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Betty McCollum's Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Arts, Entertainment, and History

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15%
2013
15%
2013
32%
2013
32%
2013
0%
2013
85%
2013
85%
2013
93%
2013
93%
2013
9%
2013
66%
2013
66%
2013
89%
2012
89%
2012
83%
2012
83%
2012
8%
2012
16%
2012
16%
2012
0%
2012
11%
2012
11%
2012
85%
2012
85%
2012
89%
2012
89%
2012
14%
2011
14%
2011
13%
2011
13%
2011
78%
2011
78%
2011
18%
2011
18%
2011
87%
2011
87%
2011
86%
2011
86%
2011
80%
2011
80%
2011
20%
2011
20%
2011
83%
2010
83%
2010
89%
2010
89%
2010
17%
2010
17%
2010
27%
2010
27%
2010
72%
2010
72%
2010
7%
2010
84%
2010
84%
2010
11%
2010
11%
2010
81%
2009
81%
2009
0%
2009
91%
2009
91%
2009
89%
2009
89%
2009
10%
2009
10%
2009
91%
2009
91%
2009
18%
2009
18%
2009
0%
2009
82%
2008
82%
2008
6.8%
2008
6.8%
2008
93%
2008
93%
2008
85%
2008
85%
2008
0%
2008
0%
2008
92%
2008
92%
2008
0%
2008
11%
2007
11%
2007
86.2%
2007
86.2%
2007
13.8%
2007
13.8%
2007
17%
2007
17%
2007
86%
2007
86%
2007
82%
2007
82%
2007
77%
2007
77%
2007
0%
2007
87.7%
2006
87.7%
2006
92%
2006
92%
2006
16%
2006
16%
2006
5%
2006
14%
2006
14%
2006
12.3%
2006
12.3%
2006
85%
2006
85%
2006
84%
2006
84%
2006
0%
2005
10%
2005
10%
2005
94%
2005
94%
2005
94%
2005
94%
2005
94%
2005
94%
2005
6%
2005
4%
2005
89%
2005
89%
2005
5%
2004
23%
2004
23%
2004
76%
2004
76%
2004
94%
2004
94%
2004
94%
2004
94%
2004
4%
2004
89%
2003
89%
2003
92%
2003
92%
2003
87%
2003
87%
2003
8%
2003
8%
2003
9%
2003
92%
2003
92%
2003
0%
2003
84%
2002
84%
2002
84%
2002
84%
2002
14%
2002
14%
2002
72%
2002
72%
2002
27%
2002
27%
2002
8%
2002
18%
2002
18%
2002
82%
2002
82%
2002
7%
2001
83%
2001
83%
2001
11%
2001
11%
2001
88%
2001
88%
2001
11%
2001
11%
2001
94%
2001
94%
2001
100%
2003
100%
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