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David Putman's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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David Putman 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.

  • "After those 7 days, I take the position that the child has a right to life and that the mother and the medical profession have the absolute responsibility and legal obligation to take all medically appropriate steps to bring the child to a safe birth." (www.davidjputmanforcongress.com)
  • "My intellect tells me that the all-knowing God that I believe in would not put a soul into a small set of cells until it at least settled into the womb where it has a chance of survival. So I take the position that during the first 7 days after intercourse there exists a period of uncertainty as to the existence of a life and that medical steps to remove the uncertainty should be allowed." (www.davidjputmanforcongress.com)
  • "I am proposing a very significant reform of the entire system which will provide a large stimulus to our total economy that will require all individuals and families to pay a fair share based on the benefits they receive from our economic system." (votesmart.org)
  • "The current inheritance tax system has been proven to be destructive to the continuation of the productive power of family owned businesses and farms while allowing others to hoard wealth in non-productive items of property." (votesmart.org)
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  • "A stronger and tighter system of tracking immigration issues will also significantly increase the risk and reduce the incentives of trying to benefit from an illegal presence in the country." (www.davidjputmanforcongress.com)
  • "Even with the full implementation of the programs laid out above, improving the security of our borders is critical." (www.davidjputmanforcongress.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
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