Mark Reed's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Mark Reed has provided voters with clear stances on key issues by responding to the 2020 Political Courage Test.
California Congressional Election 2020 Political Courage Test
| Pro-life | Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
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| I am pro life. | |||
| No | In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? | ||
| No | Do you support expanding federal funding to support entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare? | ||
| This upcoming election is not about Republican or Democrat it's about values. The kitchen table values that are relevant in every household across this great nation. We need representation from the bottom up and not the top down. | |||
| Yes | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| I believe Campaign finance reform needs to take place. Campaign contribution limits should be set in the district that the incumbent or the Challenger is campaigning to represent. If that limit is set by the district itself and outside contributions cannot exceed that limit the incumbent or challenger will be held accountable to the district they represent or want to represent. | |||
| Yes | Do you support the protection of government officials, including law enforcement officers, from personal liability in civil lawsuits concerning alleged misconduct? | ||
| Yes | Do you support increasing defense spending? | ||
| Yes that is one of the primary focus is of our federal government is to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States of America and her homeland. I do believe in the principle of peace through strength. | |||
| Yes | Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| Yes | Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| Yes | Do you support providing financial relief to businesses AND/OR corporations negatively impacted by the state of national emergency for COVID-19? | ||
| I believe in responsible regulations. I believe all new regulations that have an effect on the economy of 500 million players should be vetted through Congress and not simply given the authority by the bureaus and bureaucrats. | |||
| No | Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards? | ||
| I believe education should be paired with the needs of the economy of our great nation. | |||
| Yes | Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)? | ||
| No | Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| I believe in responsible federal regulations coming from the EPA that protect our air land and water resources | |||
| No | Do you generally support gun-control legislation? | ||
| I believe and responsible gun regulations that protect the interest of responsible gun owners. I believe that we need real regulations to keep guns out of the hands of those who should never have them. I also believe in harsh criminal punishment for those who commit crimes with guns. | |||
| No | Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")? | ||
| Yes | Do you support requiring businesses to provide paid medical leave during public health crises, such as COVID-19? | ||
| I believe that there's elements within the ACA that are good and other portions of the ACA that need to be fixed. We need to return our health care back to the hands of the doctor patient relationship. We need to create an atmosphere in the free market place to drive down the cost of healthcare and assure everybody's access to affordable healthcare. Yes, as a condition of the business receiving the financial relief. | |||
| Yes | Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border? | ||
| Yes | Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? | ||
| Although I answered yes to the above question I am in full support of legal immigration. I do believe we need comprehensive immigration reform to alleviate the waiting time of 5 to 15 years for somebody applying for legal citizenship to our country. It is time for Cong. to work as a unified body to accomplish comprehensive immigration reform. | |||
| Yes | Should the United States use military force to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a weapon of mass destruction (for example: nuclear, biological, chemical)? | ||
| Yes | Do you support reducing military intervention in Middle East conflicts? | ||
| I support this administration's use of practical and targeted sanctions of those oligarchs in the Middle East who support terrorism over joining the free world and the free market place. Diplomatic negotiations need to be engaged in first always. | |||
| Yes | Do you generally support removing barriers to international trade (for example: tariffs, quotas, etc.)? | ||
| I generally support international trade but most importantly is fair trade void of monetary manipulation and market manipulation by other countries. | |||
| I believe in returning congressional representation to the district. Creating a bottom up representation by bringing the voice of the people to Washington DC versus bringing DC's voice back to the district. I want to address the mental health and drug addiction issues in this great nation. I want to expand on the economic opportunity zones and expanding the atmosphere of competition in the free market place. The governments picking in choosing of winners and losers must come to an end. |
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