Myers Mermel's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Issue Positions
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- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- "Former Governor Mike Huckabee and Huck PAC today announce their endorsement of Myers Mermel for U.S. Senate in Vermont. In offering his endorsement, Governor Huckabee cited Mermel's commitment to fighting high taxes, inflation, high gasoline prices, and high food prices." (twitter.com)
- "We need to talk about the top issues impacting Vermonters: taxes, inflation, gas, food, fuel #vtpoli" (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.
- "We must stand behind our police while seeking better solutions to the issue of the carceral state problem which has affected so many of our citizens." (www.myersmermel.com)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- "Mermel's vision for Vermont includes: utilizing investment and earmarks from the federal government to jumpstart the economy and make changes in the state economy to prepare it to accept higher paying companies. #vtpoli #vtleg #vt" (twitter.com)
- "Our democrat representatives have failed to get us the money we deserve. How much help could the missing $488 million given to social services, the police, and firefighters not to mention the schools, the hungry, and homeless families? If there is pork being handed out, we need to get the bacon because Vermont needs the money. I will reverse our failures here. Because our economy is not as strong as our neighbors in New England, we absolutely must make sure we are getting everything out of Washington that we can." (www.myersmermel.com)
- "Secure Federal investment for a $2-8 Billion microchip factory. Reclaim our fair share of lost earmarks, totalling $488 million this year alone." #vtpoli #vtleg #vt" (twitter.com)
- "The current administration's policies have failed. I will take action to bring federal funds to Vermont. I am the only candidate with a plan to get our fair share of federal funds." (twitter.com)
- "Former Governor Mike Huckabee and Huck PAC today announce their endorsement of Myers Mermel for U.S. Senate in Vermont. In offering his endorsement, Governor Huckabee cited Mermel's commitment to fighting high taxes, inflation, high gasoline prices, and high food prices." (twitter.com)
- "I am proposing UVM pay an annual payment-in-lieu-of-tax (PILOT) of less than 1%. This is not a tax; it is like a rent payment. This PILOT would start at $125 million until UVM admits 51% of in-state students at which point the PILOT would decrease." (www.myersmermel.com)
- "I believe broadband should be provided by the State at no additional cost to the taxpayer." (www.myersmermel.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.
- "Mermel on federal issues: "I want to stop inflation by curtailing excessive spending." "End skyrocketing gas and fuel prices, by seeking a middle ground between energy independence and climate action." #vtpoli #vtleg #vt" (twitter.com)
- "Our concern and desire to limit greenhouse gases must not stop at our own borders. This is a worldwide problem, and we need worldwide solutions. It does not seem right to make Vermonters suffer for greenhouse gas use when our global neighbors in China and India continue to pollute without consequence. China is the largest greenhouse emitter; in fact, it emits more greenhouse gasses then the entire developed world combined. Their announced targets of net zero emissions by 2060 are too little and too slow. We need to develop tariffs and taxes on Chinese and Indian goods which will force them to act more quickly. Greening the electric grid of China more quickly is achievable and should be our primary goal." (www.myersmermel.com)
- "Any mass shooting is unacceptable. Laws alone are not going to stop criminals from possessing guns." (twitter.com)
- "Full support for the 2nd Amendment without further modifications. Dont the Ukrainians wish they had possessed the right to bear arms to protect themselves? We need the 2nd Amendment to protect us from individuals as well as from tyranny." (www.myersmermel.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.
- "We must continue to welcome legal immigrants, but we must stem the tide of illegal immigration which threatens our national security as well as introduces a flood of illegal drugs." (www.myersmermel.com)
- "We must continue to welcome legal immigrants, but we must stem the tide of illegal immigration which threatens our national security as well as introduces a flood of illegal drugs." (www.myersmermel.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.
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