Kim Mangone's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Kim Mangone 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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- "Access to reproductive medical care, protecting reproductive choices, ending workplace harassment and discrimination." (mangoneforcongress.com)
- "Because of McCarthy's GOP tax cut the super rich now have a lower tax rate than the working class. Year after year he continues to punish the working class. This has to stop, lets #getthatMangone #ca23" (twitter.com)
- "Kevin McCarthyâs sole legislative accomplishment, his Trump Tax Cuts, slashed taxes for the wealthiest few and big corporations, raised taxes on the poorest Americans, and encouraged companies to move jobs overseas. #ca23" (twitter.com)
- "Every American deserves health care. As a nation we need a universal health care system that includes Medical Care for everyone." (votesmart.org)
- "Going to protect health care, Social Security, Medicare." (twitter.com)
- "I understand the importance of healthcare, good paying jobs, social security, education, equal rights, veteranâs needs, criminal justice reform and a plan for immigration." (www.facebook.com)
- "Social Security has to be protected. Working people paid into this program and they should not have to worry about reduced benefits." (votesmart.org)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- "End qualified immunity." (twitter.com)
- "I am horrified by the murder of George Floyd. We have to change the laws to make police more accountable." (twitter.com)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- "We need to bring good paying jobs to our district. This includes investing in our infrastructure and community. We need to train and employee the people in our district to work on the solar and windmill energy farms. The power companies are hiring people from out of state, for jobs the people in our districts could do, if they had the training." (votesmart.org)
- "Kevin McCarthyâs sole legislative accomplishment, his Trump Tax Cuts, slashed taxes for the wealthiest few and big corporations, raised taxes on the poorest Americans, and encouraged companies to move jobs overseas. #ca23." (twitter.com)
- "Donald Trump has already gifted the very wealthy with a fat tax cut, ripping the notion that Republicans care about a balanced budget to shreds. Now, in a pandemic, heâs considering *more* tax cuts. We - and I mean this is many different ways - literally can not afford that." (twitter.com)
- "The President opposes extending unemployment benefits while over 36,000,000 Americans have been put out of work. But he had no issue giving away a trillion-dollar tax cut for corporations that were already thriving. We know who Trump really cares about." (twitter.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.
- "Continue to invest in clean technology and actions that will positively affect climate change." (mangoneforcongress.com)
- "My opponent Kevin McCarthy and Trump rolled back Californiaâs environmental policies. When I defeat him, I will battle climate change by reconstituting them â and then going further." (twitter.com)
- "My opponent Kevin McCarthy sided with Trump on inhibiting the freedom of CAâs right as a state to set its own environmental regulations. When I beat him, I will make sure that California has the ability to chart its own course in fighting climate change, and that we act boldly." (twitter.com)
- "Instead of blaming video games like the current congressman, we should concentrate on passing sensible gun control legislation, such as background checks, banning high capacity magazines, and having waiting periods for more than a day to be able to legally buy a gun." (www.facebook.com)
- "We need to enact sensible gun control measures, including background checks on gun purchases, ban gun sales to violent offenders, ban high capacity magazines, and a impose a mandatory waiting period for gun sales." (mangoneforcongress.com)
- "Guess who was whipping votes for the 2017 ACA Repeal that would have weakened protections for people with pre-existing conditions? ... ... ... DUH: Kevin McCarthy." (twitter.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.
- "We made citizenship promises to individuals who served in our military and the DREAMers â we need to honor these promises." (mangoneforcongress.com)
- "The assassination of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani was ill advised. Reports coming out of Washington state that he was not an imminent threat. President Trump has shown that he lacks the responsibility to be our commander in chief by risking war with Iran. I completely support The House voting on the War Powers Act to limit President Trumpâs military action against Iran." (www.facebook.com)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
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