Mel Watt has demonstrated Political Courage by telling citizens where he stands on the issues he may face if elected.
No | Do you support United States' combat operations in Afghanistan? | ||
Yes | Do you support a timetable for withdrawal from Afghanistan? |
Indicate which proposals you support (if any) for balancing the federal budget.In order to balance the budget,
Yes | do you support reducing defense spending? | ||
Yes | do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? | ||
No | do you support reducing Medicaid spending? | ||
Yes | 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? |
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? | ||
Yes | 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? |
Yes | Do you support requiring states to implement education reforms in order to be eligible for competitive federal grants? |
Yes | Do you believe that human activity is contributing to climate change? | ||
Yes | Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? |
No | Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act? | ||
Yes | Should individuals be required to purchase health insurance, as mandated in the 2010 Affordable Care Act? |
No | Do you support requiring illegal immigrants to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? | ||
Yes | 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? | ||
No | Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration law by state and local police? |
Yes | Do you support targeting suspected terrorists outside of official theaters of conflict? | ||
Yes | Should the U.S use military force in order to prevent Iran from possessing a nuclear weapon? | ||
Military force should be used against Iran only as an absolute last resort. |
No | Do you support allowing individuals to divert a portion of their Social Security taxes into personal retirement accounts? |
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.
Slightly Decrease | a) Agriculture | ||
Maintain Status | b) Arts | ||
Slightly Decrease | c) Defense | ||
Greatly Increase | d) Education | ||
Maintain Status | e) Environment | ||
Maintain Status | f) Homeland Security | ||
Maintain Status | g) International aid | ||
Slightly Increase | h) Medical Research | ||
Slightly Increase | i) Scientific Research | ||
Slightly Decrease | j) Space exploration | ||
Maintain Status | k) United Nations | ||
Slightly Increase | l) Welfare | ||
m) Other or expanded categories | |||
Greatly Increase | a) Capital gains taxes | ||
Slightly Increase | b) Corporate taxes | ||
Greatly Increase | c) Excise taxes (alcohol) | ||
Greatly Increase | d) Excise taxes (cigarettes) | ||
Slightly Increase | e) Excise taxes (transportation fuel) | ||
Slightly Decrease | f) Income taxes (low-income families) | ||
Maintain Status | g) Income taxes (middle-income families) | ||
Greatly Increase | h) Income taxes (high-income families) | ||
Greatly Increase | i) Inheritance taxes | ||
Maintain Status | j) Payroll taxes | ||
k) Other or expanded categories |
My two highest priorities are always 1) from a service perspective, to provide the best possible constituent services for the people I represent to make sure that they get everything they are entitled to receive in benefits and services from their federal government, and 2) from a substantive perspective, to make the most responsible decisions (whether financial or policy) I can make as the representative of my constituents based on available research and information, as I would if I was making these decisions solely for me and my family. |
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