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Jim Lawrence's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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Jim Lawrence has refused to provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2016 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart and voters like you.

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Issue Positions

For Presidential and Congressional candidates who refuse to provide voters with their positions, Vote Smart has researched their public records to determine their likely responses. These issue positions are from 2016.

  • "I believe that life begins at conception and am strongly pro-life. We all have a role in protecting life, promoting adoption and pre-natal services, and providing support for those who need our help." (jimfornh.com)
  • "I support a simplified and fair flat tax." (jimfornh.com)
  • "I support a combination approach that is tough on criminal drug traffickers but also recognizes that good families across the state are struggling with this problem. We must improve treatment programs and explore solutions that bring addicted individuals back from the brink and back into society." (www.wmur.com)
  • "We must cut spending, eliminate waste, and reduce the size and reach of the federal government." (jimfornh.com)
  • "And jobs are created when taxes are low, government gets out of the way, and entrepreneurs are able to invest in creating or expanding businesses. We must cut regulation and red tape, reduce taxes on job-creators, and eliminate government waste and overreach." (jimfornh.com)
  • "Every year we cede more power – and more tax money – to the federal Department of Education in Washington. We must reclaim our power, through local school boards, to educate our children. That includes giving parents choice of public, private, and home schools." (jimfornh.com)
  • "Top down Federal Government programs do not work. Our education system is built on the premise that locally controlled and run schools service the community better. I will empower the best advocates for our children to make education decisions; their parents." (votesmart.org)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "We can not allow wind power to destroy our most treasured landscape. New Hampshire is a wonder of natural beauty visited by millions from all over the world. I will defend our vital tourist industry by not allowing wind turbine projects to destroy our state's beauty." (votesmart.org)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • Rated 93% by National Rifle Association (votesmart.org)
  • "As a strong supporter of the 2nd Amendment, I believe that the right to bear arms must never be infringed. Our founders understood that the 2nd Amendment isn’t just about hunting or home protection. It is the foundation of a free nation." (jimfornh.com)
  • "I have a 6 year voting record of supporting the right to bear arms for American Citizens. I will continue to fight for this critical constitutional right. I am the only candidate who has a lifetime membership to the NRA and an A+ rating from the Gun Owners of New Hampshire." (votesmart.org)
  • "I support replacing Obamacare with a system that allows for lower costs and more patient choice." (jimfornh.com)
  • "Obamacare has robbed many New Hampshire residents of their choices for doctors and hospitals. Now there are whole counties in New Hampshire without covered hospitals or healthcare providers. It has not only put Washington bureaucrats between patients and their doctors but has increased insurance costs. The citizens of New Hampshire deserve better. I will fight to restore our options for healthcare and support common sense policy that will introduce savings and quality through competition." (votesmart.org)
  • "If you enter the US illegally, you should never get to stay." (votesmart.org)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "We need to work closely with allied intelligence to root out ISIS, and continue to pursue opportunities to take the fight to our enemies before they can reach us in our cities." (www.wmur.com)
  • "It is now time to first and foremost fence this funding so that it cannot be spent on other items. We must then make the tough decisions to make Social Security solvent so that future generations can receive the benefits owed without the spectra of crippling tax increases." (www.wmur.com)

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