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Eugene Vindman's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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Eugene Vindman 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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Issue Positions

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  • "In Congress, I will stand up to MAGA Republicans and protect a woman’s right to an abortion. These MAGA Republicans won’t just stop with just abortion. They’ve already promised to ban forms of birth control and fertility like IVF – and they want access to women’s private medical records to do it." (vindmanforcongress.com)
  • "I’m running for Congress to make sure my 13 year old daughter grows up with the same rights her mother had. Dobbs stripped those away. When I get to Congress, you bet I’ll vote to preserve reproductive rights." (x.com)
  • "This past election in 2023 demonstrated that Virginians will not stand for their reproductive freedoms being taken away. I cannot imagine my daughter growing up in a world where women have fewer rights than the one that my wife and I grew up in. The bottom line is Donald Trump appointed justices to the Supreme Court who overturned Roe V. Wade, and if he is elected president a national ban could be enacted. We need someone with experience standing up to Trump to protect abortion rights in VA." (vindmanforcongress.com)
  • "Today, on the two year anniversary of the leak of the Dobbs decision, may we recommit ourselves to protecting reproductive rights for all. As Virginia's next Congressman, I will vote to codify abortion rights into federal law. #VA07" (x.com)
  • "Unlike Republicans in Congress, I will never vote to cut Social Security or Medicare for any American. Pass it on." (x.com)
  • "I will never cut a penny from your Social Security or Medicare benefits. I will never gut the Affordable Care Act. I will never vote to restrict reproductive rights in America. This is my commitment to you. #VA07" (x.com)
  • "This is the future Republicans want–a future with higher healthcare costs, no retirement benefits, and restricted access to reproductive rights. I am running for Congress to stop them." (x.com)
  • "We cannot let MAGA extremists take away retirement benefits for millions of Americans. The only way to stop this effort is to flip the House, and that starts with keep #VA07 blue. I will never cut a penny from your Social Security or Medicare." (x.com)
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  • "Our nation must do much more to support Ukraine in Russia’s illegal war, and we must also continue to denounce the human rights atrocities that are being committed by the Russians. This support means financial and military resources." (vindmanforcongress.com)
  • "It is critical that our federal representation steps in, learns from individual communities what their needs are, and then delivers for them in Washington through continued investment in infrastructure." (vindmanforcongress.com)
  • "There’s a critical need to invest in infrastructure projects in your community which will both increase access to safe drinking water and allow for responsible growth." (x.com)
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  • "As a Veteran, I learned to use, and respect my weapon – that is why I know weapons of war have no place on our streets. We can come together to pass common-sense legislation that will keep our communities and children safe." (vindmanforcongress.com)
  • "From Virginia Tech to Virginia Beach, Virginia has experienced terrible mass shootings. It’s crucial that our kids feel safe in their schools, and that we can go into our places of worship and not feel susceptible to gun violence." (vindmanforcongress.com)
  • As a father I know this firsthand – when my son was in High School he had to go into lockdown because of a gun found at his school, like any parent my mind immediately went to the worst-case scenario. Thankfully no child was harmed that day, but we find too often that isn't the case. That’s why it’s time to pass universal background checks; close the gun show loophole; institute red flag laws nationally; and require training, certification, licensing, and safe storage requirements nationally." (vindmanforcongress.com)
  • "Every American deserves access to affordable, high quality healthcare. I will never vote to gut the Affordable Care Act." (x.com)
  • "Enact paid family leave." (x.com)
  • "Reducing costs for Virginia families means reducing prescription drug costs. While capping insulin prices at $35 per month is a good start, we will fight to ensure all Americans afford prescription drugs." (x.com)
  • "When House Republicans had the opportunity to reduce prescription drug prices, they all voted against it. Thanks to House Democrats, insulin prices are capped at $35 per month. Let’s continue this progress by electing a Democratic majority to hold Pharma accountable." (x.com)
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  • "227 Iranian parliamentarians voted to execute 15,000 protesters. Sanction everyone of them. Support democracy." (x.com)
  • "If Belarus invades then this is an escalation that requires a response including more sanctions, more weapons, more advanced weapons." (x.com)
  • "Russia has massively escalated the conflict this week. 1- Annexation. 2- Blowing gas pipeline. 3- Nuclear saber rattling. U.S./Western response must be commensurate. 1- More weapons. 2- More sanctions. 3- Ukraine NATO accession. 4- Review 🇷🇺 membership in the UN Security Council." (x.com)
  • "We must support Ukraine. We must flip the House blue. We must hold authoritarians accountable." (x.com)
  • "If Ukraine loses this war, America loses too. Russia will be on NATO’s doorstep, and will threaten our alliance overseas. We need to support Ukraine. We need to protect democracy." (x.com)
  • "This issue is deeply personal to me not just because of my heritage but because of my life’s work to protect our own national security. Our nation must do much more to support Ukraine in Russia’s illegal war, and we must also continue to denounce the human rights atrocities that are being committed by the Russians. This support means financial and military resources. If we let up, Putin wins. It’s that simple. Russia must be defeated to restore Ukraine’s territorial integrity and re-establish a rules-based order which will dissuade other autocrats from attacking their weaker neighbors. Ultimately, this is about keeping U.S. armed forces from having to be boots on the ground in Europe, Asia or elsewhere down the road." (vindmanforcongress.com)
  • "When my brother and I blew the whistle on President Trump after he attempted to extort President Zelenskyy in Ukraine into investigating his political rival, we knew we were sacrificing our military career but we knew it was the right thing to do. Preserving Democracy in the face of Authoritarian leadership whether at home or abroad. Whether it’s Donald Trump using the office of the presidency for political retaliation or Vladimir Putin’s illegal war that he’s waging in Ukraine, I will always stand for the people and stand for Democracy." (vindmanforcongress.com)
  • "Is unbridled social media (@Twitter) inherently dangerous to democracy? — A: yes; Therefore it must be regulated (?as a dangerous industry?). See: Fairness doctrine." (x.com)

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