Sandra Dowling's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Issue Positions
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- "I will always put the men and women of our military first, especially our veterans. We are blessed to have thousands of current and former military members living in our district. We need to ensure that veteran health care is a national priority. We have let our veterans down by not providing the necessary physical and mental health care they have earned. I will not let this stand! I support the recent agreement where Congressional bargainers reached a deal to help our veterans. The legislation is a boost to health care services and disability benefits for veterans exposed to toxic burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan." (www.sandradowling.com)
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- "Our Police need our support to protect our communities. Over the past few years anti-police rhetoric has been damaging to Police Departments across our nation. The aggressive activists that have targeted police with the support of Democrat elected officials have caused significant reduction in police forces from early retirement and those leaving the force all together. As of February 2022, our Department of Public Safety had 20% of its total workforce in unfilled officer positions." (www.sandradowling.com)
- "When I go to congress, we will deal with our policing crisis by using common sense principals that will support our law enforcement community. The federal government should not be in charge of police reform, that is best left up to our local communities. Instead, I will push for additional funding for communities to use so our local police forces can hire additional police officers at the local level. In order to have vibrant police force we must put more officers in the community. The lack of sufficient resources has a direct effect on crime rates across Arizona. In conjunction with an open boarder policy, more drugs and violence have moved into our communities. When the federal government refuses to enforce its law enforcement policies it falls on our local communities to resolve the issue." (www.sandradowling.com)
- "When I am elected to Congress, I will make sure we do the following so we do not have another global event that hurts Americans and costs billions of dollars: I will increase the United States military intelligence budget so we can enhance the capabilities of our on the ground intelligence. In the case of Russia, it would have shown how feeble the traditional Russian military force capabilities were. Which in turn, could have assisted us in putting up better deterrence measures." (www.sandradowling.com)
- "Support Amendments to the Ground Water Management Act in Arizona to be more in line with other states in the region. Create Allowance for flexibility during emergency moments like a 25-year drought to address the vulnerable well referenced above to be provided an alternative water source than their vulnerable well (a local designated provider or an irrigation district). Possible temporary conversion of the 100-year assured program to be a 75-year program during the emergency. *(Even Californias program is a 25-year assured one.) Current conservation programs can continue and be somewhat enhanced during any period. Desalination is currently the best long-term solution for Arizona. Our proximity to the Sea of Cortez along with strong relationships with governments in Mexico can be leveraged and enhanced to develop this future source for 2050 and beyond. Technology is advancing and capital flows to certainty and once the public and investors see the certainty of Arizona pursuing such a desalination program an influx of capital would ensue." (www.sandradowling.com)
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- "Education should be a local issue for our families. We need policies in place that allow our families to secure the best option for their children. School choice is essential to allow families freedom of choice in education. We allow families to pick which University their children choose; it only makes sense that we have that option in K-12. Make sure the feds dont get in the way. We need a streamlined system when federal dollars are sent to states and need transparency to make sure the dollars actually go to the children and not to administrative bloat." (www.sandradowling.com)
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- "It is the right of the American people to keep and bear arms. I support our Constitution that makes it clear that this right shall not be infringed and must continue to be protected. With the rapid increase in crime because of laxed policing and sentencing laws it becomes even more important that we can protect ourselves and our families. The left continues to blame our 2nd Amendment Rights for the staggering violence in our big cities. What we all know is, almost without exception, that this violence is committed by criminals with illegal guns. It is essential that the government not attempt to take this right to bear arms away from law-abiding citizens. I support constitutional carry statutes and salute the states that have passed them. I would oppose ill-conceived laws that would restrict magazine capacity or ban the sale of the most popular and common modern rifle." (www.sandradowling.com)
- "I will always put the men and women of our military first, especially our veterans. We are blessed to have thousands of current and former military members living in our district. We need to ensure that veteran health care is a national priority. We have let our veterans down by not providing the necessary physical and mental health care they have earned. I will not let this stand! I support the recent agreement where Congressional bargainers reached a deal to help our veterans. The legislation is a boost to health care services and disability benefits for veterans exposed to toxic burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan." (www.sandradowling.com)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- "Join me and Sheriff Joe in the fight to secure the border and actually put #PeopleOverPolitics ??" (twitter.com)
- "The Biden Administrations attempt to lift Title 42 restrictions is reckless and will result in the biggest humanitarian crisis in American history. An estimated 1 million migrants will flood the border within 60-90 days if Title 42 restrictions are lifted. Arizona is currently struggling with 1,000 migrants per day in Arizona. We cannot let a politically self-inflicted humanitarian crisis overwhelm our border because the federal government refuses to do its job." (www.sandradowling.com)
- "I had a great time loading up a truck full of medical and other supplies headed to Ukraine. The Arizona Ukrainian community is a dedicated group and I am proud to help with their efforts to send much-needed medical equipment to help in the fight against the Russians." (twitter.com)
- "@RepGosar embarrasses Arizona and America nearly every day. I'm thankful for the support of many in the Ukrainian community. I'll fight to help Ukraine fend off a tyrant and I'll fight for the residents of #Az09 It's time to #RetireGosar" (twitter.com)
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