Garrett Barton's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Issue Positions
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- "Believes that life begins at conception. The unborn is a living human being, separate from its mother, with its own human rights. Abortion takes an innocent life." (bartonforcongress.com)
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- "H.R. 1, the For the People Act, passed by the U.S. House of Representatives would request public funding for political campaigns and weaken South Carolinaâs election law that requires a voter ID." (bartonforcongress.com)
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- "Focus for rural areas need to include more economic opportunities to enhance job growth, business development, broadband expansion, investment in infrastructure, access to transportation, tax incentives to move to rural areas, and rural opportunity zones. Financial support for hospitals and providers in rural areas to prevent them from closing." (bartonforcongress.com)
- "No one is paying attention to budget deficits and our national debt and they should. Our children and grandchildren will bear the burden of this out-of-control spending." (bartonforcongress.com)
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- "include the access to better schools via #SchoolChoice and the right to decide what medical decisions are made. We as Americans must stand up to tyranny and defend the rights that weâre given to us by God and written in our constitution." (twitter.com)
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- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- "Protect the 2nd Amendment-which allows Americans to possess firearms. Oppose legislation such as gun registration, limitation on ammunition and gun parts. The right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed." (bartonforcongress.com)
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- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- "Trumpâs policies which detoured immigrants from crossing the border included the requirement that immigrants remain in Mexico to await hearings, catch and release was ended and the wall was being built." (bartonforcongress.com)
- "We need to secure our southern border to prevent #HumanTrafficking and Fentanyl from pouring into our cities. 2,000 people a day is 730,000 a year who arenât being checked for Covid or Criminal Records." (twitter.com)
- "Trumpâs policies which detoured immigrants from crossing the border included the requirement that immigrants remain in Mexico to await hearings, catch and release was ended and the wall was being built. President Biden stopped these policies signaling to immigrants that they would be allowed into the U.S. Trumpâs policies should be re-enacted to stop the flow. This crisis is also a health issue for the U.S. population who are being told to wear a mask, not to gather and get vaccinated while the Biden administration is not following CDC guidelines by holding immigrants in overly crowded facilities and then being released into the U.S. without being tested for Covid. This is a super spreader event in the making. Skill should be prioritized for those entering legally. No amnesty for those who came here illegally as it would only encourage more illegal immigration." (bartonforcongress.com)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
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