Kerry Wolff's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Kerry Wolff has provided voters with clear stances on key issues by responding to the 2020 Political Courage Test.
Illinois Congressional Election 2020 Political Courage Test
| Pro-life | Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| Life begins at conception and should be protected from that time forward. An exception should be allowed in instances where it's needed to save the life of the mother. Penalties should be enforced against medical personnel who perform abortions, not the mother. | |||
| No | In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? | ||
| No | Do you support expanding federal funding to support entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare? | ||
| No | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| 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? | ||
| Yes | Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)? | ||
| No | Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| 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? | ||
| 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)? | ||
| Yes | Do you support reducing military intervention in Middle East conflicts? | ||
| Yes | Do you generally support removing barriers to international trade (for example: tariffs, quotas, etc.)? | ||
| Generally, yes. However, my primary concern is to have FAIR and SMART trade. We must not decimate domestic industries through unfair trade agreements which gain us lower prices while causing manufacturing, for example, to relocate to other countries. | |||
| Jobs, Jobs, Jobs - Job creation through reduced taxes and regulation, allowing businesses small and large to thrive, thus creating a need for more employees, and improved wages. Secure the border. Afterward, engage in fixing our immigration system. Repeal the Affordable Care Act and replace it with a free-market based system to lower costs and increase quality and availability of care. |
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