Marc Friedenberg's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Marc Friedenberg has failed to provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2019 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 2019.
- "With respect to abortion, I support a woman's right to choose. I believe that decision should be between a woman, her family, her doctor, and God." (votesmart.org)
- Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? "Yes" (votesmart.org)
- In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? "Yes" (votesmart.org)
- Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth? "Yes" (votesmart.org)
- Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth? "No" (votesmart.org)
- Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards? "Yes" (votesmart.org)
- Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)? "Yes" (votesmart.org)
- "I will restore our pollution laws to protect our air, and crack down on fossil fuel companies that have injected dangerous chemicals into our rivers and streams through fracking." (votesmart.org)
- Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? "Yes" (votesmart.org)
- Do you generally support gun-control legislation? "Yes" (votesmart.org)
- Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")? "No" (votesmart.org)
- "Thatâs why Iâm proud to support the fight for a single-payer, Medicare-for-all insurance program." (votesmart.org)
- Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border? "No" (votesmart.org)
- Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? "No" (votesmart.org)
- Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes? "Yes" (votesmart.org)
- Do you support increased American intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts beyond air support? "No" (votesmart.org)
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.
| Yes | 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? | ||
| 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? | ||
| No | Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| 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? | ||
| 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? | ||
| Yes | 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? | ||
| My first priority is to improve wages and working conditions. I will invest federal resources to get people back to work in good-paying jobs building up our rural broadband network and our clean energy infrastructure. I�ll support our union workers and our farmers, and raise the minimum wage. I will push for a Medicare-for-All system. I�ll invest federal funds into our rural community health centers and the fight against the opioid crisis. I�ll fight to protect our public schools and our teachers. I�ll invest federal resources in our vo-tech, two-year, and four-year higher education systems, and help control college costs. |
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