Nick Casey's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Nick Casey has refused to provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2014 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests.
Issue Positions
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- "Congress needs to get back-to-basics and do their job. Prioritize spending through a budget, cut waste, find savings, and apply that money to badly needed infrastructure projects here at home. We will create good jobs, revitalize our economy, and pave the way for a brighter future." (votesmart.org)
- "I will work for sound budgets free from waste and use the savings to invest in roads, bridges and essential infrastructure. I will push to develop an energy plan and create jobs." (votesmart.org)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
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- "I am strongly opposed to the new rules EPA announced today against our coal and elec power industries. EPA has targeted our state's economy for devastation with these rules and I intend to fight them in the coalfields, in the courts and in Congress." (votesmart.org)
- "We are suffering under an ever-expanding web of EPA regulations, especially in our coal industry. Congress needs to set energy policy, not the EPA. I will fight for common-sense regulations that businesses can operate under and our workers can make careers out of to provide for their families." (votesmart.org)
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- Endorsed by Alliance for Retired Americans -- (retiredamericanspaf.org)
- "These are not "entitlements," these are earned benefits our seniors have paid for out of their own pockets. Congress has a duty to honor those commitments. Our nation has a budget problem, but we cannot fix it on the backs of our seniors. Congress needs to set priorities that must include Social Security & Medicare while ending waste, fraud, abuse, and duplication of services." (votesmart.org)
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