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Steve Chabot's Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Government Operations

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With rare exceptions, Vote Smart displays interest group ratings as a 0-100 percentage. While many interest groups use percentages as ratings to begin with, please note that Vote Smart has translated some ratings to a percentage from a different rating system for consistency and ease in understanding. Please visit the group's website, email us at ratings@votesmart.org or call our Voter Information Hotline at 1-888-VOTESMART for more specific information.

0%
2019-2020
0%
2019-2020
0%
2017-2018
0%
2017-2018
0%
2016
0%
2016
100%
2022
100%
2020
100%
2019
98%
2018
99%
2017
97%
2016
96%
2015
99%
2014
99%
2013
98%
2011
97%
2008
90%
2008
97%
2007
85%
2005-2006
85%
2005
98%
2004
95%
2003
100%
2002
100%
2001
100%
2000
100%
1999
100%
1998
100%
1997
97%
1996
95%
1995
0%
2021
20%
2020
75%
2018
56%
2017
100%
2016
55%
2015
67%
2014
62%
2013
57%
2012
67%
2011
87%
2021
87%
2021
69%
2020
69%
2020
73%
2018
73%
2018
91%
2017
91%
2017
84%
2016
84%
2016
86%
2015
86%
2015
95%
2014
95%
2014
81%
2013
81%
2013
90%
2012
90%
2012
92%
2011
92%
2011
79%
2008
79%
2008
85%
2007
85%
2007
100%
2006
100%
2006
76%
2005
76%
2005
91%
2003-2004
91%
2003-2004
95%
2001-2002
95%
2001-2002
59%
2014
59%
2014
28%
2019-2020
28%
2019-2020
34%
2019
34%
2019
49%
2017-2018
49%
2017-2018
47%
2015-2016
47%
2015-2016
45%
2015
45%
2015
53%
2013-2014
53%
2013-2014
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