Randal Cooper's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Randal Cooper has provided voters with clear stances on key issues by responding to the 2022 Political Courage Test.
Tennessee Congressional Election 2022 Political Courage Test
| Yes | Do you support expanding federal funding to support social safety net programs such as Social Security and Medicare? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations,unions, and individuals? | ||
| No | Do you support the protection of government officials, including law enforcement officers, from personal liability in civil lawsuits concerning alleged misconduct? | ||
| No | Do you support increasing defense spending? | ||
| While a robust national defense is critical to America's well-being, spending $2,358 per person per year on national defense is, frankly, overkill. There are better, smarter ways of spending our tax dollars that keep our nation secure without increasing the debt burden. | |||
| Yes | Do you support federal spending 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 the federal government taking action, beyond those of the Federal Reserve, to alleviate inflation? | ||
| Alleviating inflation will require action by the federal reserve, along with robust antitrust enforcement, and action to improve the standard of living for those least able to afford price increases. Relying on interest rates alone for relief is a very slow means of getting the economy back in balance. | |||
| Yes | Do you support requiring a government-issued identification in order to vote at the polls? | ||
| I support needing a government issued ID to vote, but there should be no barriers to obtaining a government-issued ID. The barriers to obtaining an ID need to be removed well in advance of implementing a voter-ID requirement. Preventing an eligible voter from exercising their right to vote is also a means of election fraud, and a violation of the 14th Amendment. | |||
| 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 a government-run (single-payer) healthcare program, such as Medicare-for-All? | ||
| Yes | Do you support expanding paid family AND/OR medical leave opportunities? | ||
| Yes | Do you support lowering the cost of prescription drugs? | ||
| No | Do you support increasing security along the southern US border? | ||
| No | Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? | ||
| There are those in this country who are fleeing political violence in their own countries, as well as those who came to The United States through no direct action of their own, who deserve a path to citizenship. | |||
| Yes | Do you support economic intervention as a means of resolving international conflicts? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the U.S. providing increased offensive military aid to Ukraine? | ||
| Yes | Do you generally support removing barriers to international trade (for example: tariffs, quotas, etc.)? | ||
| I am generally in favor of expanded international trade, but we need to have measures in place to ensure compliance with environmental agreements and fair labor and human rights practices within our trade partners. | |||
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