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Joel Rubin's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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Joel Rubin has refused to provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2016 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 2016.

  • “And yet we still see consistent attacks on Women's Healthcare as part of coordinated effort to limit, or in some cases, totally deny a woman's right to make her own health decisions.” (www.facebook.com)
  • “In Congress, Joel will fight for […] Every woman’s right to make her own healthcare decisions, period.” (www.joelrubinforcongress.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • “Encourage job growth by investing in in technology, repairing our roads and bridges and rebuilding our energy grid to meet the demands of a renewable energy economy.” (www.joelrubinforcongress.com)
  • “Invest $115 billion in public transportation, making it easier for people to get to work, school, and to be connected to their communities, such as via the Purple Line.” (www.joelrubinforcongress.com)
  • “Reduce our overreliance on standardized testing, or 'teaching to the test,' and looking at more comprehensive criteria for evaluating student performance.” (www.joelrubinforcongress.com)
  • “We must do all that we can to mitigate climate change and preserve our environment by […] Ensuring Congress does not overturn the President’s decision to stop the construction of TransCanada’s Keystone XL pipeline carrying dirty tar sands across the country, reaffirming our commitment to addressing climate change in concrete ways.” (www.joelrubinforcongress.com)
  • “We must do all that we can to mitigate climate change and preserve our environment by […] Ending our dependence on fossil fuels and investing in both renewable energy technology and infrastructure in order to fully meet America’s energy needs.” (www.joelrubinforcongress.com)
  • “We must do all that we can to mitigate climate change and preserve our environment by […] Reducing greenhouse gasses by passing strict carbon emissions standards that motivates other countries to do the same, and giving government agencies and the private sector the support they need to enforce them.” (www.joelrubinforcongress.com)
  • “I'll gladly pass on the NRA endorsement questionnaire and take an F rating. Guns make our neighborhoods less safe, and the well-funded gun lobbyists are standing in the way of common sense gun violence prevention.” (www.facebook.com)
  • “Our country is long overdue for meaningful gun violence prevention legislation. We cannot allow our schools, universities, movie theaters, and neighborhoods to be shooting galleries for random acts of violence.” (www.joelrubinforcongress.com)
  • “The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) was a big step forward toward full coverage for all Americans, and Joel Rubin will continue to stand in the way of any Republican attempts to repeal the law or defund its programs.” (www.joelrubinforcongress.com)
  • “Promote legislation, such as the DREAM Act, that includes students rather than excludes them.” (www.joelrubinforcongress.com)
  • “We need to pass comprehensive immigration reform that […] Provides a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants.” (www.joelrubinforcongress.com)
  • “Anti-LGBT laws at the state level are why we NEED strong anti-discrimination legislation at the federal level.” (www.facebook.com)
  • “Passing strong federal legislation to end discrimination for LGBT people, like the Equality Act, which establishes protections against discrimination based on an individual’s sexual orientation or gender identity in the workplace, housing, access to public places, federal funding, credit, education and jury service.” (www.joelrubinforcongress.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • “He will stand up against Republican attempts to privatize or make cuts to Social Security and Medicare – programs that so many seniors in our district rely on for income and healthcare.” (www.joelrubinforcongress.com)

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