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Emory Rodgers' Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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Emory Rodgers has refused to provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2018 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart and voters like you.

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Issue Positions

For Presidential and Congressional candidates who refuse to provide voters with their positions, Vote Smart has researched their public records to determine their likely responses. These issue positions are from 2018.

  • "Recent efforts to restrict abortion in states like Texas and Mississippi are reprehensible. Emory will support any legislation that attempts to reverse this devious trend to undermine Roe v Wade." (votesmart.org)
  • "The richest one percent benefit greatly from loopholes in the tax code and even go so far as to move to other shores while still benefiting from American protections and consumers." (votesmart.org)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "Corporations have no business in politics. Emory will support all efforts to overturn the Supreme Court decision to protect corporate donations in Citizens United and put elections back where they belong -- in the hands of the people." (votesmart.org)
  • "Emory Rodgers will also seek legislation that leads to: […] ENDING CORPORATE PERSONHOOD" (votesmart.org)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "Emory Rodgers will also seek legislation that leads to: TAXING WALL ST" (votesmart.org)
  • "The richest one percent benefit greatly from loopholes in the tax code and even go so far as to move to other shores while still benefiting from American protections and consumers. Corporate interests and political lobbies threaten to reduce our democracy to a theocracy and this must be treated like a cancer in the body of our great system." (votesmart.org)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "Emory has long been a supporter of alternative fuels. His 79 day hunger strike to bring awareness to biomass fuels was just one effort in a lifetime of activism supporting innovation and bold exploration of new technologies. The burning of fossil fuels and coal; as well as the increasingly dangerous methods of extracting these finite, ancient resources have driven us to the brink of an avoidable climate catastrophe." (votesmart.org)
  • "Emory has long been a supporter of alternative fuels. His 79 day hunger strike to bring awareness to biomass fuels was just one effort in a lifetime of activism supporting innovation and bold exploration of new technologies. The burning of fossil fuels and coal; as well as the increasingly dangerous methods of extracting these finite, ancient resources have driven us to the brink of an avoidable climate catastrophe." (votesmart.org)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "Emory believes in a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants." (votesmart.org)
  • "Emory believes in decriminalization and regulation of all drugs, especially marijuana." (votesmart.org)
  • "Emory Rodgers will also seek legislation that leads to: […] END TO WAR ON DRUGS" (votesmart.org)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.

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