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Mitchell Toland, Jr.'s Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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Mitchell Toland, Jr. has refused to provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2018 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart and voters like you.

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Issue Positions

For Presidential and Congressional candidates who refuse to provide voters with their positions, Vote Smart has researched their public records to determine their likely responses. These issue positions are from 2018.

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  • "A free economy would be one where the government doesn't provide bailouts to failing companies, and pick winners and losers in the marketplace." (mitchformd.com)
  • "If we look into the areas where government has become most involved; such as student loans, healthcare, and education, we see that the quality has often decreased or remained the same, while costs have skyrocketed." (mitchformd.com)
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  • "I support eliminating the Federal Department of Education, with the intent of returning K-12 funding and curricula to the states." (mitchformd.com)
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  • "I believe every citizen should have the ability to receive the care that they need at an affordable rate. Unfortunately, government interventions in health care over the decades have driven up the cost of coverage and decreased competition within the marketplace." (mitchformd.com)
  • "Often it is the free market that has been blamed, but the truth is that it has been the massive expansion of government regulation and involvement that have resulted in the extreme increase in costs, and decreases in options for US citizens. More freedom to choose and innovate will make sure our health care system remains the best in the world." (mitchformd.com)
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  • "The regulation of substances is a State issue, and the power should be returned to the States as our Founder's intended" (mitchformd.com)
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  • "Launching missiles is an act of #war. The #President needs #Congress to declare war, as he himself stated 5 years ago. Abide by the #Constitution and not make reckless decisions that do more harm than good as we have in places like Libya. Wait for proof, debate and declare war." (twitter.com)
  • "We must end unconstitutional intervention that has not been declared and authorized by Congress." (mitchformd.com)
  • Don’t go to war until you know for sure (and get Congressional approval per the #Constitution)" (twitter.com)

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