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Sean Flynn's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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Sean Flynn has failed 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.

  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "I believe that prosperity starts with: 1) World-class public schools 2) Reasonably priced higher education & vocational training 3) Lower taxes & higher wages 4) High-quality, affordable healthcare " (twitter.com)
  • 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.
  • "The government can help with sensible policies that increase the willingness of employers to hire and train the unemployed. A major step forward will be tax credits and direct subsidies for hiring the unemployed." (seanflynnforcongress.com)
  • "We also need to streamline education and accreditation. Students in our community should be able to learn and become certified in new skills without having to sit through irrelevant material mandated by federal bureaucrats." (seanflynnforcongress.com)
  • 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.
  • Rated 86% by National Rifle Association (votesmart.org)
  • "The @NRCC put me On the Radar for their Young Guns program. Help me continue the momentum and pledge your support" (twitter.com)
  • "To protect them, we must ensure that the 2nd Amendment is never abridged by local or state officials. Law-abiding citizen should always have the option of carrying firearms for self-defense." (votesmart.org)
  • "'Affordable' Care Act premiums are expected to spike by 34% this year. Healthcare should be truly affordable and accessible to all, which is why we need to implement free market reforms that embrace competition." (twitter.com)
  • "Our current healthcare system was created in 2010 when President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act. That law promised universal health insurance and lower prices. But health care costs have continued to increase and millions are still uninsured." (votesmart.org)
  • "Securing our borders will require different techniques in different places. In some cases it will mean drones in the air. In other cases it will be walls on the border, patrol boats on the coast, or seismic surveillance underground." (votesmart.org)
  • "We can resolve the status of illegal immigrants by allowing anybody residing illegally in the United States to come forward, identify themselves, and prove they have no criminal record. They will also need to pay any back taxes, pay a fine, and perform community service. In exchange, they can earn a permit to reside in the United States. That permit will not be a path to citizenship. It only gives them the right to work and pay taxes in the United States." (votesmart.org)
  • "There can be no amnesty. We should not simply forgive and forget when it comes to people violating our borders and breaking our laws. Nobody should be above the law. Those who wish to live here must be willing to abide by our laws and institutions." (seanflynnforcongress.com)
  • 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.
  • "Fighting terrorism on the home front is crucial—but we are better off defeating it abroad, before it crosses our borders. We must aggressively target the funding sources that allow terrorist organizations to multiply and kill. We must bomb terrorist-controlled oil networks, freeze the assets of any individuals funneling money to terrorists, and impose economically crippling sanctions on Iran and other state sponsors of terror." (seanflynnforcongress.com)

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