Doug Hoffman's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Doug Hoffman refused to tell citizens where he stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2010 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders.
Issue Positions
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- Doug Hoffman. Doug on the Issues: Abortion. 22 September 2010. "I am pro-life, period." (www.doughoffmanforcongress.com)
- Doug Hoffman. Newsroom. 22 September 2010. "Doug Hoffman said, 'I would like to thank the National Right To Life Political Action Committee (NTRLPAC) for their endorsement and their kind words. In the 23rd Congressional District race, I am the only candidate Republican or Democrat who truly believes in the sanctity of human life. On the campaign trail and in the halls of Congress, I will be as vocal advocate for the protection of the unborn as I am for the rights of all Americans.'" (www.doughoffmanforcongress.com)
- Doug Hoffman. Newsroom. 22 September 2010. "I will be vocal in my support for the sanctity of human life..." (www.doughoffmanforcongress.com)
- Doug Hoffman. Newsroom. 22 September 2010. "On the campaign trail and in the halls of Congress, I will be a vocal advocate for...the sanctity of human life?" (www.doughoffmanforcongress.com)
- Douglas Hoffman signed American Family Business Institute: No Death Tax. 2010. (www.nodeathtax.org)
- Doug Hoffman. Doug on the Issues: Tax Reform. 22 September 2010. "I believe that a flat tax would be fairer and simpler. It would be low cost and would be a great boost to our economy. I also signed the Americans for Tax Reform, Anti-Tax Pledge." (www.doughoffmanforcongress.com)
- Doug Hoffman. Doug on the Issues: Deficits. 22 September 2010. "President Ronald Reagan said it best: 'The problem is not that people are taxed too little, the problem is that government spends too much.' Before we even consider raising taxes we must first bring spending under control." (www.doughoffmanforcongress.com)
- Doug Hoffman. Doug on the Issues: Stimulus Bill. 22 September 2010. "The economy may be slowly beginning to recover but it is doing so in spite of the stimulus, not because of it. I believed at the time the stimulus passed that it was a bad bill and would not work as promised and I believe that even more so now. What I would have supported is a bill that puts real money in the hands of Americans to spend, not federal bureaucrats. A bill that spent money on capital projects that would have put people to work now, not in the next two to three years." (www.doughoffmanforcongress.com)
- Doug Hoffman. Doug's Blog. 22 September 2010. "I am a conservative and believe that the best way to stimulate the economy to reduce burdensome regulations and focus on providing real and job creating tax relief to the taxpayers and small business owners that are the real job creators in America. As your next Congressman, I will not support irresponsible spending practices like the bailout or the stimulus plan. As a small business owner who has had to balance a budget and meet a payroll, I believe that the federal government must live within it's means very much like New York families and small businesses do every day." (www.doughoffmanforcongress.com)
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- Doug Hoffman. Doug on the Issues: Cap & Trade. 22 September 2010. "It's [cap & trade] a terrible bill and an example of more government regulations killing businesses and job growth. It will also result in higher energy costs." (www.doughoffmanforcongress.com)
- Doug Hoffman. Doug on the Issues: 2nd Amendment. 22 September 2010. "Doug Hoffman believes citizens in all states plus the District of Columbia should have a "Right to Carry" with a CCW permits, a right that is now enjoyed in over 38 states. Doug Hoffman opposes any federal ban or registration on the types and cosmetics of rifles that law-abiding American citizens can own." (www.doughoffmanforcongress.com)
- Doug Hoffman. Newsroom. 22 September 2010. "I will be vocal in my support for...our constitutional right to keep and bear arms." (www.doughoffmanforcongress.com)
- Doug Hoffman. Wall. 24 September 2010. "Doug Hoffman I find it hard to believe that in the midst of all the economic trials that America is facing, that Democrats will continue to try and ram health care through. No one has yet been able to explain how by merely transferring our private health care system to a public one, how we'll save even one thin dime. Has government ever lowered the cost of anything?" (www.facebook.com)
- Doug Hoffman signed the Repeal It! Pledge. "I hereby pledge to the people of my district/state upon my election to the U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Senate, to sponsor and support legislation to repeal any federal health care takeover passed in 2010, and replace it with real reforms that lower health care costs without growing government." (www.repealit.org)
- Doug Hoffman. Doug on the Issues: Health Care Reform. 22 September 2010. "Although universal health care sounds great in theory, we can't afford to do everything at once. Especially when it means adding an additional trillion dollars to the deficit which we will be handing to our children and grandchildren. I believe our first step should be to bring the spiraling costs of healthcare under control so it does not destroy the budgets of hardworking families and retirees." (www.doughoffmanforcongress.com)
- Doug Hoffman. Doug on the Issues: Illegal Immigration. 22 September 2010. "There is no question that our immigration policies are flawed. The answer, though, is not to put up a wall and stop all immigration. The answer is to create an easier path for immigrants to enter the United States, and to work here, while at the same time getting tough on illegal immigrants who commit crimes." (www.doughoffmanforcongress.com)
- Doug Hoffman. Doug on the Issues: War on Terrorism. 22 September 2010. "I also believe we need to continue to go after the terrorist strongholds and training bases wherever they are located. The war against terror is not over and the terrorists' goal remains the destruction of the United States and our way of life." (www.doughoffmanforcongress.com)
- Douglas Hoffman. Doug on the Issues: Same Sex Marriage. 22 September 2010. "I was brought up to believe marriage is between a man and a woman. That's how I feel. I don't want to persecute anyone but that's what I believe. Marriage ought to stay marriage. Period." (www.doughoffmanforcongress.com)
- Eagle Forum PAC. Doug Hoffman is endorsed by the Eagle Forum for the 2010 General Election. (www.eagleforum.org)
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