Rob Davidson's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Rob Davidson has provided voters with clear stances on key issues by responding to the 2018 Political Courage Test.
Michigan Congressional Election 2018 Political Courage Test
| Pro-choice | Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| AS an emergency physician, I strongly believe that a woman should have the freedom to make private health decisions with her physician and healthcare provider, without interference from the government or other third parties. | |||
| 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 believe wealthy corporations and billionaires should pay their fair share. Investing in our people, for the people, from healthcare for all and strong schools to healthy lakes and safe drinking water, must be priorities for the United States. | |||
| Yes | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| Dark money and out-of-control corporate campaign money is corrupting Congress, and encouraging too many career politicians in Washington to work for their campaign donors and not for the people they're supposed to represent. | |||
| 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? | ||
| I believe wealthy corporations and billionaires should pay their fair share. Investing in our people, for the people, from healthcare for all and strong schools to healthy lakes and safe drinking water, must be priorities for the United States. | |||
| No | Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards? | ||
| As a trustee at our local public school district (Spring Lake Public Schools) and a parent with three children in our public schools, I believe in local control of our public schools because every community is different and parents and educators must be allowed to impact education in ways that work best for their community. | |||
| 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? | ||
| As an emergency physician, I see firsthand the dangerous effects of pollution and contamination on people, from carbon pollution that harms children with asthma to poisoning as the result of contaminated water. To reduce harmful pollution and contamination, we must promote renewable energy, which will strengthen our energy independence and reduce costs for families already struggling with stagnant wages and increasing costs of living. | |||
| Yes | Do you generally support gun-control legislation? | ||
| Gun violence kills nearly as many people as opioid overdoses, and I believe we must treat gun violence as a public health crisis and pass common-sense, responsible regulations to keep our children and communities safe. Washington politicians must put the safety of their families first, and stop doing the biding of the gun inustry lobby and the NRA. | |||
| No | Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")? | ||
| The Affordable Care Act is helping tens of millions of Americans previously uninsured to finally have healthcare. Washington politicians are doing everything they can to sabotage and undermine the ACA, including increasing out-of-pocket and prescription drug costs that benefit Big Insurance and Big Pharma. The ACA is an important first step toward universal healthcare through Medicare for all, which will help families stay healthy and give them the freedom to live their chosen lives. | |||
| No | 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? | ||
| Immigrants who are lawfully entering the United States, including families seeking asylum, should be allowed to apply for legal status as provided by law. I oppose separating children from their parents and indefinitely detaining children with their families. | |||
| No | Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes? | ||
| As a physician, I support reclassifying marijuana as a Schedule 1 drug under the Controlled Substances Act and conducting rigorous peer-reviewed research into its effectiveness as a medicine that could potentially manage a range of conditions from chronic pain to seizures. | |||
| No | Should the United States use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a nuclear weapon? | ||
| No | Do you support increased American intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts beyond air support? | ||
| The United States must end our constant state of war, approaching its second decade in Afghanistan and Iraq, as well as covert operations elsewhere. These endless wars are inflicting a tremendous cost in money and lives that is harming our nation and fellow citizens at home and abroad. This is occurring at a time when the current administration is decimating our diplomatic capabilities and resources, which I support fully restoring and prioritizing over force. | |||
| Healthcare for all, through making wealthy corporations and billionaires pay their fair share. Stronger schools and affordable post-high school learning, by making wealthy corporations and billionaires pay their fair share. Ensuring the health and safety of our lakes and drinking water, by making corporate poluers pay for cleaning up their contamination. |
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