Tom Winter's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Issue Positions
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- "End the filibuster, codify the right to an abortion into law, then reform the court. Itâs not just what is right and necessary but itâs a Montana value." (twitter.com)
- "Roe has been effectively overturned for people of color, the poor, and rural America for decades. My own Montana is known for relatively good access. But even then, the Chippewa Cree, Nakoda and Nakona, the ranchers of the Hi-Line: They are effectively denied abortion services." (twitter.com)
- Voted against HB 500 - Prohibits Abortions After 20th Week of Pregnancy - (justfacts.votesmart.org)
- Voted against SB 100 - Requires Abortion Providers Offer Patients an Ultrasound - (justfacts.votesmart.org)
- Make billionaires and corporations pay their fair share. The rich are getting richer while the rest of us are getting left behind. Corporations pay less taxes than small businesses. Nurses are taxed more than billionaires. We need a tax code that puts earned income ahead of unearned wealth and allows all of us to save money for the future. (www.winterformontana.com)
- "Celebrated Social Securityâs 84th birthday with some Union friends. As Montanaâs Congressman I will support the Strengthening Social Security Act. Our Reps can and should fight to improve the economic and retirement security of millions of Americans." (twitter.com)
- The Montana promise used to be a dignified wage, a home, food on the table, and an education for you and your kids in the most beautiful place on earth. But billionaires and their corporations have corrupted our politics, broken our government, and set us against one another. (www.winterformontana.com)
- Voted in favor of HB 658 - Amends State Medicaid Program - (justfacts.votesmart.org)
- Voted against HB 245 - Increases Ballot Initiative Signature Collection Requirements (justfacts.votesmart.org)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
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- Every Montanan deserves the right to healthcare, the right to an education, and the right to raise a family without bankrupting themselves. We can be what we once were â a place that values good clean work, fair play, and equal opportunity. We can do this by passing legislation for paid family leave, universal childcare and pre-k, a living wage, and healthcare for all. (www.winterformontana.com)
- "We owe a big thanks to @SenatorTester for a transformative investment in our nationâs infrastructure - w/ perhaps no bigger winner than Montana #mtpol" (twitter.com)
- Make billionaires and corporations pay their fair share. The rich are getting richer while the rest of us are getting left behind. Corporations pay less taxes than small businesses. Nurses are taxed more than billionaires. We need a tax code that puts earned income ahead of unearned wealth and allows all of us to save money for the future. (www.winterformontana.com)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- Every Montanan deserves the right to healthcare, the right to an education, and the right to raise a family without bankrupting themselves. We can be what we once were â a place that values good clean work, fair play, and equal opportunity. We can do this by passing legislation for paid family leave, universal childcare and pre-k, a living wage, and healthcare for all. (www.winterformontana.com)
- Climate change is an existential threat - and climate action is a dire necessity. A rapidly changing climate threatens everything we love - our forests, our streams, our jobs, our towns, our homes, our families. We could lose it all. Thatâs why we need a leader who will fight for clean air and water as enshrined in our state constitution. Tom will fight for economic justice action like a new Civilian Climate Corps. (www.winterformontana.com)
- "If we really want to talk about energy independence, we in Montana have already shown the country the model: investments in renewable energy. 50% of our MT energy production is renewable. We export over 50% of total energy to the entire region. MT renewables power the West." (twitter.com)
- "The transition to renewable energy isnât painful. Itâs prosperous for both our land and our people. End the corruption of our energy policies by oligarchs. Unleash the potential of untapped MT wind." (twitter.com)
- Climate change is an existential threat - and climate action is a dire necessity. A rapidly changing climate threatens everything we love - our forests, our streams, our jobs, our towns, our homes, our families. We could lose it all. Thatâs why we need a leader who will fight for clean air and water as enshrined in our state constitution. Tom will fight for economic justice action like a new Civilian Climate Corps. (www.winterformontana.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.
- Every Montanan deserves the right to healthcare, the right to an education, and the right to raise a family without bankrupting themselves. We can be what we once were â a place that values good clean work, fair play, and equal opportunity. We can do this by passing legislation for paid family leave, universal childcare and pre-k, a living wage, and healthcare for all. (www.winterformontana.com)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- "People have found shelter in Montana after the wars in Vietnam, Afghanistan, & Ukraine, after famine & violence. #Title42 violates our community principles: It sends families seeking safety in America back to their tormentors - in violation of American law & Montana values." (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.
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