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Garrick McFadden's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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Garrick McFadden 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.

  • "We are running a bold, progressive message that includes my full support of Rowe v. Wade and a woman’s right to determine what medical decisions are best for her and her family." (www.electgarrick.com)
  • "A bill this sloppy is a tax attorney’s dream. There will be so many inadvertent #loopholes contained in this bill that all of the tax firms are licking their chops to save their wealthy clients and corporations even more money. #Shame" (twitter.com)
  • "Last night I read the #TaxScamBill. There was no index or table of contents. Pages were crossed-out in pen. The pages were filled w/ tax breaks 4 the rich. They passed this bill in the middle of the night. I woke up this morning ready to fight & that is what #TeamGarrick & I did" (twitter.com)
  • "how about us reject 54 billion in military spending we do not need, raise taxes on those making 350K and tax corporations?" (twitter.com)
  • "This is the problem with #Darkmoney. This disgraced Fmr Governor was going to fight until the end, until he was forced to disclose who or what funded his PAC. We need #campaignfinancereform now. People are more important than money. #Az06" (twitter.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "Dear @GOP: @Apple has $137 B in cash @Microsoft has $68 B in cash @Google has $48 B in cash @pfizer has $46.9 B in cash @Cisco has $46 B in cash @Oracle has $33 B in cash @GM has $27 B in cash Please tell me how a tax break to these corps will create higher wages and more jobs?" (twitter.com)
  • "I will do this by fighting for tax breaks and creating a new class of capital gains taxes for money that is invested in start-ups with less than ten employees or with a value of less than five million dollars." (www.electgarrick.com)
  • "A public education is the great equalizer in our country, allowing opportunity for all Americans regardless of race, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, or class. In Congress I will work to ensure our public schools are fully funded to allow all students to reach their full potential and to provide community colleges with expanded backing, allowing them to become the resource to move our workforce forward. Moreover, I will fight to ensure that every student who wants to attend college can" (www.electgarrick.com)
  • "I would support any policy that promotes the growth of clean, renewable energy and discontinue any support for fossil fuels." (www.electgarrick.com)
  • "I would lead the charge against any rollbacks on environmental protections, including car and truck fuel efficiency standards, exploratory drilling in the Arctic Wildlife Refuge (AWR), inclusion of green house gas emissions in environmental reviews, and offshore drilling in the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans." (www.electgarrick.com)
  • "Another Domestic abuser who was able to get a gun and murder innocent people. This has to stop. We need to make sure that abusers never can own firearms. #NoRA" (twitter.com)
  • "Before we hardened our schools we need to enact laws that protect our families from gun violence. That can be done in two weeks. Hey @RepDavid what are you going to do to protect the families in #Az06 from gun violence? When are you going to give back your #NRA money?" (twitter.com)
  • "While the Affordable Care Act vastly expanded Americans’ access to healthcare coverage, approximately 28 million people still do not have access to health insurance. Millions more remain underinsured. And with ballooning drug prices, one in five Americans cannot afford to fill a prescription due to costs. We can and must do better. In Congress, I will fight against any reduction in Americans’ current healthcare coverage and fiercely advocate to implement a Medicare-for-all, single-payer healthcare program to ensure that everyone has access to the care they need." (www.electgarrick.com)
  • "Fear-based proposals, such as a border wall, however, offer no real fix to these security challenges and I will steadfastly oppose them." (www.electgarrick.com)
  • "Undocumented children brought by their parents into this country have built their lives here, know no other home than the United States, and only seek to fulfill their version of the American dream. I firmly support a DREAM Act that provides a pathway to citizenship for these children, assuming they have met certain requirements, and will work tirelessly to put such legislation into effect. I will seek to create opportunity for those already here who are the parent of a resident by providing them with an ability to work, allowing them to participate in society and come out of the shadows despite not being able to obtain citizenship. I will also work to modernize the country’s H1-B visa program to provide more transparency into the lottery process so that employers can predict visa availability and plan accordingly" (www.electgarrick.com)
  • "I will also seek to amend the Controlled Substances Act to remove marijuana as a Schedule I drug, decriminalizing it at the federal level. The investigation and prosecution of marijuana related crimes are a drain on law enforcement without any substantial benefit. Instead, marijuana should be regulated by the states similar to tobacco and alcohol." (www.electgarrick.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "This is one of the best examples of journalism I have ever encountered. It does honor to the troops, and reinforces the idea that Congress must act to authorize war. No more endless wars." (twitter.com)

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