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John Barrasso's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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John Barrasso 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.

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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.

  • "Today, thousands of Americans from across the country are marching in Washington, DC to express their support for life and to advocate for the lives of those who cannot yet speak. #MarchForLife" (x.com)
  • Rated 100% by National Right to Life Committee (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Voted against HR 8296: "Women's Health Protection Act of 2022" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 26: "Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act" (votesmart.org)
  • "Democrats seem to care more about election takeovers, new entitlements, and amnesty for illegal immigrants than the national defense and homeland security of the American people" (x.com)
  • Rated 0% by National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Rated 11% by Alliance for Retired Americans (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "Democrats have taken a sledgehammer to our economy on each and every side: higher taxes, higher spending and less American energy. People want their money back. They want their future back. They want a future for their family." (x.com)
  • "The #IRS is the most powerful & least accountable agency in our government & Democrats gave them another $80 billion as part of their reckless tax and spending bill. Our problem isn’t that we tax too little, it's that we spend too much. We need to get spending under control." (x.com)
  • Rated 92% by National Tax Limitation Committee (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 1: "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act" (votesmart.org)
  • "Democrats have taken a sledgehammer to our economy on each and every side: higher taxes, higher spending and less American energy. People want their money back. They want their future back. They want a future for their family." (x.com)
  • "The #IRS is the most powerful & least accountable agency in our government & Democrats gave them another $80 billion as part of their reckless tax and spending bill. Our problem isn’t that we tax too little, it's that we spend too much. We need to get spending under control." (x.com)
  • Rated 92% by National Tax Limitation Committee (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 1: "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act" (votesmart.org)
  • "Radical, left-wing, Democrat lawmakers want to defund the police. Without police, crime would go through the roof, & the most vulnerable in our society would have no one in an emergency. Police may need more resources, not fewer. We can never abandon those who protect us." (x.com)
  • "We need to defend – not defund – police & law enforcement. Violent rioting plaguing our cities can’t continue. Local leaders need to restore law & order & make sure our communities are safe again." (x.com)
  • "What happened to George Floyd should never happen to anyone in America. This is not equal justice under the law. We need a bipartisan solution that is lasting, but defunding the police is not it." (x.com)
  • "#NDAA promotes a winning strategy by modernizing our nuclear defenses, maintaining our high-tech edge over China & Russia & honoring our commitment to US troops. Every senator should support this smart, strong, strategic approach to America’s defense. Let’s once again pass #NDAA." (x.com)
  • Voted in favor of HR 2670: "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 4350: "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 7776: "James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023" (votesmart.org)
  • "Democrats have taken a sledgehammer to our economy on each and every side: higher taxes, higher spending and less American energy. People want their money back. They want their future back. They want a future for their family." (x.com)
  • "The #IRS is the most powerful & least accountable agency in our government & Democrats gave them another $80 billion as part of their reckless tax and spending bill. Our problem isn’t that we tax too little, it's that we spend too much. We need to get spending under control." (x.com)
  • "The agenda of the Democrats is not the agenda of the American people. Americans are worried about inflation. But Democrats, want to do more government spending, raise taxes, and attack American energy. They are out of touch with the needs of the American people." (x.com)
  • Voted against HR 5376: "Inflation Reduction Act of 2022" (votesmart.org)
  • "@ForestService is facing a housing crisis. This legislation will help improve workforce housing availability, especially in areas with high cost of living including the Bridger-Teton National Forest." (x.com)
  • "Cancelling millions of dollars in student loan debt will make the pain of high prices even worse for Wyoming families. Today’s announcement is an insult to every American who played by the rules and worked hard to responsibly pay off their own debt." (x.com)
  • "If Democrats pass this bill that is on the floor today this inflation crisis is going to get worse. The tax increases proposed in this bill will affect all Americans." (x.com)
  • "The agenda of the Democrats is not the agenda of the American people. Americans are worried about inflation. But Democrats, want to do more government spending, raise taxes, and attack American energy. They are out of touch with the needs of the American people." (x.com)
  • Voted against HR 5376: "Inflation Reduction Act of 2022" (votesmart.org)
  • "Cancelling millions of dollars in student loan debt will make the pain of high prices even worse for Wyoming families. Today’s announcement is an insult to every American who played by the rules and worked hard to responsibly pay off their own debt." (x.com)
  • "Today’s decision is a victory for every American who played by the rules and worked hard to pay off their own debt. Working families should never be forced to pay off other people’s student loans." (x.com)
  • "Wyoming taxpayers shouldn't be stuck paying off someone else's student loans. @POTUS wants to sell out hardworking American families & make the pain of high prices even worse. @SenateGOP stands with every American who played by the rules & worked hard to pay off their own debt." (x.com)
