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Mariannette Miller-Meeks' Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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On The Ballot: Running, Republican for U.S. House (IA) - District 1

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  • Rated 100% by National Right to Life Committee (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "Our military exists to defend, serve, and protect our nation, especially the innocent and defenseless. Biden’s radical, illegal abortion rules ensure the deaths of thousands of unborn children." (x.com)
  • "Proud to sign on to cosponsor and sign the discharge petition in support of @RepAnnWagner, @SteveScalise, and @RepKatCammack's Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. #IA02" (x.com)
  • Voted in favor of HR 26 "Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act" (votesmart.org)
  • "The Limit, Save, and Grow Act is designed to grow the American economy while saving taxpayers money without cutting veterans’ benefits, Social Security, or Medicare. I will always fight to protect veterans and improve their benefits." (x.com)
  • "Rural areas are already faced with limited healthcare resources, and looming Medicare cuts would be disastrous. I was proud to lead 113 of my colleagues in a letter urging intervention to protect our rural communities and prevent cuts to Medicare." (x.com)
  • Voted against S 610 "Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act" (votesmart.org)
  • Rated 78% by FreedomWorks (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "I applaud @GOPleader for his willingness to stand up for hardworking Americans and for fighting against the reckless tax-and-spend reconciliation package put forward by the Administration and the *slim* majority in Congress." (x.com)
  • "Once again @KimReynoldsIA leadership is unmatched! Through this bipartisan tax cut, Iowans will be able to keep more of their hard earned money." (x.com)
  • "I promised no one under $400,000 will pay more in taxes"….inflation is the more insidious regressive tax that affects low income, working families and seniors on a fixed income. Prez Biden broke that promise 4 months into his presidency." (x.com)
  • "I applaud @GOPleader for his willingness to stand up for hardworking Americans and for fighting against the reckless tax-and-spend reconciliation package put forward by the Administration and the *slim* majority in Congress." (x.com)
  • Rated 78% by FreedomWorks (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Rated 100% by National Association of Police Organizations (NAPO) (votesmart.org)
  • Voted against HR 1280 "George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 2670 "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024" (votesmart.org)
  • "I voted in favor of the largest military pay raise in 20 years." (millermeeks.house.gov)
  • Voted in favor of HR 7900 "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted against HR 5376 "Build Back Better Act" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted against HR 1319 "American Resue Plan Act of 2021" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted against HR 3684 "Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted against HR 8294 "Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023" (votesmart.org)
  • "This is unacceptable! With gas prices at an all time high and inflation reaching 9.1% we need to be taking care of Americans first! Recently I introduced an amendment to stop this reckless policy decision" (x.com)
  • "Bidenomics is falling flat. Since President Biden took office, inflation has surged by as much as 19.4%. In Iowa, families are feeling the squeeze, with the average household now coughing up an extra $10,519 each year for the same goods and services they enjoyed in 2021. Real wages have taken a hit too, dropping by 3.9%. And as if that wasn’t enough, gas prices remain stubbornly high nationwide, making everyday expenses even more burdensome. For young Iowans, the dream of owning a home is slipping further away due to soaring prices and tough lending standards. Renters aren't catching a break either, as rental costs continue their upward climb, adding to the financial strain on households already struggling to make ends meet." (millermeeks.house.gov)
  • "The solution to lowering inflation isn't rocket science—it's fiscal responsibility. We need to rein in spending, prioritize investments in American businesses, and enact policies that promote economic growth without fueling inflation. But instead of tightening the purse strings, President Biden has been doubling down on spending." (millermeeks.house.gov)
  • "Combatting Bidenomics: I voted in favor of H.R. 7176, the Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2024. This bill repeals restrictions on the import and export of natural gas implemented by the Biden Administration. LNG exports are expected to create 453,000 jobs and add $73 billion to the U.S. economy by 2040. I introduced the ONSHORE Act: which would help strengthen our supply chains by giving communities the tools that they need to attract manufacturing jobs, companies, and facilities. I voted NO on the $740 billion so called "Inflation Reduction Act." This bill not only caused inflation to rise, but also hired 87,000 IRS agents. I cosponsored H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act, which aims to boost the economy by ending restrictions on energy production, promoting domestic mineral production and streamlining permitting processes." (millermeeks.house.gov)
