Rhonda Hercules' Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Rhonda Hercules has provided voters with clear stances on key issues by responding to the 2022 Political Courage Test.
West Virginia Congressional Election 2022 Political Courage Test
| Yes | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| No | Do you support the protection of government officials, including law enforcement officers, from personal liability in civil lawsuits concerning alleged misconduct? | ||
| No one should ever be so protected as to be unaccountable, but great care should be taken to avoid frivolous lawsuits. | |||
| No | Do you support increasing defense spending? | ||
| I think the federal government has plenty of money. The problem is waste and lack of priorities. | |||
| 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? | ||
| Only to compensate and save small businesses. | |||
| 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? | ||
| Yes | Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")? | ||
| No | Do you support requiring businesses to provide paid medical leave during public health crises, such as COVID-19? | ||
| 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? | ||
| 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? | ||
| My top priority is saving our nation from the globalist agenda that has shipped off our jobs and bled our nation dry. Better yet, let me tell you what I will NOT do. I will not be bought or blackmailed, and I will not purchase stocks or enrich myself at the cost of my nation. I do not seek money. I will devote myself completely to making America prosper again while restoring, protecting and defending our Constitution. |
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