Kaniela Ing's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Kaniela Ing has provided voters with clear stances on key issues by responding to the 2018 Political Courage Test.
Hawaii Congressional Election 2018 Political Courage Test
| Pro-choice | Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| I'm the only candidate in this race who has always voted for women's reproductive freedom. | |||
| 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? | ||
| Yes to both, but not particularly to balance the budget, but to combat inequality and to invest in people rather than war. | |||
| Yes | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| I support repealing Citizens United and banning corporate PACs. I'm the only candidate in this race who does not accept a single dollar for corporations and their lobbyists to lead by example. | |||
| 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? | ||
| Our economy runs on spending. However, three men now have more wealth than 50% of Americans, and 82% of new wealth generated in 2017 went to the top 1%. Profits are sky high, but our wages are stuck low. Corporate handouts are not working, they're just stealing our money. It's time corpoationspay their fair share and for working families to get back keep more of what we produce. | |||
| No | Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards? | ||
| Pay teachers more. | |||
| 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? | ||
| I am a champion for a "Green New Deal" 100% renewable energy by 2035 through a federal green jobs guarantee. | |||
| Yes | Do you generally support gun-control legislation? | ||
| I support gun buy backs, assault rifle bans, and universal background checks. In the legislature, I successfully fought to ban bump stocks and keep guns out of the hands of terrorists, stalkers, and domestic abusers. | |||
| 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? | ||
| I have championed the abolition of ICE since day one. | |||
| Yes | Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes? | ||
| No one should be locked in cages for injecting a plant. | |||
| 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? | ||
| No. End all American imperialist wars. | |||
| We were once a state that not only took care of everyday people, but made sure that they felt accomplished. Today, high costs and housing are out of control. Working families are being squeezed out, and our children are moving away in search of opportunity. In Congress, Kaniela's #1 priority‍‍‍ will to be provide housing for all, end corporate controlled politics, and allow our children to thrive on our islands. |
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