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Elizabeth Warren's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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Elizabeth Warren is currently being tested through the 2024 Political Courage Test.

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Massachusetts Congressional Election 2024 Political Courage Test

Pro-choice Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
No Do you support the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade?
Yes Do you support expanding federal funding to support social safety net programs such as Social Security and Medicare?
No Do you support a decrease in income taxes in order to balance the budget?
Yes Do you support a wealth tax in order to pay for public programs?
Please see my previously published plan for a tax on the wealth of the ultra-rich: https://elizabethwarren.com/plans/ultra-millionaire-tax
Yes Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations, unions, and individuals?
I oppose Citizens United and outside groups' spending in our elections. I also believe federal lobbyists, PACs, and corporations and their executives shouldn't be able to use their money to exert influence on elected officials. Please see my previously published plan to get big money out of politics: https://elizabethwarren.com/plans/campaign-finance-reform
No Do you support protecting government officials, including law enforcement officers, from personal liability in civil lawsuits concerning alleged misconduct?
I support limiting qualified immunity for law enforcement officials who are found to have violated the Constitution, and allowing victims to sue police departments directly for negligently hiring officers despite prior misconduct.
No Do you support increasing defense spending?
Please see my previously published plan on reducing corporate influence at the Pentagon: https://elizabethwarren.com/plans/corporate-influence-pentagon
Yes Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth (e.g. grants, tax incentives)?
Yes Do you support the federal government increasing funding for affordable housing programs?
Yes Do you support the federal government taking action, beyond those of the Federal Reserve, to alleviate inflation?
Yes Do you support the forgiveness of federal student loan debt?
I have been a leader in championing the forgiveness of student loan debt. Please see my previously published plan on this subject: https://elizabethwarren.com/plans/student-loan-debt-day-one
No Do you support requiring a government-issued identification in order to vote at the polls?
I support the option to vote by mail, and the option to vote with a sworn statement of identity instead of an ID.
Yes Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)?
No Do you support the federal government allowing permits for drilling on public lands?
Yes Do you generally support gun-control legislation (e.g. red flag laws, boyfriend loopholes)?
Please see my previously published plan to protect our communities from gun violence: https://elizabethwarren.com/plans/gun-violence
Yes Do you support a government-run (e.g. single-payer) healthcare program, such as Medicare-for-All?
Yes Do you support expanding paid family AND/OR medical leave benefits (e.g. maternity leave)?
Yes Should the government be able to regulate the cost of prescription drugs?
Yes Do you support increasing security along the southern US border?
No Do you support requiring immigrants to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship, regardless of their immigration status?
I have consistently supported providing more resources to process asylum claims, support new arrivals, and maintain order at the border, including improving detection and seizure of fentanyl at ports of entry, and disrupting and dismantling transnational criminal organizations engaged in trafficking of drugs, people, and firearms.
Yes Do you support economic intervention as a means of resolving international conflicts?
Yes Do you support the US providing increased offensive military aid to Ukraine?
Yes Do you generally support increased regulations on social media companies (e.g. Tik Tok, Facebook, etc.)?
Please see an op-ed I coauthored about the need to regulate digital platforms: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/27/opinion/lindsey-graham-elizabeth-warren-big-tech-regulation.html
We need big, structural change to solve the deep, systemic problems we face as a country. That requires more than just a few priorities. Putting economic and political power in the hands of the people. Rooting corruption out of government. Transforming our economy so that every person?no matter where they live, or who their parents are, or how much money they have has real opportunity. Tackling the climate crisis head-on to save our planet. Reckoning with and addressing systemic racism. Defending our democracy. And more. I have previously published plans to address a wide array of issues, which you can see at https://elizabethwarren.com/plans. I'll discuss just three of the issues I've been focused on. The first is universal child care. Child care is part of the basic infrastructure of this nation. It's infrastructure for families. A lack of child care is holding back our economy and keeping parents out of the workforce. It's giving lie to the notion that there's equal opportunity in our country. We can't build a future by shortchanging our babies and families. The more we invest in child care, the better for our families, our small businesses and our entire economy. My proposal of a two-cent wealth tax would pay for universal child care and much more. A second priority is stopping corporate price gouging. From grocery stores, to Department of Defense contractors, to prescription drug companies, giant corporations are squeezing American families and the American government for fatter profits. The Biden administration, and, in the future, the Harris administration, need strong tools to tackle this problem. I've been helping to lead the charge against corporate price gouging, which needs to be tackled both legislatively and through executive action. A third priority is locking the revolving door between industry and government. When someone serves in government with plans to immediately turn around and work in the industry they've been overseeing, that individual faces obvious incentives to advance the interests of their future employer. And when someone moves immediately from a regulated company to a job regulating that company, the public is right to worry about the risk that such individuals will prioritize the interests of their old bosses. I have repeatedly introduced major legislation to tighten up the rules to ensure that when government officials are making decisions, they are considering only the public interest. And I've pushed executive branch officials to take ethics pledges more stringent than what the currently lax laws allow. This is only a small sample of my recent priorities. But they exemplify my primary goal of fighting for American families every day.

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