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Peggy Hubbard's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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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 2022.

  • "The lives of the unborn, the drug addicted, the disabled, and elderly all deserve our protection." (peggyhubbardforsenate.com)
  • "As Senator it will be my job to defund Planned Parenthood I had an unplanned pregnancy while serving and in the Navy my commanding officer instructed me to have an abortion in order to keep my Naval career I went to the clinic to have the abortion I heard my unborn heart beat I had a change of heart I was carrying LIFE! As I tried to get off the table, they tried to hold me down I hit the nurse in the nose with my left knee, and I ran for my life! My daughter is 32 now" (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? "Pro-Life" (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? "No" (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "We must resist raising taxes, this assessment is simply wrong. Projected deficits are large and still growing and raising taxes to pay for this spending would also require doubling the tax rates even for our lowest earning households." (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Do you support expanding federal funding to support entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare? "Yes" (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "raising or even eliminating the payroll tax wouldn't fix or Social Security shortfalls. we need to adopt a Federal Budget spending cap. Social Security and Medicare isn't an "entitlement" to call it that is insulting to Americans that pay into it! It should be THERE when they retire. They paid their taxes for it." (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? "Yes" (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "There should be a limitation of how much unions and corporations can influence our politician(s). There needs to be tighter regulations and restrictions." (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "You're damn right I support our law enforcement. #BackTheBlue #PeggyForIllinois" (twitter.com)
  • Do you support increasing defense spending? "Yes" (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "Our military might the envy of the world. We must invest in cutting edge technology. We need to also increase the pay of our military men and women as well. We need to finish the promise to the American people that we WILL secure our borders. This too should be part of our military budget as well." (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth? "Yes" (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "The theory is...lowering the tax rates will give people more after tax income and thus they will use that to buy more goods and services. Reducing the tax rates good boost the savings and also with investments as well. Which in turn WOULD increase the productive capacity of our economy and we produce more. I looked in to President Reagan's policies and at that time the U.S. GDP was 3.5% compared to 2.9% during preceding eight years" (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)? "No" (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")? "Yes" (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "It is the worse bill every signed by a President. Too costly. And, nothing about is was AFFORDABLE! Needs to be scraped and done over. The Government SHOULD stay out of the health care business. Let the states come up with their own plan. Socialized medical doesn't work." (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "BUILD THE WALL Secure our borders and keep our families safe. #PeggyForIllinois" (twitter.com)
  • Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border? "Yes" (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? "Yes" (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "While I feel for those individuals that are in search of the "American Dream" we have actual AMERICANS that are sleeping on our streets, homeless veterans, homeless families that should be our FIRST priority. We have an over burden system as is. Adding to it over stresses our state and local agencies. I want merit-based immigration. They should apply for citizenship in their country first and go through our screening process first. If not? They are here ILLEGALLY, and should be removed" (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • 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" (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Do you support reducing military intervention in Middle East conflicts? "Yes" (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "We have become along standing staple in the Middle East. We should always guard and protect America interest. However, at what cost? We need an exit strategy. I would like to see the reduction of military personnel in the Middle East. But, as tensions are high and a reduction seems unlikely at this time. We just witnessed another deployment of our troops to the region. We/America shouldn't be the police force of the world." (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Do you generally support removing barriers to international trade (for example: tariffs, quotas, etc.)? "Yes" (justfacts.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.
Pro-life Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
As Senator it will be my job to defund Planned Parenthood I had an unplanned pregnancy while serving and in the Navy my commanding officer instructed me to have an abortion in order to keep my Naval career I went to the clinic to have the abortion I heard my unborn heart beat I had a change of heart I was carrying LIFE! As I tried to get off the table, they tried to hold me down I hit the nurse in the nose with my left knee, and I ran for my life! My daughter is 32 now
No In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
Yes Do you support expanding federal funding to support entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare?
We must resist raising taxes, this assessment is simply wrong. Projected deficits are large and still growing and raising taxes to pay for this spending would also require doubling the tax rates even for our lowest earning households. raising or even eliminating the payroll tax wouldn't fix or Social Security shortfalls. we need to adopt a Federal Budget spending cap. Social Security and Medicare isn't an "entitlement" to call it that is insulting to Americans that pay into it! It should be THERE when they retire. They paid their taxes for it.
Yes Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
There should be a limitation of how much unions and corporations can influence our politician(s). There needs to be tighter regulations and restrictions.
Yes Do you support increasing defense spending?
Our military might the envy of the world. We must invest in cutting edge technology. We need to also increase the pay of our military men and women as well. We need to finish the promise to the American people that we WILL secure our borders. This too should be part of our military budget as well.
Yes 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?
The theory is...lowering the tax rates will give people more after tax income and thus they will use that to buy more goods and services. Reducing the tax rates good boost the savings and also with investments as well. Which in turn WOULD increase the productive capacity of our economy and we produce more. I looked in to President Reagan's policies and at that time the U.S. GDP was 3.5% compared to 2.9% during preceding eight years
No Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
No 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?
No Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
The second Amendment is on the key factors of our constitution. The Second Amendment shall NOT be infringed
Yes Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
It is the worse bill every signed by a President. Too costly. And, nothing about is was AFFORDABLE! Needs to be scraped and done over. The Government SHOULD stay out of the health care business. Let the states come up with their own plan. Socialized medical doesn't work.
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 feel for those individuals that are in search of the "American Dream" we have actual AMERICANS that are sleeping on our streets, homeless veterans, homeless families that should be our FIRST priority. We have an over burden system as is. Adding to it over stresses our state and local agencies. I want merit-based immigration. They should apply for citizenship in their country first and go through our screening process first. If not? They are here ILLEGALLY, and should be removed
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?
We have become along standing staple in the Middle East. We should always guard and protect America interest. However, at what cost? We need an exit strategy. I would like to see the reduction of military personnel in the Middle East. But, as tensions are high and a reduction seems unlikely at this time. We just witnessed another deployment of our troops to the region. We/America shouldn't be the police force of the world.
Yes Do you generally support removing barriers to international trade (for example: tariffs, quotas, etc.)?
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