Maria Espinoza's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Maria Espinoza has provided voters with clear stances on key issues by responding to the 2020 Political Courage Test.
Texas Congressional Election 2020 Political Courage Test
| 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 increasing defense spending? | ||
| I believe President Trump has given our military the funding they need to re-build what Obama tore down through his neglect and disdain for our military. Furthermore, President Trump is on the right path on insisting other countries pay their share in the cost of our military assisting in their defense. Therefore, from what I've read and not being in the "inside" we don't need to increase the defense budget. | |||
| 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? | ||
| Yes | Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")? | ||
| I am also listening to challenges from physicians in various fields. | |||
| 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? | ||
| Yes | Do you generally support removing barriers to international trade (for example: tariffs, quotas, etc.)? | ||
| However, we must protect our American businesses by preventing foreign manufacturers, that pay their workers a very low hourly wage, from flooding our markets with cheap goods. | |||
| Place Americans 1st. Stop socialism that's creeping in USA thru: Education (no 'indoctrination'), Immigration (no open borders), & Health care (no ACA/Obamacare). Secure borders & remove illegal aliens. Remain a sovereign nation. Those who wish to immigrate must assimilate, embrace our system of government and Constitution. Education: Teach: Civics, US history, reading, writing and arithmetic. Bring back prayer, Pledge of Allegiance, & country pride. Eliminate Dept. of Education, place control in parents/local hands. Heath care: Repeal ACA. Return control to individuals, allow free-market to level costs, regulate unfair Rx costs, no hospital system monopolies. Preserve sacred doctor-patient relationships. |
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