| Full Name: | Joe Chow |
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| Gender: | Male |
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| Family: | Wife: Chi Chi; 7 Children: Arthur, Alice, Amanda, Christel, Andrew, Angela, Marisa |
| Birth Date: | 11/17/1955 |
| Birth Place: | Taiwan |
| Home City: | Arlington, TX |
| Religion: | Baptist |
Joe Chow
Joe Chow's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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What is the Political Courage Test?
Texas Congressional Election 2012 Political Courage Test
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Pro-life | Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? |
 | Other or expanded principles |
| Yes | Do you support United States' combat operations in Afghanistan? |
| No | Do you support a timetable for withdrawal from Afghanistan? |
| Other or expanded principles |
Indicate which proposals you support (if any) for balancing the federal budget. | |
In order to balance the budget, | |
| Yes | do you support reducing defense spending? |
| No | do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? |
| Yes | do you support reducing Medicaid spending? |
| Yes | do you support reducing Medicare spending? |
| Yes | Is balancing the budget a legislative priority? |
| Other or expanded principles | |
Every budget item needs to be reviewed regularly, and zero-based budgeting must be used in determining budget allocation. Many programs can have sunsets or simply reduced by eliminating the rampant fraud in government handouts. |
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| No | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? |
| Other or expanded principles |
| Yes | Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes? |
| Other or expanded principles |
| No | Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth? |
| No | Do you support providing tax incentives to businesses for the purpose of job creation? |
| No | Do you support spending on infrastructure projects for the purpose of job creation? |
| No | Do you support the temporary extension of unemployment benefits? |
| Yes | Do you support the 2010 temporary extension of tax relief? |
| Other or expanded principles |
| Do you support requiring states to implement education reforms in order to be eligible for competitive federal grants? |
| Other or expanded principles | |
I have always believed that education is a state and local issue that the Federal government should not be involved in these matters. |
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| Yes | Do you support reducing restrictions on offshore energy production? |
| Other or expanded principles |
| Do you believe that human activity is contributing to climate change? |
| No | Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? |
| Other or expanded principles | |
Regarding human activity and climate change: There are many factors involved in the climate, and it is impossible to isolate just one factor, and there is science on both sides of the "global warming" issue. Good policy results in the prudent analysis and balancing of all these issues. |
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| Do you support restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns? |
| Other or expanded principles | |
It is reasonable policy to require a background check for those who wish to purchase a firearm, and those who wish to carry a concealed handgun should be expected to obtain a permit. But in general, gun control legislation usually takes guns out of the hands of law-abiding citizens, and doesn't prevent those who plan on using guns for illegal purposes from obtaining them anyway. |
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| Yes | Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act? |
| No | Should individuals be required to purchase health insurance, as mandated in the 2010 Affordable Care Act? |
| Other or expanded principles |
| Yes | Do you support requiring illegal immigrants to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? |
| No | Do you support allowing illegal immigrants, who were brought to the United States as minors, to pursue citizenship without returning to their country of origin? |
| Yes | Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration law by state and local police? |
| Other or expanded principles |
| No | Do you support same-sex marriage? |
| Other or expanded principles |
| Yes | Do you support targeting suspected terrorists outside of official theaters of conflict? |
| Yes | Should the U.S use military force in order to prevent Iran from possessing a nuclear weapon? |
| Other or expanded principles | |
All options should be on the table to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons, as this outcome would completely destabilize the region, incite war in the Middle East, and destroy any American interests in that part of the world. Further, the Iranian regime supports and exports terrorism. If they obtain nuclear weapons that would put America directly at risk of attack from nuclear-armed terrorists. |
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| Do you support allowing individuals to divert a portion of their Social Security taxes into personal retirement accounts? |
| Other or expanded principles |
Spending | |
Indicate what federal spending levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one number per category; you can use a number more than once. | |
| a) Agriculture |
| b) Arts |
| c) Defense |
| d) Education |
| e) Environment |
| f) Homeland Security |
| g) International aid |
| h) Medical Research |
| i) Scientific Research |
| j) Space exploration |
| k) United Nations |
| l) Welfare |
| m) Other or expanded categories |
Taxes | |
Indicate what federal tax levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one number per category; you can use a number more than once. | |
| a) Capital gains taxes |
| b) Corporate taxes |
| c) Excise taxes (alcohol) |
| d) Excise taxes (cigarettes) |
| e) Excise taxes (transportation fuel) |
| f) Income taxes (low-income families) |
| g) Income taxes (middle-income families) |
| h) Income taxes (high-income families) |
| i) Inheritance taxes |
| j) Payroll taxes |
| k) Other or expanded categories |
| Please explain in a total of 100 words or less, your top two or three priorities if elected. If they require additional funding for implementation, please explain how you would obtain this funding. | |
When I am elected, I will work tirelessly to cut spending, lower taxes, and stop ObamaCare. |
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