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Ritchie Torres' Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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Ritchie Torres did not provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2022 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart and voters like you.

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  • "Justice Alito’s leaked opinion on Roe vs. Wade is a frontal assault not only on reproductive rights but also on the larger doctrine of substantive due process." (twitter.com)
  • Rated 100% by Planned Parenthood Action Fund (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "The Supreme Court has held that women in 2022 should have less liberty and privacy and equality—less control over their own lives and bodies—than they did before 1973. The reversal of Roe is a dangerous and disgraceful decision that will turn the clock back a half a century." (twitter.com)
  • "Access to a safe and legal abortion is vital health care, and Ritchie remains committed to fighting for reproductive justice and the right to choose as essential elements of gender equality. Forty-three percent of adults in NY-15 rely on Medicaid for health insurance, meaning that they are ineligible for abortion coverage due to federal law. This is why we must repeal the Hyde Amendment, which disproportionately harms Black and Brown women and transgender and non-binary individuals." (torres.nyc)
  • "Tomorrow, you’ll have the chance to hold your elected officials accountable. Vote for state & federal offices, and then #FlipTheBallot and vote YES on all 3 proposals to encourage more civic engagement, and reform campaign finance and community boards. #VoteForOurLives" (twitter.com)
  • "For me the #SCOTUS Citizens United decision is the seminal scandal of 21st century politics. I reject the logic that corporations are people & that corporate money is speech. My campaign does not accept corporate PAC money & I’m proud to have the endorsement of @StopBigMoney." (twitter.com)
  • "The purpose of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act is not to second guess officers who act in good faith. The objective is to hold liable officers who repeatedly abuse their power and who rarely, if ever, face consequences for their repeat abuses." (twitter.com)
  • Voted in favor of H.R. 1280 "George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021" (votesmart.org)
  • "We as a country have a choice: We can either choose police accountability, or choose qualified immunity, but we cannot choose both," (twitter.com)
  • Voted in favor of H.R. 7900 - “National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023” (votesmart.org)
  • "@DRichards13 and I make the case for creating 20K new jobs in a time of depression-level unemployment. We owe it to the jobless to create jobs, not destroy them, as the City is in danger of doing." (twitter.com)
  • Voted in favor of H.R. 5376 "Build Back Better Act" (votesmart.org)
  • "The birthday of Hip Hop reminds us that NYC is a city of artists, whose livelihoods are being threatened by COVID-19. We need to follow the UK and provide relief to artists and artistic institutions struggling to survive. The cost of abandoning the arts is incalculable." (twitter.com)
  • Voted in favor of H.R. 1319 "American Rescue Plan Act of 2021" (votesmart.org)
  • "I did something I’ve never done before: I went on @FoxNews to challenge the right-wing talking points against the Inflation Reduction Act. The IRA combats inflation by lowering drug prices and capping the cost of insulin at $35 a month for senior citizens." (twitter.com)
  • Voted in favor of H.R. 5376 “Inflation Reduction Act of 2022” (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of H.R. 7688 “Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act" (votesmart.org)
  • "On Day 1, the Biden Administration can #CancelStudentDebt & give Americans a fighting chance to pursue a life without the scourge of student debt. I’m proud to partner w. @SenSchumer @JamaalBowmanNY & @MondaireJones to make this our first priority in the new Congress." (twitter.com)
  • "The student debt crisis is approaching 1.8 trillion. #CancelStudentDebt" (twitter.com)
  • "The Supreme Court has gutted what is left of the Voting Rights Act—first Section 5 and now Section 2. It is time for Congress to legislate 21st century voting rights enforcement. #ForThePeopleAct #JohnLewisVotingRightsAct" (twitter.com)
  • Voted in favor of H.R. 4 “John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021” (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of H.R. 5746 “Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act” (votesmart.org)
  • "I fully support the Green New Deal. A no-brainer if there ever was one. We have to radically restructure the American economy and society around renewables." (twitter.com)
  • Rated 100% by League of Conservation Voters (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "The Green New Deal is not only an agenda for environmental justice, but it is also one for economic justice and racial justice. Severe pollution is lethal in communities like the Bronx, where 20% of children have asthma -- 12% higher than the national average. We have to radically restructure the American economy and society around renewable energy. Black and Brown communities are on the frontlines of the environmental crisis, and they must be prioritized in our agenda to fight climate change." (torres.nyc)
  • "I fully support the Green New Deal. A no-brainer if there ever was one. We have to radically restructure the American economy and society around renewables." (twitter.com)
