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Yvette Clarke's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for U.S. House (NY) - District 9

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  • Voted in favor of HR 8296: "Women's Health Protection Act of 2022" (votesmart.org)
  • "When extreme MAGA Republicans celebrated a successful attack against our reproductive rights with the overturning of Roe v. Wade, House Democrats got to work. We are fighting right now to restore our freedoms and secure access to abortion, birth control, and fertility services." (x.com)
  • Rated 100% by Planned Parenthood Action Fund (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 8297: "Ensuring Access to Abortion Act of 2022" (votesmart.org)
  • Rated 100% by Alliance for Retired Americans (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "On today's 88th anniversary of #SocialSecurity, I’m proud to stand against every extreme MAGA Republican determined to slash this critical lifeline. @HouseDemocrats will always remain committed to securing this program's future and ensuring our seniors can retire with dignity." (x.com)
  • "Working Americans pay into #SocialSecurity with each and every paycheck – except for the ultra-wealthy, who stop paying this weekend for the rest of the year. It’s time to #ScrapTheCap and enhance Social Security benefits for the first time in half a century." (x.com)
  • Rated 100% by National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Rated 14% by National Taxpayers Union (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "Billionaires and big corporations have a responsibility to pay their fair share — just like everyone else. House Democrats are putting a stop to unfair tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy and doing our part to prevent billionaire tax cheats from ripping off working Americans." (x.com)
  • In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? "Yes" (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Voted against HR 1 "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted against HR 1 "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act" (votesmart.org)
  • "Working Americans pay into #SocialSecurity with each and every paycheck – except for the ultra-wealthy, who stop paying this weekend for the rest of the year. It’s time to #ScrapTheCap and enhance Social Security benefits for the first time in half a century." (x.com)
  • In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? "Yes" (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Rated 14% by National Taxpayers Union (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "The George Floyd #JusticeInPolicing Act holds officers ACCOUNTABLE. They must be responsible to the communities that they swore to protect and serve. It’s time to change the culture of policing in America. It’s time to pass the George Floyd #JusticeInPolicing Act." (x.com)
  • "As we remember the life of our dear brother #GeorgeFloyd on the first anniversary of his death, our commitment to comprehensive police reform — inclusive of ending qualified immunity — is stronger than ever. It is beyond time for action; it is beyond time for change!" (x.com)
  • Voted in favor of HR 1280 "George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021." (votesmart.org)
  • Voted against HR 4365: "Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2024" (votesmart.org)
  • In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending? "Yes" (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Voted against HR 2670: "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted against HR 7900: "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 2: "Moving Forward Act" (votesmart.org)
  • Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth? "Yes" (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 1319 "American Rescue Plan Act of 2021" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 5376 "Inflation Reduction Act of 2022" (votesmart.org)
  • "Celebrating today’s announcement from @HUDgov that the Housing Trust Fund will deliver New York communities more than $34 million in our fight to end the affordable housing crisis – key funding that will aid our existing efforts to combat homelessness throughout New York." (x.com)
  • "As SCOTUS hears arguments in #JohnsonVGrantsPass today, we can never forget that housing is a human right. Cruelly punishing the unhoused will not solve the housing crisis – our only way forward is meaningful policy change centered in compassion, human dignity and affordability." (x.com)
  • "It's #FairHousingMonth and I’m proud to support @HouseDemocrats’ continued fight against housing discrimination. Every family in every neighborhood deserves access to safe, decent, and affordable housing!" (x.com)
  • Voted in favor of HR 5376 "Inflation Reduction Act of 2022" (votesmart.org)
  • "As the market reaches new all-time highs and inflation falls to its lowest level in three years, we can tie a straight line from these wins to the policies of @POTUS and @HouseDemocrats. And our work to make life more affordable for American families isn’t close to finished." (x.com)
  • Voted in favor of HR 7688: "Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act" (votesmart.org)
  • Rated 100% by National Education Association (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "MAGA Republicans are fighting to take desperately needed student debt relief from more than 20 million of their own constituents – and the cruelty is the point. The GOP wants to steal the relief you earned, and I refuse to stand by while they try." (x.com)
  • "Despite already canceling more student loan debt than any president in history, @POTUS’ work to give borrowers life-changing debt relief is far from over. I’m celebrating today’s announcement that could see significant loan debt cancelled for 30 million Americans." (x.com)
  • "Applauding @POTUS for standing by his principles with his veto of the GOP’s bill to decimate his plan for student debt relief. He and the Democrats are in agreement – we need to #CancelStudentDebt!" (x.com)
