page_title: Mike Gallagher (American politician)
section_title: Political positions
hierarchical_section_title: Mike Gallagher (American politician) / Political career / Political positions
caption_attribution_description: English: Andrew Hastie MP on right, Mike Gallagher centre, standing with a statue of Sir David Stirling at Campbell Barracks in Western Australia on 10 August 2019
context_page_description: Michael John Gallagher is an American politician who serves as the U.S. Representative for Wisconsin's 8th congressional district. He was elected in the 2016 elections and took office on January 3, 2017. He is a Republican.
context_section_description: Gallagher has said that his top issues are cutting regulations on businesses and simplifying the tax code, improving national security by building up the nation's military, attacking radical Islamic terrorists and supporting the country's allies, especially Israel, reducing the nation's debt by cutting spending, and increasing revenue through economic growth. In April 2018, McClatchy wrote that Gallagher had earned an "unusually independent reputation in today's Republican Party", and that he had broken with the White House on issues such as the firing of FBI Director James Comey and Russian interference in the 2016 election.
caption: Rep Mike Gallagher with Australian MP Andrew Hastie by a statue of Sir David Stirling, the founder of the Special Air Service at Campbell Barracks in Western Australia on 10 August 2019
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