Dawn Barlow's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Dawn Barlow has failed 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.
Issue Positions
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- "Before the ACA, pregnant women and children did not have a right to healthcare coverage. Are you really pro-life if you support going back to a "market-based" system? #TN6 #ProLifeForTheWholeLife" (twitter.com)
- "Sister Joan knows what I mean by #ProLife. In Congress I will fight for the life and dignity of all Tennesseans in ALL stages of life! #TN6 #BlueWave2018" (twitter.com)
- "I support increasing tax cuts to those making less than $250K & rolling back tax cuts on millionaires & billionaires. Giving tax breaks to fat cat corporations that have lined the pockets of multimillionaire Congressmen is the epitome of crony capitalism." (twitter.com)
- "I support rolling back the tax cuts on those making over $250,000.00 to get our veterans the care they need, when they need it. " (twitter.com)
- "Letâs roll back the tax cuts on the wealthiest 1% and invest in our local communities with infrastructure in education, healthcare and broadband. " (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.
- "We must invest in healthcare, education, transportation, and telecommunications infrastructure to be competitive in todayâs global economy. " (www.dawnbarlowforcongress.com)
- "They told us that giving corporations like Walmart big tax breaks would create jobs. They just didnât tell us those jobs would be in India." (twitter.com)
- "While multimillionaires & billionaires get tax breaks, @realDonaldTrump â who my opponent @JohnRoseforTN supports 100% â doesnât want to raise wages for federal employees. " (twitter.com)
- "In Congress, I will fight for education funding so that Tennessee teachers have the resources they need to educate our children and that law enforcement has the necessary resources to keep our educators and children safe in their classrooms." (www.dawnbarlowforcongress.com)
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- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- "I fully support the Second Amendment We have the right to own guns. Rights come with responsibilities. We must promote responsible gun ownership and storage. We must enforce the law against criminals who try to buy guns illegally. We must keep guns out of the hands of terrorists by closing the terror gap loophole. We must stop gun trafficking. We must ensure that criminal background checks are performed prior to all gun sales. We must ensure that all records of people who are prohibited from having guns are in the background check system. We must keep guns out of the hands of domestic violence offenders." (www.dawnbarlowforcongress.com)
- "Tennessee needs expanded access to healthcare that covers all of the patient's needs at an affordable cost. Â Â I will never support legislation that would limit coverage for preexisting conditions or place a lifetime cap on coverage. Â We must save and fix the Affordable Care Act." (www.dawnbarlowforcongress.com)
- "I guess he wants to take 20 to 30 BILLION out of your paychecks to build that big, beautiful 30 foot wall that a 31 foot ladder will make irrelevant. Iâm actually not against a wall. Iâm against a taxpayer funded wall. Judd should stick to pitching fits about mop sinks." (twitter.com)
- "America should keep its promises to the men & women willing to give their lives to serve our country. I was just reading this article with my husband. He went on to tell me about the immigrant Airmen he served with. Diversity makes America great." (twitter.com)
- "Those seeking asylum at our borders deserve due process and to be treated with dignity and respect. " (www.dawnbarlowforcongress.com)
- "We need a DOJ that can differentiate between MS13 gang members & an asylum seeking young mother nursing her baby. My Republican opponents want to restore Christian values to our government. I agree! Letâs start by showing a little mercy at the border. (www.washingtonpost.com)
- "The War On Drugs isnât going so well. Itâs time we change our battle plan and focus on evidence based medical treatment for addiction. â¦" (jamanetwork.com)
- "While I agree with @realDonaldTrump signing right-to-try legislation, it does not go far enough. Doctors can prescribe potentially life-saving treatments to terminal patients â but insurance WONâT cover it & many patients wonât be able to afford it." (twitter.com)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
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