Neil Burns' Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Neil Burns refused to tell citizens where he stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2012 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders.
Issue Positions
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- Neil Burns. Blog: Presidential Debates - Are they saying what I am hearing? 22 February 2012. "Why dangerous? This group of candidates want to: [...] Force women to bear children through rape, incest, or health of the mother." (neilburnsforcongress.com)
- Neil Burns. Facebook: Timeline. 26 May 2012. "District 8 Voters, lets support our veterans on this Memorial Day Weekend. The wars they have fought for us have gone on way to long, it is time to bring our soldiers home and help create an economy promoting good paying jobs for them and all americans." (www.facebook.com)
- Neil Burns. Issue Position: Defense. 1 January 2012. "The United States will maintain a strong military and defense policy to protect its interest and freedoms but will also ask the rest of the world to share in the cost and sacrifice of our continued protection of their freedoms. [¦] Potential Solutions: Superfund concept for wars, advance notes payable for protection of allies." (votesmart.org)
- Matt Stephens. The Conroe Courier: Burns throws hat in ring for District 8 rep. 17 October 2011. "Burns believes in maintaining a strong military and defense policy, but with the caveat that other nations share in the cost of the defense and military actions should follow a bill." (www.yourhoustonnews.com)
- Neil Burns. YES, to a balanced approach to reducing the deficit, NO to the MAP Act. 26 January 2012. "Mr. Brady continues to propose illogical solutions such as the MAP Act. He continues to advocate massive spending cuts in a recession. He refuses modest tax increases for the wealthiest 5% of Americans who own 85% of all wealth. Why? Because he MUST toe the special interest party line." (blog.neilburnsforcongress.com)
- Neil Burns. Issue Position: Fair Deal Principles. 1 January 2012. "Revise Unfair Tax Policies. The United States will reform its tax policies so that, on a shared sacrifice basis, taxes will fairly and justly cover expenditures. We will do so by closing corporate tax loopholes, revising unfair personal tax rates and enforcing current tax laws that are not being honored." (votesmart.org)
- Neil Burns. Issue Position: Taxes. 1 January 2012. "The United States will reform its tax policies so on a normal basis, taxes will generally cover expenditures. We will do so by voiding corporate tax loop holes, revising unfair personal tax rates and enforcing current tax laws not being honored. We will not raise taxes on the poor or middle class. Potential Solutions: Tops down approach, we should use progressive tax schedule to meet necessary budget, including tax triggers for wars and natural disasters . Increase top tax brackets for gross incomes over $500K." (votesmart.org)
- Neil Burns. Facebook: Timeline. 4 February 2012. "In spite of all the obstruction in Congress and Kevin Brady's constant insistence that President Obama's government stimulus did not work, just look at the numbers. I like facts, not fiction." (www.facebook.com)
- Neil Burns. Blog: YES, to a balanced approach to reducing the deficit, NO to the MAP Act. 22 February 2012. "I believe his proposed legislation is just plain wrong for our fragile economy and for our nation's future. No matter how many times history has proven that a free enterprise system cannot cut its way out of a recession, Kevin Brady continues to advocate massive spending cuts and laws designed to strait jacket the nation's ability to deal with business cycles and financial crisis." (neilburnsforcongress.com)
- Neil Burns. Home. 22 February 2012. "Kevin Brady and the GOP want the American people to simply forget eight years of Republican control [¦] Now, they propose to correct these problems through massive spending cuts (translation, more jobs lost)." (neilburnsforcongress.com)
- Neil Burns. Fair Deal Principles. 1 August 2012. "Potential Solutions: - Tax surcharges on Foreign hiring, tax credits to small and medium business hiring (Jobs act on steroids)." neilburnsforcongress.com/images/fair-deal-principles.pdf
- Neil Burns. Issues: Restore American Jobs. 22 February 2012. "The United States will reemploy its work force through enhanced fiscal, export and domestic stimulus. This will include extending tax credits for small and medium business hiring. These credits will be offset by tax surcharges on large corporations that are currently outsourcing their jobs overseas for cheap international labor and production." (neilburnsforcongress.com)
- Matt Stephens. The Conroe Courier: Burns throws hat in ring for District 8 rep. 17 October 2011. "To encourage job growth, he believes the United States should re-employ workers through tax credits for small and medium businesses, offset by tax surcharges on large businesses outsourcing their jobs overseas for cheap labor." (www.yourhoustonnews.com)
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- Neil Burns. Presidential Debates - Are they saying what I am hearing? 22 February 2012. "Why dangerous? This group of candidates want to: Repeal national environmental regulations and let states mandate the laws." (neilburnsforcongress.com)
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- Neil Burns. Facebook: Timeline. 28 June 2012. "Today, let us thank the Supreme Court for making a decision in the best interest of the American people regarding health care [¦] What we will actually experience is a reduction in health care cost over the long term by putting uninsured into affordable plans and stopping loopholes which put Americans at risk of bankruptcy." (www.facebook.com)
- Neil Burns. Blog: Presidential Debates - Are they saying what I am hearing? 22 February 2012. "Friends, do you find it as hard to listen to the the Republican Presidential Debates as I do? I find their rhetoric disingenuous, reckless and totally illogical. But worse than this, I find it frightening and dangerous. Why dangerous? This group of candidates want to: Deport 15 million immigrants, no matter how long they have lived in this country." (neilburnsforcongress.com)
- Matt Stephens. The Conroe Courier: U.S. Rep. candidates split on Obama's gay marriage support. 17 May 2012. "But Burns is calling Obama's decision 'a bold move for a President who believes in equal rights for all Americans,' he said. 'I support the President's position regarding equal rights for all Americans. I believe (at the least) civil unions protecting equal rights should be recognized in all states,' he said. 'The issue of gay marriage is currently opposed in 30 states. I think this will change as the majority of voters in each state dictates.'" (www.yourhoustonnews.com)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- Neil Burns. Issues: Guarantee Safety Net Programs. 22 February 2012. "The United States will honor its present commitments regarding Social Security, medical care and education, and will develop policies for their sustainability for our children and grandchildren. We will not cut these vital safety net programs just to perpetuate an unfair tax policy." (neilburnsforcongress.com)
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