Tim Murray's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Issue Positions
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- Tim Murray. Issue Position: Women and Minorities. 1 January 2012. "Women's rights to choose on their life and the child they carry are under strong attack in Congress and in The States. Conception is Not a Protected Right of a New Person under The Constitution. When will this attack on Women Stop! I personally in my life do not favor abortion, but We should not demand Our Spiritual beliefs on others, denying People of their Right to make a decision for their lives and that of bringing their child into this World to live with or apart from them. That tares at the conscience of the Individuals not just at that moment but possibly their Entire Life. Advocating for helping Individuals find options to help them in their lives is the Best Way to help. We can't as a Country believe that non-profits can carry that entire burden. We must make sure programs are available to help people when faced in that difficult situation. Lives depend on it." (votesmart.org)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- Tim Murray. Lower and Eliminate the National Debt. 1 March 2012. "The National Debt is over 15 Trillion. We must get spending under control. I remember when under President's William J. Clinton Administration prepared Budgets were on Target to eliminate the National Debt. Each party blames the other side for out of control spending. We must work across the aisles, on each spending measure, and look at the cost in more detail to get spending under control. We must have open reporting and transparency with Congressional spending. Then voters will then know which Congress person is working for America's Future and those who are not." (timmurrayforcongress.org)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- Tim Murray. Lower and Eliminate the National Debt. 1 March 2012. "The National Debt is over 15 Trillion. We must get spending under control. I remember when under President's William J. Clinton Administration prepared Budgets were on Target to eliminate the National Debt. Each party blames the other side for out of control spending. We must work across the aisles, on each spending measure, and look at the cost in more detail to get spending under control. We must have open reporting and transparency with Congressional spending. Then voters will then know which Congress person is working for America's Future and those who are not." (timmurrayforcongress.org)
- Tim Murray. Create market opportunities for New Jobs Growth in all tiers of the job market and not close doors in Any Sector. 1 March 2012. "We must create incentives for businesses to improve solid new job growth in all tiers of the job market. This will help raise the job sector which will lead to more sustainable thriving economy." (timmurrayforcongress.org)
- Tim Murray. Jobs. 1 January 2012. "I will Sponsor legislation to Create incentives for Businesses to improve solid New Job Growth in All Tiers of the Job Market, not just the Service Job Sector. I will put forth legislation that will give Businesses incentives to create and fill New Jobs that require Skilled Education, Degreed Education or Equivalent Experience." (timmurrayforcongress.org)
- Tim Murray. Restore Our Commitment to Public Education and Our Teachers. 1 January 2012. "On Education in General, I believe Public and Higher Education must have the resources for Our Students, the current shifting the burden to States and Individuals will Not work for our Nation's future [¦] We must give our Teachers more freedom of their creativity to teach Their Students the way that is most beneficial from their prospective of their individual Students." (timmurrayforcongress.org)
- Tim Murray. Restore Our Commitment to Public Education and Our Teachers. 1 January 2012. "On Education in General, I believe Public and Higher Education must have the resources for Our Students, the current shifting the burden to States and Individuals will Not work for our Nation's future [...] We must give our Teachers more freedom of their creativity to teach Their Students the way that is most beneficial from their prospective of their individual Students." (timmurrayforcongress.org)
- 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.
- Tim Murray. About Murray. 25 July 2012. "He looks to lead in Congress after election, with the focus of the concerns of The People, in the protection of their rights, their economy and their Government to serve. Some of his first goals to address are: [¦] More HealthCare Reform Legislation" (timmurrayforcongress.org)
- Tim Murray. About Murray. 25 July 2012. "He looks to lead in Congress after election, with the focus of the concerns of The People, in the protection of their rights, their economy and their Government to serve. Some of his first goals to address are:... More HealthCare Reform Legislation" (timmurrayforcongress.org)
- Tim Murray. Issue Position: Health Care. 1 Jannuary 2012. "We can't make any further cuts to Medicare. The gap in coverage that is passed along to the patient with supplemental insurance costs is already too significant. We must continue the aggressive look into Medicare miss billing and fraud. This will lower the cost structure of Medicare. We still have a long way to go on Veteran health care facilities across Our Nation. We must look for long term solutions. We must create opportunities for all national insurance companies to compete in State's Medicaid Health Insurance Programs. The competition in the insurance market will lower insurance costs." (votesmart.org)
- Tim Murray. Issue Position: Immigration. 1 January 2012. "We don't need a fence to protect Our boarders, We already have other technology that protects us. Virtually most All the Immigrants come to The United States for a Better Life. When these Great Residents of Our Nation want to build a Better Life for their family and self, why do Republican leaders want a long delayed path to Citizenship? The truth is Republican leaders have stacked the policy to make the path as difficult as possible to discourage Immigrants. We need a path to Citizenship that takes less time than the current years involved. We need more programs for the English and Core Education of Immigrants working here that need the service. These are People living, working, and buying products in The Country and are contributing to The Nation. We Can make their path Better, which only makes Our Country Better." (votesmart.org)
- 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.
- Tim Murray. League of Women Voters:: 2012 Candidate Comparison, Oklahoma District 3. Responded "On Social Security, in order to fund Social Security into the future the federal government must pay back what was borrowed decades ago." to the question: "What are your ideas with respect to the future of Social Security, Medicare and the social safety net for the poor?" (onyourballot.vote411.org)
- Tim Murray. Issue Position: Seniors. 1 January 2012. "The Foundation of Our Nation's Social Security is under attack by Republican leadership. From the Woman that travels well, but can only receive $50.00 a month because she lives in a nursing home, to the 97% of disabled recipients they want to keep from receiving their benefits in the first place, to the 2010 and 2011 Republican Congress that said the cost of goods didn't go up in the living cost for Social Security recipients those years, to the Medicare benefits they want to keep reducing so that recipients bare more costly supplemental insurance, to the cuts they want to make to Medicaid and the placing much of financial responsibility on The States and The Individuals; the Republican leadership in Congress sickens me. I will speak Strong Communication for what We Promised Our Citizens, with legislation that will restore and make The Social Security of Our Nation economically strong again. The time is now to change the direction to support Social Security, Medicare, & Medicaid without large direct cost increases to The People." (votesmart.org)
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