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Jim Jordan's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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On The Ballot: Running, Republican for U.S. House (OH) - District 4

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  • Rated 100% by National Right to Life Committee (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "Stand for Life. Overturn Roe!" (x.com)
  • "The most powerful moment of the #SOTU was when President Trump defended the sanctity of human life." (x.com)
  • Voted in favor of HR 26: "Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act" (votesmart.org)
  • Rated 0% by National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "Joe Biden says Republicans want to take your Social Security and Medicare. That is not true. But the media blames Republicans for calling him out. Ridiculous." (x.com)
  • Rated 3% by Alliance for Retired Americans (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Rated 100% by National Tax Limitation Committee (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "Don’t be fooled. President Biden’s tax hikes and spending plans will kill jobs in Ohio. Period." (x.com)
  • "No new taxes. Ever." (x.com)
  • Voted in favor of HR 1: "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act" (votesmart.org)
  • Rated 100% by National Tax Limitation Committee (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "Don’t be fooled. President Biden’s tax hikes and spending plans will kill jobs in Ohio. Period." (x.com)
  • "No new taxes. Ever." (x.com)
  • Voted in favor of HR 1: "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted against HR 1280 "George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021." (votesmart.org)
  • "Principles Americans know: 1. What happened to George Floyd was terrible and should never happen again. 2. The vast majority of police are good and risk their lives for us daily. 3. Defunding the police is insanity." (x.com)
  • "Wednesday’s events show that supporting law enforcement is needed now more than ever. We must ensure that officers have the tools they need to keep America safe." (x.com)
  • Voted in favor of HR 4365: "Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2024" (votesmart.org)
  • "Fund the police and the military. Defund the teachers' unions and Dr. Fauci." (x.com)
  • "Reduce spending outside of defense" (x.com)
  • Voted against HR 2670: "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024" (votesmart.org)
  • "Congress should #DoWhatWeSaid. We said we'd cut spending... So let's do it." (x.com)
  • "Don’t be fooled. President Biden’s tax hikes and spending plans will kill jobs in Ohio. Period." (x.com)
  • "While you were sleeping, Congress unveiled a $1.7 trillion spending package without any real way to pay for it. Only in The Swamp." (x.com)
  • Voted against HR 5376: "Inflation Reduction Act of 2022" (votesmart.org)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "The Left spent record amounts of your tax dollars and gave us record inflation. Just reminding you." (x.com)
  • Voted against HR 5376: "Inflation Reduction Act of 2022" (votesmart.org)
  • "Inflation isn’t getting better until gas prices go down. And how do you get gas prices down? Drill DOMESTICALLY. Sadly, Joe Biden and the Democrats refuse to." (x.com)
  • "Inflation isn’t going away. Food, gas, and shelter costs are all rising. And Americans have rarely seen things so expensive. Joe Biden’s economy isn’t working." (x.com)
  • "Who will ultimately pay the price of Joe Biden’s student loan handout? The 87% of Americans who don’t have student loans!" (x.com)
  • "Canceling student loan debt is stupid." (x.com)
  • "Why should a machinist in Ohio pay for the student loans of a jobless philosophy major in Los Angeles?" (x.com)
  • "Democrats are ignoring inflation and crime in your neighborhood. Because today they’re working on legislation that gives the federal government power to prohibit states from having voter ID laws." (x.com)
  • Voted against HR 5746: "Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted against HR 4: "John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021" (votesmart.org)
  • "H.R. 4 is a radical and unconstitutional power grab that will politicize commonsense election integrity efforts, and give the Biden Administration veto authority over voter ID laws implemented by states." (x.com)
  • "President Trump is right. Chuck Schumer’s infrastructure "plan" is the beginning of the Green New Deal. No one should support it." (x.com)
  • Rated 0% by League of Conservation Voters (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Voted against HR 4447: "Expanding Access to Sustainable Energy Act of 2019" (votesmart.org)
  • Rated 100% by American Energy Alliance (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "Canceled drilling leases. Canceled pipelines. Limited domestic production. Imposed needless regulations. Discouraged energy investments. Gas prices aren't high because of the war in Ukraine. They're high because of Joe Biden!" (x.com)
  • "Keystone Pipeline. American oil leases. ANWR. There’s no shortage of oil. Only common sense." (x.com)
  • "The Biden Administration is now quietly admitting that canceling the Keystone Pipeline cost THOUSANDS of American jobs." (x.com)
  • Voted against HR 1446: "Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2021" (votesmart.org)
  • "First, they won’t protect your border. Now, they want to take your guns." (x.com)
  • Rated 100% by National Rifle Association (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Voted against HR 8: "Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted against HR 1425: "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Enhancement Act" (votesmart.org)
  • "Today’s Left supports the most radical positions in American history. In 2013, Bernie Sanders’ socialized healthcare bill got ZERO cosponsors. In this Congress, the same bill has SEVENTEEN." (x.com)
  • "Today’s Left wants to take away your private healthcare" (x.com)
  • Voted against HR 6201: "Families First Coronavirus Response Act" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted against HR 6833: "The Affordable Insulin Now Act" (votesmart.org)
  • "Congress should focus on lowering prescription drug prices, NOT on companies' stock prices." (x.com)
  • Voted against HR 3: "Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 5378: "Lower Costs, More Transparency Act" (votesmart.org)
  • Rated 90% by NumbersUSA (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "Border Patrol seized enough fentanyl to kill the entire US population this fiscal year. What aren’t they catching? What’s making it to your community? God Bless these Border Patrol agents for acting while Joe Biden continues to hide." (x.com)
  • "House Republicans passed H.R. 2, the strongest border security bill in history, to prevent illegal immigration and protect Americans. Joe Biden is intentionally allowing the lawlessness and chaos we see at the southern border." (x.com)
  • Voted in favor of HR 2: "Secure the Border Act of 2023" (votesmart.org)
  • Rated 90% by NumbersUSA (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "We need to pass an immigration bill that’s consistent with the mandate of the 2016 election: Secure our borders. Build the wall. End chain migration. End the visa lottery. Stop sanctuary cities. Reform asylum laws." (x.com)
  • "We need to secure the border, build the wall, end chain migration, reform the visa lottery, and stop sanctuary cities. Once we have that, we can talk about DACA. DACA recipients should go through the same process as legal immigrants. They shouldn't get a special pathway." (x.com)
  • Voted against HR 6: "American Dream and Promise Act of 2021" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 6968: "Suspending Energy Imports from Russia Act" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 340: "Hamas International Financing Prevention Act" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 6126: "Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 7108: "Suspending Normal Trade Relations with Russia and Belarus Act" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted against HR 6833: "Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted against HR 5692: "Ukraine Security Assistance and Oversight Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted against HR 7691: "Making emergency supplemental appropriations for assistance for the situation in Ukraine for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes." (votesmart.org)
  • "Big tech’s out to get conservatives. It’s time they face the consequences." (x.com)
  • "Big Tech claims they aren’t biased against Conservatives. So why are they suppressing speech to help the Democrats? Section 230!" (x.com)
  • "Big Tech’s bad. Big Media’s bad. Big Government’s bad. Don’t give them more power. Break them up." (x.com)
  • "If big tech wants to censor conservatives like @SenTomCotton, @RepMattGaetz, and @realDonaldTrump, then they can't expect there will be no consequences." (x.com)

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