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Tom Atkinson's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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Tom Atkinson 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 am 100% pro-life and believe that we must protect the lives of the innocent, including those who cannot speak for themselves." (votesmart.org)
  • "I will fight to defund Planned Parenthood." (votesmart.org)
  • "Thankfully Oklahoma has taken this important step to better protect the precious lives of the unborn. In Congress I will fight to defund Planned Parenthood and end their immoral practices nationwide. I hope you will join me in that fight." (www.facebook.com)
  • "I am against raising taxes and I have put that promise in writing and did so at a press conference this morning. I believe that hard earned money belongs in the pockets of those who work for it, not in federal slush funds. Congressman Bridenstine should explain to the people of Oklahoma why he won't make this same promise." (www.facebook.com)
  • "The US has the most complex tax system in the world. The code needs to be simplified and rates must be lowered. " (votesmart.org)
  • Tulsa World "Congressional candidate Tom Atkinson signs anti-tax pledge." (www.tulsaworld.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "A child born today owes $60,000 for their share of the national debt. This out of control spending has to stop with Congress. I'll refuse a Congressional pay raise and pension and I'll propose an amendment to balance the budget." (www.facebook.com)
  • "I am against raising taxes and I have put that promise in writing and did so at a press conference this morning. I believe that hard earned money belongs in the pockets of those who work for it, not in federal slush funds. Congressman Bridenstine should explain to the people of Oklahoma why he won't make this same promise." (www.facebook.com)
  • Tulsa World "Congressional candidate Tom Atkinson signs anti-tax pledge." (www.tulsaworld.com)
  • "As a Congressman, I will fight to get the federal government out of our classrooms and empower the state and local school boards." (votesmart.org)
  • "Most importantly, I will steadfastly oppose Common Core and will work to protect Oklahoma's schools from harmful federal intrusion by Washington politicians." (votesmart.org)
  • 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.
  • Rated 86% by the National Rifles Association (votesmart.org)
  • "As an Air Force Veteran and a Lifetime Member of the NRA, I believe our Second Amendment rights are an absolute guaranteed by the Constitution. I will oppose any and all efforts to restrict the rights of the people to keep and bear arms. Period." (votesmart.org)
  • "The right of individual Americans to keep and bear arms is an absolute guaranteed by the constitution. Hillary Clinton’s campaign for the presidency constitutes a sobering threat to this sacred freedom. We cannot surrender our constitutional rights to an anti-gun ideologue and her activist allies in the judicial branch. " (www.facebook.com)
  • "Once elected I will bring people together to repeal every job-killing and freedom-restricting word of Obamacare and replace it with conservative free-market policies such as allowing insurance to be purchased across state lines and expanding access to Health Savings Accounts." (votesmart.org)
  • "Our borders are wide open. Securing our physical border is the first priority." (votesmart.org)
  • "We have to take a wrecking ball to the maze we call ICE and start over with smart, technological solutions to ensure an orderly flow of legal immigrants and stop illegal immigrants from coming into the country and staying." (votesmart.org)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "Radical Islamic terrorists like ISIS must be fought both militarily and economically. We must use every tool at our disposal to protect our citizens." (votesmart.org)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.

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