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Doug Shepherd's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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Doug Shepherd 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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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 2016.

  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "Be aggressive: Reject tax hikes and growth-oriented tax reform" (votesmart.org)
  • "I believe that we empower Americans when we reduce the burdens of taxes, government and unnecessary bureaucracy." (twitter.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "Infrastructure spending DOES NOT create jobs because it is capital, not labor intensive." (votesmart.org)
  • "Return to the existing spending caps under the Budget Control Act" (votesmart.org)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "Prevent new federal funding of national standards and assessments." (votesmart.org)
  • "Decisions about the education of children should best be made first by parents and the needs of the child followed by individual states and localschool leaders. In today's educational world, a cookie-cutter national bureaucracy cannot decide what is most advantageous for your family." (votesmart.org)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "Doug believes that Congress should can set policy that creates direction and initiative for clean energy sources. However, it does not mean overreacting and jolting the global economy that would hurt individual families and workers." (www.shepherdforcongress.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "Laws restricting our right to bear arms won't keep dangerous & unhinged people from getting weapons... #VoteShepherd" (twitter.com)
  • "There are four major issues and enforcements needed to effectively guard the Second Amendment. They are: Oppose new bans on particular classes of firearms; Avoid the establishment of a national gun ownership registry; Require states to honor concealed carry rights from other states; and Allow citizens to purchase firearms across state lines." (votesmart.org)
  • "Repeal the most costly regulations which drive up prices: ObamaCare has not kept its initial promise to lower health costs. There are alternative and better ways to provide for all citizens care." (votesmart.org)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "Oppose policies and regulations that provide special privileges based on "sexual orientation" and "gender identity." (votesmart.org)
  • "Pass legislation to prevent discrimination against those who define marriage as between a man and a woman." (votesmart.org)
  • "Assuming an unashamed U.S. leadership role and show of strength will help us and allied nations deter threats before they materialize into more losses fueled by the instability that abounds in the Middle East." (votesmart.org)
  • "Sharing information, providing the fighting tools needed for success, expanding partnerships with security forces from the local to the global level will help us defeat the ongoing efforts of Islamic terrorism to bring America and the world to its knees." (votesmart.org)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.

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