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Dave Camp's Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Defense

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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.

100%
2011-2012
100%
2009-2010
96%
2007-2008
89%
2005-2006
72%
1998-2002
60%
1997
64%
1996
0%
2011-2012
33%
2009-2010
0%
2007-2008
21%
2007
23%
2005
27%
2003-2004
0%
2001-2002
29%
1999-2000
96%
2001-2010
96%
2001-2010
11%
2012
11%
2012
17%
2011
17%
2011
29%
2010
29%
2010
15%
2009
15%
2009
0%
2008
0%
2008
18%
2007
18%
2007
14%
2006
14%
2006
33%
2005
33%
2005
0%
2004
0%
2004
11%
2003
11%
2003
0%
2002
0%
2002
0%
2001
0%
2001
20%
2000
20%
2000
27%
1999
27%
1999
25%
1998
25%
1998
50%
1997
50%
1997
10%
1996
10%
1996
33%
1995
33%
1995
17%
2007
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