Dan Donovan, Jr.'s Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Dan Donovan, Jr. has failed 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.
Issue Positions
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- "[Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Act] defends innocent babies by simply requiring medical physicians to provide the same standard of care to all children, no matter the situation surrounding their birth. Against all odds, some infants survive abortion procedures, and I think we can agree that any living, breathing baby deserves a chance to live the life they were given. This isn't about politics or ideological differences. It's about humanity and compassion." (votesmart.org)
- Rated 7% by Planned Parenthood Action Fund (votesmart.org)
- "We need to cut taxes and reform the burdensome regulations that are killing jobs and economic growth. Reforming the tax code to make it flatter and simpler, peeling back excessive regulations and creating a balanced budget will spark the economy and unleash the entrepreneurial spirit." (dandonovanforcongress.com)
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- "To confront these challenges, we need to ensure our military remains the unquestioned power in the world. We must support our soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines who put their lives on the line to defend us by giving them the very best equipment and training. That means halting further dangerous cuts to our defense that have dramatically reduced the readiness of our forces to respond to the many complex threats that we face. " (donovan.house.gov)
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- "Government services require revenues, but it's hard to believe that every dollar of this yearâs $3.7 trillion budget contributes meaningfully to economic growth or government operations. Every dollar spent inefficiently is a dollar out of your pocket that cannot circulate through the economy, stifling growth and holding back our full potential." (donovan.house.gov)
- " By streamlining the tax code, we can find ways to lower overall tax rates, simplify our system, and help families and small businesses succeed." (donovan.house.gov)
- "Government canât create a successful private sector â we, as elected officials, should work to enact policies which allow private enterprise to thrive. That means letting you keep more of your hard-earned money because you can decide how to spend it better than government can. It also means finding the right balance between regulations that are truly necessary to protect consumers and the freedom for businesses to grow and succeed." (donovan.house.gov)
- "I support giving parents more school choice and repealing Common Core, which has been a disaster for both teachers and students. We can, and must improve standards, but there is a better way." (dandonovanforcongress.com)
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- "A good example of this dual strategy is the Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act, which I co-sponsored. The legislation improves the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) to help keep guns away from criminals, allows information on mental health disorders to be shared with NICS, and creates a commission to study mass violence." (donovan.house.gov)
- "Sadly, Obamacare did not accomplish that. Obamacare has caused premiums to go up an average of 5% for New Yorkers, while many people have lost their doctors and are paying more out-of-pocket. Obamacare also puts unnecessary burdens on small businesses, who are being forced to hire less people because of mandated costs. We should keep the positive aspects of the law, like prohibiting insurance companies from denying coverage to people with pre-existing conditions and allowing children to stay on their parentâs plan until age 26, while reforming other parts like medical malpractice and increasing competition by allowing people to purchase insurance across state lines." (dandonovanforcongress.com)
- "I fully support both bills that are expected to be brought to the floor today, which will secure our borders, fund the wall, curb illegal entries, better support our frontline defenders, and enact a merit-based system. These pieces of legislation deliver the strong solutions President Trump has called for, and I look forward to voting to repair our system." (votesmart.org)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
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- "This is a volatile time for the world, particularly in the Middle East. ISIS is growing bolder, Iran is on a path to nuclear proliferation and Russian aggression is increasing. All of this is a huge threat to world safety. America must be a leader on the world stage. We need to maintain and strengthen our defense system and stand by our allies. We must listen to our military leaders to develop a real strategy to defeat ISIS once and for all." (votesmart.org)
- "This is a volatile time for the world, particularly in the Middle East. ISIS is growing bolder, Iran is on a path to nuclear proliferation and Russian aggression is increasing. All of this is a huge threat to world safety. America must be a leader on the world stage. We need to maintain and strengthen our defense system and stand by our allies. We must listen to our military leaders to develop a real strategy to defeat ISIS once and for all." (votesmart.org)
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