Jim Hagedorn's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Jim Hagedorn has failed to provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2020 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart and voters like you.
Issue Positions
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- "Jim is pro-life from conception thru last natural breath." (votesmart.org)
- Rated 0% by Planned Parenthood. (votesmart.org)
- "The right to human life in Jimâs eyes is straightforward. It is the most fundamental of rights on which all God-given rights. He is a cosponsor of H.R. 616, the Life Begins at Conception Act as well as numerous other pro-life bills. Jim has joined the effort to force a vote on H.R. 962, the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Act, and spoke on the House floor to demand Speaker Pelosi bring this bill for a vote. A vast majority of Americans, including many Democrats, believe no matter a childâs circumstances at birth, Congress has the responsibility and duty to end infanticide, which he refers to as fourth-trimester abortions." (www.jimhagedorn.org)
- "To help our economy I support broad-based reform of the over-complicated tax code and will do everything possible to dismantle the Internal Revenue Service or severely diminish the agency's power over the American People." (votesmart.org)
- "We must create a tax code that is understandable, fair and equitable for all Americans, not just the special interest groups who make campaign donations to the current congressman while clamoring for credits, exceptions, exemptions and carve-outs." (votesmart.org)
- "Our seniors have spent their lives investing into the system; they deserve Social Security and Medicare and Jim will not tolerate decreasing benefits and medical reimbursements for seniors. He has met with Medicare Advantage group, visited seniors at locations like dialysis centers to discuss their healthcare needs. He cosponsored H.R. 808, Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act, as one way to help seniors with complex medical needs. He will continue to fight for Social Security and Medicare that the seniors of this nation have earned for themselves through a lifetime of hard work." (www.jimhagedorn.org)
- "Medicare for All would destroy our regionâs economic growth and put at risk 100,000 southern Minnesota jobs tied to medical care." (twitter.com)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- "As an alternative, I cosponsored H.R. 7278, the JUSTICE Act, introduced by my colleague and friend from Minnesota" (twitter.com)
- "This sort of cowardice is both a disservice to the American people and the officers who put their lives at risk in service of our nation. I am proud to sign the Police Pledge because I see firsthand the sacrifices our police make to keep us safe and preserve law and order. To the men and women in Blue: We support you, we stand with you and we will always have your backs," (votesmart.org)
- "Thus, Jim Hagedorn believes in the Reagan principles of "trust but verify" and "peace through strength which will allow us to project strength and deter aggression while supporting our allies throughout the world." (votesmart.org)
- "Provide our military with the equipment and technology it needs in order to fight, if need be, the wars of the 21st Century without engaging in nation building." (votesmart.org)
- "Completion of the Highway 14 from Nicollet to New Ulm and securing further airport improvements for Rochester and Mankato remain my top infrastructure priorities. For safety, commerce and many other reasons these projects are critically needed. I pledge to continue working with all involved, in truly bipartisan fashion, to gain the necessary funding to complete the long overdue Highway 14 Corridor project and secure additional safety fixes at Mankato Regional and Rochester International Airports as soon as possible." (votesmart.org)
- "Government's responsibility concerning the U.S. economy and job market is to establish a sound business climate that fosters entrepreneurship and the private capital investment needed to create, expand, and maintain business -- especially small business, the job-creating backbone of our free enterprise system. The ultimate unemployment program is a private sector-created job. Why? Because government does not create wealth; government only redistributes and often squanders the wealth created by the private sector." (votesmart.org)
- "Democratsâ infrastructure bill is a partisan sham that puts leftwing elites over rural Americans. I will vote no and work on commonsense reforms designed to build roads and bridges, expand broadband, improve transportation safety and enhance opportunity for hardworking Americans." (twitter.com)
- "No Member of Congress is more supportive of a transportation and infrastructure bill to fix America's roads and bridges, maintain our waterways, airports, railways and ports, expand broadband to rural areas, and, in general, rebuild our nation's crumbling infrastructure. The bill put forth by the Democrats is a partisan sham that stands no chance of becoming law. This legislation is bloated with liberal wish list items that fail to address America's most pressing infrastructure issues and are simply untenable for our rural communities and the livelihoods of residents. The partisan Democrat tactics once again show that Speaker Pelosi and the House majority would rather play politics than work with President Trump, the U.S. Senate and House Republicans to craft meaningful solutions to move our country in the right direction," (votesmart.org)
- "Reform of our corporate tax code to bring it in line with the rest of the world is vital if we are to retain middle-class jobs in America and remove the incentive for businesses to move their operations out of our country." (votesmart.org)
