Anita Malik's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Anita Malik has provided voters with clear stances on key issues by responding to the 2020 Political Courage Test.
Arizona Congressional Election 2020 Political Courage Test
| Pro-choice | Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| I support a woman's right to make decisions about her body - from contraception and reproductive health to family planning and termination. This means I believe in science-based sex education, affordable contraception availability, affordable wellness and maternity care for women, and access to safe and legal abortions. I will also fight for equal pay; paid family leave; the ERA and the Violence Against Women Act to protect women and families. | |||
| Yes | Do you support expanding federal funding to support entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare? | ||
| Unknown Position | In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? | ||
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| I will strengthen Social Security and Medicare to adequately care for our families, especially our seniors. I will expand dental, vision and hearing care to all Medicare recipients; negotiate lower prescription prices; reduce Medicare's eligibility age and offer Medicare as a strong and affordable option for the uninsured and underinsured. I will also fight for our retirees, our children and our grandchildren by increasing Social Security's solvency and benefits. We must lift the current cap; introduce an improved cost-of-living adjustment and tax-exempt Social Security benefits for struggling families during retirement. | |||
| Yes | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| I strongly stand against corporate influence over our democracy and Party; we must always put people over profits. I'm running a grassroots campaign with no corporate PAC money to empower our community. In fact, I'm the only candidate in this race with a plan and pledge to restore our voice in Congress. I'll enact a lifetime ban on lobbying for elected officials and require their tax returns; fight dark money and promote public financing; encourage independent redistricting; prohibit lawmakers from owning individual; establish automatic voter registration and term limits. No American should be left voiceless in our Democracy. | |||
| No | Do you support increasing defense spending? | ||
| We must align our budget with our priorities and make long-term investments in peace, strength and stability. We need a comprehensive foreign policy, which includes a focus on cyber threats, and that makes smart and strategic decisions to defend our homeland, while optimizing diplomacy. We must abide by our international commitments; rebuild relationships and end outdated conflicts. I know my background as an operational expert and tech leader will pave the way for progress in Congress. | |||
| 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 providing financial relief to businesses AND/OR corporations negatively impacted by the state of national emergency for COVID-19? | ||
| I'll prioritize direct investments to our families and small businesses to ensure healthy people and a healthy economy well beyond this crisis. | |||
| Unknown Position | Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards? | ||
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| We must invest in our children and educators to attract innovation and high-paying jobs to the Valley. I will fight for our public schools and support pay raises for our educators; close funding gaps in majority-minority schools; secure free and affordable universal post-secondary education and trade programs; negotiate fair tuition standards at public institutions; enact refinancing programs and invest in universal quality early education and childcare programs. It's time to make the investments necessary to ensure we have a highly-educated and debt-free generation with the freedom to pursue its dreams. | |||
| Yes | Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| We must take collective responsibility to preserve our environment for future generations as climate change threatens our way of life. I will never put corporate profits ahead of our health, our state and our protected lands. Instead, I will expand investments in renewable energy; end fossil fuel subsidies; implement a tax on carbon emissions; defend marginalized communities against environmental degradation and end fracking and rejoin the Paris Agreement. | |||
| Yes | Do you generally support gun-control legislation? | ||
| We can be consistent with the Second Amendment and still protect our families. I will swiftly move to protect our children, families and communities from mass shootings by passing universal background checks; closing loopholes; enacting a ban on acquiring assault weapons and establishing a federal database on firearm sales and data for prevention and research. | |||
| No | Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")? | ||
| Yes | Do you support requiring businesses to provide paid medical leave during public health crises, such as COVID-19? | ||
| We must guarantee portability in health care by moving toward a single-payer system. If the political divide in this country, however, stalls this effort, I will continue to fight for progress on health care by taking meaningful, urgent steps to strengthen the ACA and expanding quality coverage; offer Medicare as a strong option for the uninsured and underinsured; end surprise billing; negotiate lower prescription prices; automatically enroll newborns into Medicare; expand Medicare to cover dental, vision and hearing care; cover deductibles and premiums during COVID-19 and strengthen Medicare, Medicaid, the VA and CHIP. We must also subsidize paid medical leave. | |||
| 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? | ||
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| I support a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers and qualifying immediate family members; protecting workers from exploitation; reuniting families; ending the green card backlog and bringing diverse talent to our country. It's time to show compassion, to implement common sense policies, which are also smart economic policies. | |||
| No | 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)? | ||
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| Yes | Do you support reducing military intervention in Middle East conflicts? | ||
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| Yes | Do you generally support removing barriers to international trade (for example: tariffs, quotas, etc.)? | ||
| I support fair trade policies that uplift our workers and our small businesses. We must also invest in American manufacturing; modernize our infrastructure and invest in renewable energy; expand the production of necessities and strengthen our supply chains and ensure stronger labor protections. | |||
| We can't continue to make the same mistakes and expect different results. I will fight to end corruption and corporate influence in our politics; guarantee health care as a right and make direct investments in our families and small businesses for a sustainable, healthy economy. |
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