Jim Carris' Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Jim Carris did not provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2024 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart and voters like you.
Issue Positions
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- "The middle class and small business owners continue to get hammered by sky high taxes, right here in the 10th Congressional District. Jim knows we must get inflation under control, cut taxes, lower gas prices, and reduce the cost of living so that people can realize their full potential." (carrisforcongress.com)
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- "Crime continues to take hold of Chicago and the Chicagoland area. The reality is, we continue to experience a crime epidemic that is driving businesses and residents out of our state, all while the politicians enable criminals with soft on crime policies. Jim will empower our local police departments and ensure they have the funding and the resources to do their jobs. Additionally, Jim knows we need to address our mental health and addiction crisis. We need to make it a priority to advocate for our residents in need." (carrisforcongress.com)
- "Jim will work to ensure that we lead from a position of strength and make sure our military is prepared to keep Americans safe from growing threats from China, Russia, and Iran" (carrisforcongress.com)
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- "Jim will work to end catch and release, install a physical barrier, and utilize new technologies â like electronic surveillance â to secure our borders and ports." (carrisforcongress.com)
- "We need to recognize the real threats to America and strengthen national security. Jim believes that starts with securing the border. Right now we have an administration and representative that refuse to even acknowledge the devastating problem we have at our border. The number of illegal immigrants entering this country are at record numbers and that is leading to increased human trafficking and an increase in the drug trade, including fentanyl, pouring into America." (carrisforcongress.com)
- "Jim will work to end catch and release, install a physical barrier, and utilize new technologies â like electronic surveillance â to secure our borders and ports." (carrisforcongress.com)
- "We need to recognize the real threats to America and strengthen national security. Jim believes that starts with securing the border. Right now we have an administration and representative that refuse to even acknowledge the devastating problem we have at our border. The number of illegal immigrants entering this country are at record numbers and that is leading to increased human trafficking and an increase in the drug trade, including fentanyl, pouring into America." (carrisforcongress.com)
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