Douglas Smith's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Douglas Smith 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.
Issue Positions
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- "Doug will fight for contraception coverage and funding for Planned Parenthood. No woman should have her right to make her own reproductive decisions limited by her wealth." (votesmart.org)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- "Doug will fight to end the war on drugs, starting by descheduling marijuana. The States are already moving forward to find the best way to legalize marijuana, and the DEA must stop interfering in the process." (votesmart.org)
- "Doug will help create millions of jobs by rebuilding our crumbling roadways. He will support a national infrastructure bank to ensure that we always have enough money for regular maintenance and upgrades." (votesmart.org)
- 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.
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- "Doug supports a carbon tax to speed the transition to clean energy and make polluters pay. The only people who should pay the costs of pollution are the polluters themselves." (votesmart.org)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- "Doug will fight to improve on the ACA and move America to single-payer healthcare. Under single-payer, we can reduce the cost of healthcare while ensuring dental, eye, and ear care will be fully covered. No one should have their health determined by their ability to pay." (votesmart.org)
- "Doug backs comprehensive immigration reform and a path to citizenship. We should work to help 11 million people who have lived and worked here for years to come out of the shadows." (votesmart.org)
- 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.
- "Doug will lift the cap on Social Security taxes so the rich pay their fair share and use that money to increase benefits for everyone. Our seniors have gone far too long without cost of living increases, and that needs to end." (votesmart.org)
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