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Cort VanOstran's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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Cort VanOstran 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.

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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.

  • "Cort recognizes that the choices we make about our healthcare are deeply personal and private. That’s why he will be unwavering in his support and defense of the constitutional right of all women to make their own healthcare decisions." (cortforcongress.com)
  • "Our Congresswoman believes Congress should make healthcare decisions for women. I don’t. I’m committed to ensuring every American has access to affordable, quality healthcare and will fight to keep women at the center of policy-making that affects their care." (www.facebook.com)
  • "Proud to be endorsed by @NARAL and be named a Pro Choice Majority Maker. I’ll always stand with women in the fight to protect reproductive freedom." (www.facebook.com)
  • "The recent #TitleX decision by this administration is a dangerous attack on women's health care and will make it harder for women--especially low income women--to access the comprehensive reproductive health care that they need, including birth control, cancer screenings, and more." (www.facebook.com)
  • "Last night was tough. Congress sold the future of working America to give their billionaire donors a tax cut. But it's not even close to over. The people are on our side. Momentum is on our side. And we're gonna fight like hell to get that future back." (twitter.com)
  • ".@realDonaldTrump and @RepAnnWagner weren’t worried about the budget when they handed out a tax break to billionaires and corporations. In Congress, I'll fight for policies that put Missouri workers first." (twitter.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "Corporations are not people. Corporations should not determine elections. End Citizens United" (www.facebook.com)
  • "Cort is proud to be endorsed by End Citizens United, a national organization that supports candidates who champion campaign finance reform. Cort has committed to rejecting all corporate PAC money in his campaign for Congress." (cortforcongress.com)
  • "I will not accept any money from corporate PACs. As your representative, I will work to reduce the influence of money in politics and end #CitizensUnited." (www.facebook.com)
  • "That’s why Cort wants to get Americans back to work on improving our national infrastructure and spurring clean energy industries here in the United States." (cortforcongress.com)
  • "Our economy works best when everyone has an incentive to contribute. That’s why we should incentivize companies to pay their workers better and to keep jobs in this country by eliminating tax breaks for exporting American jobs." (cortforcongress.com)
  • "The gains in our economy have not been shared equally by those who have helped to spur it. The past decade has been incredibly lucrative for corporate America and the ultrawealthy, while working and middle class wages have stagnated." (cortforcongress.com)
  • "Ensuring the promise of equal opportunity requires us to recommit ourselves to the mission of our public schools. Cort is committed to fully funding our public schools from cradle to college and investing in career and job training opportunities for all working Americans. That also means addressing the student loan crisis, preventing the federal government from profiting off of college students, and fighting to expand accessibility and affordability of higher education for families in the Second District." (cortforcongress.com)
  • "Cort will be a champion for growing the renewable energy sector, which will help reduce emissions, create jobs, and make America a world leader in the global energy economy." (cortforcongress.com)
  • "18 states are suing over the EPA's reversal of greenhouse gas emission rules for the auto industry. There's no reason to go backwards on the issues that affect our planet, our air, and our children's futures." (www.facebook.com)
  • "Cort opposes the Trump administration’s efforts to slash environmental protections that help keep Missouri beautiful and our families safe. He is deeply concerned about Republicans in Congress who put their corporate donors’ profits ahead of our health and the health of our environment." (cortforcongress.com)
  • "He also supports U.S. participation in the Paris Agreement on climate change and common-sense protections for our water, air, and soil." (cortforcongress.com)
  • "Cort will fight for safety measures like universal background checks, bolstered storage regulations, and restrictions to keep weapons of war on the battlefield instead of our streets and schools. He’ll also work to keep guns out of the hands of people who have proven to be a danger to themselves and others, people on the no-fly list, and perpetrators of domestic abuse and other violent crimes." (cortforcongress.com)
  • "Enough is enough! This is the third school shooting in 8 days. It cannot be this way." (www.facebook.com)
  • "Incredibly proud to have received the Moms Demand Action Gun Sense Candidate distinction. If our leaders don't have the courage to take action to prevent gun violence, we will elect new ones who will. I will never take a dollar from the NRA. Protecting our schools and communities shouldn't be a partisan issue. Let's get to work." (www.facebook.com)
  • "More affordable, and accessible #healthcare is a must, and starts with electing new leadership." (www.facebook.com)
  • "That’s why Cort is committed to defending Medicare and Medicaid, strengthening the Affordable Care Act, and working towards new alternatives to lower premiums and increase coverage." (cortforcongress.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.
  • " Hi @MistyDMichael. I am in favor of ending mandatory minimums, decriminalizing marijuana, & promoting diversion programs, in addition to other reforms targeted at addressing racial disparities in our criminal justice system. I have served on the board of a non-profit that (1/3)" (twitter.com)
  • "Decision to exit the #IranDeal is dangerous & poorly thought-out. It gives Iran the chance to resume its nuclear weapons program & sends the message that we don't take our international commitments seriously. As a former diplomat, @RepAnnWagner should know how bad this idea is." (twitter.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.

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