Neelam Perry's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Issue Positions
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- "Sr. Perry is pro-life. But there has to be balance between pro-life and pro-choice for the economic, social and emotional protections of the unborn child and the mother and society." (www.ntperryforcongress.com)
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- "The security of our Borders is security of our nation. Not securing our Borders is allowing drug trafficking, Human Trafficking and other crimes upon our citizens" (www.ntperryforcongress.com)
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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-life | Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| No | Do you support the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade? | ||
| Medical Termination of Pregnancy should be distinctly separate and be an exception to every law. There should be exceptions for other situations such as social, cultural and criminal matters | |||
| 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? | ||
| No | Do you support a wealth tax in order to pay for public programs? | ||
| We need to stop paying for illegal immigrants, wars and other foreign grants when our own veterans are homeless or mentally ill with PTSD | |||
| Yes | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations, unions, and individuals? | ||
| WinRed stole all my contributions | |||
| No | Do you support protecting government officials, including law enforcement officers, from personal liability in civil lawsuits concerning alleged misconduct? | ||
| We need to stop Corruption by the government officials | |||
| Yes | Do you support increasing defense spending? | ||
| Our defense has to be strong and border security has to be strengthened | |||
| 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? | ||
| Lowering interest rates, regulations on insurance companies and much more | |||
| Yes | Do you support requiring a government-issued identification in order to vote at the polls? | ||
| Yes | Do you generally support gun-control legislation (e.g. red flag laws, boyfriend loopholes)? | ||
| It has to be balanced with background checks, psychological tests and credit checks | |||
| Yes | Do you support a government-run (e.g. single-payer) healthcare program, such as Medicare-for-All? | ||
| No | 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? | ||
| Yes | Do you support increasing security along the southern US border? | ||
| Yes | 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? | ||
| No | Do you generally support increased regulations on social media companies (e.g. Tik Tok, Facebook, etc.)? | ||
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