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Harley Mikkelson's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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Harley Mikkelson has provided voters with clear stances on key issues by responding to the 2018 Political Courage Test.

What is the Political Courage Test?

Michigan Congressional Election 2018 Political Courage Test

Pro-choice Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
Yes In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
Yes In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending?
I support increasing the income tax on people earning more than $100,000/year.
Yes Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
All federal elections should be publicly financed.
Yes Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
No Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
Yes Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
Yes Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
Yes Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
Yes Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
I support very restrictive gun control. I believe the 2nd Amendment is a collective right of the people and allows organizations like the Police Departments and the National Guard.
No Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
I support replacing it with an expanded Medicare covering everyone.
No Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
No Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
Yes Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes?
No Should the United States use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a nuclear weapon?
No Do you support increased American intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts beyond air support?
We should remove all our troops from the Middle East and stop selling arm to all countries there including Israel.
Our military budget needs to be reduced to free up money to improve our educational system. We need to hire a million new teachers. Public education is what has made this country great. We need to control our medical costs by moving to a government run single payer system.

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