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Jack Flanagan's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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Jack Flanagan did not provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2024 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart and voters like you.

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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.

New Hampshire Congressional Election 2016 Political Courage Test

Pro-choice Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
With limitations such as parental notification for minors, late term,, life of the mother, rape and incest
In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending?
Unknown Position In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
These are hypotheticals. I need specifics to give you answers I do support a balanced budget amendment to save money on interest
Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
Everytime we change campaign contributions, it creates other problems. I like the current process, however if advertising was from a source other than the candidate, I would support a bold statement that it came from a source other than the candidate
Yes Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes?
Yes Do you support alternatives to incarceration for certain non-violent offenders such as mandatory counseling or substance abuse treatment?
Yes Do you support mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent drug offenders?
Yes Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
Yes Do you support lowering taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
Yes Do you support providing tax incentives to businesses for the purpose of job creation?
Unknown Position Do you generally support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
need more detail, however I am against federal mandates
Do you support increased regulations on the hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") industry?
Unknown Position Do you support building the Keystone XL pipeline?
Unknown Position Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
I believe there should be state involvement in any pipeline. I don't support subsidies to all renewables to have a fster rate of return. Either it makes sense or not. I support fracking as long as they use safe chemicals and provide the ingredients to government officials
Do you believe that human activity is contributing to climate change?
Unknown Position Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
no and not sure if greenhouse gases are the problem
Unknown Position Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
no, I support existing laws
Yes Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
Unknown Position Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
Unknown Position Do you support same-sex marriage?
I support traditional marriage, however the Constitution requires equal protection under the law. With same sex marriages legal, one can not deny federal benefits
Should the U.S use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the United States from possessing a nuclear weapon?
Unknown Position Do you support increased American intervention in Iraq and Syria beyond air support?
I need more information on the nuclear weapon question
Unknown Position Do you support allowing individuals to divert a portion of their Social Security taxes into personal retirement accounts?
It not a yes or no question

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.

a) Agriculture
b) Arts
c) Defense
d) Education
e) Environment
f) Homeland Security
g) International aid
h) Medical Research
i) Scientific Research
j) Space exploration
k) United Nations
l) Welfare
Slightly Decrease a) Capital gains taxes
Greatly Decrease b) Corporate taxes
Greatly Decrease c) Small business taxes
Slightly Decrease d) Excise taxes (alcohol)
Slightly Decrease e) Excise taxes (cigarettes)
Slightly Decrease f) Excise taxes (transportation fuel)
Slightly Decrease g) Income taxes (low-income families)
Slightly Decrease h) Income taxes (middle-income families)
Slightly Decrease i) Income taxes (high-income families)
Eliminate j) Inheritance taxes
Maintain Status k) Payroll taxes
l) Other or expanded categories
I need to evaluate spending issues and amounts. Budgeting can not be done this way. I may not support spending in general on departments, however certain spending may be warranted
balance budget, line item veto, reduce agancy regulations and veteran affairs

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