Monica Wehby's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Monica Wehby 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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- "I will support lowering both the corporate and individual tax rates that affect small business owners. This will provide business owners with the funds needed to create new employment opportunities and foster growth." (votesmart.org)
- "Less regulation, less government, and fewer taxes is the recipe by which American businesses will find success." (votesmart.org)
- "Monica will take on Common Core standards, protect our children's privacy, and promote block-grants that empower our teachers and local communities." (votesmart.org)
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- "Dr. Wehby believes that we need leaders in D.C. who will take a truly balanced approach when it comes to protecting our state's jobs and natural resources. The Federal government telling our state we can't use our timber resources is like telling Texans they can't drill for oil." (votesmart.org)
- Endorsed by the NRA in 2014 -- (votesmart.org)
- "Our founders created this country because they felt like they were being oppressed by a distant government who was not adequately representing their concerns or protecting their livelihood. After winning the war for independence the leaders of this nation banded together to create a document that would enshrine forever what they fought for into a system of laws. The constitution they created is without question the most perfect document man has ever produced on how to balance liberty and government.As a doctor, Monica Wehby has taken her oath to protect a patient's right to privacy very seriously. As Oregon's United States Senator she will take that same seriousness to her pledge to protect and defend the U.S. Constitution. Dr. Monica Wehby will fight to protect all of our constitutional rights and especially the 2nd Amendment. She will strongly oppose the UN Arms Treaty which infringes upon our right to keep and bear arms. A constitutional right is an inalienable one and our politicians must always remember that." (votesmart.org)
- "In 2009, while Obamacare was rolling down the legislative pike, Monica was a prominent opponent of the ACA. She was enlisted to be in a television commercial which ran across the nation warning people about the dangers of that bill. Monica got a lot of hate mail for that ad campaign and had to change her home phone number, but every one of her predictions has come true.150,000 people have had their health insurance plans cancelled in Oregon. Premiums have increased. Medicare Advantage benefits for our state's seniors have been cut. The Obama administration is constantly changing its rules and regulations and delaying its mandates. As one person she met on the campaign trail told her, "The Affordable Care Act has made my health insurance un-affordable."This system is so flawed that it needs to be repealed and replaced with a patient-centered, market-based approach like the one Monica outlined in November of 2013 that increases access that is actually affordable. It's radically different from what the President and Jeff Merkley forced through on a partisan basis" (votesmart.org)
- "Dr. Monica Wehby believes that before we make any reforms to our immigration system that we must secure the border. Border security must be the immediate priority. Monica is also against amnesty for those who came here illegally. That simply isn't fair to the people who came here through the proper channels. Dr. Monica Wehby also believes that we need to increase the amount of H1B visas for skilled workers. It doesn't make any sense to train and educate these workers in the U.S. and then force them to take the skills they learned here to another country. We also need a verification system that allows employers to check a new employee's legal status, whether it is E-Verify or a new online application, is needed so that employers can comply with our national immigration laws. Dr. Monica Wehby also believes we should work with Oregon's agriculturists to develop a temporary guest worker program that works." (votesmart.org)
- "Today, the Dr. Monica Wehby campaign released a new television ad that prominently features Ben West, who along with his husband Paul Rummell, famously sued the state of Oregon for the right to marry. The ad serves to highlight Dr. Wehby as a candidate who cares deeply about all Oregon families..." (votesmart.org)
- "Monica believes in the idea that the best way to keep America and the world safe is by keeping America's military strong and unrivaled. As Teddy Roosevelt said, "Walk softly, but carry a big stick." Dr. Wehby will do everything possible in her capacity as our U.S. Senator to strengthen our armed forces and protect our freedoms." (votesmart.org)
- "Monica Wehby believes that Social Security and Medicare must be preserved and protected. Our seniors spent their entire lives paying into those systems and Monica will oppose any change to the benefits that have already been promised to seniors who are at or near retirement. However, these programs are on track to become insolvent, leaving the next generation of seniors to face the possibility that they will face serious cuts to their benefits. In order to make sure that doesn't happen, we need to enact legislation that puts them on a path to being financially secure." (votesmart.org)
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