Christina Hartman's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Christina Hartman has provided voters with clear stances on key issues by responding to the 2016 Political Courage Test.
Pennsylvania Congressional Election 2016 Political Courage Test
| Pro-choice | Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| We must recognize, protect and support a woman?s right to reproductive health and reproductive choice. Family planning is central to gender equality and women?s empowerment, and it is a key factor in reducing poverty. Women?s personal health decisions should be made by a woman, her family, and her faith, with the counsel of her doctor. I believe we must protect Planned Parenthood from Republican attacks. Additionally, when elected, I will defend the Affordable Care Act which has allowed millions of women access to affordable health care. | |||
| 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? | ||
| I believe that the high income earners can and should pay their fair share in taxes. | |||
| Yes | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| I plan to support legislative actions to overturn Citizens United and focus on the need for campaign finance reform. Democracy works best when all stakeholders have meaningful opportunities to participate. Citizen United has dealt a heavy blow to speech and civic participation. I would support a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United. | |||
| 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? | ||
| I believe we need to reform our criminal justice system. We need to end the era of mass incarceration, reform mandatory minimum sentences, and end private prisons. Encourage the use of smart strategies?like police body cameras?and end racial profiling to rebuild trust between law enforcement and communities, help formerly incarcerated individuals successfully re-enter society and reinstate the the voting rights of ex-offenders. | |||
| Yes | Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| No | 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? | ||
| Climate change is an urgent threat. Pennsylvania is blessed with abundant natural resources ? resources that we must carefully steward and protect from threats of pollution and climate change. Our bountiful farmland has been the key to our success for hundreds of years. Our environment impacts both our personal and economic well-being. As stewards of this land, we must protect and support our farmland to ensure that it is here for future generations. | |||
| Yes | Do you generally support gun-control legislation? | ||
| We've all been touched by the increased level of gun violence in this country, and we need to work together to end it. We must stop the illegal gun trade and make sure guns do not end up in the hands of criminals and domestic abusers. Most Americans, including many responsible gun owners like my dad, are in favor of sensible gun control. This includes universal background checks, closing of gun show loopholes, and ban on automatic and high capacity magazines meant for mass violence. | |||
| No | Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")? | ||
| I believe that affordable health care is a basic human right and applaud, President Obama for making Affordable Health Care for millions of American. In Congress, I will defend the Affordable Care Act and build on it to slow the growth of out-of-pocket costs. I believe we need to control rising prescription drug prices and hold drug companies accountable. Additionally, I believe we need to protect women?s access to reproductive health care, including contraception and safe, legal abortion. | |||
| No | Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? | ||
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| I believe comprehensive immigration reform should be the top priority of the next Congress and do believe we have a moral obligation to keep families together . We need create a pathway to citizenship, keep families together, and enable millions of workers to come out of the shadows. Promote naturalization and support immigrant integration and end family detention and close private immigrant detention centers. | |||
| Yes | Do you support same-sex marriage? | ||
| The federal government must provide LGBT Americans with basic protections from discrimination based on sexual orientation in all areas including employment, public accomodations, child custody, and housing. I also support a person's right to marry their partner, regardless of the couple's gender or sexuality. From an economic perspective, I support providing partners with the legal rights and privileges associated with marriage, and I will openly advocate for same sex couples to be included in any economic programs or benefits offered to heterosexual couples. | |||
| 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.
| Slightly Increase | a) Agriculture | ||
| Maintain Status | b) Arts | ||
| Slightly Decrease | c) Defense | ||
| Slightly Increase | d) Education | ||
| Slightly Increase | 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 | ||
| Slightly Increase | k) United Nations | ||
| Maintain Status | l) Welfare | ||
| m) Other or expanded categories | |||
| Slightly Increase | a) Capital gains taxes | ||
| Greatly Increase | b) Corporate taxes | ||
| Slightly Decrease | c) Small business taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | d) Excise taxes (alcohol) | ||
| Maintain Status | e) Excise taxes (cigarettes) | ||
| Maintain Status | f) Excise taxes (transportation fuel) | ||
| Slightly Decrease | g) Income taxes (low-income families) | ||
| Slightly Decrease | h) Income taxes (middle-income families) | ||
| Slightly Increase | i) Income taxes (high-income families) | ||
| Maintain Status | j) Inheritance taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | k) Payroll taxes | ||
| l) Other or expanded categories | |||
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