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Dee Thornton's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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Dee Thornton has failed to provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2020 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 2020.

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  • "We must work on the federal, state, and local levels to ensure that our roads, bridges, and waterways make up the strong foundation that our state needs." (www.deethorntonforcongress.com)
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  • "Ensure clean air and clean water for Hoosiers" (www.deethorntonforcongress.com)
  • "The Trump administration continues to dismantle regulation ( human protections) on emissions. The good news is that a growing number of companies are setting strong emission-reduction goals, ramping up their investments in climate solutions, and supporting climate policy." (twitter.com)
  • "If our driver’s licenses must be renewed, so should our gun licenses. We need to reevaluate our requirements for gun licensing. We must stop proposals for concealed carry reciprocity across our country, which have a profound impact on state public safety. Our state’s gun laws must be respected." (www.deethorntonforcongress.com)
  • "I support Second Amendment rights, and I recognize the need for common sense gun legislation. I strongly support gun reform." (www.deethorntonforcongress.com)
  • "If successful, efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act would be devastating: one bill proposed, the American Health Care Act, would lead to 24 million Americans losing health insurance in the coming decade and to millions more people, many with pre-existing conditions, becoming just one incident away from financial ruin or death." (www.deethorntonforcongress.com)
  • "I would oppose any legislation to eliminate or repeal the Affordable Care Act." (www.deethorntonforcongress.com)
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