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Christopher Smith's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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Christopher Smith 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.

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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 2020.

  • 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.
  • "Medicare for all Strengthening Social Security and other elements of our social safety net" (christophersmithforcongress.com)
  • "More specifically, I believe that the best way to fix our healthcare crisis is to gradually implement Medicare For All. Under a Medicare For All system, our net out-of-pocket expenses would go down and no one would have to go without quality healthcare again." (christophersmithforcongress.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.
  • "Making sure corporations pay their fair share, especially those that have benefitted from being based in the United States." (christophersmithforcongress.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "Central to this plan is the Green New Deal. The Green New Deal will create upwards of 20 million jobs working with technologies of the future. It will generate economic growth while transitioning away from non-sustainable technologies." (christophersmithforcongress.com)
  • "A national carbon tax and dividend, which will offset the rising costs of energy by providing a dividend to every resident - similar to the Alaskan Permanent Fund, but instead it’s a divided where residents benefit from fighting emissions, not creating them" (christophersmithforcongress.com)
  • "However, if common sense gun laws can save even a small percentage of lives, then we must implement them. I support: Universal background check with no loopholes for gun shows Red flag laws A ban on high capacity magazines Assault weapons ban Optional gun buyback program" (christophersmithforcongress.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.
  • 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.
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.

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