Paul Beaudry's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Paul Beaudry refused to tell citizens where he stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2010 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders.
Issue Positions
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- Paul Beaudry. Issue Position: Right to Life. "Our country was founded to insure the basic rights of its citizens. Unfortunately every day more and more of these rights seem to be slipping away. Even the most natural and self-evident of human rights, the right to life itself, is under assault, threatening the most innocent and vulnerable among us; the unborn. I will fight to protect the unborn, to insure that they, and every citizen of this country are secure in their God-given rights to Life, Liberty and The Pursuit of Happiness." (www.beaudryforcongress.org)
- Candace Page. 2010. Burlington Free Press: Beaudry wins 3-way GOP race for House; will face Welch. 24 August 2010. "Earlier in the evening, when his margin was only 300 votes, Beaudry appeared confident. "I'm feeling really good," he said. "It does look like I've got it." He said supporters attributed his lead to the fact he campaigned harder than his opponents. And, he said, an endorsement from the Vermont Right-to-Life Political Committee carried weight in the Republican primary." (www.burlingtonfreepress.com)
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- Paul Beaudry. Republicans for U.S. Congress- WCAX interview. 6 September 2010. "John Mitchell favors whatever form of energy happens to be the cheapest. He says that's currently coal, oil, and natural gas. 'Going off and building windmills and solar panels and stuff like that with taxpayer subsidies in my view is a foolish course of action,' Mitchell said. 'If these powers are to be developed, let's let the private market do it.'" (www.facebook.com)
- Paul Beaudry. Issue Position: My Pledge of Allegiance to Vermont. "I will support legislation that will create energy self-sufficiency, potentially creating hundreds of thousands of jobs." (votesmart.org)
- Candace Page. 2010. Burlington Free Press: Three conservatives vie to oppose Democrat Welch in U.S. House race. 15 August 2010. "Paul Beaudry of Swanton describes himself as the tea party candidate for Vermont's seat in the U.S. House. He wants to slash federal spending and consider eliminating the Federal Reserve Board. He emphasizes his support of gun rights and property rights, and his opposition to abortion." (www.burlingtonfreepress.com)
- Paul Beaudry. Issue Position: Second Amendment. "I pledge to never sign a bill that violates the 2nd Amendment and will be a watchdog to assure that anti gun laws are not slipped into other bills. It is my belief that in order to have a free and secure nation and state the citizens must have the right to bear firearms. The 2nd Amendment is a strong deterrent to any foreign adversary. Further, when the government maintains the right to bear arms, yet takes that right away from the American citizen, that citizen becomes a subject to the government. When the citizens maintain the right to bear arms, the government is subject to the free people." (www.beaudryforcongress.org)
- Paul Beaudry. Issue Position: Health Care. "I believe we should repeal "Obama Care" and start over. The biggest factor in the exorbitant cost of health care is all of the rules and regulations the government imposes. Allowing people to shop for health care insurance across state lines in a free market, will create competition. In a free market, this competition will force insurance companies to provide better service at a lower cost. Lastly, I believe that all members of Congress should be required to have the same health insurance that their constituents have." (www.beaudryforcongress.org)
- Paul Beaudry. Issue Position: My Pledge of Allegiance to Vermont. "Common sense immigration reform which makes it easier for work permits to be issued to foreign workers. This will put millions of new people on the tax rolls and reduce the burden on our prisons, emergency rooms, police departments, courtrooms and other social services. It will generate billions in tax revenue and save billions in government spending on services. Round up and deport illegal immigrants. Reward those that come here legally and punish those that come here illegally." (www.beaudryforcongress.org)
- Daniel Barlow. 2010. Times Argus: Congressional candidate profile: Former talk show host Paul Beaudry extols a conservative view. 9 August 2010. "I want to get the war over with too," Beaudry said. "But you don't pull out funding from under the troops. That's not how you run wars. We need to declare victory and start pulling out." (www.timesargus.com)
- Paul Beaudry. Issue Position: My Pledge of Allegiance to Vermont. "I pledge to provide our military with the tools necessary to achieve victory in the War on Terror." (www.beaudryforcongress.org)
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