Shaun Brown's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Issue Positions
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- Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? "Pro-choice" (votesmart.org)
- In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending? "No" (votesmart.org)
- "We must stand together and close those loop holes for billionaires that have protected the "super rich" while destroying Americaâs "middle class." (www.shaunbrownforcongress.org)
- In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? "Yes" "Yes, I think it's fair to ask the top one percent, the richest of the rich, to contribute more. This is not an attack on the wealthy, simply a course correction for the tax code." (votesmart.org)
- Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? "Yes" "I would support eliminating unlimited corporate financial support. Like the ACLU, I support a comprehensive and meaningful system of public financing that would help create a level playing field for every qualified candidate. I support disclosure rules, reasonable limits on campaign contributions and the stricter enforcement of existing bans on coordination between candidates and super PACs." (votesmart.org)
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- "I want to level the playing field by bringing manufacturing and jobs back to America and Virginia with a focus on improving our transportation infrastructure." (www.shaunbrownforcongress.org)
- Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth? "Yes" (votesmart.org)
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- Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)? "Yes" (votesmart.org)
- Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? "Yes" (votesmart.org)
- "Solidarity for our brothers and sisters sitting in on the floor of the House today. If elected, I will fight alongside them for gun reform." (twitter.com)
- Do you generally support gun-control legislation? "Yes" (votesmart.org)
- Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")? "No" (votesmart.org)
- Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? "No" (votesmart.org)
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- "protecting Social Security and Medicare[...] " (www.shaunbrownforcongress.org)
This candidate has responded to a Political Courage Test in a previous election. As a continued effort to provide the American public with factual information on candidates running for public office, these archived responses are made available here.
| No | 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? | ||
| Yes, I think it's fair to ask the top one percent, the richest of the rich, to contribute more. This is not an attack on the wealthy, simply a course correction for the tax code. | |||
| Yes | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| I would support eliminating unlimited corporate financial support. Like the ACLU, I support a comprehensive and meaningful system of public financing that would help create a level playing field for every qualified candidate. I support disclosure rules, reasonable limits on campaign contributions and the stricter enforcement of existing bans on coordination between candidates and super PACs. | |||
| No | Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes? | ||
| Yes | Do you support alternatives to incarceration for certain non-violent offenders such as mandatory counseling or substance abuse treatment? | ||
| No | Do you support mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent drug offenders? | ||
| Yes | Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| Yes | Do you support lowering taxes as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| Yes | Do you support providing tax incentives to businesses for the purpose of job creation? | ||
| No | Do you support building the Keystone XL pipeline? | ||
| Yes | Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)? | ||
| Yes | Do you support increased regulations on the hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") industry? | ||
| Yes | Do you believe that human activity is contributing to climate change? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| No | Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? | ||
| No | Do you support increased American intervention in Iraq and Syria beyond air support? | ||
| Yes | Should the U.S use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the United States from possessing a nuclear weapon? | ||
| Yes, if diplomatic efforts are not successful. | |||
| No | Do you support allowing individuals to divert a portion of their Social Security taxes into personal retirement accounts? | ||
SpendingIndicate what federal spending levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one number per category; you can use a number more than once.TaxesIndicate what federal tax levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one number per category; you can use a number more than once.
| Maintain Status | a) Agriculture | ||
| Maintain Status | b) Arts | ||
| Maintain Status | c) Defense | ||
| Maintain Status | d) Education | ||
| Maintain Status | e) Environment | ||
| Maintain Status | f) Homeland Security | ||
| Maintain Status | g) International aid | ||
| Maintain Status | h) Medical Research | ||
| Maintain Status | i) Scientific Research | ||
| Maintain Status | j) Space exploration | ||
| Maintain Status | k) United Nations | ||
| Maintain Status | l) Welfare | ||
| Maintain Status | a) Capital gains taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | b) Corporate taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | c) Small business taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | d) Excise taxes (alcohol) | ||
| Maintain Status | e) Excise taxes (cigarettes) | ||
| Maintain Status | f) Excise taxes (transportation fuel) | ||
| Maintain Status | g) Income taxes (low-income families) | ||
| Maintain Status | h) Income taxes (middle-income families) | ||
| Maintain Status | i) Income taxes (high-income families) | ||
| Maintain Status | j) Inheritance taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | k) Payroll taxes | ||
| Maintain current levels until a full audit can be conducted of all spending. | |||
| Maintain current status until a full evaluation of rates is completed. | |||
| My top priority in Washington will be to work to level the playing field. We?re truly all in this together, but those with more money, more power and more resources inevitably find themselves with more access to the corridors of power. The system is, in many ways, broken, but that doesn?t mean that things can?t change. If lobbyists are literally writing the legislation, then something is amiss. My loyalty is, of course, to the United States of America, but more specifically the residents of Virginia?s 2nd district, Democrat and Republican alike. I?ll be working on their behalf, representing their interests. |
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