Lorie Burch's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Lorie Burch 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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- "The middle and working class is subsidizing the top 1% and corporations through ineffective and disproportionate tax policy. Income inequality holds back the people and trickle-down economics has never worked; rather let's support policies that allow the middle class to keep more of their hard-earned money in their pockets and build our economy from the people up." (votesmart.org)
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- "Get big money out of campaigns." (votesmart.org)
- " Improve our national infrastructure to better equip our cities and states before, during, and after disasters." (votesmart.org)
- "The middle and working class is subsidizing the top 1% and corporations through ineffective and disproportionate tax policy. Income inequality holds back the people and trickle-down economics has never worked; rather let's support policies that allow the middle class to keep more of their hard-earned money in their pockets and build our economy from the people up." (votesmart.org)
- "While Congress is determined that permanent tax breaks for corporations will "trickle down" to individuals, wouldn't it be better to put that money directly in the pockets of hardworking Americans? What about a livable minimum wage and equal pay to boost the middle class?" (twitter.com)
- "We can begin to address this by ensuring that every child has equal access to excellent and well-rounded early, primary, and secondary-level public education â no matter their needs, gender, race, or economic status. I will oppose any federal program that works to redirect taxpayer dollars to support a private voucher system, and do what I can to make sure that our public schools, teachers, and programs have the resources they need to make sure our kids meet world-class standards in science, technology, engineering, math, and the arts." (lorieburchforcongress.com)
- "I strongly support working alongside other nations in implementing sustainable, long-term plans to reduce the output of greenhouse gases in the near future by investing in innovative new technologies that will eventually move us away from reliance on fossil fuels." (lorieburchforcongress.com)
- "All the challenges that face our country, such as health care, immigration, inequality, are meaningless if we don't have a planet to live on. [â¦] Improve education so that climate science is no longer subject to partisan propaganda and influence from corporations that put profit over an inhabitable planet" (votesmart.org)
- "Congress needs to work with state and local leaders to strengthen current common-sense gun safety measures, and make sure that these laws are being consistently enforced. This includes working to close loopholes in the current laws. For example, closing the "boyfriend loophole" which will help prevent more domestic abusers from owning a weapon, the "default proceed loophole" that allows dealers to sell firearms if a background check is not completed within 3 days, and the "gun show loophole" which allows unregistered dealers to sell guns without completing a background check. [â¦] While the right to bear arms is enshrined in our constitution, the prevalence of gun violence in America today demands that we thoughtfully consider ways to make our society safer. In the words of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia in the 2007 case of The District of Columbia v. Heller, 'Like most rights, the Second Amendment right is not unlimited. It is not a right to keep and carry any weapon whatsoever in any manner whatsoever and for whatever purpose.'" (lorieburchforcongress.com)
- "Every American deserves access to healthcare, no matter their circumstances. No American believes that our current healthcare system is perfect, but we must continue to improve upon the progress we have made." (lorieburchforcongress.com)
- 'Immigration reform is not an easy topic. But we know that a wall is not going to solve our problems, and neither will targeting 7-11 workers." (twitter.com)
- "We need a path to citizenship as well as keep DREAMers in the United States who continue to contribute to our economy, military, and society." (votesmart.org)
- "We need to secure a path to permanent status for Dreamers and find effective ways to improve border security. Let us hope yesterdayâs bipartisan meeting was a first step to putting politics aside to solve these pressing issues. #LorieBurchforCongress #DACA" (twitter.com)
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