Lesli Messinger's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Lesli Messinger refused to tell citizens where she 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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- Lesli Messinger. Facebook. An Appeal to Georgia Voters. 21 May 2012. "I am Pro Family, Pro Choice, and Support Equality for All Citizens." (www.facebook.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.
- Lesli Messinger. Why I Ask For Your Vote. 20 August 2012. "We must build coalitions to create jobs and keep communities and coast lines strong by investing in transportation infrastructure, ensuring that youth have access to quality education, by supporting U.S. veterans and military families, and protecting the guarantee of Medicare for seniors." (www.messinger4congress.com)
- Lesli Messinger. Policy Priorities: Jobs and Economic Recovery. 22 June 2012. "Advocate investment to build, repair, and improve our District's roads, bridges and infrastructure, vital for adequate emergency management and economic development progress [¦] Elected officials must continue to ensure that the Georgia Ports Authority which oversees the busy ports of Savannah and Brunswick, receives the necessary funding to remain competitive with other ports along the East Coast. One out of every 12 jobs in Georgia and the 1st Congressional District are directly related to the Port of Savannah's ability to remain competitive, and accommodate the future of international commerce." (www.messinger4congress.com)
- Lesli Messinger. Issue Position: Jobs and Economy Recovery. "I pledge to [¦] Boost awareness of small businesses as critical to the U.S. economy in the 1st District, and work to stop penalizing small (and large) businesses and while providing them with real incentives [¦] Sponsor legislation to reward businesses that create, or retain, jobs within the U.S [¦] Work to promote tax credits for businesses who hire veterans and spouses of active military personnel." (votesmart.org)
- Lesli Messinger. Facebook: Timeline. 9 August 2012. "If you child comes home from School today and tells you there are less Teachers this year, and more students in the classroom, here's your sign. HR 1586 Aid To States for Medicaid, Teacher Employment, and Other Purposes." (www.facebook.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.
- Lesli Messinger. Facebook: Wall. 11 July 2012. "House Republicans have wasted your tax dollars with 33 failed attempts to repeal Obamacare. Hold them accountable." (www.facebook.com)
- Lesli Messinger. Facebook: Timeline. 11 July 2012. "House Republicans have wasted your tax dollars with 33 failed attempts to repeal Obamacare. Hold them accountable." (www.facebook.com)
- Lesli Messinger. Facebook: Wall. 1 August 2012. "Today, insurers begin to cover well-woman visits, HPV and other STD testing, birth control, domestic violence couseling with no co-pay. And that's just the start ¦ #THANKSOBAMACARE." (www.facebook.com)
- Lesli Messinger. Lesli Messinger's Statement on the Supreme Court Decision to Uphold The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. 30 June 2012. "The Supreme Court decision to uphold The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is a Victory for millions of Americans who cannot afford health care, or health insurance. We need to take this fight all the way [¦] If this law is repealed, it means children with pre-existing conditions would be denied coverage, some women would lose access to critical preventive care, and millions of seniors would lose the benefits that help pay for medicines they need." (votesmart.org)
- Russ Riesinger. WSAV News 3: Two Democrats Vying to take Republican Congressman Jack Kingston's seat in the House. 30 July 2012. "Messinger said she has agreed with everything that Barack Obama has done since taking office and praised the president's healthcare bill. "It was so difficult for him to get that through, but it was a major, major wonderful thing that he could do it for us," she says." (bit.ly)
- 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.
- Lesi Messeinger. Issue Position: Social Security, Medicare & Medicaid. 1 January 2012. "As your candidate in the 1st Congressional District, I pledge to assist and protect the rights of elderly and disabled U.S. citizens. These individuals have earned their Social Security and Medicare benefits. I will call for, and staunchly support, strengthening Social Security and Medicare, not weakening these keystone means of survival for retired Americans and those unable to work due to disabilities, often incurred on the job. It is imperative to ensure that elderly and disabled Americans receive the benefits, during retirement or in the throes of infirmity, which they paid into during their working lifetime." (votesmart.org)
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