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Leon Benjamin, Sr.'s Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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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 2022.

  • "The Black community is PRO-LIFE! The Left wants to use abortion, as the founder of Planned Parenthood intended, to control the growth of our population. Those days are OVER!" (twitter.com)
  • "Today is A HISTORIC DAY for the #ProLife movement. I’m proud to be unapologetic #ProLife and stand for the rights of the unborn." (twitter.com)
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  • "Inflation HURTS American families! I'm running to unseat one of the people responsible for the reckless spending that caused it." (twitter.com)
  • "It is basic Economics 101 that when the government treats real life like a game of Monopoly, printing and spending money for handouts, the taxpayers suffer. In the case of the student loan repayments, it is not actually the government who will give the money for the loan repayments, it will be hardworking Americans who pay the price – the same hardworking Americans whose cost of living has surged over the last 18 months and continues to rise thanks to the crippling policies of the Left. This needs to STOP." (benjamin4congress.com)
  • "It is basic Economics 101 that when the government treats real life like a game of Monopoly, printing and spending money for handouts, the taxpayers suffer. In the case of the student loan repayments, it is not actually the government who will give the money for the loan repayments, it will be hardworking Americans who pay the price – the same hardworking Americans whose cost of living has surged over the last 18 months and continues to rise thanks to the crippling policies of the Left. This needs to STOP." (benjamin4congress.com)
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  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "President Trump do not listen to these climate control proponents at EPA. Their agenda is simple: Socialism and population control. They want to determine ultimately who lives and who dies. They want to be God!" (twitter.com)
  • "America was created so we could have a Nation that could worship God freely and carry our guns legally! @realDonaldTrump" (twitter.com)
  • "Gun control is unconstitutional. As a strict constitutionalist, this is a justified thought. It’s time we embolden Americans to defend themselves." (twitter.com)
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  • 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.
  • "We must close the border! The crisis at the southern border is real, and the surge of illegal immigrants cannot be ignored or denied. The current administration is lying to the American people about what is happening. People are breaking our laws and then being rewarded for doing so. While the number of homeless Americans on our streets skyrockets, the Biden Administration is paying for illegal immigrants to have cell phones, food, and transportation to housing in cities across the country." (benjamin4congress.com)
  • "Wow, as if my opponent couldn’t enable the border crisis enough. He voted to prevent the House from voting on legislation that would resume construction of the border wall, ensure CBP is staffed, & make investments in border security technology. Absolutely shameful!" (twitter.com)
  • "Immigration loopholes is an excuse for division in the house and to not pass a sensible immigration bill. Keep standing #POTUS for what’s right. No argument when USA is safe and prosperous" (twitter.com)
  • "Immigration loopholes is an excuse for division in the house and to not pass a sensible immigration bill. Keep standing #POTUS for what’s right. No argument when USA is safe and prosperous" (twitter.com)
  • "To be clear, I am in favor of legal immigration. There is a tried-and-true legal process for those who want to come to America – but it does not include walking or wading across the Rio Grande." (benjamin4congress.com)
  • "Biden should have listened to our calls for these sanctions to be imposed A YEAR ago… not after the fact to save face. Biden is weak, and the world knows it." (twitter.com)
  • "While Biden sends $14 billion of our tax dollars to end the violence in Ukraine, he does not anything to end the violence in our country. Just look at last weekend's shootings in Democrat-run Chicago." (twitter.com)
  • "$10 billion of American taxpayer dollars for Ukraine should not happen. We stand by the people of Ukraine, but we know what happens when corrupt governments get endless aid. No. No. No." (twitter.com)
  • "Virginians want affordable gas prices. Affordable energy bills. Less taxes and more freedom. Not crime, division, and tyranny." (twitter.com)
  • "We need to cut spending, cut taxes, cut red tape regulations, and cut the deficit. Who agrees?" (twitter.com)
  • "Time for America to benefit from all trade deals! #MAGA @realDonaldTrump" (twitter.com)

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