Joshua Rawlings' Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Joshua Rawlings 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.
Issue Positions
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- "Tax hikes during a massive recession is a massive mistake." (twitter.com)
- "This tax hike speaks perfectly to the disassociation of our leadership from the working class." (twitter.com)
- "Healthcare must be available to everybody, regardless of income. I support the creation of a free, public option in which the 28,566,000 currently uninsured Americans are automatically enrolled. Anyone can choose to leave their private plan for the public option at any time." (www.rawlings2020.com)
- "Social Security admin costs are at .6% - about as lean as any govât org can get. Cutting costs, means cutting payouts. Explain how reducing payments for our most vulnerable is good for our economy?" (twitter.com)
- "Campaigns have become multimillion-dollar slander operations that succeed only at dividing our country. I will introduce a bill to set a maximum dollar amount that can be spent per campaign, per congressional district. For example: Let's say that this maximum was $100,000 per district (which is 1/10th of the average cost). I would be able to spend a maximum of 100k in my current campaign. However, if you were running for Senate in TN, you could spend up to 900k, because there are nine Congressional districts in TN, and it's a statewide race." (www.rawlings2020.com)
- "The Citizens United decision (a 2010 Supreme Court ruling that allowed unlimited political spending) must be reversed by passing a 28th Amendment to the Constitution which would allow Congress to legislate Big Money out of politics." (www.rawlings2020.com)
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- "Water - Water utilities are already confronting the effects of climate change and pollution. We will be required to make investments in water treatment technologies, storm water control, and sanitary sewers. Electricity - As a mater of national security and environmental necessity we must reimagine and rebuild our power grid. Rail - Existing railways represent a massive opportunity for carbon-neutral transport. We must work to modernize these lines and make them more adept for combined freight and commuter traffic." (www.rawlings2020.com)
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- "I support a budget that prioritizes funding for government-wide investments in technologies like carbon capture and green energy generation." (www.rawlings2020.com)
- "A carbon tax is unique because itâs the sort of charge that we encourage corporations to avoid by-way of reducing their emissions." (twitter.com)
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- "I support a free public healthcare option paired with a robust private insurance market." (twitter.com)
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