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Nancy Pelosi's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for U.S. House (CA) - District 11

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  • Voted in favor of HR 8297 "Ensuring Access to Abortion Act of 2022" (votesmart.org)
  • "A woman's fundamental health decisions are her own to make, in consultation with her doctor and her loved ones -- not to be dictated by far-right politicians. While Republicans seek to punish and control women, Democrats will keep fighting ferociously to enshrine Roe v. Wade into law." (None)
  • "With Roe now out of their way, extreme MAGA Republicans are gleefully charging ahead with their deadly crusade to punish and control women's health decisions. In sharp contrast, Democrats are fighting to put People Over Politics -- and we will never relent until we restore the rights of Roe as the law of the land." (None)
  • "We are reinvesting the more than half a trillion dollars the federal government alone saves from lower drug prices to expand Medicare to cover vision, dental and hearing for the first time. We add billions to the search for breakthrough cures and treatments, confronting the opioid epidemic, strengthening our community health centers, and more." (None)
  • "Republicans continue to show us their plans to cut Medicare and Social Security, take away a woman's right to choose and repeal lower prescription drug costs. Meanwhile, @HouseDemocrats have passed legislation to lower costs for families and take bold action on climate change." (None)
  • "So, our goal is affordable, affordable health care for all Americans. Affordable, quality health care for all Americans. Expanding Medicaid is essential to that." (None)
  • Voted in favor of S 610 "Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act" (votesmart.org)
  • "Second, we will craft a bill that is paid for, including by increasing taxes on the wealthiest Americans and largest corporations, some of whom currently pay little to no federal income taxes. The House is exploring ways to advance tax fairness and enforcement in this bill that are widely popular, including 72 percent support for crackdowns on tax evasion by corporations and the wealthy." (None)
  • "Families who saw money in their pockets from the relief that Republicans said no to will automatically get monthly #ChildTaxCredit payments of $250 - $300 for each child starting July 15th. A tax return on file – even a tax return showing $0 in income – is all that’s needed." (x.com)
  • Voted in favor of HR 7024 "Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024" (votesmart.org)
  • "I do not want the Bush tax -- excuse me -- I don't want the Trump tax cuts perpetuated. So, I don't want anybody to think that if we don't address those right now, that that's, they're off the table. No, we will use them for something at some point, because you can't use the wealth tax and tax the billionaires, which is what we should be doing, and let corporate America off the hook. But corporate America will be paying because of the overseas tax. And some of the other provisions are very technical to go into right now." (None)
  • "Second, we will craft a bill that is paid for, including by increasing taxes on the wealthiest Americans and largest corporations, some of whom currently pay little to no federal income taxes. The House is exploring ways to advance tax fairness and enforcement in this bill that are widely popular, including 72 percent support for crackdowns on tax evasion by corporations and the wealthy." (None)
  • "For the last decade, House Democrats have been working tirelessly to overturn Citizens United and break the grip of the special interests. That is why our new Majority has fought to advance progress For The People by passing H.R. 1, the For The People Act to end the dominance of big dark special interest money in politics and empowering small donors. Yet, for more than 300 days, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has refused to hold a vote on this vital bill." (None)
  • Voted in favor of HR 1 "For the People Act of 2021" (votesmart.org)
  • "The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act will address systemic racism, curb police brutality and save lives. This legislation includes bold reforms, which ban chokeholds, stop no-knock warrants, end the court-created qualified immunity doctrine, combat racial profiling, and establish strong new standards and protections to prevent and combat police misconduct." (None)
  • "The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act fundamentally transforms the culture of policing with strong, unprecedented reforms, including: banning chokeholds; stopping no-knock warrants; ending the court- created qualified immunity doctrine; combating racial profiling; and establishing strong new standards and protections to prevent and combat police misconduct." (None)
  • Voted in favor of HR 1280 "George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 2670 "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024" (votesmart.org)
  • "Democrats push to increase domestic spending to meet the needs of the American people, including support for our veterans — which is part of national security and a consequence of war but not in the defense budget" (x.com)
  • Voted in favor of HR 7900 "National Defense Authoization Act for Fiscal Year 2023" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 3684 "Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act" (votesmart.org)
  • "As a proud representative for San Francisco, it was my privilege to secure more than $116 million for the @SFMTA_Muni Van Ness Buss Rapid Transit System to provide easier commutes, reduce congestion, improve safety and help combat the climate crisis." (None)
  • "With $17 billion for ports & waterways in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, @HouseDemocrats & @POTUS are ensuring goods are delivered quicker & cheaper to families. And with the #AmericaCOMPETES Act, we will supercharge innovation & make more critical goods here in America." (None)
