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John Moran's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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John Moran 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.

  • "A vote for Brett Kavanaugh would actually save millions of future women. If you’re worried about women getting killed then speak out against abortion, not Kavanaugh." (twitter.com)
  • "BIRTH IS HEALTHCARE LIFE IS A RIGHT". (twitter.com)
  • "So let’s be open too. Audit the Fed, investigate the FBI, build a wall, overturn roe, support #1A #2A and the rest of the constitution, stop socialism, end foreign entanglements, renegotiate trade deals, and end cronyism." (twitter.com)
  • "A "right" to choose infringes on a right to life, plain and simple". (twitter.com)
  • "If you’d like to see a common sense guy who supports small business, entrepreneurship, lower taxes and the protection of the 2nd Amendment replace the radical Democrat Seth Moulton, give my campaign a look! We’re going to take back MA-6 for the people!". (twitter.com)
  • "No Bernie, the people would not be happy to pay more taxes." (twitter.com)
  • "Our country NEEDS republicans to come out and vote in the midterms. If you care about national security, vote republican. If you care about deregulation, vote republican. If you care about lower taxes, vote republican. We must send a message to the left.". (twitter.com)
  • "Where has the idea of economic conservatism gone in our country? The Democratic Party is ready to elect a former communist and now socialist, Bernie Sanders as their Presidential Nominee. -I’m your fiscally conservative candidate and I plan to lower your tax dollars! #2020" (twitter.com)
  • "I’m certainly glad that we do not have socialized medicine in America right now. When elected, I will stand AGAINST Medicare-For-All and vote to REPEAL Obamacare. The government should not interfere in our healthcare." (twitter.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "John Paul Moran Takes a Stand Against the Democrats Attempting to Eliminate #QualifiedImmunity for our First Responders! There should be public hearings and due process! Massachusetts Officials such as Senator Elizabeth Warren, Representative Ayanna Pressley, and my opponent Representative Seth Moulton are pushing to defund and dismantle our police nationally. John Paul Moran is fighting against these actions, and John Paul is standing with you!" (www.facebook.com)
  • "Maintain and Expand America’s Unrivaled Military Strength" (www.facebook.com)
  • "Metro Boston has the worst traffic in America. The T and commuter rail are more expensive and more unreliable than ever. For the hundreds of thousands of people who get on the T in Braintree, Quincy, Dorchester, and Southie every week, this summer’s Red Line derailment meant missed shifts at work, missed classes, and missed medical appointments. Robbie will advocate for meaningful federal investment in our transportation system, including strategies to make streets safe for bikers and pedestrians." (www.robbieforchange.com)
  • "Pelosi says Dems will work to roll back Trump tax cuts if they retake Congress Democrats don’t want Americans to keep more of our hard earned money. They want to take it! We love our "crumbs!" (twitter.com)
  • "Democrats are BLOCKING relief for small businesses. Can you believe it? If we don’t #FlipTheHouse in November’s we’re never going to be able to have a proper recovery from #COVID19!" (twitter.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "Why do we incorporate gov into new industry? Legalize weed? The gov taxes it. Green energy? Gov is getting it's hands on that. How about the gov just doesn't?". (twitter.com)
  • "If you think the "Green New Deal" is bad just wait. Green Energy is used as a Trojan Horse for socialism. Future energy will have a big gov tilt if we don’t push for capitalism in the sector." (twitter.com)
  • "Listen @AOC I’m with you that Congress should be representing its constituents over business. BUT the GND is so much more than that. It introduces universals wages and "solutions" that cripple the US economy. If you cared, you wouldn’t introduce such a radical, impractical bill". (twitter.com)
  • "Federal government takes more and more from us and gives back less and less. Lower taxes, reduce big government waste, stop the proposed high carbon gas tax, repeal costly over-regulation that increases costs, taxes and costs jobs." (twitter.com)
  • "Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell Wants To Make ‘Assault Weapons’ Illegal, And ‘Prosecute’ Those Who Won’t Hand Theirs Over The true motives of the left are revealed yet again. If they want our guns, they can come and try to take them." (twitter.com)
  • "Sen. Rand Paul: It’s Time to Say ‘We’re Not Going to Leave Our Kids Defenseless’ Our children must be protected at all costs. Bad guys aren’t looking to shoot up sheriff departments... They’re looking to attack the vulnerable and defenseless." (twitter.com)
  • "So let’s be open too. Audit the Fed, investigate the FBI, build a wall, overturn roe, support #1A #2A and the rest of the constitution, stop socialism, end foreign entanglements, renegotiate trade deals, and end cronyism." (twitter.com)
  • "The Second Amendment always needs to be respected, without any doubt." (twitter.com)
  • "I’m certainly glad that we do not have socialized medicine in America right now. When elected, I will stand AGAINST Medicare-For-All and vote to REPEAL Obamacare. The government should not interfere in our healthcare." (twitter.com)
  • "President @realDonaldTrump & Republican AGs are trying to dismantle our health care system They are arguing in court that millions of Americans, including Americans living with a pre-existing condition, should lose their care & protections This would spell disaster for millions". (twitter.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "If this doesn’t tell you what the American people voted for, then I don’t know what does. Build the wall!" (twitter.com)
  • "So let’s be open too. Audit the Fed, investigate the FBI, build a wall, overturn roe, support #1A #2A and the rest of the constitution, stop socialism, end foreign entanglements, renegotiate trade deals, and end cronyism." (twitter.com)
  • "Judges are ruling in favor of an unconstitutional executive order. No DACA. No amnesty." (twitter.com)
  • "Great, thank you! Iran Deal was bad from the start." (twitter.com)
  • "So Iran is ramping up their uranium enrichment. Come on Iran. We don’t want a war. We don’t want to decimate your country, but don’t test us. Calm down and we can have peace". (twitter.com)
  • "Over the last century the USA was conned into one war after another. We've got to work on pulling back our troops from the Middle East and not sending our American lives to be policemen all over the world. We need to protect and rebuild our country." (twitter.com)
  • "So let’s be open too. Audit the Fed, investigate the FBI, build a wall, overturn roe, support #1A #2A and the rest of the constitution, stop socialism, end foreign entanglements, renegotiate trade deals, and end cronyism." (twitter.com)
  • "Trump has continued to negotiate trade deals with China, Mexico, Canada, etc. that help the American worker. Every time that Trump sits at a negotiating table, he is negotiating on behalf of those that elected him. That is what makes Trump different than all of the rest." (twitter.com)

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