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Lauren Baer's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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Lauren Baer 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.

  • "As a woman and a mom, I understand the importance of reproductive choice, which is why I will always defend a woman’s right to choose." (laurenbaerforcongress.com)
  • "So, let me get this straight. It's ok to have a $1.5 trillion increase in the deficit to give a tax cut to the ultra wealthy, but a regular pay increase for federal civil servants raises deficit concerns?!" (twitter.com)
  • "Here's the sick core of the #GOPTaxScam: Ultra-wealthy gets huge tax cuts & hardworking Americans see their wages drop. November, we can vote for tax reform that actually benefits those who need relief. We’re all better off when we’re all better off. " (twitter.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "As a litigator, I fought to get money out of politics, and as a member of Congress I will do the same. It’s time to end the unlimited flow of dark money, overturn Citizens United, and stop foreign spending in U.S. elections. Special interest groups should be required to disclose where they spend money and who is funding them." (laurenbaerforcongress.com)
  • "But trickle-down economics doesn’t work, and we need to drive growth from the bottom up. That’s why I’ll work to create jobs, raise wages, and encourage entrepreneurship. I’ll fight to make our tax code simpler and more fair. I’ll demand investment in our infrastructure. I’ll protect the right to collective bargaining. And I’ll work to make Florida a hub for new industries, like solar energy, and a place where small businesses can thrive." (laurenbaerforcongress.com)
  • "Note to @RepBrianMast and the @GOP: You could have made middle class tax cuts permanent in the first place. But instead you prioritized corporations. This last minute publicity stunt won't change opinions. We know what your real priorities are. #FL18" (twitter.com)
  • "Make no mistake: life is harder for us millennials than it was for our parents. Stagnant incomes. Student debt. Rising income inequality. We shouldn’t give corporations trillion$ tax cuts. We must invest in the generation that holds the keys to our future." (twitter.com)
  • "I’ll work to expand early childhood education through programs like Head Start, and work to strengthen learning opportunities in science, technology, and the arts. I’ll push back on the dangerous Betsy DeVos agenda, which is using voucher programs to strip our public schools of resources. At the same time, I’ll work to expand technical and vocational education, because we should be able to graduate students who are career-ready." (laurenbaerforcongress.com)
  • "In Congress, you can count on me to push for stronger environmental protections and ensure that our district has the funding it needs to keep our waterways clean and the Everglades healthy. I’ll fight for bipartisan climate change solutions and advance policies that move the United States towards clean energy and renewables, like solar." (laurenbaerforcongress.com)
  • "In Congress, you can count on me to push for stronger environmental protections and ensure that our district has the funding it needs to keep our waterways clean and the Everglades healthy. I’ll fight for bipartisan climate change solutions and advance policies that move the United States towards clean energy and renewables, like solar." (laurenbaerforcongress.com)
  • "In Congress, I’ll make it my top priority to get military-style assault weapons off our streets. I’ll also vote to require universal background checks, raise the minimum purchase age to 21, keep guns out of the hands of domestic abusers and the mentally ill, clamp down on straw purchases, and ban bump-stocks. I’ll fight to ensure funding for the Center for Disease Control and Prevention to study gun violence and increase funding for mental health treatment. And I’ll take on the NRA and their dangerous plan to let out-of-state residents carry concealed weapons into our neighborhoods." (laurenbaerforcongress.com)
  • "Republican efforts to repeal, dismember, and undermine the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), have done the opposite by destabilizing insurance markets, leading to a reduction in the number of insurers and rises in premiums and deductibles. We feel this in our pocket books, but it’s not just paychecks that are at risk; lives are, too. My mom has been chronically ill for more than twenty years, so I understand personally what’s at stake. In Congress, I’ll work to shore up and enforce the ACA, including by introducing new incentives to purchase health care on ACA markets and boost enrollment, and through legislation to establish reinsurance pools that will spread risk among providers. I’ll also fight to expand access to healthcare beyond the ACA, including through proposals that would expand Medicare and Medicaid." (laurenbaerforcongress.com)
  • "Comprehensive immigration reform is necessary. A border wall isn’t. #SOTU" (twitter.com)
  • "In Congress, I will fight for comprehensive immigration reform and ensure that it includes a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers, who were brought to the United States as children and often know no other home. I’ll also work to attract and retain highly-skilled immigrants who can grow our economy; ensure that we uphold our international commitments to provide a safe haven for asylum seekers and refugees; and work to create pathways to legalized status for undocumented individuals who are nonetheless contributing members of our society. I believe that we can, and must, do all of this while ensuring that we keep our country safe and our immigration system fair." (laurenbaerforcongress.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "When you approach diplomacy with tremendous anger & open hostility it's no surprise to receive that in return, esp from N Korea. Summit withdrawal can't be an excuse for escalating conflict with a nuclear power. Our nat'l security is too important to chest thump our way into war." (twitter.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.

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