Jerry Cannon's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Jerry Cannon has refused to provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2016 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart and voters like you.
Issue Positions
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- “I strongly support legislation to ensure that women are treated fairly and equally in the workplacesuch as the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Actthe Paycheck Fairness ActTitle IXand also the expansion of childcare and preschool. I will support all efforts to eliminate obstacles to equal opportunities for women.” (votesmart.org)
- “I do not believe we should be balancing the budget on the backs of middle class families or seniorsas some in Washington have proposed. I will fight those in Washington who are trying to cut Medicare and Social Security benefits or raise taxes on middle class families." (votesmart.org)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- “I believe that responsible deficit reduction must begin by ending wasteful government services and spending.” (cannon4congress.com)
- “In CongressI will work with Democrats and Republicans to stop this wasteful spending by eliminating bureaucracies that provide duplicate services and demanding audits of all government programs to identify which ones work and ending the ones that don't.” (votesmart.org)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
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- “I feel that all energy sectors should be on equal footing regarding tax breaksand we should continue to invest in renewable energy source development” (cannon4congress.com)
- “I support at do-it-all energy policy that advances developing alternative energy sources such as windsolarand biofuelswhile responsibly expanding production of American oil and natural gas.” (cannon4congress.com)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- “As a veterana law enforcement officerand a strong supporter of the Second AmendmentI’ll always defend the right of Americans to keep and bear arms.” (cannon4congress.com)
- “I don't believe we should go back to the days when insurance companies could do whatever they wantedlike refusing to cover people with preexisting conditionsdropping people from coverage when they get sickand charging women more for their coverage. We need to fix the law and strengthen its fundamental purpose.” (votesmart.org)
- “The Affordable Care Act is an imperfect law. There are significant problems that need to be fixedincluding making good on President Obama's promise that people who liked their policies should be able to keep themand making sure that Northern Michigan families and businesses don't face big increases in premiums or out-of-pocket costs.” (votesmart.org)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- “Pride March with Grand Traverse and Leelanau Dems in support of full inclusion of all Americans.” (www.facebook.com)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- “I’ll steadfastly oppose any plans to privatize Social Security and Medicare or plans to turn Medicare into a voucher systemcosting seniors thousands more each year and forcing them to negotiate with insurance companies for coverage.” (cannon4congress.com)
- “I will fight those in Washington who are trying to cut Medicare and Social Security benefits or raise taxes on the middle class families.” (cannon4congress.com)
- “Most seniors have spent their lives working hardpaying in on the guarantee that Social Security and Medicare would be there when they retired. We must keep that promise. I will always protect and preserve Social Security and Medicare for current beneficiaries and future generations.” (cannon4congress.com)
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