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Jason Lewis' Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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Jason Lewis has failed to provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2020 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 2020.

  • Democrats kept views hidden in ‘18, but now have clearly jumped the shark. @TinaSmithMN partial-birth abortion, abolish ICE, eliminate private health insurance, Green New Socialism, sex assault scandals, McCabe’s FBI coup. And of course @IlhanOmar lunacy. (twitter.com)
  • "I am strongly pro-life and believe that citizens should be able to pass state laws of their choice, without federal interference from activist courts. Life begins at conception and I will be an effective voice for life in Congress." (votesmart.org)
  • "Last year @TinaSmithMN said medical care for a baby that survived an abortion would be "inappropriate." Today she voted against the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. Tina just publicly supported POST BIRTH ABORTION." (twitter.com)
  • ""Indeed, the economic cost of regulatory compliance now totals an astonishing $1.88 trillion, according to the Competitive Enterprise Institute. This "hidden tax" on consumers, households and business has reached critical mass and may now be the chief reason the economy is stuck in low gear growing at just 0.5 percent in the first quarter of this year." (votesmart.org)
  • "Lewis says he’ll fight Dems.’ radical plan for socialized medicine, secure our borders, end subsidies for sanctuary cities, pass the US-Mexico-Canada trade agreement to keep agriculture profitable & ensure continued economic growth by protecting tax cuts" . (twitter.com)
  • "Dems will dismantle Medicare as we know it & outlaw private insurance w/radical proposals like #Medicare4All." (twitter.com)
  • "A promise made is a promise kept. We absolutely must protect Social Security for today's seniors and those nearing retirement, while ensuring the program is solvent for future generations. The Congressional Budget Office puts the 75 year imbalance in Social Security at $200 billion, and we've got to enact solutions to ensure this program remains solvent for future generations. Indeed, this issue stems party lines. We must put politics aside and enact bipartisan measures to ensure that benefits are protected for today's seniors and our future retirees." (votesmart.org)
  • "How is it possible that someone running for Congress refuses reveal her position on socialized medicine? When your views are as out of sync with voters in #MN02 as Angie Craig’s, you don’t dare. For the record: I oppose ending Medicare as we know it." (twitter.com)
  • "On health care- I do NOT support single-payer style/ #MedicareForAll plans like my opponent Senator Tina Smith does. Her plan would puts DOZENS of rural hospitals and MILLIONS OF MINNESOTANS at risk." (www.facebook.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "One thing is clear w/ each new video of horrific violence we see. The radical left’s push to abolish police will result in violence & murder. " (twitter.com)
  • "The mob is the Dem Party's new base and they are 100% caving to them. Dems push to defund the police & unleash rampaging mobs to threaten homeowners." (twitter.com)
  • "Rebuilt military & reformed V.A." (twitter.com)
  • "Our tax bill is already jumpstarting the economy and we must also look for ways to reduce wasteful spending across the board if we want to get a handle on the debt. Our troops on the battlefield need more resources, but are 800,000 civilians really needed at the Pentagon? Sometimes there’s a difference between military readiness—which we all support—and just more spending." (www.facebook.com)
  • "I've made a point about arguing against government waste & unnecessary spending. These are things I talked about on the radio and put into practice while representing #mn02. I am honored to be endorsed by @GovWaste." (twitter.com)
  • "Stopping trust fund spending on non-road uses such as mass transit trolleys, hiking trails, and urban planning would be a good first start towards solvency." (votesmart.org)
  • Now, after the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, after more investment in America, after more repatriation of profits coming home to invest, after labor and capital coming together because our Tax Code now incentivizes labor and capital to come together, we are seeing wages going up. We are seeing more capital investment. We are seeing bigger paychecks. We are seeing economic growth over 4 percent. We are seeing utility companies offer rebates under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act because they have to pass through the savings they got from tax reform to customers. (votesmart.org)
  • "Small businesses across the nation are being shuttered because of these shutdowns! It’s time for Democrats to put politics aside, cut the pork, and get the much needed PPP funding to small businesses and their workers now!" (twitter.com)