  • Rated 0% by National Education Association (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "Election fraud should be investigated quickly & thoroughly. We need to make sure this was a fair election & there is integrity in the system because that’s the basis of our nation. An unfairly elected Democrat controlled House, Senate & White House is not what Americans want." (x.com)
  • Rated 0% by Common Cause (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "Democrats must choose between green energy fairytales and upholding basic human rights. It seems like they've chosen to worship the church of wind, solar, and wishful thinking. Democrats seem to feel more guilt about burning oil than about solar panels made by slave labor." (x.com)
  • "Offered an amendment to the budget resolution to spare the country from the so-called ‘Green New Deal.’ The #GreenNewDeal is a socialist scheme that would destroy jobs. It will reduce the quality of life for the American people." (x.com)
  • "The US will lose more than 30 gigawatts of solar energy during today’s total eclipse. A good reminder the sun doesn’t always shine and solar power alone is not enough. But don’t worry, WY oil, gas & coal producers will continue to step up to keep the lights on across America." (x.com)
  • Rated 0% by League of Conservation Voters (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "Biden's @Interior is years late on issuing onshore oil and gas leases, despite being required by law to provide them within 60 days. Now @SecDebHaaland can't even keep her answers straight. @POTUS' administration is stifling American energy and actively breaking the law." (x.com)
  • "Less American oil simply means more Iranian oil, more Russian oil, more oil from Venezuela, more oil from OPEC, and a weaker America." (x.com)
  • "The US will lose more than 30 gigawatts of solar energy during today’s total eclipse. A good reminder the sun doesn’t always shine and solar power alone is not enough. But don’t worry, WY oil, gas & coal producers will continue to step up to keep the lights on across America." (x.com)
  • Rated 0% by American Energy Alliance (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "@POTUS's executive actions are an unconstitutional, backdoor gun grab. If Democrats are serious about combating crime, they must stop defunding the police & start prosecuting criminals. Attacking the constitutional rights of Americans is not the answer." (x.com)
  • "David Chipman is an anti-gun extremist who would politicize one of the world's greatest law enforcement agencies, the ATF. The more than a hundred million legal gun owners in America deserve a leader with integrity and respect for the Second Amendment." (x.com)
  • "The last thing responsible gun owners in Wyoming need is more burdensome Washington taxes and restrictions. The RIFLE Act keeps unnecessary red-tape out of our state and protects #2A rights across the country." (x.com)
  • Rated 92% by National Rifle Association (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "Families ought to be able to make decisions about what they want to buy & what works for them–not the government. I believe if people don’t want to buy #Obamacare insurance, they shouldn’t have to pay a tax penalty to the IRS" (x.com)
  • "Government run health care means people will pay more to wait longer for worse care. Under #Obamacare, millions of people lost their coverage & for people who had coverage, the costs doubled. Americans would find a government run program radical & dangerous." (x.com)
  • Voted in favor of HR 6201: "Families First Coronavirus Response Act" (votesmart.org)
  • "I invite Democrats to join us – join us in working for a stronger economy, a safer America, lower costs for prescription drugs, and rebuilding our roads and bridges." (x.com)
  • "It’s time for the Democrats to stop wasting the American people’s time on #impeachment. Congress needs to focus on the issues that Americans care about including highway infrastructure, lowering the cost of prescription drugs, and securing our border." (x.com)
  • "Democrats are responsible for the drugs, death, and destruction coming across our border. Even sanctuary cities are suffering – Denver's solution is defunding their own police to pay for illegal immigrants’ demands. Wyoming, on the other hand, still has our priorities straight." (x.com)
  • "Open-Border Democrats just BLOCKED passage of my Build the Wall Act. They’ve done nothing to secure the border or to stop the flood of illegal immigrants into our country. Democrats are responsible for the drugs, death, and destruction of the southern border invasion." (x.com)
  • "Terrorists have arrived in America. Last week, eight illegal immigrants with ties to ISIS were arrested across the US – having come all the way from Central Asia and in through Mexico. Our country is being invaded because @POTUS and his open-border Democrats keep pushing for it." (x.com)
  • Rated 92% by NumbersUSA (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "This past month 188,000 illegal immigrants came to the United States. President Biden’s solution is amnesty for illegal immigrants and to make America into one big sanctuary city. This is one of the many things Democrats are trying to hide in this reckless spending and tax bill." (x.com)
  • Rated 92% by NumbersUSA (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of S Amdt 1948: "Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act (Toomey Amendment)" (votesmart.org)
  • "Democrats seem to care more about election takeovers, new entitlements, and amnesty for illegal immigrants than the national defense and homeland security of the American people" (x.com)
  • "Putin is a predator, he is going to see what it costs him and what he gets. If we put biting sanctions in place right now, before an attack, as well as make sure Ukraine has the first class weapons to defend themselves, that will make Putin think twice." (x.com)
  • "The U.S. must hold the Maduro regime accountable – not give oil industry handouts to his brutal dictatorship. Joined @SenDanSullivan in urging @POTUS to reinstate preexisting sanctions and ensure free and fair elections are held in Venezuela." (x.com)
  • "When Putin sees an opportunity he takes it. The Nord Stream 2 pipeline will mean an enormous transfer of wealth from our allies to our enemies. If Putin gets stronger he will get more aggressive. It's time to stand up against Russia and sanction this pipeline." (x.com)
  • Voted against HR 815: "National Security Act, 2024" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted against HR 6833: "Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted against HR 815: "National Security Act, 2024" (votesmart.org)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.

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