John Delaney in Interviews during 2017-2019

On Energy & Oil: Zero score on "350 Action's 2020 Climate Test"

Three candidates have made firm climate-forward commitments on all three issues:

• Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (NY)
• Sen. Bernie Sanders (VT)
• Sen. Elizabeth Warren (MA)

• Sen. Cory Booker (NJ)
• Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (HI)
• Gov. Jay Inslee (WA)
• Andrew Yang (CA)

• Donald Trump (NY)
• Former Rep. John Delaney (Md.)--Does not support the Green New Deal.
• Former Gov. John Hickenlooper (Colo.)--Does not support the Green New Deal.

On Homeland Security: Voted for 25 out of 28 military spending bills

On Corporations: Raise corporate taxes to pay for infrastructure

• Infrastructure: Repatriate tax revenue to fund bipartisan infrastructure package.
• At the top of Delaney's list of priorities, both as a congressman and presidential candidate, is investment in infrastructure.
• A year ago, he wrote a letter urging Trump to raise the corporate tax rate from 21 percent to 23 percent in order to fund a $200 billion infrastructure package. In Congress, he strongly opposed the tax reform bill passed by Republicans in 2017 (which lowered the corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 21 percent).
• The tax bill included measures incentivizing companies to bring overseas earnings back to the United States; Delaney argued that the revenue should have been put towards infrastructure spending.
• Each House session he was in Congress, Delaney introduced the Partnership to Build America Act to fund a $750 billion infrastructure package.

On Free Trade: Supports the Trans-Pacific Partnership

• Delaney has criticized China for intellectual property theft and supports building a global alliance to pressure China to open its markets.
• He commended the president for taking China seriously as a global threat, but opposes the administration's tariffs, which Delaney argues hurt American farmers and curtail job growth.
• While in Congress, Delaney was one of a few Democrats who supported the Trans-Pacific Partnership, and he is interested in revisiting the trade deal.

On Health Care: No Medicare for All, but yes universal health care

• Health care: Create universal health care program, but not "Medicare for All."
• Delaney envisions creating a government health care program for all Americans under the age of 65, after which they could enroll in Medicare.
• The plan would enshrine healthcare as a right for all Americans while still allowing people the choice of buying into the private market.
• Delaney opposes "Medicare for All," saying that Medicare works and should be left alone.
• In Congress, he was a vocal supporter of the Affordable Care Act and was open to adding a public option, as well as expanding Medicare for people over the age of 55.

On Immigration: Ending DACA program was cruel, heartless and mean-spirited

• Immigration: Comprehensive immigration reform. Path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants. Increase border security.
• Delaney supports comprehensive immigration reform.
• As a congressman, he cosponsored the DREAM Act in 2017, which would have provided a path to citizenship for so-called "Dreamers," young undocumented immigrants brought to the country illegally as children.
• He called President Donald Trump's decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA, "cruel, heartless and mean-spirited," and said deporting "Dreamers" would be both morally wrong and damaging to the economy.
• Delaney believes immigration reform should be modeled on the bipartisan 2013 Senate immigration bill, which would have given undocumented immigrants a pathway to citizenship and increased border security funding.

On War & Peace: Withdraw military aid from Saudi forces fighting in Yemen

• Foreign policy: Supports punishing Saudi crown prince for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
• Delaney strongly supports the Senate vote declaring Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman responsible for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
• Delaney has also praised the Senate's decision to withdraw military aid from Saudi forces fighting in Yemen.
• He has not spoken publicly about Trump's decision to withdraw American forces from Syria.

On Tax Reform: Increase marginal rate, tax investments like income

On Free Trade: Supports trade but government must help those it has hurt