Valleri Crabtree's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Valleri Crabtree 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.
Issue Positions
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- "We must stop using our prisons as substitutes for mental hospitals and drug rehabilitation centers; this doesnât help the individual, our economy, or the safety of our communities." (crabtreeforcongress.com)
- "With changes to our criminal sentencing and incarceration procedures and a different approach for those who have 'paid their debt to society' and who have issues which are better addressed in a specialized facility rather than a prison, our investment in corrections goes down as our incarcerated population goes down, options increase for those who are reintroduced to society, and, with their increased opportunities, the motivation for additional criminal activity by these individuals decrease. Obviously, sentencing guidelines must be adjusted accordingly." (crabtreeforcongress.com)
- "Our older infrastructure is in need of replacement and repair. New infrastructure to support new modes of public transportation is necessary. Programs should be developed which address these infrastructure issues while providing emphasizing the employment opportunities created by these projects." (crabtreeforcongress.com)
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- "High stress, high stakes standardized testing must be eliminated as a way to determine student advancement and graduation, teacher assessment, and school ratings. Standardized testing should return to the place which they once occupied -- as a useful tool for a teacher and for a local school system to use in an overall plan for student success." (votesmart.org)
- "For those who are reluctant to spend federal money on "government programs," be assured that lack of investment in education is also costly. Federal money will have to be spent in the futureâ it will just be in prisons, welfare, and numerous other programs. This money (and the non-monetary social costs that go with an under-educated population) could have been saved if we were all better equipped for the challenges and opportunities presented in life." (crabtreeforcongress.com)
- "Programs such as Head Start being fully funded and available to every child. Study after study confirms that early childhood education is an essential building block for a personâs future. It is also essential for societyâs future." (crabtreeforcongress.com)
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- "I support federal funding of increased development of and experimentation with solar energy in Florida District 9 as a viable source of alternative energy for this area which will save money for consumers and provide the basis for new business ventures, all while avoiding disruption of our natural environment." (crabtreeforcongress.com)
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- Rated 0% by National Rifle Association (votesmart.org)
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- "Congratulations to all the same-sex partners who are now able to be married. Thank you to Equality Florida, the Human Rights Campaign, Lambda Legal Defense Fund, the American Civil Liberties Union, and the many other people and organizations who have worked diligently for years to bring about this change." (crabtreeforcongress.com)
- "We should question carefully WHY a group is not included or WHY an exemption or exception exists. It is very likely that we will discover that many reasons which may have once been seen as valid no longer exist; that many prejudices have been washed away with time and understanding; and that the exclusion of these important protections no longer serve a societal purpose." (crabtreeforcongress.com)
- ". I support the use of drones and other technologies which allow for greater precision in combat and increased safety of our military." (crabtreeforcongress.com)
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