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Josh Hicks' Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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Josh Hicks 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.

  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "Any conversation about middle-class job growth should include the fact that the tax cuts you mention are temporary for the middle class (and make up a tiny fraction of the actual cuts) but permanent for corporations, who saw the lion’s share of the breaks. Meanwhile the deficit gets larger and larger - the trade war lacks a clear strategy, threatens our entire economy, and will probably end up hurting the middle class. I wonder if you also want to take credit for that, or have anything to say about it." (twitter.com)
  • "I worked my way through school, so I know the importance of federal funding for education. @RepAndyBarr voted to give away $2 trillion to corporations & the wealthy. Now we can only balance the budget by cutting student loans, rural biz support & Medicare?" (twitter.com)
  • "We need real leadership in a time like this. I call on @RepAndyBarr to put partisanship aside: support paid sick leave, food security assistance, & protecting frontline healthcare workers Ð and state publicly that tax cuts or a shale oil bailout for the wealthy are NOT the answer" (twitter.com)
  • "And I’ll fight to add a Medicare buy-in public option, so that everyone has the ability to enroll in affordable healthcare." (joshhicksforcongress.com)
  • Endorsed by End Citizens United. (votesmart.org)
  • "Ten years ago today, the Supreme Court decided to allow unlimited spending on behalf of candidates for political office. We now live in a world where billionaires and corporations buy policy outcomes. It's an arms race that regular people can't compete in." (twitter.com)
  • "We need to act immediately — to fully investigate where warranted, get to the independent truth above all, charge criminal penalties where appropriate, & make real, substantive changes in our policing tactics & police department culture to earn that trust back from the community." (twitter.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "Libraries have helped to fill a crucial gap in broadband infrastructure all around this country. Certainly that is true in KY. They deserve funding to keep their missions going, and our rural communities deserve connectivity like the rest of the country." (twitter.com)
  • "Our rural and underserved communities desperately need affordable, reliable internet. Now more than ever, everyone should have the same access to education and remote work, not just the wealthy. I come from a rural area without broadband – and in Congress I will work to bring this service to everyone." (joshhicksforcongress.com)
  • "Any conversation about middle-class job growth should include the fact that the tax cuts you mention are temporary for the middle class (and make up a tiny fraction of the actual cuts) but permanent for corporations, who saw the lion’s share of the breaks. Meanwhile the deficit gets larger and larger Ñ the trade war lacks a clear strategy, threatens our entire economy, and will probably end up hurting the middle class. I wonder if you also want to take credit for that, or have anything to say about it." (twitter.com)
  • "I worked my way through school, so I know the importance of federal funding for education. @RepAndyBarr voted to give away $2 trillion to corporations & the wealthy. Now we can only balance the budget by cutting student loans, rural biz support & Medicare?" (twitter.com)
  • "We need real leadership in a time like this. I call on @RepAndyBarr to put partisanship aside: support paid sick leave, food security assistance, & protecting frontline healthcare workers Ð and state publicly that tax cuts or a shale oil bailout for the wealthy are NOT the answer" (twitter.com)
  • "PPP doesn’t do much good when you can’t be open at full capacity, travel is limited, and folks don’t feel safe dining in. We should be as anxious to preserve our local hospitality businesses as we were anxious to give billions to cruise lines. How many cruise lines are located in Kentucky again?" (www.facebook.com)
  • 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 to act on gun violence immediately. We can’t watch innocent folks die without doing something." (twitter.com)
  • "They had the House, Senate, & Presidency and still couldn't repeal the ACA Ð people need it." (twitter.com)
  • "We need real leadership in a time like this. I call on @RepAndyBarr to put partisanship aside: support paid sick leave, food security assistance, & protecting frontline healthcare workers – and state publicly that tax cuts or a shale oil bailout for the wealthy are NOT the answer" (twitter.com)
  • 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.
  • "Meanwhile the deficit gets larger and larger — the trade war lacks a clear strategy, threatens our entire economy, and will probably end up hurting the middle class. I wonder if you also want to take credit for that, or have anything to say about it." (twitter.com)

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