  • Voted in favor of HR 5376 "Build Back Better Act" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 7301 "Emergency Housing Protections and Relief Act of 2020" (votesmart.org)
  • "Ensuring every American has a roof overhead is a value that unites the Democratic Party. That's why I led a relentless campaign to extend the CDC eviction moratorium. In an act of pure cruelty, Republicans blocked this measure -- leaving children and families out on the streets." (None)
  • "I like to say Building Back Better With Women, because many of these initiatives enable women to be more strongly in the workplace. And I only named a few of the things: workforce development initiatives, investments in education, major investments in housing, affordable housing. Those needs were there before, as we all know, before COVID, but nonetheless, we see in this emergency situation adjust allocations for hundreds of millions -- excuse me, did I say millions? Hundreds of billions of dollars for affordable housing. So, the list goes on." (None)
  • Voted in favor of HR 8294 "Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023" (votesmart.org)
  • "Our American Rescue Plan and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law have helped power historic job gains -- and now @HouseDemocrats are working to lower costs. Our agenda brings down prices at the pump & at the grocery store while making more in America & strengthening supply chains." (None)
  • "Families around the world -- including here at home -- are feeling the sting of global inflation. Democrats are fighting to lower Americans' cost of living: slashing health care costs, easing energy bills & creating good-paying jobs. Republicans are fighting for their own power." (None)
  • Voted in favor of HR 5376 "Inflation Reduction Act of 2022" (votesmart.org)
  • "President Biden's bold action is a strong step in Democrats' fight to expand access to higher education and empower every American to reach fulfillment. By delivering historic targeted student debt relief to millions of borrowers, more working families will be able to meet their kitchen table needs as they continue to recover from the challenges of the pandemic. Importantly, this action will help those most in need, easing a financial burden disproportionately harming women and people of color." (None)
  • "Millions of Americans can breathe easier as @JoeBiden delivers historic student debt relief. With Democrats’ $40B investment in higher ed, including bigger Pell Grants, and POTUS’ actions, help is here — thanks to activists who make progress possible." (x.com)
  • "Fifty-four years ago, our nation addressed generations of systemic injustice and blatant discrimination when President Johnson signed the landmark Voting Rights Act into law. Yet, despite this historic progress, voter suppression remains a shameful, shocking reality in America today, undermining the sacred right of all Americans to be heard at the ballot box." (None)
  • "To stop that anti-democratic tide, it is essential that we pass H.R. 1. This legislation was developed before the 2018 election, when candidates called for the For The People Act to be our first order of business. Congressman John Lewis wrote the first 300 pages of this bill to fight voter suppression. These provisions are even more urgent in light of the recent Republican bills intensifying that voter suppression. As of May 14, nearly 400 voter restriction bills have been introduced across 48 states." (None)
  • Voted in favor of HR 5746 "Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 9 "Climate Action Now Act" (votesmart.org)
  • "It was House Democrats who won smart, strategic investments in our clean energy and industries of the future, supporting renewable energy, combating the climate crisis, and developing cutting-edge technologies." (None)
  • "President Biden and Democrats delivered 14 million jobs and made infrastructure investments across America — and we're just getting started! We brought home billions in new funding to California high speed rail that will create jobs and bring us into a clean energy future." (x.com)
  • "Trump Admin announcement that they want to drastically expand offshore drilling just 3 miles off East & West coasts makes this article from last week even more worrying. #ProtectOurCoast" (None)
  • "The Trump Administration's latest assault on environmental protections will throw open the floodgates to pollution, devastate small businesses which rely on the oceans, hamstring the military, and destroy good-paying jobs in America's tourism industry." (None)
  • Voted against HR 21 "Strategic Production Response Act" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 1808 "Assault Weapons Ban of 2022" (votesmart.org)
  • ". @HouseDemocrats are committed to taking effective action to ensure that no one endures the heartbreak & horror of gun violence in their lives again by today passing two bills to #EndGunViolence & close the Charleston Loophole." (None)
  • "Communities across the country will benefit from House Democrats' proposals included in this package, which will help keep deadly weapons out of dangerous hands by encouraging states to establish extreme risk protection order laws and by putting an end to straw purchases. This legislation will also move to close the "boyfriend loophole,' which marks strong progress to prevent known abusers from acquiring a firearm." (None)
  • Voted in favor of S 2938 "Bipartisan Safer Comunities Act" (votesmart.org)
  • "I support health care for all, and I have a proprietary interest in the Affordable Care Act, being one of the people who wrote it. And I believe it is a better benefit for all, if you look at what the benefits are of the Affordable Care Act. I do believe in expanding the benefits of Medicare, and that's part of what we are doing in this new bill, for hearing, for vision, for dental, for our seniors. But I do think that the better plan is for people to be able to have their own insurance come through their workplace, something they're used to, and the rest. And that -- our goal, I think, is a common one: health care for all." (None)
