Akinyemi Agbede's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Issue Positions
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- "After education, health care is one of the primary reasons Americans are falling into the debt-trap. We need to ensure that low-income children and families, seniors, pregnant women, and people with disabilities have access to free or low-cost quality health care." (drakinyemiagbedeforunitedstatessenate2022.com)
- "Social security is the most successful anti-poverty program in our nations history. It has helped millions of seniors achieve financial security. Social security serves the older and disabled Americans who depend on it for benefits that often are their only source of funds for housing, food and other necessities of life. I am committed to ensuring that social security continues to work for this generation and the next." (drakinyemiagbedeforunitedstatessenate2022.com)
- "Since 2010, hundreds of millions of dollars have poured into campaigns as a result of Supreme Court decisions which allow corporations to run campaign ads by spending unlimited funds. SCOTUS has also struck down decades of restrictions on corporate spending in electoral campaigns as well as limits on overall federal campaign contributions. I propose to introduce bills that set reasonable limits on campaign contributions and independent expenditures by corporations and wealthy individuals." (drakinyemiagbedeforunitedstatessenate2022.com)
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- "Transportation issues are critical to our everyday lives and California's economy. We must continue to improve roads and highways to increase driver safety and reduce congestion. We also need to invest in alternative transportation mediums such as light rail. These alternatives are increasingly necessary for the growth of region, and will also help reduce pollution and traffic congestion." (drakinyemiagbedeforunitedstatessenate2022.com)
- "We also need to devise a plan to rehabilitate the ageing water infrastructure in the state. After five consecutive years of drought, we have faced intense flooding in the last couple of years. We need to make sure that our dams and levees are reinforced to take the added burden." (drakinyemiagbedeforunitedstatessenate2022.com)
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- "The challenges posed by al Qaeda have splintered, but there are forces that are still loyal to core Al Qaeda in Yemen and North Africa. At the same time we are facing a new challenge in the region in the form of ISIS. We need to face these with a broad array of strategies including airstrikes, limited use of land forces, choking off of ISISs finances and using our counter-intelligence agencies." (drakinyemiagbedeforunitedstatessenate2022.com)
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