Richard Grayson's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Richard Grayson has provided voters with clear stances on key issues by responding to the 2022 Political Courage Test.
Arizona Congressional Election 2022 Political Courage Test
| Pro-choice | Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| I favor abortion on demand and overturning the Hyde Amendment so that the federal government can pay for poor women's abortions | |||
| Yes | Do you support expanding federal funding to support social safety net programs such as Social Security and Medicare? | ||
| I favor adding dental care, vision care and hearing-aid care to Medicare. | |||
| Yes | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations,unions, and individuals? | ||
| We need strict campaign contribution reform and the end of the Citizens United ruling from the Supreme Court. | |||
| No | Do you support the protection of government officials, including law enforcement officers, from personal liability in civil lawsuits concerning alleged misconduct? | ||
| The protection may be necessary in a few limited situations. | |||
| Yes | Do you support federal spending 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? | ||
| No | Do you support the federal government taking action, beyond those of the Federal Reserve, to alleviate inflation? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the forgiveness of federal student loan debt? | ||
| I also support returning to the pre-Reagan administration status of allowing student loans to be discharged in Chapter 13 bankruptcy protections for individuals. | |||
| No | Do you support requiring a government-issued identification in order to vote at the polls? | ||
| 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? | ||
| Yes | Do you support a government-run (single-payer) healthcare program, such as Medicare-for-All? | ||
| Yes | Do you support expanding paid family AND/OR medical leave opportunities? | ||
| Yes | Do you support lowering the cost of prescription drugs? | ||
| No | Do you support increasing security along the southern US border? | ||
| No | Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? | ||
| Yes | Do you support economic intervention as a means of resolving international conflicts? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the U.S. providing increased offensive military aid to Ukraine? | ||
| I am Ukrainian-American and want us to continue supporting Ukraine's fight against Putin's illegal invasion of a sovereign European nation. | |||
| Yes | Do you generally support removing barriers to international trade (for example: tariffs, quotas, etc.)? | ||
| I favor a bill prohibiting governmental restrictions on the provision of, and access to, abortion services that would also immediately provide abortion services when the provider determines a delay risks the patient's health. I favor a bill in to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and require the U.S. federal government to recognize the validity of same-sex marriages in the United States. I favor a bill expanding voter registration (e.g., automatic and same-day registration) and voting access (e.g., vote-by-mail and early voting). I favor a bill revising the process of casting and counting electoral votes for presidential elections. |
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