Gregg Iverson's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Gregg Iverson has refused to provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2016 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart and voters like you.
Issue Positions
For Presidential and Congressional candidates who refuse to provide voters with their positions, Vote Smart has researched their public records to determine their likely responses. These issue positions are from 2016.
- Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? “Pro-choice” (votesmart.org)
- “MEN SHOULD NOT MAKE LAWS ON HOW WOMEN RUN THEIR BODIES.” (votesmart.org)
- Do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? “Yes” (votesmart.org)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth? “Yes” (votesmart.org)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- Do you support requiring states to implement education reforms in order to be eligible for competitive federal grants? “Yes” (votesmart.org)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- Do you support enacting environmental regulations aimed at reducing the effects of climate change? “Yes” (votesmart.org)
- “Do you support restriction son the purchase and possession of guns? “Yes” (votesmart.org)
- Rated 0% by National Rifle Association (votesmart.org)
- Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act (“Obamacare”)? “No” (votesmart.org)
- Do you support requiring illegal immigrants to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? “Yes” (votesmart.org)
- Do you support same-sex marriage? “Yes” (votesmart.org)
- Do you support targeting suspected terrorists outside of official theaters of conflict? “Yes” (votesmart.org)
- Do you support allowing individuals to divert a portion of their Social Security taxes into personal retirement accounts? “No” (votesmart.org)
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.
| Pro-choice | Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| MEN SHOULD NOT MAKE LAWS ON HOW WOMEN RUN THEIR BODIES | |||
| No | Do you support United States' combat operations in Afghanistan? | ||
| Yes | Do you support a timetable for withdrawal from Afghanistan? | ||
| WE ARE IN TOO MANY WARS. BRING THE TROOPS HOME | |||
Indicate which proposals you support (if any) for balancing the federal budget.In order to balance the budget,
| Yes | do you support reducing defense spending? | ||
| Yes | do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? | ||
| No | do you support reducing Medicaid spending? | ||
| No | do you support reducing Medicare spending? | ||
| Yes | Is balancing the budget a legislative priority? | ||
| ONLY SMART SPENDING WILL REDUCE TAXES | |||
| No | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| UNIONS MADE AMERICA. I SUPPORT THEM | |||
| Yes | Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| Yes | Do you support providing tax incentives to businesses for the purpose of job creation? | ||
| Yes | Do you support spending on infrastructure projects for the purpose of job creation? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the temporary extension of unemployment benefits? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the 2010 temporary extension of tax relief? | ||
| LETS WORK TOGETHER TO INCREASE JOBS | |||
| Yes | Do you support requiring states to implement education reforms in order to be eligible for competitive federal grants? | ||
| Yes | Do you believe that human activity is contributing to climate change? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| No | Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act? | ||
| Yes | Should individuals be required to purchase health insurance, as mandated in the 2010 Affordable Care Act? | ||
| Yes | Do you support requiring illegal immigrants to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? | ||
| Yes | Do you support allowing illegal immigrants, who were brought to the United States as minors, to pursue citizenship without returning to their country of origin? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration law by state and local police? | ||
| Yes | Do you support targeting suspected terrorists outside of official theaters of conflict? | ||
| No | Should the U.S use military force in order to prevent Iran from possessing a nuclear weapon? | ||
| No | 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.
| Maintain Status | a) Agriculture | ||
| Maintain Status | b) Arts | ||
| Slightly Decrease | c) Defense | ||
| Maintain Status | d) Education | ||
| Maintain Status | e) Environment | ||
| Slightly Increase | f) Homeland Security | ||
| Greatly Decrease | g) International aid | ||
| Maintain Status | h) Medical Research | ||
| Maintain Status | i) Scientific Research | ||
| Maintain Status | j) Space exploration | ||
| Maintain Status | k) United Nations | ||
| Slightly Decrease | l) Welfare | ||
| m) Other or expanded categories | |||
| Slightly Increase | a) Capital gains taxes | ||
| Slightly Increase | b) Corporate taxes | ||
| Slightly Increase | c) Excise taxes (alcohol) | ||
| Greatly Increase | d) Excise taxes (cigarettes) | ||
| Maintain Status | e) Excise taxes (transportation fuel) | ||
| Slightly Increase | f) Income taxes (low-income families) | ||
| Slightly Increase | g) Income taxes (middle-income families) | ||
| Greatly Increase | h) Income taxes (high-income families) | ||
| Slightly Increase | i) Inheritance taxes | ||
| Slightly Increase | j) Payroll taxes | ||
| k) Other or expanded categories | |||
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