Mark Turley's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Mark Turley has provided voters with clear stances on key issues by responding to the 2020 Political Courage Test.
Delaware Congressional Election 2020 Political Courage Test
| Pro-life | Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| I believe there can be medical situations where the health of the mother can be taken into consideration. | |||
| 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? | ||
| I have pledged to support a balanced budget amendment once I am ellected. We can support S.S. and Medicare under a balanced budget approach. | |||
| Yes | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| I support limiting all campaign budgets for all candidates eliminating super PACs and all dark money. Each office would be assigned a limit of funds per election cycle which could be filled from private and public sources. | |||
| Yes | Do you support increasing defense spending? | ||
| Defending our nation from both foreign and domestic attacks is the main functions of the federal government. Defense should be fully funded. | |||
| No | 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 providing financial relief to businesses AND/OR corporations negatively impacted by the state of national emergency for COVID-19? | ||
| The COVID19 situation requires extraordinary measures to assure economic recovery of our businesses. | |||
| No | Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards? | ||
| The federal government should be eliminated from the education process completely. States and local sources should control the education system. | |||
| 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? | ||
| The "Investment Tax Credit" for renewable energy installments should be extended at 30% for another 5 years. | |||
| No | Do you generally support gun-control legislation? | ||
| I support the 2nd amendment. I believe in a strong background check system. | |||
| Yes | Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")? | ||
| Yes | Do you support requiring businesses to provide paid medical leave during public health crises, such as COVID-19? | ||
| I believe in a balance between private and government sponsored healthcare (Medicare - Medicaid). | |||
| Yes | 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? | ||
| The border wall is key to preventing drug and human smuggling. DACA participants should have a path to citizenship. | |||
| No | 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? | ||
| Military force should be available but should be the last resort. | |||
| No | Do you generally support removing barriers to international trade (for example: tariffs, quotas, etc.)? | ||
| Tariffs and quotas can be a strategic plan to achieve fair and balanced international trade. | |||
| Term limits for Congress: Senate - 2 terms House - 6 terms Restructure all inspector general offices to report outside of the entity they are auditing. Limit Senate staffs to a maximum of 20 people. Institute a fair limited campaign finance program. All can be accomplished with no extra funding by working efficiently and effectively within the current congressional structure. |
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