David Wendt's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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David Wendt refused to tell citizens where he stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2010 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders.
Issue Positions
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- David Wendt. David Wendt on the Issues: Deficit Reduction. 1 September 2010. "The public sector is awash in red ink, but the private sector is awash in cash. That contrast points the way to a solution to our deficit problems. Let's bring in the public sector to help invest in priorities, like education, that serve the interest of both business and the public. Those kinds of investments can produce immediate savings, by stretching our tax dollars, and longer-term savings through proceeds returned in the future." (www.wendtforwyoming.com)
- David Wendt. Meet David: Why I'm Running. 1 September 2010. "My years of experience with Wyoming energy issues reflect my commitment to seek cleaner ways to sustain our #1 source of income while we protect our priceless environment. Sustaining this industry will require building a cleaner energy infrastructure that will provide markets for all of Wyoming's many energy resources. It is abundantly clear that this challenge requires support for policy incentives that will encourage industry to invest in research and development and to build transmission lines and cleaner-burning coal-fired power plants." (www.wendtforwyoming.com)
- David Wendt. Press Releases. 1 September 2010. "[?] He [Wendt] defended social security as a "social contract" with the American worker, which must not be broken." (www.wendtforwyoming.com)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- Cannon, Ben. Planet JH Weekly: Lummis Challenger Wendt Steps Out. 19 May 2010. "Wendt said energy is at the center of his platform, and that Wyoming needs to show an interest in cleaner coal in order to remain viable in the energy marketplace of the future. "I feel it's in our interest to support every initiative in Washington, D.C., that can provide market-based incentives to clean up our coal," [?] Wendt said he favors the universal health care bill and said the U.S. and China should have meaningful talks to determine what role coal should play in future energy plans." (www.planetjh.com)
- David Wendt. David Wendt on the Issues: Land and Resource Conservation. 1 September 2010. "Governor Freudenthal's Sage Grouse Commission is an excellent example of how business, government, and environmental groups in the state can collaborate to produce recommendations that respect all interests. [?] We need to support these efforts and to continue to find ways to work collaboratively to resolve conflicts over land use and development." (www.wendtforwyoming.com)
- David Wendt. Meet David: Why I'm Running. 1 September 2010. "My years of experience with Wyoming energy issues reflect my commitment to seek cleaner ways to sustain our #1 source of income while we protect our priceless environment. Sustaining this industry will require building a cleaner energy infrastructure that will provide markets for all of Wyoming's many energy resources. It is abundantly clear that this challenge requires support for policy incentives that will encourage industry to invest in research and development and to build transmission lines and cleaner-burning coal-fired power plants." (www.wendtforwyoming.com)
- Pelzer, Jeremy. Star-Tribune: Grooming of a Politician. 17 May 2010. "[?] Wendt said government needs to "challenge" the private sector by setting standards for it to meet - such as reducing carbon emissions by enacting cap-and-trade legislation. Business has the wisdom of how do you spend our resources most cost-effectively. And they can do it better than government," Wendt said. "But until government sets the bar, they're not going to necessarily spend their time doing it - figuring out the cheapest way to do the most important things." (trib.com)
- David Wendt. David Wendt on the Issues: Emissions Reduction. 1 September 2010. "[?] If we want to sustain our coal industry here in Wyoming, we have to get behind incentives that will encourage electric utilities around the country to equip coal-fired power plants to burn coal in a way that is acceptable to the public." (www.wendtforwyoming.com)
- Matzke Newbanks, Kayla. The Gillette News-Record: U.S. House candidate has a few ideas on immigration, health care and energy. 5 August 2010. "[?] Here's what he [Wendt] said about some key issues: [?] Energy: [?] He supports policy that will promote clean energy development in Wyoming. And he doesn't support a tax on carbon emissions. Wendt said he would support energy legislation with market-based incentives, like the Clean Air Act. Once the incentives are in place it allows "the industry do what it does best," he said." (www.gillettenewsrecord.com)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- Herbinson, Kelly. Wyoming Public Radio: Wyoming Democrat David Wendt does like a lot of the health care overhaul law. 30 August 2010. "Health care is a major issue for voters this election season and a candidate for the U-S House of Representatives says much more needs to be done to address health care needs nationwide. But Democrat David Wendt says the recent health care overhaul is a good start. "I think that the existing reform is a real breakthrough long overdue, forty years overdue really, in terms of the time that has passed since any major health reform. So we needed to get into it, but as far as further reforms, why that's really an issue of what's feasible in the United States congress and I'll have to test the waters on that."" (www.publicbroadcasting.net)
- Matzke Newbanks, Kayla. The Gillette News-Record: U.S. House candidate has a few ideas on immigration, health care and energy. 5 August 2010. "[?] Here's what he [Wendt] said about some key issues: [?] Health Care: [?] Wendt would support a public health care option, depending on its details. "The competition is clearly the key to bringing down our health care costs," he said." (www.gillettenewsrecord.com)
- David Wendt. Issue Position: Immigration. "Illegal immigration is out of control. The problem is not just lack of security at our borders, but also lax enforcement of employer sanctions that hold employers accountable for hiring undocumented workers. Employer sanctions were at the heart of the last immigration reform, co-sponsored by Wyoming's own Sen. Al Simpson in 1986. We need to put more teeth into these sanctions. There's no excuse for breaking the law, and that includes both people who come here illegally, and people who hire them illegally." (www.wendtforwyoming.com)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
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