Colleen Owens' Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Colleen Owens has provided voters with clear stances on key issues by responding to the 2018 Political Courage Test.
Tennessee Congressional Election 2018 Political Courage Test
| No | 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? | ||
| In the current omnibus 2018 Spending Bill, they(Congress) actually provided more spending for defense than was requested by the Pentagon because of special interest influence. Every department needs to reduce expenses and certainly Congress should not be allocating more money than was even requested. | |||
| Yes | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| I believe there should be limits on contributions to politicians. Term limits for politicians and laws preventing politicians from working as lobbyists once they leave office, would help limit the influence from special interest groups. | |||
| No | Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| Yes | Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| No | Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards? | ||
| Centralizing power in Washington and taking it away from the states, was not the original intent of the founders of our country. This is a prime example of why special interest money has so much influence. When all the power and control is held by a few hundred people in Washington DC, then money, power, inefficiency and corruption always follows. | |||
| No | Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)? | ||
| No | Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| Yes | Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")? | ||
| Obamacare is already collapsing, which was the original intent. It is not affordable, the costs for most people have skyrocketed. | |||
| Yes | 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? | ||
| While I agree there are many immigrants here that are good hard working people, they should not get automatic amnesty. The first immigrants that should be deported automatically are any that have committed any crimes in the U.S, including illegal voting, and identity theft. | |||
| No | Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes? | ||
| I would support legalization for chronic and terminal patients for medical treatments in controlled situations. | |||
| No | 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 top priority is reducing government spending and reducing the National Debt which is over 21 trillion dollars and projected to rise to 33 trillion by 2028. This is irresponsible and immoral generational theft. Now is the time to be reducing the debt, while the economy is doing well. The high debt is a threat to the economy, our national security and to the next generation that will have to deal with it if we don't. The first place to cut is funding to foreign programs and governments. This reduction should include defense spending benefiting other countries. |
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