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Ray Lenzi's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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Ray Lenzi 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.

  • "These include protecting women’s reproductive freedom and Roe v. Wade. We favor legislation to institutionalize Roe as the law of the land." (lenziforcongress.org)
  • "Healthcare, love, and kindness for all instead of tax cuts for the super rich!" (www.facebook.com)
  • "We support fair taxation! We must repeal Republican’s trillions of dollars in tax breaks for the wealthiest 1%." (twitter.com)
  • "Currently the Republican Party is trying to dismantle the Affordable Care Act/ACA/Obamacare. They have no plan for a replacement and would thus end all protections for preexisting conditions as well as the Medicaid expansion and subsidies for insurance based on income. All Democrats and all progressives support expansion to all base on a financing system where those with higher incomes pay more while those with lower incomes pay less." (lenziforcongress.org)
  • "We must move as quickly as possible to Universal Healthcare for All. We propose “Medicare for All” as an “Opt-In” for starters because Medicare is universally popular with those served by it." (lenziforcongress.org)
  • "Moreover, the people want an end to “dark money” in politics which means a constitutional amendment to end the notorious Citizens United court decision." (lenziforcongress.org)
  • "The Lenzi for Congress campaign supports public financing of elections. To end rule by the super billionaires and the oligarchs we must outlaw money in politics. Public financing of elections will allow a level playing field for all citizens to compete equally to represent the people. This, of course, also means overturning Citizens United by constitutional amendment or otherwise." (lenziforcongress.org)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "We are spending nearly a trillion dollars per year on wars and defense. We need to spend that amount annually on conversion to renewable energy to cut carbon emissions by 50% in next ten years. We can do it but we must get started. No time to waste!" (www.facebook.com)
  • "We support economic development and jobs policies including a massive public infrastructure bill" (lenziforcongress.org)
  • "“We the People” favor using those dollars for a massive ten-year Public Infrastructure bill to build, repair and rebuild conventional infrastructure for highways, bridges, airports, river levees, schools and other public infrastructure. Such an infrastructure bill should also include direct funding as well as expansion of tax credits for solar, wind and all renewable energy." (lenziforcongress.org)
  • 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.
  • "Another aspect of our advocacy of urgent climate crisis action is that it offers an opportunity for coal and oil workers as well as left out minority communities to be provided social and economic justice during this transformative period by our proposal for a “Just Transition” that will provide generous tax credits and development dollars so that former carbon economies will be part of the renewable revolution. " (lenziforcongress.org)
  • "Time to invest those trillions in a renewable energy Green New Deal and saving our atmosphere for our grandchildren." (www.facebook.com)
  • "“We the People” favor using those dollars for a massive ten-year Public Infrastructure bill to build, repair and rebuild conventional infrastructure for highways, bridges, airports, river levees, schools and other public infrastructure. Such an infrastructure bill should also include direct funding as well as expansion of tax credits for solar, wind and all renewable energy." (lenziforcongress.org)
  • "It is now urgent that the United States steps up to the plate, rejoins the Paris Climate Accord and takes up its leadership role in the struggle to save our future. Analysts tells us that a twenty to thirty year transformation to renewable energy will create tens of millions of good paying union jobs and a previously unseen prosperity just as seen in previous transitions in energy and transportation systems. Imagine a future with clean renewable energy, all electric cars and a stable atmosphere. In such a world we should also see universal healthcare and a great reduction in income inequality. To attain such a world, however, we must stand up against the world oil and carbon monopolies and oligarchs and stand for a positive vision of a future to believe in. Please join us in standing for this future." (votesmart.org)
  • It is now urgent that the United States steps up to the plate, rejoins the Paris Climate Accord and takes up its leadership role in the struggle to save our future. Analysts tells us that a twenty to thirty year transformation to renewable energy will create tens of millions of good paying union jobs and a previously unseen prosperity just as seen in previous transitions in energy and transportation systems. Imagine a future with clean renewable energy, all electric cars and a stable atmosphere. In such a world we should also see universal healthcare and a great reduction in income inequality. To attain such a world, however, we must stand up against the world oil and carbon monopolies and oligarchs and stand for a positive vision of a future to believe in. Please join us in standing for this future. (votesmart.org)
  • "The Issues: Climate change is real, we must switch from oil wars and trillion dollar giveaways for 1% and oligarchs to investments in renewable energy and reducing CO2 emissions. This will be a fight with the powerful and I am the one who can beat @RepBost!" (twitter.com)
  • "We the People say it was a mistake to withdraw from both Paris Climate Accord and Iran Nuclear deal. These are problems this administration created themselves! This is another diversion. We will not be fooled!! No more oil wars or distraction. #GreenNewDeal with #JustTransition!" (twitter.com)
  • "It is past time to act on gun violence, therefore “We the People” support universal background checks, “red flag” laws and a ban on assault weapons and high capacity magazines." (lenziforcongress.org)
  • "“We the People” support universal background checks, “red flag” laws, and a bans both on assault weapons and high capacity magazines. These measures, along with targeted mental health intervention, will significantly reduce gun violence and get this public health epidemic under control." (www.facebook.com)
  • "Currently the Republican Party is trying to dismantle the Affordable Care Act/ACA/Obamacare. They have no plan for a replacement and would thus end all protections for preexisting conditions as well as the Medicaid expansion and subsidies for insurance based on income. All Democrats and all progressives support expansion to all base on a financing system where those with higher incomes pay more while those with lower incomes pay less. This is the simple system of progressive taxation. Mike Bost, the current Republican incumbent congressman, has voted more than 33 times to repeal the ACA. This would cost 33 million Americans their health insurance while delivering a deadly blow to the economy by shrinking the healthcare sector, now the largest employer and payroll in the American economy. Bost's vote would cost 50,000 people health insurance in his own district, equivalent to 3500 good paying healthcare jobs and a more than 300 million dollar payroll!" (votesmart.org)
  • "Healthcare: We support the ACA expansion through a vigorous public option or Medicare expansion. We need a well-coordinated national healthcare policy led by the federal government in consultation with state governments and the healthcare and scientific communities. This means federal leadership on planning for testing, tracking and stockpiling of swabs, reagents, test kits and PPE inventory." (votesmart.org)
  • "Mike Bost even opposes common sense healthcare legislation as he has voted 33 times to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and protections for pre-existing conditions. This would have cost 30 million people in the country their health insurance including 50,000 in our own district. Moreover, it would have cost 3,500 well paid healthcare jobs in the district, equivalent to a nearly $300 million payroll. It seems that Mike Bost cares more about pocketing millions in dark and dirty money from Big Pharma, the Koch brothers and the like than bothering to even hear what We the People have to say." (votesmart.org)
  • 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.
  • "Comprehensive Immigration Reform” including a path to citizenship for DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) residents as well as all residents who have lived and worked in our country for a minimum of five years without any serious criminal history." (lenziforcongress.org)
  • "Deserting our allies on the Iranian nuclear deal was Trump's original sin and a big mistake. I prefer diplomacy and peace over unending wars! " (www.facebook.com)
  • "We the People say it was a mistake to withdraw from both Paris Climate Accord and Iran Nuclear deal. These are problems this administration created themselves!" (twitter.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.

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