Molly Gray's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for Lieutenant Governor (VT)
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Issue Positions
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- "In Congress, Ill stand up to conservative attacks and protect the rights of every Vermonter and American, by fighting to: Pass legislation to\ codify Roe V. Wade into federal law, Strengthen protections for Title X funding for womens healthcare providers, repeal the Hyde Amendment (a provision which bans the use of federal funds to pay for abortion), Address our nations concerningly high maternal mortality rate, especially among Black women." (mollyforvermont.com)
- We need leaders going to Washington who are unequivocal in making sure that Roe v. Wade is codified at the federal level (twitter.com)
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- "As your Congresswoman, I will work to advance smart foreign policy which will work to prevent nuclear proliferation in Iran, North Korea, and elsewhere." (mollyforvermont.com)
- Im pleased to stand with business leaders, the Vermont Business Roundtable, and Lets Grow Kids in support of their call for public investment in an affordable, quality, universal child care program. Access to child care and our workforce crisis are intrinsically linked. Vermont businesses know access to child care is not only important in recruiting and retaining employees but also vital to our overall economic viability. Across Vermont, we must make child care a reality for working families." (ltgov.vermont.gov)
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- "Implement a system of incentives and fines to steer electricity producers towards zero-carbon technologies; fulfill President Bidens goal to have the grid be 100% clean by 2035. Action item: Implement the Clean Electricity Performance Program (CEPP)." (mollyforvermont.com)
- "In Congress, Ill make sure our state is at the forefront of on bold climate action, by bringing every home and business along by redoubling investment in weatherization and clean heat, and growing our local renewable energy business sector through incentives and workforce development." (mollyforvermont.com)
- "Earlier this month, Gray announced her Federal Workforce Agenda, a plan to bring federal backing to job-training programs that have been proven to work in Vermont." (mollyforvermont.com)
- "Im pleased to see these executive actions by the Biden administration, which treat the climate crisis like the national emergency it is. Nevertheless, the massive-scale investments needed to fully decarbonize our electric grid will demand action by Congress." (twitter.com)
- "Vermont has committed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 26% below 2005 levels by 2025 and to 40% below 1990 levels by 2030. To achieve this, we have to weatherize at least 90,000 additional homes, install 112,000 additional heat pumps, and get more than 150,000 electric vehicles on the road. Thats a big job and we need a strong partner in Congress to deliver the support necessary to get it done." (mollyforvermont.com)
- "Once again, I am heartbroken by a senseless act of gun violence. Nineteen people - eighteen children and a teacher - have been murdered while at school in Uvalde, Texas.It calls to mind the Sandy Hook shooting. Nearly ten years have passed since that tragedy. In those ten years, Vermont has taken steps to reform our gun laws -- we've raised the gun purchase age to 21, expanded background checks, limited the capacity of magazines, and banned guns from hospitals. Still, much more must be done to prevent senseless acts of violence like todays shooting." (ltgov.vermont.gov)
- "Over the weekend, America saw 10 mass shootings, leaving at least 12 dead and over 60 injured. So far in 2022, there have been more mass shootings in the US than days in the year. Still, Congress has not taken action to pass common-sense gun safety legislation." (twitter.com)
- Rated 0% by Gun Owners of Vermont (justfacts.votesmart.org)
- "This has to end. Our grocery stores, our schools, and now our hospitals nowhere is safe. When will Republicans in Congress put the lives of Americans above the interests of the gun lobby? We cannot delay action any longer. We must start with a ban on assault rifles." (twitter.com)
- "Asked in a series of questions about her policy standpoints, Gray said she supports Medicare for all." (vtdigger.org)
- "I will be a champion for universal coverage, as well as immediate action to make healthcare more accessible and affordable. I work to build on the success of the Affordable Care Act (which ensures care to 23 million Americans, including 26,705 Vermonters); Ill protect Vermonters coverage from Republican attacks. As we work towards Medicare for All, Ill focus on tangible steps we can take now." (mollyforvermont.com)
- "LT. GOVERNOR MOLLY GRAY HOSTS SEAT AT THE TABLE ON CAREGIVING DURING COVID-19 & PAID FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE." (ltgov.vermont.gov)
- "One of the best things we can do for Vermont women, particularly those who have been on the frontlines of this pandemic, is to make affordable, quality, childcare as well as paid family and medical leave, a reality" (ltgov.vermont.gov)
- Vermont is not immune from the troubling national statistics on the impact of COVID-19 on women, families, and caregivers. Todays panelists made that clear as have the countless caregiving stories of Vermonters from the last year, Lt. Governor Gray said. A stronger and more equitable recovery for the nation, and specifically for our aging state, with a persistent demographic crisis, must include a comprehensive paid family and medical leave strategy. We need Congress to act with urgency on the American Families Plan. (ltgov.vermont.gov)
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- "As your Congresswoman, I will work to advance smart foreign policy which will work to prevent nuclear proliferation in Iran, North Korea, and elsewhere." (mollyforvermont.com)
- "I support every effort by the Biden Administration to engage allies globally and to respond swiftly, decisively, and collectively to Russia's invasion" (twitter.com)
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