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Joe Crowley's Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Family

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With rare exceptions, Vote Smart displays interest group ratings as a 0-100 percentage. While many interest groups use percentages as ratings to begin with, please note that Vote Smart has translated some ratings to a percentage from a different rating system for consistency and ease in understanding. Please visit the group's website, email us at ratings@votesmart.org or call our Voter Information Hotline at 1-888-VOTESMART for more specific information.

100%
2007
0%
2009-2010
0%
2007-2008
0%
2005-2006
67%
2003
0%
2017-2018
78%
2002
0%
2015-2016
0%
2013-2014
0%
2011-2012
0%
2009-2010
0%
2009
0%
2007-2008
4%
2005-2006
14%
2003-2004
14%
2003
13%
2001-2002
50%
1999-2000
0%
2011
0%
2009-2010
10%
2007-2008
23%
2004
23%
2003
8%
2002
20%
1999-2000
0%
2013-2014
0%
2013-2014
0%
2013
0%
2013
0%
2012
0%
2012
0%
2011
0%
2011
0%
2010
0%
2010
0%
2009
0%
2009
33%
2008
33%
2008
0%
2007
0%
2007
14%
2006
14%
2006
20%
2005
20%
2005
16%
2004
16%
2004
8%
2003
8%
2003
20%
2002
20%
2002
0%
2013-2014
0%
2013-2014
0%
1999-2000
75%
2001-2002
86%
1999-2000
100%
2007
100%
2005-2006
100%
2003-2004
100%
2003
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