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Jake Auchincloss' Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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  • "#AbortionIsEssential and the right to an abortion should not be up for debate — everyone deserves the freedom to make decisions for their own bodies." (x.com)
  • "With abortion access in jeopardy across the country, it’s more important than ever that we elect leaders who'll protect the freedom to choose. Jake was endorsed by the Planned Parenthood Action Fund as a strong advocate for reproductive health and rights in Congress. The Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade undermined women's right to control their own bodies and their own lives. With the Court failing to protect women's freedom, the U.S. House and Senate must step up and make Roe the law of the land – which is one reason Jake has advocated eliminating the filibuster. While we fight for reproductive freedom everywhere, abortion remains legal in Massachusetts, and federal & state officials are working together to provide reproductive health care in Massachusetts for women in states that ban it." (www.jakeforma.com)
  • Rated 100% by NARAL Pro-Choice America (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 8296: "Women's Health Protection Act of 2022" (votesmart.org)
  • Rated 100% by the Alliance for Retired Americans (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "Jake stood up to special interests and helped pass legislation to empower Medicare to negotiate drug prices and to cap out-of-pocket costs for seniors. Now, he’s working to extend & deepen those benefits." (www.jakeforma.com)
  • Rated 100% by the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "Instead of party-line budget-busting tax cuts, the GOP should work with Dems on tax reform that - rewards work, not wealth, encourages R&D, and helps children." (x.com)
  • "It’s time for corporations and the wealthy to pay their fair share of taxes. With this revenue we can: invest in universal pre-K, lower healthcare costs, and invest in clean energy." (x.com)
  • "Instead of party-line budget-busting tax cuts, the GOP should work with Dems on tax reform that - rewards work, not wealth, encourages R&D, and helps children." (x.com)
  • "It’s time for corporations and the wealthy to pay their fair share of taxes. With this revenue we can: invest in universal pre-K, lower healthcare costs, and invest in clean energy." (x.com)
  • "To improve the integrity of U.S. politics, Jake is a supporter of legislation to end the distortions of dark money, gerrymandering, and stock-trading by members. He is also in favor of term limits and an enforceable code of ethics for the Supreme Court." (www.jakeforma.com)
  • Rated 92% by End Citizens United (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 1: For the People Act of 2021" (votesmart.org)
  • "The next time Republicans claim they’re tough on crime and the party of national security, remember that they just acquitted a former president who incited a violent mob that tried to overthrow the government and murdered a police officer in the process." (x.com)
  • "We need the Senate to pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act — a necessary step for transparency and accountability in our criminal justice system." (x.com)
  • Voted in favor of HR 7120: "George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021" (votesmart.org)
  • "Congress generously increased the defense budget by billions in the spending bill, but can’t get its act together to invest another penny against the coronavirus. Congress increased our bloated military budget, but stripped COVID funding from the spending bill. Indefensible." (x.com)
  • "This defense budget misses the mark profoundly. Number one, it does not provide sufficient support to Ukrainians fighting on the front lines of the free world. And number two, it doesn't ask the Pentagon to spend smarter, not bigger." (x.com)
  • Voted against HR 2670: "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted against HR 4365: Department of Defense Apropriations Act, 2024" (votesmart.org)
  • "Passing the bipartisan infrastructure bill isn’t just a big win for Democrats — it’s a big win for Americans. We’re making long-overdue investments into our infrastructure and our economic competitiveness." (x.com)
  • "When Republicans were trying to use inflation for political points, Jake offered real solutions to get our economy back on track. Pointing to the cost of housing as the Bay State’s biggest problem, Jake has also consistently worked for pro-housing policies at all levels of government, from the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act in Congress to the MBTA Communities Act on Beacon Hill. As a Member of the Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, Jake has worked to improve supply chains and to pass the landmark Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and CHIPS & Science Act, which will improve the building blocks of the economy, from roads & bridges to science to workforce training." (www.jakeforma.com)
  • Voted in favor of HR 5376: "Build Back Better Act" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 5376: "Inflation Reduction Act of 2022" (votesmart.org)
  • "High costs, from housing & healthcare to child care & college, are destabilizing the U.S. middle class. Millennials are not as economically secure as their parents were at this stage in their life. Drawing on his economics and business background, Jake has consistently offered policies, not talking points, to address the cost of living. When Republicans were trying to use inflation for political points, Jake offered real solutions to get our economy back on track. Pointing to the cost of housing as the Bay State’s biggest problem, Jake has also consistently worked for pro-housing policies at all levels of government, from the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act in Congress to the MBTA Communities Act on Beacon Hill." (www.jakeforma.com)
