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Chris Putnam's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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Chris Putnam has failed to provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2020 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 2020.

  • "It's unfortunate how extreme the Dems have become. Any indication of being pro-life could get you expelled from the party because of their agenda of unlimited & unregulated abortions. We must continue to stand for life." (twitter.com)
  • "This is great news, and reaffirms the importance of our continued fight for pro-life policies at every level of government." (twitter.com)
  • "Conservative policies like reigning in regulations & tax cuts are benefiting everyone. In Sept., we added 136K new jobs & reached the lowest unemployment rate since 1969! In Congress, I'll stand with @POTUS to continue to move our economy forward." (twitter.com)
  • "I will also be a diligent fiscal conservative and fight to lower taxes and curb excessive government spending." (www.putnamfortexas.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
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  • "Can't say I'm shocked. It's really quite simple: when you raise taxes on job creators, there is suddenly less money to employ people. Maybe if we had more business people like @realDonaldTrump in Congress, this wouldn't be so hard." (twitter.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.
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
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  • "In Congress, I will stand with President Trump to finish the wall and strengthen our national defense." (twitter.com)
  • "Rep. Granger claims that building a wall will hurt our relationship with Mexico - and she’s voted for amnesty plans that protect illegal immigrants before hardworking Americans. While she’s worried about hurting another country’s feelings, I’m worried about making our country safe and secure." (www.putnamfortexas.com)
  • "Rep. Granger claims that building a wall will hurt our relationship with Mexico - and she’s voted for amnesty plans that protect illegal immigrants before hardworking Americans. While she’s worried about hurting another country’s feelings, I’m worried about making our country safe and secure." (www.putnamfortexas.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.
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.

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