Dan Osborn's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
On The Ballot: Running, Independent for U.S. Senate (NE) - II
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Issue Positions
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- "I do not support extreme measures to ban abortion. While I respect the moral convictions of all Nebraskans, I believe in limited government and I do not believe the government is capable of resolving this issue. Under extreme bans, abortion will still happen. We need to focus on the root cause: on reducing unwanted pregnancies." (osbornforsenate.com)
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- "We can cut middle-class and small business tax rates, without increasing the deficit, by cutting wasteful spending and closing loopholes used by multi-nationals to avoid paying taxes. In particular: we can restrict the use of foreign tax havens to hide multinational corporate profits. Multi-national firms use these loopholes to pay little or no taxes, making it difficult for small businesses to compete." (osbornforsenate.com)
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- "We must pay servicemen and women a competitive wage. Military families are on food stamps, and we wonder why thereâs a recruitment crisis." (osbornforsenate.com)
- "We can cut middle-class and small business tax rates, without increasing the deficit, by cutting wasteful spending and closing loopholes used by multi-nationals to avoid paying taxes. In particular: we can restrict the use of foreign tax havens to hide multinational corporate profits. Multi-national firms use these loopholes to pay little or no taxes, making it difficult for small businesses to compete." (osbornforsenate.com)
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- "While I support reasonable gun safety measures, including gun safety education in our schools, I am fundamentally in favor of the Second Amendment. Law-abiding citizens have, and must always have, the right to bear arms. We can combat school shootings while protecting the Second Amendment." (osbornforsenate.com)
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- "Addressing the shortcomings of the 2022 agreement imposed on railroaders. In particular, I will work to pass legislation guaranteeing seven days of paid sick leave to all rail workers." (osbornforsenate.com)
- "Mandatory bereavement leave for all workers. Too many Americans are unable to grieve their family members. Once upon a time, family-oriented firms would give workers a break; todayâs multinational mega-corporations will force an employee to work through the death of their own child without blinking an eye. " (osbornforsenate.com)
- "Taxpayers have sent Moderna $10 billion in COVID subsidies. The CEO of Moderna made $398 million in 2022. Moderna just more than quadrupled the price of the COVID vaccine. This is madness. Stop handing huge subsidies to super-profitable pharmaceutical companies. In the heat of the pandemic, Congress handed over tens of billions of dollars to Big Pharma. Some of this turned into the vaccine. Much of it turned into CEO pay. As Senator, I will never support handing huge pharmaceuticals a blank check." (osbornforsenate.com)
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