlement programs. We paid for those benefits. | |||
| Yes | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| Yes | Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| Unknown Position | Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
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| Lowering corporate taxes generally does not promote economic growth. | |||
| Yes | Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| 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? | ||
| Yes | Should the United States use military force to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a weapon of mass destruction (for example: nuclear, biological, chemical)? | ||
| No | Do you support reducing military intervention in Middle East conflicts? | ||
| No | Do you generally support removing barriers to international trade (for example: tariffs, quotas, etc.)? | ||
| Improving bipartisanship and cooperation in Congress. We must elect members to Congress that are willing to work toward common goals. Raise the minimum wage for working people. I'm a proponent of affordable healthcare for all. Raise the levels for Medicaid so that the working poor will not lose their benefits as they improve their jobs. College students graduate with too much debt. We need to provide debt forgiveness for students entering critical occupations and willing to work in economically distressed areas. |
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