Silky Malik's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Silky Malik 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.
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.
- "A woman has the final say over her healthcare decisions - this is between herself and her doctor. It is unacceptable in this day and age, we even have to defend that. Women have the right over their bodies, period!" (votesmart.org)
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- Houston Free-Press "Like most of us Iâm opposed to this GOP tax bill." (www.freepresshouston.com)
- "This #TaxScamBill is an unabashed attack on everyday Americans. We need to vote these yahoos out in 2018. #BlueWave2018 #silky4congress" (twitter.com)
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- "The best way to keep our gun rights from being politicized is for Congress to make sure our gun laws are tougher, that we close down the loopholes and we prohibit sale of rapid fire weapons that could potentially be used in mass shootings. [â¦] We need to fix the numerous work-arounds that exist to purchase guns from gun-shows without the proper background checks, as well as block anyone on the no-fly list from buying a gun; these stricter background checks will help to ensure innocent American lives are protected from gun violence." (votesmart.org)
- "Healthcare is a basic human right; it should never be a burden on any family. [â¦] I believe we as a country are inching closer and closer to 'Medicare for All'. While this is the long-term goal, in the immediate future, we must work to improve Affordable Care Act (ACA)." (votesmart.org)
- Houston Free-Press "More and more people seem to think universal healthcare sounds feasible. Itâs no longer this crazy, socialism, going-to-destroy-capitalism idea. But itâs not going to happen overnight, so we need to make sure that we work on keeping the Affordable Care Act working for people." (www.freepresshouston.com)
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