- "For so many Americans, life has been tilted on its axis due to the deep and fluid impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. In circumstances like this, it is now, more than ever, crucial to put politics aside and instead place the well-being of Americans first, which is why strongly support the CARES Act." (votesmart.org)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- "I am an unapologetic proponent of bold national policies to foster private sector development of all available U.S. energy resources, including exploring for fossil fuels on public lands and developing technologies to more efficiently utilize renewable energy platforms." (votesmart.org)
- "I support an all-of-the-above energy strategy that enables us to grow the U.S. economy, create high-wage jobs, place downward pressure on the cost of living and export energy to our allies across the globe. -JH." (twitter.com)
- "The real issue is the anti-fossil fuel politics and excessive regulations emanating from Washington, D.C. President Obama's EPA and Energy Department are needlessly blocking, delaying and driving up the cost of the infrastructure construction needed to deliver U.S. oil and gas efficiently." (votesmart.org)
- "Unlike Tim Walz, I am not beholden to the radical anti-energy elements of the Democratic Party. In fact, I am committed to oil and gas exploration on federal lands; commonsense policies to sustain the coal industry; construction of new nuclear power plants and development of emerging and safe nuclear technologies; continued development and use of renewable energy (including ethanol, biodiesel, wind, solar, hydropower and geothermal), and commonsense conservation." (votesmart.org)
- Rated 92% by National Rifle Association. (votesmart.org)
- "As your congressman, I will fight to the political death to defend the Constitutional Right of law-abiding Americans to Keep and Bear Arms." (votesmart.org)
- "Jimâs support for the right of law abiding citizens to keep and bear arms has earned him the support of 2nd Amendment advocacy groups such as the NRA and Gun Owners of America. Support for the Constitutionally-protected right of gun ownership for hunting and the ability to protect our families and property is strong in southern Minnesota. Jim supports legislation for concealed carried reciprocity and cosponsored H.R. 1156, The Law Enforcement Officers Safety Reform Act." (www.jimhagedorn.org)
- "[...] I will work aggressively with like-minded Members of Congress to repeal big government laws like Obamacare." (votesmart.org)
- "Rid businesses and individuals of big government failures like Obamacare." (votesmart.org)
- "Establish national Paid Family Leave that respects folks who are welcoming new members of their family, allowing them time to bond with their children without having to worry about a false tradeoff between time with their family and meeting their basic financial needs." (angiecraig.com)
- Voted in favor of HR 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act. (votesmart.org)
- "Hagedorn said if elected to Congress he will partner with President Trump to implement an array of border security and immigration reforms, including: building the President's proposed border wall" (votesmart.org)
- "100+ miles of the border wall are complete. Securing our borders, combined with legal, merit-based immigration, is one of my top priorities. " (twitter.com)
- "[...] I oppose amnesty and support the following approach to promote legal immigration and a more secure America All illegal aliens seeking green cards or permanent residency must register with the U.S. government and return home within 365 days. Post-relocation, applications will be processed in order received. Any illegal alien caught in the United States or attempting to enter the United States will be immediately incarcerated, processed for deportation and permanently denied entry to the United States." (votesmart.org)
- "I applaud President Trump for his decisiveness and for demonstrating that no attack on Americans will be tolerated, and I thank our courageous military members who carried out this mission swiftly and effectively. (2/2)." (twitter.com)
- "Reverse the disastrous Iran agreement which allows Iran to receive $150 billion to fund terrorist activities and to self-verify its adherence to the agreement." (votesmart.org)
- "Hagedorn pledged that while serving in Congress he will vote for the immediate end of U.S. Middle East combat operations and oppose the costly and discredited practice of nation-building." (votesmart.org)
- "Hagedorn said the recent destabilization of Iraq escalates the need to end all combat and foreign assistance operations in Afghanistan, immediately, not two or more years down the road as President Obama has suggested. "Let's be honest," said Hagedorn, "the minute U.S. combat forces leave Afghanistan the country is going to implode every bit as much as Iraq, if not more." "Knowing the inevitable, every U.S. military death or combat injury in Afghanistan, from this point forward, is completely unwarranted and must be avoided," he said." (votesmart.org)
- "Further, the USMCA will build momentum for deals with other countries like Japan and China. It will expand our economy and defend rural America. This is a win before us, just waiting for us to take action. I join my colleagues and America's agriculture leaders on calling on Speaker Pelosi to give us a vote on the USMCA." (votesmart.org)
- "This agreement will increase southern Minnesota exports such as pork, poultry, dairy, sweet corn and ethanol," said Hagedorn. "We must support the Japan agreement in a bipartisan fashion. This will expand our economy, create high-wage jobs and help build momentum for completion and passage of additional trade pacts with China, Vietnam and other nations." (votesmart.org)
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