  • "I believe in health care for all Americans. I believe the route that we are in expanding -- please, I listened to you -- expanding the Affordable Care Act. Now, we do have in our reconciliation package that we're hoping to pay for with prescription drug money. But nonetheless we have in our -- expanding Medicare benefits: hearing, visual and dental. So, that that is a better benefit. But frankly, the Affordable Care Act benefit is a better benefit. And that we share one view, and that is we want health care for all Americans." (None)
  • Voted in favor of HR 1425 "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Enhancement Act" (votesmart.org)
  • "To put families first, our legislation secures paid leave with two weeks of paid sick leave and family and medical leave for those affected by the virus." (None)
  • "For The Children, Democrats' #BuildBackBetter Act will give millions of middle class families one of the biggest tax cuts in history while dramatically lowering everyday costs with investments in child care, paid leave, home-based care, universal pre-K and more." (None)
  • Voted in favor of HR 6201 "Families First Coronavirus Response Act" (votesmart.org)
  • "Following up on a promise made last year during the election, For the People, we will lower the cost of healthcare in America by lowering the cost of prescription drugs. H.R. 3 does just that, named for our great and departed--may he rest in peace--Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Drug Act." (None)
  • "All together, the Lower Drug Costs Now Act will deliver life-changing savings for patients, employers and taxpayers. Medicare will have the power to negotiate lower drug prices and make those prices available to people with private insurance. No longer will Americans have to pay more for their prescriptions than what Big Pharma charges in other countries for the same medicines." (None)
  • "The #InflationReductionAct addresses kitchen table issues & counters the impact of special interests. By reducing the cost of prescription drugs and health care, while taking bold action on climate, @HouseDemocrats passing this bill today puts #PeopleOverPolitics." (None)
  • Voted against HR 2 "Secure the Border Act of 2023" (votesmart.org)
  • "Some Democrats have and no one has said, if there is a place along the way where there might be some material fencing that that might not be acceptable, but that does not mean building a wall. A wall is not effective. It is very expensive. It is nothing more than a campaign applause line for the President in one of his speeches. It has no merit in terms of effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and does not support the values of our country by building walls between countries rather than smart border security where there needs to be more roads, more infrastructure and the rest -- put it there, but don't build a wall." (None)
  • Voted against HR 6136 "Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018" (votesmart.org)
  • "Today, our nation celebrates 9 years of the DACA initiative, which empowers hundreds of thousands of young immigrants to pursue their American Dream. This week, we also mark one year since SCOTUS affirmed DACA & rejected the Trump Admin's illegal, immoral assault on our Dreamers." (None)
  • "More must be done to offer the permanent stability and security that millions of Dreamers and their families deserves. That's why House Democrats have twice passed the Dream and Promise Act: to finally offer Dreamers a permanent pathway to citizenship, while fixing our broken immigration system through comprehensive reform. And that's why I stood and spoke on the Floor for eight hours in support of our Dreamers in 2018." (None)
  • Voted in favor of HR 6 "American Dream and Promise Act of 2021" (votesmart.org)
  • "The response of America and our allies will be severe, ongoing and devastating for Russia, economically, diplomatically, and strategically. President Biden has made clear throughout Russia's escalation that we will continue to impose costs on Russia that will leave it weakened in every way. These include the further steps announced today of sweeping and catastrophic sanctions on financial institutions, companies and individuals critical to the Russian economy and of further military support to bolster NATO. As always, we will continue to fully support the people of Ukraine with humanitarian assistance and weapons to defend their country." (None)
  • "The legislation we pass today builds on swift, devastating sanctions already being imposed on Russia by America and our allies. We take this step with extraordinary unity not only within Congress on a bipartisan, bicameral basis, but also between the Congress and the administration." (None)
  • Voted in favor of HR 6968 "Suspending Energy Imports from Russia Act" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of S 3522 "Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022" (votesmart.org)
  • "For that purpose, the Biden Administration has requested $10 billion in humanitarian, military and economic support for Ukraine. The Congress intends to enact this emergency funding this week as part of our omnibus government funding legislation. And an urgent request from President Zelensky is to help ensure air support for the Ukrainian armed forces. As President Biden has made crystal clear, American troops will not go to war in Ukraine -- but our nation can provide military equipment and support our allies who are supplying airplanes to Ukraine." (None)
  • Voted in favor of HR 5692 "Ukraine Security Assistance and Oversight Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024" (votesmart.org)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
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The Political Courage Test asks candidates which items they will support if elected. It does not ask them to indicate which items they will oppose. Through extensive research of public polling data, we discovered that voters are more concerned with what candidates would support when elected to office, not what they oppose. If a candidate does not select a response to any part or all of any question, it does not necessarily indicate that the candidate is opposed to that particular item.

