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Ryan Derks' Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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Ryan Derks 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.

  • "Firstly, the Supreme Court has already decided this issue with Roe v Wade. My personal opinion is that abortion is wrong, no doubt. It is not something you would encourage someone you love to have. However, I don’t think the issue is as simple as "zero tolerance for abortion" or the opposite. The technology is here and never going away even with a ban. I support President Trump’s stance: No abortion unless in case of rape, incest, or mortality." (ryanderks.com)
  • "Eliminate or lower all taxes possible such as Federal income tax, Federal payroll tax, the death tax. Did you know that the Federal government couldn’t tax the citizens until 1913 with the 16th Amendment? Do you know how they paid for federal expenses before 1913?" (ryanderks.com)
  • "My name is Ryan Derks and I'm running for US Congress. I want to bring back lower taxes, less Administrative State, more Term Limits, less illegal immigration, more school choice, less endless overseas wars, and much more." (www.facebook.com)
  • "You don’t need a raise – you need a government with a balanced budget, low debt, low spending, and low Federal taxes. This single issue, in my opinion, is stealing our wealth and freedom more than anything else. In the free market of the past, a business would succeed and fail on its own merit. Now, we have bailouts and subsidies to keep all large companies afloat with consequences to the value of the US Dollar or American citizen be damned. " (ryanderks.com)
  • "*SERIOUS* What is your idea on how to cut back Entitlement Spending? It's called the "3rd Rail" of politics because anyone who touches them will be voted out but we all know Medicare/Medicaid/Social Security/etc need an overhaul. I have my own ideas but I want to hear YOUR ideas!" (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.
  • "The final result is taxpayer dollars being sent around the world to protect the borders of other countries while ignoring our own border security needs." (www.facebook.com)
  • "It's time to 100% end the wars overseas and bring the troops home. I support the troops so much that I want to see them back home - Defending the USA. I believe we need a strong DEFENSE. The $8 Trillion spent has got us nothing but bad relations with the locals in these countries." (twitter.com)
  • "You don’t need a raise – you need a government with a balanced budget, low debt, low spending, and low Federal taxes. This single issue, in my opinion, is stealing our wealth and freedom more than anything else. In the free market of the past, a business would succeed and fail on its own merit. Now, we have bailouts and subsidies to keep all large companies afloat with consequences to the value of the US Dollar or American citizen be damned. " (ryanderks.com)
  • "Given that 2020 has been one "once in a lifetime" event after another, you wouldn’t be faulted for not noticing how unbelievably out of control our national budget and balance sheet has become. It’s never a sexy conversation but we have to balance the budget and cut spending." (twitter.com)
  • "My name is Ryan Derks and I'm running for US Congress. I want to bring back lower taxes, less Administrative State, more Term Limits, less illegal immigration, more school choice, less endless overseas wars, and much more." (www.facebook.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "I want to abolish the unconstitutional and wasteful Department of Education and return its functions to the states resulting in 50 different State level Department of Educations experimenting on how to best education our nation’s youth rather than one office in DC sending demands nationwide." (ryanderks.com)
  • "Legislation like No Child Left Behind and Common Core are failing our students. Many of today’s youth are losing interest in high school, which means lower educated American populace." (ryanderks.com)
  • "Paying more taxes to the government won’t change the weather" (twitter.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • ""…the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." End of story." (ryanderks.com)
  • "Anyone who watched closely in 2010 knew that the Affordable Care Act was sold to Americans as a way to make health insurance affordable NOT reduce healthcare costs. The entire bill was written by insurance companies then voted on with Nancy Pelosi proudly shouting, "We have to pass the bill to find out what’s in it!" The ACA then made health insurance prices skyrocket and fined anyone who didn’t have health insurance while doing nothing to address the costs of actual healthcare. Since then, the price of healthcare and health insurance has increased for everyone." (ryanderks.com)
  • "I will fight to: Totally repeal the unconstitutional ACA (Obamacare). No "repeal and replace"." (ryanderks.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "AMAZING! Border crossings have dropped to almost 0 since the Coronavirus outbreak. Addition by subtraction? Either way, finish building the wall!" (twitter.com)
  • "This is a great idea. Take El Chapo's money to build the wall. He made gross amounts of dolllars at the cost of American lives and safety." (twitter.com)
  • "We must:Fund and finish President Trump’s wall. This was a non-issue before President Trump endorsed it. Even Obama once joking suggested adding "a moat with alligators" to the wall." (ryanderks.com)
  • "A few days ago Trump admin fought and won for the ability of US to deny federal money for "Sanctuary Cities", meaning cities that are not cooperating with Immigration Officials. Now these two developments. Trump is getting serious about immigration" (www.facebook.com)
  • "Amnesty has been tried multiple times in the past and has not set up those for success like it has claimed. It only gives hope to more individuals to try to immigrate to our country illegally and protest for their own amnesty. To those who are currently here, and with a clean record, I would support a program to give them a special application where they return to their country and apply legally." (ryanderks.com)
  • "Birthright Citizenship is totally abused in the US. Anchor babies are very well known but type into Google "birth tourism in the US" and you’ll see where people from across the world are planning their trip to the US at the same time as their pregnancy just to have their baby in the US and get the attached benefits." (ryanderks.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "That's why I will fight for: Bringing as many troops home and closing down unnecessary military bases globally." (ryanderks.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.

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