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Dan Bongino's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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Issue Positions

For Presidential and Congressional candidates who refuse to provide voters with their positions, Vote Smart has researched their public records to determine their likely responses. These issue positions are from 2016.

  • "I pledge to support life from conception to natural death." (www.bongino.com)
  • Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? "Pro-life" (votesmart.org)
  • In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? "No" (votesmart.org)
  • Signed a pledge stating, "Stop the Tax Hikes Permanently repeal all tax hikes, including those to the income, capital gains, and death taxes, currently scheduled to begin in 2011." (votesmart.org)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth? "No" (votesmart.org)
  • Signed a pledge stating, "End Runaway Government Spending: Impose a statutory cap limiting the annual growth in total federal spending to the sum of the inflation rate plus the percentage of population growth." (votesmart.org)
  • "[...] we must reorient our tax policy to encourage job growth rather than encourage tax growth. It is a false argument to state that pro-growth tax policies and a steady, predictable stream of federal tax revenue are conflicting priorities. As both Presidents Kennedy and Reagan demonstrated, growth-oriented tax policies can provide for vibrant job growth and the necessary revenue to fund the services provided for in our Constitution." (votesmart.org)
  • Do you support lowering taxes as a way of promoting growth in the economy? "Yes" (votesmart.org)
  • Do you support requiring states to implement education reforms in order to be eligible for competitive federal grants? "No" (votesmart.org)
  • "I pledge to support transformational education reform which returns tens of billions of taxpayer dollars back to local governments so that we can rebuild and restore our education system." (www.bongino.com)
  • Do you support building the Keystone XL pipeline? "Yes" (votesmart.org)
  • "Renewable energy sources such as wind, and solar should be allowed to compete in the free market without government involvement or interference." (votesmart.org)
  • Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? "No" (votesmart.org)
  • Signed a pledge stating, " Reject Cap & Trade Stop costly new regulations that would increase unemployment, raise consumer prices, and weaken the nation's global competitiveness with virtually no impact on global temperatures." (votesmart.org)
  • Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act? "Yes" (votesmart.org)
  • Signed a pledge stating, "Defund, Repeal, & Replace Government-run Health Care Defund, repeal and replace the recently passed government-run health care with a system that actually makes health care and insurance more affordable by enabling a competitive, open, and transparent free-market health care and health insurance system that isn't restricted by state boundaries." (votesmart.org)
  • Do you support requiring illegal immigrants to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? "No" (votesmart.org)
  • "Immigrants not only enrich our culture and diversity, but they also add wealth to our nation through human capital and innovation. However, breaking the law is unacceptable. That is why securing the border to stop trespassing and narco-trafficking should be a national priority. At the same time, we must also streamline the legal immigration process for those immigrants willing to relocate to the United States legally." (votesmart.org)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "Creating a secure environment for Americans doesn't mean eliminating every threat, every time. It involves the careful use of scarce and invaluable assets and American lives to create an environment where action creates a positive and definable outcome, and where an outcome is undefinable, we determine where the information gaps are, and we try to fill them." (votesmart.org)
  • Do you support targeting suspected terrorists outside of official theaters of conflict? "Yes" (votesmart.org)
  • Do you support allowing individuals to divert a portion of their Social Security taxes into personal retirement accounts? "Yes" (votesmart.org)
  • "People should have control over their retirement savings." (votesmart.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.
Pro-life Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
Yes In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending?
No In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
A simplified, efficient tax code will increase revenues and boost the economy.
Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
It is already illegal to accept corporate donations.
Yes Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes?
No Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
Yes Do you support lowering taxes as a way of promoting growth in the economy?
No Do you support providing tax incentives to businesses for the purpose of job creation?
No Do you support requiring states to implement education reforms in order to be eligible for competitive federal grants?
I strongly support school choice initiatives.
Yes Do you support building the Keystone XL pipeline?
Yes Do you support reducing restrictions on offshore energy production?
The U.S. can lead an environmentally-responsible energy revolution that drastically increases job growth across all sectors.
Do you believe that human activity is contributing to climate change?
No Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
No Do you support restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns?
Yes Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act?
No Do you support requiring illegal immigrants to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
Unknown Position Do you support same-sex marriage?
Yes Do you support targeting suspected terrorists outside of official theaters of conflict?
Should the U.S use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the United States from possessing a nuclear weapon?
Yes Do you support allowing individuals to divert a portion of their Social Security taxes into personal retirement accounts?
People should have control over their retirement savings.

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.

a) Agriculture
b) Arts
c) Defense
d) Education
e) Environment
f) Homeland Security
g) International aid
h) Medical Research
i) Scientific Research
j) Space exploration
k) United Nations
l) Welfare
m) Other or expanded categories
a) Capital gains taxes
b) Corporate taxes
c) Excise taxes (alcohol)
d) Excise taxes (cigarettes)
e) Excise taxes (transportation fuel)
f) Income taxes (low-income families)
g) Income taxes (middle-income families)
h) Income taxes (high-income families)
i) Inheritance taxes
j) Payroll taxes
What people make in income is their money. The tax code should be based on consumption resulting in simplification and allowing people to save and advance their families? priorities.
We need to boost the economy to improve job growth by reforming the tax code. A simpler tax code will enable people to save and invest and business to hire more employees. The Affordable Care Act is a horrible law and needs to be repealed and replaced with measures that increase consumer choice and flexibility. With new threats of terrorism emerging in the Middle East, we need improved security and intelligence to prevent attacks at home.

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