  • "My friend @RitchieTorres and I believe that housing is a human right. We are fighting for affordable and accessible housing for everyone. We need to keep the pressure up. Call your representatives and tell them that housing must be included in the Build Back Better agenda." (x.com)
  • Voted in favor of HR 8294: "Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Apropriations Act" (2023) (votesmart.org)
  • "As a Member of the Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, Jake has worked to improve supply chains and to pass the landmark Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and CHIPS & Science Act, which will improve the building blocks of the economy, from roads & bridges to science to workforce training." (www.jakeforma.com)
  • "Passing the bipartisan infrastructure bill isn’t just a big win for Democrats — it’s a big win for Americans. We’re making long-overdue investments into our infrastructure and our economic competitiveness." (x.com)
  • "While Republicans propose plans that will cost working families, Democrats are going to pass an infrastructure bill that rebuilds our economy from the bottom up and the middle out." (x.com)
  • Voted in favor of HR 4521: "America COMPETES Act of 2022" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 2547: "Comprehensive Debt Collection Improvement Act" (votesmart.org)
  • "This morning, I joined a congressional delegation commemorating Bloody Sunday by walking across Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama. Six decades after that successful march for voting rights, Congress must honor the courage & righteousness of the civil rights movement by passing the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act." (x.com)
  • "We must protect access to the ballot to defend our democracy. Our campaign is committed to fighting for the expansion of voting rights for every American." (x.com)
  • Voted in favor of HR 4: "John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement of 2021" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 5746: "Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act" (votesmart.org)
  • "Clean energy is the future. I will not vote for any bill that pulls us back instead of pushing us forward." (x.com)
  • "Climate change requires bold action to protect our planet and our children’s way of life. As a millennial & the youngest Democratic parent in Congress, Jake has a fierce sense of urgency to invest in clean energy and to ensure clean air, clean water, and clean soil. Jake strongly supported the Inflation Reduction Act, the biggest & boldest climate action & clean energy investment in history, in his first term in Congress. Since then, he’s been partnering with public & private officials to advance clean-energy solutions, from fission & fusion to offshore wind to hot-rock geothermal, while building environmental resilience through civil engineering projects throughout the district." (www.jakeforma.com)
  • Rated 97% by the League of Conservation Voters (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Voted against HR 1: "Lower Energy Costs Act" (votesmart.org)
  • "Climate change requires bold action to protect our planet and our children’s way of life. As a millennial & the youngest Democratic parent in Congress, Jake has a fierce sense of urgency to invest in clean energy and to ensure clean air, clean water, and clean soil. Jake strongly supported the Inflation Reduction Act, the biggest & boldest climate action & clean energy investment in history, in his first term in Congress. Since then, he’s been partnering with public & private officials to advance clean-energy solutions, from fission & fusion to offshore wind to hot-rock geothermal, while building environmental resilience through civil engineering projects throughout the district." (www.jakeforma.com)
  • Rated 97% by the League of Conservation Voters (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Voted against HR 1: "Lower Energy Costs Act" (votesmart.org)
  • Rated 0% by the National Rifle Association (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "Jake slept, ate, trained, and patrolled with an assault weapon for 4 years as a Marine officer. He believes weapons of war have no place on our streets or near our schools, which is why he’s working for an assault-weapons ban and other common-sense gun safety measures. In addition to fighting for an assault weapons ban, Jake’s gun-safety priorities include: Universal background checks to prevent criminals from buying weapons, mandatory safe storage to protect children from their leading cause of death, stricter enforcement of ghost gun provisions to prevent strong state laws, like those in Massachusetts, from being undermined by online retailers, red flag laws to disarm those who are imminently a threat to themselves or others, and overturning the 2005 law that granted gun manufacturers immunity from liability, shielding them from lawsuits and stalling the adoption of safety devices." (www.jakeforma.com)
  • "Thoughts & prayers aren’t cutting it. Americans want policy action. My leadership PAC is re-launching as Beyond Thoughts & Prayers, to support a Democratic majority in Congress that will legislate to stop gun violence, not stand in silence over it." (x.com)
