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Dan Debicella's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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Dan Debicella has refused to provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2014 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests.

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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 2014.

  • 2010 PCT (votesmart.org)
  • "As a Congressman I will fight for your rights--whether the right to bear arms, the right to free speech, the right to due process and equal opportunity, the right to be free from racial or sexual discrimination, or the right for women to control their own bodies." (votesmart.org)
  • Dan is a ?scal conservative who holds moderate positions on social issues, supporting a woman’sright to choose and state funding of stem cell research. (lwvwestportct.org)
  • "I believe government needs to build an environment for job-creators to flourish--which means a simple low tax environment, cutting bureaucratic red tape, and providing the legal and physical infrastructure needed for economic growth. I do not believe that government can "pick winners" or create jobs through special tax loopholes for specific industries." (votesmart.org)
  • "Tax Simplification. Washington politicians can't agree on whether to raise or lower taxes, but surely no one would write the tax code we have today. They favor special interest groups rather than lowering rates for families and small businesses. I believe both parties can get together to pass a new tax code that eliminates all the special interest loopholes and lowers rates." (votesmart.org)
  • "My solution is something called the "Penny Plan". My plan would set a spending cap on the government at current levels, but reducing it by 1% every year until the deficit is eliminated. Based on current projections, my plan would eliminate the deficit by 2019--although it would need to continue beyond that as the deficit is expected to grow during the 2020's as baby boomers get older. But once the deficit is eliminated, we would cap spending at 20% of GDP. This would allow spending to grow once again at the same rate as our overall economy grows." (votesmart.org)
  • PCT data from 2010
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • rated 73% in 2010 by Connecticut League of Conservation Voters (votesmart.org)
  • "Do you feel like your healthcare is better today than six years ago? If you are like 90% of Americans, the answer is "no". ObamaCare neglected to address the out-of-control costs squeezing middle class families and failed to cover most of the uninsured. In running for Congress, I am proposing we replace ObamaCare with market-based healthcare reform that will lower costs for the middle class, and use those savings to cover the uninsured." (votesmart.org)
  • "Immigration Reform. Who is the number one group of entrepreneurs in the country? First and second generation immigrants. Republicans and Democrats need to embrace immigration reform that welcomes those who want to live the American Dream, regardless of their current "legal" status. I support the bipartisan Senate immigration bill, which would allow people who came here illegally to stay in this country if they have a job, broke no laws, and paid all their taxes." (votesmart.org)
  • PCT data from 2010 (votesmart.org)
  • "As a Congressman I will fight for your rights--whether the right to bear arms, the right to free speech, the right to due process and equal opportunity, the right to be free from racial or sexual discrimination, or the right for women to control their own bodies." (votesmart.org)
  • PCT data 2010:"...And the third you said is gay marriage. To me, that's a state's issue. Again, it's not something that the federal government one way or the other should be getting involved in. It's something that each state is allowed to make their own marriage laws and that's exactly what should happen." (votesmart.org)
  • Voted Yea: SB 899 - Same-Sex Marriage"Vote to pass a bill that redefines "marriage" as the legal union of two persons, guaranteeing equal protection under the law for same-sex couples." (votesmart.org)
  • "America's military must be the strongest in the world, but should be used wisely. For the past century, America has been kept safe by having the strongest military in the world. We need to maintain that level of excellence as a top priority. However, we need to show judgment as to when the military should be used. Military force should only be used when there is clear US interest, a clear goal and plan, and all diplomatic efforts have failed. America needs to decide upon military action on case-by-case action, but it should not be the default option for us." (votesmart.org)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.

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