Hansen Clarke's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Issue Positions
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- Hansen Clarke. HR 3. 112th Congress. Prohibiting Taxpayer Funding of Abortion. Hansen Clarke voted Nay on 05/04/2011. (votesmart.org)
- Hansen Clarke. H Amdt 95. 112th Congress. Prohibiting Use of Federal Funds For Planned Parenthood. Hansen Clarke voted Nay on 02/18/2011. (votesmart.org)
- Hansen Clarke. H Con Res 28. 112th Congress. Removing Troops from Afghanistan. Hansen Clarke voted Yea on 03/17/2011. (votesmart.org)
- Hansen Clarke. HR 1363. 112th Congress. 2011 Department of Defense Budget and Additional Continuing Appropriations. Hansen Clarke voted Nay on 04/07/2011. (votesmart.org)
- Hansen Clarke. H Amdt 13. 112th Congress. Reducing Navy and Air Force Aircraft Procurement. Hansen Clarke voted Yea on 02/15/2011. (votesmart.org)
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- Hansen Clarke. HR 1230. 112th Congress. Offshore Leasing Act. Hansen Clarke voted Nay on 05/05/2011. (votesmart.org)
- Hansen Clarke. HR 910. 112th Congress. Energy Tax Prevention Act. Hansen Clarke voted Nay on 04/07/2011. (votesmart.org)
- Sierra Club. Project Vote Smart: Interest Group Endorsements. 04/18/2012. Sierra Club endorsed Hansen Clarke in the 2010 general election. (votesmart.org)
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- Hansen Clarke. HR 2. 112th Congress. Repealing the Health Care Bill. Hansen Clarke voted Nay on 01/19/2011. (votesmart.org)
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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.
| No | Do you support United States' combat operations in Afghanistan? | ||
| Yes | Do you support a timetable for withdrawal from Afghanistan? | ||
Indicate which proposals you support (if any) for balancing the federal budget.In order to balance the budget,
| Yes | do you support reducing defense spending? | ||
| Yes | do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? | ||
| No | do you support reducing Medicaid spending? | ||
| No | do you support reducing Medicare spending? | ||
| Yes | Is balancing the budget a legislative priority? | ||
| I support allowing President Bush's misguided tax giveaways for the wealthiest 1% to expire. | |||
| Yes | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| Yes | Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| Yes | Do you support providing tax incentives to businesses for the purpose of job creation? | ||
| Yes | Do you support spending on infrastructure projects for the purpose of job creation? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the temporary extension of unemployment benefits? | ||
| No | Do you support the 2010 temporary extension of tax relief? | ||
| Yes | Do you support requiring states to implement education reforms in order to be eligible for competitive federal grants? | ||
| Yes | Do you believe that human activity is contributing to climate change? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| No | Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act? | ||
| Yes | Should individuals be required to purchase health insurance, as mandated in the 2010 Affordable Care Act? | ||
| No | Do you support requiring illegal immigrants to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? | ||
| Yes | Do you support allowing illegal immigrants, who were brought to the United States as minors, to pursue citizenship without returning to their country of origin? | ||
| No | Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration law by state and local police? | ||
| Yes | Do you support targeting suspected terrorists outside of official theaters of conflict? | ||
| Yes | Should the U.S use military force in order to prevent Iran from possessing a nuclear weapon? | ||
| I would keep the option of using a military component as a last resort to stop Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. | |||
| No | Do you support allowing individuals to divert a portion of their Social Security taxes into personal retirement accounts? | ||
SpendingIndicate what federal spending levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one number per category; you can use a number more than once.TaxesIndicate what federal tax levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one number per category; you can use a number more than once.
| Slightly Decrease | a) Agriculture | ||
| Slightly Increase | b) Arts | ||
| Greatly Decrease | c) Defense | ||
| Greatly Increase | d) Education | ||
| Maintain Status | e) Environment | ||
| Slightly Increase | f) Homeland Security | ||
| Maintain Status | g) International aid | ||
| Slightly Increase | h) Medical Research | ||
| Maintain Status | i) Scientific Research | ||
| Maintain Status | j) Space exploration | ||
| Maintain Status | k) United Nations | ||
| Slightly Increase | l) Welfare | ||
| m) Other or expanded categories | |||
| Slightly Decrease | a) Capital gains taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | b) Corporate taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | c) Excise taxes (alcohol) | ||
| Maintain Status | d) Excise taxes (cigarettes) | ||
| Slightly Increase | e) Excise taxes (transportation fuel) | ||
| Greatly Decrease | f) Income taxes (low-income families) | ||
| Slightly Decrease | g) Income taxes (middle-income families) | ||
| Greatly Increase | h) Income taxes (high-income families) | ||
| Slightly Increase | i) Inheritance taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | j) Payroll taxes | ||
| I support applying the "Buffet Rule" to ensure that millionaires pay their fair share while reducing taxes on working people and small businesses. | |||
| I have three core priorities: passing bipartisan legislation to return approximately $10 billion in federal tax dollars to be reinvested in the job creation in our region, passing the Save Our Neighborhoods act to give struggling homeowners a chance to remain in their homes, and passing our Student Loan Forgiveness Act--which now has more than a million supporters in a national petition--to give Americans the purchasing power they need to jumpstart the economy. We can cover these costs by: accelerating our withdrawal from Afghanistan and Iraq, closing corporate tax loopholes, and letting President Bush's tax cuts for the 1% expire. |
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