  • ""Let's not put our children on an education assembly line with one-size fits all bureaucratic testing." (votesmart.org)
  • ""But, of course, Enbridge is not the only place Craig's radical views on energy have threatened jobs. Last week, the Trump Administration proposed a replacement for the massively expensive Obama-era Clean Power Plan and sensibly offered an alternative which more accurately reflects associated costs and benefits and grants states more flexibility. The Clean Power Plan rule was, in fact, so controversial that the Supreme Court put an unprecedented stay of the scheme in February of 2016 on behalf 27 states, 37 rural electric associations, and three labor unions." (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 1119 - SENSE Act. (votesmart.org)
  • "Furthermore, on October 1, 2015 the EPA established a new National Ambient Air Quality Standard for ground-level ozone that was set at 70ppb. This regulation does not adequately account for background ozone, which is naturally occurring ozone or ozone originating outside of the control of a specific state. These new standards represent a threshold that is simply too high for many jurisdictions across the country and will damage the economy by requiring even further reductions in emissions." (votesmart.org)
  • "The administration's Clean Power Plan is yet another attempt to legislate and impose "cap and trade' legislation that failed to pass Congress." (votesmart.org)
  • "As I always tell folks when I’m up on the Iron Range or Greater MN, "This is not your father’s Dem. Party." And they know it. #GreenNewDeal, bad trade deals, Socialism, anti-mining & energy. The list goes on!" (twitter.com)
  • "More gun controls won't stop domestic terror; more immigration controls (inc. 'refugees') and border security will. Time to get serious." (twitter.com)
  • "Obamacare apologists promised you could keep your insurance plan, lower premiums and more choice. Oh, and the 'penalty' for not buying their costly plan was constitutional under the 'tax and spending' clause. Oops. #mn02 could get real reform if Dems & media want it--they don't." (twitter.com)
  • ""Providing affordable health care along with true portability will require more than just repealing Obamacare, but reforming the entire system so that markets are allowed to finally work and Minnesotans can buy the kind of plans they want, not the costly kind the government thinks they should have." (votesmart.org)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "During Sunday's debate @AngieCraigMN revealed she will join her fellow Democrats & oppose immigration reform if it includes reasonable measures like building a wall to secure our border.Remarkable given the 'caravan chaos' that may be headed our way. #mn02 ." (twitter.com)
  • "The border wall we started funding & building while I was in Congress is coming along. Border security is a no brainer, & until recently had bipartisan support. But now Democrats like @TinaSmithMN oppose protecting the US from opioids, sex trafficking, and illegal immigration. …" (twitter.com)
  • "MN=1 of just 18 states giving in-state tuition(taxpayer funded subsidies) to illegal immigrants. Incentivizing law breaking sends the wrong message! Not fair to MN citizens & our legal immigrant community. I’ll work with @realDonaldTrump to pass immigration reform/border security." (twitter.com)
  • "Today's SCOTUS tie vote blocking Obama's exec order on defacto amnesty is yet the latest example of an administration run amok. #MN02 #MNGOP." (twitter.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "The strike against Quassem Soleimani was undertaken to protect USA personnel abroad & as such I support this action. While we can all agree endless wars are not in the national interest, it's disturbing to see Democrats oppose actions undertaken to protect American personnel." (twitter.com)
  • "None of this is to suggest we abandon key alliances in the region or around the world, but our allies must do their part and mere "nation building' hasn't worked. Our principal enemy is ISIS and we will do what it takes to defeat them." (votesmart.org)
  • "Agriculture is one of the main drivers in our state's economy and this morning I toured a dairy farm in Scott County to hear how rolling back regulations & a new trade deal have helped their family. We must continue our work in Congress to help our farmers grow and propser. #mn02." (twitter.com)
  • "Instead of siding with radical Democrats bashing Trump they ought to be helping him pass USMCA trade agreement that Pelosi & Co. are holding up. #truecolors." (twitter.com)
  • ""Lewis says he’ll fight Dems.’ radical plan for socialized medicine, secure our borders, end subsidies for sanctuary cities, pass the US-Mexico-Canada trade agreement to keep agriculture profitable & ensure continued economic growth by protecting tax cuts". (twitter.com)

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