Defend the border and strengthen national security.

Marlin A. Stutzman · Indiana · Republican

policy impact 0.95 specificity 0.83 extraction confidence 98%

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Occurrences

Defending Our Border and Strengthening National Security.

Campaign commits to defending the border and improving national security.

Marlin Stutzman for Congress 2024
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My top priority in Congress will be to stop the disaster at the border before it is too late. ... as your Congressman I will work to create a legal system that protects our citizens from the threats we already face and ensure that our national security is strengthened at every level.

Commits to prioritize stopping border crossings and strengthening national security through legal and enforcement changes.

Marlin for Congress
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Evidence

"Finish the Wall. Defending Our Border and Strengthening National Security." "We cannot have a secure nation without secure borders." "My top priority in Congress will be to stop the disaster at the border before it is too late."

Stutzman explicitly campaigned on border security, wall completion, and strengthening national security.

never same_term

Marlin for Congress
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H.R.816 was referred to the House Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement on 2025-01-28; Marlin A. Stutzman is listed as a cosponsor on 2025-03-11.

He backed a concrete border-wall bill, but the measure was only introduced and referred, not enacted.

partial same_term A for effort

H.R.816 - Build the Wall Act of 2025 | Congress.gov
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H.R.1312 was introduced on 2025-02-13 and referred to the House Judiciary Committee the same day; Marlin A. Stutzman is listed as an original cosponsor.

He supported an immigration bill aimed at tightening asylum rules, but it stalled at introduction/referral.

partial same_term A for effort

Congress.gov - H.R.1312 No Asylum for Criminals Act of 2025
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H.R.3860 was introduced on 2025-06-10 and referred to the House Foreign Affairs Committee the same day; Marlin A. Stutzman is listed as an original cosponsor.

He backed a national-security-related bill targeting terrorist and trafficker passport access, but it did not advance beyond committee referral.

partial same_term A for effort

Congress.gov - H.R.3860 No Passports for Terrorists and Traffickers Act
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Assessments

never same_term A for effort

The promise called for a substantive delivered outcome on border defense and national security, including wall completion and stopping the border crisis. The evidence shows Stutzman supported relevant same-term bills on border wall construction, asylum restrictions, and national-security passport limits, but each measure only reached introduction, referral, or committee stage and was not enacted. These are serious legislative attempts but do not establish delivery of the promised policy outcome.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%