Texas Congressional Election 2018 Political Courage Test

Abortion

1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Unknown Position

2. Other or expanded principles
- I consider abortion a states rights matter, In accordance with the 10th amendment.

Budget

1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- No

2. In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending?
- Yes

3. Other or expanded principles
- Government needs to shrink in size. We can aluminate the department of commerce, education and energy . Foreign aid must end to countries that receive millions of dollars while chanting death to America. Not one more dime goes to those haters of America. We have 800 military bases in 70 countries across the world. That must end. We can balance the budget in six years by reducing the budget 1% per year .

Campaign Finance

1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- No

2. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Economy

1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- No

2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes

3. Other or expanded principles
- Our government has grown exponentially, taxes remove excessive, in the increase of Incomprehensible regulation continues. Wars or constant and pursued without congressional declaration of war. Deficits are rising to the sky, poverty is rampant And dependency On the federal government is not worse than at any time in our nations history.

Education

1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- No

2. Other or expanded principles
- The department of education needs to be eliminated. School curriculums need to be set by the state and local communities.

Energy & Environment

1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
- No

2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- No

3. Other or expanded principles
- Natural gas is the backbone to any client strategy. The increased use of natural gas will result in a significant reduction of carbon omissions. Natural gas is the backbone to any climate strategy. The increased use of natural gas will result in a significant reduction of carbon omissions. Greenhouse gas omissions should be regulated on a state-by-state basis. The climate is always changing. You cannot argue about that. The earth 4.5 billion years old. We have 100 years of real data. Earth has been much warmer than it is today.

Guns

1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- No

2. Other or expanded principles
- Existing laws must be enforced. There are approximately 80,000 background check denials every year in only 500 prosecutions. Existing laws must be enforced. There are approximately 80,000 background check and isles every year in only 500 prosecutions. I?m an advocate of shifting the prosecution of illegal gun possession to federal court. This enhances sentencing to five or 10 years depending on federal law. Sentencing 5 or 10 years depending on federal law. Prosecutors across the country when negotiating a plea agreement often drop gun violations in Lou of prosecuting the drug crimes associated with those charges. This must change.

Health Care

1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- Yes

2. Other or expanded principles
- I would dramatically expand health savings accounts with a larger tax free contribution to those accounts. I would also legalize the purchase of insurance across state lines, challenging the insurance cartels and overzealous state regulators. I would also greatly expand competition and Joyce in the healthcare arena and expand association health plans in the lower individuals to purchase insurance through non-traditional groups.

Immigration

1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- No

2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- No

3. Other or expanded principles
- I think we have to secure the border,but I don?t automatically think that immigrants are bad people. I think quite the opposite. I think that most immigrants come to this nation seeking the American dream.I think we have to secure the border, but I don?t automatically.Immigrants already in the country would be required to register with the government, pay fine, but after 10 years of registration as a provisional immigrant, apply for a green card status for three years and then apply for citizenship. Dreamers would all be phased in over five years, 20percent each year, years one through five.

Marijuana

1. Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes?
- Yes

2. Other or expanded principles
- I?ll put it this way, it?s a lot less damaging than drinking alcohol.

National Security

1. Should the United States use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a nuclear weapon?
- No

2. Do you support increased American intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts beyond air support?
- No

3. Other or expanded principles
- We have lit the middle east on fire. 5000 of our brave and wonderful young men and women have lost their lives. 500,000 Citizens of Iraq of died. Our nation has spent $3.5 trillion, what do we have to show for it? We can?t shove democracy down the throats of countries that don?t Or care for our way of life. We need a Jeffersonian policy on defense.

Administrative Priorities

Please explain in a total of 100 words or less, your top two or three priorities if elected. If they require additional funding for implementation, please explain how you would obtain this funding.
- My message is simple. I believe the government needs to shrink in size and scope. We need to reduce , Change the monetary system, and reject the unsustainable cost of policing the world. I?ll never vote for legislation, with the exception of the dire circumstances, which increases our collective debt that is quickly approaching And unbelievable $20 trillion. We can balance the budget we have to it?s imperative.