Indicate which principles you support (if any) concerning abortion.

X a) Abortions should always be legally available.
b) Abortions should be legal only within the first trimester of pregnancy.
c) Abortions should be legal only when the pregnancy resulted from incest, rape, or when the life of the woman is endangered.
d) Abortions should be legal only when the life of the woman is endangered.
e) Abortions should always be illegal.
f) Abortions should be limited by waiting periods and notification requirements as decided by each state government.
g) Prohibit the late-term abortion procedure known as "partial-birth" abortion.
h) Prohibit public funding of abortions and public funding of organizations that advocate or perform abortions.
i) Other

1) Indicate what levels of federal funding you support for the following categories. Select one number (level) only.2) Indicate what levels of federal funding you support for the following defense-related categories. Select one number (level) only.4) Indicate how you would apply the expected federal budget surplus.

Greatly Increase a) AIDS programs
b) Arts funding
Greatly Increase c) Education (K-12)
d) Environmental programs
e) Foreign aid
Greatly Increase f) Housing projects
Greatly Increase g) Job training programs
h) Law enforcement
Greatly Increase i) Medicaid
Greatly Increase j) Medicare
k) NASA
l) Student loan programs
Greatly Increase m) Welfare
n) Other
o) Other
p) Other
a) Armed Forces personnel training
b) CIA appropriations
c) Defense plant conversion
d) Development of new weapons
e) Military hardware
f) Military space shuttle missions
g) National Missile Defense Program
h) Pay for active duty personnel
i) Other
No 3) Do you support amending the U.S. Constitution to require an annual balanced federal budget?
X a) Social Security
X b) Medicare
c) Tax cuts
d) Federal debt reduction
e) Other

Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding campaign finance reform.

