Rhonda Palazzo's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Issue Positions
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- "I support life from conception. I support mandatory ultrasounds for women seeking abortions, mandatory counseling prior to receiving an abortion and educating women of all ages about the value of life. We allow horrific abortion procedures knowing the baby feels the pain! We would have a national outcry if we murdered animals as inhumanely as human babies which are either burned alive in the womb or suctioned apart limb by limb. I believe in the future we will look back be appalled at this barbaric practice!" (votesmart.org)
- "Rhonda stands for your inalienable right to Life -- Hers is a voice for LIFE especially for the babies in the womb and for the very elderly. Rhonda chose LIFE for her daughter when she faced an unplanned pregnancy as a young woman. This experience allows her to stand for Life, representing the unborn children while bringing compassionate hope to their mothers." (justfacts.votesmart.org)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- "Rhonda promotes more competition in the Health Insurance marketplace work to make your health care more affordable. Rhonda commits to protect covering pre-existing conditions and to reduce government red tape. Rhonda understands that more competition between medical providers and hospitals is the best way to put you in control of your healthcare options. Rhonda will make sure you have the information you need to be in charge of your own and your family's health."
- "I support the first amendment which includes free speech. I believe groups should have the right of free speech and spending money to promote a message is speech." (votesmart.org)
- " I pray these Officers are ok and recover quickly, but everyone needs to understand the sacrifice the Police and First Responders give by putting their Lives on the line day in and day out for us all. I Fully Support these brave individuals and encourage you to do the same. Please pray for the Officers who were injured yesterday along with their families. May God Bless them all!" (www.facebook.com)
- "I support the Rule of Law and All of Our Dedicated Police Officers, Sherriff's Departments, and other Law Enforcement Agencies. I believe you shouldn't judge anyone until you've walked in their shoes. Who does John support?" (www.facebook.com)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- "Rhonda supports rebuilding our local and national infrastructure to create new jobs and to protect your future." (justfacts.votesmart.org)
- "When Rhonda sponsors legislation to allocate funds, it will reflect her expertise to achieve your priority to rebuild our economy." (justfacts.votesmart.org)
- "I support lowering of corporate and small business taxes for the simple reason that they both create jobs for Americans. I support less regulation and red tape that creates additional costs to these businesses." (votesmart.org)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- "I believe this should be left to the states. We have learned from common core and no child left behind that teachers spend entirely too much time testing and not enough time teaching. I believe each community should develop their own standards." (votesmart.org)
- "Rhonda stands for your choices about where and how your children should be educated. This includes making vocational education, trade schools and online schools more available at all levels. Whether parents choose public school, private or religious school or home school for your children, Rhonda supports your choice. Rhonda knows how important it is for your children to attend school close enough to your home so they can participate in extra-curricular activities and sports and so that you, parents, can be more involved with your children's schools." (justfacts.votesmart.org)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- Rated 92% by National Rifle Association (NRA) (justfacts.votesmart.org)
- "I support the Second Amendment to the Constitution which says no Government shall infringe upon the right to bear arms. We are a unique country and do not want to allow the globalist agenda to take away our ability to protect ourselves against tyranny. Many nations in history that have made it illegal for it's citizens to own weapons, have resulted in genocide and tyrannical dictatorships." (votesmart.org)
- "Rhonda stands for your inalienable right to Liberty and for all your constitutional rights. This especially includes upholding the Second Amendment to the Constitution which does not allow the government to "infringe" upon your right to bear arms." (justfacts.votesmart.org)
- "Absolutely! Many of the greatest attorneys, legislators and healthcare professionals have worked to make this law 'affordable" for the Federal Government, the States, Businesses and Individual Policy holders yet the ACA is still a horrible mess and far too expensive for hardworking Americans. We need to repeal and return to what was working prior to its passage, learn from our mistakes and deal with one segment of our health care system at a time. Ramming through this legislation was a very costly mistake to our country and citizens." (votesmart.org)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- "We had immigration laws that were working very well for our country for many years. Many people, including my grandfather, migrated to America and followed the requirements of law to become a citizen. They were proud of their new citizenship and became part of the culture that is America. I do believe we should allow exceptions for those hardworking, law abiding illegal immigrants to remain here during a limited and specified period of time while applying for legal residency and their green card." (votesmart.org)
- "I believe we should support and protect Israel as well as other Christian's in the Middle East. I believe we should do whatever we can to prevent hostile, terrorist regimes from obtaining weapons of mass destruction." (votesmart.org)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
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? | ||
| I support the sanctity of Life for both, the unborn and the elderly. | |||
| 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? | ||
| I support Social Security and Medicare. These people that paid into social security deserve to get what was promised to them. We need to stop "borrowing" from social security for other spending. | |||
| Yes | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| Unknown Position | Do you support the protection of government officials, including law enforcement officers, from personal liability in civil lawsuits concerning alleged misconduct? | ||
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| No | Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards? | ||
| I believe education should be left to the states and smaller communities. | |||
| Yes | 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? | ||
| No | Do you generally support gun-control legislation? | ||
| I support the Second Amendment to the Constitution as it is written. | |||
| 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? | ||
| I support the rule of law however, we could potentially change the law to allow those with families, who are gainfully employed and paying taxes as other citizens to remain in the US while applying for citizenship. I do believe we should deport criminal illegal aliens. | |||
| 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)? | ||
| Yes | Do you support reducing military intervention in Middle East conflicts? | ||
| Less war, more peace. There is a difference between war and using the "threat" of military force to prevent further wars. | |||
| No | Do you generally support removing barriers to international trade (for example: tariffs, quotas, etc.)? | ||
| I believe America needs to be more self sufficient and produce and or manufacture more products specifically those of national security including medicines, steel, automobiles, arms, etc. | |||
| I support The Presidents agenda to get Americans back to work, to build America's economy, to be energy independent, to lower taxes across the board, to incentivize buying American. I support our constitution and it's amendments to the fullest! I am prolife and support medical autonomy for each of us. I support a more competitive free marketplace for our medical insurance and medical system. I support school choice, more vocational training, online school, faith based schools, bringing patriotism and God back into our workplace, schools, government. I want our churches and communities to build an environment in which families thrive. |
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