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Chris Bish'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 2024.

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  • "Protecting our Second Amendment rights is crucial to preserving our freedoms and ensuring the safety of our communities. I stand firm in defending our right to bear arms." (twitter.com)
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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?
I support life and don't support prohibition. Public funds should't be used to terminate pregnancy. The morning after pill is affordable and available. I agree with heartbeat laws and stand firmly against partial-birth abortion, oppose profit made by the death of any person born or unborn. As a mother I couldn't imagine taking the life of my children, but the choice of others isn't mine to make. I support cooling-off and education prior to making legal decisions. Doctors preforming these procedures must have admitting privileges. We as a nation must defend the defenseless and know abortion isn't the only choice.
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?
I believe we can fund entitlements such as Social Security and Medicare by balancing our budget and cutting out waste and abuse. We are far too generous with foreign aid and need to focus on our citizens and not supporting the world. Moreover, entitlements like Social Security and Medicare are not sustainable long term. Changes to these programs must be addressed for future generations while caring for citizens currently dependent on these programs.
Yes Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
Unions and Corporations have an obligations to it's members not unlike that of our Republic to our citizens. No Union can not speak for every member. In many cases Union membership is not optional and can not be allowed to speak for its members. Corporations should be limited to the contributions of individuals with out a vote of the shareholders.
Unknown Position Do you support the protection of government officials, including law enforcement officers, from personal liability in civil lawsuits concerning alleged misconduct?
Yes Do you support increasing defense spending?
A strong defense is the most valuable asset of a nations sovereignty. Our military must be always be ready to defend our nation with the latest technology and trained personnel and neither is free.
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?
Yes Do you support providing financial relief to businesses AND/OR corporations negatively impacted by the state of national emergency for COVID-19?
Yes Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
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?
To the limit it is not abused for social engineering or used as an excuse to tax the population.
No Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
Yes Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
Unknown Position Do you support requiring businesses to provide paid medical leave during public health crises, such as COVID-19?
Affordable healthcare is not overpriced mandated insurance.
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?
It is not reasonable to expect a person who was raised in our country to return to a country and culture they have never known. I support a path to a green cards or student visa's. Children cannot be expected to be held responsible for the illegal acts of their parents. We should have work Visa's for those who truly want to work, that should not be confused with a path to citizenship. Lottery's should be eliminated and chain migration to immediate family only.
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?
No Do you generally support removing barriers to international trade (for example: tariffs, quotas, etc.)?
I support clean water and protecting our environment. To do this we must address the homeless crises and the availability and use of illegal drugs and mental illness. Federal funding for these issues is available, it is up to states and municipalities to enforce the laws that effect quality of life.

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