Rick Daugherty's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Rick Daugherty has refused to provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2018 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart and voters like you.
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- "We need more compassion â not more partisan attacks, higher military spending, more convictions, more people in jail, more people struggling to get by. We need public officials who care about people and their problems and will take the time to study issues in detail and find real solutions." (www.daughertyforcongress.com)
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- "Health care is not affordable for many in the Middle Class. Deductibles are too high, often thousands of dollars a year. Premiums have increased far beyond the rate of inflation. The Middle Class cannot afford it and senior citizens spend more and more of their limited income on health care. A quarter of counties have just one insurance option now. Hospital systems are becoming monopolies or duopolies. Both of these scenarios choke off competition and increase prices. I support the The State Public Option Act would allow states to create a Medicaid buy-in program for all state residents regardless of income, giving everyone the option to buy into a state-driven, high-quality Medicaid health insurance plan. A Public Option developed by the states would lower costs by at least 7 to 8 percent according to the CBO. It would expand coverage and improve care by being structured on quality outcomes instead of quantity of service." (www.daughertyforcongress.com)
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- "We are a nation of immigrants. Our strength is our diversity. Our foundation is equality. Our true identity as a nation is compassion. Immigrants are twice as likely to have a college degree, three times less likely to commit a crime and due to hard work and strong family values, they are more likely to improve their social standing. That is the American Dream." (www.daughertyforcongress.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.
| Yes | Do you support United States' combat operations in Afghanistan? | ||
| Yes | Do you support a timetable for withdrawal from Afghanistan? | ||
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? | ||
| Yes | do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? | ||
| No | do you support reducing Medicaid spending? | ||
| No | do you support reducing Medicare spending? | ||
| Yes | Is balancing the budget a legislative priority? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| Yes | Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| Yes | Do you support providing tax incentives to businesses for the purpose of job creation? | ||
| Yes | Do you support spending on infrastructure projects for the purpose of job creation? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the temporary extension of unemployment benefits? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the 2010 temporary extension of tax relief? | ||
| TAX RELIEF ONLY FOR MIDDLE AND LOW INCOME EARNERS. | |||
| Yes | Do you support reducing restrictions on offshore energy production? | ||
| IF ADEQUATE SAFEGUARDS, REGULATION AND ENFORCEMENT ARE IN PLACE I WOULD CONSIDER IT. | |||
| Yes | Do you believe that human activity is contributing to climate change? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| No | Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act? | ||
| Yes | Should individuals be required to purchase health insurance, as mandated in the 2010 Affordable Care Act? | ||
| No | Do you support requiring illegal immigrants to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? | ||
| Yes | 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? | ||
| No | Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration law by state and local police? | ||
| No | 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? | ||
| No | Do you support allowing individuals to divert a portion of their Social Security taxes into personal retirement accounts? | ||
SpendingIndicate 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.TaxesIndicate 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.
| Slightly Decrease | a) Agriculture | ||
| Maintain Status | b) Arts | ||
| Slightly Decrease | c) Defense | ||
| Slightly Increase | d) Education | ||
| Maintain Status | e) Environment | ||
| Maintain Status | f) Homeland Security | ||
| Maintain Status | g) International aid | ||
| Maintain Status | h) Medical Research | ||
| Maintain Status | i) Scientific Research | ||
| Slightly Decrease | j) Space exploration | ||
| Slightly Decrease | k) United Nations | ||
| Maintain Status | l) Welfare | ||
| m) Other or expanded categories | |||
| Slightly Increase | a) Capital gains taxes | ||
| Slightly Decrease | b) Corporate taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | c) Excise taxes (alcohol) | ||
| Maintain Status | d) Excise taxes (cigarettes) | ||
| Maintain Status | e) Excise taxes (transportation fuel) | ||
| Maintain Status | f) Income taxes (low-income families) | ||
| Maintain Status | g) Income taxes (middle-income families) | ||
| Slightly Increase | h) Income taxes (high-income families) | ||
| Maintain Status | i) Inheritance taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | j) Payroll taxes | ||
| CUT OUT MOST CORPORATE TAX LOOPHOLES AND NO TAX CREDITS FOR OUTSOURCING JOBS. | |||
| (1) PROTECT PROGRAMS FOR SENIOR CITIZENS LIKE MEDICARE AND SOCIAL SECURITY AND SUBSIDIZED SENIOR HOUSING. STOP FRAUD AND ABUSE IN MEDICARE AND REWARD GOOD HEALTH OUTCOMES. ELIMINATE THE TAX CAP ON SOCIAL SECURITY. (2) STOP UNFAIR TRADE POLICIES. NO FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS WITH COUNTRIES THAT DO NOT SHARE OUR VALUES CONCERNING HUMAN RIGHTS AND WORKER RIGHTS AND DO NOT HAVE COMPARABLE ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS. IMPOSE SANCTIONS ON CHINA FOR ITS MANY FLAGRANT VIOLATIONS OF TRADE AGREEMENTS. |
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