  • Voted in favor of HR 5746 "Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act" (votesmart.org)
  • "Congressman John Lewis committed his life to fighting inequality in all forms. Two years ago today, the House passed the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act to uphold & restore key protections of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. To honor his legacy, our work must go on." (x.com)
  • Rated 94% by Common Cause (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 4: "John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 4447: "Expanding Access to Sustainable Energy Act of 2019" (votesmart.org)
  • Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)? "Yes" (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Rated 100% by League of Conservation Voters (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 9: "Climate Action Now Act" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 1146: "Arctic Cultural and Coastal Plain Protection Act" (votesmart.org)
  • Rated 0% by American Energy Alliance (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 1941: "Coastal and Marine Economies Protection Act" (votesmart.org)
  • "We need universal programs to make sure every American is cared for. That means paid family and medical leave, child care, and home- and community-based services." (x.com)
  • "Health care is a human right – full stop. Ours is the richest nation in the history of the world, yet 28 million Americans still lack health insurance and any access to healthcare. And that’s unacceptable. It’s time for #MedicareForAll." (x.com)
  • Voted in favor of HR 1425: "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Enhancement Act" (votesmart.org)
  • "We need universal programs to make sure every American is cared for. That means paid family and medical leave, child care, and home- and community-based services." (x.com)
  • "Twenty-six years after the FMLA was signed, people need #paidleave, and a national plan like the #FAMILYAct would benefit them and their families, businesses and the economy. #Paidleave means everyone wins." (x.com)
  • Voted in favor of HR 6201 "Families First Coronavirus Response Act" (votesmart.org)
  • "@POTUS’ budget lowers costs across the board for working families. From childcare, to Medicare, to prescription drugs, President Biden and the Democrats are working to deliver an economy that lowers costs and creates better-paying jobs for every American." (x.com)
  • "We made history by lowering health care costs and prescription drug prices, investing in our nation’s infrastructure, and creating better-paying jobs." (x.com)
  • Voted in favor of HR 3 "Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 6833 "The Affordable Insulin Now Act" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted against HR 5525: "Continuing Appropriations and Border Security Enhancement Act, 2024" (votesmart.org)
  • "My trip to the U.S.-Mexico border shed light on the untold stories of the 4.2M Black migrants facing deportation and inhumane conditions at the border. Their stories matter. I won’t stop fighting to end this cruel Administration’s violation of human rights." (x.com)
  • Rated 7% by NumbersUSA (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Voted against HR 2: "Secure the Border Act of 2023" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 8030: "Indo-Pacific Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 3033: "Solidify Iran Sanctions Act of 2023" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 6015: "Iran Sanctions Accountability Act of 2023" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 8035: "Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 8035: "Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 5692: "Ukraine Security Assistance and Oversight Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 6833: "Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of S3522: "Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022" (votesmart.org)
  • "TikTok must be held accountable — not only for the part it plays in failing to remove harmful content, but for amplifying it as well." (x.com)
  • Voted in favor of HR 7521: "Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 7520: "Protecting Americans' Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024" (votesmart.org)
  • "My first concern will always be protecting the American people, their data, and our national security. Whether or not TikTok shares these priorities remains to be seen." (x.com)
This candidate has responded to a Political Courage Test in a previous election. As a continued effort to provide the American public with factual information on candidates running for public office, these archived responses are made available here.
Pro-choice Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
Yes In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
Yes In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending?
Yes Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
Yes Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
No Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
Yes Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
I do not support one-sized fits all testing. However, some forms of smart common standards can help promote student development and an engaged citizenry.
Yes Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
Yes Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
Yes Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
No Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
No Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
No Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
Yes Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes?
No Should the United States use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a nuclear weapon?
No Do you support increased American intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts beyond air support?
Please explain in a total of 100 words or less, your top two or three priorities if elected. If they require additional funding for implementation, please explain how you would obtain this funding.

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