Andy Harris' Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
Office:
- U.S. House (MD) - District 1, Republican
On The Ballot: Running, Republican for U.S. House (MD) - District 1
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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.
Maryland Congressional Election 2014 Political Courage Test
| No | In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? | ||
| No | In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending? | ||
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| No | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
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| No | Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| Yes | Do you support lowering taxes as a way of promoting growth in the economy? | ||
| Do you support providing tax incentives to businesses for the purpose of job creation? | |||
| No | Do you support requiring states to implement education reforms in order to be eligible for competitive federal grants? | ||
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| Yes | Do you support building the Keystone XL pipeline? | ||
| Yes | Do you support reducing restrictions on offshore energy production? | ||
| Do you believe that human activity is contributing to climate change? | |||
| No | Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
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| Yes | Do you support requiring illegal immigrants to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? | ||
| Yes | Do you support targeting suspected terrorists outside of official theaters of conflict? | ||
| Yes | Should the U.S use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the United States from possessing a nuclear weapon? | ||
| Yes | 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.
| a) Agriculture | |||
| b) Arts | |||
| c) Defense | |||
| d) Education | |||
| e) Environment | |||
| f) Homeland Security | |||
| g) International aid | |||
| h) Medical Research | |||
| i) Scientific Research | |||
| j) Space exploration | |||
| k) United Nations | |||
| l) Welfare | |||
| m) Other or expanded categories | |||
| a) Capital gains taxes | |||
| b) Corporate taxes | |||
| c) Excise taxes (alcohol) | |||
| d) Excise taxes (cigarettes) | |||
| e) Excise taxes (transportation fuel) | |||
| f) Income taxes (low-income families) | |||
| g) Income taxes (middle-income families) | |||
| h) Income taxes (high-income families) | |||
| Eliminate | i) Inheritance taxes | ||
| j) Payroll taxes | |||
| k) Other or expanded categories | |||
| 1. Fix economy - Foster an environment so businesses can grow and create jobs again; root out regulations that inhibit job growth; work to cut wasteful spending; and reduce taxes on businesses and individuals. 2. Reduce budget deficit - Reduce wasteful spending and balance the budget. If we don't seriously tackle these, future generations won't have the same opportunities that we all enjoy. 3. Improve health care - As a physician, I am keenly aware of the health care challenges we face. The president?s health care law made things worse: increasing cost of insurance and decreasing quality of care. |
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