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David Costello's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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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 2024.

  • "Protect the reproductive rights of women" (www.costelloforsenate.com)
  • "Women’s reproductive rights are unjustly and increasingly under assault. It’s extremely important for us to do more to counter these assaults and back efforts to protect women’s rights, both here in the U.S. and abroad. #Pro-Choice #Women’s Rights #Alabama SC & SCOTUS Wrong" (x.com)
  • "David will help in strengthening Social Security and overall retirement security by supporting efforts to: Raise the FICA payroll tax cap." (www.costelloforsenate.com)
  • "Establish a sovereign wealth fund to help in funding Social Security and Medicare." (www.costelloforsenate.com)
  • "David will help in strengthening Social Security and overall retirement security by supporting efforts to: Raise the FICA payroll tax cap." (www.costelloforsenate.com)
  • "Raise adequate revenue and ensure tax fairness via the enactment of progressive tax reforms." (www.costelloforsenate.com)
  • "David will help in strengthening Social Security and overall retirement security by supporting efforts to: Raise the FICA payroll tax cap." (www.costelloforsenate.com)
  • "Raise adequate revenue and ensure tax fairness via the enactment of progressive tax reforms." (www.costelloforsenate.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.
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "Important Legislative Reforms: Passage of the Freedom to Vote Act and other elections-related legislation to improve elections security, increase voter participation, and reinforce the legitimacy of elections results" (www.costelloforsenate.com)
  • "Boost investments in transportation, energy, and communications infrastructure" (www.costelloforsenate.com)
  • "David will help in adequately addressing climate change by supporting efforts to: Develop and implement an aggressive national, science-based climate action plan that includes, among other components: strict greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions caps; ambitious GHG sequestration and "draw down" goals and actions; expanded clean energy, clean transportation, and energy efficiency initiatives; smarter development and land use regulations; greener appliance and building construction standards; and increased funding to mitigate the growing impacts of climate change." (www.costelloforsenate.com)
  • "Reallocate large agri-business and fossil fuel subsidies to rural economic development and clean energy initiatives." (www.costelloforsenate.com)
  • "David will help in adequately addressing climate change by supporting efforts to: Develop and implement an aggressive national, science-based climate action plan that includes, among other components: strict greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions caps; ambitious GHG sequestration and "draw down" goals and actions; expanded clean energy, clean transportation, and energy efficiency initiatives; smarter development and land use regulations; greener appliance and building construction standards; and increased funding to mitigate the growing impacts of climate change." (www.costelloforsenate.com)
  • "Enact stricter land and water conservation laws and regulations." (www.costelloforsenate.com)
  • "Preserve more places of natural beauty and ecological importance." (www.costelloforsenate.com)
  • "Build on recent common-sense gun safety laws and regulations" (www.costelloforsenate.com)
  • "I am devastated by what has happened in my former hometown of Lewiston. Thank you, Congressman Golden, for joining efforts to ban the sale of deadly assault weapons. Well past time for Senators King and Collins to marshal similar courage!" (x.com)
  • "Sen. King's proposed bill to diminish the functionality of military assault weapons is a step in the right direction and is worth pursuing, however it doesn’t obviate the need for, nor equal the superior usefulness of an outright ban on the sale of such weapons. #EndGunViolence" (x.com)
  • "Improve existing Affordable Care Act and other federal healthcare provisions for those who choose not to enroll in Medicare." (www.costelloforsenate.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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  • "Pass comprehensive immigration reforms that facilitate legal immigration and aid in resolving our nation’s growing worker shortages." (www.costelloforsenate.com)
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  • "The U.S. should continue to fully support Ukraine’s efforts to combat Vladimir Putin. Too much is at stake for the U.S. not to be fully engaged in helping Ukraine. Republicans in Congress and elsewhere should stop playing politics with Ukraine’s survival. #SupportUkraine" (x.com)
  • "Western aid is essential to Ukraine's defense against Russian aggression! U.S. and NATO must remain steadfast in support. Russian success in Ukraine will only embolden Putin and other authoritarian regimes. #SupportUkraine" (x.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.

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