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SWING, GARY

Running for US_HOUSE

Green

Policy Positions

Climate(11)

Supports using carbon taxes for true cost pricing and reducing per capita ecological footprint.

"Use carbon taxes to include environmental impacts in true cost pricing of new products."

Supports international climate agreements to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

"Support international climate agreements to reduce greenhouse gas emissions."

Opposes subsidizing nuclear energy.

"Stop subsidizing fossil fuels and nuclear energy."

Supports converting to solar, wind, and small-scale hydroelectric power, along with conservation and energy efficiency.

"Support conservation and energy efficiency. Convert to solar, wind, small-scale hydroelectric power."

Opposes subsidizing fossil fuels, tar sands oil, and shale oil development, and supports ending these practices.

"Stop subsidizing fossil fuels and nuclear energy. No oil from tar sands or shale oil development. Support conservation and energy efficiency."

Opposes nuclear energy as part of a transition to renewable sources.

"Transition away from fossil fuels and nuclear energy to renewable energy sources."

Supports transitioning away from fossil fuels toward renewable energy.

"Transition away from fossil fuels and nuclear energy to renewable energy sources."

Supports transitioning to renewable energy sources.

"Transition away from fossil fuels and nuclear energy to renewable energy sources."

Supports using pollution taxes for true cost pricing and protecting public lands.

"Use pollution taxes to include environmental impacts in true cost pricing. Transition away from fossil fuels and nuclear energy to renewable energy sources. Protect public lands."

Supports creating a steady state economy based on environmental stability with pollution taxes.

"Create a steady state economy based on environmental stability. Use pollution taxes to include environmental impacts in true cost pricing."

Supports developing a steady-state economy based on environmental sustainability and reducing ecological footprint.

"Reduce our per capita ecological footprint and develop a "steady-state" economy based on principles of environmental sustainability."

Economy(4)

Opposes corporate welfare and government subsidies to corporations.

"Oppose corporate welfare."

Supports 'fair trade' policies and international work permits not tied to a specific employer.

"Support "fair trade" policies, freedom of migration, and international work permits that are not tied to a specific employer."

Supports 'fair trade' policies as an alternative to current trade frameworks.

"Support "fair trade" policies and freedom of migration."

No explicit position on small business policy is stated.

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Education(2)

Supports forgiving student loan debt.

"Forgive student loan debt and subsidize higher education."

Supports subsidizing higher education to reduce costs.

"Forgive student loan debt and subsidize higher education."

Healthcare(4)

Supports public funding for sex education, family planning, voluntary birth control, and legal abortion access.

"Support public funding for age appropriate sex education, family planning, and voluntary birth control. Protect the right to safe and legal abortion."

Supports creating a single-payer Medicare for All national health insurance system.

"Create a single payer "Medicare for All" national health insurance system."

Supports Medicare for all as a universal healthcare system.

"Medicare for all."

Supports subsidizing family planning programs at all levels.

"Subsidize family planning programs at all levels. Pass federal legislation to secure abortion rights."

Immigration(5)

Opposes a border wall and supports freedom of migration.

"Support "fair trade" policies, freedom of migration, and international work permits that are not tied to a specific employer. No border wall."

Supports abolishing ICE, the agency responsible for immigration enforcement and deportations.

"Abolish ICE."

Opposes a border wall and supports freedom of migration.

"Support "fair trade" policies and freedom of migration. No border wall."

Supports abolishing ICE, opposing current deportation enforcement structures.

"Abolish ICE."

Supports freedom of migration and international work permits not tied to a specific employer.

"Support "fair trade" policies, freedom of migration, and international work permits that are not tied to a specific employer."

Social Issues(3)

Supports equal rights regardless of gender or sexual orientation.

"Support equal rights regardless of gender or sexual orientation."

Supports protecting the right to safe and legal abortion.

"Protect the right to safe and legal abortion."

Supports federal legislation to secure abortion rights and subsidizing family planning programs.

"Subsidize family planning programs at all levels. Pass federal legislation to secure abortion rights."