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Howard Klausner's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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Official Position: Candidate addressed this issue directly by taking the Political Courage Test.
Inferred Position: Candidate refused to address this issue, but Vote Smart inferred this issue based on the candidate's public record, including statements, voting record, and special interest group endorsements.
Unknown Position: Candidate refused to address this issue, or we could not infer an answer for this candidate despite exhaustive research of their public record.
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Howard Klausner 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.

  • Would you sign or have you during this campaign signed a pledge to not raise taxes? "No" (thevoterguide.mlive.com)
  • 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.
  • "I don't want to see any person in my district or the country face financial difficulties. The best thing that I can do as a Congressman, would be to help lower the corporate and general tax rates." (votersguide.michigan.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "The US needs to open the market to all forms of energy. Robust competition will only serve to help keep energy costs low." (onyourballot.vote411.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.
  • "Rising health care costs have continued to place a strain on families. Since the introduction of the ACA, health insurance premiums have increased substantially. With the ACA came increases in federal regulations that have further strained hospital budgets." (votersguide.michigan.com)
  • "The deportation of people here illegally, should be done on a case by case situation where possible." (votersguide.michigan.com)
  • "We must make sure that our immigration policy is overhauled to ensure that we have people that can be fully integrated into the United States and be fully functioning members of our great country." (onyourballot.vote411.org)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "ISIS and Iran. We cannot pretend that they don’t exist and that they are the root cause of much of the world's turmoil." (thevoterguide.mlive.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.

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