a) Remove all legislative limits on campaign financing.
b) Establish spending limits on congressional campaigns.
c) Provide public funding for federal candidates who comply with campaign spending limits.
d) Support legislation that would increase the federal limits on individual contributions.
X e) Strengthen and enforce legislation that encourages full and timely disclosure of campaign finance information.
X f) Prohibit Political Action Committee (PAC) contributions to candidates for federal office.
X g) Provide free or low-cost television advertising to candidates who agree to voluntary campaign spending limits.
X h) Ban the unregulated campaign contributions known as soft money.
X i) Pass legislation banning issue advocacy commercials by outside groups within 60 days of an election.
j) Prohibit non-U.S. citizens from making contributions to federal campaigns.
k) Other

Indicate which principles you support (if any) to address crime.

a) Broaden use of the death penalty for federal crimes.
b) Increase spending to build more federal prisons.
c) Impose "truth in sentencing" for violent criminals so they serve full sentences with no chance of parole.
X d) Fund programs to provide prison inmates with vocational and job-related skills and job-placement assistance when released.
X e) Expand funding for community policing programs.
X f) Increase penalties for the possession of any illegal firearms.
g) Prosecute youths accused of a felony as adults.
X h) Increase funding for local Boys & Girls Clubs and other independent organizations in communities with at-risk youth.
i) Reduce prison sentences for those who commit non-violent crimes.
j) Deport all permanent resident aliens convicted of a felony.
k) Other

Indicate which principles you support (if any) concerning illegal drugs.

a) Increase penalties for selling illegal drugs.
b) Impose mandatory jail sentences for selling illegal drugs.
c) Impose capital punishment for convicted international drug traffickers.
d) Strengthen current laws dealing with non-controlled substances, including inhalants and commercially available pills.
X e) Increase funding of federally-sponsored drug education and drug treatment programs.
X f) Decriminalize the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes.
g) Increase funding for border security to stop the flow of illegal drugs into the U.S.
h) Other

1) Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding the economy and employment.2) Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding affirmative action and discrimination.

X a) Provide tax credits for companies that move job-creating industries into areas with high unemployment.
X b) Increase funding for national job-training programs that re-train displaced workers or teach skills needed in today's job market.
c) Reduce government regulations on the private sector in order to encourage investment and economic expansion.
X d) Establish empowerment zones in areas with large numbers of unemployed people.
e) Eliminate any federal programs designed to reduce unemployment.
X f) Increase the minimum wage.
X g) Pass legislation that encourages employers to offer their employees the options of flex-time scheduling, comp-time and unpaid leave to attend to their family responsibilities.
X h) Provide tax credits for businesses that provide on-site child care.
a) The federal government should consider race and sex in making government contracting decisions.
b) The federal government should continue affirmative action programs only if such programs do not include quotas.
c) The federal government should discontinue affirmative action programs.
X d) The federal government should prosecute cases of discrimination in the public sector.
X e) The federal government should prosecute cases of discrimination in the private sector.
X f) The federal government should include sexual orientation in its anti-discrimination laws.
g) Other

1) Indicate which principles you support (if any) concerning education.

X a) Support national standards and testing in reading and math.
b) Allow parents to use vouchers to send their children to any publicly funded school.
c) Allow parents to use vouchers to send their children to any participating school: public, private or religious.
d) Allow parents to use tax-free savings accounts to send their children to any publicly funded school.
e) Allow parents to use tax-free savings accounts to send their children to any participating school: public, private or religious.
X f) Support creation of more charter schools where teachers and professionals receive authorization and funding to establish new schools.
g) Give all federal education funding to states in the form of block grants and allow them to spend it as they see fit.
h) Support voluntary teacher testing and reward teachers with merit pay.
i) Increase funding for block grants to states to help them hire additional teachers.
j) Other
No 2) Do you support amending the U.S. Constitution to guarantee the right to religious expression and voluntary prayer in public places, including schools?

Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding America's environment and natural resources.

