William Hayward's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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William Hayward has provided voters with clear stances on key issues by responding to the 2020 Political Courage Test.
Texas Congressional Election 2020 Political Courage Test
| Pro-life | Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| Only for health of saving the mother. | |||
| No | In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? | ||
| Yes | Do you support expanding federal funding to support entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare? | ||
| We need to remove federal programs like the DOE. Reduce Gov. Spending. SS and Medicare are for retired people who paid into the system. | |||
| 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 requiring states to adopt federal education standards? | ||
| Remove DOE. Education is a state's right not the federal Gov. | |||
| 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? | ||
| Energy development comes from privet research not from Federal Gov. Greenhouse Gas are natural, plant more trees and stop dumping garbage into the sea. | |||
| No | Do you generally support gun-control legislation? | ||
| 2nd Amendment Right, Every law-abiding American citizen should have the right to carry firearms. | |||
| 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? | ||
| The Southern Wall must first be finished with proper security and manpower then address illegal immigration. | |||
| 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)? | ||
| No | Do you support reducing military intervention in Middle East conflicts? | ||
| We must keep some US Military in the Middle East for intel and remove terrorists. | |||
| Yes | Do you generally support removing barriers to international trade (for example: tariffs, quotas, etc.)? | ||
| Free Trade means less war and more communication between people and countries. | |||
| 1. Support Donald J. Trump and find those responsible for trying to overthrow the US Government. 2. Get the Wall finished with proper security and personal, after, then work on Immigration Reform. 3. Remove all and arrest all drug dealers. 4. Clean-up our cities with homeless people through opening mental institutions, job training, housing, and opportunities for job or going to jail for those who refuse to get off streets. |
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