  • Rated 0% by National Education Association (NEA) (votesmart.org)
  • "U.S. appeals court temporarily halts the Biden administration’s student-loan-forgiveness program" (x.com)
  • Voted against HR 2547 "Comprehensive Debt Collection Improvement Act" (votesmart.org)
  • "Honored to receive the "Renewable Energy Champion Award" tonight from the American Council of Renewable Energy. I’ll continue to promote Iowa’s great model of renewable energy options and innovation." (x.com)
  • "#Iowa and the U.S. are global leaders in clean energy. We must reduce emissions, not choices. It’s time to unleash America’s energy potential!" (x.com)
  • "As Republicans, being involved in the climate and clean energy conversation is extremely important. This was my third year attending COP and I was honored to represent #IA01 and our agricultural priorities at COP28" (x.com)
  • "I am honored to have been named the next chair of the @climate_caucus! I look forward to continuing to promote an any-of-the-above strategy for ensuring U.S. energy dominance, while simultaneously reducing emissions for a cleaner, healthier planet." (x.com)
  • Voted in favor of HR 1: "Lower Energy Costs Act" (votesmart.org)
  • "US gas prices have soared to the highest summertime level in over a decade. President Biden’s response? Shut down more American energy development in Alaska to increase our reliance on foreign adversaries." (x.com)
  • Rated 100% by American Energy Alliance (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 21: "Strategic Production Response Act" (votesmart.org)
  • "We need less government in our healthcare, not more." (x.com)
  • "Paid family leave is an issue that affects both sides of the aisle. I’m proud to join @RepBice and @RepHoulahan to work on bipartisan legislation for paid family leave." (x.com)
  • Voted in favor of HR 5378: "Lower Costs, More Transparency Act" (votesmart.org)
  • "The people of Iowa sent me to Congress to work on health care reform, lower the cost of prescription drugs, help end this pandemic, and get Iowans safely back to work. That will remain my focus." (x.com)
  • Voted in favor of HR 6833: "The Affordable Insulin Now Act" (votesmart.org)
  • Rated 90% by NumbersUSA (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "Last month the House passed my Resolution condemning the use of school facilities to house illegal immigrants in a bipartisan vote. Tonight, the House will take up H.R. 3941 to officially prohibit the practice once and for all." (x.com)
  • "Last week, I joined @RepStefanik in introducing the BE GONE Act, legislation that would block and deport immigrants with sex crime convictions from the United States. @SenJoniErnst introduced this bill in the Senate, and I am proud to support it." (x.com)
  • Voted against HR 6: "American Dream and Promise Act of 2021" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 8030: "Indo-Pacific Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 3033: "Solidify Iran Sanctions Act of 2023" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 6015: "Iran Sanctions Accountability Act of 2023" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 8035: "Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 8035: "Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024" (votesmart.org)
  • "I do not support sending American soldiers into eastern #Ukraine. We just ended one war, we don't need to jump into another. I do support the US, NATO, EU, and our allies sending supplies and providing support to counter #Russia's invasion of a sovereign nation." (x.com)
  • Voted in favor of HR 7691: "Making emergency supplemental appropriations for assistance for the situation in Ukraine for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes." (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of S 3522: "Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 7521: "Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act" (votesmart.org)
  • "TikTok is gathering personal data and sharing it with our adversaries. We can’t allow this app—or any future app—to spy on users and stockpile sensitive personal information." (x.com)
  • "TikTok not only threatens the safety of our children, but it presents a serious national security risk, too." (x.com)
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.
The Political Courage Test asks candidates which items they will support if elected. It does not ask them to indicate which items they will oppose. Through extensive research of public polling data, we discovered that voters are more concerned with what candidates would support when elected to office, not what they oppose. If a candidate does not select a response to any part or all of any question, it does not necessarily indicate that the candidate is opposed to that particular item.

Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding abortion.

a) Abortions should always be illegal.
b) Abortions should always be legal.
c) Abortions should be legal only within the first trimester.
X d) Abortions should be legal when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape.
X e) Abortions should be legal when the life of the woman is endangered.
f) Dilation and extraction or "partial-birth" abortion procedures should be legal.
X g) Medicare, Medicaid, and federal subsidies should be prohibited from being used on abortion procedures.
h) Other or expanded principles.

Indicate what federal funding levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one number per category, you can use a number more than once.1) Budget Priorities2) Defense Spending3) 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.Family Income TaxesOther TaxesDeductions/Credits

Maintain Status a) Agriculture
Maintain Status b) Arts
Maintain Status c) Defense
Slightly Increase d) Education
Maintain Status e) Environment
Slightly Increase f) FEMA
Maintain Status g) Homeland security
Slightly Decrease h) International aid
Maintain Status i) Law enforcement (Federal)
Slightly Increase j) Law enforcement (State)
Maintain Status k) Medical research
Maintain Status l) National parks
Maintain Status m) Public health services
Slightly Increase n) Scientific research
Maintain Status o) Space exploration programs
Slightly Increase p) Transportation and highway infrastructure
Slightly Decrease q) United Nations
Maintain Status r) Welfare
s) Other or expanded categories
Maintain Status a) Armed forces personnel training
Maintain Status b) Intelligence operations
Maintain Status c) Military hardware
Maintain Status d) Modernization of weaponry and equipment
Slightly Increase e) National missile defense
Slightly Increase f) Pay for active duty personnel
Slightly Increase g) Programs to improve troop retention rates
Maintain Status h) Research and development of new weapons
Slightly Increase i) Troop and equipment readiness
j) Other or expanded categories
Eliminate a) Less than $12,000
Slightly Decrease b) $12,001-$40,000
Slightly Decrease c) $40,001-$100,000
Maintain Status d) $100,001-$180,000
Maintain Status e) $180,001-$350,000
Maintain Status f) $350,001 and above
g) Other or expanded categories
Maintain Status a) Alcohol taxes
Slightly Decrease b) Capital gains taxes
Maintain Status c) Cigarette taxes
Slightly Decrease d) Corporate taxes
Maintain Status e) Gasoline taxes
Eliminate f) Inheritance taxes
Maintain Status a) Charitable contribution deduction
Slightly Increase b) Child tax credit
Slightly Increase c) Earned income tax credit
Slightly Increase d) Medical expense deduction
Maintain Status e) Mortgage deduction
Slightly Increase f) Student loan credit
g) Other or expanded categories
Yes 4) Do you support the permanent repeal of the federal estate tax?
Yes 5) Do you support requiring the federal budget to be balanced each year?
6) Other or expanded principles
(e) percentage

Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding campaign finance and government reform.

X a) Support increasing the amount individuals are permitted to contribute to federal campaigns.
X b) Prohibit Political Action Committee (PAC) contributions to candidates for federal office.
c) Allow unregulated soft money campaign contributions to political parties or committees.
X d) Remove all contribution limits on federal campaigns and parties.
X e) Support prohibiting ads containing candidates' name that are paid for by third parties from airing 60 days before a primary and 30 days before a general federal election.
f) Support instant run-off voting (IRV).
g) Support designating Election Day as a national holiday.
X h) Support giving the President the power of the line item veto for items concerning appropriations.
i) Support limiting the President's use of signing statements in order to prevent an alternative interpretation of the bill.
j) Support a federal shield law to protect reporter-source privilege.
k) Other or expanded principles

Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding crime.

a) Support the use of the death penalty for federal crimes.
b) Eliminate the use of the death penalty for federal crimes.
X c) Support programs to provide prison inmates with vocational and job-related skills and job-placement assistance when released.
X d) Support programs to provide prison inmates with drug and alcohol addiction treatment.
e) Reduce prison sentences for those who commit non-violent crimes.
f) Support mandatory jail sentences for selling illegal drugs.
X g) Support strict penalties for internet crime (e.g. hacking, identity theft, worms/viruses).
h) Require that crimes based on sexual orientation be prosecuted as federal hate crimes.
i) Other or expanded principles

Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding education.

a) Support the federal government funding universal pre-K programs.
X b) Allow parents to use vouchers to send their children to any public school.
X c) Allow parents to use vouchers to send their children to any private or religious school.
X d) Allow teachers and professionals to receive federal funding to establish charter or magnet schools.
X e) Increase funding for the Pell Grant program.
X f) Decrease interest rates of Stafford Loans.
X g) Support federal tax incentives to help families save for college.
X h) Ban university financial aid officers from owning stock in or accepting gifts from student loan lenders.
X i) Require universities to disclose financial relationships with lenders.
j) Support federal education standards and testing requirements for K-12 students (No Child Left Behind).
X k) Eliminate all federal education standards and testing requirements for K-12 students (No Child Left Behind).
testing done as child enters grade, mid-year and at end of year to compare child's progress

Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding employment.

X a) Increase funding for national job-training programs that retrain displaced workers or teach skills needed in today’s job market.
X b) Reduce government regulation of the private sector.
X c) Encourage employers to offer child care services, flex-time scheduling, comp-time, and unpaid leave for family emergencies.
d) Increase the federal minimum wage.
e) Support the right of workers to unionize.
f) Eliminate all federal programs designed to reduce unemployment.
g) Include sexual orientation in federal anti-discrimination laws.
h) Include gender identity in federal anti-discrimination laws.
i) Other or expanded principles

Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding the environment and energy.

a) Strengthen the regulation and enforcement of the Clean Water Act.
b) Strengthen the regulation and enforcement of the Clean Air Act.
X c) Support increased development of traditional energy resources (e.g. coal, natural gas, oil).
X d) Strengthen emission controls on all gasoline and diesel-powered engines, including cars, trucks, and sport utility vehicles.
X e) Strengthen fuel efficiency standards on all gasoline and diesel-powered engines, including cars, trucks, and sport utility vehicles.
X f) Support domestic oil exploration in areas that are currently restricted.
X g) Encourage further development and use of alternative fuels.
X h) Support the use of ethanol as an alternative fuel.
X i) Support research and development of nuclear reactors as an alternative energy source.
X j) Allow energy producers to trade pollution credits under "cap and trade" laws.
k) Support international mandatory emission targets to limit global warming.
l) Support international voluntary emission targets to limit global warming.
m) Other or expanded principles

Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding guns.On (c) and (d), indicate what levels (#1-6) you support for the following categories.

X a) Allow individuals to carry concealed guns.
b) Ban the sale, ownership or possession of handguns except by law enforcement and other government officials.
Maintain Status c) Enforcement of existing restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns.
Maintain Status d) Restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns.
e) Other or expanded principles

Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding health.

a) Implement a universal healthcare program to guarantee coverage to all Americans, regardless of income.
X b) Expand eligibility for tax-free medical savings accounts.
c) Allow the importation of prescription drugs into the United States.
d) Support expanding prescription drug coverage under Medicare.
X e) Offer tax credits to individuals and small businesses to offset the cost of insurance coverage.
X f) Support expanding child healthcare programs.
g) Providing healthcare is not a responsibility of the federal government.
h) Other or expanded principles

Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding immigration.

a) Decrease the number of legal immigrants allowed into the country.
X b) Establish English as the official national language.
X c) Support a temporary worker program.
X d) Support harsher financial punishments for those who knowingly employ illegal immigrants.
e) Support amnesty for illegal immigrants already working in the United States.
f) Illegal immigrants should have to return to their countries of origin before being considered for citizenship.
X g) Illegal immigrants should be given a pathway to citizenship.
X h) Support merit-based visas over family-based visas.
i) Other or expanded principles

International AidIndicate which principles you support (if any) regarding international aid.International PolicyIndicate which principles you support (if any) regarding international policy.International TradeIndicate which principles you support (if any) regarding international trade.

