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Nick Begich III's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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Nick Begich III did not provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2024 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart and voters like you.

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  • "Following the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs, the issue of abortion has been returned to the states. However, certain national policy continues to be relevant. For example, the Hyde Amendment is longstanding federal policy that ensures federal dollars are not used to fund abortion. I support this amendment, particularly in light of the Supreme Court’s decision under Dobbs. Under the post-Dobbs framework, it’s important that we promote national policies that will accelerate adoption processes, support crisis pregnancy centers which provide important information to those considering abortion, and implement parental notification when minors are attempting to obtain an abortion. It’s critical that people stay engaged on this important issue and ensure that candidates, ready and willing to implement commonsense policies that protect human rights at each stage of human development, are elected to legislative positions in state government." (alaskawatchman.com)
  • "We can find cost savings by increasing competition, negotiating prescription drug prices, and tightening work requirements for able-bodied Medicaid recipients." (www.alaskansfornickbegich.com)
  • "As if dealing with inflation wasn’t tough enough, Joe Biden and his friends in Congress want to end Trump’s tax cuts, making it harder for working families to make ends meet. Mary Peltola wants Alaskans to give Joe Biden 4 more years. Truth is, Mary and Joe gotta go." (x.com)
  • "High inflation and high taxes are hurting Alaska's working families. Mary Peltola advanced a state income tax during her time in the legislature and recently stated that she wants to increase federal taxes. Bigger government is not the answer. Smaller government is." (x.com)
  • "As if dealing with inflation wasn’t tough enough, Joe Biden and his friends in Congress want to end Trump’s tax cuts, making it harder for working families to make ends meet. Mary Peltola wants Alaskans to give Joe Biden 4 more years. Truth is, Mary and Joe gotta go." (x.com)
  • "High inflation and high taxes are hurting Alaska's working families. Mary Peltola advanced a state income tax during her time in the legislature and recently stated that she wants to increase federal taxes. Bigger government is not the answer. Smaller government is." (x.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.
  • "Alaska is a critical component of America’s national security strategy. Whether it’s Alaska’s geographic position as the gateway to Arctic access, early warning for missile defense, or our training grounds for cold weather combat, Alaska enhances the ability for American forces to fight and win in the 21st century. With more 5th generation fighters now positioned in Alaska than any other single location on earth, Alaska is poised to support America’s defense missions both at home and in the Pacific. We must continue to stress the importance of Alaska as a key to ensuring domestic tranquility." (www.alaskansfornickbegich.com)
  • "Alaskans are struggling today with higher prices and a tough economy -- but if we push government spending down and grow the economy, Alaska can still be a great place to live and raise our families." (x.com)
  • "More than 43% of Americans have been forced to cut back over the past year, with nearly 20% having to borrow from friends or family to make ends meet. When politicians brag about government funding, just remember, they're actually expecting you to give them credit for spending YOUR money. Unfortunately, no one is immune from Congress' reckless spending. If we don't pay for something with taxes, we pay for it with inflation." (x.com)
  • "Printing money to pay for excess spending just leads to an inflation tax on every American, a tax that hurts those who can afford it the least, the most." (x.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "High inflation and high taxes are hurting Alaska's working families. Mary Peltola advanced a state income tax during her time in the legislature and recently stated that she wants to increase federal taxes. Bigger government is not the answer. Smaller government is." (x.com)
  • "Printing money to pay for excess spending just leads to an inflation tax on every American, a tax that hurts those who can afford it the least, the most." (x.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.
  • "Any attack on oil & gas is an attack on Alaska. The "green" agenda being pushed by DC is crippling our state." (x.com)
  • "The "green" agenda the White House is pushing is a direct attack on Alaska. Oil & Gas, critical minerals, and core resources are our lifeblood. I’ll never stop defending Alaskan energy." (x.com)
  • "Alaska’s resources are critical to America’s energy security, mineral security, and national security. Failing to develop these resources leaves the nation’s future to the whims of rivals and adversaries who do not have America’s best interests in mind. We must pursue an all-of-the-above development strategy for Alaskan resources as a basis for restoring domestic, vertically integrated supply chains that will drive U.S. manufacturing, enhance job creation, and deliver generational prosperity. To do this, we must make an articulate and persuasive case for Alaska both within Congress. Alaska’s oil and gas resources are a critical part of America’s energy mix and help to ensure that American families and businesses have the energy needed to heat homes, drive to and from work, operate factories, and more. Without robust domestic energy production, Americans are gambling with the future. With the right leadership, however, Alaska will provide reliable domestic oil and gas production for decades to come." (www.alaskansfornickbegich.com)
  • "Putting Alaska first means putting American energy first. We shouldn’t restrict oil & gas in Alaska only to buy energy from foreign countries. Keep those dollars and those jobs in Alaska." (x.com)
  • "The "green" agenda the White House is pushing is a direct attack on Alaska. Oil & Gas, critical minerals, and core resources are our lifeblood. I’ll never stop defending Alaskan energy." (x.com)
