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Bill Hagerty's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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Bill Hagerty 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.

  • "As a father of four, Bill fully appreciates the precious right to life. He’ll always stand up for the most vulnerable among us, and he will protect the rights of the unborn." (teamhagerty.com)
  • "In the United States Senate I will stand up for religious freedom, fight to repeal and replace Obamacare, stop illegal immigration and build the wall, and protect the right to life." (twitter.com)
  • "The @GOP asked the DOJ to investigate Planned Parenthood for fraud. Planned Parenthood stole $80 million dollars of coronavirus-relief funds from small businesses and they must be held accountable." (twitter.com)
  • "Tennesseans know firsthand the value of low taxes and small government, and Washington, D.C. could learn a lot from our example. President Trump’s tax cuts are working. Bill believes we need to continue to make the tax code simple, fair, low, and permanent, and he’ll fight to make sure our tax policy encourages job creation and makes our economy globally competitive." (teamhagerty.com)
  • "Medicare for All — a key component of their liberal socialist agenda — would wreck health care and put us on a VA style health care system. All while raising our taxes. #DemDebate." (twitter.com)
  • "Medicare for All is the free lunch of the liberal left. Lots of promises but at the end of the day, you’ll lose your health insurance you get at your job, your taxes will be doubled, and you’ll have fewer options. #TNSen #DemDebate." (twitter.com)
  • "Medicare for All - which these Dems proudly support - would eliminate the health insurance you get at your job and double your taxes. We cannot afford these liberal socialists’ agendas." (twitter.com)
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  • "The calls to defund our police are outrageous. If we do not respect our law enforcement officers, we will have none left and anarchy will rule the streets. We must support and pray for our police." (twitter.com)
  • "The dismantling and defunding of law enforcement in America is not the solution. As your next Senator, Bill will work to uphold the rule of law, stop ANTIFA, and fight to secure appropriate funding and support for our law enforcement officers." (teamhagerty.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "Bill will fight to ensure Washington is more careful with how it spends your federal tax dollars, encourage public-private partnerships, and work closely with President Trump to advocate for Tennessee’s highways and waterways." (teamhagerty.com)
  • "He supports a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution." (teamhagerty.com)
  • "He will work closely with the President to cut frivolous spending, cut the corporate tax rate to encourage job growth, and make tax cuts permanent. Bill will fight to pass a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution, and he will support no budget, no pay legislation." (teamhagerty.com)
  • "With more and more Americans choosing to make Tennessee their home, we must ensure our infrastructure system keeps up. Bill will fight to ensure Washington is more careful with how it spends your federal tax dollars, encourage public-private partnerships, and work closely with President Trump to advocate for Tennessee’s highways and waterways. But 21st Century infrastructure isn’t limited to our roadways, it also includes reliable internet access. Bill will work with members of both parties to close the digital divide and ensure that all Tennesseans have access to reliable internet." (teamhagerty.com)
  • "He will work closely with the President to cut frivolous spending, cut the corporate tax rate to encourage job growth, and make tax cuts permanent. Bill will fight to pass a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution, and he will support no budget, no pay legislation." (teamhagerty.com)
  • "Tennesseans know firsthand the value of low taxes and small government, and Washington, D.C. could learn a lot from our example. President Trump’s tax cuts are working. Bill believes we need to continue to make the tax code simple, fair, low, and permanent, and he’ll fight to make sure our tax policy encourages job creation and makes our economy globally competitive." (teamhagerty.com)
  • "While President @realDonaldTrump and his administration have been working to protect American businesses, Democrats have focused on partisan politics. I am relieved that the PPP finally got funded after countless delays from the Democrats." (twitter.com)
  • "He strongly opposes "Common Core" and "No Child Left Behind" and supports significantly decreasing funding for the Department Of Education and shifting that money to the states via block grants." (teamhagerty.com)
  • "Bill will do everything in his power to stop the Green New Deal and fight socialist attempts to ban fracking. He will support the exploration and development of fossil fuels. Bill will work to repeal renewable fuels standards and scale back excessive environmental regulations on the development of new resources." (teamhagerty.com)
  • "Bill will do everything in his power to stop the Green New Deal and fight socialist attempts to ban fracking. He will support the exploration and development of fossil fuels. Bill will work to repeal renewable fuels standards and scale back excessive environmental regulations on the development of new resources." (teamhagerty.com)
  • "Bill will work to eliminate senseless EPA interference and fight to cut unnecessary regulations." (teamhagerty.com)
  • "Bill opposes a national gun registry, red flag laws and universal background checks." (teamhagerty.com)
  • "Bill knows Obamacare reduced patient choice and made health care too expensive to afford. Democrats think that Obamacare did not go far enough and now, they are pushing for socialized medicine that would eliminate our private insurance and lead to rationed care and astronomical costs. He believes the best fix would be to reduce the federal government’s power to make health care decisions for you and to return that power to the patients and the free market." (teamhagerty.com)
  • "In the United States Senate I will stand up for religious freedom, fight to repeal and replace Obamacare, stop illegal immigration and build the wall, and protect the right to life." (twitter.com)
  • "Treasury, IRS and Labor announce plan to implement Coronavirus-related paid leave for workers and tax credits for small and midsize businesses to swiftly recover the cost of providing Coronavirus-related leave." (twitter.com)
  • "Bill will work with President Trump to build the wall and ensure that existing immigration laws are fully enforced." (teamhagerty.com)
  • "In the United States Senate I will stand up for religious freedom, fight to repeal and replace Obamacare, stop illegal immigration and build the wall, and protect the right to life." (twitter.com)
  • "He opposes amnesty and DACA, believes illegal aliens who commit crimes must be deported, and will work to stop sanctuary cities in Tennessee and across the country." (teamhagerty.com)
  • "President @realDonaldTrump does not want a war. What he wants is an Iran that acts and behaves like a normal country and an Iran that does not have nuclear weapons. ' (twitter.com)
  • "President @realDonaldTrump said it best today: "Peace and stability cannot prevail in the Middle East as long as Iran continues to foment violence, unrest, hatred and war."" (twitter.com)
  • "We will never stop fighting evil in the world and that means putting an end to radical Islamic terrorism. Grateful to our US military, which is the best in the world, and our Commander in Chief @realDonaldTrumpfor keeping us safe." (twitter.com)
  • "Bill will work to eliminate senseless EPA interference and fight to cut unnecessary regulations." (teamhagerty.com)
  • "He’ll work to get government out of the way, cut unnecessary bureaucratic regulation, continue President Trump’s winning streak on taxes, promote free trade, remove barriers to trade, strengthen the regulatory review process, and encourage companies to do business in Tennessee." (teamhagerty.com)

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