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Tannya Benavides' Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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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 2022.

  • "#AbolishTheFilibuster and pass the Women’s Health Protection Act now. It’s the only way we can ensure the right to safe and legal abortion everywhere in the U.S. #BansOffOurBodies #SB8 #RoeVWade" (twitter.com)
  • " Additionally, we must continue to support and stand up for a woman’s right to make their own informed decisions about their own body by passing the Women’s Health Protection Act and at last repealing the Hyde Amendment." (www.tannyafortexas.com)
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  • "This is why we need universal, single-payer system and get rid of co-pays, premiums, and deductible. But we’ll never see Cuellar fight for #MedicareForAll… at the very least a Medicare expansion in THIS budget." (twitter.com)
  • "That is why I support an immediate expansion of Medicare eligibility and coverage as called for in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare). However, that is only a temporary solution. In Congress, I will advocate for the passage of Medicare for All, and I will work towards a fair and just transition to a universal, single-payer healthcare system." (www.tannyafortexas.com)
  • "In order to fight against the status quo, we must be willing to exercise political courage in the face of special corporate interests and elite progressives alike. The list of issues to tackle is long, including campaign finance reform and term limits. But change is within reach." (twitter.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.
  • "This is a reminder of why we need to develop humane asylum infrastructure to meet the demand of these times and contrast Trump-like policy. Anything less will continue to result in unnecessary and preventable loss of migrant lives. 2/2" (twitter.com)
  • "We must act now to expand funding for modernizing our nation’s water infrastructure, especially to prepare for the impacts of climate change. While the proposed bipartisan infrastructure plan addresses lead pipe replacement, other factors such as climate change continue to be ignored" (www.tannyafortexas.com)
  • "And I’m not happy about the fact that corporations don’t pay their fair share of taxes, but here we are… #CancelStudentDebt #TaxTheRich" (twitter.com)
  • "I also favor a progressive tax code that holds corporations and billionaires accountable to paying their fair share of taxes." (www.tannyafortexas.com)
  • "As we begin to rebuild our region’s economy, Congress must deliver bolder economic relief to working class Americans by way of $2,000 monthly recovery checks for individuals, an extended eviction moratorium, and utility assistance. We must also support struggling small businesses by expanding access to Payment Protection Program (PPP) loans." (www.tannyafortexas.com)
  • "Having been a teacher myself, part of my policy priorities for public education are pay & union protections. Who else is for this starting base salary for teachers all over the country?! Of course, accounting for cost of living as well! #TX28 #TannyaForTexas #TeacherForTannya" (twitter.com)
  • "In Congress, I will advocate for federal legislation that centers both educational equity and educational justice." (www.tannyafortexas.com)
  • "It is our civic duty to safeguard the planet for future generations of South Texans by boldly rethinking our national energy policy and sharply reducing our carbon emissions. With this challenge, South Texas has the unique opportunity to recreate itself as a national hub and model for innovation as our nation transitions to renewable energy. " (www.tannyafortexas.com)
  • "Let’s turn our collective despair into ACTION by fighting for a #GreenNewDeal that gives our BIPOC communities a just transition to a clean energy economy & let’s vote out the reps who line their pockets with oil & gas Corp $$$ such as Rep. Cuellar here in #TX28. @SomosSunrise" (twitter.com)
  • "Yes to all the below: and #ClimateJustice is also #EconomicJustice South Texas and the rest of the country need a just transition to a clean energy economy! We need a #GND!!! @SomosSunrise @sunrisemvmt" (twitter.com)
  • "#EthyleneOxide is polluting our air in #Laredo day by day. We need to take collective action to demand 0% emissions of #EtO and eliminate the risk of cancer our community faces. @CleanAirLaredo (projects.propublica.org)
  • "To the Guadalupe River, #TX28 will be put on the map as an example to follow in the transition to #CleanEnergy by following the pillars of a #GND. Let’s take this race to the finish line & take our communities back from the hands of corporate oil & gas executives. #SiSePuede" (twitter.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.
  • "Congress must act boldly to cancel un-obligated border wall funding, and set aside funding to remediate critical habitat damaged by existing barriers. All land that has been appropriated for border wall construction must be returned to families in our community." (www.tannyafortexas.com)
  • "I stood up alongside my community as we fought & DEFEATED Trump's border wall and now, I am standing up again to fight for better jobs, healthcare, and the best free & public education our future generations deserve." (twitter.com)
  • "The Department of Homeland Security announced that all remaining border wall contracts in the Laredo and RGV Sectors have been cancelled. The border wall is dead in South Texas." (twitter.com)
  • "As a critical first step towards broad immigration reform, we must offer a pathway to citizenship to over 11 million people currently residing in the US to fully unlock our nation’s economic potential as outlined in the US Citizenship Act. We must also make long term investments in our asylum infrastructure capabilities by modernizing our ports of entry, which will create countless federal jobs in our district and streamline immigration to the US." (www.tannyafortexas.com)
  • "The opportunity to pass a pathway to citizenship for 11 million is staring at us right in the face. Cuellar, listen to your constituents or else. We’re ready to get you out in 2022. #FueraCuellar" (twitter.com)
  • "Bet @RepCuellar will be quick to defend "bipartisanship" and vote for the #InfrastructureBill, but won’t fight for a pathway to immigration, investment in carework, affordable housing or a Medicare expansion in reconciliation. We deserve better. We deserve it all." (twitter.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.

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