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Ali Khorasani's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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Ali Khorasani 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.

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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.

  • "Being pro-abortion does not mean I advocate for everyone getting abortions […] I support abortions for those seeking them." (votesmart.org)
  • "Reproductive Rights are central to healthcare, and must not be infringed." (votesmart.org)
  • "We need more taxes on the wealthiest 10% of Americans and more tax brackets to fairly distribute the tax burden.This will allow us to fund public projects which put more money back in the economy." (votesmart.org)
  • "Better diplomacy will lower the need for spending" (votesmart.org)
  • "We need a foreign policy that does not fuel the military-industrial complex and does not expand conflict abroad." (votesmart.org)
  • "We must take money out of politics and have publicly-funded elections. We must reform the electoral college system so we truly have 'one person, one vote.'" (votesmart.org)
  • "By investing government money to build new infrastructure to both alleviate and mitigate the effects of climate change, we can create new jobs and new economic activity for Americans from blue collar to white collar to lab coat." (votesmart.org)
  • "Our government must invest in infrastructure development that centers on new technology and reducing our carbon footprint. Doing so will create a number of jobs, and maintenance of infrastructure projects (rather than letting roads crumble and reservoirs fill up) will keep people employed." (votesmart.org)
  • "Vast government spending in Green infrastructure improvement and research initiatives will create jobs, fix our crumbling infrastructure, and empower the economy in a way that keeps citizens safe." (votesmart.org)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "Too often, education reform takes a top-down approach and emphasizes low-cost, low-efficacy policies such as standardized testing. In my view, students and teachers should be prioritized in order to improve education nationwide." (votesmart.org)
  • "Vast government spending in Green infrastructure improvement and research initiatives will create jobs, fix our crumbling infrastructure, and empower the economy in a way that keeps citizens safe." (votesmart.org)
  • "Climate change is real. Scientists agree that humans are accelerating the rate of climate change drastically with devastating effects that are already manifesting themselves. We need to act now." (votesmart.org)
  • "Climate change is the greatest National Security threat we will face this century. We are already late in taking steps to reduce carbon emissions that cause climate change. We must act now." (votesmart.org)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "Healthcare is a human right. Medicare for All is the only solution that effectively covers ALL Americans. Healthcare should not be for-profit." (votesmart.org)
  • 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.
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "We need a foreign policy that does not fuel the military-industrial complex and does not expand conflict abroad." (votesmart.org)

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