Voters in Rhode Island will have one more chance to cast their ballots on Primary Election this upcoming Tuesday.
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FUNG IS BAD FOR RHODE ISLAND WORKERS
Fung Opposed the Affordable Care Act which helped 75,000 Rhode Islanders get health insurance, and protects Rhode Islanders with pre-existing conditions from losing their health coverage if they get sick. [WPRI, Newsmakers, 4/11/2014]
Fung’s first vote will be for Kevin McCarthy who is determined to privatize Social Security and cut Medicare.[WPRI Newsmakers Interview 7/8/22]
Fung Opposed Raising Wages for Workers Consistently
Opposed raising state minimum wage from $8 to $9 [Projo, 6/14/2014]
Opposed raising state minimum wage to $10.10 [Projo, 10/17/2014]
Opposed raising the minimum wage for City of Cranston employees to $12 an hour. Most of those who would have seen higher wages were public library employees. [Projo, 4/6/2016]
Fung supported union busting “right to work” laws, which make it more difficult for workers to join a union. [Projo, 9/4/14]
FUNG IS A TRUMP REPUBLICAN
Fung Voted for Donald Trump, twice.
Fung told the Boston Globe he will not distance himself from Trump [Boston Globe 5/5/22]
Fung Attended Donald Trump’s inauguration and proudly wore a Trump hat.
Backed by Trump-loyalist Kevin McCarthy. [ WPRI 08/06/22]
Attended two secret fundraisers with Trump loyalist Kevin McCarthy. [ WPRI 8/17/22]
Endorsed by top Trump Republican Elise Stefanik. [ Daily Caller, 04/29/22]
Admitted he would vote for Kevin McCarthy and his republican leadership, even as they enable Trump during the current Jan 6 hearings [WPRI Newsmakers, 7/8/22]
FUNG OPPOSES A WOMAN’S RIGHT TO CHOOSE
Fung was endorsed by RI Right to Life, a group that wants to make abortion illegal. [Projo, 9/25/2014]
Fung opposed making Roe v Wade the law in RI [APNews, 10/16/18]
Fung said he did not support the Reproductive Privacy Act that Rhode Island passed in 2019. [Boston Globe, 5/03/22]
Fung just recently called abortion a “state’s rights” issue, a policy which allows states to ban abortion even in the case of rape, incest, or to save the life of the mother. [Boston Globe, 5/3/22]
Fung Opposed Marriage Equality for same-sex couples. [ABC 6, 3/25/13]
FUNG IS EXTREME ON GUNS
Fung received an A Rating from the National Rifle Association (NRA) and he refused to release the 2013 questionnaire he filled out to get it. [WPRI, 2/26/18]
Fung is still opposed to an assault weapons ban. [8.4.22, opposed to DNC assault weapons ban, 12:45 minute mark]
Fung said he does not support any kind of limitations on assault weapons. He made the statement two weeks after the Parkland school shooting. [Providence Journal, 2/27/18]
Fung opposed Rhode Island’s Red Flag Law which protects victims of domestic violence by allowing a judge to remove firearms from someone with imminent risk of injury to self or others. [WPRI, 2/28/18]