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Bruce Poliquin's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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Bruce Poliquin did not provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2022 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart and voters like you.

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Issue Positions

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  • "Growing up in a traditional Catholic family and being a single father, I understand how fragile and precious life can be. I don't believe requiring taxpayers to fund abortions reflects the values of our Second District families. Additionally, doing so would be in contrast to the moral conscience and religious beliefs of many taxpayers." (votesmart.org)
  • Rated 87% by National Right to Life Committee. (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 36 "Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act." (votesmart.org)
  • Rated 13% by Alliance for Retired Americans. (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "We need to compassionately help those adults who are capable of working but find themselves trapped and dependent on government programs," said Congressman Poliquin. "It's important that different states, each with their own unique challenges and conditions, have the flexibility to manage the federal welfare programs they are responsible for implementing. Maine has had great success in reforming welfare and it was possible because we had the flexibility in regulations that allowed for important changes. I'm hopeful these critical reforms will give more opportunity to Mainers so they can be successful and independent." (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "It's critical we help those who are capable of working and who are stuck in welfare learn the skills they need to be successful," said Congressman Poliquin. "With the lowest Maine unemployment in decades, and an expanding American economy that is hiring more and more workers, it's the right time for work-capable adults to become independent and access the opportunities to be successful. I'm pleased my Maine-based welfare reforms were approved in the House." (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "Lots of our fellow Americans might not realize that DFAS has an incredibly important function to cut the payroll checks for our men and women in uniform, and also they pay the vendors, suppliers, and contractors that keep our military operating; 122 million transactions last year." (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Rated 95% by Center for Security Policy. (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 5515 "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019." (votesmart.org)
  • "If you put lipstick on a pig, it's still a pig. Biden and his allies are pitching a $2+ trillion Green New Deal spending boondoggle claiming it’s an infrastructure package. It’s not. It's all borrowed money and very little of it would actually be used to fix real infrastructure." (twitter.com)
  • "Spending and debt is out of control. Extreme, liberal Democrats are in charge because the Democrats in Washington allow them to be in charge. They see no end to the zeros they will spend, putting our kids and grandkids further into debt." (poliquinforcongress.com)
  • "Their agenda includes defunding police, eliminating voter ID, open borders, confiscating firearms, ending fossil fuels, uncontrolled government spending and tax hikes." (twitter.com)
  • "If you put lipstick on a pig, it's still a pig. Biden and his allies are pitching a $2+ trillion Green New Deal spending boondoggle claiming it’s an infrastructure package. It’s not. It's all borrowed money and very little of it would actually be used to fix real infrastructure." (twitter.com)
  • "US House to approve $1.9 trillion democrat wishlist disguised as covid relief today, including checks for illegal immigrants, $15/hr minimum wage, fed funding for abortions, bailout of pre-covid fiscally irresponsible states like Cali & NY. Real relief isn't any of these things!" (twitter.com)
  • "BREAKING: Jared Golden Votes for Inflation Reduction Act. Today, Jared Golden voted to raise taxes on working Mainers while they continue to struggle under a recession, 8.5% inflation, high gas prices, and almost $5.00 home heating oil prices. A moderate would not do this." (twitter.com)
  • "Two straight quarters of negative GDP... a very strong indicator of recession. At the same time so-called moderate Democrats are pushing more spending, which drives up inflation. We need a change. We need to go back to what works. We need more Maine common sense in Washington." (twitter.com)
  • "Jared Golden has refused to fight against Biden using Mainer’s money to pay off student loans. Since Jared was in Augusta he has voted for more taxes and spending. Are you ok with Jared using your money to pay for other people's loans?" (twitter.com)
  • "Common sense Americans agree: make it easy to vote, but hard to cheat. The best way to protect our elections is w/ voter ID, a policy 80% of Americans support according to Gallup. Unfortunately, Maine's Reps. Pingree & Golden voted to undermine voter ID by supporting #HR1." (twitter.com)
  • Rated 0% by Common Cause (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "The Democrat Party in Washington & Augusta is controlled by radicals like Rep. Omar. Their agenda includes defunding police, eliminating voter ID, open borders, confiscating firearms, ending fossil fuels, uncontrolled government spending and tax hikes." (twitter.com)
  • "Explore ways to import cheap, clean, renewable power from Canada. Aggressively support development of alternate energy sources." (votesmart.org)
