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Ryan Trundle's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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Ryan Trundle has failed to provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2020 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 2020.

  • "Louisiana has trigger laws that would make abortions illegal immediately when the Supreme Court reverses Roe v. Wade. While 68% of Americans oppose overturning Roe v. Wade, our elected officials have ignored the pleas of the American people." (twitter.com)
  • "How is a 2 trillion dollar tax break for the wealthy OK but a cost of living increase for working people is "inappropriate"? The way Republicans treat working people is inappropriate!" (twitter.com)
  • "When the GOP is in charge, the rich get richer (tax cuts) and the poor get poorer." (www.facebook.com)
  • "We must fully fund Medicare and Social Security. This was a promise made years ago that we have to keep." (www.facebook.com)
  • "Real campaign finance reform must happen as soon as possible by overturning the disastrous Supreme Court decisions permitting this. In the meantime, we need to pass legislation to require wealthy individuals and corporations who make large campaign contributions to disclose to whom their money is going." (www.ryantrundle.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.
  • "Infrastructure not only is the foundation for our communities, it is also a way to support jobs and increase the economy." (www.ryantrundle.com)
  • "Louisiana politicians want to build new highways as a way to jump start the economy, but they never spend money on keeping up the Infrastructure that we have already built." (twitter.com)
  • "How fiscally responsible is adding 1.1 trillion to the deficit by giving tax cuts to companies without any plan to fund the tax cuts?" (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.
  • "Almost half of fossil fuel workers are no longer employed in the fossil fuel industry. This will not change as China, India and Europe move to clean renewable energy. Instead of wasting money propping up industries, we need to support the further development of renewable energy companies of our own." (www.ryantrundle.com)
  • "An EPA rollback on fuel economy is an attack on the working class in this country. Lower gas mileage means more fill-ups to eat up the average person's budget. Increased emissions leads to lower air quality and more health problems. Auto manufacturers have to produce cars to different standards, thus increasing the cost of automobiles." (www.facebook.com)
  • "The Ryan Trundle for Congress campaign has been given the @MomsDemand Candidate distinction. @MomsDemand for Gun Sense in America is a grassroots movement of Americans fighting for new and stronger solutions to lax gun laws and loopholes." (twitter.com)
  • "Obamacare doesn't go far enough while Trump and the current Republican Congress plan to throw millions off health care, increasing rates, and causing many more problems." (www.ryantrundle.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.
  • 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.
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "How do you like the president’s trade war so far? We can’t afford to subsidize all of the losses that these tariffs will cause for farmers and other American industries. Caterpillar announced that the steel tariffs have forced them to raise the cost of their heavy equipment. " (www.facebook.com)
  • "The power to set tariffs is found in Article I of the Constitution. This power is granted to Congress, not the President. Our representatives in Congress need set politics aside and do what is good for the country. Stop the trade war." (twitter.com)

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