Rep. Dusty Johnson took me up on my offer.

In my post, Note To Dusty Johnson, I offered him the opportunity to respond.  I assured him I would publish his response unedited.  Here it is:

“Hi Gordon,

Thanks for offering me the chance to respond to your post. Here’s my response.

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Since joining Congress, I have been a conservative voice, a defender of the Constitution, and a reliable supporter of the President’s agenda. Here are a few facts:

CONSERVATIVE VOICE
Scorecards never tell the whole story, but one well-respected measure of conservatism in Congress is put out by Heritage Action (the political arm of the Heritage Foundation). On that scorecard, I have 98% conservative rating. I’ve also cast conservative votes, without exception, on bills and amendments scored by Right to Life and the NRA.

SUPPORTER OF THE WALL
The President and I agree on the need to secure the southern border. My voting record proved that throughout the government shutdown. Day in and day out, I refused to vote for the appropriations packages that didn’t include wall funding.

In fact, I have voted with the President every single time on appropriating funds (the proper legal mechanism) for the border. Additionally, when the President has wanted to access funding sources within Homeland Security for the wall, I have supported him.

Our efforts have already secured more than $5 billion for the wall and $4.5 billion to address other issues at our southern border. The President has asked for $8 billion more starting October 1, and I support him.

SUPPORTER OF THE PRESIDENT’S AGENDA
Just last week, I voted against beginning impeachment proceedings, against officially condemning the President for his twitter remarks, and against holding Attorney General Barr and Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross in contempt.

Those votes were consistent with my support of the President’s agenda throughout my tenure in Congress. Here are just a few of the major votes I’ve cast, working with the White House to advance American interests:

Opposed federalizing and publicly subsidizing our elections VOTED WITH THE PRESIDENT
Oppose $15 minimum wage VOTED WITH THE PRESIDENT
Oppose Pelosi appropriations VOTED WITH THE PRESIDENT
Oppose amnesty VOTED WITH THE PRESIDENT
Protect White House arm sales discretion VOTED WITH THE PRESIDENT
Oppose strengthening CFPB VOTED WITH THE PRESIDENT
Oppose Obamacare bailout VOTED WITH THE PRESIDENT
Oppose Second Amendment restrictions VOTED WITH THE PRESIDENT
Protect Born-Alive Abortion Survivors VOTED WITH THE PRESIDENT
Support of USMCA trade deal SUPPORT THE PRESIDENT

Like the President, I speak my mind and I’m not a rubber stamp for anyone. No two people agree on everything, and I do think the President is more effective when he is talking about his strengths and the strengths of this nation, rather than talking about other people. But I have an excellent working relationship with the White House, and my voting record clearly proves that I have been a conservative voice, a defender of the Constitution, and a reliable supporter of the President’s agenda.”

Thank you Rep. Johnson for taking the time to respond.

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