Dean Longo's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Dean Longo refused to tell citizens where he stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2012 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders.
Issue Positions
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- Dean Longo. Campaigns use similar tactics, different messages to reach women. 4 August 2012. "We can decrease the need for abortions without having to impose ineffective legislative control. We do so by improving economic conditions, raising everyone's standard of living, and developing policies that empower strong families." (articles.dailypress.com)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- Dean Longo. Facebook: Timeline. 7 August 2012. " The impending Sequester is yet another example of a dysfunctional Congress filled with members that are unwilling to work together... A study by George Mason University found the Sequester will cost Virginia up to 200,000 jobs and $10 Billion from its economy...I understand the need to get the national debt under control, but it must be done intelligently; the Sequester does not do that. It directs a 10% cut across the board, meaning the military will be unable to determine where the cuts are taken. As result, the services will have to cut necessary personnel, ships, and aircraft the same amount it will cut unnecessary and obsolete programs. In the end, it will leave us with the smallest Navy and Army since WWI, the smallest Air Force ever, and will leave the Marine Corps unable to effectively respond to even one conflict..." (www.facebook.com)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- Dean Longo. Home. "We need to budget like our families are required to ¦ responsibly." (www.deanlongo.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.
- 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.
- Dean Longo. Facebook: Timeline. 5 April 2012. "We need to get the guns out of kid's hands so maybe 12-year old C.C. Walker in Chesapeake might still be alive today. We need to get guns out of the hands of people who use them unlawfully on each other so maybe 8-year old LaShea Toliver wouldn't be lying in a Norfolk hospital recovering from bullet to her neck. And maybe Dr King turns 81 this year. Imagine the cost we've all paid." (www.facebook.com)
- Dean Longo. Video: Official Announcement Speech. 26 April 2012. "We need to get the guns out of the kids' hands ¦ we also need to get the guns out of the hands of the people who use them on each other. We need everyone to know if you unjustifiably use a gun on another person, you forfeit your ability to be a part of our community." 3:45 (www.youtube.com)
- Dean Longo. VideoL WTVR: Meet Congressional candidate Dean Longo. 1 February 2012. "If we're going to make health care work, we need to make it work so it's sustainable over a long period of time [¦] if it's going to work [¦] it's gotta be able to be sustainable so that it doesnt become another huge government program that threatens our financial stability in 4-5 years or so [¦] because then you'll end up with a program that a lot of people are relying on and in the end no one will end up getting." 1:33 (wtvr.com)
- Dean Longo. Dean Longo on SCOTUS decision to uphold ACA. 28 June 2012. "There's no question we need to facilitate good health care, not force a broken health-care system on people. There's no question there are people out there that need health care through no fault of their own. This doesn't actually fix anything. Whether you want to call it an unconstitutional mandate or you want to call it a tax, in the end it's not going to fix very much what-so-ever." (hrblogs.typepad.com)
- Austin Bogues. Dailypress.com: Newport News Republican to challenge Bobby Scott for House seat. 16 January 2012. "Longo said he would vote for a repeal of the health reform law President Obama signed into law in 2010. 'When you try to get the government at the federal level trying to handle everything for everybody, you end up with a very expensive policy,' he said." (articles.dailypress.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.
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
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