Victoria Broderick's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for U.S. House (TN) - District 4
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Issue Positions
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- "Every person deserves the right to choice. Every fetus/baby deserves to be born into a home, society with the best tools to help them thrive. Letâs work to better support children and families." (www.victoria4tennessee.org)
- "Then , almost a year after my IUD fail and miscarriage, Roe v Wade was overturned and I realized, I had to do more. The choices I had had just one year prior would no longer be in my hands or my familyâs hands to make. This meant someone else could have the same thing happen and not be able to get the care they needed when the big "if" became real." (www.victoria4tennessee.org)
- "Every person deserves the right to choice. Every fetus/baby deserves to be born into a home, society with the best tools to help them thrive. Letâs work to better support children and families." (www.victoria4tennessee.org)
- "Then , almost a year after my IUD fail and miscarriage, Roe v Wade was overturned and I realized, I had to do more. The choices I had had just one year prior would no longer be in my hands or my familyâs hands to make. This meant someone else could have the same thing happen and not be able to get the care they needed when the big "if" became real." (www.victoria4tennessee.org)
- "Getting old shouldnât equal living in poverty. Our elderly constituents deserve resources for a lifetime of work! Iâll support legislation to provide resources and protect social security." (x.com)
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- "Our childrenâs rights are at risk. Children deserve the right to attend school without the fear of a "Bad" Guy with a gun. Our job as responsible gun owners, is to protect them." (www.victoria4tennessee.org)
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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-choice | Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| No | Do you support the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade? | ||
| Yes | Do you support expanding federal funding to support social safety net programs such as Social Security and Medicare? | ||
| Yes | Do you support a decrease in income taxes in order to balance the budget? | ||
| Yes | Do you support a wealth tax in order to pay for public programs? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations, unions, and individuals? | ||
| No | Do you support protecting government officials, including law enforcement officers, from personal liability in civil lawsuits concerning alleged misconduct? | ||
| Yes | Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth (e.g. grants, tax incentives)? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the federal government increasing funding for affordable housing programs? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the federal government taking action, beyond those of the Federal Reserve, to alleviate inflation? | ||
| No | Do you support requiring a government-issued identification in order to vote at the polls? | ||
| Yes | Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)? | ||
| No | Do you support the federal government allowing permits for drilling on public lands? | ||
| Yes | Do you generally support gun-control legislation (e.g. red flag laws, boyfriend loopholes)? | ||
| Yes | Do you support a government-run (e.g. single-payer) healthcare program, such as Medicare-for-All? | ||
| Yes | Do you support expanding paid family AND/OR medical leave benefits (e.g. maternity leave)? | ||
| Yes | Should the government be able to regulate the cost of prescription drugs? | ||
| No | Do you support increasing security along the southern US border? | ||
| No | Do you support requiring immigrants to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship, regardless of their immigration status? | ||
| Yes | Do you support economic intervention as a means of resolving international conflicts? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the US providing increased offensive military aid to Ukraine? | ||
| Reproductive Freedom, codify Roe, restore access to abortion care in all states. Having Corporations pay their fair share of taxes to expand universal Pre-K and lower daycare costs for families. Public Education, fully fund education and end state bans on books. End voucher schemes that take from public schools. Gun- reform, work to pass red flag laws and look at the causes of gun violence in the US. |
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