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Missouri has no member of Congress serving on the House Agriculture committee, and he will use his experience to restore Missouri's voice in federal ag policy.","source_url":"https://BURKSFORCONGRESS.COM/issues","source_date":"2026-07-21"},{"topic":"Economy","stance":"21st century, and America must continue to win in the face of global threats to our citizens and economy. Protecting Life As followers of Christ and the parents of three young boys, Taylor and his wif","detail":"21st century, and America must continue to win in the face of global threats to our citizens and economy. Protecting Life As followers of Christ and the parents of three young boys, Taylor and his wife believe that all life—born and unborn—is worth protecting. The federal government must work harder to prevent abortions in America, including stopping chemical abortions that endanger the lives of vulnerable women. 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Taylor will support programs that reshore American jobs, restore our manufacturing greatness, and allow the next generation of American builders, entrepreneurs, and innovators to continue the American experiment. Agriculture Missouri","source_url":"https://burksforcongress.com/issues","source_date":"2026-07-14"},{"topic":"National Security","stance":"hand just how important our military is. In Congress, he will continue to fight to make sure our military receives the funding and respect it deserves. Taylor has worked to serve on the House Armed Se","detail":"hand just how important our military is. In Congress, he will continue to fight to make sure our military receives the funding and respect it deserves. Taylor has worked to serve on the House Armed Services Committee, where he will push for additional equipment, personnel, and funding for the vital national security mission out of Whiteman Air Force Base in his district. National Readiness One of the things we learned from COVID19 is that pandemics threaten public health, economic and national security, and our individual liberties. The United States must put ourselves in a position to","source_url":"https://burksforcongress.com/issues","source_date":"2026-07-14"},{"topic":"Agriculture","stance":"of American builders, entrepreneurs, and innovators to continue the American experiment. Agriculture Missouri farmers, ranchers, and growers are the heart of America's food supply, and produce commodi","detail":"of American builders, entrepreneurs, and innovators to continue the American experiment. Agriculture Missouri farmers, ranchers, and growers are the heart of America's food supply, and produce commodities essential to feeding and fueling the world. Taylor is the fifth-generation of his family to grow up on their farm in Missouri, so he understands the daily challenges that global instability, energy insecurity, and commercial uncertainty cause ag producers in our state. He will further fight to protect the production, transportation, distribution, and sale of Missouri agriculture","source_url":"https://burksforcongress.com/issues","source_date":"2026-07-14"},{"topic":"Abortion","stance":"federal government must work harder to prevent abortions in America, including stopping chemical abortions that endanger the lives of vulnerable women. Taylor will fight to defund Planned Parenthood, ","detail":"federal government must work harder to prevent abortions in America, including stopping chemical abortions that endanger the lives of vulnerable women. Taylor will fight to defund Planned Parenthood, eliminate funding for abortion in international aid, while supporting programs for vulnerable women in crisis to choose Life. Fiscal Responsibility Missourians deserve to have their hard-earned dollars protected, and when Taylor was Boone County's Election Authority and County Clerk, he cut nearly $500,000 from his budget. 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