Hosea Cleveland's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Hosea Cleveland has failed to provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2020 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart and voters like you.
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- "Hosea will also fight to improve Medicare with vision and hearing coverage, lower prescription drug prices, and increased benefits for low-income seniors who lose their spouses." (www.clevelandforcongress.com)
- "Other politicians are continually trying to cut or privatize programs like Social Security and Medicare." (www.clevelandforcongress.com)
- "I proudly support the overturning of Citizens United. It should be 1 person, 1 vote not 1 dollar, 1 vote! " (twitter.com)
- "When you send a representative to Washington, they should serve the people ânot special corporate interest groups. To find corruption, follow the money." (www.clevelandforcongress.com)
- "I support #BlackLivesMatter & I will work to overturn Qualified Immunity for police officers:" (twitter.com)
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- "In order for South Carolina to compete in today's world, we need to be able to connect to it. We must invest in the infrastructure to bring high-speed broadband to all South Carolinians in all rural areas. Expanding high-speed broadband in South Carolina is an economic imperative. Itâs an investment in our workforce, providing more job opportunities through growing work-from-home and remote jobs." (www.clevelandforcongress.com)
- "It is past time to fix the inequity of high-speed internet access. The pandemic has only proven how necessary this is for our lives. From education and telehealth access to remote job opportunities, we need infrastructure investment in rural broadband." (twitter.com)
- "In Congress, Cleveland will support, or if necessary propose legislation to fund highway and road repairs. However, it is not only the Federal highways that need to be safe in order for our citizens to travel, to do business, or to just simply live our lives. Our State roads and bridges must be safe as well. In order to bring our tax dollars back home to the taxpayers of this district, Cleveland will support federal matching dollars for state funding to repair, maintain and improve roads throughout the state." (votesmart.org)
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- "Hosea will take action to combat climate change, protect our clean air and water from harmful pollutants, reduce our dependency on fossil fuels, and bring secure jobs to our district to fuel this new and expanding green economy." (www.clevelandforcongress.com)
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- "Hosea supports the 2nd amendment, and he also supports common sense laws that have been proven to decrease gun violence. Hosea will support gun violence research, improving the universal background check system for all gun purchases, extending the mandatory waiting period, banning open carry, and allowing for national-level concealed permits instead of state-level." (www.clevelandforcongress.com)
- "Cleveland will support firearms safety education programs conducted by law enforcement, increased funding for mental health care, community outreach to help law enforcement get to better know the citizens they serve, and take steps to ensure that firearms remain in the hands of responsible adult citizens and out of the hands of the mentally ill, criminals and most importantly our children." (votesmart.org)
- " improving the Affordable Care Act, lowering prescription drug costs, and protecting Medicare are all part of what Hosea will fight for to create a more equitable healthcare system that works for all of us." (www.clevelandforcongress.com)
- "The Affordable Care Act benefits millions, yet Jeff Duncan repeatedly voted to repeal it. The Trump Admin is in court trying to overturn it. They'd remove pre-existing conditions coverage & bankrupt families. We need to build upon the ACA & continue improving healthcare for all." (www.facebook.com)
- "This Labor Day, we must continue to fight for workersâ rights, such as ensuring safe working conditions, fair pay, paid leave, health care security, child care support, and more. We can build back better, offering dignity to all Americans, no matter their profession." (twitter.com)
- "We need a wall as much as we need to bring back coal. This regime in our nation capital has hoodwinked too many too often and itâs just a dog gone shame. WAKEUP AMERICA, most of us are really good people" (twitter.com)
- "America:Lets repeal and replace DACA with a easy pathway to citizenship or pass a humane immigration bill to address the issue" (twitter.com)
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