Talk:Mike Bishop (politician)

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What material is not sourced? There are three websites referenced for this article. Jjmillerhistorian 01:03, 29 March 2007 (UTC)
 * I think the purpose of the note is informational that biographies of living people are held to a strict standard of accountability, especially for any negative statements. older ≠ wiser 02:12, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

File:SenateMajorityLeaderMikeBishop.jpg may be deleted
I have tagged File:SenateMajorityLeaderMikeBishop.jpg, which is in use in this article for deletion because it does not have a copyright tag. If a copyright tag is not added within seven days the image will be deleted. -- Chris  07:27, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

Congressional Photo
Are we not able to get his congressional photo for the infobox? Guyb123321 (talk) 19:18, 1 February 2015 (UTC)

Proposal to add "Tenure" section
Respectfully, I would like to add a tenure section to Mike Bishop's page, in accordance with the style, format, and content that is currently on Rep. Fred Upton's page. Rep. Bishop has been a politician in the State of Michigan for many years, and three years ago became a congressperson who is currently running for re-election. I feel his longevity, history of votes, etc. now provides sufficient content to justify this section.

I confess I naively drafted such a section which was deleted by a far more excellent and experienced contributor: John from Idegon.

As I would like to become a better contributor, I would greatly appreciate any guidance to help me understand what I got wrong.

My proposed content is below:

Tenure
Considered a conservative republican, Bishop is a member of the Republican Study Committee, the Problem Solvers Caucus, and  House Baltic Caucus in the U.S. House. He received a score of 97.1 percent from FiveThirtyEight for how often he votes in line with the positions of President Donald Trump.

Gun Laws The National Rifle Association, or NRA, has given Mike Bishop an A/A+ rating. Bishop has accepted campaign contributions from the NRA’s Political Victory Fund. An “A” rating is reserved for solidly pro-gun legislators who have supported NRA positions, based on voting records, public statements, and their responses to an NRA-PVF questionnaire. Bishop has been criticized as one of a group of NRA-endorsed politicians who have exclusively offered expressions of ‘thoughts and prayers’ for victims of gun violence immediately after mass shootings and have not acted to prevent future mass shootings. Bishop co-sponsored H.R.38, The Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017, to establish a national cross-state standard for the carrying of concealed firearms and to authorize those with valid permits to carry a concealed firearm in one state to carry in another state. One month following the tragedy at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, Bishop voted in favor of H.R. 4909, the STOP School Violence Act, which provides funding resources for training and technology.

Health Care Bishop has stated that he does not believe it is the government’s responsibility to ensure everyone has health care. He has vigorously fought against the American Care Act. In 2017, Bishop spoke on the House floor in favor of and later voted for the American Health Care Act, a bill that would have taken away health care for 23 million citizens, as estimated by the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office.

Environment With votes recorded up to April 5, 2017, Rep. Mike Bishop has a 0% record on Clean Water Action’s priority issues related to clean water, clean air, and environmental protection. . The League of Conservation Voters gave Bishop a lifetime score of 5 percent in their national environmental scorecard.

Education As a Congressperson, Mike Bishop has been the primary sponsor of one bill that became law: the Federal Perkins Loan Program Extension Act of 2015 which renewed the loans program to provide loans that aid in payment in higher education. His tenure as the senate majority leader in the Michigan State Senate was marked by cuts to K-12 public education and to Michigan’s colleges and universities.

Abortion Bishop generally supports pro-life legislation.

LGBTQ Issues Bishop argued to maintain Michigan’s ban on same sex marriage before it was reversed by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2015.

Fiscal Issues As a conservative leader, Bishop had a record of putting forth more than $1 billion in cuts and fought for lower taxes in Michigan, earning him a 100% rating from the Michigan Chamber of Commerce. Bishop voted for and supported the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 in November, 2017.

SpartanJill (talk) 13:59, 30 March 2018 (UTC)SpartanJill