Why is John Katko Silent on Team Trump Meeting?

It’s been two days, and Katko is still silent on whether he met with Team Trump earlier this week in Washington.

Maybe he doesn’t want Central New York voters to know that he shares Trump’s views on:

1. Defunding Planned Parenthood: Since entering Congress, Katko has voted to defund Planned Parenthood four times, after promising Central New York voters he wouldn’t when he ran for Congress. Trump opposes funding for Planned Parenthood.
2. Limit Access to Contraception: Both Katko and Trump praised the Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby decision to allow employers to deny access to contraceptive coverage to women.
3. Thwarting Roe v. Wade: Katko said he would vote to repeal Roe v. Wade. Trump described Roe v. Wade as “wrongly decided” and argued that abortion rights were unconstitutional.
4. Against Raising Minimum Wage: Katko opposed raising the minimum wage to $10.10 in 2014, and recently opposed gradually raising the state’s minimum wage to $15. Trump said he opposes raising the minimum wage and claimed that American wages are “too high.”
5. Dismiss Equal Pay: Katko has voted to block consideration of the Paycheck Fairness Act. [H. Res. 189, Vote #148, 4/14/15; Bloomberg, 4/14/15; Congressional Record, 4/14/15]. Trump dismissed gender pay and said that women should do as good a job as men.
6. Fail to Stand up for Marriage Equality: Katko said that Congress and the federal government shouldn’t have a say on marriage equality. Trump is opposed to marriage equality.
7. Questioning Climate Change: Katko said about climate change “I don’t know if it’s a man-made problem or not.” Trump said “I’m not a big believer in man-made climate change.”
8. Cutting Education Funding: Katko said he supported “deep spending cuts” to the Department of Education. Trump said he would also make significant cuts to the Department of Education.

“By refusing to answer questions about Trump, Congressman John Katko is proving he’s too afraid to stand up to his own party – far from being an independent voice for Central New York,” said Bryan Lesswing at the DCCC.