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Betty McCollum's Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Business and Consumers

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Vote Smart displays all known interest group ratings for each candidate and official, regardless of issue or bias.

Keep in mind that ratings done by special interest groups often do not represent a non-partisan stance. In addition, some groups select votes that tend to favor members of one political party over another, rather than choosing votes based solely on issue concerns. Nevertheless, they can be invaluable in showing where an incumbent has stood on a series of votes in the past one or two years, especially when ratings by groups on all sides of an issue are compared. Website links, if available, and descriptions of the organizations offering performance evaluations are accessible by clicking on the name of the group.

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.

7%
2015-2016
16%
2013-2014
0%
2011-2012
50%
2007-2008
16%
2005-2006
8%
2003-2004
100
2007
75%
2007
75%
2007
0%
2006
0%
2006
0%
2009
8%
2003
8%
2003
20%
2012-2013
11%
2017-2018
24%
2015-2016
20%
2015
9%
2013-2014
16%
2012
16%
2011-2012
29%
2009-2010
25%
2007-2008
4%
2005-2006
5%
2003-2004
5%
2001-2002
33%
2019-2020
10%
2005-2006
0%
2003-2004
50%
2021-2022
40%
2019-2020
13%
2017-2018
20%
2015-2016
17%
2013-2014
50%
2013-2014
0%
2013-2014
0%
2013-2014
100%
2013-2014
0%
2011-2012
0%
2011
0%
2009-2010
40%
2007-2008
25%
2005-2006
23%
2003-2004
23%
2003
100%
2019-2020
100%
2010
100%
2010
81%
2017-2018
81%
2017-2018
81%
2015-2016
81%
2015-2016
90%
2013-2014
90%
2013-2014
88%
2005-2006
88%
2005-2006
92%
2003-2004
92%
2003-2004
100%
2003
100%
2003
91%
2001-2002
91%
2001-2002
64%
2003-2004
56%
2020
39%
2019
54%
2019
67%
2018
38%
2018
43%
2017
36%
2017
57%
2016
36%
2016
34%
2015
40%
2015
43%
2014
34%
2014
33%
2013
31%
2013
33%
2012
25%
2012
20%
2011
13%
2010
35%
2010
33%
2009
38%
2008
56%
2008
58%
2007
33%
2006
33%
2005
24%
2004
24%
2003
40%
2002
39%
2001
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