Maryam Abolfazli's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Maryam Abolfazli did not provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2024 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart and voters like you.
Issue Positions
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- "Currently, itâs not safe to be pregnant in Tennessee. Womenâs lives and livelihoods are in crisis. We must have the freedom to make our own healthcare decisions without government interference. I will work tirelessly to protect and expand access to reproductive healthcare, including abortion services, IVF, and contraception, ensuring that every individual can control their own bodies and futures." (www.maryamforcongress.com)
- "I firmly believe in upholding the right to abortion as established under Roe v. Wade." (www.maryamforcongress.com)
- "We have always known: Abortion bans donât work, they just hurt women." (x.com)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- "By addressing income inequality and providing the resources necessary for financial security, we can ensure that everyone has the means to make ends meet and build a better future." (www.maryamforcongress.com)
- "I am interested in policies that make it possible to be a thriving middle class. Right now the middle class carries a 30% tax burden while billionaires pay nothing. Thereâs a lot we can do." (x.com)
- "By addressing income inequality and providing the resources necessary for financial security, we can ensure that everyone has the means to make ends meet and build a better future." (www.maryamforcongress.com)
- "I am interested in policies that make it possible to be a thriving middle class. Right now the middle class carries a 30% tax burden while billionaires pay nothing. Thereâs a lot we can do." (x.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.
- "I will champion policies that support affordability, including the child tax credit, affordable housing solutions, to protect and expand dignified work and provide robust support for small businesses. This includes enhancing access to affordable childcare, and equitable opportunities for income growth." (www.maryamforcongress.com)
- "I will champion policies that support affordability, including the child tax credit, affordable housing solutions, to protect and expand dignified work and provide robust support for small businesses. This includes enhancing access to affordable childcare, and equitable opportunities for income growth." (www.maryamforcongress.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.
- "I support the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2023 and legislation like it that aim to protect voting rights and prevent states from further deteriorating voting rights." (www.maryamforcongress.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.
- "Gun violence is a public health crisis that demands urgent action. I will advocate for evidence-based gun safety measures to encourage responsible gun ownership including universal background checks, closing loopholes, waiting periods, safe storage laws, and regulating high-powered, semi-automatic firearms and high-capacity magazines." (www.maryamforcongress.com)
- "If this number was stagnant we could assume it had nothing to do with our gun safety laws. But the fact that these accidental shootings are increasing in our state, as we chip away at all of our gun safety protections, tells us this is completely PREVENTABLE." (x.com)
- "We must fight for safety of our communities and protect our kids from the current #1 killer of children in Tennessee." (www.maryamforcongress.com)
- "Healthcare is a fundamental right, not a privilege reserved for the wealthy. Every American should have access to high quality, affordable healthcare." (www.maryamforcongress.com)
- "I will fight for a public option, strengthen the Affordable Care Act, and address the growing mental health crisis facing our children." (www.maryamforcongress.com)
- "No one should have to choose between medical care and food, rent, or paying their bills. Thatâs why I will work to ensure that every Tennessean can receive the care they need without financial hardship. No one should go bankrupt because of illness or injury." (www.maryamforcongress.com)
- "I will champion policies that support affordability, including the child tax credit, affordable housing solutions, to protect and expand dignified work and provide robust support for small businesses. This includes enhancing access to affordable childcare, and equitable opportunities for income growth." (www.maryamforcongress.com)
- "In Congress, I will support legislation that will lower the cost of prescription drugs and healthcare premiums." (www.maryamforcongress.com)
- "No one should have to choose between medical care and food, rent, or paying their bills. Thatâs why I will work to ensure that every Tennessean can receive the care they need without financial hardship. No one should go bankrupt because of illness or injury." (www.maryamforcongress.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.
- "I applaud the recent U.S. tariffs on China, which are essential to the protection and growth of local manufacturing like the new $2.3B General Motors car battery plant in Spring Hill." (www.maryamforcongress.com)
- "Iâve been shocked at how Congress has dragged its feet in support of Ukraine, but that it was finally approved. The US must continue to support Ukraine to not embolden Putinâs aggressive agenda that threatens our NATO allies." (www.maryamforcongress.com)
- "Iâve been shocked at how Congress has dragged its feet in support of Ukraine, but that it was finally approved. The US must continue to support Ukraine to not embolden Putinâs aggressive agenda that threatens our NATO allies." (www.maryamforcongress.com)
- "Putin is a threat to democracy, to world stability, and to state sovereignty. The way that he has attacked a truly democratic nation with the aim to control it violates international law." (www.maryamforcongress.com)
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