X a) Require the state to fully compensate citizens when environmental regulations limit uses on privately owned land.
X b) Strengthen the Clean Water Act.
c) Change the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to limit the number of habitats eligible to be designated as endangered.
X d) Increase fees charged to ranchers who graze cattle on federal lands.
X e) Revise the 1872 mining law to increase the fees charged to mining companies using federal lands.
X f) Encourage development of alternative fuels to reduce pollution.
X g) Strengthen emission controls on all gasoline or diesel powered engines, including cars and trucks.
h) Increase federal taxes on gasoline and diesel fuels to promote conservation and alternative fuel development.
i) Promote the selling of pollution credits between nations to encourage industries to decrease pollution levels.
X j) Impose stricter national air quality standards.
X k) Adhere to the United Nations treaty regarding global climate change.
X l) Strengthen the restrictions on clear-cutting on federal lands.
m) Other

Indicate which level of government that should have primary responsibility for the following services. Select one level only.

Federal a) Border security
Federal b) Civil rights enforcement
Local c) Education
Federal d) Environmental cleanup
Local e) Job training
Local f) Law enforcement
Local g) Low-income housing
State h) Medicaid
Federal i) Medicare
State j) Transportation infrastructure (highways, roads, bridges)
State k) Welfare
l) Other

1) Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding Bosnia/former Yugoslavia.2) Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding the Middle East.3) Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding the United States-United Nations relationship.

a) The U.S. should lift the arms embargo against Bosnia-Herzegovina.
b) The U.S. should maintain a military presence in Bosnia-Herzegovina with a certain deadline for withdrawal.
c) The U.S. should maintain a military presence in Bosnia-Herzegovina without a certain deadline for withdrawal.
X d) Other
X a) The U.S. should resolve future disputes with Iraq through diplomatic means.
b) The U.S. should take unilateral military action if Iraq does not comply with all accepted UN resolutions.
c) The U.S. should take military action against Iraq only as part of an international effort.
d) The U.S. should not continue to play a prominent leadership role in the peace process between Israel and Palestine.
e) Other
a) The U.S. should contribute more funding and troops to United Nations peacekeeping missions.
b) The U.S. should contribute less funding and troops to United Nations peacekeeping missions.
c) The U.S. should participate in UN peacekeeping missions only when vital U.S. interests are involved.
d) The U.S. should not commit military troops to UN peacekeeping missions.
e) The U.S. should withdraw from the UN completely.
X f) The U.S. should pay its debt to the United Nations.
g) Other
Yes 4) Should the U.S. have diplomatic and trade relations with Cuba?
5) Should the U.S. recognize and extend full diplomatic relations to Taiwan?
Maintain military presence in Bosnia-Herzegovina as long as necessary to foster climate of peace

Indicate which principles you support (if any) concerning gun issues.

X a) Ban the sale or transfer of all forms of semi-automatic weapons.
X b) Increase federal restrictions on the purchase and possession of firearms.
c) Maintain federal restrictions on the purchase and possession of firearms.
d) Ease federal restrictions on the purchase and possession of firearms.
e) Repeal federal restrictions on the purchase and possession of firearms by law-abiding citizens.
f) Favor allowing citizens to carry concealed firearms.
X g) Require manufacturers to provide child-safety locks with firearms.
h) Other

1) Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding health issues in America.

a) The federal government has no responsibility in providing health care.
X b) Implement a universal health care program to guarantee coverage to all Americans regardless of income.
X c) Implement a government-financed, single-payer national health care system similar to that of Canada.
X d) Support health care strategies focused on prevention, including health education and natural medicines and remedies.
X e) Support legislation to define and enforce the rights of insured patients, including greater access to specialists and emergency rooms, wider choice of health care providers, and appeal mechanisms when claims are denied.
X f) Allow small business owners, the self-employed and workers whose employers do not provide health insurance to have the same deductibility for health costs as corporations and large employers.
g) Expand eligibility for tax-free medical savings accounts, which would be taxed if used for any purpose other than medical costs.
h) Establish limits on the amount of damages awarded in medical malpractice lawsuits.
X i) Allow states and local communities to use federal funds for needle-exchange programs to combat the spread of HIV.
j) Classify nicotine as a drug and cigarettes as drug delivery devices, which should be regulated by the Federal Food and Drug Administration.
X k) Provide citizens age 55-65 the option of purchasing Medicare health coverage.
Other

Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding immigration.

