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Wants to reduce the cost of raising children by expanding the child tax credit and making necessities like diapers and formula tax-deductible.

Supports expanding the child tax credit and making necessities like diapers and formula tax-deductible.

Believes federal government needs to reduce spending.

- Supports expanding the child tax credit and making necessities like diapers and formula tax-deductible.
- Believes federal government needs to reduce spending.

Economy

Opposes rebuilding the Interstate 5 bridge between Washington and Oregon, believes the existing bridge should be retrofitted and a different new bridge should be built.

- Opposes rebuilding the Interstate 5 bridge between Washington and Oregon, believes the existing bridge should be retrofitted and a different new bridge should be built.

Energy & the Environment

Opposes federal legislation on abortion and believes it is a state issue.

- Opposes federal legislation on abortion and believes it is a state issue.

Healthcare

As of October 7, 2024, Joe Kent’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Public Safety

Opposes letting transgender women compete in women's athletics.

- Opposes letting transgender women compete in women's athletics.

Education

Opposes continued foreign aid to Ukraine.

Supports reducing undocumented immigration.

Opposes a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants living in America.

- Opposes continued foreign aid to Ukraine.
- Supports reducing undocumented immigration.
- Opposes a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants living in America.

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Supports higher wages and a well-trained workforce to stabilize consumer prices and increase the labor force.

Supports increasing access to apprenticeships and technical training while reducing the number of jobs requiring expensive college degrees.

Wants to increase access to apprenticeships and technical job training.

Opposes the merging of major grocery store chains.

Aims to bring back and expand the Child Tax Credit.

Believes in making the application process for small business loans more efficient.

- Supports increasing wages. 
- Wants to increase access to apprenticeships and technical job training.
- Opposes the merging of major grocery store chains.
- Aims to bring back and expand the Child Tax Credit.
- Believes in making the application process for small business loans more efficient.

Believes climate change is real and man-made, and that it disproportionately affects the working class.

Supports policies that address climate change. 

Believes in investing more funds into infrastructure improvements, such as bridge replacements.

- Supports policies that address climate change. 
- Believes in investing more funds into infrastructure improvements, such as bridge replacements.

Supports abortion access and opposes a national abortion ban.

As of October 7, 2024, Marie Gluesenkamp Perez’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Plans to increase funding for public safety officers, such as police and firefighters.

Supports fighting the drug crisis through strengthening border security, making punishments harsher for drug possession and sales, and expanding drug treatment and job programs.

- Plans to increase funding for public safety officers, such as police and firefighters.
- Supports fighting the drug crisis through strengthening border security, making punishments harsher for drug possession and sales, and expanding drug treatment and job programs.

Supports allowing Pell Grants to apply to job training, not just college degrees.

Believes in allowing Pell Grants to apply to job training, not just college degrees.

- Believes in allowing Pell Grants to apply to job training, not just college degrees.

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