Grace Napolitano did not provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2022 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart and voters like you.
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.
No | In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? | ||
Yes | Do you support expanding federal funding to support entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare? |
Yes | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
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I am a co author of H.R. 1 and voted to support its passage in the US House of Representatives. The bill requires 501(c)(4) nonprofit entities engaged in political activity to disclose their large-dollar donors, |
No | 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? | ||
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I support, but not at the expense of critical domestic programs such as infrastructure and health care, among others. |
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? | ||
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Yes | Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards? | ||
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Requirements must be realistic and not be a deterrent for teachers to do their jobs effectively. |
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? |
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? | ||
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We must strengthen the ACA in order to improve health care access for all. |
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? |
Unknown Position | 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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Unknown Position | Do you support reducing military intervention in Middle East conflicts? | ||
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As always, any president must make a compelling case and justify intervention as a last resort. It is critical we do not send troops into harm's way with scant evidence and justification to the use of force. |
No | Do you generally support removing barriers to international trade (for example: tariffs, quotas, etc.)? | ||
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This depends on the individual trade deal being proposed, on a case by case basis, and to what extent the President has worked with Congress to ensure a fair trade deal that does not ship jobs overseas and enables environmental protection for all sides. I have opposed numerous trade deals (CAFTA, NAFTA, China PNTR) because they have fallen short in this respect. |
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