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Joe Wenzel's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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Joe Wenzel 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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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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  • "Wenzel also called for more discussion about raising the minimum wage and providing equal pay for women, and moving more federal dollars back into the district to support small businesses." (votesmart.org)
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  • "Wenzel, emphasizing his 'green economy' platform throughout the debate, also called for a curb on fossil fuels, especially those obtained through fracking, saying the extraction process had made the nation 'fat, dumb and happy' while 'we haven't recommitted ourselves to solar, wind and other green forms of energy. And that's where the economy really will once gain find new jobs for people.' " (votesmart.org)
  • "We need to make a serious commitment to the reduction of fossil fuels throughout not only this country but also developing countries like China and India through our trade deals." (www.vote4wenzel.com)
  • Rated 7% by National Rifle Association (votesmart.org)
  • "How pathetic is it that the most august deliberative body in the history of modern democracy, if not the world, cannot have a reasoned and open discussion of gun legislation." (www.facebook.com)
  • "When someone asks what can be done, Hon. John Lewis once again shows us the light. Sit-in over lack of action on reasonable gun legislation is appropriate response to NRA controlled Congress. If you believe as I believe that the time has come for real modern gun legislation especially for militarized weapons, let's all get behind John Lewis and his colleagues." (www.facebook.com)
  • "We need to move towards a single payer system for health care. Many developed countries use this to great effect. While no system is perfect, we should not have the stratification of access to medical services." (onyourballot.vote411.org)
  • New Jersey Hills Media Group "Wenzel said he believes there must be ways to ensure terrorists and other criminals do not cross the country’s borders. At the same time, he does not agree with deporting immigrants just because they are undocumented." (www.newjerseyhills.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
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  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.

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