Sherry Brooks' Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Sherry Brooks has refused to provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2018 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart and voters like you.
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- In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? "No" (votesmart.org)
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- Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? "Yes" (votesmart.org)
- Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth? "Yes" (votesmart.org)
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- Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? "No" (votesmart.org)
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- Do you support requiring illegal immigrants to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? "Yes" (votesmart.org)
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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.
| Yes | Do you support United States' combat operations in Afghanistan? | ||
| No | Do you support a timetable for withdrawal from Afghanistan? | ||
| Internal Affairs war. | |||
Indicate which proposals you support (if any) for balancing the federal budget.In order to balance the budget,
| No | do you support reducing defense spending? | ||
| No | 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? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| The Gas Company funded the wrong women senators in CA. Too discriminating to decent ones. | |||
| Yes | Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes? | ||
| If real facts are true by proper interrogation, but not on witnesses or people framed. | |||
| 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? | ||
| No | 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? | ||
| The wrong monitors are involved in infrastructure and super system today. | |||
| Yes | Do you support requiring states to implement education reforms in order to be eligible for competitive federal grants? | ||
| Many wrong students that hate American mixtures have attained degrees by grants. | |||
| Yes | Do you support reducing restrictions on offshore energy production? | ||
| Only for U.S. production Other surrounding countries ought to be monitored | |||
| No | Do you believe that human activity is contributing to climate change? | ||
| No | Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| [Do you believe that human activity is contributing to climate change?]: not much. [Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?]: Carbon Monoxide and other chemicals mixed are worse. | |||
| Do you support restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns? | |||
| [Do you support restrictions on the purchase and possessions of guns?]: Yes, Criminals | |||
| Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act? | |||
| Should individuals be required to purchase health insurance, as mandated in the 2010 Affordable Care Act? | |||
| [Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act?]: most people want it to sustain or prevent conditions. Old school private doctors ought to have more rights instead of phasing U. S. Doctors out. I would have to read the manuscript. | |||
| Yes | Do you support requiring illegal immigrants to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? | ||
| 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? | ||
| [Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration law by state and local police?]: Like registration of vehicles, other countries do. | |||
| No | Do you support same-sex marriage? | ||
| Silly and nasty to explain. Drop the topic of exploitation in schools and media. Leave topic discreet now. | |||
| Do you support targeting suspected terrorists outside of official theaters of conflict? | |||
| Should the U.S use military force in order to prevent Iran from possessing a nuclear weapon? | |||
| The war has been silent in the USA. The National Guard and U.S. Military should infiltrate our American institutes. | |||
| Yes | Do you support allowing individuals to divert a portion of their Social Security taxes into personal retirement accounts? | ||
| If they desire. Their own, of course. | |||
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.
| Greatly Decrease | a) Agriculture | ||
| Greatly Decrease | b) Arts | ||
| Greatly Increase | c) Defense | ||
| Slightly Decrease | d) Education | ||
| Slightly Increase | e) Environment | ||
| Eliminate | f) Homeland Security | ||
| Eliminate | g) International aid | ||
| Eliminate | h) Medical Research | ||
| Eliminate | i) Scientific Research | ||
| Greatly Increase | j) Space exploration | ||
| Slightly Decrease | k) United Nations | ||
| Maintain Status | l) Welfare | ||
| m) Other or expanded categories | |||
| a) Capital gains taxes | |||
| b) Corporate taxes | |||
| c) Excise taxes (alcohol) | |||
| d) Excise taxes (cigarettes) | |||
| e) Excise taxes (transportation fuel) | |||
| f) Income taxes (low-income families) | |||
| g) Income taxes (middle-income families) | |||
| h) Income taxes (high-income families) | |||
| i) Inheritance taxes | |||
| j) Payroll taxes | |||
| I have not been briefed on current tax facts with government to date 2012. | |||
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