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Brian Bengs' Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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Brian Bengs did not provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2022 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart and voters like you.

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Issue Positions

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.

  • "I will support pending legislation in Congress allowing Americans in states that have refused Medicaid Expansion to purchase subsidized health insurance in the ACA marketplace." (bengsforsenate.com)
  • "I won’t accept a single penny from corporate PACs. Corporations have price gouged working families on everything from prescription drugs to gas prices. It’s beyond time to get dark money out of politics." (www.facebook.com)
  • "Reform campaign finance laws to minimize the corrupting influence of money in politics that incentives career politicians to put their donors before their constituents." (bengsforsenate.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "As a career military officer, I certainly understand the need for an effective military but I also share President Eisenhower’s concerns about what our society trades for it and will work to maximize accountability for defense spending." (bengsforsenate.com)
  • "As senator, I will pursue additional federal investment to build and diversify the military’s economic impact and work with state leaders to foster associated industries and the jobs they create." (bengsforsenate.com)
  • "Most importantly, I will work to answer the national defense identity crisis afflicting our country. Determining the correct force structure and amount of defense spending requires Americans to know who we are and what we stand for in this unfriendly world." ttps://ballotpedia.org/Brian_Bengs
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "As Senator, I will support actions such as tax incentives to improve the energy efficiency of buildings and for clean energy vehicles, investments to speed the transition of our economy from fossil fuels toward renewable sources, and more funding for renewable energy research. When I think about clean energy, I see Americans with good-paying jobs and everyone with more money in their pockets due to lower utility bills." (bengsforsenate.com)
  • "investments to speed the transition of our economy from fossil fuels toward renewable sources, and more funding for renewable energy research" (bengsforsenate.com)
  • "As Senator, I will support actions such as tax incentives to improve the energy efficiency of buildings and for clean energy vehicles, investments to speed the transition of our economy from fossil fuels toward renewable sources, and more funding for renewable energy research. When I think about clean energy, I see Americans with good-paying jobs and everyone with more money in their pockets due to lower utility bills." (bengsforsenate.com)
  • "Mandate universal background checks to purchase firearms and establish reasonable red flag laws." - (bengsforsenate.com)
  • "I will support pending legislation in Congress allowing Americans in states that have refused Medicaid Expansion to purchase subsidized health insurance in the ACA marketplace." (bengsforsenate.com)
  • "Seeks to expanding the ACA" (bengsforsenate.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "Additionally, I will advocate for a treaty with the European Union and Canada to establish common drug development, testing, and approval standards for a common drug market in all participating countries. Such a treaty would open up most of the developed world as a potential market for new drugs thereby reducing costs while maximizing access." (bengsforsenate.com)
  • "If prescription drugs were more affordable, everyone would benefit from lower insurance premiums, small businesses with employer-sponsored health insurance would save money, and no American would have to choose between eating, paying rent, or filling a prescription." (bengsforsenate.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "As a career military officer, I certainly understand the need for an effective military but I also share President Eisenhower’s concerns about what our society trades for it and will work to maximize accountability for defense spending." (bengsforsenate.com)
  • "As senator, I will pursue additional federal investment to build and diversify the military’s economic impact and work with state leaders to foster associated industries and the jobs they create." (bengsforsenate.com)
  • "At the same time, it emboldens the use of armed force against smaller nations by both Russia and China." (bengsforsenate.com)
  • "This system is what defeated Soviet communism and is now being actively undermined by China and Russia who seek a return to the “might makes right” international system of the 19th century. The Russian invasion of Ukraine is a clear example of this “might makes right” approach." (bengsforsenate.com)
  • "A federal wealth tax of 2% would apply to households worth $50 million to $1 billion. The wealthiest 75,000 households in America would pay $0.02 for every dollar above $50 million. Households worth more than $1 billion would be subject to a 3% wealth tax. 740 Americans would thus pay $0.03 on every dollar over $1 billion. Paying pennies per dollar would not impact the lifestyle of ultra-millionaires or billionaires at all." - (bengsforsenate.com)
  • "Lower Taxes for Working Class South Dakotans – I am running to give a hand up for working-class South Dakotans. If given the privilege to serve you in the U.S. Senate, I will vote to permanently extend the Child Tax Credit, which reduced childhood poverty by over 40 percent. Additionally, I would vote to enhance the Earned Income Tax Credit, which would help put more money in the pockets of working-class South Dakotans." (bengsforsenate.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.

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