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Conor Lamb's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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  • As SCOTUS takes up Mississippi’s abortion ban: I will always vote to protect women’s right to choose. I cosponsored & voted to codify Roe into law in the House. With 1 more vote in the Senate that can become law, no matter what the court does. (twitter.com)
  • But requiring background checks for all gun sales is just the first step, and the Charleston loophole is just one of many problems we need to fix. To completely overhaul and modernize our background check system from top to bottom, we need a system with no loopholes, no flaws, no gaps. To streamline the process of reporting disqualifying crimes across all jurisdictions — including in the military — we need to integrate relevant mental health records in a way that gets us the information we need while protecting people’s privacy rights and preventing discrimination against people with disabilities. That is a large undertaking, but I promise I will make this a priority from day one. Pennsylvania has begun that process with federal support, and we should build on that success. (conorlamb.com)
  • I believe that women have the constitutional right to make their own choices about their bodies, without interference from government. Period. I’m Catholic, but no religion determines the law in the United States of America, and no government should have the power to determine any woman’s most important decisions about her life. That’s why I will always vote to defend and uphold women’s right to choose. I will oppose Republican attempts to eliminate choice in the states. I believe that a constitutional right applies to everyone — regardless of the color of your skin, how much money you make, or what state you live in — and I will work to ensure that all women in America have equal access to the health care services they need. (conorlamb.com)
  • The law says certain people cannot own firearms — like violent criminals, domestic abusers, or people with certain mental health conditions — and I think we all agree that’s a good law. It’s common sense. That’s why we need to require a background check for all gun sales in America — whether it’s at a store, at a gun show, or online. That’s common sense. I’ve cosponsored and voted for universal background checks twice in the House. I’ve also cosponsored and helped pass legislation to close the Charleston loophole, which will prevent criminals from getting a gun before their background check has been completed. (conorlamb.com)
  • I have never voted and will never vote to cut Social Security and Medicare, cuts that Pat Toomey’s Club for Growth continues to advocate for. But in the 21st century, our job doesn’t stop at preventing cuts. I’ve met too many seniors in western Pennsylvania who have worked and paid into these programs since they were teenagers, but now can barely get by on their Social Security income — some are even forced to find jobs in their 70s. I am committed to introducing legislation to expand and extend Social Security, fully funding the program through the year 2100 while also increasing benefits and giving seniors a tax cut on top of it. We can do this, in part, by raising the Social Security income cap, and asking the wealthiest Americans to pay their fair share. Right now, the cap is set at $142,800. That means someone making $1 million a year stopped paying Social Security taxes on February 22nd, while about 95% of American workers keep paying it all year long. That makes no sense, and it needs to change so that we can keep Social Security alive and well for seniors and future generations. (conorlamb.com)
  • So while Republicans are working to cut Social Security and Medicare, we are working to increase benefit checks, lower drug prices and add glasses, dentures and hearing aids. We can deliver that and make the promise of these programs real for the 21st century — the only thing stopping us is obstruction in the Senate. I believe we can break through that gridlock and get this reform enacted into law. (conorlamb.com)
  • Voted yes on HR 9051 - Caring for Americans with Supplemental Help (CASH) Act of 2020 - (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Vote yes on HR 1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Rated 100% with End Citizens United in 2019 (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • The John Lewis Voting Rights Act will correct the Supreme Court’s Shelby County decision, which gutted a key provision of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. H.R. 1, the For the People Act, would build on the John Lewis bill to require ALL states to get Justice Department approval before they could change what documents people must provide to exercise their right to vote. It would also make Election Day a federal holiday. Finally, I will support additions to these bills that will prevent state legislatures from stripping election officials of the power to run, count and certify elections. I see these proposals as invitations to fraud and as a mortal threat to our democracy. I have supported the John Lewis bill and H.R. 1 since day one and I believe we have a historic opportunity to make voting easier — not harder – and our elections themselves freer and fairer. (conorlamb.com)
  • Voted yes on HR 2722 - Securing America's Federal Elections (SAFE) Act - (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • We need comprehensive campaign finance reform to level the playing field so that working people get the same attention from their elected officials as special interests do. We need to pass H.R. 1 first and foremost, and we also need to overturn the Citizens United decision. (conorlamb.com)
  • I was proud to cosponsor and help pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act in the House, which would reform policing practices across the country to increase accountability and transparency, improve training and prevent police brutality. I will make it a priority to help get this legislation passed in the Senate and signed into law. (conorlamb.com)
  • Voted yes on HR 1280 - George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021 (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Voted yes on HR 5698 - Protect and Serve Act of 2018 - (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Vote yes on HR 1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • #Medicare & #Medicaid reflect a promise we've made to leave no one behind. 53 years after they became law, we need to keep fighting to fulfill that promise, defeat the constant attacks, & protect & strengthen these programs for all the hardworking Americans who rely on them. (twitter.com)
