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Douglas Haggard's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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Douglas Haggard 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.

  • "Douglas Haggard is against "Medicare for All" and opposes providing free National Health Care Programs for Illegal Immigrants as proposed by most National Democrats." (douglashaggardforcongress.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "Douglas Haggard proposes that every Department of the Federal Government that remains after "The Abolishment" should cut 5% of its actual Budget in Year One and 1% each year thereafter for 10 years. (And this means the actual Budget and not just the "Growth of the Budget" that some clever people argue is a "Cut" when the Budget is not increased each year by some factor.) The Department of Defense and Homeland Security would be exempt from this downsizing requirement." (douglashaggardforcongress.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.
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "Douglas Haggard is a firm supporter our Right to Keep and Bear Arms under the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. As a Lifetime Member of the NRA, he has constantly and consistently supported our firearm rights against encroachment by Federal, State and Local Governments." (douglashaggardforcongress.com)
  • "Douglas Haggard opposes so called "Red Flag Laws" because of Unintended Consequences, Lack of Effectiveness and Abuse." (douglashaggardforcongress.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "Douglas Haggard supports continuing to create a strong and permanent barrier along our Southern Border as recommended by our Border Patrol to prevent illegal immigration at the Border, Human Trafficking and the transport of drugs." (douglashaggardforcongress.com)
  • "Because illegal immigration adversely impacts lower wage earners and the Latino and Black neighborhoods, it must be stopped and Deportation Hearings must be expedited. Illegal immigration should continue to be a criminal act." (douglashaggardforcongress.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.
  • "Targeted Tariffs – Return Lost Manufacturing and Jobs" (douglashaggardforcongress.com)
  • "Targeted Tariffs should be used to bring manufacturing back Onshore and to recoup lost jobs. Cries that Tariffs will start a so-called "Trade War" ignore the fact that other countries already severely restrict our access to their markets and, therefore, we are already in a struggle with them." (douglashaggardforcongress.com)

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