Dave Cowell's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Dave Cowell has not completed the 2016 Political Courage Test.
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.
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- "I believe we need to invest in repairing our nation's crumbling infrastructure to create jobs and repair Missouri's schools, water systems, energy systems, roads, bridges and levees. Safety and job creation are very basic concerns that we have to address imminently. Unemployment in Missouri's 8th district is twice as high as the national average. Investing in our states infrastructure will jumpstart job creation and make our economy more competitive while working on serious safety concerns." (votesmart.org)
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- "Missouri has more than 200 sunny days per year making solar energy a great source for moving us away from fossil fuels. Missouri's solar resources actually exceed those of Germany, which leads the world in solar energy production. The Clean energy industry creates jobs in manufacturing, agriculture, infrastructure, transportation and much more which benefits Missouri's working families." (votesmart.org)
- "The Clean energy industry creates jobs in manufacturing, agriculture, infrastructure, transportation and much more which benefits Missouri's working families." (votesmart.org)
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- "I support the Second Amendment, the right to bear arms. As a gun owner myself, I recognize owning firearms is an American tradition that should be protected. I believe we should focus on enforcing existing laws we have in place." (votesmart.org)
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- "Extreme right wing politicians in this country are waging a war against the LGBT community. Our nation and Armed Forces have made progress in supporting the LGBT community. I believe we need to continue to fight against discriminatory laws and be on the right side of history. It is an outrage that you can still be discriminated against in the workplace or fired based on your race, gender or sexual orientation. We also need to continue the fight for women's rights. I strongly believe in gender equality and will always stand for closing the gender pay gap in the United States. It is a national disgrace that women working full time only earn 79 cents for every dollar a man earns. I will always stand and join fight for equality for all." (votesmart.org)
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- "Social Security alone has a 2.8 trillion surplus, meaning it can pay every benefit owed to eligible Americans for the next 19 years and more than three-quarters after that. I support expanding these programs by lifting the cap on taxable income making the wealthiest Americans pay their fair share into these much needed programs." (votesmart.org)
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