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Dorothy Gasque's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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Dorothy Gasque has refused to provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2018 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart and voters like you.

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Issue Positions

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 2018.

  • "We have to do more than just make abortions illegal. If we really want to end abortions we need to deal with the reasons why a woman would end her child’s life. Poverty and the fear of what they’re bringing a child into is a large part of why women get abortions. The fear that the child is the end of their dreams is also part of it. And many are simply not ready for the responsibility. If you really want to end abortions, the first thing we can do is let a mother know that her child will be fed, educated, and housed. We have to create a world where a mother's dreams do not end with the pregnancy. Many Christians today will be outside the abortion clinic, readily offering help for any young woman seeking an abortion. Many will step up and make sure these young women have everything they need to bring a child into the world, but as soon as the child is born that help and guidance are gone. My fear is tomorrow we make abortions illegal, all that help just disappears. I believe we could make a lot more progress if in trying to make abortions more difficult to get if we gave every woman who doesn’t want to be pregnant, a choice on how she chooses to do that, and the knowledge that her child has a future we would have a lot more success." (cortney2018.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.
  • "The American Anti-Corruption Act is model policy that sets a framework for city, state and federal laws to fix our broken political system. It fundamentally reshapes the rules of American politics and restores the people as the most important stakeholders in our political system. An Anti-Corruption Act has three primary goals: Stop political bribery so special interests can't use job offers and donations to influence politicians. End secret money so people know who's buying political power. Fix our broken elections so the people, not the political establishment, are the ones in control." (dorothyforcongress.com)
  • "The Citizens United Supreme Court decision further exacerbated this problem by allowing super PACs to spend unlimited sums of money on the candidates of their choosing. This decision must be reversed by a Constitutional amendment that gives the federal government and states more control over campaign finance, and ceases to consider corporate money the same as speech. We must also maximize transparency in political contributions by passing legislation that requires wealthy donors to disclose who they give money to." (dorothyforcongress.com)
  • "To reverse this economic decline once and for all, we will kickstart new high-wage industries, modernize old industries, build a 100% renewable energy economy, repair our crumbling infrastructure and rebuild local communities. We will rebuild American industry, build the cheap renewable energy economy in 10 years, invest $4.6 trillion needed to repair our country’s crumbling infrastructure, rebuild our local communities, raise the minimum wage to $15/hour and tie it to inflation, and make special investments in communities that have been devastated in past decades." (dorothyforcongress.com)
  • "Our tax system should be structured so as to require everyone, especially corporations, to pay their fair share. Tax revenue is what we use to get things done for the public benefit, and it’s time corporations give back to the country that has helped them to thrive." (dorothyforcongress.com)
  • "Education is necessity for social mobility and innovation. The best minds and talent shouldn’t be denied quality education in this country simply because they cannot foot the bill." (dorothyforcongress.com)
  • "The cheap renewable energy economy is coming. If we choose to build it now instead of decades from now, we’ll create millions of jobs and free up trillions of dollars from energy costs for other projects." (dorothyforcongress.com)
  • "The demand for green energy is here! It's time to make it an affordable option for all of us!-" (twitter.com)
  • "To reverse this economic decline once and for all, we will kickstart new high-wage industries, modernize old industries, build a 100% renewable energy economy, repair our crumbling infrastructure and rebuild local communities. We will rebuild American industry, build the cheap renewable energy economy in 10 years, invest $4.6 trillion needed to repair our country’s crumbling infrastructure, rebuild our local communities, raise the minimum wage to $15/hour and tie it to inflation, and make special investments in communities that have been devastated in past decades." (dorothyforcongress.com)
  • "I will be forever thankful to our #waterprotectors for fighting to protect our natural resources. #nodapl #waterislife" (twitter.com)
  • ".@HerreraBeutler Give the CDC funds and permission to study what causes mass shootings and how we can reduce them. Use peer reviewed scientific studies to help shape gun policy. It is possible to respect the 2nd while protecting our Right to Life. #GunReformNow" (twitter.com)
  • "Collecting signatures and educating the community about Universal Healthcare is amazing. People are fired up!" (twitter.com)
  • "We are proud to be early supporters of @WAsinglePayer! Health care is a right!" (twitter.com)
  • "Before we waste tax money on the Wall, we are going to waste $3.6 mil on having some prototypes built." (twitter.com)
  • "We need to fix our broken immigration system and provide undocumented Americans with a path to citizenship. We must also make our border secure and make it easier for people to come to this country safely and legally." (dorothyforcongress.com)
  • "We will attack this crisis through an extensive plan that protects the rights of ALL Americans, which includes ending the War on Drugs, demilitarizing the police, legalizing marijuana and expanding due process protections, among things." (dorothyforcongress.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "We believe that America and— importantly— American citizens must play an active role in the international community in order to advance peace, support democratization and human rights and protect the global environment, whenever possible." (dorothyforcongress.com)

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