John Delaney in The New York Times 2019 "Meet the Candidates" series

On Gun Control: I support the Second Amendment

• Pete Buttigieg, Mayor of South Bend IN.: "I respect the desire of people to have a means of self-defense."
• Andrew Yang, Former tech executive: "Talking about a future where no one owns a handgun is, frankly, not going to match up with reality."
• Marianne Williamson, Self-help author: "I am not for messing with the Bill of Rights."
• Eric Swalwell, Congressman from CA: "I have no problem with people owning handguns."
• John Delaney, Former congressman from MD: "We don't live in an ideal world. We live in a country where we have the Second Amendment, which I support."
• Tim Ryan, Congressman from OH: "I believe that law-abiding citizens do have the right to protect themselves."
• Tulsi Gabbard, Congresswoman from Hawaii: "I support our Second Amendment rights."

On Gun Control: Not an ideal world, so supports Second Amendment

A: We don't live in an ideal world. We live in a country where we have the Second Amendment, which I support.

On Energy & Oil: Re-enter the Paris Climate Agreement

John Delaney: "I would re-enter the Paris Agreement and make the U.S. a global leader in climate policy and new energy technology. With a carbon tax and an investment in negative emissions technology, we can reduce emissions by 40 percent by 2030 and can be at net-zero carbon by 2050."

On Energy & Oil: Fivefold increase in federal clean-energy funding

Delaney: "Yes, I have called for a fivefold increase in clean-energy research and am the only candidate calling for a massive new investment in negative emissions technology. We won't be able to get all the way to net-zero carbon without negative emissions technology taking greenhouse gases out of the atmosphere."

On Energy & Oil: Start carbon tax at $15 per ton of CO2, & add $10 per year

Delaney: "Yes, I was a lead co-sponsor of a carbon tax bill in the Congress and have made a revenue-neutral carbon tax a centerpiece of my campaign. My plan would be to tax carbon beginning at a rate of $15 per metric ton of CO2 (or equivalent) and increasing $10 each year, and return 100 percent to the taxpayers with an option to invest the dividend into a tax-advantaged savings account like a 529 or retirement account."

On Environment: Supports vehicle emissions standards and methane limits

John Delaney: "I support vehicle emissions standards and methane limits and other measures as a backstop. Over all, the most important thing we need to do is implement a carbon tax. Based on economic/climate modeling, a carbon tax would be more effective at reducing greenhouse gas emissions than regulations. This would harness the power of the free market but have regulations as a backstop."

Q: Do you support new regulations to cut greenhouse gas emissions beyond what was in place under President Obama?

John Delaney: "I would implement a carbon tax and primarily use market forces, rather than regulations, as the way to change behavior."

On Environment: Nuclear energy should be part of our portfolio

Delaney: "Nuclear energy should be part of our portfolio, and I believe we need to support new development of advanced nuclear technology, but not at the expense of developing renewables."