Benjamin Mitchell's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Benjamin Mitchell has provided voters with clear stances on key issues by responding to the 2018 Political Courage Test.
Vermont Congressional Election 2018 Political Courage Test
| Yes | In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? | ||
| Yes | In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| Yes | Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| No | Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| Yes | Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| No | Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")? | ||
| I support adding the public option to all exchanges, so that we may choose to buy into medicare. | |||
| No | Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border? | ||
| No | Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? | ||
| No | Should the United States use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a nuclear weapon? | ||
| No | Do you support increased American intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts beyond air support? | ||
| 1. We need to take immediate action to limit the amount of carbon released into the atmosphere; tax carbon and invest in a clean energy network, owned by local municipalities. 2. The US Post Service should provide banking services as an alternative to the bubble-stoking financial sector. 3. We should allow the people the choice to buy into medicare on all the healthcare exchanges. 4. Vermont�s representatives must join the fight to address the opioid crisis at its source: pharmaceutical companies. 5. We must block the The F-35, Joint Strike Fighter from being based in in South Burlington. |
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