a) Decrease the number of immigrants allowed into the country.
X b) Increase the eligibility of legal immigrants for certain social programs (i.e. HUD housing, food stamps).
X c) Require the Immigration and Naturalization Service to reduce to six months the time between applying for citizenship and taking the oath of allegiance.
X d) Provide extra federal aid to states with higher numbers of immigrants for necessary medical and social services.
X e) Prohibit states from passing laws that deny human services (medical care, education) to illegal immigrants or their children.
f) Children of illegal immigrants, born in the United States, should not automatically receive U.S. citizenship.
g) Increase the immigration quota for computer scientists and other information technology workers.
h) Establish English as the official and recognized language of the United States government.
i) Other
The American people have consistently mentioned the decline of morals and ethics in America as a major problem facing the country. On an attached page, in fifty words or less, explain what you will do as a member of Congress to address this concern.

Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding Social Security.

a) Allow workers to invest a portion of their payroll tax in private accounts which they manage.
b) Allow workers to invest a portion of their payroll tax in private accounts which are managed by the government.
c) Invest Social Security's assets collectively in stocks and bonds instead of U.S. Treasury securities.
d) Increase the payroll tax to finance the program in its current form.
X e) Invest a portion of the budget surplus into the Social Security trust fund.
f) Increase the minimum age that determines when retirees are able to receive full Social Security benefits.
g) Lower Social Security's annual cost-of-living increases.
h) Limit Social Security benefits based on recipients' other income and assets.
i) Require individuals to pay the Social Security tax on income above $68,400, which is currently exempt.
j) Other

1) Indicate the levels you support concerning taxes in the following categories. Select one number (level) only.Income Taxes:Other Tax Issues:

a) Retiree income over $40,000
b) Family income less than $25,000
c) Family income $25-75,000
d) Family income $75-150,000
e) Family income over $150,000
f) Alcohol taxes
g) Capital gains taxes
h) Charitable deductions
i) Child tax credit
Greatly Increase j) Cigarette taxes
k) Corporate income taxes
Greatly Increase l) Earned Income Tax Credit
m) Estate taxes
n) Medical expense deductions
o) Mortgage deductions
p) Other
q) Other
No 2) Do you support replacing the U.S. income tax structure with a flat income tax?
No 3) Do you support eliminating the Internal Revenue Service?
No 4) Do you support instituting a national sales tax?
No 5) Should a married couple filing jointly pay the same taxes as if they were an unmarried couple filing separately?
No 6) Do you support requiring a super-majority vote in both houses of Congress to raise taxes?
7) Other

If you support term limits, how many terms should each serve?

No 1) Do you support amending the Constitution to limit the number of terms which members of Congress can serve?
Senator (# of 6 yr. terms)
Representatives (# of 2 yr. terms)
Yes 1) Do you support the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)?
2) Do you support broadening NAFTA to include other countries in the western hemisphere?
Yes 3) Do you support the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)?
Yes 4) Do you support the World Trade Organization (WTO)?
5) Do you support imposing tariffs on products imported from nations that maintain restrictive trade barriers on American products?
Yes 6) Should a nation's human rights record affect its "most favored nation" trading status with the United States?
No 7) Do you support granting the President "fast-track" authority?

Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding poverty and the welfare system.

X a) Provide tax incentives for companies to hire and train homeless people who want to work.
X b) Increase funding of homeless shelters and low income housing projects.
X c) Increase funds for housing assistance for welfare recipients who need housing to get or keep a job.
X d) Provide homeless families with apartment vouchers they can use to supplement the cost of an apartment.
e) Continue to give states and local governments responsibility for welfare programs through block grants.
f) Eliminate federal funds for welfare programs at the federal, state or local levels.
g) Maintain current welfare-to-work requirements in order for states to qualify for block grants.
h) Convert government-funded low-income housing projects into private housing, managed and owned by the residents.
i) Require that unwed teenage mothers live with a parent or guardian (if possible) and attend school to receive benefits.
j) Other
Please explain what your two main legislative priorities will be if elected. Please explain how you would obtain any additional government funding needed to implement these priorities.

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