  • Voted yes on HR 9051 - Caring for Americans with Supplemental Help (CASH) Act of 2020 - (justfacts.votesmart.org)
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  • Education and hard work are the foundation of the American Dream, and I will have a lot more to say about education during this campaign. We need to recommit to public education, assuring that children in every zip code can learn in a safe and healthy environment, that they are taught to be good citizens, and that they are prepared for the future. We have to pay their teachers fairly, let them teach (beyond the restrictions of standardized tests), and defend them against unfair attacks by anti-union special interests. We need more healthcare and mental healthcare in our schools, and school buildings across much of our commonwealth require new investment. Student loans have too often been an unfair burden for my generation, especially for those in public service. I will address all of these aspects of education reform in detail during this campaign. (conorlamb.com)
  • As Chairman of an Energy Subcommittee in the House, I helped increase research funds for solar and wind, as well as for modernizing the grid to take advantage of solar and wind energy. I will continue advocating for the United States to be a world leader in solar and wing energy, and I will do everything possible to ensure we manufacture these technologies in Pennsylvania. (conorlamb.com)
  • We also need to increase our focus on hydrogen in the years ahead. If produced correctly, hydrogen offers the potential to decarbonize areas like freight, aviation, and industrial processes that have been difficult to change with current technologies. The European Union and China have been more organized and aggressive in pursuing hydrogen strategies, and the United States needs to keep up. Places like Pennsylvania, with strong industrial heritage and infrastructure, could become power centers in an economy with more hydrogen. As Senator, I will push for more research and development of hydrogen creation and its use in fuel cells, pipelines, steelmaking and other vital sectors of our economy. (conorlamb.com)
  • In order to prevent a global climate disaster for our children, we must tackle greenhouse gas emissions. The world adds 51 billion tons of greenhouse gasses to the atmosphere each year. We must get that to zero by 2050 to have a realistic chance to avoid the worst. It’s hard to grasp the size of a number like 51 billion tons, and even harder to grasp the idea of redesigning the entire world that has created those gasses for so long. It will be the most difficult scientific, economic, and political challenge we’ve ever undertaken. We need to invent completely new technologies. They need to be affordable, and to create good middle-class jobs. We need an energy policy that makes sense to people who just want to work hard and make a decent living, especially when so many have lost so much over the past year. Policy that serves many different purposes, and above all else protects and promotes the American Dream. (conorlamb.com)
  • I was the lead sponsor of a bill that President Biden recently signed into law that will set stronger methane emissions standards for the oil and gas industry, and I will continue to focus on these issues in the Senate. We built the world’s first nuclear reactor in Pennsylvania. In the Senate, I’ll work to build new power plants right here that capture greenhouse gasses. (conorlamb.com)
  • We need to massively cut carbon emissions & leave no one behind. We need a truthful energy policy that gives workers the tools to capture carbon & methane, produce nuclear energy, & integrate new forms of energy into the grid. We need something we can actually pass into law. (twitter.com)
  • Proud to be endorsed by the Philly Democrats. They told me they’re counting on us to win this race & break the gridlock on issues like gun violence, housing & schools. (twitter.com)
  • Three months since Parkland & Congress has done nothing. There are bipartisan bills to help prevent gun violence that would pass tomorrow if Speaker Ryan allowed a vote, including universal background checks. When will he let us do our job & start solving this problem? #SantaFe (twitter.com)
  • Voted yes on HR 1112 - Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2019 - (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Voted yes on HR 1446 - Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2021 - (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "The Affordable Care Act has flaws, but it has provided affordable coverage to more than a million Pennsylvanians who were previously uninsured. Our representatives in Congress should be working together to build on that progress, fix what isn't working, and make the law better. Instead, Republicans in Congress spent the past year trying to take health insurance away from people with no plan to replace it. Now, costs are likely to go up for many of us, especially those with preexisting conditions. That is unacceptable, and it's a failure of leadership." (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 1425 "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Enhancement Act." (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 6201 "Families First Coronavirus Response Act." (votesmart.org)
  • Voted yes on HR 256 - To Repeal the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 - (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Voted yes on S J Res 68 - A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress - (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • I believe that we need to be strengthening, not undermining, the U.S.-Israel relationship, and that is what I will continue to do in the Senate. I support continuing to meet the commitments we’ve made to provide foreign aid to Israel, including direct military assistance. And I will work to find new opportunities for economic cooperation and partnership with Israel so that we can help each other solve big problems in the 21st century. I believe the U.S. must continue to support and defend Israel from attacks on its legitimacy. And I will never hesitate to speak out against anti-Semitism. (conorlamb.com)
  • Voted yes on HR 256 - To Repeal the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 - (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Voted yes on S J Res 68 - A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress - (justfacts.votesmart.org)

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