  • "We’ve had over 140 mass shootings in the US in 2021. We are at a turning point — the House passed a suite of common-sense gun reforms that will save lives, and now we need the Senate to do the same. We can be the generation that ends the gun violence epidemic." (x.com)
  • "Healthcare is a human right, not a job perk. A pandemic is the perfect time to finally ensure affordable, accessible healthcare for every American." (x.com)
  • "In Congress, Seth will join my fight to protect the middle class, lower the cost of prescription drugs, and expand access to affordable healthcare." (x.com)
  • "No one should have to choose between earning a paycheck and caring for their family. @POTUS Biden is calling for comprehensive paid family and medical leave, allowing workers to take the time they need to care for themselves or their loved ones." (x.com)
  • "The US is the only industrialized country without a national paid family and medical leave program. @POTUS Biden is ready to change that." (x.com)
  • "Americans pay among the highest prices for insulin worldwide. Instead of making life-saving medication affordable, Republicans sided with health insurance companies to line their pockets." (x.com)
  • "Jake stood up to special interests and helped pass legislation to empower Medicare to negotiate drug prices and to cap out-of-pocket costs for seniors. Now, he’s working to extend & deepen those benefits. By taking on the greed of the big health insurance companies, Jake is fighting to cap out-of-pocket costs for all Americans. When a physician prescribes a drug that you need to get healthy, insurance companies shouldn’t be able to shift cost and friction onto you to prevent access to that medication. But that’s exactly what’s happening: drug-pricing middlemen, known as pharmacy benefit managers, are denying access to patients and making independent pharmacists miserable while raking in billions of profit every year for their insurance-company owners." (www.jakeforma.com)
  • Voted in favor of HR 6833: "The Affordable Insulin Now Act" (votesmart.org)
  • "The #TrumpBudget cuts trillions from education, Medicare, Medicaid & Social Security, and pours money into ‘border protection’ for a fabricated border crisis. Another immoral budget document from an immoral president." (x.com)
  • "We have children and families at the border — people who deserve to be treated with dignity. After four years of moral depravity under the Trump Administration, President Biden is showing the world what it means to lead with compassion." (x.com)
  • "We have people on the border. People who deserve to be treated with compassion and dignity. When we call it a border crisis, we lose sight of the humanity of those seeking safety and a better future." (x.com)
  • Voted against HR 2: "Secure the Border Act of 2023" (votesmart.org)
  • "Families deserve to stay together. More than 10 million Americans, including 5 million children, live with an undocumented immigrant. We need to pass a pathway to citizenship through reconciliation, and keep our mixed-status families here and safe." (x.com)
  • "We have people on the border. People who deserve to be treated with compassion and dignity. When we call it a border crisis, we lose sight of the humanity of those seeking safety and a better future." (x.com)
  • Voted against HR 2494: "POLICE Act of 2023" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted against HR 2: "Secure the Border Act of 2023" (votesmart.org)
  • "On the Financial Services committee, he was one of the earliest proponents of energy sanctions on Russia, which the administration has since employed. And Jake has been a strong defender of Israel’s right to protect its citizens against terrorist attacks." (www.jakeforma.com)
  • Voted in favor of HR 5692: "Ukraine Security Assistance and Oversight Supplemental Apropriations Act, 2024" (votesmart.org)
  • Vted in favor of HR 8034: "Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024" (votesmart.org)
  • "We used to have a saying in the Marine Corps, "everyone has a plan until you get punched in the face." It’s time to deliver that punch to Vladimir Putin by issuing energy sanctions. We have to cut off the oil." (x.com)
  • "Jake has also been one of the strongest congressional supporters of Ukraine, Israel, and Indo-Pacific allies in the global contest against tyranny, terror, and totalitarianism." (www.jakeforma.com)
  • "Ukraine is not alone. The United States must demonstrate that when one democracy is under attack, all will rally." (x.com)
  • "We are in a global struggle between democracy and autocracy. Ukraine is on the front lines of that struggle, and on the front lines of the free world. We cannot let up." (x.com)
  • Voted in favor of HR 5692: "Ukraine Security Assistance and Oversight Supplemental Apropriations Act, 2024" (votesmart.org)
  • "AI is a potential general-purpose technology that can amplify human creativity and productivity. But let's not repeat the mistakes of social media, and let a new technology get ahead of thoughtful policy." (x.com)
  • "As a Dad of three young kids, I’m in a race to regulate social media companies who are profiting off our children’s screen time and fracking their attention spans." (x.com)
  • "TikTok & other trillion-dollar social media corporations are making kids & their parents miserable, all for advertising dollars. Congress needs to regulate them. This week I introduced two bills: one to safeguard children online and one to force TikTok to answer to US laws." (x.com)
  • Voted in favor of HR 7521: "Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act" (votesmart.org)

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