  • Rated 100% by League of Conservation Voters (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "The Green New Deal is not only an agenda for environmental justice, but it is also one for economic justice and racial justice. Severe pollution is lethal in communities like the Bronx, where 20% of children have asthma -- 12% higher than the national average. We have to radically restructure the American economy and society around renewable energy. Black and Brown communities are on the frontlines of the environmental crisis, and they must be prioritized in our agenda to fight climate change." (torres.nyc)
  • "It’s disingenuous for Republicans to claim to be tough on crime. If you’re soft on guns, you’re soft on violent crime. Period." (twitter.com)
  • Voted in favor of H.R. 1112 "Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2019" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of H.R. 8 "Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019" (votesmart.org)
  • "Health care is a human right." (twitter.com)
  • "Health care is a right, yet tens of millions of Americans struggle to pay their health bills and are crushed by medical debt. Ritchie supports Medicare for All and he believes it’s a moral imperative that we address the failings of our health care system. Ritchie is committed to increased funding for our safety-net hospitals and facilities,like NYC’s Health + Hospitals, which serve Medicaid beneficiaries, undocumented individuals, and the uninsured. This is a life-or-death matter for districts like NY-15, where 43% of adults are covered by Medicaid and many of our neighbors are undocumented and uninsured." (torres.nyc)
  • "The "pro-life" party telling a woman with cancer that she is "out of luck". Health care is not a consumer good like a dress shirt. It is a human right." (twitter.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • Voted in favor of H.R. 6833 “The Affordable Insulin Now Act” (votesmart.org)
  • "After years of Donald Trump’s racist and xenophobic immigration policy, Ritchie is ready to fight for an agenda that lifts up the millions of immigrants who come to our country seeking a better life and to build up our nation. Not only do we need a pathway to citizenship for the millions of undocumented individuals, but Ritchie also believes we must make our health care, educational, and vocational programs more inclusive because too often these programs discriminate based on immigration status." (torres.nyc)
  • Rated 0% by NumbersUSA (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "@realDonaldTrump is diverting money from important infrastructure, military projects & #PuertoRico for a border wall intended to divide our country." (twitter.com)
  • "Javier Castillo Maradiaga, who is DACA-eligible, is set to be deported as early as Monday morning. @ICEgov is ignoring President @JoeBiden's ban on deportations. Deporting Javier, in defiance of a presidential order, is immoral & illegal, and we will fight it to the bitter end." (twitter.com)
  • "The deportation machine of @ICEgov is a violent assault on one of FDR's four freedoms: FREEDOM FROM FEAR. Only comprehensive immigration reform will set immigrants and their families free from the sheer terror of deportation." (twitter.com)
  • "After years of Donald Trump’s racist and xenophobic immigration policy, Ritchie is ready to fight for an agenda that lifts up the millions of immigrants who come to our country seeking a better life and to build up our nation. Not only do we need a pathway to citizenship for the millions of undocumented individuals, but Ritchie also believes we must make our health care, educational, and vocational programs more inclusive because too often these programs discriminate based on immigration status." (torres.nyc)
  • "Javier Castillo Maradiaga, who is DACA-eligible, is set to be deported as early as Monday morning. @ICEgov is ignoring President @JoeBiden's ban on deportations. Deporting Javier, in defiance of a presidential order, is immoral & illegal, and we will fight it to the bitter end." (twitter.com)
  • Rated 0% by NumbersUSA (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "The deportation machine of @ICEgov is a violent assault on one of FDR's four freedoms: FREEDOM FROM FEAR. Only comprehensive immigration reform will set immigrants and their families free from the sheer terror of deportation." (twitter.com)
  • "Sanction Russia out of SWIFT (the global financial system). Russia’s invasion of a sovereign nation must come at the heaviest cost to Vladimir Putin’s corrupt regime." (twitter.com)
  • Voted in favor of H.R. 6968 “Suspending Energy Imports from Russia Act” (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of H.R. 7691 “Making emergency supplemental appropriations for assistance for the situation in Ukraine for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes.” (votesmart.org)
  • "Ban oil imports from Russia. Arm Ukraine with the aircraft it needs to defend itself against Russia’s aerial assault. Sanction Belarus for aiding and abetting Russia’s invasion of Ukraine." (twitter.com)
  • Voted in favor of H.R. 7691 “Making emergency supplemental appropriations for assistance for the situation in Ukraine for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes.” (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of S. 3522 “Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022” (votesmart.org)
  • "Contrary to the @FoxNews narrative, the Inflation Reduction Act includes no new taxes on the middle class or working class. Enhancing IRS enforcement is about closing the 7.5 trillion dollar tax gap, which is driven by the wealthiest individuals and corporations." (twitter.com)
  • Rated 0% by FreedomWorks (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Rated 12% by National Taxpayers Union (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.

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