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Kurt Elsasser's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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Kurt Elsasser 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.

  • 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.
  • "As a United States Marine, I felt the effects of Congressional budget cuts on the military that affected living quarters, equipment and even food. This is unacceptable to our men and women who make the largest sacrifice of all to protect our Country." (www.elsasser4congress.com)
  • "Providing the top equipment and services to our Military forces and their supporting agencies should be a top focus for Congress. " (www.elsasser4congress.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.
  • "Educational reform should produce a flat rate of funding for all schools regardless of inner city, county, or state." (www.elsasser4congress.com)
  • "Proposing a decrease in cost for education and an increase in the amount of federal and state grants provided to make education more accessible and affordable is needed." (www.elsasser4congress.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.
  • "Healthcare should be available and affordable to all, but not at the expense of others. That process only punishes hard-working men and women by taking more money from their pockets to pay for others." (www.elsasser4congress.com)
  • "This will require a plan that individuals pay for their own healthcare through employers, the State, or other public agencies offering healthcare plans as an additional healthcare plan on top of a Standardized Medicare program for emergency and primary care." (www.elsasser4congress.com)
  • The Healthcare System is in need of great improvement focusing on primary and emergency care for All citizens of the United "States with additional private sector care available at an affordable rate." (www.elsasser4congress.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "I believe that the reform should give undocumented citizens the fair chance to become legal as long as requirements set, are met and they acted as an honorable citizen while in the United States.If the undocumented individual does not meet immigration requirements or was convicted of crimes while in the United States, they should be deported to their home country. They may re-apply for citizenship after a time period of a minimum of two years in their home country. " (www.elsasser4congress.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.

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