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Monica Vernon's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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Monica Vernon 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.

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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 2016.

  • "It's time we pass equal pay for equal work, stand up for women's healthcare and expand paid family leave." (www.facebook.com)
  • "I will stand strong to protect women’s rights to make their own medical decisions." (monicavernonforcongress.com)
  • "My girls and all women deserve access to quality, affordable healthcare and the freedom to make their own decisions." (monicavernonforcongress.com)
  • "To keep Social Security solvent, we also need to make the system fairer and eliminate the cap for millionaires so that they don’t get away with not paying their fair share into the system. " (onyourballot.vote411.org)
  • "Our criminal justice system is in need of reform, but to lower the incarceration rate we must first start by investing in mental health institutions, drug rehabilitation, and intervention programs in order to help people before they become criminals." (onyourballot.vote411.org)
  • "Not only is this a safety concern, but investment in infrastructure will put more people back to work and help us continue to rebound from the recession." (monicavernonforcongress.com)
  • " We need to repair and replace crumbling roads, bridges, dams and other infrastructure throughout our nation." (monicavernonforcongress.com)
  • "It’s time to eliminate tax breaks for corporations outsourcing jobs. Instead, we need to provide tax incentives to small businesses, to create jobs here." (monicavernonforcongress.com)
  • 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.
  • "So proud of Iowa's use and production of clean renewable energy!" (www.facebook.com)
  • "We have an opportunity to harness the research and development arms of American industry to develop, invest and build more renewable energy sources, more fuel efficient cars, and new technologies." (monicavernonforcongress.com)
  • "We need a renewed interest in alternative energy, to help preserve our planet and reduce America’s dependence on foreign oil." (monicavernonforcongress.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "I certainly believe in a pathway to citizenship and in not separating families, but I also think we’ve got to have rules about these things looking at our borders." (iowapublicradio.org)
  • "I am proud of the Supreme Court’s decision to make marriage equality the law of the land. I have always believed all people should be free to marry whom they love and be given equal rights. Iowa has been a pioneer for marriage equality and I am extremely proud of that." (monicavernonforcongress.com)
  • "I want marriage equality to be the law of our land." (monicavernonforcongress.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "Social Security and Medicare should be treated as sacred, honored contracts between this country and its people." (monicavernonforcongress.com)
  • "Social Security is a solemn promise we have made to each other." (www.facebook.com)

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