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Trent Franks' Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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Trent Franks has failed to provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2024 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 2024.

  • "Trent very effectively worked to help orchestrate events to help precipitate the fall of Roe versus Wade. He was Chairman of the Constitution subcommittee and was intrinsically involved in the appointment and/or confirmation of three US Supreme Court Nominees. He was also one of the most preeminent and vociferous leaders in Congress in the successful effort to prevent Democrats from using the Senate precedent motions to block Donald Trump’s three US Supreme Court nominees from being confirmed. These six justices overturned Roe versus Wade and have handed down many decisions on school choice and other issues critically important to our children and the nation’s future." (trentfranks.com)
  • "Trent protected Medicare and Social Security For Seniors." (trentfranks.com)
  • "Trent has never voted for a net tax increase on the American people in his entire public life." (trentfranks.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.
  • "National security is priceless, and it is the number one purpose of the federal government. America must always remain the strongest nation on earth, and we must keep faith with those heroes who gave everything they had to allow their children and ours to continue to walk in the light of freedom. Let us forever remember that freedom is never free." (trentfranks.com)
  • "Trent consistently sponsored and supported constitutional amendments to balance the federal budget." (trentfranks.com)
  • "Congressman Franks has opposed every government bailout as well as Mr. Obama’s so-called "stimulus" package. Trent has also voted against pay-raises for Members of Congress every time it has come up for a vote." (trentfranks.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "Trent WILL lower the tax burden on Americans, pass a constitutional amendment to balance the budget, stop government from creating inflation, and eliminate taxes on social security income." (trentfranks.com)
  • "Trent consistently sponsored and supported constitutional amendments to balance the federal budget." (trentfranks.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "Trent cosponsored legislation to mandate voter ID and proof of American citizenship to vote." (trentfranks.com)
  • "Trent has consistently supported election integrity through election audits, requiring IDs, a strict chain of custody laws for all ballots, and ending ballot harvesting and left-wing government collusion with social media giants." (trentfranks.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.
  • "Trent WILL continue to build a nuclear missile defense shield for America, faithfully stand with Israel, our veterans like the heroes they are, and guard the 2nd Amendment with his life." (trentfranks.com)
  • "Trent debated against Obamacare so vociferously in Congress that he lost his physical voice for short period of time." (trentfranks.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.
  • "Trent supported a provision in Congress to add 10,000 additional border agents to help stop illegal immigration." (trentfranks.com)
  • "For his commitment to protect United States sovereignty and secure our nation’s borders, Congressman Trent Franks was inducted by US Border Control into the US Border Control "Hall of Fame"." (trentfranks.com)
  • "The criminal negligence of democrat presidents has strengthened and emboldened the insidious drug cartels, brought a fentanyl crisis to America, overwhelmed our social services, allowed dangerous enemies into this country, and has made the border crisis a national security emergency. As part of a new Republican Congress with Donald Trump in the White House again, WE WILL SECURE THIS BORDER." (trentfranks.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "Trent was the author of one of the first Iran sanctions bills and was the first member of Congress to stand on the floor of the U.S. House and call for Iran to be referred to Security Council for their pursuit of nuclear weapons." (trentfranks.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.

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