  • Rated 80% by American Energy Alliance. (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "Today, commercial wind, solar, tide, current, and geothermal technologies contribute a small amount of our energy needs. However, our state government should do everything possible to support their continued development." (votesmart.org)
  • Voted against HR 1119 "SENSE Act." (votesmart.org)
  • "We should all be proud of the decades of hard work to restore many of our natural assets. We cannot go backwards in the protection of our environment." (votesmart.org)
  • "While I have voted repeatedly to protect Maine's environment, by opposing oil drilling off of Maine's coast, supporting the federal government's study of climate change, and strongly opposing cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), a Carbon Tax is an extreme policy that would be devastating to Maine and America's economy and I oppose it." (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "Over the years, our forefathers, service members and many others have fought to defend our freedoms, including our right to keep and bear arms. As your representative, I will continue their fight and always support and uphold our Constitution." (votesmart.org)
  • Rated 92% by National Rifle Association (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 38 "Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017." (votesmart.org)
  • "We have a Democrat party in power in Washington who wants to restrict and in some cases end our 2nd Amendment Rights." (poliquinforcongress.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "Joe Biden and his extreme majority in Congress have kept our border with Mexico wide open for almost two years. Approximately 3.4 million illegals have been stopped and most allowed to remain in our country. Another 900,000 evaded Border Patrol Agents." (twitter.com)
  • Rated 75% by NumbersUSA (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "When Maine voters send me back to Congress, I’ll work with the new American Majority to secure our southwest border, enforce immigration laws and stop the flow of deadly fentanyl killing our kids." (twitter.com)
  • "An important step in ensuring the enforcement of federal immigration law. Lawless jurisdictions that support extreme immigration policies will have federal funds withheld from them." (twitter.com)
  • "As a proud Franco-American, I believe legal immigration is good for America, as we are truly a Nation of immigrants," said Congressman Poliquin. "However, America is also a Nation of laws, which exist to protect our local towns and communities. When these laws are ignored, it endangers our communities, puts our men and women in law enforcement at risk, and is unfair to all those who legally immigrate to our country each year. Our laws must be enforced and those who break them must be held to account." (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 3003 "No Sanctuary for Criminals Act." (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 3004 "Kate's Law." (votesmart.org)
  • "An important step in ensuring the enforcement of federal immigration law. Lawless jurisdictions that support extreme immigration policies will have federal funds withheld from them." (twitter.com)
  • Voted in favor of HR 3003 "No Sanctuary for Criminals Act." (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 3004 "Kate's Law." (votesmart.org)
  • "Pleased to hear Pres Biden’s push to ratchet up sanctions on Putin to end his unprovoked military invasion of peaceful Ukraine. Unfortunately, sanctions would have been more effective BEFORE the invasion began. Aggressors like Putin are encouraged by indecisive, weak leaders." (twitter.com)
  • "Russian President Vladimir Putin’s unprovoked decision to invade neighboring Ukraine, a peaceful European democracy, is outrageous and a dangerous turn for the entire world. I join others in strongly condemning it" (twitter.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "Millions of Americans voted for Donald Trump because they approved of the economy, low taxes, and were concerned about inflation. Now, Joe Biden has decided that those people are "semi-fascist." Really? The President campaigned on unity and bringing the country together in 2020." (twitter.com)
  • Rated 78% by National Tax Limitation Committee (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of H.R. 1 "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act" (votesmart.org)
  • "I've expressed my strong concern that a trade deal like the TPP could harm Maine, especially our job creators like our mills and New Balance, which employs hundreds of Mainers at multiple locations around our State," said Congressman Poliquin. "I don't care if this is being proposed by a President Obama, as he did during his term, or now potentially by a President Trump. I will continue to study any agreement to ensure that Maine jobs, our workers, and our families are not harmed. I will oppose any foreign trade deal which, on balance, harms Maine workers." (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "Maine's lobster industry is an irreplaceable piece of our state's economy that supports thousands of jobs and entire coastal communities. Just two weeks ago, the Maine delegation heard directly from our state's lobster industry about the economic hardship a trade war with China would cause them. We will be outlining our concerns with the USTR about how these new tariffs will jeopardize this industry." (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Rated 100% by Public Citizen. (justfacts.votesmart.org)

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