Tom Holmes' Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for U.S. House (AL) - District 1
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Tom Holmes has provided voters with clear stances on key issues by responding to the 2024 Political Courage Test.
Alabama Congressional Election 2024 Political Courage Test
| Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | |||
| No | Do you support the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade? | ||
| I am pro-life, but opposed to any federal or state legislation to enforce pro-choice or pro-life decisions on any American citizen-male or female. | |||
| Yes | Do you support expanding federal funding to support social safety net programs such as Social Security and Medicare? | ||
| No | Do you support a decrease in income taxes in order to balance the budget? | ||
| Yes | Do you support a wealth tax in order to pay for public programs? | ||
| I support increased and fair taxes on the 1% wealthiest Americans to pay for public programs and services. | |||
| Yes | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations, unions, and individuals? | ||
| I support removing Citizens United from unlimited campaign contributions. | |||
| No | Do you support protecting government officials, including law enforcement officers, from personal liability in civil lawsuits concerning alleged misconduct? | ||
| Government officials should be held accountable for their actions in their official capacities. | |||
| Yes | Do you support increasing defense spending? | ||
| I support increasing defense spending with emphasis on increasing wages and benefits for military personnel, not increased military contracts and equipment. | |||
| Yes | Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth (e.g. grants, tax incentives)? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the federal government increasing funding for affordable housing programs? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the federal government taking action, beyond those of the Federal Reserve, to alleviate inflation? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the forgiveness of federal student loan debt? | ||
| And continued prosecution of for-profit colleges and universities for student intimidation practices. | |||
| Yes | Do you support requiring a government-issued identification in order to vote at the polls? | ||
| These should be widely available and not discriminate against those citizens who do not have local access to such IDs. | |||
| Yes | Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)? | ||
| No | Do you support the federal government allowing permits for drilling on public lands? | ||
| No permits on public lands ever. | |||
| Yes | Do you generally support gun-control legislation (e.g. red flag laws, boyfriend loopholes)? | ||
| I support legislation that increases background checks for every purchase of firearms and a ban on automatic weapons. | |||
| Yes | Do you support a government-run (e.g. single-payer) healthcare program, such as Medicare-for-All? | ||
| Yes | Do you support expanding paid family AND/OR medical leave benefits (e.g. maternity leave)? | ||
| Yes | Should the government be able to regulate the cost of prescription drugs? | ||
| Accessible, affordable health care should be available to ALL Americans. | |||
| Yes | Do you support increasing security along the southern US border? | ||
| No | Do you support requiring immigrants to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship, regardless of their immigration status? | ||
| A border wall or fence is NOT the solution. Our immigration laws are insufficient to address the current immigration crisis, but these laws should be improved with strong bipartisan support. | |||
| Yes | Do you support economic intervention as a means of resolving international conflicts? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the US providing increased offensive military aid to Ukraine? | ||
| We need to support Ukraine against Russian encroachment and their admittance into NATO. | |||
| Yes | Do you generally support increased regulations on social media companies (e.g. Tik Tok, Facebook, etc.)? | ||
| 1. Improve the economy by raising the minimum wage to a livable wage for ALL Americans. 2. Increase support for public education, especially special education and oversight for students with disabilities. Designate funding from the increase in taxes on the 1% of wealthiest Americans and corporations. 3. Restore the protections of the Voting Rights Act and provide greater oversight of state voting laws and practices. |
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