X a) Support the United States granting aid to countries when extraordinary circumstances cause disaster and threaten civilian lives.
X b) Support the United States granting aid to countries when it is in the security interests of the United States.
c) Eliminate United States aid for any nation with documented human rights abuses.
d) Aid granted by the United States should be scaled back and eventually eliminated.
e) Other or expanded principles
Yes a) Should the United States continue to provide leadership in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process?
Undecided b) Should the United States support the creation of a Palestinian state?
Undecided c) Should the United States impose greater international sanctions on Iran if it continues to defy United Nations mandates?
Yes d) Should the United States support the Lebanese government against insurgent forces?
Undecided e) Should the United States maintain its troop levels in Iraq?
No f) Should the United States withdraw its troops from Iraq?
Yes h) Should the United States apply greater economic and diplomatic sanctions against North Korea if it fails to abide by its agreement to suspend its nuclear program?
Undecided i) Should the United States increase financial support for Afghanistan?
Undecided j) Should the United States increase military support for Afghanistan?
Yes k) Should the United States trade nuclear fuel to India for civilian purposes?
No l) Should the United States decrease financial support for Pakistan?
No m) Should the United States decrease military support for Pakistan?
Undecided n) Should the United States be involved in bringing an end to the violence in Darfur, Sudan?
Undecided o) Should the United States be involved in bringing an end to the violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo?
Undecided p) Should the United States provide economic and military support to the Transitional Government of Somalia?
Yes q) Should the United States use sanctions to encourage the government of Zimbabwe to end its human rights abuses?
Yes r) Should the United States support the creation of an independent nation of Kosovo?
s) Other or expanded principles
Undecided a) Do you support the United States imposing economic sanctions on China?
No b) Do you support the United States imposing trade sanctions on Venezuela?
Yes c) Do you support the United States involvement in free trade agreements?
Yes d) Do you support the United States involvement in intergovernmental organizations dedicated to trade?
e) Other or expanded principles
Withdrawal based on recommendations from in-theatre commanders and Iraqi government

Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding national security.

Yes a) Do you support using military tribunals to try suspected terrorists when ordinary civilian courts are deemed inappropriate or impractical?
Undecided b) Should law enforcement agencies have greater discretion to monitor domestic communications, to prevent future terrorist attacks?
Undecided c) Should the United States hold foreign states accountable for terrorists who operate in their country?
No d) Should the federal government increase funding to states and cities for homeland security?
No e) Do you support pre-emptive military strikes against countries deemed to be a threat to United States national security?
No f) Do you support the creation of a federal identification card system?
No g) Do you support long-term use of National Guard troops to supplement the armed forces in assignments overseas?
Yes h) Should the United States expand its missile defense shield?
i) Other or expanded principles

Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding social issues.

No a) Should same-sex couples be allowed to marry?
Undecided b) Do you support a federal constitutional amendment defining marriage as between a man and a woman?
Yes c) Do you support federal funding for research on existing embryonic stem cell lines?
Undecided d) Do you support federal funding to create lines of stem cells from new embryos?
Undecided e) Should the federal government consider race and gender in government contracting decisions?
Undecided f) Should the federal government continue affirmative action programs?
Yes g) Should the federal government regulate internet gambling?
h) Other or expanded principles

Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding Social Security.

X a) Allow workers to invest a portion of their payroll tax in private accounts that they manage themselves.
b) Ensure the viability of Social Security by increasing the payroll tax.
X c) Decrease benefits paid to retirees.
X d) Support proportional increases of Social Security benefits based on the cost of living index.
X e) Raise the retirement age for individual eligibility to receive full Social Security benefits.
(c) not current

Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding welfare and poverty.

X a) Require welfare recipients to spend at least 40 hours a week in a combination of work and training programs.
X b) Continue to give states and local governments flexibility in and responsibility for welfare programs through federal block grants.
c) Support housing assistance for welfare recipients.
d) Abolish all federal welfare programs.
e) Other or expanded principles
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