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Amanda Howland's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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Amanda Howland has refused to provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2018 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 2018.

  • "Women should be able to make personal health care decisions without the interference of government or their employer." (votesmart.org)
  • "If the 6th District sends me to Washington, I will proudly stand with my progressive colleagues in the House and fight tirelessly every single day for a new, fairer tax code that does not prioritize the wealthy over middle and working-class families." (amandahowlandforcongress.com)
  • "The Republican tax plan was written for wealthy Republican campaign contributors, the largest corporations and the wealthiest individuals, not for the average American. Over 80% of the permanent cuts will benefit those making over $5 million a year and 15 of the largest and wealthiest corporations will receive a combined windfall of $236 billion. Meanwhile, average Americans and working families will be hit hard by the permanent cuts." (amandahowlandforcongress.com)
  • "Amanda believes that the military-industrial complex has resulted in excessive and unnecessary military spending -- often more than even the military requests -- that can be reduced without having any negative impact on the safety of the United States." (votesmart.org)
  • "Citizens United has injected unprecedented amounts of money and influence into our electoral system. […] Amanda believes in a system of public financing of elections." (votesmart.org)
  • "Amanda supports major federal investments to rebuild our crumbling infrastructure and put millions of Americans back to work. This includes not only rebuilding roads and bridges, but also developing the green economy, modernizing our water delivery systems and our high-speed broadband networks." (votesmart.org)
  • "It makes no sense to throw billions at profitable oil companies while cutting Pell grants or highway funding. Congress should make the middle class, not the wealthy, its top priority." (votesmart.org)
  • "The Republican tax plan was written for wealthy Republican campaign contributors, the largest corporations and the wealthiest individuals, not for the average American. Over 80% of the permanent cuts will benefit those making over $5 million a year and 15 of the largest and wealthiest corporations will receive a combined windfall of $236 billion. Meanwhile, average Americans and working families will be hit hard by the permanent cuts." (amandahowlandforcongress.com)
  • "[...] Amanda believes that standardized testing has become too pervasive, and she recognizes that some teachers are now forced to "teach to the test" instead of truly educating students." (votesmart.org)
  • "[...] here is no 'quick fix' or set of standardized testing to solve the problems of student underachievement." (votesmart.org)
  • "Investment in geothermal, wind and solar energies will create thousands of good-paying jobs here in Illinois and the 6th district." (votesmart.org)
  • "We have to encourage investments in new technology and the green economy to help create new jobs." (votesmart.org)
  • "We should, of course, heavily invest in renewable fuel development […]" (votesmart.org)
  • "I believe that implementing the Paris climate change agreement will be a solid step in the direction of reversing -- or at least slowing-- climate change." (votesmart.org)
  • "Amanda believes TrumpCare and the various other proposals to repeal the Affordable Care Act advanced by the Trump Administration in Congress are harmful because they would result in millions of people with pre-existing conditions losing their health insurance. All of the recent proposals are nothing more than tax cuts for the wealthy paid for by citizens who will lose their health insurance." (votesmart.org)
  • "Fully repealing 'Obamacare' with no alternative would send us back to those bad old days. At the same time, the Affordable Care Act needs fixing, so that insurance coverage can be truly 'affordable.'" (votesmart.org)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "Amanda supports comprehensive immigration reform that provides a path to citizenship for the millions of immigrants living and paying taxes in the United States and contributing to our society and economy." (votesmart.org)
  • "The Dems and Reps are talking about fixing #DACA now. Roskam opposes DACA yet his constituents include 2,700 DACA recipients, the most of any IL congressional district represented by a Republican. Fix DACA, lose #Roskam. #Flipthe6thIL" (twitter.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "Amanda is alarmed by the Trump Administration's Twitter 'diplomacy,' as demonstrated by Trump's irresponsible tweets about North Korea calling its leader 'Rocket Man.' Amanda supports the nuclear deal with Iran and believes it to be a step forward in stability in the Middle East and safety around the world." (votesmart.org)
  • "Amanda supports diplomacy as our primary tool of engagement, and she believes that military action should only be used as a last resort. Amanda strongly supports the United States' leading role in the United Nations and our NATO Alliance." (votesmart.org)
  • "In Syria, especially, the United States should lead diplomatic efforts to form a military coalition, comprised of military leaders and soldiers from the region, to apply pressure where needed to control ISIS. At the same time, we should encourage our allies to work with us to economically isolate bad actors." (votesmart.org)

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