Donald Sauter's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Donald Sauter has provided voters with clear stances on key issues by responding to the 2020 Political Courage Test.
Presidential Election 2020 Political Courage Test
| Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | |||
| Presidential action regarding abortion will be in accord with majority will. | |||
| In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? | |||
| Do you support expanding federal funding to support entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare? | |||
| Presidential action regarding the budget and entitlement programs will be in accord with majority will. | |||
| Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | |||
| Presidential action regarding campaign finance will be in accord with majority will. | |||
| Do you support increasing defense spending? | |||
| Presidential action regarding defense will be in accord with majority will. | |||
| Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | |||
| Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth? | |||
| Presidential action regarding the economy will be in accord with majority will. | |||
| Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards? | |||
| Presidential action regarding education will be in accord with majority will. | |||
| Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)? | |||
| Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? | |||
| Presidential action regarding energy and the environment will be in accord with majority will. | |||
| Do you generally support gun-control legislation? | |||
| Presidential action regarding guns will be in accord with majority will. | |||
| Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")? | |||
| Presidential action regarding health care will be in accord with majority will. | |||
| Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border? | |||
| Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? | |||
| Presidential action regarding immigration will be in accord with majority will. | |||
| Should the United States use military force to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a weapon of mass destruction (for example: nuclear, biological, chemical)? | |||
| Do you support reducing military intervention in Middle East conflicts? | |||
| Presidential action regarding national security will be in accord with majority will. | |||
| Do you generally support removing barriers to international trade (for example: tariffs, quotas, etc.)? | |||
| Presidential action regarding trade will be in accord with majority will. | |||
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