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April Freeman's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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April Freeman has provided voters with clear stances on key issues by responding to the 2018 Political Courage Test.

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Florida Congressional Election 2018 Political Courage Test

Abortion

Pro-choice

Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?

Budget

Yes		In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending?
Yes		In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
"I support the FAST (Fair Automatic Simple Tax) Plan [...] FAST PLAN consists of 3 Basic Tax Rates: 1. Permanent Tax Rate â¢ Individuals: consists of 8 brackets that range from 2% to 19.4% â¢ Corporations: 6% to 6.5% suggested" http://www.aprilfreeman.com/tax (www.aprilfreeman.com) "Our current plan threatens our Constitutional Democracy. It puts our economy, the middle-Class, working families and the poor at risk while favoring corporations and the extremely wealthy that are not paying their fair share." http://www.aprilfreeman.com/tax (www.aprilfreeman.com) "I support the FAST (Fair Automatic Simple Tax) Plan [...] FAST PLAN consists of 3 Basic Tax Rates: 1. Permanent Tax Rate â¢ Individuals: consists of 8 brackets that range from 2% to 19.4% â¢ Corporations: 6% to 6.5% suggested" http://www.aprilfreeman.com/tax (www.aprilfreeman.com) "Our current plan threatens our Constitutional Democracy. It puts our economy, the middle-Class, working families and the poor at risk while favoring corporations and the extremely wealthy that are not paying their fair share." http://www.aprilfreeman.com/tax (www.aprilfreeman.com)
Upper Income Earners -- CEO's should not be paying a lower tax rate than their employees.

Campaign Finance

Yes		Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
"One of the biggest issues with our political system is the influx of money, power, and influence from special interests. These powerful groups can buy their way into our government, putting their wants ahead of the American People. With the Supreme Court's 2010 decision in Citizens United v. FEC, large corporations, super PACs, and other special interests essentially have an unlimited say and control in our government. Regardless of party, this influx of money is catastrophic on our system of government, and more importantly, our way of life. that's why I vow to you, I will support a Constitutional Amendment to repeal Citizen's United, and return the power of the government back to where it should be, The People!" http://www.aprilfreeman.com/money_in_politics (www.aprilfreeman.com) "One of the biggest issues with our political system is the influx of money, power, and influence from special interests. These powerful groups can buy their way into our government, putting their wants ahead of the American People. With the Supreme Court's 2010 decision in Citizens United v. FEC, large corporations, super PACs, and other special interests essentially have an unlimited say and control in our government. Regardless of party, this influx of money is catastrophic on our system of government, and more importantly, our way of life. that's why I vow to you, I will support a Constitutional Amendment to repeal Citizen's United, and return the power of the government back to where it should be, The People!" http://www.aprilfreeman.com/money_in_politics (www.aprilfreeman.com)
I believe in Campaign Finance Reform and the Complete Reversal of Citizens United.

Economy

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?

Education

Yes

Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?

Energy & Environment

Yes		Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
Yes		Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?

Guns

Yes		Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
Expanded Background Checks and bipartisan efforts to make us safer.

Health Care

No		Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
We should fix the issues, and also include coverage for pre-existing conditions, coverage for children to 26 YOA and expand to a medicare for all system.

Immigration

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?

Marijuana

Yes

Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes?

National Security

Unknown Position		Should the United States use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a nuclear weapon?
Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate’s position.
Unknown Position		Do you support increased American intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts beyond air support?
Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate’s position.
We should always use diplomatic efforts, before using military force. We need to make decisions on each intervention individually.

Administrative Priorities

Please explain in a total of 100 words or less, your top two or three priorities if elected. If they require additional funding for implementation, please explain how you would obtain this funding.

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