Kevin Cookingham's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Kevin Cookingham has provided voters with clear stances on key issues by responding to the 2020 Political Courage Test.
California Congressional Election 2020 Political Courage Test
| Yes | In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? | ||
| No | Do you support expanding federal funding to support entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare? | ||
| 1% of federal taxpayers pay more than the lower 90% of taxpayers. If taxes began to be raised on the lower income brackets, they might think twice about tax increases. There really should be no tax increases but those paying little or no federal taxes always want tax increases. With skin in the game, this will make them less willing to vote for tax increases, | |||
| Yes | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| Unions endorse liberal candidates most of the time and do not represent the conservative and moderate candidates. | |||
| 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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| Yes | Do you support increasing defense spending? | ||
| Yes, but only with accountability. We waste a tremendous amount of money. | |||
| No | 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? | ||
| Let private enterprise develop renewable energy. | |||
| Yes | 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? | ||
| 90% yes, but our farmers need workers and we could possibly register workers on a guest worker program after vetting for criminal behavior or being a burden to the taxpayers. I want e-verify but it must be phased in or our farmers will be in big trouble. | |||
| 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? | ||
| Depends on the area in regards to reducing military intervention. Afghanistan has been a mess. | |||
| Yes | Do you generally support removing barriers to international trade (for example: tariffs, quotas, etc.)? | ||
| Yes, but we need to be smart and not be taken advantage of in the world markets. Trump has done a great job negotiating on behalf of the American citizens. | |||
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