Rocky Lara's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Rocky Lara has refused to provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2014 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests.
Issue Positions
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- Endorsed by Women's Campaign Fund
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- "One of the first pieces of legislation that I will support is a balanced budget amendment that protects Social Security and Medicare and prohibits giving tax breaks to millionaires and billionaires"
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- "Every New Mexican who wants to work should have access to a job. We can do this by making investments in small businesses right here in southern New Mexico to give them the incentives to grow and create jobs in our communities" (votesmart.org)
- "In Congress, I will fight efforts to cut education and ensure that every student in southern New Mexico has access to a quality and affordable education." (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.
- 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.
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- "The pathway to citizenship will be a tough but fair process that will require undocumented immigrants to pass a background check, pay back taxes, learn English and go to the back of the immigration line." (votesmart.org)
- Endorsed by Feminist Majority Political Action Committee: "With the wide range of feminist issues that we support including womens healthcare and reproductive rights, violence against women prevention, economic equity, civil rights, LGBT rights, collective bargaining, immigration, gun control, CEDAW ratification, Equal Rights Amendment passage, affirmative action and environmental protection our ultimate goal is to elect feminist women who will champion our causes in the halls of Congress and in state legislatures across the nation." (votesmart.org)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- "I will always be a fighter for southern New Mexico's seniors and will oppose any effort to cut Medicare and Social Security. These hard-earned benefits are promises we made to our seniors and recent efforts to turn Medicare into a voucher system or privatize Social Security are attempts to break that promise." (votesmart.org)
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