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Jack Bergman's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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Jack Bergman did not provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2024 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 2024.

  • "The first inalienable right described in the Declaration of Independence is the right to life, and the job of Congress is to protect our rights - not take them away. That includes the lives of those yet born." (www.bergmanforcongress.com)
  • Rated 100% by National Right to Life Committee (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Voted against HR 8296: "Women's Health Protection Act of 2022" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 26: "Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act" (votesmart.org)
  • "Last night I joined my Michigan colleagues on the House floor to talk about the benefits we're beginning to see, thanks to the #TaxCutsAndJobsAct. Tax reform is working for the people of the 1st District!" (x.com)
  • Rated 83% by National Tax Limitation Committee (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 1: "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act" (votesmart.org)
  • "Last night I joined my Michigan colleagues on the House floor to talk about the benefits we're beginning to see, thanks to the #TaxCutsAndJobsAct. Tax reform is working for the people of the 1st District!" (x.com)
  • Rated 83% by National Tax Limitation Committee (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 1: "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act" (votesmart.org)
  • "Proud to support our law enforcement officers!" (x.com)
  • Voted against HR 1280 "George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021." (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 2670: "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 4350: "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 4365: "Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2024" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 7900: "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023" (votesmart.org)
  • "There’s too much wasteful #spending in Washington. Our #budget calls for serious reforms to get our country back on the right fiscal path." (x.com)
  • "Today I voted against the $1.3 Trillion, 2200 page, Omnibus spending package. I wasn’t sent to Washington to represent the Administration or Party leadership—I was sent to work for the people of the 1st District of Michigan." (x.com)
  • Voted against HR 5376: "Inflation Reduction Act of 2022" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 2811: "Limit, Save, Grow Act" (votesmart.org)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • Voted against HR 5376: "Inflation Reduction Act of 2022" (votesmart.org)
  • "As pro-Hamas students harass Jews on campus, take over buildings, tear down American flags, and riot - @POTUS decides it’s the perfect day to announce that he’s (unconstitutionally) erasing $6 billion of student loan debt. By far the most tone-deaf President in my lifetime." (x.com)
  • Rated 0% by National Education Association (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Voted against HR 1425: "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Enhancement Act" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 1628: "American Health Care Act of 2017" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 6201: "Families First Coronavirus Response Act" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted against HR 3: "Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted against HR 6833: "The Affordable Insulin Now Act" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 5378: "Lower Costs, More Transparency Act" (votesmart.org)
  • "Border security is National Security. We are a welcoming Nation, but we are a Nation of rule of law. While we must continue being generous, we should never allow it for people who intend to do us harm or who violate our immigration laws. It's past time to secure our Southern Border. Congressman Bergman has supported important policies to secure our border and put our Country first. He cosponsored legislation to address the current crisis and some of its root causes, such as H.R.88 - the BUILD WALL Act of 2021, which would use assets seized from Mexican cartels to build further border security infrastructure." (www.bergmanforcongress.com)
  • Rated 79% by NumbersUSA (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 2: "Secure the Border Act of 2023" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 5525: "Continuing Appropriations and Border Security Enhancement Act, 2024" (votesmart.org)
  • "President Biden wants to offer $450,000 AND amnesty to criminal illegal immigrants - while working families will struggle to pay heating bills this winter because of Biden’s bad energy policies. I fought in uniform to protect the American Dream - this President is destroying it" (x.com)
  • Rated 79% by NumbersUSA (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Voted against HR 6: "American Dream and Promise Act of 2021" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 3033: "Solidify Iran Sanctions Act of 2023" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 6015: "Iran Sanctions Accountability Act of 2023" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 8030: "Indo-Pacific Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 8034: "Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted against HR 6833: "Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted against HR 8035: "Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 5692: "Ukraine Security Assistance and Oversight Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of 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)
  • Voted in favor of HR 7520: "Protecting Americans' Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 7521: "Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act" (votesmart.org)

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