Jonathan Clarke's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Jonathan Clarke has refused to provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2016 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart and voters like you.
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- "We need to develop offshore wind power. Developing offshore wind will also provide thousands of good paying jobs in green technology. We have a chance to become the hub of green energy." (clarkeforcongress.com)
- "A lofty yet important goal would to have the United States become net zero-emissions by 2025 â this can be accomplished with such a mobilization along with an emphasis on carbon sequestration from the atmosphere and oceans." (www.clarkeforcongress.com)
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- "While the goal should be providing healthcare for everyone, we must not lose sight of the fact that low quality health care is almost the same as no health care. Nearly 4/5ths of the money spent on health care goes to the insurance companies." (clarkeforcongress.com)
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- "I firmly believe that it is a fundamental right for two consenting adults to be able to live their lives together in marriage." (www.clarkeforcongress.com)
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- "We all know that this program is not free. Every working individual pays into it. Not only is it every individualâs right to receive this benefit upon retirement, but it was earned. We need to protect this right. [â¦] We need to raise the cap on taxable income for Social Security. I think anything above the $125,000 limit has to be taxed and brought into the Social Security trust fund." (www.clarkeforcongress.com)
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