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Amy Vilela's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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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 2022.

  • "Abortion is reproductive care. Reproductive care is healthcare. Healthcare is a human right. We can and must fight back. #WeDeserveMore" (twitter.com)
  • "We must repeal the Hyde Amendment. People who can get pregnant must have control over their own bodies, full stop." (www.amyvilela.org)
  • "Create a single-payer, Medicare for All health insurance program that gives care to everyone, free at the point of service." (www.amyvilela.org)
  • "What do all the countries with better outcomes have in common? Some form of universal healthcare. We can’t afford more privatization. What we need is to remove profit motive from the equation and expand Medicare to cover everyone. #MedicareForAll #WeDeserveMore" (twitter.com)
  • "Arresting nonviolent demonstrators who want to fix our democracy isn’t acceptable. We need to pass the Freedom to Vote Act, which would set national standards for voting rights, halt partisan congressional gerrymandering, and overhaul our campaign finance system." (twitter.com)
  • "Corporations ARE NOT people. It's time to reverse Citizens United. Let's #SupportProgressives who want to level the playing field & get all the dark money out of politics! #FundraisingFriday" (twitter.com)
  • "End qualified immunity and hold police officers accountable to their actions" (www.amyvilela.org)
  • "I'm a proud military wife, but I believe we can still be the most powerful military in the world & cut defense spending to focus on domestic issues like healthcare and education. Learn more about my platform at #Amy4thepeople" (amy4thepeople.com!)
  • "Large, federal investments in infrastructure saves lives. We need a #GreenNewDeal" (twitter.com)
  • "Save Las Vegas families money with investments in weatherization, public transportation, modern infrastructure, and high-speed broadband" (www.amyvilela.org)
  • "The current GOP tax plan will add an estimated $1.5 trillion to the national debt next year, rewarding billionaires who don't need the funds at the expense of middle class families. This is a bad plan, and I strongly oppose it. #GOPTaxScam #SupportProgressives" (twitter.com)
  • "We must hold the ultra-wealthy and large corporations accountable and have them pay their fare share. By establishing an annual tax on the top 0.1% of US households and instituting taxes on Wall Street Speculation and fossil fuel companies, we can start building a sustainable future for everyone: a future that includes Jobs for All, Housing for all, Education for All, Medicare for All, and a Green New Deal." (www.amyvilela.org)
  • "I understand that those with the most to lose have been hit hardest during the pandemic. We have a moral obligation to ensure that COVID relief and recovery goes directly to these communities. In the near term, we must hold the current administration accountable and ensure vaccine administration plans prioritize our communities that face a barrier to access. We must act quickly to pass a comprehensive COVID-19 economic relief bill that guarantees everyone $2,000 monthly payments, extends the eviction moratorium, cancels any unpaid rent accrued during the pandemic, provides mortgage relief to working and middle class homeowners, provides every person that is uninsured emergency Medicare access, and gives immediate economic relief to small business." (www.amyvilela.org)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "As Congress continues to drag their feet to pass legislation to improve elder care, provide free community college, promote renewable energy, and eradicate childhood poverty, our job is to elevate and elect new members of Congress who will get the job done." (twitter.com)
  • "Create millions of good paying, union jobs that center frontline communities, transition fossil fuel workers to the renewable industry, and keep people working close to home through a Green New Deal" (www.amyvilela.org)
  • "Transform our energy systems to 100% renewable energy and create pathways to the future centered around a just transition framework" (www.amyvilela.org)
  • "We live in a system that treats people and the Earth as expendable commodities. But we only have one planet. We need to be better to each other AND the environment—and we can start with a #GreenNewDeal that supercharges our renewable infrastructure. #NV04 #EarthDay" (twitter.com)
  • "Create millions of good paying, union jobs that center frontline communities, transition fossil fuel workers to the renewable industry, and keep people working close to home through a Green New Deal" (www.amyvilela.org)
  • "The climate crisis is more than the wildfires that threaten our homes & the drought that threatens our water. It's the pollution that's sweeping across the country that our children are breathing in every single day. This is about protecting our future & right now we're failing." (twitter.com)
  • "The reality of #ClimateChange means more frequent flooding. The #EPA needs the power and funding to fulfill its mission, and every state in the union has skin in the game. #TeamVilela #NV04" (twitter.com)
  • "As a mom, I want my children to live without fear. That's why I'm honored to have received the @MomsDemand Gun Sense Candidate seal-of-approval. From banning military-style assault weapons to closing the gun show loophole, there's a lot we can do here in #NV04. Let's get to work." (twitter.com)
  • "As a mother, my heart breaks when I hear this young woman's reaction to the tragedy in Sante Fe. Our children should NOT have to go to school feeling like mass shootings are an inevitability. The time for thoughts and prayers is OVER. We need gun safety reforms NOW! #NV04" (twitter.com)
  • "The @NRA may not like me much for saying so, but I believe if we want to prevent another senseless act of mass violence, our gun laws need updating. I'll fight to close the gun show loophole, ban assault-style weapons, and institute grant programs for school safety. #NV04" (twitter.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "Make paid sick & family leave a requirement for all employees" (www.amyvilela.org)
  • "The United States is one of the few developed countries without a federal paid sick leave policy. Meanwhile, Germany has had one for almost 140 years. Proof that common-sense measures like this are not ideological, partisan, or even new." (twitter.com)
  • "A *tiny* base of fanatics who have no appreciation for objective reality is no reason to force an absurd agenda like the #BorderWall. Americans are smarter than this and #Democrats must be tougher than this." (twitter.com)
  • "As your Congresswoman, I will ensure that we reform our immigration system in a comprehensive and humane manner. We must heal, as a nation, from the unjust and violent approach to immigration both Democrats and Republicans have endorsed and condoned. I will fight to protect DREAMers and create a fair pathway to citizenship for the 11 million undocumented Americans here today. I will push to put an immediate stop to mass deportations that tear families apart, update asylum policies to reflect our humanity and, ultimately, abolish ICE and break up the Border Patrol." (www.amyvilela.org)
  • "Reinstate and expand DACA with a full citizenship option" (www.amyvilela.org)
  • "Trump is gearing up for an unconstitutional war with Iran. It is the job of Congress to declare war, not the president. As a military spouse, I do not support the President putting our men and women in harm's way on his whim and based on lies. #NoWarWithIran #Unconstitutional" (twitter.com)
  • "International chemical weapons inspectors needed to do their jobs before jumping to conclusions. By failing to wait for them, President Trump is taking us to the brink of war with #Russia and #Iran. If Congress won't act to stop him, the American people will! #NV04" (twitter.com)
  • "As an active duty military spouse, I agree with @BernieSanders. War must be last recourse & only after EVERY avenue of diplomacy has been exhausted! We must end the endless wars that are being fueled by the military-industrial complex." (twitter.com)
  • "This is a good sign! The humanitarian crisis in Yemen is getting worse by the day, and we need to be helping the people not contributing to the problem." (twitter.com)
  • "This is an illegal strike and the American people need to stand up! It is CONGRESS, not the President, which has the constitutional responsibility to declare war. #Syria #AUMF #illegalwar #NV04" (twitter.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.

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