Susan Wild is currently being tested through the 2022 Political Courage Test.
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 2022.
Pro-choice | Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
I am an EMILY's List-endorsed candidate and am wholeheartedly pro-choice (running against two anti-choice Democrats in my primary). |
Yes | In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? | ||
Yes | In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending? | ||
I support raising tax rates on the highest earners. |
Yes | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
I would like to see us move toward publicly funded elections that completely remove "dark" and corporate money from our political process. |
Yes | Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
No | Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth? |
Yes | Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)? | ||
Yes | Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? |
Yes | Do you generally support gun-control legislation? | ||
I would support reinstating the 1994 assault weapons ban, banning "bump stocks," raising the eligible age for gun purchases, and creating a universal background checks, among other measures. |
No | Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")? | ||
The Affordable Care Act can be improved upon, but that in no way includes dismantling or repealing it. It was a great start that I believe should set us on a course toward a Medicare for all-type program. |
No | Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border? | ||
No | Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? |
Yes | Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes? | ||
Yes, and I have signed Sen. Bernie Sanders' petition calling for the legalization of marijuana and an end to the failed "War on Drugs." |
No | Should the United States use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a nuclear weapon? | ||
Yes | Do you support increased American intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts beyond air support? | ||
Both of these answers deserve follow up: First, I believe diplomacy is the most proven, best approach to preventing hostile governments from possessing a nuclear weapon. Second, I would support increased intervention only in the sense of diplomacy and coalition building � putting boots on the ground in that region with no end in sight will be a failure. |
My campaign is all about Families, and that�s why my top priorities in Congress will be: (1) establishing a Medicare for all system, so no family has to face bankruptcy due to medical bills; (2) protecting Social Security at all costs, so no seniors face financial uncertainty after a lifetime earning their benefits and playing by the rules; and implementing campaign finance reform to get dark money out of politics. When more revenue is needed to make these priorities a reality, I support increasing taxes on the highest income earners and reducing defense spending. |
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