Kristen Carlson's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Kristen Carlson 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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- "Iâve been Pro-Choice my entire life and I will stand up to the continued attempts by Republicans in Congress to curtail a womanâs right to choose. Choice means that no politician should be allowed to get between a woman and her doctor. Iâll also fight to stop partisan efforts to defund womenâs health care service providers like Planned Parenthood that provide essential preventative care like cancer screenings and birth control." (www.kristencarlsonforcongress.com)
- "I support fiscally responsible middle-class tax cuts. Unfortunately, the new tax law is short-sighted with a windfall for those at the very top. When the law is fully phased in, middle-class Americans will pay more, while the top 1% get 83% of the benefits. Just as alarming, the new law adds $1.5 trillion in debt, and Congress is talking about cutting Social Security and Medicare to pay for it. That is simply unacceptable." (www.kristencarlsonforcongress.com)
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- "We also need to pass a Constitutional Amendment to overturn the Supreme Courtâs ruling in Citizens United which has enabled special interests and billionaires, like the Koch brothers, to upend our democracy." (www.kristencarlsonforcongress.com)
- " I will work hard to bring better transportation options to the I-4 corridor as well as high wage jobs that complement the existing business, such as logistics and supply change management. District 15 needs to make way for future industry. Our businesses and children can prosper from green energy companies. I will work every day to make this happen." (www.kristencarlsonforcongress.com)
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- "Clean air and clean water are critical to Floridaâs economy and the health of every citizen. Climate change is real, and itâs having a real impact on Florida. Rising sea levels and hurricanes are destructive to our economy, safety, and way of life. Those who deny climate change and seek to make it a partisan issue are presenting a false choice between economic growth and protecting our environment. The fact is, there are enormous economic benefits to ending our addiction to fossil fuels and transitioning to alternative energy sources." (www.kristencarlsonforcongress.com)
- "I support the Second Amendment. And I believe that law-abiding citizens should not be denied the right to own a firearm. Congress, though, has a responsibility to act. We need to pass universal background checks, a ban on bump-stocks, which allow individuals to convert firearms into fully automatic weapons, and a ban on high capacity magazines and military-style assault weapons that are designed to kill as many people as possible in the shortest period of time." (www.kristencarlsonforcongress.com)
- "All Floridians deserve access to affordable and quality health care. The Affordable Care Act was a step in the right direction, and the efforts in Congress to first repeal and sabotage is just partisan politics and itâs hurting Florida." (www.kristencarlsonforcongress.com)
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- "We can secure our border while ensuring that law-abiding undocumented immigrants receive a legal status that allows them to be able to live, work, study and continue to contribute to society." (www.kristencarlsonforcongress.com)
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- "Today, we face nuclear threats from North Korea and Iran, and we must do everything possible to end these threats including a strong military presence in the Korean Peninsula and the Middle East, further development of our layered missile defense system, and a fully staffed state department." (www.kristencarlsonforcongress.com)
- "Today, we face nuclear threats from North Korea and Iran, and we must do everything possible to end these threats including a strong military presence in the Korean Peninsula and the Middle East, further development of our layered missile defense system, and a fully staffed state department. Furthermore, we must remain diligent in our mission to destroy ISIS and provide local law enforcement the tools they need to stop terrorism on American soil." (www.kristencarlsonforcongress.com)
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