Jay Kinzler's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Jay Kinzler has provided voters with clear stances on key issues by responding to the 2020 Political Courage Test.
Illinois Congressional Election 2020 Political Courage Test
| Pro-life | Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| I do have reservations when it comes to Rape and the Life of the Mother. | |||
| No | In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? | ||
| No | 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 federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| Yes | Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| No | Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)? | ||
| No | Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| I am in favor of renewable eneregy when feasible. I am a conservationist and believe we need to protect our environment from pollutants. | |||
| No | Do you generally support gun-control legislation? | ||
| I believe in the 2nd amendment but criminals, domestic abusers, and the mentally ill should not have guns. | |||
| Yes | Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border? | ||
| Yes | Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? | ||
| Yes | 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? | ||
| We should on ly be involved in conflicts where there is a clear benefit to our nation. | |||
| Yes | Do you generally support removing barriers to international trade (for example: tariffs, quotas, etc.)? | ||
| I believe in free trade but also prevention of other countries taking advantage of us. | |||
| Provide all residents with good quality and affordable healthcare. Fight political corruption. Keep our families and communities safe from domestic crime here at home and from international evil from terrorists, rogue nations and socialist/ communist dictators abroad. We do this by supporting our police and first responders here and our military around the world. Secure our borders. |
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