  • "SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS: The Constitution is clear - the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, SHALL NOT be infringed. When it comes to defending Alaskans' Second Amendment rights Mary Peltola falls woefully short, receiving an "F" rating from Gun Owners of America. What does that mean? According to GOA, a candidate who receives an "F" is an "Anti-Gun Voter. A philosophically committed anti-gunner. Does not carry anti-gun bills but can always be counted on to vote against us." I'm proud to have been awarded an "A" rating from GOA. In Congress, I'll work to defend and protect your Second Amendment Rights. Don't let the glitsy ads fool you; Mary's record for gun owners is exceptionally poor." (x.com)
  • "The Second Amendment ensures one of the most critical freedoms for Americans: the right to keep and bear arms. Our nation’s founders understood this right to be foundational to the creation of our Republic as without an armed citizenry, we would have had no ability to win the fight for self-determination. Numerous examples exist today wherein despotic governments have turned on their people, secure in the knowledge that their citizens would be able to mount little in the way of response. Whether it be for defense of tyrannical governance, national security, personal defense, or hunting, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed." (www.alaskansfornickbegich.com)
  • "Alaska has some of the world’s highest healthcare costs. Reforms are needed to drive down the cost of healthcare. Political rhetoric isn’t going to do it. It’s going to require commitment, tenacity, and hard work. We need to explore price and cost innovations around direct primary care and preventative medicine while protecting patient-doctor relationships. We can find cost savings by increasing competition, negotiating prescription drug prices, and tightening work requirements for able-bodied Medicaid recipients." (www.alaskansfornickbegich.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "Alaska has some of the world’s highest healthcare costs. Reforms are needed to drive down the cost of healthcare. Political rhetoric isn’t going to do it. It’s going to require commitment, tenacity, and hard work. We need to explore price and cost innovations around direct primary care and preventative medicine while protecting patient-doctor relationships. We can find cost savings by increasing competition, negotiating prescription drug prices, and tightening work requirements for able-bodied Medicaid recipients." (www.alaskansfornickbegich.com)
  • "$451,000,000,000. That's how much U.S. taxpayers are spending every year to support illegal migrants. For reference, a border wall is estimated to cost less than 10% of that number. While the Secure the Border Act passed the House, Mary Peltola voted against it. Democrats are demanding funding for securing borders outside our nation, but America's most southern border is wide open. In fact, in 2023 it is estimated more illegal migrants crossed into the U.S. than at any point in history. Legal immigration has been a hallmark of our nation, but illegal migration represents a substantial security risk, brings human trafficking and illicit drugs, and represents a significant tax burden to Americans." (x.com)
  • "Team Biden set a record in 2023. More illegal migrants crossed the border in 2023 than at any point in our history; in fact, 300,000 crossed in December alone! For context, Anchorage is America’s 73rd largest city with around 287,000 residents. Sadly, @MaryPeltola voted against the Secure the Border Act of 2023 and has even gone as far as endorsing 81 year old Joe Biden for another 4 years. In 2024, we will decide whether the nation continues down a path of anti-family, war-mongering, borderless, inflationary, socialist, leftist policies or whether we return to a set of policies that protect Americans, respect Americans, and prioritize Americans. The choice will be yours." (x.com)
  • "$451,000,000,000. That's how much U.S. taxpayers are spending every year to support illegal migrants. For reference, a border wall is estimated to cost less than 10% of that number. While the Secure the Border Act passed the House, Mary Peltola voted against it. Democrats are demanding funding for securing borders outside our nation, but America's most southern border is wide open. In fact, in 2023 it is estimated more illegal migrants crossed into the U.S. than at any point in history. Legal immigration has been a hallmark of our nation, but illegal migration represents a substantial security risk, brings human trafficking and illicit drugs, and represents a significant tax burden to Americans." (x.com)
  • "Team Biden set a record in 2023. More illegal migrants crossed the border in 2023 than at any point in our history; in fact, 300,000 crossed in December alone! For context, Anchorage is America’s 73rd largest city with around 287,000 residents. Sadly, @MaryPeltola voted against the Secure the Border Act of 2023 and has even gone as far as endorsing 81 year old Joe Biden for another 4 years. In 2024, we will decide whether the nation continues down a path of anti-family, war-mongering, borderless, inflationary, socialist, leftist policies or whether we return to a set of policies that protect Americans, respect Americans, and prioritize Americans. The choice will be yours." (x.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.
  • "H.R. 7521 does not ban TikTok. The bill requires U.S. versions of social media applications controlled by U.S. adversaries and operating within U.S. borders to either be switched off or divested. In fact, when considering the legal liability that ByteDance's U.S. subsidiaries incur by collecting and reporting on the activities of millions of Americans, passage of this bill may in fact ensure that a divested TikTok survives certain legal challenges in the U.S. Oddly, the bill to ban TikTok may in reality end up being a bill to save TikTok. Lost in this discussion, however, is the impact that social media is having on an entire generation of young people. Social media has been engineered for addiction, rewires the brain's reward systems, and targets young people at a time when they are still developing cognitive firewalls - it's the 21st century's big tobacco." (x.com)

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