Anthony Brown's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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- Attorney General (MD), Democratic
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Anthony Brown has provided voters with clear stances on key issues by responding to the 2020 Political Courage Test.
Maryland Congressional Election 2020 Political Courage Test
| Yes | In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? | ||
| Yes | Do you support expanding federal funding to support entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| No | Do you support the protection of government officials, including law enforcement officers, from personal liability in civil lawsuits concerning alleged misconduct? | ||
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| The question as asked is overly broad. In the case of Officer Chauvin, whose misconduct was intentional and a blatant disregard for human life, absolutely I do not support protection for him from personal liability, so my answer is NO. However, if a police officer is in a motor vehicle accident while on duty, I do not believe that they should be personally liable, so my answer in that case would be YES. I voted for the Justice in Policing Act and my position is very clear on the question of greater police accountability and liability. | |||
| No | Do you support increasing defense spending? | ||
| I support inflationary adjustments to defense spending levels. | |||
| 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 providing financial relief to businesses AND/OR corporations negatively impacted by the state of national emergency for COVID-19? | ||
| Financial relief to businesses and corporations should include limits on executive compensation and stock buybacks, and should require the business to keep workers on payroll at a wage level no lower than pre-COVID-19. | |||
| Yes | Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| 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? | ||
| 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 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? | ||
| Yes | Do you generally support removing barriers to international trade (for example: tariffs, quotas, etc.)? | ||
| I believe that all trade agreements should include strong consumer, labor and environmental protections, as well as protections for intellectual property and human rights. | |||
| 1. Additional COVID-19 relief to small business, families, frontline workers and state/local government 2. Expanding access to affordable, quality healthcare for all. 3. Greater investments in sustainable infrastructure. All of these require increased revenues that necessitate a repeal of the 2017 GOP Tax Reform. |
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